Harry Everhart wrote:
Lookout - yesterday I bought one of those "chain saws on a stick" -
Remington for $98 at Home Depot.

I am getting older and am tired of going up on a ladder and trimming
trees.

It extends to 15 feet long.

Are you sure "it" extends that far? You may find that "The big print
giveth and the fine print taketh away." Chances are you'll find that a
good part of that "15 feet" will be made up of your body and arms.

Has a trigger on the bottom end. Should be
fun. I will let you know after this morning's session how it goes.

I hope it goes better for you than the one I bought a couple of years
ago. I couldn't get the telescoping twist clamp to tighten down enough
to keep the joint from twisting, even when I used Channelocks on it. The
offset of the saw blade introduced a torque which twisted it.

I returned it the next day.


I have a large wooded lot in Tallahassee Florida. Things seem to grow
overnight here and all year. I am not used to that after 55 years in
Pennsylvania.

Wife has already had two bouts with poison ivy. I am trying to trim
things down and make it more civilized.

I appreciate all the help from the folks on this newsgroup.

Harry

I've gotten by without that power pole saw just fine. I make do with a
rope operated lopper (which I extended by about 5 feet with a piece of
PVC pipe, slotted at the top end and hose clamped on.) It does have a
stationary saw blade which can be wing nutted on for cutting stuff too
thick for the shear blade.

For the occasional taller limbs I use a rope saw, which can easily reach
30 feet high, though I gotta confess I'm no Joe Nameth when it comes to
flinging the weighted end of the rope through the spot I want it to
go....that part usually takes me five or six tries. G

If you're not familiar with them, here's the one I have:

http://www.right-tool.com/higlimhancha.html

I think they're the cat's ass for keeping my clumsy body and chain saw
safely off a ladder.

I just have to remember to not stand there admiring my work when the
limb starts to pivot down and fall. That's the time to yell "TIMBER!!!!
and run like hell out from under it.

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia

(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

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