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Corded vs. Battery Power Discussion

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The Bare Bones CHEAPEST Polesaw from HARBOR FREIGHT vs Makita & Milwaukee Multi-tools

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The presenter explains the rationale for considering a corded electric pole saw over a battery-powered one. He notes that the next cheapest battery-powered option at Harbor Freight was $100 more ($179). For infrequent tasks like trimming trees once or twice a year, the effort of using an extension cord is a worthwhile trade-off for the cost savings. He also highlights the safety aspect, advising against climbing a ladder with a chainsaw and suggesting a pole saw as a safer alternative.

Goal: Compare the practicalities and costs of corded electric versus battery-powered pole saws for typical home use.

Tools and materials

  • Chainsaw — Mentioned as a dangerous alternative for high branch trimming
  • Extension Cord — Powering the corded electric pole saw
  • Ladder — Mentioned as a dangerous alternative for high branch trimming
  • Portland Electric Pole Saw Portland — Discussed as an example of a corded tool

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it's got a 16 inch head okay the next cheapest one at Harbor Freight what was battery-powered was hundred dollars more yeah so this where is it so here it is so this one is a $79 unit and it's got a cord on it yeah and the battery powered version of that thing was a hundred and seventy nine dollars right and so for a hundred bucks we'll pull cord around right right I mean not really a guy you guys you know you can be working it all day you're just gonna come up the future even well a pole saw something you use twice a year right right I mean it's just like boom pull it down it's nice to have it's there you have it oh yeah you want that's a pulse on the flip side of that coin even though you don't use it a lot when you need it it's better than what you do Frankie go to chainsaw and I still can get 14 feet a Paul 40 feet all right wait a minute let's back this up Fred Frankie calculates it when he went through the calculation with me yesterday he figures he's got an 8 foot ladder a foot step ladder 8 foot stepladder he's five foot tall because then he goes one foot down on the step ladder rung so he figures he can get 12 to 13 foot cut and then reach up about a foot to two feet above his head together so he was like he's like even without a pulse I can still reach about 13 feet yeah that's if you want to go on the ladder with the chainsaw I mean it's that's why I was turning my rethinking and going with yeah yeah don't do it don't do it

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