Triple C
Senior Member
I've got a lot of interior roads at the farm...a lot. Limb creep keeps closing them in. The Mrs. is not fond of taking rides and getting slapped by limbs so something needed to be done. To much for one of the hand held elbow grease pole saws. I got one of those for hanging stands. I figure at my age..it's time for something a little better. After purchasing a number of lithium battery powered hand tools the past few years and liking them...I decided on a lithium battery pole saw. There's lots of them available at all price points. I went with the Oregon based on reviews and cause I like their chains. It was quite a bit more pricey than others but went with what I knew.
1st impression after one day of use...This thing is a beast! Ran it pretty much non-stop for bout an hour and not just overhanging limbs but 4" saplings at ground level. I got plenty tired and sweaty before it ran out of juice. Still had 2 bars of battery left when I took my 1st break. Had a bunch of limbs and saplings down so I decided to charge the battery while I was taking care of the limbs. Took about an hour to get the battery back up to full charge.
Went for another 45 minutes or so until I ran out of steam knowing I had all those limbs to clear out of the way. Keep in mind...this thing has been thru only 1 day of use. It could fall apart in the next few months so take this for what it's worth after one day of use. Here's the skinny...
1st impression after one day of use...This thing is a beast! Ran it pretty much non-stop for bout an hour and not just overhanging limbs but 4" saplings at ground level. I got plenty tired and sweaty before it ran out of juice. Still had 2 bars of battery left when I took my 1st break. Had a bunch of limbs and saplings down so I decided to charge the battery while I was taking care of the limbs. Took about an hour to get the battery back up to full charge.
Went for another 45 minutes or so until I ran out of steam knowing I had all those limbs to clear out of the way. Keep in mind...this thing has been thru only 1 day of use. It could fall apart in the next few months so take this for what it's worth after one day of use. Here's the skinny...
- Looks to be very well built. Cutting head is heavy duty with a 10" bar with chain oil reservoir.
- Fully collapsed it is about 8 ft long. Fully extended it goes out to 13 ft. Nice for getting those high branches.
- Locking mechanism for extending pole is self clamping device you tighten by hand. Very easy to extend and retract.
- Weighs 13 lbs. Motor is centered in shaft which makes it balance very well when fully retracted.
- Nice shoulder strap that I liked a lot! This thing would be too heavy for extended use without the shoulder strap. It connects just ahead of the motor for good balance. Only time I removed it from shoulder strap was to reach really high branches.
- Simple screw adjustment for tightening chain. Screw driver included.
- Power really surprised me. I cut several water oaks that were 4ish inches in diameter at ground level. It is a powerful piece of equipment.
- Unlike a gas powered saw...this thing ain't running till you depress the trigger. NO pulling a rope to start...just press the trigger and you're at full speed. I liked this feature a lot. No safety issue with it running between cuts.
- And then the obvious...no fuel to mix and no hauling fuel to the woods. Just charge and go.