pole saws at work (photos)

[ArlyA]

While cleaning up old photos in this HD, I found many photos of pole saws in the woods and at work. I thought someone here might like them. We use them to clear trails and commonly need to hike in and bring tools. we can get the most work down with.

 

[oldballs]

I use mine to limb downed pine trees...crap the site will not let me post pics......the site managers sure are no help here!!!

Mike

 

[EddieWalker]

I have an Echo pole saw and it's amazing how quickly that I can create a mess that takes all day to clean up!! Now, most of the time, I just use the pruner with the manual saw blade at the end to cut down an annoying branch, and then call it done.

 

[ArlyA]

OK, I found a few more. Love the utility of these little saws.

 

[dodge man]

I have a Stihl pole saw. I own 3 acres of which roughly half is in trees. I go around the edges of the yard and trim back the limbs that are to low and hang into the yard. I think at times it a device of torture. Hard on the back and arms.

Some of your pics I would be using a chainsaw but you are probably using what you have on hand.

 

[ArlyA]

I have a Stihl pole saw. I think at times it a device of torture. Hard on the back and arms. Some of your pics I would be using a chainsaw but you are probably using what you have on hand.

Which type of pole saw?? The telescopic type are waaaaaay to heavy for us to hike around with. They also don't break down and be short enough for atv/utv transport.

 

[i7win7]

Power company uses this type of pole saw
Aerial Saw Is Boon to Line Trimming | T&D World

 

[dodge man]

My Stihl is the kind that extends. I try to keep it short as possible because extended it feels like it’s about 40 feet long.

 

[4570Man]

I’ve got one that goes on Stihl powerhead. It’s pretty handy for trimming limbs to mow under but not a lot more. A stronger motor and a telescoping pole would go a long way in its usefulness. I just use a bigger pole for most trees.

 

[ArlyA]

My Stihl is the kind that extends. I try to keep it short as possible because extended it feels like it’s about 40 feet long.

The ones that just break in two, weight considerably less. Down side is you can only reach about 8ft but we sometimes bring its 3ft extension along. These echo's may weight less than my professional MS260 saws does. We do carry these all day and ya, by the end of the day, I'm done doing that.

 

[yomax4]

I had a Tim the Tool man moment and bought the biggest Stihl pole saw. Cuts great but kicks my Arse every time I use it. it's like trying to hold a bag of cement with a broom handle. anyone want to buy it? lol..

 

[ArlyA]

Here is a few more. As stated earlier, when we hike in, we can only bring a limited amount tools with us. The pole saw gets the most work done and we don't leave home without one. (we actually have more than one)

 

[ruffdog]

I have used powered pole saws.....I choose to own a manual pole saw/pruner for ease of use.

 

[Captain Dirty]

I have used powered pole saws.....I choose to own a manual pole saw/pruner for ease of use.

+2. Murphy has already trimmed the low hanging branches; it seems everything I want to get now is at or above the very limit of the pole's extensibility. I do not want to balance a bag of cement on the end of a longer broomstick or try to control a heavier boom with topping lift and guys. I covet a bucket truck.

 

[ArlyA]

The problem with manual saws is after the 10th cut, you start to wonder about the next 30. We normally do trial work for 8 hour days. Why did push rel mowers loose popularity??

 

[ruffdog]

The problem with manual saws is after the 10th cut, you start to wonder about the next 30. We normally do trial work for 8 hour days. Why did push rel mowers loose popularity??

Some people just get wore out earlier than other's I guess.......:laughing:

 

[buck12]

I have an Echo pole saw and it's amazing how quickly that I can create a mess that takes all day to clean up!! Now, most of the time, I just use the pruner with the manual saw blade at the end to cut down an annoying branch, and then call it done.

Yep, it is amazing how much fun it is dropping all those annoying limbs. Then you look behind you and realize there is a lot of work to do.

 

[ArlyA]

Yep, it is amazing how much fun it is dropping all those annoying limbs. Then you look behind you and realize there is a lot of work to do.

Bucking the limbs off generally takes two people to do. Nonetheless, lots of works get done which is our goal. Pole saws rock in our book. My professional stihl saw comes out once or twice a year of trail clearing.

 

[newbury]

I've 4 pole saws. Two are powered one is a 40V HF Lynxx, $140 w/ 2.4 AH battery for $140 that extends to 8' 10", one an Echo PPT280

Polesaws are just saws on poles. They can be manual saws or powered (electric chainsaws, gas, 2 stroke). Have not seen a diesel, saw a rare hydraulic.
Manual work real well with a sharp blade and a strong arm. They are relatively light weight compared to a powered saw but you provide the power.

I've a lot of hardwood trees that need trimming down in Mississippi. Mostly gum. I was using a 17' telescoping fiberglass polesaw. Worked well but I don't think I ever got through a 4" diameter branch in 7 pulls, especially not after the first couple.

So I bought an Echo PPT 280 w/ 4' attachment, this let's me go out 17 feet. Basically a 30cc chainsaw on a stick. Like a Stihl MS 170.

Here's my son using it at 12'

Here's most of it w/ attachment

and here's the first limb I cut at full 17' extension

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That being written I'm probably going to be getting a Lynxx 40V pole saw, just to add to my toolset. I can envision using it when I'm up in trees or on a ladder.

To the OP - If this is going to be occasional use determine if you will want other tools that will use the same battery.
Check for the possibilities of extensions.
Look for youtube videos of it's use.
Find an assembled one and hold it out at full extension for 5 minutes to see if you can handle it. They get heavy quick.

I've used the Echo maybe a dozen times, it's HEAVY and put on 10 lbs the last two years.
The Lynxx is my "favorite". I've about 2 hundred yards of "lane" and parking lot with overhanging trees to trim that grows quickly in Mississippi. With the Lynxx I can sit (or stand) on my M4700 drive a few feet, trim, move on and repeat. When I'm accurate I can drop the limbs in the bucket as I trim.

But it's no good beyond 8'. For that I've 2 regular manual pole saws which are good for the occasional cut, but extensive use is tiring. If I need to chainsaw a tree at a distance I pull out the PPT-280, the 28cc chainsaw on a 16' stick with a 12" bar. I had about 200' of buildings that needed limbs trimmed back and the only way I could do it was from the roof. I knew a battery powered pruner was going to be to short and I was wearing myself out doing the trimming on the roofs with the manuals.

I've also got the High Limb Brand CS-48 Rope-and-Chain Saw for the occasional special case.

If you've got a lot of trees to trim up high and you are young get a Silky pole saw and build up your arms. For the OP's use I'm surprised he's not using battery powered, just because of the concept of gas in the woods.

 

[ruffdog]

Yep, it is amazing how much fun it is dropping all those annoying limbs. Then you look behind you and realize there is a lot of work to do.

Yes^^, I just burned what I had cut in a weeks time. I had about 50 grapple piles to run to the burn pile so I burned one night into the next morning. I don't know how I did it before I had a grapple!