I cut 3 years on burnt cane on the Richmond and Clarence rivers ,and 3 years in green Plantcane after, we were the last of hand cutters in australia of burnt cane,when our gang cut on the Clarence river. We cut flat and low, and three rows ,but not as in this video. Two rows were cut and buttted close to the third row ,you waklked backwards nicking your tops off then dropped your third row on top and then nicked your tops again while walking back with your water. This method was only used in Standing cane ,or Racing cane as it was called as it was a very efficient and fasterway of putting tonnage on the ground a good man should have been able to do 40 ton. With Tangly can and heavy cane that was flattened on the ground it was then bigger knives and men came into their own.....From an ol SUGARBLADE...TIKI
I did it in Ingham but only for plant, only one row at a time and you don't straighten your back up more than you need combined with just the right bend in the end of the crocodile and you should be able to do an unburnt stool in no more than three solid hits depending on variety. Once you need a bit of a slowdown type breather then when you do have to fully straighten up the crocodile's hook is used to clean the trash out from amongst the sticks so the guys on the back of the planter get cleaner sticks. Anything too bent just walk on and if bent is all you've got then top extra hard or maybe even go around again and take some off the bottoms but under no circumstances take off too much. Sometimes with sticks that fell early in the growing season there is nothing whatsoever you can do. When that is the case you simply pay extra attention to how you load the trailers. What those blokes are doing is cutting for the mill and not for plant and the techniques are different not least because that cane paddock has been burnt and they are doing it more than one row at a time. They do seem to be taking it a little easier than maybe they could. Everything in life though has an appropriate solution. If I stuck a half bottle of Beenleigh/Captain Morgan/Bundy at the far end of their rows I reckon they could squeeze out a bit more pace.
Lol... Ive done it,,, I cut 2 seasons in the Gin Gin area,,, but we had to cut under the ground,,, not leaving stumps like they are in this vid,,, lolol
I miss the days travelling to dalbeg competing. Mis the days.cheers
I cut 3 years on burnt cane on the Richmond and Clarence rivers ,and 3 years in green Plantcane after, we were the last of hand cutters in australia of burnt cane,when our gang cut on the Clarence river. We cut flat and low, and three rows ,but not as in this video. Two rows were cut and buttted close to the third row ,you waklked backwards nicking your tops off then dropped your third row on top and then nicked your tops again while walking back with your water. This method was only used in Standing cane ,or Racing cane as it was called as it was a very efficient and fasterway of putting tonnage on the ground a good man should have been able to do 40 ton. With Tangly can and heavy cane that was flattened on the ground it was then bigger knives and men came into their own.....From an ol SUGARBLADE...TIKI
I did it in Ingham but only for plant, only one row at a time and you don't straighten your back up more than you need combined with just the right bend in the end of the crocodile and you should be able to do an unburnt stool in no more than three solid hits depending on variety. Once you need a bit of a slowdown type breather then when you do have to fully straighten up the crocodile's hook is used to clean the trash out from amongst the sticks so the guys on the back of the planter get cleaner sticks. Anything too bent just walk on and if bent is all you've got then top extra hard or maybe even go around again and take some off the bottoms but under no circumstances take off too much. Sometimes with sticks that fell early in the growing season there is nothing whatsoever you can do. When that is the case you simply pay extra attention to how you load the trailers. What those blokes are doing is cutting for the mill and not for plant and the techniques are different not least because that cane paddock has been burnt and they are doing it more than one row at a time. They do seem to be taking it a little easier than maybe they could. Everything in life though has an appropriate solution. If I stuck a half bottle of Beenleigh/Captain Morgan/Bundy at the far end of their rows I reckon they could squeeze out a bit more pace.
in fiji you have to cut the cane top also they just load the cane without leaves
That guy's a machine look at him go
cool vid tho dont get me wrong that would be hard work
Lol... Ive done it,,, I cut 2 seasons in the Gin Gin area,,, but we had to cut under the ground,,, not leaving stumps like they are in this vid,,, lolol
Does anyone still employ cutters these days? I want to try it haha
salt tablets required
fukin sharpen it