reductions poll

[Marc]

now thats a cracking tree mark, do you have any before pics

 

No thats actually a year on, we came back to do some minor work i'e take more weight off over the bike rack and gave it a nice big mulch circle.

[Mozza]

When i first started the "old school" climber i worked with then used bow saws and secatuers on every reduction we did, His mind set was, "A proper reduction should never need a chainsaw", Looking at the reductions he produced back then i had to agree with him, he kept the shape perfectly of every tree he reduced!!

 

I havent worked with anyone since that has used secatuers on a big reduction.

[High Scale]

I used to use Felcos but lost them and haven't replaced them, same thing with loppers, I use the Silky a fair bit though but I am not fond of topiary.

[gibbon]

I tend to use a sharp Silky on 90% of my reduction work and will use the felcos if needed.

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Same.

[Treewarrior]

Secateurs and silky get the best results, just completed a nice reduction on a cherry which had been butchered by a rogue 3 months earlier. Loo:001_smile:ks nice

[Rowan the Bruce]

Marc that is a fine example of a reduction. I tend to be as particular but only use 200t and silky on most of mine. The felco 5's come out for epicormics.

[Will Hinchliffe]

I use Secateurs on most reductions especially on conifers. We use ARS V8 secateurs at work, they are much better than Felcos. The shape of the blade is more curved and they stay really sharp. Also because they are stainless steel you dont have to dry them or oil them. No one imports them into this country at the moment, but I think they would sell really well.

 

Lovely tree Marc

[Nick B]

I also use Secateurs, a Silky and Loppers as part of my reduction kit

I think they do a cleaner cut on thin stems

[Heads up]

My felcos are pretty much always with me. i personally don't see how you can not use a pair on reductions they are a must. Nice work marc!

[Mesterh]

I doubt I could charge enough to use secateurs tbh.

 

My answer then being nope, never.