A pole pruner is an ideal gardening and farming tool as it makes trimming and cutting a breeze. It is a trimmer with a large arm that can reach up to 5 meters in height. The cutter is located at the top of the arm and it is connected to a motor that is at the base of the arm. It is large equipment but it is convenient.

This tool has a shoulder strap and a breakaway arm that you can use as an attachment to trim an overgrown tree or hedge. The shoulder strap prevents the tool from injuring the shoulder. It is a long off-dimension machine that you can use only when it is properly based on shoulder. The arm of the machine can injure the shoulder, if the shoulder isn't protected. It is only a quality shoulder strap that can protect your body from the moving arm.

Shoulder strap also helps in moving the arm around tree or hedge. You can operate the cutter located at the top of the arm from your shoulder. The control buttons are provided at the handle. The control buttons respond quickly for a hassle free cutting. Also the tool stops automatically, if the cutter hits a tough branch to slow down the impact of kick-back. It is available at $300 at any machine store but you can buy it at less than $150 from a manufacturer's shop.

Cutting overhead branches with a scissors is a tedious affair. But the moment you take a pole pruner, the job becomes a breeze. You can buy an electric pruner or use a petrol device. Choose one that you're comfortable with as both the equipments are reliable. But if there's a lot of farming or gardening work to be done then you should use a petrol device.

A fuel run pole pruner is much more advantageous than its electric counterpart. It is a complete device. You only have to fill its fuel tank and keep some fuel in stock for refueling. But the greatest advantage of a petrol cutter is that it needs no accessory like electricity cord and adapter.

If you're looking for a pole pruner or you think that you might need this device in future then consider investing in a petrol device instead of buying an electric cutter. Petrol machine is convenient in operation and easy on maintenance. Also this machine lasts longer than an electric cutter could.