"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , Jake
writes
For about
£170 you get a pole pruner (chainsaw sort of thing), hedge trimmer,
brush cutter and strimmer.


But from what I've seen and tried not much quality at that price. I liked
the stihl version of that but they were several times more expensive and
justifiably so.


Just spent yesterday helping a friend lay waste to some overgrown trees.
Going back for more today.

He has a new electric "chaninsaw on a stick" from Lidl/Aldi (Lidl I think)
which cost about £70.
I was well impressed - went through branches like a knife through butter and
had a long reach.
Wonderful for pruning back tall trees.

He also has a large electric chainsaw (Ryobi IIRC) for the bigger stuff and
I did have one problem with this.
Although it generally cuts well, the trigger safety lock by the trigger is
very small and not well positioned so my thumb kept slipping off it and I
kept having to reposition my grip.
So regardless of brand, make sure that you test the hand grips and ensure
that you can easily and comfortably reach the trigger and safety button.
Remember to always engage the main safety lock after a cut - this is usually
the hand guard in front of the grip which you push forwards to lock the
blade.

For what you require the ideal would be an electric chainsaw about the size
of the pruner - probably about an 8 inch blade - but I haven't seen one like
this.
They seem to be either light weight and on a stick or much more substantial
and have a 12-14 inch blade.

As stated repeatedly elsewhere chainsaws are dangerous if mishandled.
Also it is very important to support the branch you are cutting so that
there is space below the cut so you don't damage the chain at the end of the
cut.
However if you work with care you should be fine.
Many, many chainsaws are sold every year and so there will be a number of
(fairly horrible) accidents but others have been using chainsaws for a long
time (since the late '70s in my case) with some success.
As it says on financial sites, past performance is no guarantee of future
performance :-(

Cheers

Dave R
--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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Can anyone recommend a small chainsaw for light work. Not to cut tree
trunks but heavier branches that are pruned and so on so i can use them
for the fire/ Sawing manually on a saw horse is definitely tiring if not
exhausting!!


Can I just add a postscript?
In uk.d-i-y the standard answer to anything is "angle grinder".
In many ways these are at least as dangerous as chainsaws but sensible use
is taken as read.

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No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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(")_(")

In article , Bill Grey
writes
I can see there would be a problem with a full 9 yards course, not really
necessary for us gardeners.

A basic "how to use" and safety course would be fine.

Bill


That's what i thought! However trying to find a suitable course is very
difficult. Many have qualifications at the end and stuff I really don't
need. I don't intend to climb many trees and rope myself onto branches
either
On the minus side they don't teach to you how cut up old cots and the
half a gate someone gave me as I have a wood burning stove !
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In article , Christina Websell
writes
If you want to use a chainsaw, make sure someone else is there.
I can use a bowsaw but, as you say, it's tiring.
I'm thinking of paying someone to come and do it.
Tina


Last time we had next doors tree down I actually manage to build a work
horse thingy which took three logs at a time and then sawed through all
three at once which was much easier but the apple and the oak branches
now lying in heaps on the lawn are all a bit 'branchy' so would lie flat
and be ropes together.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In article , BT Newsgroup
writes
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/2006...k1000-550-w-al
ligator-po.html


Yes that's what friend used a couple of years ago after a storm, but i
think it was a better built one. Seemed to do the trick. Actually wonder
if his son's still got it and i could borrow it?
Now there's a thought!

Went through fairly stocky branches quite well too.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On Feb 24, 9:51*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , BT Newsgroup
writes

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/2006...k1000-550-w-al
ligator-po.html

Yes that's what *friend used a couple of years ago after a storm, but i
think it was a better built one. Seemed to do the trick. Actually wonder
if his son's still got it and i could borrow it?
Now there's a thought!

Went through fairly stocky branches quite well too.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Or better could he cut the wood up for you.

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , Christina Websell
writes
If you want to use a chainsaw, make sure someone else is there.
I can use a bowsaw but, as you say, it's tiring.
I'm thinking of paying someone to come and do it.
Tina


Last time we had next doors tree down I actually manage to build a work
horse thingy which took three logs at a time and then sawed through all
three at once which was much easier but the apple and the oak branches now
lying in heaps on the lawn are all a bit 'branchy' so would lie flat and
be ropes together.
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Please don't risk yourself with a chainsaw. I like the idea of the
alligator saw, you cannot chop your legs off with this.
I might get one.

On 2/24/2012 6:29 PM, Christina Websell wrote:

Please don't risk yourself with a chainsaw. I like the idea of the
alligator saw, you cannot chop your legs off with this.
I might get one.

I'd never heard of them - thank you for mentioning them! That's the only
kind of chain saw I would consider using.

In article
,
Dave Hill writes
Or better could he cut the wood up for you.


Blimey - no! I prune HIS trees!!
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...

Can anyone recommend a small chainsaw for light work. Not to cut tree
trunks but heavier branches that are pruned and so on so i can use them
for the fire/ Sawing manually on a saw horse is definitely tiring if not
exhausting!!


Can I just add a postscript?
In uk.d-i-y the standard answer to anything is "angle grinder".
In many ways these are at least as dangerous as chainsaws but sensible use
is taken as read.

It's not about being sensible, as you say, it's taken as read.
BUT if you operate these on your own and it slips onto your leg when you
alone you are dead.