Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Be aware that even though this is a nice pole and saw, the cutter portion is a MAJOR weak point. After using this for 5 minutes the cutter broke on it's 3rd finger sized branch. I have made Amazon aware of this and will receive a replacement to try again but until then I can NOT recommend this at the time. I have 3 other shorter poles bought through the years that work great that cost no where near what this does. I will update on the replacement pole quality. UPDATE #1 The head on the saw broke within 3 hours of use. Half of it is made out of a JUNK metal that looks like slag from a casting pot. This is what they use to make toys out of and should NEVER be used in anything that takes stress. The other half of the head is plastic and did NOT brake. This failure is totally unacceptable and this saw should be pulled from the market. The head WILL break if you use this pole to cut anything larger than a twig or pencil sized branch. UPDATE #2 The next day I tried retracting the pole and it would not lock so I took it apart to see what happened. The plastic locking body moved out of alignment because there is no stop to keep it from moving and only friction is supposed to hold it in position. I realigned and tightened the bolts alot more than they originally were. Both locks had failed. This is the 3rd failure within 1 day of use. This saw should NOT be on the market as is. They choose to use cheap parts on a good concept. UPDATE #3 I received my replacement pole and you can see there is nothing holding the chain lock plate together on pruner. This is why the first one broke. The grooves are even too thin to add your own plate. After some time I barely squeezed a lock ring on one pin but there is no room for this on the other pin. So if you own this pruner put a tie wrap around the lock plate so it does not fall off. POOR manufacturing. Also without even using the pole I had trouble with the locking pins for extending the pole. I repaired them as before. If your handy you can fix this pole to function but the head is still not very strong and will break over time with sawing motions. It is a GREAT design concept but POORLY executed. Over all I can NOT recommend this pole as is currently manufactured.