2-in-1 Cordless Pole Saw, 6 Inch Brushless Pole Chainsaws Mini Handheld Chainsaw with 2× 21V Batteries, 6.5lb Lightweight, Auto Oiling, 15 FT MAX Extension Pole Saws for Tree Trimming
$ 41.58
Measurements
Weight: 5.75000 lbs
Dimension: 0.00000 × 0.00000 × 0.00000 in
So, like many of these cheap battery powered plastic pole saws, it has its similar flaws. All of these things share that they are mostly plastic, all of them share the issue that the weak spot is where the saw handle joins the pole. It’s wobbly and flimsy and if you arent careful you could accidentally break it.However, keeping in mind that all of these cheap pole saws have that issue for the most part let me tell you why this one in particular is great.One it doesn’t have a finger guard on the front of the handle. Some people may think this is bad but it isn’t. That finger guard gets in the way all the time if it’s there.Two this unit comes with 2 batteries instead of 1 which means you’ll almost never have to stop. One of these batteries will cut for 40 minutes. I timed it. Cutting for 40 minutes straight and not stopping to move branches etc is… pretty unrealistic. Ya know normally you cut some you stop you move the debris away and then keep going you know. So with that in mind it only takes like 2 hours for one of these to charge. I promise unless you are landscaping in a company, this will always have battery as long as you are charging one while using the other.Three is it comes with two chains. That’s awesome. I’ve used a single chain for about 5 hours of cutting now and it’s still fairly sharp. Idk if these chains are hard enough to take to sharpening well yet or not but so far so good.Four the pole is actually like a foot longer than most of these things. Most of these get to about 14 ft reach. With this one fully out I can reach 15 ft. Again I measured. That’s nice it has a longer reason.Five the chain tighten system unlike a lot of others seems to actually work. It has that tool free system just like others, but I tighten this thing one time every time I finish cutting for the day and it works fine until the end of my next session. For reference, that’s approx 3 to 4 hours of working, probably 1.5 to 2 hours of cutting. So basically, you only need to tighten it every couple hours of running and because it’s tool free and so easy, it literally takes like 10 seconds it’s so easy.Six it is pretty darn strong for how small it is. I’ve had stronger ones and I’ve had weaker ones this one is probably in the top 2/3 for cutting capability of these battery saws as far as torque. It will bind if you press too hard. But if you let the chain do the work it hardly ever gets hung.All that being said, it does have a couple meh points. Like I said in the beginning, the joint where the hand saw meets the pole is absolutely the week spot. You must be careful with how much pressure you put on it. Never forget to lock the little back tab.As well, the automatic oiler doesn’t work that well. It doesn’t put out much oil I find it drying up if I run it for too long at a time and I need to occasionally push the bulb to get it nice and lubricated again so pay attention to that.There’s some fit and finish plastics that could be a little better. I find I have to tighten screws here and there they like to work their way out because it’s only plastic into plastic. A few key points of aluminum where the fastners are would probably have alleviated this issue.All in all I mean for 100 bucks this is a bang up set and if you are careful with it and treat your equipment well this should work fine for you. It’s certainly a lot faster and easier to use than my gas pole saw. A lot lighter etc and great if you are out of gas or something. It’s very handy to grab for quick little jobs without having to drag the real yard equipment out. Easily worth its price.
