RSKY
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I have had the Remington electric and now have a Stihl 4-mix gas pole saw. The electric dids a great around the house but will not cut larger limbs. I have used the Stihl to trim limbs in fields to keep from knocking the tractor muffler off. The 4-mix will idle for an hour without overheating or stalling. But it is heavier.
Whatever you decide to buy please take this advice. Buy one of the ear muff/mesh face shields and wear safety glasses under it. I have filled both eyes with sawdust and it hurts. Also ruined both contact lens. The face shields cost $35-$45 and are worth every penny. I will not use my saw unless I am wearing mine.
A pole saw can be one of the most dangerous tools you have.
When you cut a limb stop and move it before cutting the next one. When a large limb starts falling toward you is not the time to trip over the limb you cut two minutes before. Been there and done that. Ruined the chain, sliced my arm on a limb, and nearly hit my wife with the saw. This is one advantage of the 4-stroke Stihl. It will sit and idle while you move limbs.
Be aware of what else is around you when reach up to cut. You will move around looking up and not look at the ground. Tripping over a root while cutting with a pole saw above your head is embarressing. Especially when your neighbors have to run to get out of the way of the chain. Been there and done that too.
Be sure you have everything out of the way anywhere a limb might fall. Sometimes they manage to hit the ground, spin, and fall on the opposite side of the tree. Bent the tailgate on my pickup doing that.
The best way to use one is to have two people. One cuts and the other drags downed limbs out of the way. I have learned the hard way to not start at the trunk but further out on the limb. Cut it off in an easy to handle size and work back to the trunk if you are able to. Sometimes you just have to cut them off next to the trunk and let 'em fall.
With the Stihl I can go through a wooded lot and put more limbs on the ground in an hour than you can drag off in four. This is usually what I do when a friend wants me to come over and trim in their yard. I cut the limbs and then leave. Helped a buddy last fall on his two acre lot. I arrived at 10:30, trimmed in the front and back yards for one hour, sat and had a coke with him and his wife and left before noon. His wife cussed me out, good naturedly, the next week because it was 6:30 that afternoon when they had all the limbs in one pile.
This is another hazard. Every relative, friend, and neighbor has at least one limb that needs cutting.
Now that I have posted my Mr. Know-it-all on pole saws I have two last things to say. GOOD LUCK and BE CAREFUL.
Whatever you decide to buy please take this advice. Buy one of the ear muff/mesh face shields and wear safety glasses under it. I have filled both eyes with sawdust and it hurts. Also ruined both contact lens. The face shields cost $35-$45 and are worth every penny. I will not use my saw unless I am wearing mine.
A pole saw can be one of the most dangerous tools you have.
When you cut a limb stop and move it before cutting the next one. When a large limb starts falling toward you is not the time to trip over the limb you cut two minutes before. Been there and done that. Ruined the chain, sliced my arm on a limb, and nearly hit my wife with the saw. This is one advantage of the 4-stroke Stihl. It will sit and idle while you move limbs.
Be aware of what else is around you when reach up to cut. You will move around looking up and not look at the ground. Tripping over a root while cutting with a pole saw above your head is embarressing. Especially when your neighbors have to run to get out of the way of the chain. Been there and done that too.
Be sure you have everything out of the way anywhere a limb might fall. Sometimes they manage to hit the ground, spin, and fall on the opposite side of the tree. Bent the tailgate on my pickup doing that.
The best way to use one is to have two people. One cuts and the other drags downed limbs out of the way. I have learned the hard way to not start at the trunk but further out on the limb. Cut it off in an easy to handle size and work back to the trunk if you are able to. Sometimes you just have to cut them off next to the trunk and let 'em fall.
With the Stihl I can go through a wooded lot and put more limbs on the ground in an hour than you can drag off in four. This is usually what I do when a friend wants me to come over and trim in their yard. I cut the limbs and then leave. Helped a buddy last fall on his two acre lot. I arrived at 10:30, trimmed in the front and back yards for one hour, sat and had a coke with him and his wife and left before noon. His wife cussed me out, good naturedly, the next week because it was 6:30 that afternoon when they had all the limbs in one pile.
This is another hazard. Every relative, friend, and neighbor has at least one limb that needs cutting.
Now that I have posted my Mr. Know-it-all on pole saws I have two last things to say. GOOD LUCK and BE CAREFUL.