Greenworks80V 10" Cordless Polesaw (Great For Pruning and Trimming Branches / 75+ Compatible Tools), Tool Only

Excellent polesaw, heavy duty, cutting is a breeze. Battery last and last on a charge. Charger is very fast. I would say this is the best battery polesaw on the market. Safe and easy to use

Trimming dead limbs off several trees. Noticeably lighter (and of course quieter) than a gas pole-saw. Saw was nice and sharp and quickly cut through the limbs.

I have an older Echo 58V system and my chainsaw attachment failed. I found that for about the price of the Echo pole saw attachment only, I could buy this whole Greenworks pole saw with charger, battery and tool. My Dad has one of their 80V 18" chainsaws and I was impressed with it, so I decided to grab this instead of spending the same for the Echo attachment for my 10 year old 58V trimmer that is unsupported by Echo.It seems lightweight and isn't quite as sturdy as the Echo setup, but it's also a fraction of the price. It reaches quite high with a 10' pole and it cuts quickly. It only came with a 2.0 AH battery which is small, but it seems to run long enough to do the kind of trimming a homeowner would do with a homeowner grade tool, so no problem.The only downside I've had, and I've had it with other brands as well, is that the chain sometimes jumps off. I adjust it carefully and try not to twist the saw while cutting, but inadvertently do sometimes when I'm holding a 10' pole over my head and controlling a saw blade 18' off the ground. It's a pain to get it all straightened out when that happens, but I'm learning what not to do to cause it and it seems to be working better. It happened on occasion with my Echo as well, usually if the blade gets stuck and you're trying to wrestle it loose. There is no clutch on electric units so if they get jammed there is no throttle while tugging option. These either go full blast or they kick the overload and you have to wait a second and try again.Aside from that minor issue of overload cutoff vs gas burn the clutch until it goes dilemma, it works very well for the price and seems to be holding up well enough after a fair amount of trimming, sometimes even oak logs.Safety tips:* Wear eye protection so you don't get sawdust and wood chips in your eyes, or wasps (don't ask!)* Be aware if you are cutting really high branches as you'll tend to find yourself directly under the limb you are cutting. Be prepared to move out of the way, and consider tying a rope around any heavier branches so they don't fall on you.*Be aware that you are holding a saw 10' up in the air so it can want to sway around against the resistance of the wood, the wind and just general maneuvering. Make sure it does not hit any power lines or get stuck in a branch as it starts to sag. You may find yourself with a stuck saw and an unsteady tree limb that you have to climb up to separate. Falling limbs hitting ladders can be harmful, so try not to let it get stuck overhead.* Battery tips: To extend battery life, do not try to keep restarting the saw if the low battery cutoff occurs. It may be tempting to click it a few more times to finish cutting that last branch, but you may hurt the battery in doing so.* Let the battery cool off for a while before putting it back on the charger. The charger won't charge it until it cools to a safe temperature, however, the upper end of "safe" can still wear the battery out faster if you charge it while a bit too warm internally. A bonus is that if you're old like me you can also rest and cool off while waiting for the battery to cool off.* Once the battery is charged, remove it from the charger and don't top it off until you use the tool. Most chargers will monitor the battery and top it off when it goes down a few percent, but that adds wear and tear to it even when not being used, so it's better to leave it alone until you actually run it down a bit.My 58V Echo power head is still running on the original 10 year old battery and those were not all that well designed to begin with, so I attribute the long life to following these steps as much as possible (but not always perfectly). Battery tech has improved a lot since then as well, so this should last quite a long time with a little care. Happy "whackin" (take that as you will:-).

We already had the 80V battery and charger, so when we needed a pole saw, this was almost a no-brainer! And we find it works well enough for 6" diameter and under limbs, which is what we have.We almost felt the need to knock the star rating down a notch because of incorrect and mis-leading instructions, but we finally got over our frustration. Even though it took us an extra half hour to assemble--when it was already basically assembled right out of the box.The tool comes in three pieces, (like a floor lamp), with the three long pieces folded over themselves and the wiring running through it all and fully connected. The instructions first said to couple the handle piece and the middle piece together first. We did that and then could not make the other connection because the wiring would not allow room for the two pieces to come together. We were about ready to call the Greenworks help line when we decided to re-read the instructions. Found a "NOTE" down further in the directions that advised to do the opposite of what it said to do in the regular instructions. So, if you buy this, definitely connect the middle piece to the saw blade end FIRST.I was personally surprised to find that the saw end was heavier than the handle end. I thought that the heavy battery would make the handle end heavier. But the weight is in the saw end. When the battery is attached, it works to balance the whole thing nicely. My husband will be the main user of this tool, but I am happy to say that I can hold it up there, too!The battery is very efficient, too. Plenty of power to cut through many 6 1/2" limbs at a time. Still have not worn it out in one session.Definitely consider the diameter of your limbs before choosing the Greenworks 8" over this 10". If you are dealing with 5 1/2" - 6 1/2" limbs, you will need this length.

I bought this after my city told me I needed to trim some tree limbs. It does a great job of cutting limbs that meet the diameter under the blade length with minimal kickback or issues. It also assembled easy and was up and running very quickly. It can get a bit heavy since the battery is in the back in the handle but other than that it is a fantastic tool.

When you buy a new product it should look new. But this came scratched all up looked used missing the chain. Was excited to us on a job I was planning on doing. Had to borrow a friend's pole saw till I get a chain. I have the greenworks chain saw, lawn mower, weed wacker, and blower all 80 volt and 6 batteries and charger. Love there products and work great and dependable. Just this was a disappointment. Will update after I hear back about what there going to do.

Great for trimming tree branches, do not have to use a ladder.

I’m mostly critical of the batteries that are being sold with these units. I also bought a chainsaw from Greenworks but with the 4AH battery. I had a problem right away with the smaller battery. It was completely dead and couldn’t be revived with the charger. I discovered during the warranty claim process that the date of manufacture is printed on the older batteries. They were both around 2 years old (one a little more, the other a little less). Clearly they had not been maintained in that time frame, and that was the demise of the smaller one. The company was good about the replacement, and a month and a half after paying for it, I eventually received the one good battery I paid for. The second, larger battery (4AH) has seemed okay until recently when I hadn’t used it for about a week. I had fully charged it when I left it but it had lost between 25-65% of charge within that time. A battery of this chemistry in good condition wouldn’t have lost more than 5-10%. I’m glad I bought the extra Assurion warranty along with the package and assume I’ll need to make a claim before it expires. The quality of the tools themselves is okay. I feel like I’ll need to be a little more careful with the saw than I would with my gas powered Husqvarna. It’ll be weird having to be so much more diligent about making sure it doesn’t get rained on. Maybe I’ll make a little rain coat for it.