Anybody tried battery secateurs?

[Ty Korrigan]

On 16/11/2022 at 20:31, daveindales said:

On eBay, you can get Chinese type bare unit ones, running of makita batteries for around £65. Just got one. Not used it yet.

I bought a Makita compatible secateur recently for €60 

Excellent value, might not be as powerfull as the Stihl and the blades stay open which is an inconvenience hanging from a harness.

However, it has convinced me to upgrade to the Stihl for €220 as the new Pellenc are almost a grand.

[AJStrees]

24 minutes ago, Ty Korrigan said:

I bought a Makita compatible secateur recently for €60 

Excellent value, might not be as powerfull as the Stihl and the blades stay open which is an inconvenience hanging from a harness.

However, it has convinced me to upgrade to the Stihl for €220 as the new Pellenc are almost a grand.

Nice!. I bought a similar pair and they are really handy. I am sure you know but if you hold the trigger for a few seconds they close and stay closed until you need them again. I assume that would be a pain up a tree but thats the best way.

[kram]

On 27/02/2025 at 17:01, Ty Korrigan said:

I bought a Makita compatible secateur recently for €60 

Excellent value, might not be as powerfull as the Stihl and the blades stay open which is an inconvenience hanging from a harness.

However, it has convinced me to upgrade to the Stihl for €220 as the new Pellenc are almost a grand.

The Makita compatable choppers are more powerful and bigger capacity than the Stihl.  Using them is quite simple, press the trigger and turn off whilst the trigger is held. Turn them off when ever you stop cutting.

 

 

Or this can happen

https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/135590-electric-finger-chopper/#findComment-2078393