pole pruner

[Evan629]

are these pruners any good, or worth the money, i need it for smaller stuff while in a tree that is to far out to climb.
http://www.fiskars.com/webapp/wcs/s...ategoryId=10262&productId=10506&page=products

 

[046]

here's what you need... with a set of jamison poles

 

[Evan629]

how much $$, i like the fact the other one has a chain drive and no rope

 

[JeffL]

here's what you need... with a set of jamison poles

We just got a set of the Jameson extending fiberglass poles with the Sherrill pole pruner heads on them a few weeks ago. I think they are great so far.

 

[Evan629]

is there any that dont use rope

 

[JeffL]

We got in some that look like hand pruners on poles with the little "triggers". I havent used them yet, but look like they'll be ok for light snipping. The heads look similar to the ARS hand pruners we have, but I'm not sure.

 

[ddhlakebound]

I prefer the Corona pruning head by a wide margin over the Jamison pruning head.

I'll stick with the Jamison poles though, for the pole saw head, brush hook, pruner, and soon the big shot head.

 

[Adkpk]

are these pruners any good, or worth the money, i need it for smaller stuff while in a tree that is to far out to climb.
http://www.fiskars.com/webapp/wcs/s...ategoryId=10262&productId=10506&page=products

Bermie likes them.

http://arboristsite.com/showpost.php?p=1090085&postcount=11

The pruner I use is like 20 years old. I can't remember the name right now but it has a little chain then a rope. I recently replaced the rope but it lasted a long time. I'll try to get the name off the thing but am not going back to work for a couple of days.

 

[Evan629]

the advantage i see to the fiskars is the rotating head, to get a good cut on the far out branches while in a tree

 

[Tree Machine]

is there any that dont use rope

I prefer the Corona pruning head by a wide margin over the Jamison pruning head.

The Corona is bigger, fabulous power. I use a sewing awl to convert the rope coming out of the pruner head into 1" webbing. Pulling and wrapping rope around your hands is torturous.

 

[046]

here's a pic of two of my pruner heads. left one gets used the most.
also got one with tiny chain pulling, don't care for that style.

 

[TreeSwede]

Had one for a few years, I think it´s great!

 

[Evan629]

i will probally get Corona Pruner Set with Swivel Pulley the head weighs 1lb and 12oz how much would 2 fiberglass poles weigh

 

[pdqdl]

here's a pic of two of my pruner heads. left one gets used the most.
also got one with tiny chain pulling, don't care for that style.
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That's a Corona on the left. They have greater cutting capacity than the Jameson, and they are more durable, IMO.

The longer reach of the Corona pulley arm is a bit more problematic than the shorter Jameson; in really crowded trimming situations, the pulley and rope get bound up in the branches. I still prefer the Corona.

 

[JeffL]

That's a Corona on the left. They have greater cutting capacity than the Jameson, and they are more durable, IMO.

The longer reach of the Corona pulley arm is a bit more problematic than the shorter Jameson; in really crowded trimming situations, the pulley and rope get bound up in the branches. I still prefer the Corona.

I like that narrow hook, would allow getting tighter into crotches when doing ornamental tree/shrub pruning I'd guess.

 

[Wicked500R]

That Fiskars works pretty good! Very sharp and easy to use. I've used one. the rotating head is nice. I don't know how it would stand up to everyday use though.