Expert Geared Anvil Tree Pruner Pruning Secateurs SK5 Steel

Excellent tool, just buy it!

I bought this with the 4.9m pole. Our neighbour has 7-12m leylandi. Every 5 years it gets cut down to about 7m. With this pole I can reach overhanging branches without a ladder, and then with a ladder as it grows. I previously used a friends wolf garten pole and loppers, (fairly old though but sharpened). The gearing works much better on yhe Darlec compared to the wolf. I can chop the branches much easier, I also love how design of the clamp. You first hook the branch, while you prepare for the cut, then you can give it a good pull. With other manufacturers it would always move and was not easy to lock on at height. Definitely recommend this

Impressively well made piece of kit whose sturdiness puts other telescopic tree pruners in the shade. I bought this Darlac model because I have very high overhanging branches in my garden that my existing Draper pruner could not reach. Instead of the usual 'bypass' action this pruner has an 'anvil' action that cuts the branches. I have given it 4 stars because it will not cut through a 2 inch thick branch as advertised because after trying to cut a branch of approximately that thickness it became stuck. I spent a few frantic minutes before eventually dislodging it. I would not try to cut through branches any more than 1 inch thick, any thicker I would recommend using the saw attachment.. Also as others have commented, when extended to it's maximum length of 5 metres the pruner can be quite heavy and unwieldy. Overall I am very pleased with it, it has enabled me to reach those high overhanging branches that have up-to-now eluded me.

Robust, quality engineering excellent Heavy but stronger pole than the old model better operating mechanism, excellent reach. Brilliant

This is magnificent. The whole Darlac Professional set is so beautifully made, robust, strong, practical. it just all works so well. The anvil really does cut through quite large branches/stems so easily. The head is actually quite compact so it doesn't catch on other branches like the traditional bypass cutter. My only negative is that you don't have much maneuverability to get it around the branch, you have to get the head perpendicular to the branch which means that you can only really use in on horizontal branches if you are working from the ground. There is no way to get it around a vertical branch unless it is quite low down and your pole is long enough to let you stand well to the side of the tree.

We had a pretty cheap tree pruner before, and the head completely sheared off. This heavy duty head fitted onto the old (non Darlac) pole without a problem and is very secure. I have no worries about this thing breaking - it's built like a tank and feels like it could cut through almost anything. Compared with other pruners I've tried, this one has never had a cable jam and is incredibly easy to maintain - it's bolted together rather than riveted so it's easy to take apart for cleaning and/or oiling. The only thing that might be seen as a negative by some is the weight - when you have the pole fully extended and you're trying to cut something at a 45 degree angle, it takes some serious effort to hold it. However, the anvil nature means that you can hook the top over the branch you're going to cut and the teeth hold it in place while you deal with the cutting. Definitely going to look at Darlac before other brands when making future garden tool purchases.

I ordered this item to prune the high branches on some trees in the garden and after using it for the first time I am fairly happy, however it is described as capable of cutting up to 50mm branches, this is not true. The jaws may be large enough to fit a 50mm branch but there is no way it will cut it. It is more likely that something is going to break, either the cord you pull, the lever that moves the blade or the end of the pole (which you have to buy separately by the way). On branches up to 30mm it works great, anything larger gets progressively more difficult until you dare not or can't pull any more and at this point the blade is stuck halfway in the branch and you have to wiggle the whole rig to get it to release. Overall I am happy with it, I just wish they hadn't over exaggerated it's capabilities, and also why not sell the appropriate pole along side it?

Our neighbour to the rear of us has kindly grown some massive fir trees that tower over our garden and stop the rain falling on the back wall plants. Bought this with its extension pole and cuts through big branches with easy. You get quite a lot of leverage with it so thick branches are cut relatively easily.

The product looks great, however I can't use it, I have searched for hours and it seems that the pole for this tool is no longer sold. The pole for this is not round, it's a special oval shape. Only purchase this if you already have the correct pole. I will probably end up making an adapter from scratch and permanently epoxy it in place.