What are the best secateurs for pruning trees and shrubs

[likeitorlumpit]

cheapest you can get

Lidl used to do good ones for a quid

Not so cheap now but wyevale doing wilkinsons for £4.99- sorted

[mendiplogs]

I have used both Felco and Corona, like Corona since they hold up better and don't gum up as much as the Felco brand. Corona or nothing at all.

easy-lift guy

 

HI EASY AND 18 :thumbup1:yes looking at the corona too thanks for that jon

[Pedroski]

HI MATE there very cheap whats up with the felco ones mate thanks jon

 

The Felcos don't cut any better than the Ames. The Ames are nicer to handle, the loop handle on the ones we use makes them REALLY easy to handle when doing lots and lots of pruning - less prone to dropping them. The Felco ones are too expensive to replace. The Ames ones.... they seem to last forever, and don't seem to get lost. Certainly wouldn't go back. For the price, buy yourself a pair and see what you think.

[rbtree]

I like the shape and quality of Sandviks (now called Bahco?) Of course Felcos are just fine too.

 

I lost my Okatsune pruners years ago. They are the best, mainly due to the blade having a Rockwell hardness rating of 70, a good 5 points above any other "secateurs", as you weirdos call 'em! LOL, j/k...!!

[spudulike]

I did this thread a few months ago and 90% of the members said Felco were best, I guess from some of the answers, times are hard. My brother is a landscape gardner and retes Felco, the wife has used Wolfgarten and these have been good and reliable over 15 years use.

 

I am very happy with the Felcos but am to bussy servicing and porting saws to use them.

[Pedroski]

I did this thread a few months ago and 90% of the members said Felco were best, I guess from some of the answers, times are hard. My brother is a landscape gardner and retes Felco, the wife has used Wolfgarten and these have been good and reliable over 15 years use.

 

I am very happy with the Felcos but am to bussy servicing and porting saws to use them.

 

I chose the Ames because I MUCH prefer them to the Felcos, nowt to do with times being hard - the low price is a bonus. I'm a landscaper, day in day out, spent a few years with Felcos, and honestly think they're over-rated. The ergonomics and cutting power of the Ames ones are spot on. I didn't think I'd like them when my work mate first got me a pair, but that changed the moment I started using them.

[Pat Ferrett]

Had the same pair of Felco no 2 for about 12 years and they are fantastic so decided over christmas to splash out £65 on a pair of no 7.

Im very disappointed with the cutting edge that has worn badly and also the lack of strength at the pivot point that allows the blades to part.

I have sharpened and adjusted but still the edge doesnt last.

Imo they arnt worth the price tag and the added weight of the revolving handle and the way extra grip is needed to stop them springing out of my hand Id never buy another pair

[Pedroski]

I have read other reviews saying that Felcos ain't what they used to be. Whether this is correct or not, I dunno. But it does seem typical of what is happening to previously good stuff.

[Pat Ferrett]

I have read other reviews saying that Felcos ain't what they used to be. Whether this is correct or not, I dunno. But it does seem typical of what is happening to previously good stuff.

 

Yeah I think your right Pedro It seems that Silky blades have gone the same way Im getting a few months from a blade where as a blade would do a year no sweat.

[Luke Quenby]

Yep, your right about Felco's quality. They are brilliant secateurs, I have a pair of 2's that I've had for 16 years now, I think I've replace the blade once. Thats a good point about them is the spares available like blades and springs etc.

 

But a couple of summers ago I was doing a load of contract pruning on a big tree nursery, they gave me a new pair of 2's and 8's to use, as well as a Felco pull saw and I've got to say they had gone downhill massivley. Flimsy, didn't seem to be as well built or from as good materials in the past, the blade didn't keep an edge for as long and if I had shelled out 50 quid or so each I wouldn't have been happy. The nursery manager phoned Meyer, who they get all their stuff of off, and he said they have been having lots of complaints recently about quality. Apparantly the manufactering is now done overseas in the Far East, I wonder where..........

 

I don't know if they have sorted any of these problems out now, I also had a pair of Fiskars, which were suprisingly poor, seeing as most of the other tools they make are top notch. I would still say Felco's are the best, but maybe see if you can do a bit of digging round about the quality issues they have been having. They would be cutting their own throats to chuck away years of being known as the best just to scrimp on the finish, so who knows.

 

As other have said, failing that, get a reasonable pair for a fiver and use and abuse then chuck away when done guilt free! If they last a year or two they will have done well!