Re: silky fiberglass pole
Hmmm. I'd be interested in this pole. Hoever, one of the few nice things about the Silky alu poles is the light weight and rigidity of the oval design.
The 21 foot Hayauchi that I had is very poorly made. The buttons don't stay in place and the orange clamps just plain don't hold. Thus, I dropped half the saw from 90 feet up one of the first times I used it. It bent and I was never able to use it normally. Later it broke. I had it welded, it worked after a fashion. Then it broke again,finally the blade broke when it dropped again. I was extremely disappointed with the attitude of the US distributors who offered no help, free parts, or even discounts. i'm sure someone at Silky heard of the shoddiness of the tool as they now have a new one which I hear is better, but it is heavier. The light 21 foot length was great for those rare times when some very hard to get cuts need to be made, like in a huge fir or elm.
While my Zubat pole has the same poor design, being much smaller it is easy to use and keep an eye on the often malfunctioning parts. I'd buy another one, but first think I'll try communicating with Silky. I saw where someone on another board had a nice reply from a Silky rep.
