So I have those awful conifers at the bottom of my garden. They were planted I'd say about 8 years ago and are now at house roof height. They look messy, and need kicking in to shape before they can be regularly maintained.
I've trimmed the odd branch over the last few years, but now I need to chop the tops and bring them down by, say, 12-15ft or so. Clearly, something like a cherry picker would be ideal and I'd hire one (I did before to repair some guttering, I like them!) but I can't get this to the back garden.
A ladder? perhaps, but even with a decent ladder I still need something to cut them. I have a chainsaw, but I like my arms and fingers. Not sure I'd reach with a handsaw.
I have one of those long reach "pull string" cutters but I don't think it will be able to cut the diameter.
So...is there a cool tool I can buy to do this job? It must have a long reach, say 3-4m and must be able to cut through, say, 70mm (I'm guessing) trunk and branches?
I've trimmed the odd branch over the last few years, but now I need to chop the tops and bring them down by, say, 12-15ft or so. Clearly, something like a cherry picker would be ideal and I'd hire one (I did before to repair some guttering, I like them!) but I can't get this to the back garden.
A ladder? perhaps, but even with a decent ladder I still need something to cut them. I have a chainsaw, but I like my arms and fingers. Not sure I'd reach with a handsaw.
I have one of those long reach "pull string" cutters but I don't think it will be able to cut the diameter.
So...is there a cool tool I can buy to do this job? It must have a long reach, say 3-4m and must be able to cut through, say, 70mm (I'm guessing) trunk and branches?