pole saw

[Bermie]

I'll get a picture early next week, its our big summer holiday this week, four days off for Cup Match, BIG cricket game between Somerset & St. George's Thursday and Friday, then the weekend to recover. Nothing happens here but a big party, camping, sailing, swimming, CRICKET.

July 31st is Emancipation Day, celebrating the end of slavery in 1834, the friendly lodges (black) got together and decided to stage a two day cricket game in celebration, Cup Match has been an annual event for 107 years. August 1 is Somers Day celebrating Sir George Somers, the Admiral of the fleet of the resupply mission to Jamestown in 1609, they kinda got blown off track and crashed into Bermuda in a hurricane, hence the English settled Bermuda in 1612. Oh yes, they got to Jamestown in 1610, saved you all's butt from starvation, and the story of the great US of A goes from there!

Ta for now

 

[Adkpk]

Silky bad boy

Well my new silky long boy is a hit. This is the saw I was looking for. She worked beautifully and I was much more at ease in the tree with the reach and the ability to move over and around branches. Only problem was leaping from a branch to swing back to the trunk of the tree when I suddenly stopped. The saw wedged between to branches and I was stuck in mid air. I freed the saw after some effort and all else was AOK.

First pic is the bad boy.

Second is how nicely it fits in the truck.

Third is my old Seymour Smith pole saw. Which is what I use from the ground.

Forth is the red oak I am working on at my shop. My practice tree.

 

[D Mc]

Congrats! I think the Longboy is a joy to use in the tree. It is extremely lightweight and that does make it more vulnerable to heavy-handed use, so take care.

Also, their blades are sharp enough that it is nice when you are moving through the tree to use the scabbard, which allows the whole unit to be clipped onto your saddle.

I also modified the tip on my blade. I found the sharp tip was not very useful to me; but a dull-edged hook is unbelievably handy (as in pulling out the branch you just cut that got hung up).

This picture is of the Sugoi blade, but it gives you the idea of what I have done to both.

Dave

 

[echoman8]

Extension saw

Granted, I haven't used a silky. I will probably get one next.

The affordable $125 twenty one foot (21') extension saw made by accu-measure has worked for me.

This is not a "tough as nails" unit, but it is light weight, cuts well, cutting head screws off and on easily, and the threaded end (paint roller wiil screw on) allows you to invent tool to the end of it. I take a paint roller and by cutting the wire on it, I can guide my 3/4 rope far into a tree without climbing. At age 60, the thrill of climbing has gone.

Also, the parts are reasonable.

Good luck
de

 

[treeseer]

The affordable $125 twenty one foot (21') extension saw made by accu-measure has worked for me...

So the outer section is fiberglass and the 2 inner sections are aluminum? It was not clear on the website.

At age 60, the thrill of climbing has gone.

Hah! At 58, that thrill left years ago, except for some limbwalking moments. But it still gets me where I need to be to do what I want to do--preserve trees--, keeps me in ok shape, and pays the bills.

Who could ask for anything more?

 

[Mitchell]

pole saws

I use the Silky Hayuchi 21', the three sections give a nice range of sizes and its not too heavy, cuts really well!
One of my most valuable tools for pruning waaaay out tips is the Fiskars extendable pruner, it has an 11' reach, with two handle positions, one at the very end of the pole, and the pruning (snip) head is movable 180* making accurate cuts achievable. I've dropped it, banged it, used it as a fishing pole, getting branches out of the water (salt water, pruning mangroves), its still going strong!

same one two combo I have settled on. I rarely use my chain saw pruner now. Although I do often find mysefl using the wiz saw head [not around power] if I have to do alot of 10 foot plus pruning from the ground.

 

[coolbrze]

What do you all think is the best Silky pole saw?

 

[treeseer]

What do you all think is the best Silky pole saw?

Huayuche for reach and power, zubat for precision, longboy for compactness.

They have a lot to choose from--check em out in person if you can.