Stihl extension pole old type aluminum

[Connagh]

Hello does anyone know where or how I could make one of the old aluminum stihl extension pole like the older type ones the carbon fibre ones last me 10 minute before they stop driving and have one of the older ones which I’ve had for 5 year plus without any problems what do ever. But stihl don’t seem to sell the spare parts to make one up. 

[pleasant]

Wow...you are going back around 12...nearly 13 years for the all alloy 1m kombi extension. It's listed in my 2010 catalogue (product code 4140 710 7131) but doesn't appear in the 2011 catalogue, which it went obsolete.

 

As far as I can find, no parts are now available for these early extensions, so you won't be able to make one up. Biggest issue I have found with the carbon Kombi's is when they are used for a lot and a long time with the hedge cutter attachment fitted.....the carbon shaft can flex with the weight and can cause friction hot spots within the shaft. This can soften the full length plastic support liner within the tube and when stopped being used it cools down and hardens up around the inner metal drive shaft, so seizes it up. Is this been your issue?

[Connagh]

2 hours ago, pleasant said:

Wow...you are going back around 12...nearly 13 years for the all alloy 1m kombi extension. It's listed in my 2010 catalogue (product code 4140 710 7131) but doesn't appear in the 2011 catalogue, which it went obsolete.

 

As far as I can find, no parts are now available for these early extensions, so you won't be able to make one up. Biggest issue I have found with the carbon Kombi's is when they are used for a lot and a long time with the hedge cutter attachment fitted.....the carbon shaft can flex with the weight and can cause friction hot spots within the shaft. This can soften the full length plastic support liner within the tube and when stopped being used it cools down and hardens up around the inner metal drive shaft, so seizes it up. Is this been your issue?

I guess I’ll have to just try and look and hope a second hand one pops up at some point then…hopefully. I’m not sure I gave up getting them fixed and buying new parts just seemed to happen over and over again it just wasn’t cost effective to keep replacing the drive tubes so they now just sit in the garage gathering dust. We use extensions poles almost every day and I don’t think they can’t handle everyday use. Another stupid idea of stihl among many other things. 

[htb]

What parts are you after as I may have some.

[Connagh]

I’ve got a drive shaft. Just need the outer tube, I thought I could maybe take it off of one of the hedge cutter and use that tube with the drive shaft I have but they are about 6 inches shorter than the drive tube which stihl no longer sell. 

[waterbuoy]

Is the outer tube cylindrical/round or oval?  If the former could you not fabricate something out of standard section alloy tube if you have the drive shaft?

[ChrisNewport]

just use a complete strimmer shaft as an extension 

[htb]

Let me know what length of outer sleeve you req and i will see what is here.

[openspaceman]

11 hours ago, waterbuoy said:

Is the outer tube cylindrical/round or oval?  If the former could you not fabricate something out of standard section alloy tube if you have the drive shaft?

Standard aluminium tube is a bit malleable, the shaft tube on pole saws is tempered in some way, which is why it is difficult to straighten a bent one.