Bought a $200 pole pruner head that didn't fit my poles

I got excited last month and ordered a new pruner head online without double checking the diameter. Turns out my poles are all 1 inch and this head needed 1.25 inch. Now I have a $200 paperweight sitting in my garage. Anyone else ever buy a tool attachment that just didn't work with what you already had?

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3 Comments

charlesb894mo ago

Been there with a chainsaw bar. Check if the manufacturer sells an adapter sleeve, some of them make them for exactly this situation. Other option is to hit up a local machine shop and see if they can turn down the head's collar for cheap. Might cost you $20 instead of having a $200 paperweight.

michael_craig2mo ago

I bought a hedge trimmer attachment that didn't fit my echo pole once. @charlesb89 is right about adapters though, some brands like Oregon make them but you gotta know which model series you have. Ended up just buying a whole new pole system off craigslist for half what I paid for the head, so now I have two poles and one good head setup.

ericnguyen4mo ago

machine shop turning down the collar is a bad idea man. that's the part that takes all the stress when you're torquing on a branch, and removing material is just asking for it to crack or warp. i'd rather eat the $200 than have a pruner head snap off and drop on my head from 15 feet up.