Blade-dangling helicopter chops CT tree limbs to keep power flowing

Eversource has been using helicopters at various spots around the state to cut tree branches near remote transmission lines.
New Hampshire Public Radio

Get the chopper: Blade-dangling helicopter slices and dices CT tree limbs to keep power flowing

Outfitted with a long aluminum wire, this helicopter carries eight rotating saw blades to cut trees along a transmission ...
WBIW

Duke Energy to conduct aerial tree trimming in Bedford and Mitchell

BEDFORD – Duke Energy plans to clear out vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in the Bedford and ...
T&D

Mon Power Using Aerial Saws to Trim Trees in Remote Areas Work

Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is using helicopters equipped with aerial saws to trim trees and maintain electrical clearances along 23 difficult-to-access transmission line corridors ...
T&D

Mon Power Trims Trees in Remote Areas with Aerial Saws

Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is using two helicopters equipped with aerial saws to trim trees and maintain electrical clearances along eight difficult-to-access transmission line ...
The Times and Democrat

Low-flying helicopter trimming trees in region; 10 blades help clearing efforts in remote areas

A helicopter has been flying low in Orangeburg County, causing at least one reader to wonder what is dangling from a long cord beneath it. In an email to The T&D, the reader notes the helicopter is ...
For Construction Pros

Manitou Introduces Woodcracker Tree Saw with Grapple for Rotating Telehandlers

Manitou has launched a new Woodcracker tree saw with grapple configuration for its rotating telehandler product line. Designed for tree and limb removal operations, the solution can be used in urban ...
Oklahoma's News

Mon Power Using Aerial Saws to Trim Trees in Remote Areas

FAIRMONT, W.Va., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is using helicopters equipped with aerial saws to trim trees and maintain electrical clearances ...