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Poulan Pro 33cc Straight Shaft Pole Pruner with Curved Shaft Trimmer Attachment Included. 2-cycle gas engine. Attachment capable shaft for other Poulan Pro attachment tools. 8-Inch bar and chain auto gear drive oiler. Pole Pruner extends up to 12-Feet with your arms extended.
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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful
I chose a gas-powered saw over an electric because of the easier handling, with the gas motor acting as a counterweight to the cutting head.
For the first few minutes of operation, it was a bit hard starting and prone to stalling. After some break-in running it's far more consistent, but will still occasionally stall from idle. Restarts very easily and so far has not been a problem. Plenty of cutting power.
My complaint is with the design and build quality of the extension pole. Somewhere around the 4th time I used it the drive cable mechanism fell out of the pole as I disassembled the unit for transport. It is retained by a flimsy stamped-steel washer, which is supposed to be prevented from sliding out of the tube by four crimps around the perimeter of the tube. The washer managed to find its way past the crimps, and the whole assembly slid out. Another problem caused by this is that if (when) the washer slides forward in the tube past the crimps while the unit is assembled, it prevents the spring-loaded button which locks the tubes together from being pushed in. I needed a fat pair of pliers to squeeze the button. Got the tubes apart, at the expense of bending the washer (which is now even less likely to stay behind the crimps where it belongs). I'll probably engineer a permanent fix by putting a second set of crimps in the tube, to keep the washer from moving in either direction. But I prefer tools which work without requiring me to modifiy them to fix a design problem.
For the first few minutes of operation, it was a bit hard starting and prone to stalling. After some break-in running it's far more consistent, but will still occasionally stall from idle. Restarts very easily and so far has not been a problem. Plenty of cutting power.
My complaint is with the design and build quality of the extension pole. Somewhere around the 4th time I used it the drive cable mechanism fell out of the pole as I disassembled the unit for transport. It is retained by a flimsy stamped-steel washer, which is supposed to be prevented from sliding out of the tube by four crimps around the perimeter of the tube. The washer managed to find its way past the crimps, and the whole assembly slid out. Another problem caused by this is that if (when) the washer slides forward in the tube past the crimps while the unit is assembled, it prevents the spring-loaded button which locks the tubes together from being pushed in. I needed a fat pair of pliers to squeeze the button. Got the tubes apart, at the expense of bending the washer (which is now even less likely to stay behind the crimps where it belongs). I'll probably engineer a permanent fix by putting a second set of crimps in the tube, to keep the washer from moving in either direction. But I prefer tools which work without requiring me to modifiy them to fix a design problem.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I can't believe I spent years climbing trees in the yard, using ladders and manual pruning saws. The Poulan Pro PP338PT is the pruners friend for sure! Very little assembly out of the box, add gas mixture and chain oil, follow the easy starting instructions, and within a pull or two you're up and running. This saw turns days of pruning into hours...and it's fun too! I was teetering between buying a cordless Black & Decker and a gas pruner....did a lot of research and decided on the Poulan....great price, great product, great decision, free Amazon shipping and unit arrived within a couple days of ordering.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Cady
Amazon Verified Purchase
Although I've previously had bad experiences with Poulon products, the number glowing reviews for this pole saw convinced me to give it a shot. Boy am I sorry I did! As a few others have reported, the unit not only is extremely difficult to start, but it also won't idle appropriately and the engine cuts out within minutes. One reviewer likened the unit's performance to behaving like a "raped ape", but it doesn't even come up to the level of an abused chimp. As the owner of a Stihl chainsaw and Husqvarna trimmer, I'm very familiar with how quality machines should work. Even though this unit is not on the level of those products, at the very minimum it should run!
I only wish Amazon would let me give this item zero stars. Take my advice and purchase a better quality item, or you'll end up with an expensive paperweight as I did.
I only wish Amazon would let me give this item zero stars. Take my advice and purchase a better quality item, or you'll end up with an expensive paperweight as I did.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By PETE
Purchased this with high hopes of getting low branches and limbs trimed without killing myself with a maunal type. Well for starters this thing ran very poorly out of the box. The auto choke system is designed for someone who knows nothing of power tools and how to start them, just put on auto and pull and go.However it rarley works since as soon as you throttle it, choke comes off and shuts this thing down. I had to cut a tree limb in cold january, so i put this together and began attempting to start it. It would run only with out the load of the saw on it. i was able to cut my limb only by keeping the engine reving while using the choke. Even in warmer days when it runs a bit better it seems lacking to cut 3 to 4 inch limbs off trees. Also its only like 10 feet or so the rest of their advertising is your reach giving that distance..
overall i would not recommend it..
either use the Loper part of the manual pole pruners or rent a pole saw..
Update 3/20/12 I Let a coworker borrow this over the weekend. hes a handy mechanic who needed to heavily adjust the mixture screws to get it run well. It was running very lean and need more fuel. Ive never made any adjustments on it. All i ever did was start it and go, but from the factory this thing was runing terrible. It runs good now and he was happy with the results of using.
overall i would not recommend it..
either use the Loper part of the manual pole pruners or rent a pole saw..
Update 3/20/12 I Let a coworker borrow this over the weekend. hes a handy mechanic who needed to heavily adjust the mixture screws to get it run well. It was running very lean and need more fuel. Ive never made any adjustments on it. All i ever did was start it and go, but from the factory this thing was runing terrible. It runs good now and he was happy with the results of using.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Jim
Amazon Verified Purchase
Assembles very easily. Started the first time with no problem. Runs good although did die at idle the first time or two. Probably the handiest thing I have bought in a long time. It's approx. 7-1/2 ft from the engine to the end of the chain. I'm about 6 ft and could reach about 12 ft with it. It's no way commercial grade but looks like to me, if taken care of, would last a homeowner a long time.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By hammeri
Amazon Verified Purchase
When this pole saw runs, it does a great job. However, Poulan introduced a new starting system recently that automatically releases the choke... whoops, bad idea! I own a Poulan chain saw that has a standard 3 position choke... works well, and idles well. Not this pole saw! The only time it idles is after total warm-up. Otherwise it dies easily. Then when you turn it off, it has a tough time starting without holding the throttle trigger near mid to full open. Like I stated earlier, when it runs, it does a great job.... wish they left the design of the carb alone... this would rate 5 star, if they had!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just used weedeater so far.
Just like most bump fed string trimmers it eventually sucks the string back inside trimmer head and you have to reload it. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Kenneth Lee Tompkins
4.0 out of 5 stars
Three words: Break-in, break-in, break-in
I was prepared to hate this machine. I bought it at the same time I purchased a reconditioned Husqvarna straight shaft line trimmer. Read more
Published 20 days ago by R. Stern
3.0 out of 5 stars
poulan pro pp338pt
Very heavy hard to keep running it kept shutting of on me seem to flood at idle had to keep racing the engine or it would shut down between branches but it got the job done in the... Read more
Published 23 days ago by paul
1.0 out of 5 stars
Big Mistake
Just used it for the 1st time today. Will not stay running, only cut two small one inch diameter branches, 3rd time failed to start. Do not waste your time nor money.
Published 1 month ago by Mary Beth Medeiros
1.0 out of 5 stars
POS of a Pole Saw
The folks who gave this 5 stars must have used it once and put it away. It is very difficult to start and once started runs ok for a short while and then will not stay running. Read more
Published 1 month ago by DJ Handy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Hard or no starting
This saw worked when brand new then was very difficult to start.
Then it would run but stop almost immediately.
Now it won't even make an effort to start.
Avoid. Read more
Then it would run but stop almost immediately.
Now it won't even make an effort to start.
Avoid. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rick Butt
1.0 out of 5 stars
suck
yup used it for alittle while cant run now and the tip is striped using it to do a little light work
Published 2 months ago by Brian McMahon
5.0 out of 5 stars
awesome tool
Got tired of dragging around a cord for my cheap o electric pole saw, figured for under 200.00 cant go too wrong for a gas powered pole saw with a weed eater to boot. Read more
Published 3 months ago by raymond bednarek
5.0 out of 5 stars
Poulan Gas Pruner
The item arrive in a reasonable amount of time. I was surprised how quickly the engine started, just a few pulls. It does prune the limbs well. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Douglas
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very difficult to start
This pruner is very difficult to start. It doesn't stay on. I have a chain saw so I bought it to reach those difficult areas but I think buying this product was a mistake. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Munir Usmani
