Best Pole Saw?

[ArlyA]

We've ran echo's for years and had reasonably good luck with them. These are the non-telescoping type and have no experience with the telescoping ones. We can't put them in atv's or UTV's. We've used them lots, that would be professionally.

 

[newbury]

I'm needing a pole saw to trim low hanging limbs. I have about 6 acres of overgrown pine trees, and hundreds of Mountain Laurel that surrounds every tree, that needs to be cleaned up.
Haven't set a price range yet, but I suspect "good" ones are pretty expensive. On the other hand, I want one that will last. Any suggestions on which brand/model?

How HIGH do you need to reach?
I've an Echo for when I need to reach out -

It will reach 17' w/ power head of a small chainsaw.

But my "go to" trimmer has been my Lynxx 40V. I can handle it real easily driving the tractor, stop and trim, continue on.

 

[Professor Marvel]

How HIGH do you need to reach?
I've an Echo for when I need to reach out -
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It will reach 17' w/ power head of a small chainsaw.

But my "go to" trimmer has been my Lynxx 40V. I can handle it real easily driving the tractor, stop and trim, continue on.

can you make the lynx shorter?

 

[bullbreaker]

I use a 16' piece of aluminum T-bar and a Craftsman reciprocal saw. Tie wrap the saw to the pole, tie wrap the trigger closed, pop the battery in, and go to work. Just like any other pole saw you have to be careful not to let it drop when the cut completes. When you bring it back down just hand over hand to the saw and remove the battery.

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Pretty slick i think i will try that one day with my Milwaukee corded , and just plug in/off to control .

 

[747driver]

Yes...I do use the oil mix. Just mix with 100% gas. Engines don't run as well on Ethanol.

 

[747driver]

No...I just buy 100% gas instead of gas/ethanol. Then I mix my 2 cycle oil in the 100% gas by the gallon.

 

[Oldoak]

100% gas and it hasn't seized up? I use 50:1 oil mix in my 4 year old Stihl Kombi.

Yes...I do use the oil mix. Just mix with 100% gas. Engines don't run as well on Ethanol.

That's what I assumed when I posted my comment and the reason for the "grin".

I never had a problem running 93 octane, 10% ethanol blended gas in any of my small engines. Most specified 89 octane or higher.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Have an echo teloscoping. Use it more than my stihl 290.

 

[Gem99ultra]

This is my limb trimmer - always starts but runs out of gas quickly!

Thanks for the tip. (NOT) I have one of those killers. It will last me forever; I avoid it like all possible.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I have an older Shindaiwa. Wasn't cheap, but still going strong.

Echo bought out Shindaiwa, not sure who makes what anymore.

 

[ArlyA]

For anyone contemplating a pole saw purchase. We have multiple chainsaws here, all of which are professional types. The pole saws might get 100 hours of use per summer most of which is clearing trails, where as the normal saw might see 5 hours. Yes indeed, we like pole saws. In the last photo, we left that one for his big brother. :laughing:

 

[Gary Fowler]

Thanks for the tip. (NOT) I have one of those killers. It will last me forever; I avoid it like all possible.

I Have one of those too. It is used exclusively to get my dogs Frisbee out of a tree/off the roof when a throw goes wrong. It also might work to drag a dead limb out of a tree if needed but never to cut a limb.

 

[TractorGuy]

I have an older Shindaiwa. Wasn't cheap, but still going strong.

Echo bought out Shindaiwa, not sure who makes what anymore.

Ain't that the truth!

Bought a Matag washer some years back that turned out to be a rebranded Amana. Total piece of junk.

Was researching DeWalt string trimmers. Turns out they are made by Black and Decker.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ain't that the truth!

Bought a Matag washer some years back that turned out to be a rebranded Amana. Total piece of junk.

Was researching DeWalt string trimmers. Turns out they are made by Black and Decker.

Dewalt was always black and decker

 

[TractorGuy]

Dewalt was always black and decker

I'll be damned!

DeWalt - Wikipedia

 

[herm0016]

i have the echo PAS and the pole saw has been great. you can use as many extensions as you can handle with it. I have only ever needed one extension. I like that i can split it in half for storage in my shed or garage, I also have the blower and trimmer.

 

[747driver]

:drink:

 

[Motorboatin]

I bought a stihl HT131 today. I expected to walk in and by the 133 since it is the new model but they told me stihl is redesigning the 133 due to warranty issues

 

[ericm979]

I have a Lynxx pole pruner. It's ok for what it is but I have a bunch of pruning to do of larger higher limbs than it can deal with.
Does anyone have any experience with the Echo PPT-2620? The other option is the Stihl HT-133 (or 131 if it's available) but both of them are four strokes and I prefer two strokes and the 133 has reliability issues.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

We have a new guy at work that was a former Stihl mechanic just a month ago.

He said to stay away from the cheaper stihls. He said they cost too much to repair. For one model, a new carb was $50, and for the professional grade, it was $33ish.

You get what you pay for, or at least you hope you do.