On 17/07/2012 21:39, Sam Plusnet wrote:
In article ,
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On 10/07/2012 19:02, Nospam wrote:
I've got a batch of tree trimming to do soon; some of the branches are
fairly substantial and high but my days of dangling in a tree with a
chainsaw are gone.
A couple of questions for anyone "in the know":

Are rope saws any good? They only seem to have teeth on one side so how
do they stay with the teeth against the branch?

Are there any good deals on electric pruners on extendable poles?

Are there any other toys I should consider?

Thanks to all those who replied earlier.
I bought a Ryobi RPP720 electric pole saw (a small chainsaw on a stick)
from Amazon and spent a happy Sunday in the garden. To cut a long story
(and branch!) short: it's the dog's dangly bits! A remarkable tool for
less than £100, in fact it's so good I tackled some things that were too
big really (200+mm diameter and 3m off the ground) but it coped. It
would be good if the "blade" and pole were both slightly longer but it's
a top boy's toy.

Glad it's done the job.

I always thought that even a small chainsaw on the end of a long pole
would be really hard to handle unless you stand immediately below the
cut & hold the pole exactly vertical - which doesn't seem like a good
idea.

Not so?

If its anything like the petrol one, then no - you can wield it any
direction you like. The only thing you can't do it rotate the pruner
head to allow reaching high up and also to cut sideways (i.e. the chain
bar is always inline with the pole - although you can rotate it)


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Cheers,

John.

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