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Any thoughts on pole saws: petrol

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  • #2
    Discodog
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    I would expect both to be very good but you only really see them with Tree Surgeons. You can put two, carbon fibre, extensions on a combi & get a good height & you have a very versatile machine.



  • #3
    The Continental Op
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    Yep very good. Local tree surgeons have them and use them for ESB work clearing under electricity cables.

    I have a cheap attachment type one that goes on a strimmer. I'd rarely use it and when I have I remember it being very hard work.

    I have an older no name version of this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hyundai-Functional-Brushcutter-Extension-HYMT5200X/dp/B087V463RS/ which was under €200.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #4
    Discodog
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    The secret with all pole saws is the chain has to be sharp. The best way is to use a Stihl chain & the Stihl 2 in 1 Easyfile. Also you have to avoid jamming as it can be hard to release at height.



  • #5
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,399 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    Thanks for the insights: jamming at height, good flag

    Looks like battery versions are now more popular, I don't really need another battery platform…

    DeWalt/Hitachi/Makita…

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #6
    Turbulent Bill
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    How safe are pole saws in the hands of amateurs (like me)? I'm not a fan of cutting branches from below that might drop on me, especially if accompanied by a mini chainsaw...

    Is the advantage just convenience, or avoiding dodgy ladder work?



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  • #7
    The Continental Op
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    You are far safer having a branch fall on your head than you are falling off a ladder. Very difficult to cut yourself with a cutter that is 10ft away from you.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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