ARSLA-180ZR203 4-to-7-Feet Long Reach Pruner

Like all tool purchases you get what you pay for and this is a spectacular value. I agonized long and hard on spending the extra for the ARS, but I figured out that my city lot has 13 trees in need of yearly pruning so a good tool contributes to quality time in the garden. Without ratcheting most hand pruners are good for 3/4" or less, the difference is these are incredibly sharp and stay that way. The result is much faster, easier pruning of the small stuff and occasionally successfully pushing the limit for the larger branches. I'd had a greater leverage rope-pull type pole pruner but the branches often didn't cut through, got stuck in the pruner, or the pruner and rope got hung up in the tree. The ARS gets in and out smoothly.The head rotation makes for angle adjustments and allows better access to branches at odd angles. I thought I might add a hook to pull cut branches out of the tree - then I looked more closely and discovered it already had a built in hook on the shear - good thoughtful design. Good ergonomics. Handle and rotations are comfortable - weight is appropriate for length and tasks.As I grow older I value this pruner more and more - the ladders are dangerous and this is so much safer (and cheaper than hospital stays). I did buy one of the "chainsaws on a stick" to get the heavy stuff up high, the problem was the awkward weight and leverage tore up my shoulder and after 7 months of therapy I'm getting ready to again attack my urban orchard-forest: this time with more reliance on the ARS. Its a good one to add to your enjoyment of safe and physically kind gardening.

My neighbor had an ARS pruner that he highly recommended (although his was an older model). I was so excited to get something that could reach the tops of my beach roses, but this tool is very heavy and difficult to maneuver. Also, the clippings don't "stick" to the blade like with his model, instead they drop to the ground, which leaves an un-cleanable mess (because of the thorns) It may work best with other plants and shrubs, not great with rose bushes. Also, the instructions are in Chinese only.

This pruner is great for light overhead pruning and potentially a real time saver. I was pleased with the overall adjustability of the cutting head and the the tool's ability to swivel the hand grip. I really liked the accuracy of being able to place my cuts right where i need to cut. The cutter is a bit temperamental and will jam if you attempt to cut too woody of a branch, when this happens, I had to manually pry open the blade to clear the debris. One solution is to keep it sharp, a light sharpening each morning helps a lot. It could benefit with the addition of a small hook near the cutting head to pull cuttings down after being cut or to hang the pruner hear by rather than setting it down. In conclusion, this is a really good tool and should be part of every landscaper's tool kit. It will pay for itself by keeping ladder time to a minimum.

A very useful product. But, the mechanism seems a little lightweight.

This is more useful than I expected. The only brand I will buy are ARS. These are sharp and make good clean cuts. I had a couple of taller trees I was trying to train down and it was always precarious getting high enough to cut so I purchase them for that purpose. Once I had them I realized I could do many more tasks. The adjustable reach means I can skip the ladder or move the ladder less. They cut as well as my hand pruners so I don’t worry about using them anywhere. They are lightweight but do a much better job than any garden center varieties of tools. You do have to be careful to get everything clicked in properly when adjusting the length or they don’t work. Practice on the ground and you will know what to look for. This is the authentic tool from Japan marked made in Japan and ARS. It is also knife sharp in a way that knock offs cannot duplicate. Recommend taking all ARS shears to someone who sharpens knives for chefs as they can keep that razor sharp edge for you.

I purchased this ARS and the Fiskars 62 inch pruner because I could not figure out which might best suit my needs. After using both devices pruning some high brances in oak trees of about 1/2 inches in diameter I found that I could not use the ARS because the handle was too wide for my hands and when it cut the limb, the shock transfer to my hands from the snapping cut was just too much to do repeatedly.I had grave doubts of the cutting mechanics of the Fiskars because I was not sure that a normal person would have the strength to pull the handle straight down to effect the cut. I was wrong. It performed almost effortlessly and I used it extensively. Just so you know, I use chain saws, pole saws, clippers,loppers and every device known to me to trim on a 160 acre farm. The ARS is the only device I would give away.

The slender design of the handle and cutting head allows for almost surgical removal of sucker limbs from the crown of my very tangled (and tall) forsythia shrub. This tool gets into places no pole pruner could ever hope to reach (much less even operate in). The lightweight construction makes it very easy to handle this pruner when on a ladder. The rotating handle facilitates easy positioning of the cutting head, and there is also very good feedback from the handle to the cutting head, allowing me to use the cutters like a very long tweezers to pluck cuttings from the shrub (which I could not otherwise reach). The bypass cutters are very sharp, but the opening of the jaws does limit use of this model to limbs that are probably no more than half-inch diameter. (However, ARS does make some other long-reach pruners that are capable of cutting bigger stock, and I will be looking into buying one of these. Stay tuned by searching "ARS long reach pruner" on Amazon.com.) This pruner is made in Japan, and the construction is first rate (don't let the light weight fool you into thinking otherwise when you first remove it from the box). I only wish I had bought one of these years ago.

Very poor instructions. Nothing is written in English just Chinese. Would not buy again from this company

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