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Electric pruning saw - any recommendations?

Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,245
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I don't quite have energy I used to.... so I was thinking of getting an electric pruning saw.

Has anyone got one that they can recommend?
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  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,014
    Do you mean like a mini chainsaw on a pole? Or is it more of an electric breadknife kind of thing for close work? I have an Ego pole saw that works extremely well.
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  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 7,879
    edited May 2022
    I got one of these in January. Cuts through branches about 2" in diameter like a hot knife through butter. It will probably do bigger stuff but I didn't want to break it on its first outing...

    I got one for £135 from a local dealer. Not cheap but I have a lot of tree work to do and struggle with repetitive strain injury & needed something reliable to make the job easier - which it does.

    Even though it is a chain saw, the guard made it feel a lot safer to use. It is also quite a bit lighter than some of the other electric saws I was looking at. Any other saw which was up to the job was too heavy for me to work with for more than a minute or two.

    Quite a few people on You Tube using them for things like sawing up pallets and bigger logs.

    https://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Products/Cordless-power-systems/All-cordless-power-tools/Cordless-Pruners/2107836-80092/GTA-26-Cordless-Garden-Pruner.aspx
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,245
    Thanks for your replies :)

    It was the electric bread knife type I was thinking of @Nollie

    I was looking at the Bosch Nano Blade which is much like the one you have @Topbird but there's this slightly different model that has interchangeable blades so can be used on plastic and metal too which would be handy, and it can cut branches up to 80mm
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MZHRTV1/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1

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  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 7,879
    (Nearly) vibration free and low weight were high priorities for me to avoid aggravating my arm injury - especially as I have to do a lot of the cutting above shoulder height (I'm very short!).

    I was surprised how heavy some of the bread knife style cutters were once the batteries were in place. The Stihl pruner is under 1.5kg with the battery and it's probably as heavy as I can go for a session of more than about 5 minutes. The battery lasts well too - only lost one light off the charge status in a 45 minute session.
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,245
    Good point about the weight thanks @Topbird - I'm no Peter Crouch myself :)
    The Bosch weighs in at 1.4Kg, so very similar and has a battery life of '115 cuts' so probably similar too

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  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I have one of these and it's saved so much work. Great for DIY too. I don't use it that often, but, by god, when I need it, it's a delight.
    I'd probably go for a mini cordless chain saw now/as well.




  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,245
    That's the one I've been considering @Fire
    It seems more versatile that some of the others and I'm happy with my other Bosch stuff, so I think your recommendation confirms it.

    Thanks for all the replies :) 
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  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    It can be a heavy for hours of high pruning, but neighbours have found this to be a problem more than me. Keeping the guard on prevent huge wobble. Mine keeps its charge really well between uses. It was a good investment for me, about six years ago.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,245
    I don't have anything that I'd need to use it on for hours @Fire and nothing at any height above me.
    It's just something to make life a bit easier and deal with the stuff that would take ages with my trusty pruning saw.
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  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I think you will enjoy it. I like that you can use one battery on lots of different Bosch tools and the guarantee is long. Parts easy to replace over the long term.
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