Phoning around North West for the right machine and a fair rate takes time. Send one request instead, with what you need, the dates or how many, and we pass it to garden equipment dealers who supply towns and cities across North West.
Pole Saws & Pruners in North West
Pole saws in North West: garden equipment dealers around North West sell petrol, battery and manual pole pruners and extensions. Ask to hold the saw at full reach before you buy, check how parts and servicing work locally, and never use one near power lines.
The main pole saws and pruners page explains the work, the safety points and the costs in more detail.
North West notes on equipment & supplies
Tool hire shops in Rustenburg, Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom rent chainsaws, chippers and walk-behind stump grinders, usually by the day. Farmers along the N4 and N14 often buy a larger petrol saw for windbreak and thorn work. Thorn and gum blunt chains fast, so carry a file or a spare chain, and wear cut-resistant trousers and gloves.
North West: trees, weather and gardens
Much of North West is open thorn bushveld and maize land, broken by the Magaliesberg and the river valleys around Hartbeespoort, Brits and the Vaal. Farms often have long bluegum windbreaks and pepper trees round the homestead, while towns such as Potchefstroom and Rustenburg have older streets with mature exotic trees that have outgrown their pavements. Dry winters and hot summers stress trees, and summer storms then bring down weakened limbs. Smallholders and farmers ask for bush thinning, windbreak felling and clearing of stands, while homeowners in the dam and mining towns want trees off roofs and walls. Thorn trees near the Pilanesberg and Madikwe may include protected species, so check whether a tree is protected before you clear.
Who asks for pole saws and pruners around North West, most often first:
- Farms, smallholdings and plantations: pruning avocado, mango and citrus trees from the ground in the orchard
- Homeowners: lifting branches off the gutter, driveway and pool fence without a ladder
- Estates, complexes and body corporates: keeping branches clear of estate roads, walkways and street lights
Local tips for North West
Most asked for in North West: felling bluegum windbreaks and thinning encroaching thorn bush on farms and plots. Where tree fellers and hire yards work from: teams base in Rustenburg, Brits, Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp and travel to farms. A useful tip: ask whether the wood can be cut into braai lengths and stacked on the farm.
Around North West the largest group asking is farms, smallholdings and plantations, which usually means pruning avocado, mango and citrus trees from the ground in the orchard. Before you agree to anything: never near power lines; helmet and visor. The trees to watch here: bluegum windbreaks, pepper trees, thorn bush, syringa and willow along rivers.
Service area: North West and surrounds
Tree fellers and suppliers on our network work throughout North West, including Rustenburg, Mahikeng, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Brits, Hartbeespoort, Lichtenburg. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether travel and delivery are in the price.