CAMPNDOOR High Limb Rope Saw 53 In Chain Only - Zero Effort 360 Rope Chain Saw - Sharp Manual Tree Limb Cutter - Hand Chainsaw - Fast and Easy Pocket Chainsaw

The project was a "widow maker", a big broken limb hung up in an adjacent tree. Using a ladder and a regular chainsaw was just too dangerous an option for me; I could just imagine the falling limb swinging and knocking me off the ladder, and serious injury or death. I have a friend whose dad was killed doing this sort of job. I did some Googling on solutions, and discovered the "high limb rope chain saw". Nobody (including Tr.Sup.) had such a thing in stock at local stores, online order only with a three or four day wait, so that led me to Amazon. I did a lot of reading of the reviews, then made my choice and got this delivered overnight with my Prime membership. I bought just this chain, rather than the complete kit, because so many reviews of these saws commented on the poor quality of the handles, the use of cheap polypropylene ropes, etc. I already have multiple chainsaw files for sharpening, so that piece of kit was not needed, but of course this chain was new and sharp. I bought two 50' lengths of black paracord from my local HF, cut a couple of foot-long pull handles from 1/2" PVC pipe, wrapped the paracord around the middle of the handles with a clinch knot, and got my neighbor to help me saw. The comments that it works better with two people are spot on; you can spread out, get out of the danger zone under the limb, and have less of a bend in the cutting part of the chain as it passes over the limb, and you can work it back and forth to free it if it starts to bind. The other comments in the various reviews about binding were instructive; a wide angle between the ropes (90 degrees or more) and slow, steady, short pulls worked best to prevent binding; long, jerky "snatching" motions were more likely to cause binding (I can still hear my carpenter granddad say "Let the saw do the work, son"). I used the provided carabiners on the ends of the chains, and I think that helped at one point to stop chain "overrun" and potential binding of the paracord itself in the kerf when my neighbor got a bit too enthusiastic with his pulls. You need to watch it carefully to keep the chain centered in the cut. In retrospect, I may tape the carabiners with brightly colored vinyl tape to make them more visible, so that I can see the ends of the chain as it is sawing; black rope and chain against dark green in a post-sundown dusk makes it difficult to see where the chain is located; the orange rope in the kit makes sense. The chain does seem thin in a couple of places, and I can see that it might be easy to bend or break links if you get too over-eager, but as long as you move carefully, smoothly, and watch what you are doing, it should last for a good number of cuts. The double sided chain means you don't have to fiddle with it too much to get the cut started, just gently pull to get it to bite. It may turn out to be a challenge holding it when it comes time to sharpen, but I will figure out some kind of jig to hold it in my shop vise, when (and if) I ever need to sharpen it. The hardest part of the job was getting the rope positioned over the limb, which was about 20' up. After tossing the rope over the limb with a weight, we wound up having to use an extension ladder and pole saw to move the chain over to the right place (right up against the trunk), because it kept getting hung up on small limbs above, then on the broken jagged part of the limb itself. The whole process took us about 45 minutes (warm work in July), but the actual sawing of the limb itself only took about 5 minutes. I figure I saved several hundred dollars by using this saw rather than calling a tree service, and we were able to safely drop the limb, standing well away from the tree when it fell. The limb did break off before we finished sawing, but the chain stayed in place and we were able finish cutting off the remaining splinter and have a nice smooth cut that hopefully will heal and grow over. Once the limb was on the ground, it was easy to cut up with my regular chainsaw. The three photos show the limb before and after, and a closer view of the cut. The limb was about 7" in diameter, 20' up, and the tree is a water oak. I am sure it will shed more limbs....

Worked perfect for my needs took down two high oak limbs in no time with little effort

Works great, once you get going, it cuts. It’s a learning curve, like which angle to cut. It does snag near the carabiner if it gets too close to the grove you start. I’ve used it to cut down 10 plus branches. I’ve got it stuck a few times. I wish this company still sold the 70-73 inch version. If so I would order the longer version for thinker branches. *** important tip *** if you’re able to tie a rope to the branch you’re cutting. When the saw cuts close to the end, the weight of the branch will tear the last 20%. Depending on lots of factors the branch may not fall down but stall hanging by a few fibers. If you have a rope tied, you can pull the branch down or move it left to right, to force it down. Not a issue with the saw, just how it works with out a undercut. Also, I ordered 2 100’ paracords to use with this saw.

I had a larger Oak Branch up about 30+ feet. We saw a video on a similar cutting chain that you use on the ground. This one was a dual sided blade. we sent up a rope on a high telescopic pole and hooked it around the branch. We began to saw the branch, it was effortless. The branch came down in less than 5-minutes. I still can't believe it! For those of you who don't want to climb high on a ladder...This is for you. Amazing, clever product that someone invented. I still can't believe how easy this was to do.

Works great. Used on very high 4 inch limb. Cut great.

Awesome. Sometimes a chain saw or a regular saw is not the right tool. Check this out. What a great tool. And it cuts great!

These work amazingly well for high limb removal. When felling larger trees it can be used to remove limbs that may be causing the tree to fall in a direction that is not desired. It sure beats climbing and it is much less expensive that a tree service. I was able to drop an 85 foot willow using this with every chunk falling well clear of any desirable building or other plantings. It cut through the trunks with a 24 inch diameter with ease.

This is very handy to have in case you have a limb that you don't want to climb a ladder to cut. Easy to use. It's a little difficult to get up over the limb due to the way the rope and tangles the chain. Very lightweight, easy to store and easy to carry. Served its purpose

Hi, I bought it for summer 2025, to cut my backyard tree branches, so I can not give a review now. But the delivery was very fast. Thanks