High Limb Rope Saw 53 In Chain Only - Zero Effort 360 Rope Chain Saw - Sharp Manual Tree Limb Cutter - Hand Chainsaw - Fast and Easy Pocket Chainsaw

The project was a "widow maker", a big broken limb hung up in an adjacent tree. Using a ladder and a regular chainsaw was just too dangerous an option for me; I could just imagine the falling limb swinging and knocking me off the ladder, and serious injury or death. I have a friend whose dad was killed doing this sort of job. I did some Googling on solutions, and discovered the "high limb rope chain saw". Nobody (including Tr.Sup.) had such a thing in stock at local stores, online order only with a three or four day wait, so that led me to Amazon. I did a lot of reading of the reviews, then made my choice and got this delivered overnight with my Prime membership.I bought just this chain, rather than the complete kit, because so many reviews of these saws commented on the poor quality of the handles, the use of cheap polypropylene ropes, etc. I already have multiple chainsaw files for sharpening, so that piece of kit was not needed, but of course this chain was new and sharp. I bought two 50' lengths of black paracord from my local HF, cut a couple of foot-long pull handles from 1/2" PVC pipe, wrapped the paracord around the middle of the handles with a clinch knot, and got my neighbor to help me saw.The comments that it works better with two people are spot on; you can spread out, get out of the danger zone under the limb, and have less of a bend in the cutting part of the chain as it passes over the limb, and you can work it back and forth to free it if it starts to bind. The other comments in the various reviews about binding were instructive; a wide angle between the ropes (90 degrees or more) and slow, steady, short pulls worked best to prevent binding; long, jerky "snatching" motions were more likely to cause binding (I can still hear my carpenter granddad say "Let the saw do the work, son"). I used the provided carabiners on the ends of the chains, and I think that helped at one point to stop chain "overrun" and potential binding of the paracord itself in the kerf when my neighbor got a bit too enthusiastic with his pulls. You need to watch it carefully to keep the chain centered in the cut. In retrospect, I may tape the carabiners with brightly colored vinyl tape to make them more visible, so that I can see the ends of the chain as it is sawing; black rope and chain against dark green in a post-sundown dusk makes it difficult to see where the chain is located; the orange rope in the kit makes sense. The chain does seem thin in a couple of places, and I can see that it might be easy to bend or break links if you get too over-eager, but as long as you move carefully, smoothly, and watch what you are doing, it should last for a good number of cuts. The double sided chain means you don't have to fiddle with it too much to get the cut started, just gently pull to get it to bite. It may turn out to be a challenge holding it when it comes time to sharpen, but I will figure out some kind of jig to hold it in my shop vise, when (and if) I ever need to sharpen it.The hardest part of the job was getting the rope positioned over the limb, which was about 20' up. After tossing the rope over the limb with a weight, we wound up having to use an extension ladder and pole saw to move the chain over to the right place (right up against the trunk), because it kept getting hung up on small limbs above, then on the broken jagged part of the limb itself. The whole process took us about 45 minutes (warm work in July), but the actual sawing of the limb itself only took about 5 minutes.I figure I saved several hundred dollars by using this saw rather than calling a tree service, and we were able to safely drop the limb, standing well away from the tree when it fell. The limb did break off before we finished sawing, but the chain stayed in place and we were able finish cutting off the remaining splinter and have a nice smooth cut that hopefully will heal and grow over. Once the limb was on the ground, it was easy to cut up with my regular chainsaw.The three photos show the limb before and after, and a closer view of the cut. The limb was about 7" in diameter, 20' up, and the tree is a water oak. I am sure it will shed more limbs....

These work amazingly well for high limb removal. When felling larger trees it can be used to remove limbs that may be causing the tree to fall in a direction that is not desired. It sure beats climbing and it is much less expensive that a tree service. I was able to drop an 85 foot willow using this with every chunk falling well clear of any desirable building or other plantings. It cut through the trunks with a 24 inch diameter with ease.

Works very well. Two people can easily cut really high limbs. Took less than 5 mins

Quality first

Worked better than I thought it would. This chain has teeth on both sides of the chain. This is important as if you are cutting a limb high up in a tree, you have no control on orienting which side of the chain with contact the limb. With a single sided chain, odds are 50/50.I took another reviewers suggestion and used 2 people, spread several yards apart. This way, nobody is under the limb being cut and the force on the rope is more in line with the cut and the blade/ chain is less likely to get pinched as the limb starts to give way.We cut a 4 inch diameter limb from a maple tree which was 30 feet off the ground. It took longer to toss a rope over the limb and rig up the saw than the actual sawing took.

I was surprised by how easily and how quickly it cut by myself. Two people would definitely have made it easier but I had no problems on my own.I used this to cut 8”-12” pin oak limbs that was 30-40 feet up. Very hard and heavy wood and it did a great job without wearing my self out. Also, it stayed sharp throughout the day.Tip: a larger diameter rope goes a long way! (I used 1” anchor rope with SS clips on the ends.)Tip #2: Be ready to get out of the way when sawing high limbs.

Purchased this chain for removing high limbs before cutting a large tree down. It performs well until it gets stuck. Works best with two people to get the correct angle. The chain itself is very sharp and should last.

This works very good. I even bought an another blade.