BLACK+DECKER 20V Max Pole Saw for Tree Trimming, Cordless, with Extension up to 14 ft., Bare Tool Only (LPP120B)

The media could not be loaded. ...thoughts...So after doing the typical Gardener thing of trying to climb on my tippy toes on my tallest ladder to get some of the branches that were just in the wrong place or shading some plants underneath I decided I really should get a pole saw so I saw this and I thought I'd give it a shot ....turns out I would say it works exactly as I expected pretty much as I had hoped I mean you always hope for crazy crazy speed and bite but I have to say I was pretty impressed because the branches we're pretty far up there and they were pretty chunky and having sawed off some of them by hand I knew that even though it's a Willow and it's flexible they took a little bit of time to saw off by hand!..so I initially chose this brand mainly because I have a bunch of battery packs that already go with it and I didn't need to get batteries or Chargers so it made it a pretty inexpensive commitment.I would say I was a little surprised at how heavy the chainsaw part is although it makes sense because it's a chainsaw and you really don't want it to be crazy lightweight or probably wouldn't have the heft to cut through anything but your arms do get tired as far as the natural Bend from the way to the chainsaw especially when you're doing the higher up ones or especially if you're doing awkwardly angled ones..your arms get tired fairly quickly I'm a pretty strong person overall but I definitely found I needed to take some break sometimes when doing awkward cuts to be dure i kept control..... as far as doing a regular branch that was really fast I was able to quickly do the three-point cut which I was worried I wouldn't be able to do with this type of Saw (you do that so that you don't tear the bark along the limb further down than you want )that was like butter!...basically if the weight of the saw is leaning on the branch that goes very fast but even the undercut when fairly quickly ....the one that took me the longest was the Final Cut I did a bunch of sections because I could not stand anywhere except right underneath it so I carefully did sections so I wouldn't bonk myself in the head with a big section and when I got to the last part I wanted to very Carefully cut that horizontal cut and not get into the branch collar if at all possible ( hormones that help it heal well) and I also didn't want to leave a stump ( dies off and looks ugly)..so that one I probably took five different breaks just to give my arm rest so that I could keep control over it as it was horizontal..and in the end it did a really nice cut so I was really impressed with it!!I'd say not a big Commitment if you already have the battery packs great gift idea for any Gardener because even though it's a chainsaw it's a much smaller more user friendly chainsaw and being electric with a battery is great !buy the person some oil because they're probably not going to have that laying around..and if they dont have batts, get the kit plus maybe a spare batt..I would almost give it a five star pretty darn close!..heck, i may upgrade it to that...Basically was a 10 min screw on poles n oil...grabbed my glasses and 15 min later my redbud is no longer bein attacked by the willow!👌👌👌👌1/2Yay garden

This pole saw delivered exactly what I needed. I was easily able to remove some dead tree limbs (around 3/4 inches thick) and some large branches (larger limbs being 11 to 14 feet high) that had grown out and were hanging down causing me to have to either duck or lean over in order to avoid them when cutting the grass. It preformed very well. It cut cleanly and quickly , no more than 8/10 seconds for the thicker stuff and probably 3/4 seconds on the thinner ones. It is kinda heavy especially using all 3 sections but still manageable for me (and I'm 72 yrs. old and in average shape). I bought this because I have become too leary of working off a ladder with a chain saw or a sawzall. I also have had great results with several other Black and Decker power tools I have......and the price was right too (can't forget that part). And remember to follow the instructions in the owners manual concerning maintenance and care as well as actual cutting.

Wow. I don't know why I waited so long to buy one of these. I'm a homeowner on an acre which is about 50% covered in trees. I've owned a couple of Poulan Pro 16-inch chain saws, and a telescoping manual pole saw / pruner, for the past 15 years. The manual pole saw works good but takes a lot of work to saw branches. Now, I've added the Black and Decker LPP120B Bare 20V Max Lithium Ion Pole Pruning Saw to the mix. What a joy to use. It lets me get into fuller trees (like a Holly) that I couldn't previously with the manual pole saw.Be sure to read a few of the reviews as they provide really good information as to what to expect when you first use your new saw.After reading all of the helpful reviews I opted to buy the B&D Pole Pruning Saw for $89 WITHOUT the battery or charger, and used the $43 savings to buy the better charger, and then bought 2 higher capacity batteries. The charger which comes with the $132 set takes about 8 hours to recharge your batteries. You can buy a quick charger that will charge your batteries in 30 minutes. And it does! Either the Black & Decker L2AFCBST Lithium Ion Fast Charger for $43 or the Black & Decker L2ACF-OPE 20V MAX Lithium Ion Fast Charger for $40 will do the trick. The ONLY difference between the two is that for $3 more the L2AFCBST charger can "Flash Charge" your battery up to 30% capacity within 10 minutes. Why bother? I saved the $3.I also bought 2 of the 20-volt Black & Decker LBXR2020-OPE 2.0 Ah Lithium Battery Packs at $49 each. (The $132 set comes with one Black & Decker LBXR20 Lithium Battery Pack, which also sell separately for about $42 each or $79 for a pair). The LBXR2020-OPE that I bought are 2.0 Ah cells that allows for 33% more run time than the LBXR20 (which is just a 1.5Ah cell).Having two batteries is a must. It's no fun being in the middle of a project and running out of juice. I spent 3 hours cutting branches and got through it all with my two batteries, with some juice to spare. Now, I wasn't cutting all that time. 80% of the time was spent setting up for the cuts or dragging all the carnage into a pile on the side of the yard to shred later.I cut 1-inch to 3-inch limbs almost effortlessly, as well as 4-inch limbs with a little more patience. I'm used to cutting tree limbs like butter with my gas chainsaw. You just need to take a little more time with the B&D battery-powered chain saw. And it succeeds with flying colors. I also had no trouble felling a 5-inch Cherry tree with a nice clean horizontal cut after I had thoroughly pruned it.I am very happy camper with the combination of the B&D saw, fast charger, and 2 higher capacity batteries. (Total cost = $239). I just wish I had owned these sooner.4-year update: well, after 4 years the two bolts that hold the chain bar in place stripped the internal "nuts". The bolts can no longer be tightened enough to keep the bar tight, leading to a loose bar and a chain that falls off the bar as soon as you try to cut. While I did get 4 good years out of this pole chainsaw, I'm still removing one star (going from 5 star to 4) since it's now rendered useless.