Pole Chainsaws

[mike0000]

Feeling vs. thinking.

Trying to hurt my feelings?

 

[tree farmer]

My stihl dealer tells me that I can mount the chain saw head on my old FS(forget the model#) and us it as a fixed head. I use my telescopic echo retracted as much as possible.

I have been using the 12" pruner attachment on my Stihl FS110R for about 10 years now. It is one of my most used (and misused) tools. Works great for pruning, limbing, and even falling smaller trees. It's short enough to carry on my quad and will run about 30-45 minutes on a tank of fuel. It will cut most anything under 10 feet up. The pruner head cost around $225. Well worth it if you already have a Stihl FS power head....Dan.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

Can't say I blame you there...
Since I had a collection of EGO tools (forgot to list the leaf blower in a previous post), I want to keep them
So, down to 3 battery brands (EGO, DeWalt and Ryobi). I'd like to sell the Ryobi (Impact Wrench) and replace it with DeWalt, but I'd never get my money out of it

You never get your money out of tools. You buy what you need, and consider it an unrecoverable sunk cost.

 

[CADplans]

I have owned a $125 Black and Decker 20 volt pole saw since July 2016.
The little battery easily outlasts me,
I cut branches as long as I can hold up the saw,, the battery is not discharged, yet.

The battery goes to the house and gets put on charge,
then the Milwaukee 18V chainsaw is used to clean up all the dropped branches,,

By the time I dispose of the branches, I am done for the day, or I find something else to do.
You can only hold that pole up so long,,

I got the B&D because my son-in-law lived near by, and had a B&D drill.
I figured if I did not like it, I could give it to him,,

I am still using it,,

 

[ArlyA]

Being a certified sawyer, I've read the statistics on saw accidents. I do take saw safety seriously. The vast majority of accidents are from kick-back and since pole-saws have mini chain at the end of a pole, it pretty much eliminates that.. I'd guess that falling limbs is pole-saw operators nemesis.

 

[Ledgemere Farm]

I have a battery operated one, I do a 3 acre orchard with it, starts every time

 

[kenmbz]

I have been using the 12" pruner attachment on my Stihl FS110R for about 10 years now. It is one of my most used (and misused) tools. Works great for pruning, limbing, and even falling smaller trees. It's short enough to carry on my quad and will run about 30-45 minutes on a tank of fuel. It will cut most anything under 10 feet up. The pruner head cost around $225. Well worth it if you already have a Stihl FS power head....Dan.

Which model number pruner do you have?
I use my fs110R with blades mostly (renegade and Stihl scratch and others) and never thought to change out heads from the trimmer/brushcutter.

 

[CADplans]

Being a certified sawyer, I've read the statistics on saw accidents. ,,,
I'd guess that falling limbs is pole-saw operators nemesis.

Yes, and it is especially bad for a novice that does not think about creating an undercut, first.

There is a certain height, that my pole saw will create a "perfect hinge" at the bottom of the branch.
That hinge will swing the falling branch right at the saw operator.

I got a heck of a scare from a falling 6" branch, and it was undercut,,
That branch was SO long, that it probably had 30 feet or more of large branch, plus all the stuff around two inches.

The heavy branch fell straight down,, and hit the dump trailer I was standing on,,
it was a HECK of a racket when the branch hit the trailer, but, no damage was done,,

 

[RoyJackson]

Being a certified sawyer, I've read the statistics on saw accidents. I do take saw safety seriously. The vast majority of accidents are from kick-back and since pole-saws have mini chain at the end of a pole, it pretty much eliminates that.. I'd guess that falling limbs is pole-saw operators nemesis.

That's why I always wear a forestry helmet when using a chainsaw or pole saw...might not be 100% protective, but might reduce any injuries.
I also wear the helmet (which has a mesh face shield) when chipping. Some protection if there's a branch whipping or kicked back out of the chipper. Of course, one should not stand directly behind the chipper...

 

[JDZ735M]

Yes, and it is especially bad for a novice that does not think about creating an undercut, first.

There is a certain height, that my pole saw will create a "perfect hinge" at the bottom of the branch.
That hinge will swing the falling branch right at the saw operator.

I got a heck of a scare from a falling 6" branch, and it was undercut,,
That branch was SO long, that it probably had 30 feet or more of large branch, plus all the stuff around two inches.

The heavy branch fell straight down,, and hit the dump trailer I was standing on,,
it was a HECK of a racket when the branch hit the trailer, but, no damage was done,,

The undercut on a limb when cut with a pole saw, I find, should only be enough that the bark won't strip down the side of the tree. Any more is probably going to cause the hinge to swing the limb back on you. Cutting big limbs with a pole saw needs to be done carefully and you need a clear escape path. Do Not get caught in a pile of brush around your feet.