Fiskars 7ft-14ft Power-Lever Extendable Pole Saw and Tree Pruner, Lawn and Garden Tools, Black/Orange

BOTTOM LINE: Whether you're just doing occasional trimming ...or tackling a big project, this Fiskars extendable pruning saw will amaze you with its speed and simplicity. It sawed circles around my supposed 'top-of-the-line' Craftsman pole saw. 5 STARSTHOUGHTS: With Sears going out of business everywhere you look, I knew I needed to buy something besides another Craftsman unit when my old one started acting up. Surfing around, this Fiskars pole saw racked up solid reviews on every site I checked out. The brand is well-renowned for sharpness and durability, so I decided to pony up and buy one. This spring I finally got a chance to try it out... and I must tell you that I am beyond impressed. My driveway is almost 100 yards long, lined on both side by tall pine trees anywhere from 20 to 40 feet high. They've been slowly growing together for many years but I never had cause to trim much since the interwoven branches helped minimize rain and snowfall in my driveway, which is always a bonus. However I knew I had to do some major trimming recently because delivery trucks (fuel oil, UPS, etc.) coming up to the house were starting to complain about several of the lower hanging branches. So on a cool Spring weekend I headed out and began trimming the trees along my driveway with this new Fiskars pruner.First impressions were positive. The oval shape of the handle keeps the pole from twisting in your hands, which inspires confidence, especially when the pole is extended fully to reach high branches. The snap lock collar and simple push-n-pop spring-loaded retention pin make extending and retracting the pole a breeze; though the snap collar often popped open. Irritating, but it never adversely affected the saw's performance. (The positioning holes in the extension section have started to elongate after a few months' use, but this saw still works great in spite of this apparent design flaw. It's the only real complaint that I have about this otherwise excellent pole saw.) The lopping feature has a thick heavy cord with a large, easy to grasp plastic T-handle. It snips easily through anything that will fit inside the hook. But what impressed me the most was the hellaciously fast cutting power of the curved saw blade. The aggressive design of the blade & saw teeth quickly zipped through branches, seemingly in half the time (and effort!) of my old Craftsman saw. Wow! I am sold on this unit forever! After ripping through over 100 branches, ranging in thickness from an inch to well over 4 inches, I remain in awe of the ease with which this tool does its job.[I had 6 stacks of branches piled waist-high in just a few hours - check the picture! (The Fiskars is leaning against my first stack of branches, in the background.) A picture is worth a 1000 words: this saw WORKS!!!]I recommend the Fiskars 393981 to ANYONE looking for a telescoping saw. It may cost a bit more than others but this is one case where you absolutely get what you paid for! And then some!!

I purchased this item in lieu of buying new batteries for an extendable chain saw. It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you figure out the angle to hold it at the saw works like a dream. I’ve used it to cut down the dead fronds on a palm tree, so only managed to used the rope pull on a few branches. Very impressed and easy to handle than the chain saw.

This limb trimmer is pretty easy to use and darn sharp. It extends out really far, so when using it in a collapsed position there is a lot of cord hanging. No way to get around that, just be patient. It works good and cuts good. Will only cut up to 1.25 diameter limbs because that is the size of the cutting opening. I thought that 1.25 was not very big, but it turns out that for trimming the ends of branches, back to about 2 feet, this is all you generally need. I have not used the saw portion of this tool because the limbs I have trimmed are not that big. The saw is really sharp and has a hooked end that keeps it from slipping off branches. I said the saw is sharp, but haven't used it, so how could I know that. I have a short, folding Fiskars limb saw and it does a good job. It has a 7 inch blade for only $21.00, Might as well buy one of those too.

Good product and quality. The only drawback and it is a double edge sword is the saw blade is very aggressive(cuts great) but makes high branches more difficult to cut quickly because ingest caught in tract

I like the height it extends too. Like the brand. It functions like it should, seems durable, good grip and nice and sharp cut. Blades seem well made and thick and price was right

I love that it is lightweight, well built, sturdy and the lopper is perfect! Cuts through 1" diameter branches like butter, even when fully extended to 14'.I really didn't need the saw, but it's nice to have. I haven't used the saw but it feels strong enough to do the job of cutting larger branches.I highly recommend!

This tool was just what I needed to trim the branches that were hanging over my gutters. The trees look better and my gutters are not filling with leaves.

Used this with insulated gloves to cut palms near and on power lines. Survived. Cut like a breeze. Be sure to stretch before working lol