"dave @ stejonda" wrote:

I have an urgent need to decrease to ~7ft a line of Leylandii along one
edge of my garden. Using a handsaw is good for me but takes too long. I
am not prepared to spend money on a chainsaw for this single use. What
would be the issues in using an angle-grinder? The sap is obviously
relatively viscous and non-seepy at the moment so I wouldn't expect
catching from that to be a problem. The maximum trunk diameter is
probably 3". What do folks think?

FWIW, what I think is that you'll wreck the AG disc (by gacking it up
with sap you can't completely clean off afterwards).

It'd be much cheaper to buy the right tool (sharp saw) for the job than
to replace the disc.

Failing that, consider hiring a chainsaw from a local supplier. Don't
use HSS (or similar), use an agri hire company; much cheaper.


Jon (who still lurks here occasionally)
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