Remington RM1035P Ranger II 8-Amp Electric 2-in-1 Pole Saw & Chainsaw with with Telescoping Shaft and 10-Inch Bar for Tree Trimming and Pruning, Orange

We bought a Remington pole saw maybe 15-20 years ago and it finally gave up the ghost. It was a great electric pole saw and I used it extensively before, during and after Hurricane Ivan in Florida. My Poulain chainsaw died and I finished up with the Remington. It would not have handled some of the bigger stuff with the shorter blade, but it handles things quite well that were within its design parameters. The chain cut fast and well. The new one cuts well, also. I had to replace the chain once and epoxied a few cracks in the plastic over the years, but finally, the housing that holds the bolts that tighten the blade in place cracked and it became impossible to tighten the blade securely - making it dangerous. So, as it had been an excellent tool, I bought a new one from the same company - this one. The new model is slick in design and easily switches between a pole saw and a short chain saw with the push of a couple of buttons. Very straightforward and clever design. The oil reservoir is clearly visible, so you know if it has oil in it - much better than the original design. It does NOT come with oil, though, so you need to put oil in it BEFORE you use it or you will probably burn it up. Just FYI.... I didn't expect it to come with oil and I already had oil for the last one. There is a brilliant tool free chain tightening system, but you need to READ the directions and know how it works. The black knob on the side locks the blade in place. To adjust the chain, you unscrew the black knob and rotate the grey sleeve on the outside to tighten or loosen the chain. ONce it is where you want it, re-tighten the black knob until it is secure. Super easy! If the chain area gets clogged with debris. simply unscrew the black knob until the whole assembly comes off, clean out the debris and reassemble - still no tools needed. Really brilliant and easy and takes no time to adjust. The original pole saw we had needed wrenches and a lot of time and a screwdriver - this is light years better! The pole latch for the extension is also more secure. All in all, this is a much better saw in many ways. The only drawback I can see at all is that it is a bit heavier than the original, but I suspect it is also more durable. It is not a super lightweight saw, though. But, I have yet to find an electric pole saw that actually works that is lightweight at full extension, so can't really complain too much on this one. The leverage at full extension is just bad, period, for any pole saw with a weight on the end of it. And it is quite beefy in design, so I expect this to hold up well over time. The price was a lot less than several competitors. I have no idea why.... It's really well designed. Excellent value for the money I think, but I have not had it that long, though I have used it a fair bit since I got it. I had a lot of stuff that needed trimming when I discovered the other one was dead... Hope that helps....

I'm sure real arborists might laugh at this tiny little chain saw that's plug-in electric, but for small jobs like taking down a 16 year old mulberry tree, it's perfect. It's a little heavy for a computer geek's upper body when the pole is extended, but of course if it was lighter it wouldn't have the power. Normal "manly men" (or stronger women) probably won't find the weight an issue. The cool thing about this is you can detach the handle and saw from the pole and connect them together and now you get a proper hand held chain saw for when you need it. Be sure to read the instructions, especially if you're more comfortable installing DIMM's into your PC than cutting down trees. As is normal with chain saws, you have to constantly watch the chain tension and keep it filled with chain oil. (Check before and during every job.) And try not to cut off one of your own limbs! By the way, the Interwebs recommend using canola oil for the chain lube, and I can attest mine worked just fine, and it's cheaper and smells better than petroleum based chain oil. (It consumes quite a lot of chain oil when in use, because it dispenses it on the chain constantly.) This chain saw needs to be plugged in to work, and it's quieter than gasoline powered saws, so it's not good for horror movies or juggling!

From the moment you get the package you know it is a quality made item, just the carton itself is an engineering wonder in the way it is made with interlocking tabs that securely hold it together with no tape anywhere. Once you open this package the pole saw and all of it's parts are individually set into cardboard stanchions to keep them secure. No damage of any kind in shipping....which is amazing considering how large the package is and how much it weighs. The materials, fit, finish of the saw are all quality and the design well thought out...it is much larger than I had expected overall and heavy duty. No cheesy stuff here to make you wish you hadn't bought it, like so many other items that I have bought that looked good in the pics but were subpar at best in real life. I give it a 4 instead of a 5 only because of the weight, which is both an advantage and a drawback. This thing is HEAVY, trying to hold it horizontally by the end handle is almost to much even when not extended, once in use vertically it becomes easy to manage though....just getting it to the vertical position can be the challenge. All that head weight pays for itself when sawing, just lay it on a branch and pull the trigger, let the heavy saw do the work....make sure to be ready for it to suddenly get heavy again once the cut is complete. Great saw, well made with quality materials and design at a great price.....I looked at all of them available and am glad I chose this one. That's it...back to making little sticks out of big ones.

Great little tool. Pretty much ready to use right out of the box. It’s great for trimming branches that were unreachable before. It paid for itself first day. Had one of my trees that needed trimming badly bid on by local tree company at $200. I had tree trimmed in about half an hour. Easy to use. It is a little top heavy when fully extended but I use that weight to help cut through the branch without having to use any force at all. I read other reviews before buying about having problems with the chain. I have zero problems with the chain. Easy to use chain tension knob is key.

The chainsaw/polesaw is awesome. I bought a Sunjoe system and it was horrible from the start, leaked oil badly, chain would get loose badly, and it broke basically after the 1st use. Sunjoe was cordless, which I liked, but I need something reliable, and the Remington RM1035P Ranger II is the way to go. Yes, it is corded, but cord is at the end of the pole (when trimming my palm trees), and I love the fact that the chain saw can be used without the pole as well. I have used it several times already and the chain has never loosened one time yet, and no oil leaks!!! It works really great, and the cutting bar is 10" instead of the 8" on the Sunjoe. You cannot go wrong with this one. Only possible con is it is very heavy on the end of the pole, but still useable and again, does an amazing job.

Several people have commented on the weight of this saw extended out on the easily adjustable, 10 foot pole, but I can tell you from experience, that really isn't an issue if you use your thinking ability first. After buying this saw several months ago, I finally got the time and opportunity (and ambition) to go out and trim up my 30 year old, four-trunk, clustered oak tree in the front yard. The first thing I did was study the tree and where exactly I needed to make cuts - either to trim out dead branches, or uneven growth, or branches that could threaten my roof during a storm. After figuring out WHERE I wanted to make my cuts, I had to decide just HOW to make those cuts. I'm no weakling, but I don't have tremendous upper body strength either, so I had to figure out how I was going to make the cuts without harming the saw or myself in the process. Fortunately, this saw is well designed, with an offset cutting angle and an integrated hook to help hold it in place once the saw is positioned, so I simply lifted the saw almost vertically until the chain blade was on top of the limb I wanted to cut (MUCH easier than approaching the limb at a 30 to 45 degree angle). At that point I moved slightly away from being directly below the part of the limb coming down and pulled the trigger. Gravity is your friend when using this saw because the weight of the saw at the end of that 10 foot pole is largely supported by the limb being cut, and the natural cutting direction is assisted by gravity. The only challenge there was making undercuts on some the the heavier, thicker limbs before cutting them from above, but even that was manageable, thanks to that angled, self-lubricating cutting head. Once the limb is cut (VERY quickly done with this sharp cutting chain) it's a matter of sliding your hand(s) further up the pole (toward the center of the pole - better mechanical advantage or leverage) to prevent the saw from crashing to the ground. Once the tree limbs were on the ground, quickly converting this saw to a small, normal chainsaw was quite literally a snap, with no tools required. I found cutting the limbs out of the tree to be the easy part. After the limbs were cut from the tree came the hard part of cutting everything into four foot lengths for the trash company to haul it all off. I used bypass loppers for the smaller branches because that was much quicker, and it preserved the sharpness of the chainsaw for the thicker branches. I bought this saw on sale and it did a superb job, saving me about $250, PLUS THE COST OF THE SAW that I'd have spent hiring someone else to trim up my tree, and this way I got the tree trimmed up just as I wanted it to be (no severe cutting back and endangering the future health of the tree). This pole/chainsaw is well designed and very well made, and after my experience with using it, I will no longer dread using it in the future. As a homeowner who routinely does my own yard maintenance, I consider this saw to be one of my better purchases.

I was so excited when I received this as a late Christmas gift from my kids. I have several trees on the property and was excited to have an easier way to trim them. I used the saw TWICE - the first time went great! Did a few small, low branches and was excited to use during Spring trimming. Fired up the saw the SECOND time, the chain came off the saw, opened the case to put the chain back on and found the sprocket in several pieces. There was no way to use it with the chain off, and I could not put the chain back on. I have been an Amazon customer for well over 12 years!! I figured they would assist me in getting a replacement due to the fact that it was definitely under warranty - NOT! Was told that the return date (30 days after receipt of item) had expired. NO assistance offered, nor did Amazon ever OFFER to provide a new item. The item is under warranty by manufacturer but their customer service was of no assistance at all. They gave me the name of someone in my area that would repair the item under warranty, but when contacted they informed me that they never repair one - the company (Remington) response has always been "it's a cheap product (well, they got that right! but I think they were referring to the price) so you should just trash the busted one and buy a new one" !!! Um, well what if you don't have that kind of money to throw away?? And why would you ever consider buying another one from TWO retailers who don't intend to help you if it breaks?? Extremely disappointed doesn't even cover my feelings - obviously neither party is concerned about my customer loyalty. Will NOT be purchasing anything from Amazon again - no matter how much cheaper the item may be on their site.

If I had to do it over, I would not purchase again. However with that said, it is a very good tool and it is nice that you can break it down to use as a hand chain saw. The problem I have with it is it is very heavy to handle with the saw on the pole. I'm not weak by any means but when you consider 15 or 20 pounds at the end of a 15ft. pole it can get hard to handle. Granted, I didn't just cut a limb or two, I was using it for a while. However, for my specific needs, I could have gotten by with a lesser and lighter pole saw. It is sturdy as I didn't take it easy on the tool and it held up. It is a good tool, but for those considering it, if there is any way to check it out in a store before you buy it I would recommend it because as I said, it is heavy on the pole