At my age I
don’t buy Craftsman tools any more – they come with a lifetime guarantee and being
an old man that is no longer a selling point for me. There are people who scoff at Harbor Freight
tools. Granted they are made in China
and can’t compare with the professional grade; but I have had pretty good
service from what I have purchased.
I needed to
trim some tree limbs and went down to the tool rental store – they wanted $50 for
the day rental for a gasoline pole saw.
Harbor freight had and electric pole saw for $70.00 and 20% off. I ordered it a few weeks ago; but just got
around to unpacking it today.
The saw has
a nine-inch Oregon blade and Oregon chain, and expands to nine feet. I ran about 100 feet of cord out to the offending
trees and trimmed the lower branches.
I am really
impressed with this saw. It’s a man’s
tool, definitely heavy to wield, but it cut through branches up to four inches
like butter. I did not find the cord a
problem at all, and I think the electric is superior to a gasoline as the chain
does not run continually, but only when you press the trigger. The saw is also available in battery for a
little more money; but I don’t like battery operated tools as the batteries are
always depleted when I want to use them.
Just thought
I would share.
the Ol’Buzzard
Nice!
ReplyDeleteThat was a great buy, worth the money. Something you'll be using in the future too.
ReplyDeleteHF tools that do a great job are as important to hear about as the ones that don't.
ReplyDeleteLast year I took a Craftsman 1/4 drive ratchet back, it was just spinning free & got it replaced under their Lifetime Guarantee. When I put a load on the new one it slipped! That happened a few times so I took it back. Happened again with the next one! That's enough Craftsman for me... after all those years. I'd heard the stories about the 'new' Craftsman but hadn't believe it.
I went to Lowes & bought a new 1/4 drive ratchet, it's worked every time I've tried it..