Works great in the northeastern PA woods
585409
Works great in the northeastern PA woods. Deer continued to come back and even tore up the ground below it. Plan to keep it hanging all summer.
16222
I bought this last year at another retailer. I have found this to be one of the most useful outdoor tools I own. I have some areas of my property that I really haven't paid much attention to over the past few years, and they're now starting to get full of saplings and the like. I also have some trees that need pruning. The saw has done an excellent job with these. Its design also has some good safety features making me more comfortable working with it than with a small gas-powered chain saw.

This tool has done an excellent job of pruning tree limbs and removing 2"-4" saplings I've found on the property. When cutting, it operates best with only slight pressure. If you use too much pressure on the handles you'll hear the chain slow down, and you are will more likely than not bog down the tool. After hours of using this tool (and tightening the chain during the first 2 hours of use as instructed by the manual) I have yet to have the chain slip off the tool. Light and easy does it.

It does need to be oiled about every 10 minutes as the manual says. On the bottom side of the tool there's a small "pit" covered by a snap-on cap. Just drip the oil into that. Apparently some people think they have to force oil into the small rubber thing at the bottom of the "pit" and they end up closing the stopper on the oil bottle. Wrong thing to do. Just fill the oil "pit." Even though the tool is only about 6 pounds, I find stopping every few minutes to add oil to be a nice break of a minute or so. I've even found non-petroleum based oil at my home center.

The discharge port on the tool can clog up if you start trimming branches near their tips where leaf stems can get chewed up by the tool. The small stems will clog up the discharge port. But it's not difficult to clear them from the tool.

Obviously don't try to lop off a 6-foot limb all at once. Too much danger of it falling on you or jamming the saw. I prune limbs a couple of feet at a time. Ditto for taking down small trees. I cut off the limbs, then start by lopping off the trunk in sections. You can get just about down to ground level by turning the saw upside down.

The chain is not meant to be sharpened. The teeth don't seem to be thick enough for that. One of these days I'll have to look into buying a replacement chain, but for the moment it's still cutting well.

In summary - a nice tool that's obviously only good for a hundred or two hundred feet from an outlet. An engine on it would make it too heavy.
1739745
I have way too many norway maples that shade parts of the yard with their large lower branches. This pole saw was able to cut through 6 inch branches without too much trouble. Once I got started sawing it was hard to stop pruning. Every tree I spotted needed a little touch up. I used all three extensions and was able to get really high up into trees. Assembly took about 5 minutes and you need a drill to punch holes through the plastic saw holder.

During use I noticed that the interlocking piece of metal that secures the saw was becoming loose. It no longer had the stiffness to hold its notch into the saw hole fastener.  This is easily fixed with duct tape.

Overall I can't complain with the price and I can tell its going to last a while.
1698128
A friend of mine and I were trekking/hunting big game November 2012. Trekked 4 out of 8 miles in like over a foot of snow  to this area we plotted on the map. The only problem being the 'small' creek that was mapped to be a few feet across was more like a god damn river. So after a few minutes we decided to politely drop a strategic tree so we didn't have to hike 2 miles out of the way. This little 24 inch saw cut a 30+ tree down like champ. Buy this for your bug-out bags and camping packs.
3495594
Got this for a great price on Amazon and has worked as I hoped.  Ran over the yard 2-3 times and was amazed at how much thatch came up.  Will definitely look to use this several times per year to help keep things under control going forward.  Nothing that complicated with assembly and has held up well though several uses so far.
1268740
This is great! I got two of them to  tackle 17 maple trees in my yard :D I might buy one more next year. Everyone have different trick with use so here are few from me :)
2332826
Excellent. These have helped clear a quarter acre of overgrown woods in Tennessee. We like them so much we got a second pair.  Good quality, easy to use. I am a middle aged woman and I had no trouble clearing 2"trees. I recommend these. Side note: I have never received free product nor been compensated for any review, I am an ordinary consumer.
3537648
Got this a while ago when the price was $109.  Recently dropped to $99 it seems.  Just got time to use it to cut down 3 40' redwood trees.  It cut through them like butter.  One tree was slightly bigger then the chain so I have to do cuts on both sides with no problem. Was able to cut up two trees into logs and only use 1 reservoir of oil. I feel the chain and it is not overly wet with oil.  So far so good.  I have a lot of trees to cut up so this will be a good test over the years.  More than enough power to use on any tree.  Used US Wire 74100 12/3 100-Feet SJTW Yellow Heavy-Duty Lighted Extension Cord power cord.  Does not get warm to the touch.  Will never go back to a gas chainsaw, lawnmower or any power tools.  All my tools are electric or battery.
3009058
I live in an area  with lots of trees. The unit works great 36 channels.  I installed it on the roof about 19 ft.
1907017
This sprayer is perfect for spraying trees. I had to replace a vintage Ortho tree sprayer and after much research, this Chapin works well. I've sprayed 30 foot trees from ground level for insects (bagworms, beetles, etc). I found that he trick to get to the top of the trees is to wave the sprayer back and forth a little like rain to get way up, but I was able to cover it all. I had to call Chapin's customer service to ask how to remove the black fan tip (which was missing in the instructions) and they told me that it is supposed to be tight, but use needle nose pliers - just pull straight off. Then you can get the straight spray to reach the height of the trees.  The fan tip also works well to cover lower shrubs or, in my case the sides of cypress trees. The bottle swivels as you turn the handle so that the liquids are always vertical and the coated handle is comfortable. Chapin also has good customer service dept if  you have any questions or problems.
4925552
I live in pa and I have plenty of trees around my house and my neighbors to  iam using antenna from inside my house and I can receive wcbs -2 from new York and abc  which are 75 miles away when I rotate antenna I receive 40 channels love this product
3888730
I am very pleased with my Patriot Electric Chipper.  Here in Arizona the mesquite and palo verde trees grow year round, making up for the desert conditions.  They produce volumes of new shoots every season.  The Patriot electric chipper works great on these.  I use the chips for mulching my fruit trees, which is needed to hold in moisture in the desert here.

The Patriot electric chipper does not work quite so well with dry stuff for shredding or dry sticks from the mesquite and palo verde trees, but it says that in the instructions, it works best on fresh green woody stuff.  Also, it really helps to sharpen the blade from time to time.  The first time it was a little touchy for me to open it up and remove the blade due to unfamiliarity, but now it is pretty easy.  Just a little resharpening makes a big difference after having used it for a while.  I think it would be good for me to order a second blade so I can always have a sharp one ready to reinstall, then sharpen the removed one at my leisure, but I have not done that yet.  I am not saying that you have to resharpen the blade all of the time, as I haven't done it very much at all.  But if the chipper starts to seem lethargic on chipping, sharpen the blade.

My biggest complaint is that the Patriot Electric Chipper needs a 20 amp circuit.  I have outdoor sockets all around my home but the only 20 amp circuits are in the kitchen.  If I use the outdoor sockets for power, the breaker is thrown soon after starting the Patriot Chipper.  So, I have to string a power cord out of my kitchen out to the yard for the chipper.  Of course, this is a fault of my house, not the chipper.  I believe the chipper instructions say you need to use a 20 amp circuit, and that is certainly my experience.

I cannot do big limbs with the Patriot Electric Chipper (which the instructions say you cannot), but it works well on green ones up to about half an inch or slightly more.  I do not recommend doing this to dried wood though, especially mesquite, which is very hard.  Mesquites do not have much of a leaf to worry about shredding, and palo verdes have no leaves at all.  So, I do not have much experience using the Patriot Electric Chipper to shred leaves or anything else.  But these trees can grow new shoots a quarter inch or more in diameter and four to six feet long in a season.  The Patriot Chipper turns them to mincemeat mulch material.
953052
This little GPS may do what I need it to do when I get it out in the woods. I have run it through some simple paces and the only problem I found is there are some of the little liquid crystals in the display that are spotty...sometimes they work and sometimes not. But, they are mostly readable. The buttons are slow to respond but I have to believe that is because the unit, or at least the packaging was manufactured in 2002.

I ran through the setup and set it up for my home residence then made the first landmark, or waypoint to my home address. I also looked up the coordinates of the town I live in on Wikipedia and the numbers came up on the unit exactly as reported in Wiki.

Update 11/16/16: I cranked up the GPS this morning after putting in newer batteries and most of the malfunctioning lcd's are now working. Could have been a lower voltage issue using renewable NiMH batteries. They were charged just before installation but may not have been fully charged, Today I will give this little dude a road test. I will take it to the woods when I hunt again. Now I like it a little better. (the 4 stars is for the unit. I left out the last star because of the difficulty in contacting the seller. But, if I order from them again I may have an extra star for them. )

I only need this GPS so I can find my way out of the woods. I usually hunt and hike the sane area but I did get turned around once this year. I had not been there for 3 years and everything changed a lot and I got confused. But the landmarks I chose for such a case were still in place so it was easy to get back to the car. It was a long walk but I made it. This little GPS would have saved me many steps and I am happy with the purchase. Next will be data cables if Magellan tells me there are software updates available.
3607962
Worked great so far this past season . This is my first range finder and i love the simple use as we all know that it can be difficult being quiet out in the woods for that trophy Buck.
3908060
Used it the day we received these (ordered 2) and they work great in the woods at camp! Long range and bright!
887953
Used this all winter in the woodlot, paired with my Katana boy.  I like to cut medium sized trees all winter when the snow is on the ground, using hand powered tools.  the BigBoy and the Katana Boy allow me to leave the chain saw at home.  When the snow is deep, and I am on snowshoes, I prefer not to use the chainsaw unless I really need it.  These are the only hand powered saws that really allow me to cut down and cut up medium sized hardwoods efficiently.  They are literally faster than a chain saw when you factor in the time spent mixing fuel, sharpening the chain, tensioning the chain, and so forth.  Much cheaper, and without the fumes and potential hearing loss.  Also, I get a good workout this way.

I have a couple other decent hand powered saws for cutting firewood that work OK on poplar, birch, and maybe some small to medium sized oak, but the silky saws are seriously, seriously sharp, and they stay sharp for a long time.  You probably have to use one to understand how much more effective they are than other saws.  I have cut firewood at home and on the trail for decades.  I cannot say enough good things about Silky saws.

Terrific quality tool.  Also great for backpacking.  The combination of the big boy and a sturdy bush crafting knife will handle firewood needs, shelter building and so forth on the trail.  Good for canoeing too - clearing out the blowdowns on trails, rivers, whatever.
4788655
Siriously fantastic! We use this to cut Dead Wood in the Forest for our Camp Fire. Works fantastic and rarely stuck in dry wood.
For big loggs from 10 Inches thick or thicker we use the replacement blade for bigboy 360 large teeth 355-36 available Here on Amazon. This large teeth replacement Blade stuck a little bit easier in dry wood, but goes way quicker throu the wood.

ATTENTION: the blade needs to be maintain propperly. Best is to clean it after use, then dry it and spray the whole Blade with tuff cloth or Tuff Glide or Even Better with Marine Tuff cloth or Marine Tuff Glide available Here on Amazon.
Otherwise the Blade will rust for sure.