Branch Saw for Tree Pruners UPX86, UPX82

Bought this to attach to my tree loppers. Very impressed with the blade which is really sharp and cuts on the pull stroke making it much easier to use

Not used, but look quality and very sharp. Looking forward to testing it out.

Easy to fit, the blade is very sharp and cuts well. I suppose my main criticism is that it is quite flexy and consequently isn't always that easy to use. In general though, it does the job.

I used this branch saw with the Fiskars PowerGear Tree Pruner (UPX86), and it worked better then expected. You don't need to apply much weight/pressure while sawing, so there's no problem using it at the full 4m extension, and there's no problems with flex/wobble. Although you can't see precisely what's going on at that distance, you can feel when it's cutting right and in the groove. Using the weight of the pole and just dragging it across the branch is enough to get it started. I was pruning an oak tree, and was able to cut up to 110mm diameter branches at full extension (cut in two lengths). So while the saw can definitely cut branches wider than the 80mm recommended limit, the wider branches are probably more likely to nip the blade, and you don't want it stuck 5m high in a tree! It's also dead easy to attach/remove the saw from the pole. I was impressed by the X86 pruner already, and this saw just makes it a much more useful tool overall.

After buying my upx86 pole pruner I realised it didn't come with the saw, (first negative point), so I found it sold separately which was rather pricey (second negative point) the most annoying thing about this saw is that a very sharp blade arrived with no scabbard! That is completely illogical, Now I have to go out find, buy or make a separate scabbard just for the pole Saw, at an extra cost pushing the saw price up to nearly £40! Fiskars that is just tight fisted and unsafe! The saw arrived separately from the pole and once assembled I had it straight out on site, helping with a roadside tree safety contract, combined with the pole it's very good, razor sharp and I like how easy it is to detach. Only major issue is that the blade is extremely flimsy, this is good and also bad firstly it means you get a little more flex when things pinch it or it gets forced against a hard branch but equally bad, as the blade after 2 days has deformed, still usable but not expected from such a good make + expensive pruning saw. Another huge draw back is the way the saw and the pruner are mounted, if you purchased it with the bypass pruner the fitting system is rather genius, but when I was using the saw inside the canopy of a large oak tree from a harness it proved very hard to find a suitable angle to perform a cut with the saw without the pruner head obstructing or getting snagged unfortunately I see no way passed this without leaving little stubs to accommodate the bulk of the pruner head. I hate the fact that this saw has no hook cutter at the tip for when you pull through on the final strike and it could definitely do with being and extra 5-10cm longer also. Another fiskars pole does have a good long curved blade with a hook cutter but I'm not sure this is compatible with the upx86. All in all the saw really proves its worth but it feels like a cheap edition to one of the most expensive pole pruners on the market. Fiskars take it from a professional, beef up the blade, provide a scabbard for God's sake! And install a hook cutter, the longer length may then let you accommodate the bulky pruner head. Thanks for reading head over to the UPX86 Pole pruner to see my review of the pole pruner, these comments are related to the saw only

Good quality but in poor packaging box delivery

Although not strictly compatible with older telescopic pruners like up86, I found that the addition of a 4mm thick slightly squashy pad glued to the moveable part of the saw clamp made it possible to use this saw very well with my older up86/Wilkinson-Sword telescopic pruner. The saw is very sharp and works well even at full extension of the pruner.

Works well because it's new and Sharpe, fits shaft well have used it a few times, see what it cuts like after a while and a number of cuts.

This saw is extra sharp attaches to the shaft very easily have to be very careful as it could be dangerous in the wrong hands

Hervorragende Qualität! Die Säge hat mir im vergangenen Herbst bei Baumpflegearbeiten gute Dienste geleistet. Sehr scharf, sauberer Schnitt sowie sicher und einfach auf einer Fiskars "Giraffe" zu montieren.

Ho comprato questa testa di ricambio dopo che dall'originale si é rotta la lama. Trovo assurdo che abbia dovuto acquistare tutto il pezzo quando mi serviva solo la lama. Una tattica per far spendere di più. Nonostabte ciò, la qualità é buona

cet outil fixé sur la perche de la marque m'a permis de couper des branches de bouleau à environ plus de 5 mètres de hauteur. petit défaut à cette hauteur la lame reste trop flexible mais elle coupe très bien en insistant.

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