good loppers

[hedgesparrow]

need a good par of loppers, not parrot beak, or anvil want a straight blade on to a straight anvil. liddles do them and cracking tool. but does anyone know where you can get a profesianal pair. looked but all bypass or parrot. want them for cutting hazel top two do not always cut clean and leave tears. any advice please

[Daniël Bos]

Felco (F22 I think) is where it's at.

Curved, not straight though. No pair of properly adjusted, properly sharpened, properly used bypass loppers should leave a tear. The felco ones are strong, simple and easily sharpened and adjusted.

[Gnome]

Agreed, Felco is what I would recommend.

 

These might be worth a look as well if money is an issue:

 

Rolson Tools

 

Or if you want to go all Samurai:

Kanenori Loppers - Niwaki

 

Never had a problem with Bahco's pruning equipment and easy to find as they are orange!

 

[Daniël Bos]

Have used these a lot and I've never found a pair that's better.

 

I've not had to buy a pair from my own pocket money though..

 

http://www.worldoffelco.co.uk/cutting/Felco-Model-No.-22--FM22.html

[coppiceer]

This previous thread on loppers might be useful

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/33180-recommend-me-some-loppers.html

[michaelknapp]

wolf loppers are great and very competitively priced

[face cord]

Best ones iv'e used were fisakars power gear anvil

 

PowerGear? II Anvil Lopper (L) / Cutting Tools / Products | Fiskars UK

 

They look cheap nasty & plastic handles but they cut with little effort though larger diameter stuff than you would think they would never be able to tackle & they leave a clean cut

 

Loads better than C.K tools & corona ones I have.

 

ARS do some really top quality looking ones never tried then:

 

ARS Lopping Shears LPA-30L - Sorbus International Ltd

[Pat Ferrett]

I have 2 pairs of Barco loppers and they take some beating imo, not cheap though as If my memory is correct they were about £70 each 8 years ago.

[nepia]

As face cord says the Fiskars are cracking though I have to say I only have the bypass ones but with the same gearing mechanism.

I also have Bahco bypass loppers and they last years. I think most people go for bypass over anvil because the gardening literature tells them that anvils damage the tissue more than bypass ones so you will probably find less experience of anvils.

Can I ask why you're so fussy about the finish - it is hazel after all - ? For cosmetic reasons?

[woody paul]

Corona aren't bad had a pair 3 years. Was told when I bought then if I brake them bring them back now worn out. You can get replacement parts.