I bought this saw, because I had a tree that needed pruning, were it was either call the professionals and spend $$ or add this piece to my tool kit. It performed better than I could have hoped, I had one part where I needed the full 8 meters, and with some help as it gets heavy and the pole flexes, once we got it in place the sawing action was the easy bit. the clippers work great for smaller branches too. the saw is very bendy but I have found that the be a strength, not a weakness 11/10 for me.