Does the pole stay secure when extended? Does it slip once pressure is placed on rope or when sawing? We have several tall palm trees to trim.
924895
It depends on how much downward pressure you use with it. It CAN slip and has. I have to occasionally tighten it, but I think all of them probably do that. There is a learning curve to these.
924896
You can tighten up the twist connection on the handle and I have never had a problem with slipping or loosening. My sister borrowed mine to trim her palm trees. She said it done a wonderful job. So good that she hasn't returned them yet.
924897
I like mine!! it does great job ,pole stays secure , Have not used the saw on mine yet !!!
924898
As almost everyone has experienced, the flaw with the tool is the slipping when pressure gets on the saw. Dust drill a 3/32 hole about 6 inches below the plastic collar that holds it tight. then extend to whatever length you want and use the same hole and drill thru the inner tube. just place a small bolt thru and it will work great.
2233092
If you lock / tighten the mechanism at two levels as seen on these walking sticks, it should prevent it from sliding it.If keeps happening inspite of locking /screwing ,then the locking mechanism is broken. This happened to the Nordic track ski/walking poles I purchased 5 years ago.good luck
55985
The pole has a standard extension pole screw end (the one I bought). But I use mine to string lights, a box of 100 string lights weigh about 2-3 pounds? Fully extended my pole has some serious trouble with this weight at the top of the pole at about a 20 degrees. The pole works great as long as the weight is at the top and the angle of the pole to the ground stay about 10-15 degrees. I can't imagine pulling heavy wet leaves off a 30 foot roof with this pole. The weight on the top with just a rake head would be difficult enough to maneuver. I hope this helps!
2066980
Kris, after awhile of use it will loosen up, check it before use,tighten it up if needed. I love this tool , cut many of branches and brush and small tree's. Good luck with it.
1043861
Yes It stays In place. I have had mine for about a year and the blade still locks in as tightly as when I got it.
1777951
mine stays in place without a base. The pole is snug in the opening. I don't have a problem with them and the one I have now is my second one.
1025711
I use the pole to clean off pinestraw from tops of gutters. I can put the pole together and handle it from my patio floor -- to the gutters which are greater than 17 feet high. I go slowly and go back and forth. I do not see a problem with the hook attachment which is light.
35888
It does lock in place. The line wraps around a "hook" on the bottom that keeps the line from slipping. I have not had problems with the line sagging thus far.
2085835
Yes. It depends on the thickness of the pole, really. I got it to work well, but I had to bend the clip back a bit. It has held steady though.
1966982
You might think that from the picture, but no, the rope goes through a ratcheted pulley, i.e. you pull it down to set the tension and it stays in place. It also has a safety feature that causes the pulley to slip if you set the tension too high. I highly recommend it for its comfort and ease of use (versus the type that use 30 lb bags of water to set the tension).One drawback - I'm tall (6'4") and because of how far the tension mechanism hangs down, I basically have to sit on the floor when hooking it to a door to get it to work properly.
1910394
I wld thk u cld do this keep alanwrench handle to lossen and tighten. I hv very low ceiling so hv not used extended arm. Been a couple yrs stays secure fr me.
868683
It is pretty stable, but will move during hand sawing if you use too much force.
1738374
I didn't have any problems with it when it was extended. It was very easy to use once I took the saw blade off of it. That just kept getting in my way and caught on small branches that I didn't want to cut.
2013259
I agree with the previous answer -- a pressure clamp alone will never be strong enough to keep any hook from slipping on a round pole. Drill a hole in the pole (measure twice, drill once), add a screw, and your problem will be solved.
1911455
If I understand the question correctly, the answer is yes. One needs to keep the fence in the position you want it to be and then tighten the bolts. The bolts "drag" on the fence and may move it just before final tightening. I used a magnetic torpedo level to determine the desired position. Once fastened, it should not move. As it is hot where I live, I can not comment on loosening with wide temperature fluctuations or long storage. Check the bolts in any case after not using the saw for some time.
59874
I'd be concerned if you hang this tape that high. In very windy conditions it does break off a bit. You'd be spending money and it's possible that the tape may come undone or simply break. The only other thing I can come up with would be to get a long pvc pipe (or similar) and have your gardener pound it into the ground after you've tied long ribbons to the top (or even shove the pipe into the tree....?) We've stapled ours together around cactus arms so you might want to staple to the pipe itself to keep the tape from slipping. Good luck.
879492
It will stay in place.... there is an adjustable screw to tighten the tension if needed