advice on pole saws?

[Craig.]

As others have said a stihl, I find the HT101 a brilliant tool, can`t see the 131 being much better but I`ve not used one.

If you can afford it buy a new one, a bit of piece of mind you know where it came from (not stolen).

[Craig.]

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

 

Had a carbon ext pole, first time it was used it vibrated very bad and started to get warm, was workind just down road from dealers so took it in, and picked it up later that day and he said the problem was to much grease packed in shaft:confused1:

[Eddy_t]

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

 

Oh, I do, I've just had more practice with a hand pole pruner, and I got good with em

[Stephen Blair]

Oh, I do, I've just had more practice with a hand pole pruner, and I got good with em

 

 

 

You may be quicker with your silky than you are with your none idling head falling off farty sounding pole saw:laugh1:

 

But there's no way you could out work an engine powered 1 in the right hands:biggrin:

[Hodge]

You may be quicker with your silky than you are with your none idling head falling off farty sounding pole saw:laugh1:

 

But there's no way you could out work an engine powered 1 in the right hands:biggrin:

 

Sounds like you are throwing down the gauntlet for a slowdown:)

[Eddy_t]

You may be quicker with your silky than you are with your none idling head falling off farty sounding pole saw:laugh1:

 

But there's no way you could out work an engine powered 1 in the right hands:biggrin:

 

Not now I couldn't, 2 years ago I could have, but I'd give it a damn good go, and as I said, the old stuff was fantastic, it's just the new, over complex stuff, but that's the way the world works, eliminate the bloke who fixes them as a hobby. Once I get fit again, I'll hold ya to that last statement

 

And atleast I'm not the only one who thinks is sounds like a fart

Edited January 30, 2013 by Eddy_t

[Stephen Blair]

I have never had a problem with the engines on the pole saws, it was the bearings in the shafts that would give up first! I haven't had that problem with the 4 mix.

 

I accept your pole saw ninja challenge, 1 day:laugh1:

[Eddy_t]

I'd never had a problem with a chainsaw till 2 of mine seized in quick succession, there's always the day when the unexpected breaks first

[Al Cormack]

I'd never had a problem with a chainsaw till 2 of mine seized in quick succession, there's always the day when the unexpected breaks first

 

I would check your fuel mix when that happens:eek:

[Eddy_t]

I would check your fuel mix when that happens:eek:

 

Yeah, I've switched to aspen now, on the same note, my 3rd saw ran fine on the same mix, I chalked it down to crap fuel and old saws that were running a bit lean