Pole saws...

[john87]

Hi All,

Thinking of buying a pole saw set, you know, the sort ot thing with fibreglass poles..

 

What make would you recommend and what sort of length are they usable up to??

 

Thanks all.

 

john..

[Dan Maynard]

Cheapest reasonable quality but not bad 4m - Wolf garten

Bahco Pradines good midrange, Silky top price and performance.

 

I wouldn't go bonkers long, 4 or 5m is enough for most jobs. Longer gets heavier, harder to control, and more tiring.

 

[john87]

I have seen Jameson ones in "real life" as it were, [in a shop] and they seemed ok??

 

What you think?

 

I need to get to about 8 metres i think, i will check later on..

 

john..

 

[Dan Maynard]

I think Jameson are one of the well-known old brands, yes. Utility guys use fibreglass for insulation, we don't need that so aluminium tube is fine.

 

I've used some Silky 7m poles, it was maybe easier than climbing but I'm not sure about that. Hellish difficult to control when at any kind of angle and quite a weight. You're moving the weight up and down each stroke of the saw so gets tiring.

 

Get a 4m pole and an A frame ladder and you can reach quite far, obviously be careful what you cut off and have someone stand on the ladder for security.

[john87]

Always good advice on this forum!!

 

Thank you.

 

john..

[Grassyass]

We have the Jameson , and the silky hayate,and the bahco,the Jameson are hard work to use in tight spaces and a bit of a pain adding pole and having to take them off, but well made, the bahco good value for money ,

[Stere]

 

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Get a 4m pole and an A frame ladder and you can reach quite far, obviously be careful what you cut off and have someone stand on the ladder for security.

 

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