I have all DeWalt at home so that's what I would go with so I can share batteries. If I were starting from scratch, I would look really hard at Milwaukee.
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I’ve got many Ryobi 18 volt tools and batteries. The pole saw with the extension piece gets on up there and does an excellent job. I’ve got 2, 8” chainsaw blades for it.
I use the pole saw quite a bit and gave my gas Husquavarna one to my cousin.
But I don't recommend what I saw a couple fellas doing.
Corded circular saw duct taped to a steel pipe, long extension cord, being used on an old oak tree where one of them had shinnied up to a low branch during a light rain while the other fed him cord. Was going to stick around and video them for a future Faces of Death but me watching was making them nervous.
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Do you already own any battery tools? I have the Milwaukee it's great, if I'm not using the saw I use the weed Wacker head or the lawn edger attachment. And the battery works with all my other tools
I have all DeWalt at home so that's what I would go with so I can share batteries. If I were starting from scratch, I would look really hard at Milwaukee.
Same here. But the DeWalt is rated well & the good one is about 50 bucks less than the equivalent Milwaukee.
I don't have the DeWalt, I fugkin wish I did. I've got just about every other DeWalt tool that will run on 60/120 volts battery powered. They fugkin rock. DeWalt has got it going on.
wildfowl; Good afternoon to you, I hope that this July 4th weekend finds you well.
When I was looking for a 10' pole pruner I did look first at DeWalt because I already had a couple batteries for a drill and impact driver set, so I picked up this one.
This is the 3rd summer now for it and it's given perfect service.
The saw works without the center 3½' extension in it so one isn't stuck with it being 10' long if you don't need it.
I've used it on Saskatoon trees for hardwoods, but mostly for Ponderosa Pine and Doug Fir around the place when I'm doing fire suppression pruning. It will cut through a dead 8" Doug Fir branch a bit slower than my Stihl MS 170 for sure, but not that much slower, so it's fairly impressive that way. The brushless motor has a decent amount of jam, but like a chainsaw needs to be started out of the cut and dropped into the wood.
The battery lasts longer than I care to cut, so I want to say at least 3 to 4 hours of cutting. By the time I cut branches for that long it's a full day dragging them out and dealing with them and while I'm dragging and piling the battery is on the charger.
So far I've used the same Stihl bar oil I use on the rest of the chainsaws here and file the chain the same way as well.
Hopefully that's of use to you or someone out there.
Good luck whichever way you decide and Happy Fourth of July.
I have DeWalt impacts and drills so I was disappointed three or four years ago when I went looking for one and they hadn't made it yet. I ended up buying a cheap 40V Green Works and it has been great. Three pieces so you can leave out the center section for close work or put it in for more reach. Someone told me they changed the design and it doesn't come apart now.
Whichever one you get, make sure the chain head is at a slight angle to the pole not straight out. That way you can just lift it up, rest the chain on a branch and pull the trigger. The weight does the work; you don't have to push on the pole.
My neighbor had an Oregon. He would let me use it whenever I wanted. I finally asked him if I could just buy it from him and he could then borrow it from me whenever he wants.
It does everything I need. In fact, I usually wear out before it does.
Thanks for all the info. Really helps with my additional research. I use Rigid hand power tools and they do not make a pole saw for their batteries so I am starting over from that standpoint.
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