The #1 Arborist / Tree Climbing Forum, Bar, and Grill - Enjoy the buffet and libations! >Gear Forum >The Fiskars Pruning Stik pole pruner thread. The 5 Best Manual Pole Pruners. Fiskars makes the very versatile Telescopic Pruning Stik. I had a Fiskars pruner which had internal rope/line mechanism. Dec 14, 2015 How to change the rope on Fiskars Tree Pruner UP86. Fiskars PowerGear® Pruning Stik. How to sharpen your axe and knife blades with Fiskars. # 1 Best Seller in Manual Pole Saws. The Fiskars Telescoping Pruning Stik has made my yard work so. I've had this Fiskars Pruning Stik for 3 years and I.

They are flimsy. You've got to be real careful with them. But, you can make them last.

I've managed to nurse one along for a few years with some minor repairs and TLC. However, for making those long distance 'by-the-book' clean, aligned, proper pruning cuts it's the bomb. And yes, use them while climbing.

They are great for reaching to tips and tops that are way too weak to climb to. They are light. Reaching out horizontally 12 feet is no problem.

Fiona's right, the saw that came with mine had to be a Fiskar joke.:roll. Gerber warrants to the consumer that this product will be free of defects, in material and workmanship for as long as you own the product. This warranty does not cover damage due to rust, accident, loss, improper use, abuse, negligence, or modification of or to any part of the product. Normal wear and tear is not covered under the warranty. If the product failed while being used as it was intended to be used, we will service under the warranty.

At Gerber's option, defective product will be repaired, replaced, or substituted with a product of equal value. If you feel that you are in a warranty situation, please complete the form below and a representative will contact you within 2 business days (but almost always much less!). Devils advocate: They must be make like crap if you have had 8 in the past few years. I don't think that's necessarily the case. For what they are, they are AMAZING.

I believe they did not plan for day-to-day tree workers to use them. When you cut with the angled head, making proper cuts is a snap. Not only that, the way it works (pulling the sleeve/collar rather than a rope) is just WAY more ergonomic. Regular pole pruners are basically 1 handed. You [i]can[ i] use your other hand to help, but sometimes you have to really reef on the rope and you have to hold the pole with one hand and pull the rope with the other. This tool is two hands all the time.

But they were thinking that it would get used once a month for a few minutes then put back in the garage. So if it's only $80/each and lets say I go through 3/year. That's $250 that at the end of the year, I'm not really going to notice. But to make a perfect cut almost every time.priceless.The pruner and the saw both cut well? The pruner cuts VERY well.

I'm constantly surprised at what it can cut. It has limits (like any tool) and you'll learn what they are as you use them. It looks super cheesy. I've never used it once. I have 3 of them sitting on a shelf if anyone wants it! It might cut well- I've just never tried.

It sorta screws on to the shaft with built in c-clamps. I buy it purely for the pruner. What broke on yours? For me it is either the webbing on the inside or the little black cord that actually pulls the cutter head. For whatever reason I decided last week to disassemble one and try to fix it. It took HOURS to understand how it all works- but now that I do, I know I can do field repairs as needed! I replaced the black cord (that's what broke on the last one) with 2.2mm zing-it.

I'm interested to see if It outlasts the black cord. I think I've said this before, but I'm just completely blown away by how the internal mechanism works. Whoever figured this all out deserves an award.

The angled head is the bee's knees for getting those correct cuts, light enough to climb with or send up and down as needed. Agreed.100% love nick.

Little black cord that pulls the cutting head' doesn't yours have a short section of what looks like bicycle chain to pull the cutter.coming out of the top of the stick to the lever. Edgar Allan Poe Masca Mortii Rosii Pdf Viewer. ? The sliding handle, the flat webbing, MUCH easier to use than a conventional rope pole pruner.and easier to wiggle it in between branches for a good cut. Used mine yesterday pruning fruit trees, super easy to get to the tips of some overgrown peaches, hardly any need for a ladder.