MANITOWOC, Wis.—A helicopter took to the skies of Manitowoc County recently armed with an oversized saw and a mission to trim trees. American Transmission Co., which operates a 345,000-volt e… ...

Pardue said the helicopter service saved time and money. The PUD contractor Asplundh Tree Expert estimated a roughly four-member climbing crew would take eight months to accomplish what the ...

A 900-pound chainsaw hung 75 feet below a helicopter as a pilot's steady hand and watchful eye guided all 10 blades along a tree line, just 25 feet from 69 kV transmission lines. Updated: 11:21 PM ...

Watch this story | Web extra video | Photos from the work A 900-pound chainsaw hung 75 feet below a helicopter as a pilot's steady hand and watchful eye guided all 10 blades along a tree line ...

Rotor Blade's helicopter on Monday suspended a string of 10 circular saw blades powered by a gasoline engine to trim back tree branches as large as 10-inches in diameter. Each of the 10 circular ...

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Like a hot knife through butter, an aerial saw equipped with 10 24-inch carbide-tipped blades dangling 125 feet below a helicopter made quick work of tree limbs hanging ...

Rotating blades suspended about 80 feet below the helicopter are used to trim trees. Boucher told the Dispatch Monday about the safety benefits of using a helicopter to clear out brush.

Cutting edge: Potomac Edison 2021 tree trimming underway Weather-related: Winds topple trees, power lines The aerial saw is suspended on an adjustable 90-foot boom under the helicopter, according ...

First Energy has been using aerial tree-trimming since 1988, and JCP&L introduced the time-saving technology to rural parts of the state in 2013.