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Started by Wlmedley, September 10, 2022, 08:00:15 PM

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Wlmedley

I'm needing a polesaw but don't want to spend a fortune on one being it won't be used a lot after I get a few projects done.My main project is a old road back on the hill to our family cemetery.The cemetery was originally on my grandfather's farm and cattle kept everything fairly clean.The property is now out of the family so I can't just cut trees at will.The whole farm is grown up but my only concern is trimming limbs back so they don't beat me to death when I'm brush hogging road and when my time comes funeral home can get me back there.Wondering if any of the battery powered units would cut ok.Mostly be cutting beech limbs and multi alum.
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btulloh

Love the electric Milwaukee. The subject has been discussed here pretty thoroughly and everyone's pretty happy with electric pole saws of all brands. Probably best to get the brand that matches your other battery tools. 
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beenthere

Since I purchased the cordless Stihl HTA 65 to do all my trimming, I don't miss carrying around the telescoping pole saw with gas engine.

Plenty of battery power to run the 7' pole saw for pruning trees up high, for reaching into and through sticker bush to cut off branches and brush. 

Have a good Stihl dealer and don't shop around for other brands. Stihl has treated me well for the past 47 years. 
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Walnut Beast

I don't know how much they are now but I have a Echo Power Pruner. Excellent unit 20 years old and just got it running after setting for years and my o my what a animal. From big branches up high to little  ones. Remember whatever one you get on bigger branches make a small cut on the bottom then come down on top and you will never have any trouble. Be careful to when your cutting larger ones coming down! I can cut 20' + extended from ground.

thecfarm

As btulloh said.
But saying that I bought a ryboi. That takes a different battery than what the drills, sander, vacuum etc takes.
That pole saw has a much bigger battery.
I have cut limbs that are 3-4 inches across with the ryboi. Yes, that cuts down on the time the battery holds a charge. I only bought the small size battery for it. There are bigger ones, meaning they hold a charge longer, but after using it for an hour, that's about enough for me.  ;)
It works just about by itself when it's up there. It's just when it gets done cutting is the hard part.  :o  
Takes a lot to keep that from bouncing off the ground when it comes down.  :o
What I do is, I cut out anything an inch and bigger. I use that for firewood. I have an OWB and that will take a 54 inch stick, so that helps. Then I jump on the tractor and bush hog what is left. Yes, takes time to saw out the wood, but takes time to haul it to the brush pile and then it needs burning too.
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Walnut Beast

I would spend the extra money and get a good one like Beenthere has!!

Magicman

This is a "not break the bank" saw that several of us have:  Ryobi Battery Pole Saw

I have not used my Echo gas 18' saw since I got this Ryobi.
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Tom King

I keep the Ryobi in my truck toolbox.  Also have the Stihl telescopic gas one.   The Ryobi, just the 18v one, is the one I go for first.  It really is a lot better than I expected it to be.  

I first bought it just to keep in the truck because we have a woods trail to go through to get to one of the old houses I work on.  It's done that, but much more.

I haven't even started the Stihl since I bought it.

YellowHammer

Years ago, I bought the best pole saw Stihl made, and hated it.  Too heavy, too unwieldy and I think the guy who designed the gas tank had a dark sense of humor because my arms and back would give out long before the fuel tank ran dry.

So I never use it, and just recently bought a Dewalt pole saw and it's got a cheesy chain, it's a little flimsy, and the durn thing cuts limb off trees with a vengeance.  I won't say I love it because I can never "love" a pole saw but I will say it's as good as I had hoped and not as bad as I had feared.  It just cut limbs and the battery lasts longer than I do.

Here is a video I did with it.

Feel Sorry for This Little Pole Saw! (#1 Review by Sawmill owner!) - YouTube
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Wlmedley

Thanks guys,I see now this topic was discussed last year.Don't know how I missed it.All my battery tools are Dewalt but are 14 volt so whatever I get I won't be able to use my batteries.Dewalt and Ryobi are more in my price range.Hoping someone tried the Dewalt because Tractor Supply has them in stock.I'll have to check on Ryobi also.Stihl dealer here is so hateful and mean I won't go in his store.Don't really know how he keeps any customers.
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Walnut Beast

The Ryobi stuff isn't to bad. I think they have improved the stuff over the years

rusticretreater

I have the Milwaukee setup.  The batteries are strong and it runs for a long time.  The extensions lock into place and tighten down no fuss.  It does use more bar oil than I expected.  Like everything else I buy, I wait until there is some kind of sale going on.  But of course its still wayyyyy too expensive.
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SwampDonkey

Been happy here with the Ryobi 40V battery saw. Used it last fall with a 7.5 aHr battery and still had half charge after 4 hrs of pruning. Then used it this summer on same charge to cut apple, ironwood, cherry and birch limbs back in the yard. You have to refill the oil reservoir quite often. Sure is slick. I've still got 1/3 of a charge, so the battery is quite strong. :) Up here in Canada it is an order only item at Homedepot.ca and you can order the unit itself, the larger battery itself and the charger itself, which was cheaper than the package they sell with the battery and charger included, which was really odd. :D
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kantuckid

My Black & Decker cordless pole saw is an Amazon Warehouse return that was an unused bare tool and dirt cheap. 
My wife's B&D girly string trimmer (make that 3 or 4 string trimmers as I keep them for parts) is her go-to tool around our home and a few other choice spots she maintains. We buy Walmart B&D trimmer's on clearance and Amazon returns as they tend to last ~ 2-3 years and batteries accumulate thus my cheapo B&D pole saw made sense for a minor use tool. It's actually a decent one with an 8" oil it yourself chain on a fiberglass pole thats long enough. With care it will suffice for occasional use for some years, no way it is a regular use pole saw.
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Stephen1

I have a generator I put on my ATV trailer, I bought an electric pole saw from Home Depot, "sun" something they are called. I trimmed all the property 2 years ago and now it sits. I think it was $100.  I'll probably use again next year. 
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21incher

I just switched over to Milwaukee OPE after dealing with the junk that Dewalt is producing these days. Having the motor at the bottom with gas performance is the best part. This is a video that I recently posted. The pole saw is a ways in
Milwaukee OPE First Look (Wasted My Money On Dewalt OPE The First Time) - YouTube
I have 20 Dewalt batteries and it was a tough change over for me but the ergonomics make it worth every penny. 
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SwampDonkey

I have to trim stuff here at least twice a year, not an every day need, but good when I need it. ;D I now am reminded about a 3rd trimming I need to do to some basswood limbs in the yard this fall and probably the lilacs. ;)
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1 Thessalonians 5:21

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WV Sawmiller

   I watched Robert's video of the 20V Dewalt trimmer and will check with HF their next time I am there to see if they have a 29V that matched my leafblower,  angle grinder, drills and 6.5" circle saw which have a;;given me good service. I probably should buy another battery or two for the tools I have now.

Robert,

 I liked that brush pile eater although I don/t have a skidsteer. Have you ever tried it on a pile of sawmill slabs or do you have a good use or market for them?

  I have found a leaf blower is a great tool for burning brush piles and slab wood piles.
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My 13hp Billy Goat blower, and an Indian pump with kerosene will send a fire tunnel all the way through the base of any size burn pile.  You can see up close how effective oxygen and kerosene was as rocket fuel for the Saturn V rocket.  

YellowHammer

I kind of like the Derwalt 20V stuff.  I just ordered a 20V weedy whacky and also a leaf blower.  We will see how that works.

The brush eater is a monster and I have chewed down 24 inch diameter stumps, but I would be worried to drop it on a sure nuff 10 ton slab pile.  I'm sure it would chew it up, but it would also send big slab pieces and parts a half mile down the road. :D :D I have dropped it on numerous brush piles and it just vaporizes them, but there are enough small pieces of wood in a brush pile to trap the big pieces and not let them fly down the road.
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Take steps to save steps.

If it won't roll, its not a log; it's still a tree.  Sawmills cut logs, not trees.

Kiln drying wood: When the cookies are burned, they're burned, and you can't fix them.

Sawing is fun for the first couple million boards.

Be smarter than the sawdust

Wlmedley

Bought the Ryobi being Home Depot had them in stock and store is closer than Tractor Supply but mostly because some of you have used them and say they work pretty good.I value opinions on here much more than on line reviews . Thanks, I'll try it out if it ever quits raining.Seems to be made pretty good.
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SwampDonkey

The ones of us that use them here, like the curve to the bar, versus a straight bar. This gives an advantage when cutting. :)
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1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

21incher

Quote from: SwampDonkey on September 12, 2022, 01:37:20 PM
The ones of us that use them here, like the curve to the bar, versus a straight bar. This gives an advantage when cutting. :)


Ii use mine all the time and prefer the straight one more after using it for a while. My first  one was the Harbor  freight one with the angle and motor on top and that was a pain to use for brush and limbing. Plus it used a narrow  chain that didn't cut well. As you know  that cheap stuff  doesn't  last long with  constan use and the nylon drive gear chewed itself up. I have been enjoying the straight cut of the Milwaukee and most times I stand far enough  back with the extension so it's  basically cutting from the top. Working  on clearing  my firewood trails and 5 inch dead ash is no problem with the Milwaukee.  If you don't use yours often and that is all you have ever used the cheap Chinese  stuff will last a while and  you wouldn't  know the difference. Ryobi is higher quality then dewalt ope these days with better service. 
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