Snippers/lopers recomendation

[sprucebunny]

I use these for thinning and delimbing alot. I like the green handle ones cause they are extendable but they bend.... guess I should have used the chainsaw, huh ? The yellow ones are tough but i broke the jaw mechanism. The long blade ones would be good for rasberrys but they break pretty easy.The black ones are still working but I prefer the scissors type to the anvil type.
Sometimes there is alot of trimming to do and I would prefer the quiet . My theory is that if it fits between the jaws, I should be able to cut it off without breaking the snippers ;D

Can anyone recomend a really tough brand ???

[Radar67]

Fiskars makes a tough set of lopping shears, either anvil or scissor type.

Stew

[Bro. Noble]

I like the scissor type cause they make a flush cut.  I've had mine for years and can cut hardwoods up to about 2".  I couldn't find a brand on them,  maybe it was on the wooden handles ???  I busted them long ago and replaced them with 3' pieces of galvanized pipe ;)

[Frank_Pender]

I purchased  pnumatic pair of loppers a few years ago.  It came with a ten foot extension unit as well.  I operate it with a small portable compressor that I carry around in the gator.  I have used up to 100' of air hose for some tree trimming jobs here on the Tree Farm.   That length gives me a 200' circle or movement.

[Ianab]

I'm not sure if thse are available in your part of the world...

http://www.treetools.co.nz/view_products.php?cat=118&subcat=9

But thats what all the local guys use for lift pruning pine. They are heavy (all steel) but you wont bend them.

Ian

[JD_Kid]

Hi ya's
i brought the "razerback" loppers of those guys on ianab's link  used to have the Hit loppers but  find  the others a lot better  ,there are a bit big for around the garden  but  ya would never bend them ,have looked at other brands  but  too light  in the steel
catch ya
JD

[JJackson]

If I do recall the recomended type in most arborist publications is a by-pass pruner, the avil side is to be placed on the outside of the cut to prevent damage to the portion you're leaving.  If it's to big for the pruners we use a pruning saw first by making an undercut at leat an inch away from the trunk to prevent tearing of the bark, then cut down from the top, then remove the remaining stup being careful to leave the branch collar.  From research that I seen to prevent decay, it is best to leave a stub rather than have a cut that is flush with the trunk.

[dutchman]

You might have a new product for LogRite Tools.
Send them an email.
Bought by-pass, Corona brand last time,with aluminum handle.

[sprucebunny]

Great idea, dutchman ;D 

What do you think, Logrite and neslrite ???

Can we have extendable handles ??? can we, huh, huh ??? ;D

For now, I'm thinking of putting the yellow handles ( fiberglass) on the green snippers. Looks like the inside/outside diameters might be right.

The Fiskars ones look pretty good. Ian's page scared me a little....$193 for snippers ??? Must be different money ....

Bro.Noble ...You must have quite the physique if you can use your snippers all day  smiley_chop

[Bro. Noble]

Bro.Noble ...You must have quite the physique if you can use your snippers all day  smiley_chop

What we have here is a lack of communication ;)

[Ironwood]

Spruce,

Keep looking they are out there.

  One of my clients got me a gift of ratcheting pruners. They were $175-200. One handle was orange the other green to tell you which to ratchet. I will try to find the brand, they are great and well made.

  Another pair I saw at a nursery were "unbreakable" in my gear breaking opionon. I never did find out the availability (he didn't sell that brand but had them for his business use).


                 Reid

[WH_Conley]

Just figure out which cutter profile you like, then bring them to Kentucky and we can fix the problem with handles ( I have BIL that is a whiz at inventing stuff but won't, until you tell him "it can't be done"). :D

[sprucebunny]

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What we have here is a lack of a snipping smiley :D

Reid..... Those yellow handle ones are ratcheting. The mechanism broke. They are a little slow to use when you don't need the ratchet action.
I could spend alot of time trying to get my money back for " unbreakable " things :

Thanks, Bill. I'll try the yellow handle transplant and let you know ;D

[Ianab]

Ian's page scared me a little....$193 for snippers  Must be different money ....

It's probably about $140 of your dollars  ;)

Those things are HEAVY DUTY though.
They are built to be used all day by a hefty built Polynesian forestry worker, they are all steel. They will wear them out, but they dont break or bend. 

Ian

[Engineer]

I can't help you on the brand, I'm looking for something myself.  Lemme know if you find one that's indestructible.  I use a lot of 'em up while doing survey work, have to had eight pair of loppers come and die on me in the past six years.   :(

[OneWithWood]

I will second the vote for the Fiskars.  The pair I have can handle all the abuse I dish out.  If I can't cut it with the Fiskars I break out the Stihl 019T.  The Fiskars are definately more quiet  :D

[sprucebunny]

Turns out that those black ones are Fiskars. I've had them a couple years as a back up.

I've become real fond of the extendable handles, though, and they cut a bigger sapling or branch.

Haven't got around to the transplant yet.

I've broken 6 pairs of regular style snippers in two and a half years and those long blade ones 3 pairs only lasted a day or two each. :

[leweee]

I've broken 6 pairs of regular style snippers in two and a half years and those long blade ones 3 pairs only lasted a day or two each. :

Joan....you should get paid by the companys for testing their products :...sounds like you givem the true workout. ;D

check out this sitehttp://www.orchardsedge.com/tools.jsp?brand=felco&type=loppers

I have had a pair of Felco#22 loppers for 5 years now. I use them on green wood up to 1.5"....Deadwood I use a japanese pull (pruning )saw. Loppers don't like deadwood...it doesn't shear well. :

[sprucebunny]

Thanks, leweee, those look pretty good.

I guess I've just been getting the homeowner quality......never realized there was more heavy duty ones available. Would help if I could spell lopPers, huh ??? ;D

The japanese pull saw is great. I've had one for  a year now.

[maple flats]

I use pruners extensively in my blueberries. I currently use a pneumatic import able to cut 1.5" that shows no name and works fairly well with 90 psi+ and rated at 95 psi max BUT I have seen another in use and it is awsome. Try this link and look at the SE-6 in any configuration. It will cut quickly and cleanly anything live or dead up to 2.25" diam BUT you need 140 psi to get it and the tool is made to operate at that high pressure. Many portable compressors don't go that high. Link    http://www.brewtpowersystems.com/pruning.html#anchor6 
This is what I am getting this next season as I prune for 8-10 hours with very minimal stops and when a blueberry is pruned you remove complete canes and the oldest ones, which are anywhere from 1.5" -2" and some even more. Even with my 1.5" pruners I can often cut one over 2" by pulling the hook onto the cane as far as it will go and pull the trigger, then if canes allow go about 90 degrees right or left rotation on the cane and pull again. I just want faster ones because of the amount i need to do and the pruning window is not open all year. My old ones will not be for sale but I bought it from either Harbor Freight or northern toolhttps://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=position"> Note:Please read the Forestry Forum's postion on this company several years ago. It has a 3.5' handle and I use up to a 150' hose, but you get better cutting action if the hose is 100' or less. I have sharpened these only once a year and they stay sharp if you don't hit dirt or rotten wood but even then they hold up better against dulling than a chainsaw would.

[OneWithWood]

Joan, the Fiskar loppers I have are a bit different thatn the pair in your pic.  Mine are called bypass loppers.  I believe the model number is 9154. 
Try this link
http://www.fiskars.com/US/Garden/VRs/9154

If that doesn't work go to www.fiskars.com and negotiate your way to 'em.

[ToadHill]

I've used Felco pruners for the last 6 years.  I did a lot of pruning in both my business and fruit orchard.  I've never broken a pair and replacement blades are very reasonable.