My my my.....some one else w/ the same plan. As that old saw goes 'necessity is the mother of invention' , or somethin... Anyway, this plan was hatched after my 'neighbor' went and had about 15 large arbor vitae bushes planted which has dramatically blocked my view across his property. Not wanting to have a tunnel vision of the lake I've been trimming bushes and oak limbs to open up the view. Me-thinks he's a speculator, having bought the fancy house for well over a million bucks, who had hoped to make a couple hundred thou or so after making some cosmetic improvements and holding it for a year or so what with the hot wf market. Now that the top end of the wf market has cooled a bit, what a disappointment(!).
Borrowing another neighbor's old rusty extension ladder got me up about three rungs when it started to sway and that was enough for me....back to the safety of the ground and time to rethink this plan.
With the trigger duct taped, I just run like hell to go pull the plug of the extension cord after the blade cuts through which can take maybe five minutes on a large limb. This light weight & inexpensive electric saw has been surprisingly durable.
Safety first and last, everyone....
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