A New Safer Way to Cut Down a Tree? ... Maybe

How to cut down a tree safely?

Robo Saw was created to help reduce injuries or an accidental death

All clichés are based on at least a little bit of truth or they wouldn’t be clichés. “Necessity is the Mother of Invention” is based on a heaping amount of truth. Products exist because someone saw a need or a way to make a job just a little easier, and created something to do that. We like to bring you stories of inventors and the products they come up with that we think are just plain good ideas. This one comes from a friend, Mike Breece.  If we were sharks on "Shark Tank", we'd be backing this one!

Problem in need of a solution

Mike’s father, Mac Breece, asked a professional logger of 40 years to help him tidy up the yard by cutting down a few trees with him. It began well enough, after all the logger had cut down hundreds if not thousands of trees, so he had a bit of experience and knowledge on the subject. But as they started to cut through one of the trees on the property, a problem arose. Unbeknownst to them, the tree they were cutting was hollow about 10 feet above the ground. As they cut through the tree, the tree started falling in a manner they had not anticipated, and broke in two pieces about 10 feet above their heads. Thank goodness, Mac is a quick thinker.  He grabbed the logger, and pulled him out of the falling tree’s way just in the nick of time. It fell right where the logger had been standing. Even an experienced logger was almost crushed. And while neither of them was physically injured, the chainsaw was completely demolished. Mac continued to contemplate the close call, and he eventually came up with a product designed to make it easier and safer to cut down trees. He called it the Robo Saw.

Robo Saw solves a Safety Issue

It starts with two brackets.After notching the tree in the direction you want it to fall (just as you would when cutting down any tree whether or not you use the Robo Saw), connect one of the brackets to the tree and the other to the chainsaw.Then attach the bracket to the tree (see video below for specifics on how this is done).Slide the bracket that is attached to the chainsaw over the rod on the bracket attached to the tree.Tie a rope the length needed to stand clear of the tree when it falls, to the handle of the chain saw.  Then just move back in the opposite direction of how the tree should fall.Pull the rope. The chainsaw does all the work while you stand in the clear.

 Watch this video to see the Robo Saw in action

Because most pros have their own method and technique to cut down a tree, this product most likely will not appeal to them due to the time it will take to attach the bracket to each tree. But for the average homeowner who might have a few trees to take down each year, this revolutionary invention could bring a safer solution to removing the trees without spending several hundred dollars to hire an arborist. And because you can attach rope that is longer than the tree is high, it brings peace of mind of being out of the path of a tree unexpectedly falling the wrong way.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 200 tree-related fatal injuries each year in the United States. Mac and Mike Breece hope this invention will help bring that number down. The Breeces' holds the patent on the Robo Saw. If you like what you see,  and think you might be able to help take the Robo Saw to the next phase, contact Mike at Breece Innovations, Inc. Phone Number: 615-477-3748.   He’s seeking investors to get Robo Saw into production.