advice on pole saws?

[Guss109]

I would get a new one. You say it will only be used a few times a week but trust me youl end up using it a lot more

[daveindales]

Don't buy anything from Soneve. Cheap rubbish

[Hodge]

Had nothing but problems with the works one, pig to start, keeps cutting out on tick over, head occasionally swivels

 

That's coz the air filter will be blocked most likely, they get soaked in Oli or fuel and dirt and don't tick over, clean it out and tighten the head. That's no reason to call it crap mate.

[Hodge]

Would you advice to go for a new stihl pole saw or secondhand as i,d only be using it a few times every few weeks?

 

If you can afford it get one new, contact fr jones as they are good value for money.

[Gardenmac]

I use a Stihl Kombi with a 1m carbon pole, it has the saw attachment and angle head hedge trimmers, brilliant bit of kit. Mine is the KM130R, light and has enough power for my needs. Mainly a lot of low level lopping branches or trimming hedges. If you buy second hand check the gearing on the kombi attachments they need lubing on a fairly regular basis

I also recently invested in a Wolf Garten Pole pruner with lopper and saw heads, reaches upto 4 m and again for me is a brilliant bit of kit that saves me getting the ladders out and using the Silky.

Edited January 30, 2013 by Gardenmac

[Eddy_t]

That's coz the air filter will be blocked most likely, they get soaked in Oli or fuel and dirt and don't tick over, clean it out and tighten the head. That's no reason to call it crap mate.

 

Nah air filter is clean, it's either carb or the valves, they don't pay me enough to tweak the carb, and I don't know enough bout timing to touch that, I prefer the older stihl stuff, before they choked the power with emissions laws, but over all I prefer a silky on a stick, cuts just as fast if you know how

[Stephen Blair]

I prefer a silky on a stick, cuts just as fast if you know how

 

you obviously don't know how to work the Stihl pole saw:001_rolleyes:

[TreeswingerPerth]

I use a Stihl km130 with the saw head and one of those carbon meter extensions , I know they get some bad press but I bought mine new and it's done a power of work with no problems . ( touch wood )

[arbogrunt]

stihl Kombi is superb..and it fits in the back of the wagon no probs

[Acg128]

I use a Stihl Kombi with a 1m carbon pole, it has the saw attachment and angle head hedge trimmers, brilliant bit of kit. Mine is the KM130R, light and has enough power for my needs. Mainly a lot of low level lopping branches or trimming hedges. If you buy second hand check the gearing on the kombi attachments they need lubing on a fairly regular basis

I also recently invested in a Wolf Garten Pole pruner with lopper and saw heads, reaches upto 4 m and again for me is a brilliant bit of kit that saves me getting the ladders out and using the Silky.

 

I grease my combi heads etc but are you meant to maintain anything in the shaft itself?