This deal showed up in my inbox this morning -- free pole saw, hedge trimmer, or edger attachment thrown in with the Milwaukee M18 Fuel string trimmer kit with HD9.0 battery for $299.
I'm mostly Milwaukee these days but currently using Dewalt for outdoor tools because reasons. I'm specifically curious about the Milwaukee pole saw attachment. My current
Dewalt pole saw has the motor in the head next to the chain, putting more weight at the far end of the pole. I've never used any other pole saw but I find maneuvering it to be a handful, especially with the extension, even with a big battery as counterweight. With the Milwaukee having the motor in the shared power unit, it seems there would be a lot less weight on the business end and it might handle a quite a bit better. Any of the Milwaukee guys (@Welder @
Snapshot @
rob_s) have any experience with the Milwaukee pole saw? Any chance someone could put just the pole saw attachment itself on a postal scale? The end section of my Dewalt, with the saw head and ~2' of pole, chain installed but no oil, weighs 5 lb 2.6 oz. I'm curious how much lighter the Milwaukee would be.