Treat it gently
I dont own one and I haven`t even tried one so maybe I shouldn`t speak, but a local dealer who has sold a buttload of Ht75s says he has steady income replacing bent extendable shaft tubes. From what he tells me, all the wannabe landscapers and arborists who employ kids, drunks, and summer help seem to be letting them drop through the cut to the ground. Impact of the bar bends the shaft. I guess because of this, user lack of skill, the HT75 is getting a bad name in some circles. Russ