pole pruners

[Breezeblock]

are ryobi pruners crap i was looking at an echo and they seem to be a different quality is it worth the extra expense

[tractorboy1]

Echo are great had mine 3 years no probs, and they come with a 2 year grantee

[doobin]

Ryobi stuff is not suitable for pros. Buy cheap pay twice. The Echo pole pruner is very good, but then so is the Stihl.

[armchairarborist]

ryobi are designed to put homeowners off working in their gardens

[Breezeblock]

went to see them at a local dealer and he said that they gave up selling ryobi stuff cos it spent more time in the workshop than out working wasnt sure if it was salesrep speak

[Andy Collins]

My power pruner (original, made by Technic Tool Corp before Echo bought them out) must be around 30yrs old, and Echo have kept the same design, and its still going strong! Keep thinking of replacing it, but cant really see the point right now!

Edited May 12, 2011 by Andy Collins

[likeitorlumpit]

don't know about echo with c/s attachment but the hedgetrimmer attachment was a bit crap on echo when i checked them out 5 or 6 years ago

My choice=stihl

you should be able to get 20% discount maybe even more:001_smile:

[Andy Collins]

The trimmer attachment works fine on the Echo, just dont try and trim with the extra (3rd) extension pole, it'll snap the drive shaft! And a tip for the mere mortals on here, the Echo is a hefty beast to wave around for any length of time

[easy-lift guy]

I like and use both Power-Pruner and Sthil version of same type of product. The latest model of the Power-Pruner with the larger engine is also nearly 2' longer fully extended

compared to same Sthil model!. Good Hunting.

elg

[aob9]

I use the Tanaka TPS 270S with the 3 foot extension when needed. It's fairly unbalanced with the extension attached ( 2 foot is probably better in hindsight) but I'm using for over a year now with no problems at all.