Fiskars 21-Inch PowerGear Bypass Lopper with 1-1/2-Inch Cutting Capacity #96276935A
- Bypass lopper is ideal for light and heavy-duty garden pruning
- Features patented PowerGear technology which increases cutting power to make big cuts quick and easy
- Non-stick coated blades for smooth, clean cuts
- 1-1/2 inch cutting capacity
- 21 inches long
Amazon.com Product Description
The Fiskars 21-1/2-inch PowerGear bypass lopper features patented PowerGear technology that increases cutting power to make big cuts quick and easy. The unit’s fully-hardened stainless steel blade is replaceable, and can cut branches up to 2-inches in diameter. The blade is also non-stick coated for smooth, clean cuts, and the user interface features lightweight and virtually unbreakable Nyglass handles. Additionally, strong and lightweight aluminum shafts help keep the unit’s overall weight down, making this tool an ideal choice for personal or professional all-day use…. More >>
Fiskars 21-Inch PowerGear Bypass Lopper with 1-1/2-Inch Cutting Capacity #96276935A
I am quite pleased with the loppers. Others have detailed the advantages well. Indeed, I am going to buy two more.
There is a small disadvantage (and that is why I need to buy more). They cannot be sharpened very much. They are bypass shears, and on my old ones, you can see light thru the cutting heads when they are closed. In other words, I have to then rip off the few fibers not yet severed. So I need to trash my old one and replace it. I wish the design had allowed for some ’sharpening fat’.
This tool is light weight and easy to use. The function is to cut and trim with ease and it does, can’t say enough good things until spring when I can really put it to use. So far, I have use the Lopper in winter and it worked really great, wasn’t stiff, cut with hardly any muscle.
I thought the days I could do any pruning were over, until I used this Fiskars 21-Inch PowerGear Lopper. Now I don’t have to rely on others anymore. It goes through thick limbs so easily. It enables me to do the thing I love most, being independant and being able to prune my fruit trees and roses.
My father borrowed our Fiskars lopper and was immediately impressed with the capacity–so much so that a new one became his Father’s Day present (from Amazon.com). The gearing makes the job easier, with minimal strain and excellent control.
Works well but handles can’t take the torque of a large person. Mine broke off after about a year of fairly heavy use. Also, has trouble with harder wood like mesquite.