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Used a powered pole saw today ~ sucks to get old

Melensdad

Melensdad

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I've got a pole saw with a small chain saw head on the far end of the pole, a 4 cycle engine on the other end. Its pretty lightly built, not a commercial model but its held up well for me. The problem I have is VIBRATION. Its not a problem while I'm using it, but damn if my hands/arms don't shake for HOURS after I use that thing.

I trimmed about a 100' of run along the road where branches were reaching out over the roadway. It was blocking the view a bit and the school bus driver has been driving down the center of the road because the branches hit the top/side of the bus. It needed to be done.

But I'm paying for it in pain. Sucks to get old.

Despite the arm pain, I'd recommend this little Troy Bilt unit if they still make it. Mine is about 3 or 4 years old, starts and runs every time with no special care. The only problem I've had is the head unit for the pole saw tends to disconnect itself due to vibration and rotates in the shaft. I've got a couple other head units for trimming bushes/brush and the standard weed wacker head (but I don't think I've ever used that)
 

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I hate that feeling.

How big were the branches? I have a hand pole saw that's got a nice set of loppers on it that's quick and light but I don't think it could handle anything over an inch.

That hand pole saw also works very nicely for knocking bird nests off the 2nd story motion lights on the house.
 
Branch size varied from 1 to 4 inches. Most in the 2" range.

The chain saw head made very quick work of it. Like I said, I did a 100' run along the road and it really went very quickly, even used it to clear some bushes growing along the roadside. Total running time for the saw was probably 20 minutes. Took a lot longer than that to drag the branches and pile them up. I'll move them tomorrow to the burn pile out back in the field.
 
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