Pole Pruners

[Mr_Brushcutter]

i quite like the manal one we have very nice. Got a 2" lopper on it and you can then take that off and shove a saw on it. Goes to 5M. I'm taking out a dead cherry in a few weeks and i'm going to hire a proper saw on a stick for the day. Should be good.

 

[Bermie]

Fiskars pole pruner

I also have a Fiskars pruner, about 5' long, very light, has a bypass pruner on the end that can be swiveled 90 degrees either way. Also the pull cord can be operated either from the very end or a sliding handle halfway up. I use this a LOT way out on the ends of branches when I'm doing ornamental pruning. The swivel head lets you get the correct pruning angle nearly every time. Almost bought a new one in the US it was only $35 when I bought mine here for $75!!! Didn't think it would survive the airlines cargo all the way from Green Bay to Bermuda!

 

[clearance]

I really like the Jamieson pruners, the ones with the yellow glass sticks about 7' long that are for use around powerlines. They are great for r.o.w. work if you put 3 sticks together. If there is a maple or cottonwood tree up to 20' away from you, you can reach out, hook onto branches and bust them of to get the required clearance. It sure ain't pretty but with some muscle you can do 2,3, or 4 trees by only having to climb one. They work well for thier intended use also.

 

[a_lopa]

clearence i found using a hv hot stick/switch puller( telescopic type) with a parrots beak tightly duct taped to it and a hand line tied to the parrot beaks cord hand for that sort of thing.