On 3/11/2010 9:46 AM, Anthona wrote:
Know nothing about this tool but like to get one from what i see it
can do. I would like to get the lightest weight ( which means most
likely a battery one ) and prune some shrubs. I know there are pruners
for this, but the branches are much thicker than a typical pruner can
do. Someone mentioned a Milwalkee buzzsaw.
I have a DeWalt battery recip saw. I
like it a lot. Because it is battery,
it's not the lightest weight unit. But,
I do use it with a long "wet wood"
pruning blade. My wife also uses it for
light pruning on our property. It's
much better balanced than the old unit I
had which was a no-name china built saw.
The blades change real easy without
using a wrench or Allen wrench. It's
also good for normal recip jobs. It
seems to have plenty of power. I also
have a small electric chain saw on a
stick for higher pruning. It was from
HD (I think) and works ok. The only
complaint might be that it is heavy out
at the end of the stick. I've used a
similar
gas unit (Stihl) with the engine at the
bottom. I didn't like it because there
wasn't enough weight at the top to push
through the branch and it didn't have
the reach that the electric one has.