Was going to ask if anybody found an actual listing for this thing. The company page at Amazon is pretty sparse and I can’t find this specific saw anywhere quickly. Where did the retail made-up price come from?
Ha, Gemini tells me:
“Power to go” battery tools is not a specific brand but likely refers to cordless, portable power tools designed for mobility and extended use, with brands like EGO, known for its reliable outdoor equipment, and the EGO ARC Lithium battery system offering long runtimes and compatibility across their tool range. Other reputable brands for durable and powerful battery tools include DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, and Ryobi.
@stinks i know the summary doesn’t say “this uses an Ego battery,” but in case anyone thought it might be after skimming, it does not. This is 20V, Ego is 56V.
@ekw@phendrick
Had a solid wood exterior door close on the cord to my circular saw when I was doing some work at the local library once. I ended up having to do a little bit of patchwork on the threshold where it arced.
I’m going to go out on a limb here- when I saw only 18 sold in total, I knew I wood knot need to pole the buyers to see if many of them were buying two, tree of dese.
This looks a lot like the WORKPRO X 20 volt cordless pole saw (different color plastic, but same molds).
That’s not a bad saw for occasional use. A little “plasticity”, but strong plastic, and it’s held up for me through 50 or so cuts of 2-5" limbs so far.
No Edward, this product is not for shearing hedges.
It is for standing on a step ladder that balances on top of a table, so you can cut a tree branch just above your head.
I have a similar one. As someone mentioned above, a lot of these look identical with small changes in the color plastic. I use mine semi regularly to prune the ornamental and fruit trees in the yard. I suspect I’ll be using it a bunch this year as I let my “cooking pear” tree get out of control over the last couple of years.
Be very careful using these on a stepladder. Even though they’re pretty lightweight, once you get them out away from an axis straight above there’s a fair amount of torque and it’s easy to sink a leg of your ladder into soft dirt which can cause all kinds of problems. (Don’t ask how I know!)
I got a Craftsman that has a “removable chainsaw” (not sure why I quoted that) at the end that’s entirely too heavy and unwieldy when you get to the limit of the pole length. Pole bends and waves all around. Not ideal for a chainsaw unless you’re juggling them.
I’m tempted to try and find a gas powered with the engine, and so most of the weight, at the handle in a pawn shop, but do need some flavor of one of these soonish.
@stinks
The one I have is easy to handle, especially since the battery is at the user end. For instance, it’s much lighter than my Ryobi pole style hedge trimmer since the blade is much smaller.
Over the years I have basically changed every one of my tools to battery packs. Yanking on a pull rope is no longer on my list of things I want to do.
I’ve had the Stihl system for several years, and I’m impressed with it. I got the mid-range engine, and it’s always had plenty of power. It’s always started in 1-2 pulls as well.
@G1@narfcake some of the questions people ask here make me realize why you sometimes need to hire tree professionals. (See related poll — or should we say the pole saw poll?)
@narfcake I suspect that you are correct in the power aspect, but look at any mini chain saws on Amazon, and the blade inches is the max size log that you can cut. Same for big gas powered monsters.
An 8" saw will have a bar at least 11" long to attach to the housing.
I have been debating buying one for a few months. I’ve seen a lot of similar versions of the same thing.
@G1
In general, for safety’s sake, it is best to have at least an inch or two of blade sticking out past the outer edge of whatever you are cutting. This will help to prevent kickback as the tip hits something hard if you are cutting at the absolute blade limit.
That being said, with practice and skill you can generally cut something roughly twice the diameter of the blade…
As mentioned, in this particular case, I suspect a combination of legal CYA and power issues
@blaineg that’s the main thing that will affect you over time. IF you are already on Milwaukee, DeWalt, or Makita systems, look for a deal on their pole saws. Many use a new System like “Kombi” (different brand) and can add hedge trimmers or other attachments. You will pay more initially but tool should be more solid and battery system will last. Look for deals where you maybe get a promo free battery. Of course the main thing is if you are already on the system with at least one battery & charger.
@blaineg@pmarin
I realize this is a bit late but the following link has info about the battery style.
If it is, in fact, Makita compatible, you can get adapters that will allow you to run your Ryobi batteries on that format if you are part of the Ryobi ecosystem.
@blaineg@pmarin
Ok… I stand (self) corrected. Just went out to the shop to take a look at the Makita style battery adapter I have and see that it actually connects to a different part of the ports on the Makita battery and therefore actual Makita branded tools. Not sure if there’s an adapter that will fit a RYOBI battery to this style battery/tool. Sorry about that. However if you do have Makita style batteries you can use them directly.
Here’s a pic of the two different style batteries my “cat sat on a keyboard” yard tools use as well as a standard Makita /Ryobi adapter which I use in a Makita battery compatible cultivator/tiller.
Note: a quick Google search makes it look like there are compatible adapters for this. You just have to make sure that it uses the correct ports.
@blaineg@pmarin Well crap! That’s my DEWALT adapter…
Too lazy to walk the 50 yards back out to the shop to look for the other one. At any rate you get the idea.
@pmarin That’s where I’m at with the Scott’s weedwhacker I got in a recent IRK. It works fine, but the battery is not only proprietary, but completely unavailable. Scott got out of the cordless tool business some time ago, and even their manufacturer no longer sells the batteries.
@blaineg What voltage? If it’s 20V +/-, consider wiring a DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita, or Ryobi battery dock and use one of their batteries.
(I have a 15 year old Greenworks 20V pole saw that I need to do this to. The battery still works, but not well, and GW hasn’t made 20V in … about that long. They’re “all” in on 24V, 40V, 60V, and 80V platforms nowadays.)
@blaineg@chienfou@pmarin I have to say, I’m not familiar with the battery at the far left. The middle is indeed Makita LXT style, and the right as you know is actually to DeWalt.
As for Makita tool->Ryobi battery adapter, those do exist:
@blaineg@pmarin IF you research carefully, and IF you have the right tools, and IF you are brave, you can repair/replace the cells inside of a battery.
It becomes REALLY goofy and dangerous with Lithium-ion tech batteries, ie., protected cells vs. external-from-the-cell protection.
Received it and tried to trim some overgrown rhododendrons. The leaves and small branches kept ending up inside the chain drive housing. Plus the weight of the saw means since you need to hold it close enough to the other end to use the trigger it’s pretty hard to hold it more than a few degrees off straight up (which you don’t want so cuttings don’t fall on you). Another item for the town Swap Shed.
@bwiderski
I have one (similar) & love mine. Maybe this would be a better choice for that use case.
I have one (again, similar) of these as well and it’s another handy tool “in the toolbox”. It’s nice that you can use it off the pole as a hand clipper as well. Be forewarned these are VERY strong. They will cut through most branches and limbs with ease, but will take your finger off in a heartbeat if you’re not careful. You’ve been warned!
Specs
Product: Power-To-Go 20V 8’ Extendable 8" Cordless Pole Saw
Model: 1080189004
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Dec 15 - Thursday, Dec 18
That famous movie Edward Sawsyourhand.
@yakkoTDI
@yakkoTDI I picture a spin-off, where Edward Regularhands visits a world where everyone else has scissorhands.
Okay try again in the official thread…
Was going to ask if anybody found an actual listing for this thing. The company page at Amazon is pretty sparse and I can’t find this specific saw anywhere quickly. Where did the retail made-up price come from?
Ha, Gemini tells me:
Très sus.
/giphy sus
@stinks i know the summary doesn’t say “this uses an Ego battery,” but in case anyone thought it might be after skimming, it does not. This is 20V, Ego is 56V.
I saw a poll, once, with a dancer.
@hchavers
Something like this?
Do you prefer someone that dances:
A) Ballet
B ) Disco
C) Ballroom
D) Tango
E) something else
@hchavers What kind of questions was she asking? Did you answer them?
@chienfou @hchavers Tango. It’s only logical.
I had a corded saw. Funny how these can become cordless, unintentionally.
@phendrick corded hedge trimmers have the same convenient feature.
ask my girkfriend how I know.
@ekw @phendrick
Had a solid wood exterior door close on the cord to my circular saw when I was doing some work at the local library once. I ended up having to do a little bit of patchwork on the threshold where it arced.
@chienfou @ekw @phendrick My personal favorite is the suddenly cordless lawnmower.
@ekw @mehcuda67 @phendrick
that’s shocking!
@chienfou @mehcuda67 @phendrick that automatically reels in what’s left of the cord
Ready for the coming zombie apocalypse!
@scilynt , especially ready for very tall zombies!
Probably more useful as some weird modern-ish police baton and POLE-arm combo for DIY Ren Faire!!
I’m going to go out on a limb here- when I saw only 18 sold in total, I knew I wood knot need to pole the buyers to see if many of them were buying two, tree of dese.
@El_Oel Cut it out.
@El_Oel I saw what you did there
@El_Oel @hugacrv @zhicks1987
Time to chain the tone of this post.
@El_Oel AI garbage
@Perfect_Timing Who is Al, and why do we care about his garbage?
@El_Oel @Perfect_Timing Al is not garbage!
This looks a lot like the WORKPRO X 20 volt cordless pole saw (different color plastic, but same molds).
That’s not a bad saw for occasional use. A little “plasticity”, but strong plastic, and it’s held up for me through 50 or so cuts of 2-5" limbs so far.
@summetj TY for the video
No Edward, this product is not for shearing hedges.
It is for standing on a step ladder that balances on top of a table, so you can cut a tree branch just above your head.
@formfeed Leave this nonsense to the professionals.
@blaineg @formfeed
There’s an OSHA fine waiting to happen!
@blaineg @chienfou @formfeed Looks like that’s in another country and if they don’t have an OSHA-ish safety standard, that means it’s alright.
@narfcake
I have a similar one. As someone mentioned above, a lot of these look identical with small changes in the color plastic. I use mine semi regularly to prune the ornamental and fruit trees in the yard. I suspect I’ll be using it a bunch this year as I let my “cooking pear” tree get out of control over the last couple of years.
Be very careful using these on a stepladder. Even though they’re pretty lightweight, once you get them out away from an axis straight above there’s a fair amount of torque and it’s easy to sink a leg of your ladder into soft dirt which can cause all kinds of problems. (Don’t ask how I know!)
@chienfou How’s the weight at the end?
I got a Craftsman that has a “removable chainsaw” (not sure why I quoted that) at the end that’s entirely too heavy and unwieldy when you get to the limit of the pole length. Pole bends and waves all around. Not ideal for a chainsaw unless you’re juggling them.
I’m tempted to try and find a gas powered with the engine, and so most of the weight, at the handle in a pawn shop, but do need some flavor of one of these soonish.
@stinks
The one I have is easy to handle, especially since the battery is at the user end. For instance, it’s much lighter than my Ryobi pole style hedge trimmer since the blade is much smaller.
Over the years I have basically changed every one of my tools to battery packs. Yanking on a pull rope is no longer on my list of things I want to do.
@chienfou @stinks I’ve got the Stihl KombiSystem interchangeable setup, the pole saw works great.
@blaineg @stinks
Nice. Did you shoot that with a drone?
@chienfou @stinks No, I stole it from Stihl’s site.
I’ve had the Stihl system for several years, and I’m impressed with it. I got the mid-range engine, and it’s always had plenty of power. It’s always started in 1-2 pulls as well.
~ a few months ago, Aldi sold one similarly, priced less, came with biodegradable chain oil!
Why wood an 8" chain saw be limited to cutting “branches up to 4” thick"?
@G1 One is limited to the exposed length of the chainsaw bar. Though this is 8", the drive end and the housing takes up space.
Alternatively, I doubt this has the power for cutting anything thicker.
@G1 @narfcake some of the questions people ask here make me realize why you sometimes need to hire tree professionals. (See related poll — or should we say the pole saw poll?)
@narfcake I suspect that you are correct in the power aspect, but look at any mini chain saws on Amazon, and the blade inches is the max size log that you can cut. Same for big gas powered monsters.
An 8" saw will have a bar at least 11" long to attach to the housing.
I have been debating buying one for a few months. I’ve seen a lot of similar versions of the same thing.
@G1
In general, for safety’s sake, it is best to have at least an inch or two of blade sticking out past the outer edge of whatever you are cutting. This will help to prevent kickback as the tip hits something hard if you are cutting at the absolute blade limit.
That being said, with practice and skill you can generally cut something roughly twice the diameter of the blade…
As mentioned, in this particular case, I suspect a combination of legal CYA and power issues
So, a one of a kind battery that doesn’t work with anything else?
@blaineg that’s the main thing that will affect you over time. IF you are already on Milwaukee, DeWalt, or Makita systems, look for a deal on their pole saws. Many use a new System like “Kombi” (different brand) and can add hedge trimmers or other attachments. You will pay more initially but tool should be more solid and battery system will last. Look for deals where you maybe get a promo free battery. Of course the main thing is if you are already on the system with at least one battery & charger.
@blaineg @pmarin
I realize this is a bit late but the following link has info about the battery style.
If it is, in fact, Makita compatible, you can get adapters that will allow you to run your Ryobi batteries on that format if you are part of the Ryobi ecosystem.
@blaineg @pmarin
Ok… I stand (self) corrected. Just went out to the shop to take a look at the Makita style battery adapter I have and see that it actually connects to a different part of the ports on the Makita battery and therefore actual Makita branded tools. Not sure if there’s an adapter that will fit a RYOBI battery to this style battery/tool. Sorry about that. However if you do have Makita style batteries you can use them directly.
Here’s a pic of the two different style batteries my “cat sat on a keyboard” yard tools use as well as a standard Makita /Ryobi adapter which I use in a Makita battery compatible cultivator/tiller.
Note: a quick Google search makes it look like there are compatible adapters for this. You just have to make sure that it uses the correct ports.
@blaineg @pmarin
Well crap! That’s my DEWALT adapter…
Too lazy to walk the 50 yards back out to the shop to look for the other one. At any rate you get the idea.
@pmarin That’s where I’m at with the Scott’s weedwhacker I got in a recent IRK. It works fine, but the battery is not only proprietary, but completely unavailable. Scott got out of the cordless tool business some time ago, and even their manufacturer no longer sells the batteries.
@blaineg What voltage? If it’s 20V +/-, consider wiring a DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita, or Ryobi battery dock and use one of their batteries.
(I have a 15 year old Greenworks 20V pole saw that I need to do this to. The battery still works, but not well, and GW hasn’t made 20V in … about that long. They’re “all” in on 24V, 40V, 60V, and 80V platforms nowadays.)
@blaineg @chienfou @pmarin I have to say, I’m not familiar with the battery at the far left. The middle is indeed Makita LXT style, and the right as you know is actually to DeWalt.
As for Makita tool->Ryobi battery adapter, those do exist:
https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Adapter-Ryobi-Makita-Convert/dp/B0CGDWTBBL/
@blaineg @pmarin IF you research carefully, and IF you have the right tools, and IF you are brave, you can repair/replace the cells inside of a battery.
It becomes REALLY goofy and dangerous with Lithium-ion tech batteries, ie., protected cells vs. external-from-the-cell protection.
“clear invasive weeds”. Sure, that will work well. 20 min run time. The price does not reflect the cheap piece of crap this is.
Received it and tried to trim some overgrown rhododendrons. The leaves and small branches kept ending up inside the chain drive housing. Plus the weight of the saw means since you need to hold it close enough to the other end to use the trigger it’s pretty hard to hold it more than a few degrees off straight up (which you don’t want so cuttings don’t fall on you). Another item for the town Swap Shed.
@bwiderski
I have one (similar) & love mine. Maybe this would be a better choice for that use case.
I have one (again, similar) of these as well and it’s another handy tool “in the toolbox”. It’s nice that you can use it off the pole as a hand clipper as well. Be forewarned these are VERY strong. They will cut through most branches and limbs with ease, but will take your finger off in a heartbeat if you’re not careful. You’ve been warned!
/buy
@user43397771 It worked! Your order number is: numerical-soaked-bucket
/showme numerical soaked bucket