Which Silky?

[BostonBull]

Which handsaw from the Silky lineup is the best all around performer for a climbing saw. I would use this on small and bigger...smaller than a chainsaw size.....and also very small as in pruning cuts.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Zubat.

 

[BostonBull]

Thanks for the quick response!

 

[kennertree]

yeah, what mb said.

 

[MasterBlaster]

yeah, what mb said.

Boot off course! :angel:

 

[Lumberjack]

I agree with Butch, Zubat.

 

[BigUglySquirrel]

I've never used the Zubat, but I own a Masaru that never leaves my side. Had it about a year now and the blade is still super sharp and cuts like a dream...even with a few missing teeth.

 

[Lumberjack]

I thought my Zubat I had for almost a year was sharp, but I bought another one to see. Its amazing how far our perception will push us to believe something. Now I know how sharp they are new, and when it looses that hard acute corner on the tooth, its time for another!

 

[Yellowdog]

how much better is silky than Corona (the green one that looks japanese)?
I have the hyauchi sp? pole saw but never tried the hand saws

 

[Jim1NZ]

I don't think anything on the handsaw market can compete with silky saw line up.

Zubat is the one for you.

 

[Ekka]

Which handsaw from the Silky lineup is the best all around performer for a climbing saw. I would use this on small and bigger...smaller than a chainsaw size.....and also very small as in pruning cuts.

WTF, do you do bonsai or something? My smallest saw is the MS200T by Stihl

 

[R Schra]

Only a MS200T going up for big dead limbs or take downs. Pruning trees is most branches up to ø 5 cm and the few that are bigger dont take that much more effort with a Silky. I did pruning for almost 5 years with a stihl tophandle, but working the silky gives much nicer result with less body stress. I also use some times just a pruning scissor to reduce growth in full grown trees. Its a real eye opener to work without chainsaw. So much less noise, exhaust smell, and stress on youre arms working in the outher crown.

I have some Zubats, Gomtaro's and the Hayauchi and Hayate polesaws. The Gomtaro's are for overall pruning, the Zubat's for treework, the Hayauchi's for light watersprouts/thining young trees on ocational basis and the Hayate for heavy watersprouts and working in young trees that have been neglected in the past years for pruning.

 

[jamie]

zuuuuuuuuuuuubat!


jamie

 

[Jim1NZ]

Hey Ekka, i got my silky out one day in OZ, when i was working with the crew at Operations, and just about laughed at me!

Think i used a hand saw once in two weeks

 

[jimmyq]

Zubat is the best all around saw IMO.

 

[rangitata]

Re Zubat

The Zubat is the way to go.

Use mine daily for all the little stuff that its not worth starting a saw for. Must admitt my other climbers looked at me strange when i first clipped it on. They soon changed their minds though, in fact i got so sick if them borrowing it i made them buy their own.

Cheers Mike

 

[treesr]

Sugoi is the one for me , but Zubat is good too -Silky all the way

 

[BostonBull]

Well its finally here my new Zubat!! I will post a review of it when I get home tommorrow.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

zubat and gomtaro are what i use ,for small prunning i also like to use my old yellow silky folding 'TOPGUN' saw...But IMO go for a zubat for all round use ,i love working with handtools ,it makes a nice break from useing a smelly noisey chainsaw .

 

[treeguy347]

Zubat, hands down, no contest. You will not find a smoother, faster cutting saw. The Hayauchi has a great blade, but the pole is junk. The locking collars will hold for a month, if you are lucky, then will slip like crazy and the buttons that hold the sections tend to fall out. Hold off on the Hayauchi until they fix this, until then, I'm enjoying unlimited free locking collars from Wall Safety.