Poor mans Zubat

[Stere]

Just got one of thoose Samurai saws for £17

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samurai-8230615-Samurai-Curved-Plastic-Handle/dp/B004BY7P9U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1517738869&sr=8-2&keywords=Samurai+saw

 

Seems a good price

 

[Steve Bullman]

Not on par with a silky but you can’t grumble at that price neither 

[Ian Clarke]

Wot he said 

 

I had one before I got in to tree work properly. And as Steve said it's not bad just not as good as a silky. 

Edited February 4, 2018 by Ian Clarke
Added a bit

[Darrin Turnbull]

that's a good price for what it is.

the cheaper blades tend to bend or break easy and don't clear themselves in the cut.

I usually get six months from my silky.

that's six months of perfect cutting which is easier on my arms as well.

[silky fox]

Not on par with a silky but you can’t grumble at that price neither 

What he said.

[maybelateron]

Yep, agree with answers so far. I did have Samurai saws in the past, I found they would break and bend a lot more easily than Silky (Zubat is my preferred one), so I went back to Silky and have no plans to change.

 

Having said that you cant grumble at the price, and if you have team members who forget to check all tools are stowed before leaving site, cheap is good. I gave up having expensive high quality loppers for that reason. £12 a time from the local toolshop, and I don't fret if they are lost or broken.

I reckon to change the Zubat bladed every 4 months, and the Hyauchi blade on the pole saw about yearly.