Kottonwood
ArboristSite Operative
First off let me say that I really don't like to prune small trees, I much prefer to prune big trees that need to be climbed. Unfortunately I don't get enough business to be that selective so I have to prune small trees often.
Last week I bought a silky hyauchi and that thing may prove to be quite a money maker. The price is steep but it is well worth it. It really makes pruning smaller trees go quick.
Before I would use pole extensions with either a saw or pruner head, I have enough extensions to go further but I usually stick with a 12 or 8 foot pole because after that it gets awkward and bendy. This is not so with the silky. Also the fact that the silky is super easy to adjust makes it really easy to grab a branch twenty feet up and then switch to a lower branch without having to remove a pole extension or hold your saw at a bad angle to make the cut. Another nice feature is how the saw blade has a knife blade on the bottom, you can jam that into the branch before you start cutting and it suffices as an undercut so you don't get any peeling of the bark.
This post would be incomplete if I didn't also mention that this thing cuts like a champ. I did a honey locust today and was cutting 1.5" branches with one pull. I think I may get rid of my pole chainsaw now, because with this new tool I doubt I'll be busting that thing out much.
Anyways, I hope this helps someone out. If you're on the fence about buying one of these I say go for it.
Last week I bought a silky hyauchi and that thing may prove to be quite a money maker. The price is steep but it is well worth it. It really makes pruning smaller trees go quick.
Before I would use pole extensions with either a saw or pruner head, I have enough extensions to go further but I usually stick with a 12 or 8 foot pole because after that it gets awkward and bendy. This is not so with the silky. Also the fact that the silky is super easy to adjust makes it really easy to grab a branch twenty feet up and then switch to a lower branch without having to remove a pole extension or hold your saw at a bad angle to make the cut. Another nice feature is how the saw blade has a knife blade on the bottom, you can jam that into the branch before you start cutting and it suffices as an undercut so you don't get any peeling of the bark.
This post would be incomplete if I didn't also mention that this thing cuts like a champ. I did a honey locust today and was cutting 1.5" branches with one pull. I think I may get rid of my pole chainsaw now, because with this new tool I doubt I'll be busting that thing out much.
Anyways, I hope this helps someone out. If you're on the fence about buying one of these I say go for it.
