ARS extention pole saw

[beastmaster]

I've had a chance to use the Silky Hayauchi Telescoping 21' pole saw over the last few months at one of the companies I work for. I like that sucker. Sure its a little bulky for tree use, and you can't let it get beat up, but its sure useful when its useful. great for pulling out hangers. What I don't like about it is the 275.00 price tag. I saw on Tree Stuff that ARS has a 20' extention pole also, but its around 220.00 bucks. Anyone use one? Are they built tough? I'd like to buy the cheaper one but not at the loss of quality. The ARS has an attachment to conect a pruner head, a plus.
Any feed back from some one who has or uses one would help out . Thanks a lot

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm curious about the Silky pole saws, especially the one that uses the Zubat blade, but I've been shy about throwing down the bucks. I rarely use my pole saw, as it is...

 

[imagineero]

I've owned both the silky hayauchi head (mounted on a 20' painting extension) and the ARS turbo cut head mounted on jameson poles. The silky outcuts the ARS by a good margin. I can't comment on the ARS poles, but I wouldn't let the ability to attach a bull lopper to it be a big selling point. I bought a head for my jameson poles about 3 years ago and recently gave it away. It had not ever been used.

I've seen the silky pole saw with the zubat blade but not used it. I don't think it would be aggressive enough. I use a zubat as my handsaw and love it, but it's not made for pole saw work in my opinion. I found eventually that I was really only using my pole saw mostly for line retrieval or pulling down hangers etc, and that most of the time I'd either use the motorised pole saw or if it was out of reach I'd get in the tree. At that point I left the pole saw in the shed and just made up a hook on a painting extension pole. It gets heaps of use.

Shaun

 

[formationrx]

shop around for the pole saw you like... im sure you can find it cheaper...

 

[Pelorus]

I found eventually that I was really only using my pole saw mostly for line retrieval or pulling down hangers etc, and that most of the time I'd either use the motorised pole saw or if it was out of reach I'd get in the tree.

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Most of the time I'll climb with just a 6'pole with just the hook for the saw. Snags hangers and retrieves line just fine. I just ordered one of those telescoping doodads that extends to 9' and looking forward to trying that. A $45 gamble.

 

[imagineero]

I just ordered one of those telescoping doodads that extends to 9' and looking forward to trying that. A $45 gamble.

I've looked at a few of those. Did you get the one with the twist lock sections, or the one that works on friction? They both looked like they wouldn't stand up to daily abuse to me. The painting extension I use goes from 6' out to about 11', and it's strong enough to really yard on. One of the things I like about it is that I can use it to 'push' as well as pull. 4 or 5 times a year we seem to get really awful dead rotten trees to work with no crane/cherry picker access. They're real sketchy limb wise but often still sound in the main stem. Often over targets, and not enough room to swing the limbs if they're tied from the stem. The pole lets me set the lowering rope about 15' out from the stem which comes in very handy. Then I make the cuts with the motorised pole saw. It looks ridiculous and it's very tiring, but it's a safe way of getting the job done when there's no other options.

Shaun

 

[046]

extendable pole saws are just too fragile .. I'd go for a silky saw head if one was available separately.
but put it on top of Jamison conventional pole sections. stack em up higher than you can control.
super strong .. much better than any extendable poles.

check this out .. $99 at home depot for three 6ft sections and saw head. which doesn't jive .. pictures shows more like 3-4ft sections.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Jameson-...age-with-Three-6-ft-Poles-LS-6PKG-6/202536694

 

[Pelorus]

I ordered the Sidekick one from TREE STUFF.
The two reviews posted on the site were positive, but most reviews that get posted tend to be on the + side.
I'm a little concerned that it may be on the fragile side; time will tell.
The 6' pole I've been using for the last few years catches a lot of abuse.

 

[flushcut]

extendable pole saws are just too fragile .. I'd go for a silky saw head if one was available separately.
but put it on top of Jamison conventional pole sections. stack em up higher than you can control.
super strong .. much better than any extendable poles.

check this out .. $99 at home depot for three 6ft sections and saw head. which doesn't jive .. pictures shows more like 3-4ft sections.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Jameson-...age-with-Three-6-ft-Poles-LS-6PKG-6/202536694

They make a pole saw head that accepts Silky blades and fits a Jameson pole or similar. Sherrill sells them.

 

[tidy]

I found the yellow jameson poles ridiculously unrigid compared to the hayauchi 21 footer, I originally purchased an ars head and jameson poles to save $ compared to the cost of the silky, I returned them immediately unused and bought the hayauchi instead. It mainly stays in the garage but that's not to say it hasn't been usefull (if infrequently)

 

[arathol]

extendable pole saws are just too fragile .. I'd go for a silky saw head if one was available separately.
but put it on top of Jamison conventional pole sections. stack em up higher than you can control.
super strong .. much better than any extendable poles

I have a Silky Hayate, its anything but fragile. Conventional sectional type poles saws are like pushing wet spaghetti in comparision.

 

[sgreanbeans]

LOL, yeah it is! I put all 4 of mine together, it was pretty stupid looking, watching me trying to steer that thing into a tree to get a hanger! Wet noodle fursur.

 

[sgreanbeans]

They make a pole saw head that accepts Silky blades and fits a Jameson pole or similar. Sherrill sells them.

Greeaaaaaat, now all the scapers is gunza go out and tink dey know watzup.

 

[beastmaster]

Make no mistake, the silky extending pole saw is bad ass. I'v had jemerson poles break trying to use three poles. I routinely use the silky to cut limbs 15 to 20 feet up from the ground, 4 or more inches thick. Not some thing you use every day, but those times when you need to cut that one branch and don't feel like gearing up and climbing to get it priceless. I climb and do a lot of prune jobs carrying only a jemerson 8' pole saw. I use a silky blade on it. I had to do some mods to make it fit. The silky is a ground tool its not really made for tree use I think. I'll probably end up buying one.

 

[imagineero]

I'd buy one at the prices you guys get them ;-)