anybody made their own polesaw?

[imagineero]

Have been seriously debating whether to go ahead with buying a hayauchi/hayate or not. Its really hard to justify dropping 500+bones on a long handsaw (living in aus). I'd really like to have a pole saw, but tree work is a sideline to my core business of building. I have an awful lot of expensive professional grade paint roller poles in everything from 1m to 7m. They werent cheap because they are really decent quality stiff poles. I'm thinking that this plus a sugoi ($135 in aus) gives me a hand saw plus a pole saw and I dont end up having to carry extra poles around with me. I dont think I'd have any trouble making up a clamp system for the 5 or 6 times a year I estimate I'd use it.

Has anyone done something like this?

Shaun

 

[arbor pro]

You'll probably get more responses to your inquiry in the International Forum. In the states, the Hyauchi is only a couple hundred bucks and not worth the effort of trying to fabricate something. All I can say is, even if it costs you $500 US dollars to get the Hyauchi in Aus, it's probably worth it. I'm only part-time here in the US and I own both the Hyauchi and the Long Boy (folding compact version for climbing/bucket use). They're as important to me as my stihl ms200 saws (also own 2).

If you do decide to fabricate something, just keep in mind that there is going to be a lot of stress put on the pole sections and on the locking mechanisms.

AP

 

[BC WetCoast]

For using it only 5 or 6 times a year, you can easily get by using a cheaper but efficient blade like a corona or fanno. For the price difference, you can replace blades more frequently.

We have both coronas and silky sugoi handsaws at our operation. I have found the silky to be faster, but not 3x faster (as related to the 3x cost difference).

 

[arbor pro]

For using it only 5 or 6 times a year, you can easily get by using a cheaper but efficient blade like a corona or fanno. For the price difference, you can replace blades more frequently.

We have both coronas and silky sugoi handsaws at our operation. I have found the silky to be faster, but not 3x faster (as related to the 3x cost difference).

I guess that, even being just part-time, I use my Hyauchi a lot more than 5 or 6 times a year because I do mostly pruning. If you're only using it a half dozen times then I suppose it's harder to justify the cost. For anyone using it a hundred or more times a year like I do, that computes out to just a couple bucks per use - well worth it for what it does.

Problem with other cheaper blades (which I have for small ornamental tree pruning because they're light and smaller so they fit into tight areas better) is they don't have the strength to be flexible yet not bend like the Silky blades. The cheaper blades tend to bend and bind more. They are fine for smaller (2" or smaller) but I wouldn't want to try cutting 4-5" branches with the cheap blades.

 

[Chris Crouse]

I bolted a blade to a piece of conduit to make a pole saw. It works fine. With nice poles like you claim to have, it sounds like a no-brainer to me.

 

[Youngbuck20]

I bolted a blade to a piece of conduit to make a pole saw. It works fine. With nice poles like you claim to have, it sounds like a no-brainer to me.

i agree, giver hell. you got nothin to lose.

 

[ThePruner]

i agree, giver hell. you got nothin to lose.

Other than a head! lol

No but seriously..

 

[treeseer]

I have those painter poles too, and they are strong. Instead of clamping the handsaw on, do like Chris said and bolt the blade onto the pole.

Or you can buy the head and blade and install it on a wood pole. Sometimes the flex can work to your advantage.