Black and Decker LPP120B Bare Max Lithium Ion Pole Pruning Saw, 20Volt,Without Battery

I have to admit, my expectations for this tool were not sky-high when I purchased it. I decided to buy it for a number of reasons but mainly because I already owned two 20v B&D Li-Ion batteries which came with other B&D tools I already owned. The other reasons for the purchase were: 1) I could buy the tool bare, without the battery which cut about 40 bucks off the price and 2) B&D was offering a $10 discount at the time so all-in-all it seemed like a good time to make the purchase. From my experience with the B&D tools I already owned (leaf blower & hedge trimmer), I definitely went into this purchase with muted expectations. The 20v blower is good for blowing dry leaves and debris off the deck but that's about it, otherwise it's totally under-powered to perform more heavy duty leaf blowing (like when the leaves become a little wet). The hedge trimmer works well enough. So basically out of the two B&D 20v tools I already owned I was going into this with about 50% confidence that it would have enough power to do the job and then you have to wonder just how effective a cordless 20v electric pole saw could possibly be.... Well let me tell you, pretty darn effective! When I received the package it arrived well intact and in good time considering the time of year the purchase was made so no complaints there. In the box were: instructions, the pole saw itself (which breaks down into three segments), a plastic bar/chain cover that has built in space for the bar oil container (small dropper container for the bar oil included) and the Allen wrench (also included). Again I went with the bare tool so no battery. After a brief overview of the instructions I put the saw together. The segments connect via heavy duty plastic twist-type connections which is one very small complaint that I have. If the connection could be a little more heavy duty it would be nice but the plastic seems heavy duty enough to hold up if you're careful when putting the tool together. You definitely have to be careful that you have the weight of whole thing under control somehow as you put it together. When you first insert the smaller plastic end into the larger plastic end (which only goes in one way as the power connection is made inside the joint) there could be a lot of stress on the connection if you're just trying to hold the saw without balancing the weight on something or have the unit laying on the ground while attempting to join the segments and tighten the joint at the same time. Once you get the connection completely tightened the joint becomes pretty strong. I'll definitely keep an eye on this as I use the saw this season and update my rating if the plastic connections fail me but otherwise no complaints after my trial run. We have a decent sized wooded lot with lots of small/medium sized trees so having something that doesn't require a plug-in is a must. We recently had a wet heavy snow bring a willow part way down. The trunk was split and the tree was hung up in a pine requiring a tool such as this to give me the reach to get up into the pine to alleviate the pressure. I found the 14' reach to be more than adequate for the job at hand. Once I got everything lined up, safety gear on, figured out where I was going to stand and bar/chain oiled and all that jive, it was time to cut. At first it felt like the saw was just bouncing on the limb, which I later measured to approximately 5 inches in diameter. Then I realized it was just the way I was holding the saw. Once I pushed it all the way to limb so that the grooved area of the saw body just below the bar was against the limb things totally stabilized and the saw did the rest. It sawed through the limb with ease much to my surprise. I really thought there would be some catching or motor slowing but there was not. I proceeded to cut the branch into more manageable pieces, then I but a couple of birch branches that needed to be cleared away, cut another willow branch about the size of the first one and cut that one up into smaller pieces. All this on one charge and no sign of the battery losing charge. It certainly appears that will two fully charged batteries I should be able to do all my summer cutting with ease. All-in-all I'm very happy with this tool. My only question is about the durability of the unit with the plastic connections but so far so good so not going to knock it until there's a reason to. I'll continue to be careful when I put the unit together and report any issues. I'm looking forward to a summer of pruning some of the higher trees we've been wanting to prune but could get to the limbs but now I have a tool that will help me accomplish this. I definitely recommend this saw to anyone looking for an inexpensive cutting tool that'll give you some reach. Given the price and performance of this tool I couldn't be happier.

funciona de acuerdo a lo esperado, fácil de usar, pero un poco inestable cuando se usa con la segunda extensión, vale la pena colocarle una correa para sostenerlo y hacerlo más estable y poderlo controlar a la distancia.

Wow. I don't know why I waited so long to buy one of these. I'm a homeowner on an acre which is about 50% covered in trees. I've owned a couple of Poulan Pro 16-inch chain saws, and a telescoping manual pole saw / pruner, for the past 15 years. The manual pole saw works good but takes a lot of work to saw branches. Now, I've added the Black and Decker LPP120B Bare 20V Max Lithium Ion Pole Pruning Saw to the mix. What a joy to use. It lets me get into fuller trees (like a Holly) that I couldn't previously with the manual pole saw. Be sure to read a few of the reviews as they provide really good information as to what to expect when you first use your new saw. After reading all of the helpful reviews I opted to buy the B&D Pole Pruning Saw for $89 WITHOUT the battery or charger, and used the $43 savings to buy the better charger, and then bought 2 higher capacity batteries. The charger which comes with the $132 set takes about 8 hours to recharge your batteries. You can buy a quick charger that will charge your batteries in 30 minutes. And it does! Either the Black & Decker L2AFCBST Lithium Ion Fast Charger for $43 or the Black & Decker L2ACF-OPE 20V MAX Lithium Ion Fast Charger for $40 will do the trick. The ONLY difference between the two is that for $3 more the L2AFCBST charger can "Flash Charge" your battery up to 30% capacity within 10 minutes. Why bother? I saved the $3. I also bought 2 of the 20-volt Black & Decker LBXR2020-OPE 2.0 Ah Lithium Battery Packs at $49 each. (The $132 set comes with one Black & Decker LBXR20 Lithium Battery Pack, which also sell separately for about $42 each or $79 for a pair). The LBXR2020-OPE that I bought are 2.0 Ah cells that allows for 33% more run time than the LBXR20 (which is just a 1.5Ah cell). Having two batteries is a must. It's no fun being in the middle of a project and running out of juice. I spent 3 hours cutting branches and got through it all with my two batteries, with some juice to spare. Now, I wasn't cutting all that time. 80% of the time was spent setting up for the cuts or dragging all the carnage into a pile on the side of the yard to shred later. I cut 1-inch to 3-inch limbs almost effortlessly, as well as 4-inch limbs with a little more patience. I'm used to cutting tree limbs like butter with my gas chainsaw. You just need to take a little more time with the B&D battery-powered chain saw. And it succeeds with flying colors. I also had no trouble felling a 5-inch Cherry tree with a nice clean horizontal cut after I had thoroughly pruned it. I am very happy camper with the combination of the B&D saw, fast charger, and 2 higher capacity batteries. (Total cost = $239). I just wish I had owned these sooner. 4-year update: well, after 4 years the two bolts that hold the chain bar in place stripped the internal "nuts". The bolts can no longer be tightened enough to keep the bar tight, leading to a loose bar and a chain that falls off the bar as soon as you try to cut. While I did get 4 good years out of this pole chainsaw, I'm still removing one star (going from 5 star to 4) since it's now rendered useless.

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