Stihl PL-40 loppers

[1Alpha1]

Are they were the price of admission ($99.00)?

Anyone have a pair and what do you think of them? I'm looking to buy a pair and I'm not sure I want to spend $100.00 for some.

 

[Conquistador3]

Personally I'd buy Felco, for no other reason they are likely to outlast you and spare parts will be available for decades... can the same be said about Stihl as well?

 

[1Alpha1]

Personally I'd buy Felco, for no other reason they are likely to outlast you and spare parts will be available for decades... can the same be said about Stihl as well?

Thanks for the reply. I'll look into that brand.

 

[milkman]

I have the smaller version of these and really like them, would like to get the 32" version.

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00QMWETPM/ezbypassloppers-20

Really like the looks of these and they're almost half the price of the Stihl.

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/o...vYxbWpHsOl_9D9v-j8KmrRMhkiilG48xlcaApSY8P8HAQ

 

[Hoowasat]

+1 on the Fiskars. I've gotten good service from mine. Mine are non-ratcheting ... one pair fixed length & second pair with telescoping handles (makes for great leverage).

 

[ANewSawyer]

If my memory serves me correctly, bypass loppers are for live pruning and anvil are for dead/dry wood. Which type of pruning are you doing?

 

[1Alpha1]

If my memory serves me correctly, bypass loppers are for live pruning and anvil are for dead/dry wood. Which type of pruning are you doing?

A little of both, mostly live though.

 

[1Alpha1]

I checked into the Felco's, and they are like $200.00.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...229QU&linkId=55c8d024a03fd2ae430e4f71c8600a3d

 

[Conquistador3]

I checked into the Felco's, and they are like $200.00.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...229QU&linkId=55c8d024a03fd2ae430e4f71c8600a3d

They are less than half that here, but I could easily drive to their factory, have tour and be back home for dinner. Talk about price gouging.

Try looking up Kanenori and Kamaki. They are as good as Felco but being Japanese they are probably cheaper in the US than here.

 

[Hoowasat]

Are they were the price of admission ($99.00)?

Those sure look like the Fred Marvin loppers on THIS webpage ... less expensive, too.

 

[duckman]

I wouldn't pay $100.00 for Chinese loppers

 

[1Alpha1]

I wouldn't pay $100.00 for Chinese loppers

Just for clarification purposes, which loppers are you referring to?

 

[duckman]

the loppers i've seen in the stihl shop are made in china. a lot of stihl's hand tools are.

 

[1Alpha1]

the loppers i've seen in the stihl shop are made in china. a lot of stihl's hand tools are.

That's good to know. I haven't had a chance as of yet to take a good close look at them.

 

[WhisperingCreek]

I use hickok 28A loppers, around $70 here.
Hickok looks very close to the stihl loppers.

 

[sawfun]

I've been using my Corona loppers for years and am happy with them. Strong, tough, and much less money compared to Stihl. Funny but my Corona folding saw beat my fancy Silky saw easily cutting a 3 inch piece of oak. Plain and simple good stuff for the money.

 

[1Alpha1]

Thanks to all for your replies and recommendations.

 

[1Alpha1]

Thought I'd freshen up this thread just a bit.

Did some branch pruning on a tree of ours yesterday. The loppers that I currently own are from Ace Hardware. They are 29.5" overall length. They are made in Taiwan. We've had them for years and they have saved me a lot of work and they do seem to work fine.

But, I'm willing to spend some money and buy a pair that will serve me well for many years to come. The branches I usually cut are about 2" in dia. max. I cut both dead and live branches. The dead ones are much harder to cut.

I've done some research and have seen ratcheting loppers, as well as those with other features. I don't know all that much about loppers, other than how to use them. I'm not brand aware as far as quality goes. I have looked at some Felcos and Fiskars on-line.

Are by-pass loppers preferred more so than anvil loppers? If so why? And, is there a desired length? Is longer better?

If any of you could provide some additional tips and/or recommendations, it will be appreciated. I've read over this thread again to familiarize myself with what has already been posted.

TIA!

 

[grizz55chev]

Before I’d spend 100$ to 200$ on loppers to cut dead branches in the 2” to 3” and up range, I’d just grab a small , cheap chainsaw, makes much more sense to me. Sorry about the possible thread derail!

 

[1Alpha1]

Before I’d spend 100$ to 200$ on loppers to cut dead branches in the 2” to 3” and up range, I’d just grab a small , cheap chainsaw, makes much more sense to me. Sorry about the possible thread derail!

I already have two chainsaws. The reason I was asking about loppers is that they are so handy and easy to use. I'm 6-05 tall w/long arms, so with a good tall pair of loppers, I can reach out quite easily.

I was going to use my MS-261 yesterday on the branches, but found that I did fine with just the loppers that I have. Didn't need to fuel up the saw and all that jazz. But.....I did need to fuel up my pole saw (HT-131) for the branches that were too big and too far up.

Over the years, I've found loppers to be quick and very handy when it comes to removing stray branches. So much so, I'd like to buy a much better pair of loppers.

Appreciate your post though, and it does make sense.