The pole saw is the boss, It works very well lt. It's not light and takes so much talent to use. It is very awkward to lift and must be held as vertically as possible. I like the saw blade because it will hook on the limb and let's take a break without having to hold one to it. You get a smaller saw and chopper (limbs < 1\") that will get some branches out of the way for you to work. I found that the smaller saw seemed to be sharper and faster. I had issues with branches splitting at the end of the cut, so I used the small blade to finish of the cut. I love the setup but I will require some muscle to use.