I was going to start a pole saw thread but then I saw this one...
I'm strongly considering getting a pole saw and some of my concerns have already been brought up here.
What do you do to help ensure the bar doesn't get pinched? With most cuts being at an angle and if the balance of the limb is incorrectly estimated I can see the limb simply rolling towards the cut. To help reduce the angle cut situation, would the 30° gear box adapter that Stihl offers be worthwhile?
A post above suggested undercutting directly below where the top cut is going for any limb greater that 1". I'm guessing this would help to encourage the limb to drop more quickly??
Most of my cutting is related to firewood so any high cuts will be to make felling easier (change the balance of the tree, reduce snags). I also cut quite a few blow downs and the pole saw may be a little easier and definitely safer for limbing these.
Comments would be appreciated