"Art Todesco" wrote in message
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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.



Ditto on the above only my battery sawzall is a Roybi...Even the wife uses
it for pruning...I have the Black &Decker electric chainsaw on a stick for
the high stuff and Echo gas chainsaw for clearing brush and small
trees..Works good...HTH...