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evo said:
My vote is felco. I roll with three pairs, one is for pruning roots, the other is #2 and I have a pair of #13. The 13’s get used the most, as I always seem to over do it straining my hands. Big enough to get a hand and a half for oversized stuff. Still nimble enough to choke up on the handle for the super small twigs.
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I have a Felco #13 as well but every time I pick up the #2 it feels so perfect in my hand I can't bring myself to use anything else.
 
Have any of you all tried the LOWE brand? I am not talking the big box Lowes...LOWE is a German company that has been in business for almost 100 years. I have been using their products for over 10 years, and one of their products that i really like is their anvil loppers with the curved blade. There is no side twisting, and it leaves a clean cut. Their 5 series anvil hand pruners is also very precise, and cuts with minimal effort. They are similar in pricing to Felco, and you can get them from orchard supply stores.
 
OasisTree said:
Have any of you all tried the LOWE brand? I am not talking the big box Lowes...LOWE is a German company that has been in business for almost 100 years. I have been using their products for over 10 years, and one of their products that i really like is their anvil loppers with the curved blade. There is no side twisting, and it leaves a clean cut. Their 5 series anvil hand pruners is also very precise, and cuts with minimal effort. They are similar in pricing to Felco, and you can get them from orchard supply stores.
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Links ?
 
SeanRuel said:
Love my Felco #2s, and don't use loppers.
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I have to say I really only use loppers for breaking down brush after it's already on the ground. This precludes me from buying something nice but those Hickok loppers look the business. I may have to find a reason to buy them.
 
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Njdelaney said:
I have to say I really only use loppers for breaking down brush after it's already on the ground. This precludes me from buying something nice but those Hickok loppers look the business. I may have to find a reason to buy them.
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Same here...in that I never use loppers for anything except breaking down branches. I have a pretty heavy duty Corona that I use for that infrequently...still going strong after 16 years. If is too big for the Felco 13, it is handsaw worthy. If it is just a little out of reach, a pole pruner will get it better.

Also same here...never opposed to looking for a reason to buy ___________ tool;)
 
Jonny said:
German blades and the build quality of their tools are usually excellent. Why did you choose an anvil pruner over bypass @OasisTree ?
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Most times it doesn't matter, but with the anvil pruners, more power can be exerted without the tool trying to twist.

Also, I think it cuts cleaner. It goes without saying to get the optimal results out of these type of tools you must keep them sharp, but I have tried a number of them and LOWE gets my vote as to the easiest cutting loppers and hand pruners.
 
Njdelaney said:
I have to say I really only use loppers for breaking down brush after it's already on the ground. This precludes me from buying something nice but those Hickok loppers look the business. I may have to find a reason to buy them.
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Think last time I used loppers was trying something new butchering. Wanted to save my knife and was cutting through a spine? Was like: hey I’ve got loppers kicking around I don’t care about. They don’t work great with anything, but good leverage.
 
Above, I referenced a "Hickory A32 Lopper"; That should have been HICKOK A32 lopper, w/ Aluminum handles.
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