Making your property look its best should be yard work, not hard work, but if you don’t have the right tools for the job, odds are you’ll end up paying for it with sweat and a sore back. After a storm or strong winds, weak or damaged tree limbs can pose a serious hazard to your house and your family, and removing them as quickly as possible is often the safest course of action. If you think you can just scramble up a portable ladder with a dangerous chainsaw in hand, you’ll want to reconsider.
While traditional chainsaws might be the most popular option for tree removal on the market, they’re not designed for every job. In fact, there are several scenarios where using one to remove tree limbs is asking for trouble. Instead, Husqvarna’s selection of pole saws can keep you safe without sacrificing speed, quality or convenience. Check out these three situations where regular chainsaws just don’t cut it.
If you don’t take care of damaged tree limbs, they’ll take care of you.1. Uneven footing
Odds are the tree limbs you’re looking to remove are several feet above the ground. This means you’ll have to scramble up a ladder just to reach your target, and unless you paid a landscaper to level off your yard before moving in, you’ll be setting this ladder up on soil that might not offer the sturdiest foundation.
Whether your yard is sloped, covered in obstacles like bushes, flower pots or water features, or the ground has soaked up too much water to offer stable footing, these all represent situations that are sure to leave you wobbling on the top step of a portable ladder. Add in the fact that you’ll also be swinging around a heavy chainsaw that throws off your center of gravity and you have the perfect formula for a trip to the emergency room.
Instead, keep your feet on solid ground with pole saws like the Husqvarna 327P5x, a lightweight, rear-engine-mounted model with detachable and customizable shafts perfect for reaching the tallest tree limbs without a ladder.
2. Soft landings
If you’ve ever seen professional tree removal services tackle a large project, you might know that they don’t just hack off limbs and let them crash to the ground. To limit the damage to surrounding property and your own yard, most landscapers will rig some sort of rope or net system that guides the limbs to a safe spot as they fall.
“Only pole saws let you cut from a safe distance.”
Needless to say, this kind of intensive approach isn’t really feasible for the average yard worker. Even if you’re not lopping off the enormous branches of a redwood, you’ll still want to keep yourself clear of falling limbs. Only pole saws let you cut from a safe distance, as you’ll still have to climb a ladder fairly close to the tree if you’re using a regular chainsaw.
3. See the forest for the trees
After a particularly strong wind or rain storm, you might have more than one tree limb to cut away from potentially falling onto your house. In fact, if you live in a heavily wooded area, you might have dozens of damaged branches to take care of before the next storm rolls around.
If speed and efficiency are critical, then repositioning and climbing a ladder for each individual branch isn’t the best course of action. Instead, pole saws eliminate the tedious part of the cleanup process – all you need to do is hold the blade steady from the ground as you slice through weakened limbs in no time at all.