Hooyman High Limb Chain Saw with Rope for Cutting Trimming Hunting and Camping

I tried and tried to get this thing to work. I really could have used some instructions. I did check out a YouTube video on rope chains, but I found this very difficult to use. It ultimately got stuck way up in the tree and professionals had to cut the branch. Frustratingly, the chain would get crimped all the time and I had to undo them. Fortunately, Amazon allowed me to return this very difficult device. Mine did not break and the rope seemed strong enough. I would suggest that if you have never used one of these before, try to get some practice using one before buying your own.

AMAZING - we cut 12" limbs in about 15 minutes each cut. Definitely need 2 people when cutting something this big, but it works great. See the pictures here. 4 cuts and we had all this down in 2 hours. Again this is an incredible tree saw, very sharp, and was easy to use.

It does work. 2 people are needed. Would have rated it higher but I had to buy my own ropes as all I received was the chain. I made handles from a broom stick. One for each end about a foot long and tied the rope to them. Worked pretty good.

Chain was good. Rope broke after 4 limbs.

Just finished cutting off a limb that split on one tree, but hung up on another. Putting rocks in the throw bag didn't seem heavy enough, so I replaced them wrench sockets. The bag velcros closed, so there was no worry about losing them. One throw and I was over the branch, which was 20ft over my head. The rope is nice, it doesn't stretch, which is important. It is also nice and slick, so it slides through the branches. It did make it hard to hold onto the rope. I started to cut, but found myself constantly adjusting my grip. I finally cut two pieces of broom handle, put a hole in the middle and tied them to the rope. Much better. The saw cut the 5 inch limb in less than 10 minutes. It caught a few times due to the weight of the limb shifting as I cut. The limb was still stuck in the other tree, so I threw the rope over the limb again with the weight bag to yank it down. Made well, worked well. Would be better if it came with wooden handles instead of having to make them myself.

Don’t buy it. The rope is cheap garbage. The crimps used to loop the ropes are junk. One of them failed in the package! Used knots to prevent chain from coming free, but that leads to jamming and pinches once a cut is started. Had to rescue saw from being stuck.

I Just tried to use this thing ?? what a joke ,Please take it from me , Don't waste your money .you have trouble pulling the teeth through the branch and the teeth get stuck .4/14/17 it is still stuck in the branch yet i can't get out ?????

After speaking with tree trimmers and finding it wasn't affordable on our budget we knew this was going to be a DIY project. This Rope Saw saved us a small fortune & with a little elbow grease, we're happy to say we gotter done.