The Arborist Kit by PockeTech: 48 Inch Long High Limb Hand Chain Saw - Blades on Both Sides so it Doesn't Matter How It Lands - Upgraded with 50% More Blades Cutting in BOTH Directions & on BOTH Sides

First off, to those having trouble and leaving nasty review, you must have missed a basic physics lesson, or lack ingenuity. To those "professional arborists", fancy word for tree-trimmer, rest assured this will not replace your career any more than a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste was the death of dentists. So "arborist", stop your complaining and nonsense, about this saw will kill trees and other drivel you are posting.1, Go to Home-Depot and get a 50-foot long nylon high usage rope, that is 3/8th to 1/2 inch thick and cut the rope in half, creating two 25 foot long sections, next tie one section to each of the loops of the yellow thin rope that comes with the saw. This rope is murder to the hands and tangles too easily. After to tightly secure the nylon rope to the loops, cut the yellow rope is most useful as twine for all the wood you will soon be removing. Make sure knot is secure.2. Replace throwing bag with a 1- 2 and pound object, be it a dumbbell, or fill the throw bag up with crushed brick and anchor it to the nylon rope. Now if your branches are too high for you to throw here is what you do: 2a. Get a bow and arrow with a 15-20 pound draw max, real cheap at Sports Authority, and tie twine to the back of the arrow but not in the feathers, and fire the twine and arrow over the branch you want to cut. I stood on a ladder and fired the arrow for greater heights and more accuracy. 2b. Make sure the twine has a set length and is tied to a weight or be a good shot and make sure that you leave enough twine attached to the arrow so you don't lose your arrow. Once you are over the branch, tie the twine end to your nylon rope of the rope saw and guide it over the branch and you can cut.3. Never, straddle more than one branch, this rope saw will only get stuck, cut ONE branch at a time. Take your time, physics lesson, you cannot use this saw to undercut, so taking your time is critical to get a clean cut and no bark peel back. If the blade gets stuck just tug and jerk -quick and LIGHT one end of the rope and walk back and forth jerking the rope as needed it will unstick.4. Keep the blade oiled, mine soaks in a thin pan of motor oil, between cuts, while I use my chainsaw to cut up the branches I have removed. I have taken down well over a ton of weight in wood with this tool.5. The wood I have been cutting is oak, if you are not mechanically inclined, good firm upper body strength, this saw is not for you! You can even cut with a two man operation, just make sure you keep rhythmic strokes and that you keep the blade 30 degrees or so in relation to your cut.Lastly, if you get hurt using this saw, you are just dumb, and should not stand under what you are cutting, I would be cutting more now but we are getting a lot of rain in Orlando this week.This saw is awesome, makes me laugh at the professional tree-cutter, oops arborist quote of $2000 dollars, not including haul away..LOL my neighbor and I have been trimming both our yards and we are using this tool.

Cut through a 6 inch pine branch, about 15 ft high, less than 10 minutes after opening the box. Several smaller branches cut afterwards.The thin rope is very hard on hands, so I agree with others who’ve said to get thicker softer rope. That said, the rope provided is very strong and I didn’t have any tangle problemsWhat is instantly apparent is that using this with two people, to allow the blade to work at a slightly more obtuse angle, would be ideal, though one person can manage easily enough.Any hanging tree limb will break once enough of it is cut, so with larger branches expect the last inch or so to break off, which leaves a jagged stump.Consider the angle at which you are cutting to keep the blade cutting as straight down as possible to avoid it getting pinched by the weight of the limb as you cut. This is a little tricky because you don’t want to be directly underneath the branch as it falls. 😂 The 48” blade is a must! I cannot imagine a shorter blade being practical at all, unless all of your branches are tiny.Throwing the bag was a lot easier than I imagined. In fact, out of 5 branches, it took 6 throws. However, once the rope is over the branch it is nearly impossible to move laterally , so make your throw count, or try again.The only complaints with using this has nothing to do with the product and everything to do with physical laws. You have to use some forethought and ( I hate this phrase) common sense. If your blade is biting into the bottom of the branch while you cut, of course it will get caught as the branch starts to lower, so watch, and adjust your angle.Definitely happy with the product, much happier than climbing, and it worked much better than expected

I have used several 'pocket' style chain saws over the years and seen several different approaches to keeping the cutting side down when throwing the saw over the branch to be trimmed. The Pocketech High Limb Hand Chainsaw does away with the whole problem by placing cutting teeth on both sides of the chain- no matter how it lands, you're ready to cut. I'm very pleased with the unit right out of the packaging and found it easy to layout, rig and use. The chain is sturdy, full post links and will take quite a beating. The teeth are few enough (but plenty to get the job done!) and spaced such that it is easy to sharpen them with a round or semi-round hand file, when the time comes. The lines and weight bag are fine for getting started with. I'm a tinkerer by nature, so will probably customize my rig, but it really isn't necessary.I primarily use the saw to keep the hickory tree windbreak surrounding our 14 acres of hay field in check. Hickory is a moderately hard wood and the branches grow surprisingly fast- if they aren't pruned regularly, they make it tough for the tractor to maximize its cut at the end of a pass cutting, windrowing and baling hay. Right out of the box I've used the Pocketech to take eight inch diameter branches down- couldn't resist taking the new tool for 'a walk' when it arrived. I find that I do have to plan my throw to get the chain to land where I want- but that's on me, not the tool. The tool makes it simple because once in place, I don't have to tweak the line or snap waves through it to get the chain the right way- either way is the right way! I wear gloves, use the nylon handles that come with the kit and we're off. I like the bag weight that comes with the Pocketech, because I can add weight if I need for higher throws; other pocket saws I've had over the years had a solid bag weight, no adjustment possible.So, especially at the price, I found this pocket chainsaw a good value and very effective tool.