The severing of branches higher grown trees is always a dangerous thing to do because the provide crying usually must be on a ladder. Thus a risky instability is given, the should ask only articulated and experienced chain sawyers. Can remedy this High-cutters, which allows for maximum sawing height of about four meters.
Assembly and function test
Delivered the product in a printed cardboard (18 x 19 x 105 cm). The three parts (Sägekopfstange (+ extension tube, if necessary) + handle bar) are assembled within a minute. The battery must first be charged. For a featherlight AC adapter is included, this is firmly connected via a 1 m long twin strand with the charging plug. This is flanged to the actual battery. The flashing LED indicates: here is loaded!
Without intermediate pipe our tool is nevertheless still about 2 feet long. Perhaps you would like to have had the opportunity to handle to be able to dock directly at the saw head. That is not provided for a good reason: in this case the risk of injury would be very high, because the saw has a chain brake and check and also does not have a side handle. How soon could the user hit the unprotected saw bar in the face! I do not like to imagine me instead.
The allen bolts for sprocket and guide bar are not very firmly screwed factory. You should follow before the first use.
Charging time and battery power
An empty battery is fully charged after four hours. If you intend to maintain a large Renaissance garden, you already have to buy a second battery. But for such professional applications our little Sägelchen has certainly not built: "... not intended for commercial use" (p.12). For normal usage a battery should suffice.
How long have you suffice with one battery charge, of course, depends greatly on the extent of the sawing, the hardness of the wood and the age of the battery pack. According to the manufacturer should be possible about 150 slices of 3.5 cm thick branches. This is certainly a benevolent capacity indication determined when new and under optimum conditions.
Handling in the wild
A little shaky the whole matter is already, especially when using the extension pipe. But that is sweeping linkages how it is. In addition, the muscle strength needed in order to keep the unit safe and concentrated in the air can. But for much of the work you need just no conductor and with her body far enough away from the dangerous saw head. To familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the tool, you should start small and gain experience with the short variant before you try on the long line.
Already with the first sawing tests surprised the tool by muscular power delivery and surprisingly high cutting performance. That since only a small external battery sits on the handle and the power supplies, is quite amazing. Even hard to reach places can be easily reached thanks to the slim design.
The assertion of product advertising, one can up to 17 cm thick branches caps appears exaggerated - but it actually works. Failure could such an undertaking, however, if the severed part and slow down outgoing branch pinches the saw chain. Then nothing more. So you should lay out a strategy before sawing such shells as you explained in the manual, see (page 17: "Cut branches").
Our High-cutters, you can of course also be used in ground level. You should, however, necessarily pay attention to safe distance from curious onlookers and domestic animals and to a secure standing position.
Care and Maintenance
After each use of the saw head should be cleaned of coarse chips and other debris. Otherwise, the subsequent putting into use is certainly unedifying because previously must be cleaned so that the chain easily passes through. One would therefore only shift the unwelcome problem and even complicate. Because cold become Sägeöl is harder to remove than the still warm from operation.
An integrated oil tank has our little machine does not (as opposed to all normal hand-saws). During the sawing is thus not automatically lubricated. After use and cleaning, with extensive work better and in between, the chain should be freshly oiled.
Adjusting the saw chain tension is essential for a safe operation and for the longest possible life of the chain. Especially brand new saw chain lengths. After a short use Since so you should frequently check the seat, otherwise after about 10 minutes of operation.
The lithium-ion battery store best fully charged during long periods without use or even when connected to the mains charger.
The stowage of the saw by day's work has been achieved to appear a bit awkward. A quiver is not included - but that would be for this price probably asking too much. I use the original carton and would have liked to have paid more attention when unpacking. Because the brackets and scenes from recycled cardboard are well designed only for the first transport to the customer. You get the Gesamtkunstwerk difficulty back together and has at the end of the power supply left.
Attributes and ratings
# Chain speed at idle: 114 U / min
# Battery Black & Decker 18V / 1.5Ah (F5) Li-Ion Battery Pack Slide (about 75 Euro)
# Spare chain Black & Decker A6158 replacement chain for cordless pruner GPC1800 (about 14 Euro)
# Organic chain oil for. B .: Bio-Oil 5 liters (about 18 Euro) or bio-oil 1 liter (about 6 euros)
+ Lithium-Ion battery (18 volts)
+ Useful guide (translated from English)
+ Handy, thick foam cap on the handle
+ Foolproof lockout, saw only runs when thumb pressure
+ Thanks to the lack of power supply comes without annoying cables sawing plucking quickly and unerringly forward
+ High pulling and surprisingly high sawing
+ Streamlined design of the saw head allows working in hard to reach places
+ Overall ease of use
o Simple charger, but controlled electronically
o chain oil not included
o Allen key is, but he is not worth much
o clamping device for Allen and chain oil on the sword box is well-intentioned, but in practice rather annoying as the key variable locks
- Saw head is swiveling (although that is suggested in one of the Amazon product photos)
Summary
This is a fine tool for work provided by the manufacturer. A strong hand saw can not and should not replace it. For certain sawing angle I wanted a variable orientation of the saw head (as in a product picture misleadingly seen). Whether this would actually bring in practice, however, the theory supposed advantages, is at least uncertain. By completely stretched shape unexpected reactions of the chain most predictable and the risk of accidents are low. Five Stars!
