Pole saw(pruner) Recommendation

I think you'd find that a pole saw which could reach that high would be dangerously unweildy to use unless you've got arms as strong as a gorrilla.

A pull rope pruner might be extended that high, but it too could be a bear to manage if it started to swing down.

(Someone please enlighten me if I'm wrong about that.)

I use a rope saw for trimming high stuff aronud our property. Cheap and safe (As long as you plan your escape route before the limb falls.):

During my CATV Construction days we used Jameson which might be more money then you wanted to spend. But will last forever and built in the US not China!!!

In news:dU8El.31310$% snipped-for-privacy@newsfe24.iad, Tony Hwang spewed forth:

I bought a Corona last year at Lowes and would reccommend it. It doesn't go 20 ft but.......

Consider the physics involved. I have a 12 foot that I just bought, whatever brand Lowes sells, and I can barely steer it, much less saw with it, other than right near main trunk. (and I'm a big guy) You are basically trying to saw through one spring, with the tip of another spring. The lopper only cuts up to an inch or so. So far, the thing has mainly been useful for the hook to pull down deadwood that the next windstorm would have gotten anyway. IMHO, anything over 12 feet is pretty pointless.

Safety tip- wear a hardhat. I didn't bother searching mine out from wherever it ended up last time I used it years ago, because I was eager to try out my new toy. Sure enough, one of the falling limbs tagged me in the head. If you don't already own one, buy one.

-- aem sends...

oops; wrong link. this is the one, invaluable.