Stihl Pole Pruner HTA 85

Total waste of money – Really disappointed with this product, we run an arborist service in South east Queensland , I was totally misled by the local Stihl dealer about the battery life, the best we could get was 45 minutes continuous use, a total waste of time in professional situation, and to buy enough batteries to last a day would cost thousands $, the unit we purchased had the power head/ battery fell apart 2 days from purchase, pay a couple hundred more and get a petrol unit

Detailed review – Very impressed every bit as good as the petrol models, light weight, long battery life, quick charging please watch the video below for a more in depth review thank you https://youtu.be/tmVMw2flSPE

Best pole saw I've had – Had a petrol powered & a mains powered pole saw in the past. This thing is lighter & cuts a lot better than either of the previous ones I've had. Around 20% duty cycle, it went all day, pruning the fruit trees. Would be nice if it extended a bit further, but no matter how long it extended, there would always be something out of reach.

Great hype. Dead after 1 hour – Had gas unit and had carb issues so I bought bare unit hta 85 as I have the chop and chain saws. It cut small stuff for less than one hour less than 50 duty cycle. Started on larger stuff 6". Made two cuts. Then unit died. 3 bars flashing. It sat for an hour. While I used battery saw for an hour cutting 6" stuff unit ran 30 seconds. Dead again.