Upgrade 53 Inch High Reach Tree Limb Hand Rope Chain Saw Cuts Branches Manual Pocket Chainsaw with 68 Sharp Blades on Both Sides for Gardening Camping Hiking Survival Gear-No Ropes Included

easy setup with 1/8 inch nylon parador, blades sharp, blades on both sides so as long as your feed the chain to the branch with no kinks, you can start cutting immediately, good strong construction and material, there is a learning curve using it though, first branch I cut 30 feet up I cut the branch to far from the trunk, blade got pinched between the 5 inch branch & trunk when the weight of the branch started to break free, after 2 days and a lot of pulling using a 2nd rope secured to branch,the branch broke free and fell to the ground along with the saw rope, lesson one place the chain as close to the meeting point of the branch & trunk as possible but not in the fork that also will cause binding & frustration. lesson 2, using 2 people one on each end and a longer piece of cord you increase the angle of the cutting surface thus decreasing the likely hood of binding. To date I have trimmed off 3 branches, 30ft, 24ft & 20ft high all three 4 to 5 Inches in diameter, If you have patience this is a wonderful cost saving tool, you'll experience the need for patience first when try to throw the throw line over the branch you are trying to cut a lot of that depends on how high the branch is and how obstructed the path is with other branches or structures, then if you experience binding you'll encounter your 2nd need for patience The nylon bag included lasted for only the 1st branched, be prepared to improvise. I'll state the obvious the lower the branch your cutting is the easier it is to avoid the frustrations, I still have some smaller branches to trim about 20ft high I feel I saved myself big money but the trade off is the MY TIME used when frustione encountered, for me I am always pleased to save money.

My pole saw could not reach high enough but this was able to do the job. It is great that it cuts either side so you don't need to try and 'flip' it over once it is up on the branch. Even with two people standing wide apart, we still had a lot of binding and had to pull really hard to free it. The branch was 5-6" in diameter and about 20ft long with lots of branches so it was heavy (100+ lbs) so not surprising it would bind a bit. A lot cheaper than paying an arborist. Maybe next time I will take the branch down it smaller chunks but it is a lot of work to get the string up that high.

This has been working well so far and has been used to prune dead and live limbs on Australian hardwood species of various sizes from 3” to 8”. That said, I’ve almost had it stuck up high twice and reckon it’s only a matter of time before it gets stuck for good. Tricks I’ve learned from previous reviews and trial and error: 1. Start on low limbs to get a feel for it. When you get it stuck get out the ladder. 2. Run it easy, don’t get impatient and put too much pressure on it while cutting, this will increase the chances of it getting jammed. 3. Try to maintain as straight a line as possible; minimize the arc of the line. This will prevent pinching when the limb begins to sag. 4. Start the cut with the line straight down below the limb then move outward to lessen the arc of the line. 5. I always keep the chain oiled with bar oil. Not sure if this does anything. That’s what I’ve learned so far and some tips that may be of help. I’ll be advancing to limbs 20 meters plus next so we’ll see how it goes. I may be in the market for climbing gear to retrieve it.

After much effort, I got the chain onto the limb and the cutting was going very well until one of the carabiners broke! You can image how difficult it is to recover from this situation since you now only have one rope attached and you can't pull the chain through the cut since the broken carabiner is stopping it!!! After many hours of effort from a ladder using a hook on a long pole, I managed to work it free and will start over tomorrow WITHOUT THE CRAPPY CARABINERS!!!!

I was surprised at how quickly the blades cut. They are sharp and effective, cutting on both sides, so that however you get your chain on a branch, it will cut. The most important thing to prepare for is binding. When cutting branches, as the branch begins to give, it may bind up the blade to make it nearly impossible to extract. I found this out the hard way on a very high branch. I was able to lasso the branch and bring it down with heavy weight and pulling. Otherwise my chain would have been stuck up there. The suggested use of TWO people will be a good way to avoid this by making the cut a bit more horizontal and less likely to bind. I spent the majority of my time trying to get a rope thrown over the high branch I wanted to cut. All in all, I think that this is a very valuable gadget that will enable one to do tree trimming without a ladder and other branch or log cutting.