Cordless Pole Saw

[4wd]

Anyone used one for a while ?
Mostly interested in cutting 4”- 6” limbs without tall ladders.
Spotted a Toro 60V x 10” for $250.

 

[Rat407]

I'm interested as well.

 

[tmorris1]

I have a GreenWorks 40V 8 inch that I have had for 3 years. It works great. I think I only paid about $130 on sale at Menards. It looks Amazon has them for $179.99 now. I also have a weed whip that uses the same batteries.

 

[mattwithcats]

I have a corded SunJoe…

A little finicky, but easy to use, keep an eye on the oil level….

Very satisfied…

I run canola oil instead of bar and chain…

 

[Lapham3]

I use quite a few of the, a bit too expensive, Milwaukee tools-most all the 18v variety. Their pole saw is fine. Their large 18v battery powered chain saw has been great for me.

 

[Cujet]

Just a quick FYI about real pole chainsaws. One can carefully reduce the height of the rakers (ramps upstream of the cutters) on the chain by careful use of a bench top grinder. Don't grind 'em fully off, just reduce the height. These are there for the anti-kickback aspect and pole saw manufacturers don't generally use special "optimized" chain. A good guess is to remove 0.020 inches or about the same distance as the gap of the engine's sparkplug.

The benefit is that the chain will bite in harder and cut the branch with far less pressure than if the anti-kickback rakers are left intact. It's an awesome mod that takes only a minute or two. Kickback is nowhere near as significant a risk on a pole saw, as the chain itself can't attack you!

 

[Zaedock]

Most of our limbing is when the tree is on the ground, but for regular yard maintenance, we use a cheapie Harbor Freight Portland 120v pole saw.

If I have to trim farther than the outside outlet, I run it off the genny. It's been pretty good for an inexpensive unit.

Edit - you asked about cordless.....LOL been a long day.

 

[4wd]

Most of our limbing is when the tree is on the ground, but for regular yard maintenance, we use a cheapie Harbor Freight Portland 120v pole saw.

If I have to trim farther than the outside outlet, I run it off the genny. It's been pretty good for an inexpensive unit.

Edit - you asked about cordless.....LOL been a long day.

No worries - you got me thinking: have a couple 120V chainsaws that I love (and a Stihl gasser) - 20A GFCI outlets N/S/E/W + hundreds of feet of 10/12/14 AWG cords - 5 gens … might be cheaper to get a corded saw …
Safe to assume the power per $$$ is better …

 

[4wd]

I have a corded SunJoe…

A little finicky, but easy to use, keep an eye on the oil level….

Very satisfied…

I run canola oil instead of bar and chain…

Thoughts behind the chain/bar oil ?

 

[pcoxe]

Oregon has a good battery pole saw.

 

[jeepman3071]

The battery pole saws are handy, and the Toro battery system is nice. My grandfather bought a corded pole saw, and I wouldn't say it is any more powerful, but obviously you don't have the worry of the battery draining. My issue is that corded pole saws, like corded weed trimmers, only allow you to go as far as the extension cords. Last time my grandfather was using his, he was on the edge of his property with it plugged into a mini generator.

 

[tc1446]

I have a Greenworks too. Only downside is they run much slower than an electric and leaves the cuts ragged. Keep an eye on the oiler as its small and uses up quickly.

 

[Whimsey]

I have a Ryobi 18V One+ pole saw. It works very well and even using the 1.5 ah battery it lasts pretty long. Of course you can use a higher rated ah battery and it'll last longer, but it makes the saw heavier. I have other Ryobi 18V One+ tools, both hand tools and outdoor equipment. I've been pleased with all of them.

 

[Zaedock]

No worries - you got me thinking: have a couple 120V chainsaws that I love (and a Stihl gasser) - 20A GFCI outlets N/S/E/W + hundreds of feet of 10/12/14 AWG cords - 5 gens … might be cheaper to get a corded saw …
Safe to assume the power per $$$ is better …

I think the HF Portland saw we picked up was about $70 and has over an 8' reach. If you have cords and small gennies, it might be a better option.
I burn in winter and have about a dozen saws, Stihl MS180, MS311, Husky 450, MCC 555, etc. and I was actually impressed with the little Portland.
I run Harvest King bar oil and have had no issues.

 

[mattwithcats]

I dislike getting motor oil in my face and on my clothes,
not to mention the environmental damage…

Canola oil works fine…