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Aircut pneumatic pruner compressor self powered
Hi there! thank you for looking!
This is probably the most unusual thing I've had for a while. I'll do my best to describe it.
This came from an estate sale. The current owner said it was originally worth about $6000.00 dollars. It has been stored in a shed, unused for 2 years. The owner thought it might have been originally purchased in the eighties. Not sure about the accuracy of any of this, since there doesn't appear to be much information about the Aircut company currently available.
From bits and pieces on the internet and what the owner told me, this rig is for pneumatic pruning...a piece of power farm equipment manufactured by Aircut. Power pruners are designed to make this orchard chore more efficient.
This machine has 2 reels of lengthy air hose and can apparently accommodate 4 sets of pneumatic pruners for your orchard. There's no air tank, so I guess everything is under continuous pressure. This item apparently also uses air pressure to self propel. There's a trigger on the steering handle that makes it go (not hooked up, so I didn't test this.) There are 5 speeds plus neutral and reverse. There are a couple of gauges that probably go with the pneumatic hoses and the propulsion system.
This item is about 6 feet long (not including handle), about 6 feet tall, and about 3 and a half feet wide. The Tires are fat and chunky with lots of wear still on them. The top has a rack for your four pruning poles, and a basket for your tools (no tools were included). It looks as though you can use it as a tow-behind if it doesn't move by itself.
Because it is essentially a very portable compressor on chunky wheels, You could probably use it for other compressor tasks, too. But it was designed specifically for power pruning.
The machine looks like it is in good condition. The motor starts. It sounds as thought the compressor works. It probably could use some TLC in the form of a cleaning, some minor replacement parts, and reattachment of some hoses. It looks like a fairly simple and useful system. Someone clever like you could probably figure out the entire bag of tricks.
Because of the size, this item is local pick up only. I do have the number of a handy man who will make local (within 50 mile) deliveries for a reasonable charge. Otherwise, it is up to you to come and get it.
