Thanks Anthony,
< That is what leads to the saw getting jammed in the cut, not the lack
of power. >
I understand what you say but this is not the case. The model used still
lacked power even with a simple back cut without the compression of
wood, the branch sitting back etc. So I feel it is perhaps a fault with
the design and not the user, making a future purchase less likely.
-----Original Message-----
From: anthony mills [mailto:anthony.j.mills@xxxxxx.com]
Sent: 01 October 2007 11:01
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Re: Pole Saw
Mr. Brewster
In my experience it is not so much the lack of power,
which with a 25 or 30 cc engine and a 10" or 12" bar is usually more or
just slightly less proportionate to larger saws, as that, unless working
from above or to the side with a MEWP, it is very difficult to place
your cuts at the correct angles, especially for the first two. So the
branch twists instead of hingeing. That is what leads to the saw
getting jammed in the cut, not the lack of power. The stub cut-off is
usually easier, but it is also more likely, because of the difficulty of
precise control at that distance, that the tree will be wounded when
making the final 'clean' target cut. That is if you haven't been
whacked by the lump sliding down the pole instead of falling
straight....
I have to say that I do prefer them for work from a MEWP as I really
do not like working with a saw that close to the metal cage, especially
starting it up. The advantage of all "long-arm" machines, and even more
so with hedgecutters, is that the moving parts and cutting edges are
well away from the operator.
Regards, Anthony Mills
On 10/1/07, Ian Brewster <Ian.Brewster@xxxxx.gov.uk> wrote:
Working At Height Regulations don't apply to Pole saws, the machine
that allow you to cut branches from the ground without venturing into
the trees .
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