A saw that is on a cable - for cutting tree branches up to about 2 inches?

Question

I have trees at the rear of my property with branches overhanging my property. The branches are well out of reach and I have heard of this type of saw but have never seen one.

Answer 1

I have one and they are not all that pricey. You should be able to pick one up in a local hardware store, lawn & garden center, or fleet-farm-tractor supply business. Mine has a fiberglass pole that will extend to 12 ft, it has a saw blade for cutting thicker branches and a scissor-like cutter with a long nylon rope to reach and clip branches up to about 1 1/2 inches.

Answer 2

The saw to which you refer is inneffective.
Instead use loppers with telescopic handles.
They will easily snip 2 inch like a matchstick.

Answer 3

you can get a telescopic saw that would reach 6 foot you would have to buy one as no tool hire company would rent them they are to dangerous , the makers are sthil or husqvarna, if there is a chainsaw shop in your area they would be able to tell you more,

Answer 4

Check out "pruning saws' on the web, and when you find the best one for your application, find a store near you that sells it. Here's one for you http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100094897&categoryID=502949
or this may be what you meant by cable http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/NTESearch?storeId=6970&in_dym=1&Nty=1&D=than&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=0&Ntk=All&Ntt=rope%20saw&cmnosearch=true&cm_ven=PPC&cm_cat=I-search%20(Google%20Adwords)&cm_pla=nt_logging&cm_ite=rope%20saw
Here's a pole pruner and telescopic loppers http://www.hardwareandtools.com/icat/polepruners

Answer 5

Have a look at this, is this the type of thing?
http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/walk.yah.UKGD~U085

Answer 6

Sears sells these.