I was out at a nearby Bomgaars looking for utility sleds when I ran across a deal on these Senix pole saws. I've been half azzed looking for a pole saw but didn't really want to break the bank when I found this one for 60 bucks. Not half bad. It came with an Oregon bar and chain and was pretty pleased to see that. I guess that means I ran out of excuses to trim that tree in front of my house and the apple trees in the pasture.
I did grab it. I actually do happen to have a really long cord, but I also have a barn with power near the trees that I want to trim so it should work out ok. For as much as I plan to use it, I didn't want to invest too much, but I didn't want to get a crappy one either.
I did something similar a few years back...found a Worx Jawsaw with extension pole on ebay for something like $60...decided to give it a shot...I've used it some, it works fine, glad I didn't tie up any more money in it than I did though. I thought maybe I'd also use the jawsaw to buck up smaller diameter limbs in a pile...what I have found is that it is still easier to pile them into the sawbuck and cut through the whole pile all at once. Works OK for trimming limbs...little heavy out on the end of that pole though... JawSaw 5 Amp Electric Chainsaw JawSaw 5-Foot Extension Pole
I always wondered how well those work. There's been more than a few times where I tried different things to make work easier or more efficient and found in the end that there is a solid reason why we all do things a certain way. Oh well, I guess if you don't try, you don't learn. Sometimes you run across something good.
I had this nasty evergreen bush in the guy nextdoors yard trying to push my fence down, with a small SunJoe Electric Polesaw i was able to get it under control. This small pole chainsaw comes with an Oregon 10 inch bar and chain, all you need is some chain oil not included, you just install chain on powerhead and your ready for action. As brenndatomu posted it is heavy at the end of pole but it can be controled and for it's low cost does a great job.
Mine came with an 8" Oregon bar and chain, but other than that, it was the same kind of deal. I haven't tried it yet, but so far I'm pretty impressed with the build quality. No offense to the Canadians, but I wasn't sure what to expect. I may have to cut something tonight for the fun of it.
Make sure you keep track of the chain oil as the saw just holds a small amount, and check the chain tension after a few cuttings as it may need adjusting. A small funnel comes in handy for putting the chain oil in saw, and it's advised to drain the oil after using saw as some complain it leaks out i just drain it into a small jar to reuse next time.
