Did you know that Silky Saws Japan make a telescopic pole saw that extends to 7.7 metres?
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Did you know that Silky Saws Japan make a telescopic pole saw that extends to 7.7 metres?
I got 4 silky saw the best of the best one being the pole saw cuts better and saffer than a chainsaw on certin types of woods....Be nice to have a silky key chain very nice....
Hi 63impala. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the Silky Poles! We are finding that a lot of councils around the country are starting to realise that the Pole Saws are a great, safer option for their staff in many situations, especially storm work! As for the Silky Key rings, they were a hit with many of our customers when we had them. Unfortunately they have been unavailable for a long time now, however word is that we might be getting some soon! So if you jump on our facebook page, like the page and message us your address, I'll make sure one gets to you when they arrive! Silky Saws Australia - Facebook Name.
Hi APR,
I'm wondering if there is any differences in the blades of the hayate & hayauchi?
Reading the info on your website I wasn't 100% certain if the hayauchi is telescopic, or you have to add separate extension poles to it to get the length?
Im after a pole saw to de-frond (& take off cocos seed pods) palms, & general tree trimming, any suggestions what might suit?, have you personally used the 7.7m at full length, just wondering how manageable it is at that length?
No doubt the Silkys are a good saw, they get good reviews, but are a serious investment, are you doing any deals that are too good to refuse?
Always good to hear from equipment sellers on the forum, shows a willingness from your company to help contractors, so thanks for that,
cheers
Woody
Arborlab has dealers and im working on that as we speak lol
Cheers bud will do on Silky USA Facebook page and some of iteams they are bring out are amazing will do Aust version Cheers Impala....
Hi Woody,
Thanks for your questions. We are the importers, so love our customers to go to our dealers to get advice and purchase the saws. You can see our dealers details, and or buy the saws off our website as well, which is www.arborlab.com.au For special deals though, we run competitions and specials on our facebook page, Silky Saws Australia, so a good idea to become a liker of that and then you will be able to enter the competitions and see the specials!
In regard to your questions, there are many differences between the Hayate and Hayauchi Blades. But in saying that they do the same thing on the same thing at the end of the day, just different technology in the construction. All of our pole saws excluding the Fiberglass and Nobita pole saws are telescopic. The lengths quoted on our website are the maximum lengths that particular pole saw will go to, i.e 6.3 metres.
Both the Hayate and Hayauchi are great for taking the fonds and seed pods off palms. The teeth on the Hayauchi are aggresive, but small enough not to get stuck on the fibres. The Hayates are non set and so glide very easily through the fibres. Hayate has a removable sickle which some like, whereas the Hayauchi has a slightly stiffer blade which others like.
Yes I and many of our staff have used the 7.7 at full length and it is managable. In saying that, it is not the easiest length to use, you must use common sense and be aware that when you are holding it in a upright position it will be easy to manouvour, but when you start to angle it, it will seem very heavy. Then when you have it placed on the branch you wish to cut it will have no weight as the tree holds the weight of the pole saw. The blade cuts as you pull the pole saw toward you, so the cutting action is very easy and is made easier the greater angle you have the pole saw on. Pushing on the pole saw makes cutting much harder as Silkys are designed to do the work for you, so gravity pressure is all that is required. Silky maybe a large investment, but pay off very quickly as they work so well, and last so long that they normally work off their cost very fast.
Would love to get some Silky gear but this is why I have Wolf gear currently. It's hard to justify two to three times the price that I pay already.
As contractors it would be nice to be able to buy direct from you guys at a 'contractor price' rather than through a dealer. :) Same could be said for any gear we buy though.
Paul, there is a huge diff between the cutting ability of the wolf & the silky or barnell.
Im a wolf fan for certain things but the teeth on their saws are too small & it takes alot bigger effort to cut through.
The wolf bowsaw which can also be attached to the pole, has bigger teeth & will cut quicker but, in some instances its width makes it awkward.
I like using a manual polesaw for a branch or two but, if you have lots of that kind of work, a pole chainsaw is the way to go.
Cheers Fred.
That's exactly what I'm trying to justify Fred. Cost vs cutting efficiency/quality. Wolf will do me for the time being but reach isn't as great as the 7.7m from Silky and there is a lot of flex in the Wolf pole at full extension too which does make cutting more difficult. Like you said, pole chainsaw would be nice - one day :)
Hi PaulG,
Thanks for your message. A Silky purchase is not something people often regret, but understandably hard to make if you havent had the chance to use one yet. Some of the stores now have demo saws for their customers try and this way you can see for yourself why the price is justifiable.
We are doing our best to get these saws into as many good dealers as we can for you, so that you can access parts and replacement saws as quickly as you need them. Also great service and advice is important for Silky, so that is a big part of being a Silky dealer! We are told that a lot of the stores stocking the Silkys, do do contractor discounts, so if they havent yet offered it, make sure to ask next time you are in. Also as previously mentioned if you like our facebook page you can enter our competitions and see some specials that we run from time to time.
Yep just checked out the Facebook page :)
Do you have any recommended dealers here? (Toowoomba 4350)
I use a cheap saw similar to these, fitted into the telescopic swimming pool tube, only my home use but work well, i hate coco's palms and i only have one, the council want 77 bucks to inspect the tree and prolly say i cant get rid of the bugger, anyway one of these saws attached onto the fibreglass poles the high voltage electricians would be light to use, and cheap!!. if you know the right people ;)
One Stop Industrial
Shop 15 Wyalla Plaza
Great to see you've already checked our the facebook page PaulG.
When you've got some time, pop down and see Dale at One Stop Industrial. Their address is: 238 Taylor St Toowoomba Qld 4350 and contact numbers:
Ph: 07 46349766
Fax: 07 4634 9877
Email: accounts@onestopindustrial.com.au
He's a really nice guy and keen to provide great service, so just let him know how he can help!
Tuckers garden service Had wolf pole saw, the teeth are really fine do silky have fine tooth for the pole saw....The wolf cut like hot knife....Were the silky on palms is a bit triky teeth or like chisel chains on a chainsaw....
hey, imp, i read you were leaving the mowing game, what are you up to now?
Funny that was on the phone today regarding this stihl be a bit longer....Stihl mowing lawns going carrer part time lawnie if they want to work with my sceduel but people say you aint really want to do this after that but looking for some thing big a goal that drives me so need the money....To many toys to leave this game pluse i like working on them to, saves money and a brain teaser....
Stihl Mowing
Silky saws are the best go try one....
Cut down a whole tree with one.... that night took a piss and thought dam this thing getting heavy but woke up in the moring it was my shoulder....
Hey Imp you still got that boom spray for you back pack sprayer?
Where did you get it mate I have been looking but cant find one. I want to try and get one for next spring.
Cheers
Dean
lol, imp, youre "stihl" a funny man,
always make me laugh
good onya and best of luck
Cheers Hap....
Thats it ajd let me know if you cant find it and ill ask the lokal dealer....
http://www.hardi.com.au/au/products/...res-and-specs/
Silky the best.
Got it Kev thanks mate..
If you have a pole saw, why would you get a hand saw? Apart from the height?
Tom
Thanks courty.. does it make it quicker?
Certainly does Ollie
Good question Tom,
That is why Silky Saws have made a dual purpose saw called the Forester. No, it is not a Subaru, it is a lightweight 4.5metre pole saw that you can remove the blade easily from, slip on a Gomtaro handle and turn it into an awesome handsaw. The handsaw is similar to the Sugoi in action and cutting. It is unbelievable.
When you have the need for the pole saw it is a two minute job to reattach the blade.
Arborists have a number of different handsaws as well as pole saws and chainsaws. For pruning they like a saw that cuts finely and leaves a very clean cut that helps reduce or prevent fungal or disease ingress. For lopping they will use a much more aggresive hand saw, especially if they are at or near schools. Noise abatement is important. They also carry a smaller saw in case they jam their chainsaw and have to cut it out.
A Silky tip, the easiest way to keep your Silky rust free and ready for action is to clean it after use, spray with lanolin, available in spray cans from mower shops and store in its scabbard or sheath.
Hi Arborlab, does the pole saw lock in like the barnel pole saws do? and is there any difference in the quality of the saw blades-Barnel vs Silky? Thanks in advance
Hi Shepparton Lawn Care,
Silkys are world leaders in hand and pole saw construction. The Barnel are made in America and are a different technology in their steel construction, so yes the blades are different and cut and last differently.
The poles are similar but again different. Silkys have an oval style pole, slightly different depending on the weight of our poles. So each pole will have a different oval style, so that it is as strong and as user friendly as possible. They have a double locking mechanism, one is a pin which pops out and holds the two poles together, and the other is a clamp that squeezes the poles together. Everything on the pole saws are replaceable so if you loose a screw or spring you can easily get a replacement.
Hi Shep, Ive had both Silky & Barnel, they are BOTH very good.
You could also throw ARS saws into the mix.
I snapped the Barnel & my mate said, i'll Just weld it up.
Lucky it was at the base & did'nt interfere with the cutting action.
Have also snapped Silkies............ dont ask.:help:
Top saw is the Barnel, underneath the ARS.
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Cheers Fred.
Thanks for the reply Arbourlab and thanks to you to Fred!
I use one of these at work where I can't reach with a Stihl pole pruner or bringing in a tower is overkill. Awesome saw, just getting target cuts right is challenging as well as getting the hang of it at the full 7.7 metres. Can you get a secateur head for it though? We have a lot of Gleditsia triacanthos as street trees, they take like 15-30 minutes to prune with a pole pruner, would be soo much easier being able to just snip them instead of trying to cut them with a saw.
Also have a Silky Yamabico in my climbing kit, best handsaw I've ever used.
Sun, as street trees do you have many problems with the thorny aspect of Gleditsias? I know there are several different cultivars. Up here in the mid 90's there was a big effort made to eradicate as many as possible especially in the rural sector.
Hi SunM, you could proly get a lopper head for the Silky pole I think but, do you really want one?
At 7.7m, if you put a lopper head on top of that, it would be almost uncontrolable.
I have a Barnel 6odd meter pole & the lopper attachment.
The lopper is a top quality attachment, really well made but at 1.5kg ontop of the pole, its very hard to control.(the saw weighs 450g)
Also the shear physical size of it can make it awkward if the branch you are cutting is close to other branches.
If you are going to use a lopper on a pole, I think the maximum efficient height to use it would be around the 4 meter mark.
I also have the wolf lopper which I much prefer. A slab of crown &the Barnel's yours:wave-hi:
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Cheers Fred.
Hi Fred do you use a pole saw as well or do you just use the hand held ones?
Silky Saws do not manufacture a lopper attachement. The blades on the Silkys are so sharp that they will cut through anything and at any size, but the branch must be fairly stationary. So if you are needing to tip prune you will need to use some kind of lopper attachement. Many Silky customers do not want to miss out on the ease and convenience of the Silky poles, so they purchase the connector pipe, which they then modify to suit the best lopper that they can find. You can get the connector pipe for all of the Silky poles and they are fairly inexpensive.
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This is what the 7.7 meter one looks like.
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This is with the Sheath off, so that you can see the connector pipe.