This Pole Saw works great but when all eight pieces are assembled it is definitely not lightweight. It's very heavy. I used it to trim seed pods from two 30' royal palm trees. I had to use all eight sections. It's so heavy in that configuration, you cannot pick it up simply by raising it off the ground while holding the "handle" section. I had to pick it up in the middle, balance it, then use a 10' step ladder to guide it up to the seed pods. It cut them with ease, which was great. However, when it's time to lower it back down to the ground the weight causes it to fall quickly with no way to stop it. Luckily for me I have hedges around the palm trees so it landed on those instead of simply crashing into the ground. I'm not sure it would have survived that. Anyway, just be aware that a length of 27' with a metal saw on the end is not going to be "lightweight" no matter what it's constructed of. I'm glad I bought it and would recommend it with that one caution.