Hyundai 52cc Long Reach Petrol Pole Saw/Pruner/Chainsaw 26cm Bar & Up to 2.7m Reach, Anti-Vibration, Triple Split Shaft with 3 Year Warranty

Very impressed with build quality

Brilliant bit of equipment, easy to put together and use, has made life keeping the garden in check a pleasure

I needed a pole saw for my large apple tree and researched the market. This machine is approximately 1/4 the price of the petrol pole saws by well known German and Swedish manufacturers and also cheaper than battery powered pole saws (which have limited run time). The assembly is relatively straight forward in that only the handle needs to be attached. However, attaching the handle is quite tedious as 2 of the 4 screws are obstructed in such a way that they must be undone and tightened in multiple small turns with the supplied Allen key. The starting instructions could be much better. The instructions say to pull out the choke and then pull the starting cord and repeat until the engine starts. In fact, if the engine does not start within 4 to 6 pulls it will just end up completely flooded and fail to start with the choke pulled out. What the instructions should say is: prime the engine, pull out the choke and try to start by pulling the cord briskly 4-6 times times. If it starts, engage the throttle (which automatically disengages the choke). If it does not start after 4-6 pulls, engage the throttle to disengage the choke and then pull the cord again with the choke off. It will then almost certainly start fine. This is not a fault with this machine and is common to most 2-stroke garden machinery when starting from cold. The machine is heavy and should be used with the supplied harness which needs to be properly adjusted. Obviously do this without the engine running and it helps to have an assistant. The fuel tank is large and a fill from the supplied fuel/oil mixing bottle fills the tank less than half full. The machine has a tendency to stall from fuel starvation at certain angles if the fuel tank is less than half full but does not stall if the tank is full. This is quite annoying. The saw blade cuts well and remember to run the engine at speed before advancing the blade to the branch to be cut. There is a tendency for the area around the chain sprocket to become clogged with chips of wood in a gungy oily mess. This means you may have to remove the sprocket cover and clean this area out quite often as you work depending on the size of the job. It will need to be cleaned up before storing the machine anyway. All in all this is a very good machine for the price and the minor niggles are acceptable. It does the job! If buying this machine remember you need chain oil, 2-stroke semi-synthetic oil (to mix with the fuel) and of course fuel. Factor in that you absolutely must have adequate PPE before using this machine (hard hat, ear defenders, eye protection, gloves, chainsaw chaps or trousers and decent boots). Better safe than sorry.

I bought this product relying on Hyundai's reputation. It worked well on the first two occasions, though I doubt if the engine ran for more than 30 minutes in total. I tried to use it today and, though it would start, the engine would not run properly even when warmed up. It would not rev and petered out repeatedly. It was not possible to cut anything. The fuel mixture is correct and the chain runs freely. Very disappointed after two or three months of ownership and very little use.

Very solid and heavy BUT it has a very powerful engine and long reach.

At first impression the tool looks better made than others Easy to put together but after using it over a 2 hour period on and off the chain drive broke.

Absolutely 5 star. I am a retired arbourist and purchased this to do the odd tree job. It's excellent. Sturdy .Well worth the money and easy to us. Would recommend.

Engine works fine but the chainsaw head failed on its second use, it was only used on small branches. Not very impressed