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Pole Saw Anyone?
Our lot has 20, or so, large oak trees and they need some trimming of the lower branches (removal) and am wondering what a good pole saw might be. Are battery powered saws powerful & the charge long-lasting enough to be useful? Would prefer to stay away gas powered to avoid the mess of a 2-cycle engine. Anyone have any experience with a pole saw that they can recommend?
Thanks.
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Take it from me, the best saw for trimming 20 large oak trees is one held by an arborist climbing the tree as you stand on the ground with a laser pointer and you say, "cut this branch."
Besides, someone who really knows how to prune a tree (not a hack with a chainsaw) will thin the upper branches for better appearance, air circulation and future growth. Last edited by GaryProtein; 08-29-2016 at 09:10 AM. |
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Corona Pole Saws. Due to my business I have quite a few Corona products and like them.
Compound Action Tree Pruner - 14 ft Corona Tools I also agree with Gary's comment. Hiring a professional is a good idea. |
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I'll check out the Corona and Stihl (also use Stihl chainsaw).
As you state, the aroborist fees are near prohibitive. They won't come out without a full crew with basket-truck and I don't need/want that for this work.
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Glenn, I too agree with Gary, much easier to write a check ! |
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Trimming WHAT YOU WOULD OR COULD trim with a pole saw will take an arborist who knows what he's doing a few hours. They do not need a truck with a basket. The guys who do my property climb the trees with a harness and I use a laser to point out specific areas I want trimmed and let them do the rest. I had a lot of work done a few months ago taking out 10 dead/dying 30 foot hemlocks hit by an insect disease, pruning 8, 40 foot pines, cutting out a dead 20 foot dogwood and thinning and elevating branches on a 70 foot oak. Seven guys were there nonstop working for about six hours and it was only $1500--the first big pruning job in about 7-8 years. It was well worth the money.
There is no way I could have done what they did with a pole saw or even a chain saw because I can't climb far up a tree to trim, and they can. Also, you couldn't get a basket truck to where the trees needing pruning were anyway. |
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