If this won't cut woody shrub sprouts, can you recommend a long-handled tool that will?
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Try "Fiskars 7972 15-Inch PowerGear Anvil Lopper" or something similar. I have these, and they are very effective. The problem was that I have shoulder arthritis, and the tool is a little heavy for a female to use when reaching for the bottom stem of a weed; so I was seeking something lighter that wouldn't require arm power at arm's length.
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if you go to fiskers..they have several different versions..I'm sure there is one that will help you..go to long handled shears
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haven't found one yet, best I've found are long handled hedge clippers so you don't have to bend as much
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The 9210 Fiskar Grass Shears is too lightweight to cut woody stuff, but I'm sure a heavier model must exist. Sorry I don.t know - I could use one myself !! Neville Dean.
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The long-handled, Fiskar grass shears are meant for grass, and are not designed to handle woody shrub sprouts.A hedge trimmer or long handled lopper work best for this.
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No. This is the reason that I purchased this item. I've had no problems with cutting what I need to. It totally depends on what you are cutting. I've cut plenty of plants up 1/4" or larger, but this is generally not very hard wood/plant stems, etc.
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I use mine with a still bushwhacker, I would imagine this would work with a pole pruner. The only issue I see is reaching up to trim trees or high hedges might be awkward.
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I just used this tool for the first time yesterday. I was not able to use the saw part because I was trimming hemlocks turned into a gigantic hedge. Whether the saw works or not depends entirely on whether the branch you are cutting will move. If you are cutting a branch close to the trunk of a sturdy tree, it should work with effort. If the branch or trunks moves with the saw, as with my hemlocks, you will never cut through.
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Myles: Being that is a ratchet type pruner, you can cut larger branches than a regular pruner that size will cut. I cut a branch that was a little over an inch and a half. I had to keep chomping on it but it got through it. Anything larger requires a larger pruner. Nice pruner for the price. Jim P
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I'm not sure what the official answer might be, but I know I've used it to cut through branches that were around 3/4". I just have to work at it a little. That's for green wood in a hedge, though.
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The knife may work for this application, but with limited ability since the pommel is not real thick in nature. Tent stakes and light duty hammering may work. However, for cutting, carving, shaving branches, and other woodsman's work this knife excels!
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Absolutely, just put a pruning blade in it. I do it all the time on my farm. Goes through small limbs easily
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Mine cuts 1/4 inch privet hedge twigs and branches. I can't imagine pampas grass being a problem.
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Can this trimmer cut down large blackberry bushes like the kind with half inch thick stems? If not, do you have a brush blade that goes with this trimmer?
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I am not sure. I have had great success cutting branches as large as my thumb & those about an inch- with ease.
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The "scissor" action of the blades is between two and three inches. You'll be able to cut palm fronds off of the tree at their base easily, but trimming the wide flat portion of the fronds would not be easy/possible with this tool. BTW I used this tool all weekend trimming tall pines and holly and could not have survived without it.
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I have used it for trimming branches, it worked well, as long as the branches aren't bigger than the blade
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For sure...I use it on my palm trees, which look like much bigger stalks than the summer sweet bush. The blade is only 5 or 6 inches so it's not a sweeping hedge trimmer, rather an individual branch trimmer. Good luck.
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No, but it doesn't need it. Goes plenty far into the handle, just don't split wood with it and just hold on to the very end of the handle lol. The handle is very long, so if you use it like a katana, you can get a good deal of speed to cut through brush and small diameter woody vegetation. I cut 2" diameter dogwood right down to the dirt no problem.
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May not be the best tool for it, but it can do it. I would say to hold the stems at the top to keep them tight otherwise they will just wiggle around. You might be better off with a garden knife. Depends on how thick and stiff the stems are.
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There are probably better tools out there for what you described, but the Kukri will serve you well. It comes out of the box very sharp, but if you do a bit of a touch up, the grass won't be a problem. Thick vines and small saplings will present no problems at all!
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No good on soft stems/flowers. Very short blade. I would use a hedge cutter.