FiskarsPowerGear X Bypass Gear Scissors for Fresh Wood, Non-stick Coated, Hardened Precision Steel, Length: 64 cm, Black/Orange, LX94-M, 1020187

The brand reputation does not, in this case, meet expectations. Used for pruning a hedge with branches no more that 30mm thick. After working for about three hours, had a problem with a clean cut. On examination found that the blade bypass had cracked at the point of one of the two holding bolts. Loppers return.

cuts thick branches with little effort.

Lovely and lightweight, but difficult to get in close to tight spots due to the way they open out for the gears.Not always a clean cut eitherAlso checking the warranty conditions I believe the 25 year warranty no longer applies to the uk!..could be wrong but fairly sure I read the terms corretly! ...possibly wouldnt have bought if I had known this!

So far so good, used it from nee to cut down my 70 year old dog tree which has grown out of control after it was cut two years ago.Cut through thick branches easily and made a hard job easy. Only issue I had was when you had to cut branches that were close together and this cutter requires you to open the arms fairly wide each cut, so ended up using a saw to cut a few branches, but not sure that was the cutters fault, guess it can’t cut literally everywhere and in close confined spaces.

Bought these to help in sorting out two trees of a type which should never be planted in a smaller garden. They had been allowed to spread far too much both upwards and across the way by an elderly couple. These have been able to cut through thinner lower branches with ease as well as trimming higher, thicker branches when felled. You must have a decent amount of working space to allow the handles to open wide enough for the jaws to grip thicker branches. However the longer handles, coupled with the extremely sharp blade make it surprisingly easy to slice through these thicker ones. They appear very well made and it is reassuring to know replacement blades are available even though the blade currently has lost no sharpness after a considerable amount of work.

Bought to deal with several very large branches that came down over winter. They are light, sharp, and very effective. They will easily cut through 40mm of hard wood - much more is an effort. I was worried a bit about the crank mechanism but it works very well and doesnt jam. The blades seem strong enough that they won't bend (a problem with other loppers I have had). Because of the gearing they do have to be opened very wide to cut larger diameters - which means they are not ideal for overhead work - a long saw would be better anyway for that. Only reason for dropping a star was the ridiculous amount of packaging they arrived in .

Choose the smallest version to ensure as light as possible. Concerned that they might therefore be effective on larger branches. Need not have worried cut through an overgrown Laurel hedge with ease. The shorter handles also mean that these loppers are easy to manoeuvre.

These cutters are absolutely superb. They cut bran with ease up to the recommendations and yes, even a bit beyond. Marked manoeuvrability down as the hook end means the jaws have to be opened quite widely and sometimes the adjacent branches and foliage is less than accommodating. But cutting and pruning is excellent. Would recommend.