Characteristics and features of the choice of telescopic loppers

An unkempt garden produces poor crops and looks dreary. There are a variety of garden tools available to tidy it up. You can remove old branches, renew the crown, trim hedges, and trim bushes and ornamental trees using a universal tool - a lopper (wood cutter). Equipping it with a telescopic handle will allow you to work in the garden without a stepladder, removing any branch at a height of 4-6 meters.

Loppers are divided into three large groups: mechanical, electrical and gasoline. In any of these groups you can find high-rise, telescopic models. They are designed to work with branches located high above the ground, they are called poles. To get to the branch at a height of 2-5 m, while standing on the ground, you need a long bar. Sometimes rod loppers are produced with a constant base, its size remains constant. It is more convenient to use a tool with a telescopic handle, which can be enlarged like a telescope. Such equipment is more maneuverable, the required height can be set at will. To understand which loppers are needed for a particular garden or park, you should familiarize yourself with the different types of products and choose the most suitable ones.

All types of mechanical modifications work due to the physical effort that must be applied to them when pruning trees. Mechanical (manual) wood cutters include all products, except for electrical, battery and gasoline. They are of low cost. Telescopic loppers can be found among any kind of hand-held equipment.

A garden tool with extended telescopic handles resembles a conventional pruner or scissors. Two sharpened knives move in the same plane towards each other. Planar loppers have straight knives. Or one of them is performed in the form of a hook with which to hold the branch. The cuts of such tools are smooth, so the plants are less injured.

If planar loppers are distinguished according to the design of the blades, then the double-lever and rod loppers are divided among themselves according to the design of the handles, respectively, and according to the method of using the cutting mechanism. The rod has a long fixed handle, and the double-lever tool has two levers (from 30 cm to one meter). Some wood cutters are equipped with two long handles that can be telescopically folded (shortened). Such equipment cannot cut a high crown, but it is quite possible to work at a height of up to two meters or in hard-to-reach thorny bushes.

It is appreciated for working with fresh material (trees, bushes, large flowers), as the bypass tool accurately makes cuts without breaking or delaminating the plant. Structurally, the lopper has two blades: cutting and supporting. The cutting should be set in the direction of the branch, it is on it that the force will be directed, and the lower blade will serve as an emphasis. This type of tool is often used for curly trimming.

In this model, the moving blade is sharpened on both sides, and the fixed one looks like a plate (anvil) with a recess into which the sliding knife is lowered.This tool does not squeeze so much as it chops branches, so it is convenient to use it for dry material.

The ratchet mechanism is a good addition to any manual lopper. It is a wheel with a tension arm hidden in the handle. Intermittent repeated squeezing can significantly increase the pressure on the branch. The light weight of the head makes the tool manoeuvrable and able to work in the most difficult-to-reach places. With the help of backward movements, even thick, strong branches can be cut. Such equipment can have a long telescopic handle (up to 4 meters) and a hacksaw included.

These devices cut branches much faster than mechanical ones and do not require much effort. But they have two drawbacks: high cost and dependence on a power source. The scope of their work will be limited by the length of the electrical cable. The positive aspects include the presence of a miniature saw, a telescopic handle, as well as the ability of the lopper to produce a large amount of work in a short time. The equipment has a low weight, good maneuverability, allowing it to turn 180 degrees during cutting. The unit is capable of removing branches at a height of 5-6 m. The power of the electric wood cutter allows you to cut branches up to 2.5-3 cm thick, if you try to overpower larger material, the saw can jam.

Often, the cable of an electric lopper is not able to reach the far corners of the garden. This task is easily handled by a cordless tool. It combines the autonomy of mechanical models and the high performance of electrical ones. A reservoir is built into the handle of the wood cutter to automatically lubricate the saw chain. Despite the presence of batteries, the weight of the equipment is light. The telescopic device allows you to work in the crown of a tree without using a stepladder. Disadvantages include cost that exceeds electrical grid models and the need to periodically charge batteries.

Petrol loppers are professional equipment. Thanks to the powerful internal combustion engine, they are able to process large areas of gardens and parks in a short time. Gasoline units are considered to be the most powerful pruning equipment. Unlike electric wood cutters, they are autonomous and do not depend on an external power source. They are used in any weather that electric models cannot afford. The power of the equipment is sufficient for cutting large, thick branches with straight and oblique cuts.

Disadvantages of gasoline loppers include the high cost, the noise they generate, and the need for fuel and maintenance. More powerful devices are heavy.

When, from a variety of telescopic pruners, a choice has been made in favor of one type that is necessary for a particular garden or park, the final decision on the purchase should be made after studying the rating of telescopic pruners. Today, Gardena Comfort StarCut and Fiskars PowerGear are among the best and most demanded products. Many craftsmen try to copy them.

The versatile Fiskars wood cutters are capable of working both at a height of up to 6 meters and with shrub trimming. Their efforts are enough for the strongest branches. The cutting blade drives the chain, it is able to rotate 240 degrees, which allows you to quickly and efficiently trim the garden. Before starting work, pull one of the levers and activate the delimber.Then it is necessary to release the blockage at the cutting head and adjust the working angle to a position suitable for pruning branches. The model is equipped with a ratchet mechanism, it is comfortable and easy to work with.

Lightweight and durable tool, easy to use. The toothed drive of the working knife is used, which increases the power. It has a large cutting angle (200 degrees), adjustable from the ground, which makes it possible to work with branches growing in different directions. Both telescopic handles are equipped with release buttons and can be easily extended by pushing and extending the handles.

Mechanical wood cutter with anvil and telescopic handles, manufactured by a Russian company. The equipment is a heavy duty geared power tool that cuts thick branches with ease. The handles have 4 positions, extendable from 70 to 100 cm.The cutting diameter is 4.8 cm.

Comfortable and safe petrol telescopic lopper "Shtil" produced by an Austrian company. Its boom length is the maximum among the high-cutters, it allows to work at a height of 5-6 meters. The equipment has low vibration and noise levels. Equipped with a large number of attachments, "Calm" is able to perform work of any complexity.

Taking into account the needs and prospects of your garden, today it is not difficult to choose the right work equipment, in particular, a telescopic lopper. A good choice will help you quickly and efficiently put your garden in order.

For an overview of the Fiskars telescopic lopper, see the following video.