Pole Pruners powered

[swinny]

Evening all, may be looking into buying a pole pruner in the near future.

 

Looked at the price of new ones and i think they are a little ott! and no i'm not vat registered....... 500 odd and 600 odd

 

These are stihl ones i'm looking at btw.

 

I'm looking into a secondhand one as it will not see much use, which would be the one to go for?

 

You can get the old style ht/hl? 75 then the ht101 4 mix then the ht131 4 mix again.....

 

Not keen on 4 mix, and been told they are being phased out very soon, should i go for an old reliable ht/hl 75? or would the ht101 4 mix be a bit more punchier?

 

Cheers

[Matthew Storrs]

why don't you like 4 mix? look at other makes, I have a tanaka pole pruner, nice and light and does a good job, paid £600 and got a hedgetrimmer and strimmer attachment too.

[swinny]

Well, its not i don't like them but i know people that use them that have problems with the 4 mix hedge trimmers etc..... very unreliable starting, like to eat spark plugs.... one tree surgeon told me he was gutted his old ht75 hedge trimmer was nicked and he got a hl95 4 mix as a replacement!

 

Also only want to spend 300-350 max as its only an occasional use

[swinny]

Also i'm after the 5 mtr height of cut....

[born2trot]

Just be careful here swinny , i didnt think mines would see much use but i use it all the time .

[scottythepinetree]

We run all 3 in work and haven't had any engine trouble. Ours get abused though (large crew, no one accountable etc.) Common problem with the 101 and 131 is the shaft can get stiff due to a silicon bushing that gets clogged, but literally zero engine problems. Think we have 2 or 3 of each type.

 

I would personally go for either the 75 or the 131. 75 is considerably lighter than the other two but lacks a bit of power. The 131 is a bit heavier, but if you have a lot of cutting to do you will offset the extra weight by getting through it a lot faster. The 101 I have yet to figure out what the point of it is yet. Has the worst of both worlds. Nearly as heavy as the 131 and nearly as weak as the 75.

 

If you don't use one very often the 75 (if you can find one that hasn't been abused) would seem like a good option.

[tree monkey]

Also i'm after the 5 mtr height of cut....

 

climb it:sneaky2:

[littlerob]

echo ppt265 and you can get the extra 1.5meter atachment for them have a look Echo ppt-265es Long Reach Power Pruner Echo ppt-300es Long Reach Power Pruner

[riggers]

climb it with a hacksaw between your teeth lol

[burrell_]

tanaka or anything that ent stihl on the pole saws the anti vib is shocking iv bin using one for the last 3 week and i and getting pins and needles in my right arm big time

i would rather thake my time and use a ARS pole saw