Pruning high branches

[JohnD]

I have some trees overhanging the fence. My neighbour occasionally gets a tree man in to hack them back (they are his trees in an overgrown corner).

I saw this thing advertised. The pole is 9' long. Would it be any good if I held it overhead or on a short ladder?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/electric-pole-pruner/p/061603060052100?utm_source=Aldi&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Product Image&utm_campaign=SpecialbuyEmail22ndAugust

 

[glasgowdan]

Yes it'd do the job, make sure you wear well-fitted goggles as the sawdust can shower your eyes doing this type of task. Sawdust in the eye is one of the least fun things you can do to yourself.

 

[Burnerman]

It would John, but a petrol one is much more powerful. Hire one, maybe?
John

 

[JohnD]

Thanks. I might use it about once a year. What should I look for in a hired petrol one? What kind of blade does it have? It's small branches I would want to cut. I already have one of those extending loppers with a sort of string-operated secateurs on the end)

 

[Burnerman]

The usual petrol tool is actually a chainsaw on a pole....not a device to lock horns with, but dramatically effective!
Those cord loppers are fine in their own way, albeit rather slow and difficult to use when the brash is thin.
John

 

[JohnD]

brash?

 

[Burnerman]

Hedge and tree cuttings - bloomin' awful stuff to dispose of!
John

 

[r896neo]

You'd be surprised at how good a normal silky saw on an extendable pole is. No cord to faff with either. I sometimes reach for mine before my stihl polesaw as its so mush easier to use up a tall ladder.