Echo 12 in. 25.4 cc Gas 2-Stroke X Series Telescoping Power Pole Saw with Loop Handle and Shaft Extending to 12.1 ft. PPT-2620

I should have bought this year's ago. Saved thousands by doing it myself instead of calling the tree guys. Pole saw makes quick work of limbs and branches. Highly recommend.

Works great but know that this thing is heavy!

Hey it's heavy - I can barely hold it when fully extended - but works really well and starts right up. No complaints and I'm grateful to reach limbs that have been bugging me for a long time.

This is a great pole saw and its east to use and its not that heavy

My son's home was full of trees that need pruning and using a chainsaw cut those limbs was out of the question. I saw this tree pruner that could be extended on Amazon, pricey but man does it get the job done. First, it's heavy and I wished they had a better design for the shoulder strap that's thinly padded. The nice thing is you just lay the blade on the limb and keep in place this beast will cut it with ease. I cut limb 6 inch and larger without missing a beat and to boot it is very very fuel efficient. One tankfull will get through several trees but you need to eat you wheaties to handle this big boy. If you they could redisign the shoulder to use the long reach with the weigh of the engine this pruner would be the best addition to my garage.

Great pole saw. Have been a stihl guy for 30 years but bought an echo 620 saw a while back and absolutely love it so I thought I’d go with echo again when I needed a pole saw. It’s a little on the heavy side when fully extended but still slightly lighter than the stihl 135 and about a hundred dollars cheaper. I have used the stihl and find the echo comparable in power and reach. After I got it assembled and gassed, it popped on the first pull. Took off choke and fired on the next pull. Fires on second or third pull every time I’ve used it since. I also have two other echo chainsaws and a demo saw,all from their professional series and have been impressed with them all. Best warranty in the business with 5 year consumer warranty. Can’t speak to the quality of their cheaper box store line of products but anything in their professional line or x series are great products

It’s heavy but it a beast when cutting. The weight definitely helps it get through branches faster. The strap did not work out too well for me and I ended up just using the saw without it. Much easier. Seems too cumbersome with the strap.

Packaging is adequate, but I was concerned something could have made it out of the box. The central shaft had broken through one end of the packaging. But nothing was damaged, and all the loose parts were in a bag, which was not damaged. Assembly is easy for anyone without the instructions and with a tiny but of mechanical knowhow, you can't stick the wrong bits in the ends of the shaft and they are keyed for alignment. Just make sure the business end, where the chainsaw bar and chain are, is completely seated before you tighten the bolt that engages the hole in the shaft. Starting is easy, I tried with the choke first, but it turns out that on a 50F day it didn't need choke. First start resulted in a nice idle. I am using Echo bar and chain oil, and Echo Red Armor two stroke oil. Good luck finding ethanol free gas, the only sources in NH either sell horrifically overpriced pre-mixed gas, or leaded racing fuel, which will result in you breathing in lead and the engine eventually clogging up with lead deposits. So just empty it and run it dry of 2-stroke mix after use. Initially it needed a few seconds to get up to speed. I checked and the chain was certainly oily, so the chain oiler is working. The first few cuts loosened the chain and I had to adjust it twice. Since then it has stayed pretty well adjusted. With the extension fully extended the balance point is out of reach to me, so I either carry it upright, or my left arm gets tired. The reach is way more than the electric pole saw we used before, and I don't need to carry a generator up the drive to power it. I know battery saws are becoming popular, but I don't see much advantage. This starts so easily, and it is economical, at least for my use, and fast. A comparable battery pole saw would have limited me to the Makita, for the same sort of reach, and that would have cost me 25% more. Add a spare battery, so you can keep working after the first one goes flat, and that's more like 75% more. I know Milwaukee have great customer reviews, but the expert reviews aren't quite as glowing, and the reach is much less. Husqvarna have similar pole saws, but they either weren't available, or didn't have the reach. Unless you already have some battery powered kit I think this is a better buy. I already have Stihl and Husqvarna 2-stroke equipment, so for me this was the obvious choice. I use a Husqvarna helmet, for safety from falling wood. That also has hearing protection, but that wasn't as useful as the face shield it also includes. Cutting down branches also involves a lot of dragging them around, and little twigs keep whipping around and finding your face if you don't have protection. So I recommend a helmet with face shield. All in all very pleased. Unless someone invents some sort of drone I don't think I'll need anything else for quite a few years.