Fiskars 15 in. Chain-Drive Extendable Pole Saw and Pruner, 7 ft. - 16 ft.

I've had for a year but only cut small branches and used the saw which worked okay. However, found the product deficient due to so much plastic. It broke when cutting a larger branch, wasn't more than inch, with the lopper. Interesting that a chain drive has plastic. Won't buy again! Part is not available probably due to issues. EXPENSIVE for poor quality

Now have used this product for more than 9 mos. Completely satisfied with mechanics of product and capability to cut and saw branches at many heights. Depending on your personal upper body strength, it can be a little heavy. I used several other brands prior to this and definitely Fiskars has best for the price.

Worked great until the blade broke. I contacted the company. They sent me a replacement but it's not the right blade. Contacted them again and no answer from them since. Can't find a replacement blade in stores.

I think this is a fairly good trimmer, but I don't have a lot to compare it to. I partly cut through the string/cord when trying to prune, but I hadn't read the instructions and was trying to use the pruner with the saw blade in the shipping position versus the position you're supposed to put it in when you do the initial setup. Damaged as it was, the string broke when I was part way through pruning a fairly heavy branch, which left the pruner stuck up in the tree. Fortunately, a neighbor happened by, saw my predicament, and got his pruner and cut the offending branch. I retied the string and set up the blade right, and then it worked okay. Depending on the wood, 1/2-inch might be what the pruner can reliably cut through - maybe 3/4-inch. When fully extended, the pole bows quite a bit while pruning thicker branches. The string/cord doesn't seem the strongest; it's kind of thin and stretchy. I was able to saw larger branches. Mostly I used this on a mesquite, maybe a Chilean mesquite, so hard wood anyway.

Purchased seven months ago. Became increasingly problematic. Now the nylon cord is obstructed somewhere in the hollow depths of this monster making it unusable. Everything is stuck. Given its price I am simply treating as disposable. Recommend that you purchase a higher end product.

Tab at the end makes it a slow cut. If you get it, replace the saw.

I used this for 3 hours and it cut beautifully. It has already paid for itself in my opinion. powerful and easy to handle for an eighty nine year old!

blade hangs up on cutting edge, ribbon instead of chain, constant battle to get blade open back up, have sprayed and inspected for debris is none, just poor design, fiskar lost my business on this deal

This pole saw is built right! Clearly built for a professional.

I now own several of these and have discarded the other ones of different brands. The extendable feature is far superior and the shearing blade cuts really well. Fantastic for preparing tree stands.

It was what I expected. No telescoping pole extended to 16' is going to be very stable, but I was able to cut 8" branches fully extended. Features are good and work well. Saw blade is nicely aggressive.

Picked this up to trim tree branches. The saw is less than good. It gets stuck on the pull. Pole is great but the blade has to be changed!!

I like the pole and features but am unable to get a replacement saw blade anywhere, including on Fiskars site. Need to buy a whole new tool to replace the blade that has worn out.

Cord broke the first time I used it. It's called "chain drive" but the chain only runs from the pulley to the blade. It has a nylon cord that goes from the handle to the plastic pulley. The cord is simply folded over and heat-welded to secure it in the pulley. The heat weld let go under moderate tension. Otherwise this is an improvement over the last model. Ovalized handle is stiffer. Saw is OK. But I had to repair this myself to finish the job I purchased this for, and now I have to file a warranty claim. Disassembly and reassembly of the head was difficult because it's not made to be serviced by the user, and is all plastic.

Absolute junk made with cheap metal. Do not waste your money. Go buy a well made one someplace else. It literally broke on the second pull. Junk, junk, junk!

The little plastic piece that juts out from where the saw attaches and keeps the saw in place broke off rendering the entire unit useless. Seems like a major design flaw to have such a critical part of the saw made with cheap plastic that can easily break off or be worn down. I would expect something designed for cutting tree limbs to be rugged enough to withstand the process of cutting tree limbs...

Housing broke when cutting and assembly fell nearby

I bought this 16' pruner about a week ago and used it for the first time yesterday. I didn't have any major issues with it. I do think as the other reviewer pointed out that the head portion that holds the saw should not be so cheaply made with plastic. Other features that I liked was the long reach, the chain drive cutter with a strong spring that retracts well, the holes in the handle help hold the handle length adjustment along with the clamps, rather than just the clamps alone, and finally, the aluminum inner pole handle seems pretty solid when fully extended. Cons: I didn't like the plastic parts on the head.

The plastic head that holds the saw in place broke within 10 minutes of use.(three cuts). Hoping Fiskars warranty will make it right

This tool has really helped me in trimming dead branches!

Works well like all my other Fiscars products

Great tool. Works really well trimming trees.

It's good quality at a fair price. We upgraded at a longer extension pole saw and it has made pruning much easier and safer.

Love the trimmers, helps with the branches we can't reach.

Well balanced and sharp tool. Completes cuts quickly and who doesn't love a lifetime guarantee.

Long reach and bigger loop than most. Quality too!

Easily breaks but does the job

Great for small branches. Easy to use.

We have a lot of trees on our property and this works great for those quick after storm trims or just for staying on top of small pruning. Very easy to work with.

it"s what i needed for the job. I'm smaller in stature, but was able to handle this pruner successfully to complete my overhead task. very great tool for hard to reach limbs and really nice because i'm affraid of tall ladders.