by bgsengine » Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:31 pm
Having had to work on and service the Poulan versions in the past,and having had one Stihl in to work on, Ive got to say the Echo PowerPruners have the better construction Seems the PPT-266 would be the more suitable (but also a bit pricey) pole telescopes out to 146" overall length so about 12 Ft so can probably reach to 13-15-16 feet high On the other hand if you wanted to go Echo, You could also consider a PAS-266 power head then you can just get attachments and extensions to make other tools - Pole pruner attachment with 3 Ft extension gives you 11 Ft in length and the PAS can take many other attachments like the pro paddle and power broom , various trimmer or brushcutter attachments, hedge clipper,cultivator,and blower, and edgers and bed re-definer
How poor are they who have not patience. What wound did ever heal, but by degrees? - Iago (Othello Act II, Scene 3)