Evin
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Well I need to do some pruning with a one hand saw on a ladder and my Husky 55 is a little large. What would be a good new/used saw?
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Mold Mechanic
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I used to have an old Homelite XLII that worked well in one hand, it even had 2 triggers, one towards the top of the handle, and one at the back.
THALL10326
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You need no chainsaw at all upon a ladder. Think about getting a extendable pole prunner for reaching up. With a Stihl HT101 or HT131 you can reach up about 16-17 feet from the ground. Alot safer than using a ladder......
Evin
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I have a 28 foot ladder and I will need to be up around 24 feet as some snow took down some large branches on a oak tree.
Evin,
What size limbs are you pruning? I have a cheap 13" pruning saw from HD that I use around the house. You'd be suprised how fast it will cut through limbs. Matter of fact I just used it last weekend to cut down 3 overgrown ligustrum trees (approx 3-4" diameter trunks). It went through them no sweat! And a Silky would be even faster.
Also if you are running a saw in the tree you need to be tied in.
What size limbs are you pruning? I have a cheap 13" pruning saw from HD that I use around the house. You'd be suprised how fast it will cut through limbs. Matter of fact I just used it last weekend to cut down 3 overgrown ligustrum trees (approx 3-4" diameter trunks). It went through them no sweat! And a Silky would be even faster.
Also if you are running a saw in the tree you need to be tied in.
Evin
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Most of the broken branches are less than 8 inches. I have seen an McCulloch 14 inch on Ebay for around $35.... but not sure on how dependable they are.
That would probably be about the largest I'd want to cut with a handsaw. How many limbs you talking about?
Ed*L
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24' up, chainsaw, ladder, .........sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Call an arborist, it will be cheaper than the hospital bill.
Ed
Call an arborist, it will be cheaper than the hospital bill.
Ed
Evin
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I'd say around 10 that need attention now and more prunning later.
cuttinscott
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You could always get one (a handsaw that is) and give it a shot. If it turns out a power saw is needed to do the job you should really call a climber. Then you will always have the handsaw. I use mine frequently.
Evin
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Got Kaiser only $15 
Although I did have a friend that did some tree climbing a month ago to prune up some trees.... maybe I should call him.
Although I did have a friend that did some tree climbing a month ago to prune up some trees.... maybe I should call him.Got Kaiser only $15
My Corona was about $20 at the hardware store. Not familiar with the Kaiser.
Evin
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Kaiser is a number of hospitals that I belong to and it only cost me $15 per visit.
joatmon
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Best of luck. Let us know how that plan works out for you.
How much is a stay?
Gotcha!
I like the corona idea
Sit there and drink the corona, let a pro swing like a monkey.
-Pat
Sit there and drink the corona, let a pro swing like a monkey.
-Pat
