Which Felco Loppers?
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Anyone use Felco loppers?
I'm wanting to replace my cheap loppers with a pair of Felco, probably their 231 anvil loppers (below). They'll be a birthday present to myself as I like to buy good quality tools.
One of their many uses will be for lowering my extremely large laurel hedge every few years. I'll be up a ladder reaching out, so a lighter pair with long reach would be best. But I often find I need them for various other jobs in the garden. I currently have a cheap pair of anvil and bypass and always go for the anvil loppers as they seem to cut think braces much easier, and feel more stable to use.
Am I right in thinking that anvil are best suited for dead wood and when a neat cut isn't vital, whereas bypass are for live wood and give a cleaner cut?
Which type do members here use, and do any of you use and recommend Felco loppers? I see they do both straight and curved blade variants of anvil lopper.
The laurel hedge can be seen here right at the very bottom of my garden, giving privacy from the house opposite, but it needs reducing in height from time to time..
I'm wanting to replace my cheap loppers with a pair of Felco, probably their 231 anvil loppers (below). They'll be a birthday present to myself as I like to buy good quality tools.
One of their many uses will be for lowering my extremely large laurel hedge every few years. I'll be up a ladder reaching out, so a lighter pair with long reach would be best. But I often find I need them for various other jobs in the garden. I currently have a cheap pair of anvil and bypass and always go for the anvil loppers as they seem to cut think braces much easier, and feel more stable to use.
Am I right in thinking that anvil are best suited for dead wood and when a neat cut isn't vital, whereas bypass are for live wood and give a cleaner cut?
Which type do members here use, and do any of you use and recommend Felco loppers? I see they do both straight and curved blade variants of anvil lopper.
The laurel hedge can be seen here right at the very bottom of my garden, giving privacy from the house opposite, but it needs reducing in height from time to time..
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They crush whatever you're cutting so I now only use them for dead wood.
I've had Wolf extendable bypass loppers for about 15yrs and think they're great.
I do use them a lot and they are every bit as good now as when I bought them.
I wouldn't by anvil loppers again, and I don't really know why anyone would.
If you're going to spend a lot of money on them I'd buy Felco bypass loppers or save money and get the Wolf loppers.
Like @Fairygirl I think my Felco secateurs are excellent.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
and sorry @Fairygirl - I didn't mean you.
I blame insufficient tea and I really should take note of all the reminders I get from Specsavers!
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Maybe I should go back to bed
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Being a shorty I would find the extendable loppers useful but suspect I would also find them a tad heavy for over-head work. Consequently, I also use a lopper head and a pruning saw which attach to an extendable aluminium pole when I need to do higher work.
All Wolf Garten.
I have 3 pairs of felco bypass secateurs plus a Wolf pair and our bypass loppers - no brand name - have extendable handles which are handy for getting into the bramble thicket our neighbour allows to grow along the boundary.
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