manual polesaws- lengths?

[treevet]

about 400.00usd. do not ever drop the silky out of the tree the best aloft pole is the light weight 8 sided wood with the thin tripple edge hook blade. it can be dropped out on its butt at 100+ feet all day long avoid the extension poles, they are twice as heavy and have more problems than the solid one piece. 15 ft is about ideal.

Thanks, but my wood pole days are over just as were my manilla climbling line days a while back.

 

[ATH]

I paid just 203.97 (shipped) last spring on sale from Ben Meadows. I am kinda holding out to see if they do their Silky sale again. Otherwise, it is not too hard to find the Hayate for 250-280ish. The Hayauchi is closer to 200.

To clarify my stupidity... I was actually helping a friend do a removal after some wind damage. I didn't think I would be using the pole saw, but I brought it out of the truck, and set it alongside some landscape pavers thinking "it should be well protected there". Well, when I was cleaning up, I found a big limb leaning on it and the bottom end was bent. At first I was thinking that it was totally trashed...after trying out of futile despiration to straighten it out (knew it wouldn't work, but I had to try), it hit me...I can just shorten the whole thing, and it is still usable.

A dumb mistake, but at the end of the day, not very costly (considering how costly our mistakes CAN be). It wasn't until the next day until I realized "Hey...this shortened version will be much easier to manuver in the tree on the rare occasion I want it while climbing." Yeah, that's it...I wanted a shorter pole saw

It is durable as long as you don't smash the aluminum. The disadvantage of any telescoping pole is that if you bend one section, none of them work. You can buy sections for about $70 per - but I bent all 4 so it is cheaper to buy all new. Of course, the advantage is that you don't need to keep running back to the truck to get one more section and try to keep track of all 3 or 4.

 

[(WLL)]

Thanks, but my wood pole days are over just as were my manilla climbling line days a while back.

suit yourself cowboy

 

[treevet]

suit yourself cowboy

broke a thousand wood poles and worn a thousand splinters. you'll figger it out.

 

[treevet]

It is durable as long as you don't smash the aluminum.

Isn't electric conduction an issue or is part of it fiberglass?

 

[ATH]

Isn't electric conduction an issue or is part of it fiberglass?

Yes, but unless you have proper training, AND dielectrically tested equipment, EVERYTHING needs to be considered a conductor. Of all the poles marketed to arborists, I know of only one that is actually considered insulated, the Jameson Core-filled. The 6' is $56 and the 8' is $68 from Sherrill.

By the way treevet...are you up watching your hometown college get whipped by my Hokies

 

[treevet]

Yes, but unless you have proper training, AND dielectrically tested equipment, EVERYTHING needs to be considered a conductor.

By the way treevet...are you up watching your hometown college get whipped by my Hokies

GOT whipped. Did a little better than the Bungles tho.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I'm pretty sure the saw itself is 21' long.

You are correct sir.
from the Mfr site:

Extension range 7'-8" to 21’ (2,350 to 4,900mm)
Maximum working reach 25 feet

To clarify my stupidity...

I left the tailgate down and my 12ft'er got run over by a semi

Isn't electric conduction an issue or is part of it fiberglass?

Silky has a new fiberglass one, but is a heavy beast.
Conduction is a concern when around conductors, one should have a backup.

I know of only one that is actually considered insulated, the Jameson Core-filled.

And get it a little dirty and you will have surface effect. Most dielectrics kept on trucks would not pass a test.

 

[Wolfking42084]

Arbor Pro, I agree with you on the silky hayauchi. It's a great saw. It is very stiff and at 21' and my reach around 8', puts it around 30'. The way the tubing is built, it is oblong and pretty stiff. Everyone knows how sharp a handsaw is, so the ease of just getting it out of a truck is great. As far as the big shot goes...great great product, but i wish i had got the two 4' sections instead of the solid 8'. Eventually we all will figure out these simple lifesaving tools and here are 2 of them.

 

[treevet]

As far as the big shot goes...great great product, but i wish i had got the two 4' sections instead of the solid 8'. Eventually we all will figure out these simple lifesaving tools and here are 2 of them.

I don't think the extendable 8 is much more $ than the solid 8. I can attest that it is nice to have in the pickup bed.

 

[ATH]

What is the price range of the whole set up ATH?......

Just revisting this as I ordered a new Hayate yesterday. Sherrill is currently advertising they are crushing the competition, and they, in fact, are. I called in with a lower price from another retailer, and they beat it by 150%. I paid less for this one than my first one. Since they are a site sponsor, I don't want to direct anybody directly to their competition, but I will tell you if you want this saw, Sherrill's price crush is a great way to get it.

 

[treevet]

Just revisting this as I ordered a new Hayate yesterday. Sherrill is currently advertising they are crushing the competition, and they, in fact, are. I called in with a lower price from another retailer, and they beat it by 150%. I paid less for this one than my first one. Since they are a site sponsor, I don't want to direct anybody directly to their competition, but I will tell you if you want this saw, Sherrill's price crush is a great way to get it.

Thanks from my end, I have been buying lots of stuff from them from before they were popular. Never had a prob.

 

[ClimbinArbor]

i use jamesons. you can add as much as you need, but once you hit 30 foot its incredibly hard to control, and will take some awesome shoulder muscles

 

[squad143]

Just revisting this as I ordered a new Hayate yesterday. Sherrill is currently advertising they are crushing the competition, and they, in fact, are. I called in with a lower price from another retailer, and they beat it by 150%. I paid less for this one than my first one. Since they are a site sponsor, I don't want to direct anybody directly to their competition, but I will tell you if you want this saw, Sherrill's price crush is a great way to get it.

Thanks for the heads up ATH, I just ordered a Hayate from Sherrill.

 

[tree md]

The hayauchi is a great pole saw but it will work a man to death in a tree sometimes. I have bent two of them in the past year (lots of storm damage work). First one I was able to drill a small hole in and pull the dent out with a screw. Wasn't as easy to telescope after that but it worked. The other one I had to remove a section. I don't like to make too many cuts with them in the tree but sometimes they are a lifesaver. I find that they are more valuable pulling hung up limbs that have already been cut. Nice to be able to have your ground guy pull the hangers as you move on instead of having to take the time to swing out and free a hanger. I need a new one and that will be my next purchase. Thanks for the heads up on Sherrill's price buster deals. I have a dealer about a half hour away.