Someone please design an industrial level version of the fiskar telescoping pole pruner

Never used it, but that massive head seems really limiting for where you can actually make cuts. I mean, just look at the photo they are using to demonstrate it...
 
Barc Buster said:
Better pics here:

shop.freeworker.com

Helium 400

Telescoping Pruner | min. 2,36 m | max. 4,00 m | max. branches Ø 35 mm
shop.freeworker.com shop.freeworker.com

Kinda looks similar quality to the fiskars…
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i know a guy who is doing a lot of fruit tree pruning and says this helium pole pruner is the bee‘s knee‘s and last‘s much longer than the fiskars.

i own a fiskars and for the occasional crown raise it serves me well. i‘ve had it for 3 years…
 
Pole pruners cutting into the bind has always been a flaw.

For max cutting at the butt, take weight off the limb (or even push up on the limb with a pole or pull up with a rope).

Some years ago, I realized how much some added pressure, making it so that the blade is against tensioned wood, makes a difference.

With hand pruners, this is easy and very helpful, particularly with lots of hand pruner use, like fruit tree
work.
 
Was just cleaning out some resprout the other day with the Felco hand pruner and lo and behold pushing the sprout so that the sharp blade was in tension wood really helped. I've also spotted that keeping the Fiskars Stik sharp blade above helps cut and letting it get pinched on the underside makes the cut harder.

Tensioning the fibers actually slightly increases the capacity of your hand pruners.
 
Tom Dunlap said:
CUtting most things under tension is easier.

Try cutting saran wrap thats off the roll.
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That's a great analogy. So many things seem so obvious once you know. That sense of, "how did that not occur to me?", is disorienting even at times. I had learned early on about creating tension in the wood to cut it more cleanly from an orchardist who grew the most amazing fruit and trees I have ever seen, but he used different words.
 
Back to the helium 400 vs stik, a few details. The stik has a polyester or black nylon main flat band pull cable that snakes through the tubes and eventually to the pull handle(s). During one change of manufacturer they switched to a poorer quality but switched back. I find I can spring that cable under heavy use and it can change tightness under different temperature and humidity conditions. I anticipate that main cable is what the helium references as spectra. I could see that as an improvement. Possibly a de-improvement is the fiber cable to the blade clevice on the helium vs the steel chain links on the stik. Been a while since I had a stik apart, but I recall the intermediate cable between the main cable and the head being kern mantle with spectra core - I had one fail. Don't know what the helium runs there.

The stik head goes from folded flat to almost 90 degrees on the far side. The helium pic show +/- 90 degree only. Is that the case? Putting the stik head at 45 degrees makes a good hanging hook in the tree.
 
Saw a new one (Growtech) advertised from AM Leonard:

www.amleo.com

Telescopic Pruner, 6ft to 11ft length, Boone by Growtech

The Growtech Extendible Pruner is a powerhouse tool designed for landscaping and grower professionals seeking unmatched cutting capacity and durability in a long reach pruner. Featuring a tool less removable top gripper, easily switch between 'Cut & Hold' and 'Bypass' modes for up to .6"...
www.amleo.com www.amleo.com

Could this be the pruner @Dead Cottonwood was asking for in the original post here???
 
Maybe another option in a hand pruner with an extension pole. Just for fun I bought one of these and it's probably about as good as the Milwaulkee pole pruner (above) in terms of cuts, bit shorter reach tho. More light duty but at the price, and you can use it as a hand pruner too. They are coming out with heavier duty models/ pole extensions this year I think.
This fall I just cut up a bunch of pruning with big juicy apples and tons of Mountain Ash berries - I thought twice of the mess from the "chipper as juicer" and draggin' stuff around. So cut up the pile of pruning about as tall as me in about an hour just standin' there pullin' the trigger (used both battery pruners), raked into green bins and kraft bags and no mess to clean up other than a little raking. Did keep some of the not so so ripe apples though.
 
I’ve been using this for a while.

arbsession.com

Castellari Tucano X Telescopic Pole Lopper

The Castellari Tucano X is an aluminum telescopic pruner equipped with an internal mechanism controlled by pulleys and Dyneema cables which control the movement of the blade. The blade is coated with Top Shield technology, a non-stick material that allows better penetration into the wood. The...
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I bought the medium length and really enjoy it. It is a touch small at times but it is really nice for small cuts. So nice to not be chasing the pruner cord.
 
RyanCafferky said:
I’ve been using this for a while.

arbsession.com

Castellari Tucano X Telescopic Pole Lopper

The Castellari Tucano X is an aluminum telescopic pruner equipped with an internal mechanism controlled by pulleys and Dyneema cables which control the movement of the blade. The blade is coated with Top Shield technology, a non-stick material that allows better penetration into the wood. The...
arbsession.com arbsession.com

I bought the medium length and really enjoy it. It is a touch small at times but it is really nice for small cuts. So nice to not be chasing the pruner cord.
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That thing looks pretty cool! Does it hold up well to production crew using it? And what diameter will it effectively cut?
 
RyanCafferky said:
I’ve been using this for a while.

arbsession.com

Castellari Tucano X Telescopic Pole Lopper

The Castellari Tucano X is an aluminum telescopic pruner equipped with an internal mechanism controlled by pulleys and Dyneema cables which control the movement of the blade. The blade is coated with Top Shield technology, a non-stick material that allows better penetration into the wood. The...
arbsession.com arbsession.com

I bought the medium length and really enjoy it. It is a touch small at times but it is really nice for small cuts. So nice to not be chasing the pruner cord.
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I haven't seen that yet. Looks like the ticket.
 
Reach said:
That thing looks pretty cool! Does it hold up well to production crew using it? And what diameter will it effectively cut?
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Maybe 1/2” consistently. Not big enough to really impress me but the quality of cuts and ease of use for fine pruning is why I like it. If you are making big cuts this is not the right tool. If you do fine pruning, that is where this thing shines.
 
I feel like Ryan is being a bit conservative with his size estimate. I have that same pruner, though I went for the 20' poles, since they are infinitely adjustable. I would say that I can consistently get good cuts made close to an inch diameter, though harder woods can take a bit of effort at that diameter. I have been impressed at the quality of the cuts since having learned that the general consensus is that anvil style shears should be avoided.
 
Matias said:
I feel like Ryan is being a bit conservative with his size estimate. I have that same pruner, though I went for the 20' poles, since they are infinitely adjustable. I would say that I can consistently get good cuts made close to an inch diameter, though harder woods can take a bit of effort at that diameter. I have been impressed at the quality of the cuts since having learned that the general consensus is that anvil style shears should be avoided.
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The pruner Ryan posted has bypass shears and a max length of 13', according to the link he posted. Are you sure yours is the same model?
 
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