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Ooops, CRS setting in I guess.
It should be very simple to convert a standard one to operate from air or hydraulic power.
Best of luck.
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I have an echo and a stihl. The echo is older, and was a model called Aggressor2400, featuring a Sawzall type head/blade. It has a fixed length shaft, and worked really well. I liked the way the engine ran. Unfortunately, I wrecked the the cutting head by tackling limbs that were too big, jammed the power head, and caused it to strip the internal guides. Echo replaced this model with one that was the same engine, shaft, but with a 10" chain saw head.
I'm planning to buy the head and get the unit back in service.
I also use the Stihl, which has a telescoping shaft and 12" chain saw head. Yes it's heavy, but does everything I ask it to. Maybe a little underpowered.
The Stihl is longer than the Echo, maybe 15' fully extended, and is a handful to manuvuer in the woods. It has a shoulder strap to carry some of the weight.
Two final comments.
This winter I finished a cut on a large branch that was as high as I could stretch. The branch caught the sawhead and pulled it down as it fell. I couldn't stop the momentum of the extended saw, and it hit the ground hard. Snapped the sawhead's body (cast metal?) right in half. I thought I was out a few hundred bucks for a replacement. But I tried using some ColdWeld with some fiberglass cloth wrapped around the break. It's holding fine.
Second, no matter how long the saw, i always find branches to cut on my oak tree farm that are beyond my reach. Have stood on the back of my ATV, in my CUT bucket, on a ladder, whatever to get to that branch. It's some natural law that makes one do these things.
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I favor Stihl for my chainsaws, backpack blowers, and pole saws. But in professional use, hours mount up quickly and even the best can die before their expected time. I pay the extra money for Stihl not so much for the expected life cycle, but because Stihl and the dealer provide fantastic service. Parts are plentiful, the cost of repair is reasonable, and they perform as advertised. If I break one, and I do, I usually get it back the next day. I'm not saying Echo is a bad brand, or any other make for that matter, just that my experience with Stihl has been so good I stay with them.
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Concur on Stihl dealer. Have a great one in my area too. Honest advice, walk right up to the shop, ask a question, get it done now. Parts at the ready and get-it-back service. As to Stihl products they are well engineered with power curve beginning at low rpms. Really helps with reduce the noise during protracted periods of use. More often a blip of the throttle will do. Power at low rpm means less vibration as well. And they always, always start. Best feature for non professional users who may put equipment down for a week or two.
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Stopped at the Stihl dealer. These guys sell only for list price. The new telescoping pole pruner with the 4-Mix engine is $600. They do have a fixed boom one for $429 but that would be too short for me in some circumstances.
Went to the Deere dealer next. They sell Echo and Husky power pruners and Stihl string trimmers but claim that Stihl won't let them sell their power-pruners due to another retailer down the road that sells them. Sounds screwy to me (Stihl I mean). Anyway, the boom on the husky was way to weak for my tastes. It shook like a leaf when extended. The telescoping echo looked to be pretty nice but it was the same price as the Stihl at $600. They didn't sell JD power pruners and the guy said they used to and everyone bought the Echo or Husky while the Deere ones just gathered dust.
Not sure yet which way I'll go. I'd like to at least look at a Tanaka but the nearest dealer is an hour away.
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Ken, if there is a Stanley commercial tool distributor near you have a look at the model CR22 hydraulic circular saw by Stanley. A lot of Utility companies are switching over to this model instead of the Limb Lopper LS2 because it is easier to use.
Also have a look at the Fairmnont line of pruners and saws, the link is shown below.
Best of luck.
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Thanks Murf! The fairmont pruner looks like it would be a lot easier to operate and would do 60% of what I need. I would still need something longer for the higher stuff so maybe I need two different tools. More tools is good! A google search and a search on Stanleys web site turned up zero hits on the Stanley saw. Have a link?
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Ken, no problem, of course you will want to sit down, preferably on your wallet before you ask the price on any of this stuff.
Pruners or saws run between $1,500 and $2,500 depending on size, etc.
The Stanley site is linked to below. They're not even too far away, they're in Milwaukie Oregon.
Best of luck.
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At that price it's no wonder municipalities are going broke 
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Like I said previously, the best way I have found so far for topping trees in a plantation is still with a sickle-bar mower on the FEL.
This is how we cut the brush back on the cottage roads we maintain. It is VERY fast compared to anything else.
Best of luck.
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