SILKY Long Boy Review

[frans]

I had the great fortune to have a Silky Long Boy given to me to give a review on at the last TCIA show and am just now getting around to using it and thinking about it's design.
Has anyone here used this pole saw?

A couple of things I noticed about it.
It would be great to be able to hang it in the tree when I am working. I know lots of folks dont like the idea of hanging a pole saw but I find it usefull.
When I dropped it about 20' into a pile of wood chips, the button that you push to release additional sections cut into the main pole. So maybe beef up the button part of the pole saw?
Can anyone here give me any input on this new product?

Thanks
Frans

 

[Tom Dunlap]

A hanging hook is in the design process.

I like being able to have a pole saw in the tree that isn't 12' long. My pruner is a telescoping pole too. It was made by Bartlett Manufacturing for a couple of years. The poles are a lot stiffer than any other telescoping pole currently on the market. The tele units are a bit delicate but that is part of the technology.