Loppers "sick of expensive rubbish"

[Essexlogman]

I use wolf ones as well, the extending ones.

 

***POWER Cut Bypass Lopper

 

Big and chunky, a renault espace ran them over (when I left them in a stupid place) and it broke the very bottom of the handles (last inch or so) which doesn't have metal in it just plastic. Otherwise absolutley fine as long as you dont try to cut too big.

 

We use these as well if you are interested in saving 35% on rrp try here

 

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Regards Essexlogman

[Nick B]

Stihl loppers for me as well got both sizes and had them for a few years now.

[Chippy]

I've got two pairs of florabest loppers, which I got given by a well meaning relative. I was dubious but six months on the first pair are still going. They are cheapo homeowner grade stuff but they are really good. Only thing is I can't see where to buy them I suspect a garden centre.

 

Florabest are from Lidl

[clyde]

Cheers guys

 

Appreciate the feedback, consensus seems to favour the fiskars and coronas, but will certainty have a look at others mentioned, seen these fiskars on-line with a decent discount.

Fiskars Quantum Large Anvil Lopper - L109 - £54.99 | Garden4Less UK Shop | Garden4Less UK

[treesrus]

i have also gone through several different makes from cheap to expensive, have found anvil always better than bypass. BUT, please check out Florabest extendable anvil loppers from Lidl, at £9.99 a throwaway price but surprisingly robust, (have cut up to 11/2" diam), german quality - i bought 3 of them.

[SteveA]

I'm informed that anvil loppers tend to crush wood fibres whereas bypass will shear through them..... worth keeping in mind if you are intending to do pruning jobs with them.

cheers, steve

[dan494]

i have also gone through several different makes from cheap to expensive, have found anvil always better than bypass. BUT, please check out Florabest extendable anvil loppers from Lidl, at £9.99 a throwaway price but surprisingly robust, (have cut up to 11/2" diam), german quality - i bought 3 of them.

 

 

Aldi £7 even better value!!

[Vespasian]

Used a pair of those the other day, one side extended, the other stuck fast..

fella said it'd been like a for a while...

 

Lesson, never buy extendable loppers... least its a lesson I learned a long time since...

 

havin said that, £7.00 you might as well buy half a dozen pair..

[dan494]

That was my thinking, got on a whim, not wonderful but well worth that money. Just gone over two rowans with them so that alone paid for them a bunch of times over! For what it's worth I like the spear and Jackson ratchet ones about £25 from Argos, they get through good sized stuff

[clyde]

Ok guys

 

Not quite the £70 but £110 with a lifetime guarantee, the Felco Fm22 have been mentioned on the forums previously as the Rolls Royce of loppers,got to be worth the extra £40

 

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