We have a cluster of traveller palms that have sprouted in the narrow space between the garage and the side fence. After many years they've not only filled that space, but also pushed over the fence. The neighbouring property has been recently purchased and the new owner has served us with a remediation notice, so we're under some time pressure to get this sorted.
A friend attempted to cut them using his (brand new) chainsaw, which resulted in the machine becoming clogged with wet sticky palm chips, and its battery overheating, with rather little progress. So I'm looking for an alternative approach.
I could like to cut them off at ground level, so that we can begin repairing the fence. I imagine herbicide may be necessary to prevent regrowth, but we can deal with that later.
Currently I'm contemplating something like a "hand chainsaw", which comprises just the toothed chain with pull handles on each end, such as the Darlac Pocket Chain Saw (I/N:0780249), or a wire saw, which is essentially a length of wire with embedded abrasive grit, such as the Haron Saw Cable CS100 (I/N:0643415).
Cable saws are more commonly used for cutting hard materials, such as semi-precious stones or plastic pipe, but they will cut timber at a pinch. They're a lot cheaper than hand chainsaws, by a factor of ~5, but of course they wear out much faster.
However both of these products are 600mm, while the largest of the palms is 700mm⌀ so both are far too short.
Does anyone know of a longer version of either of these, preferably around 1500mm?
Is it possible to join two Darlac chains end-to-end?
What about a much longer wire saw, that can be looped around a drive wheel, and either cranked or motor-driven?
