Abstract: A method and apparatus for a saw device mountable on a self-propelled piece of equipment, such as tractor, is described. In one embodiment, the saw device includes a gripper and cutter unit mountable on an articulatable arm or boom of the tractor. In one aspect, the gripper and cutter unit is coupled to a distal end of the boom by a frame, the frame being movable in at least an angle relative to a plane of the boom. The gripper and cutter unit comprises a material gripping device and an articulatable saw comprising a circular saw blade operably coupled to a motor, the saw blade and the motor coupled to a pivotable arm that is movable relative to the frame.