Fiskars 7.9-12 Foot ExtendableTree Pruning Stik Pruner (92406935K)

Having used the Fiskars extensively at the beginning of the summer, I am quite impressed with its ease of use and versatility. To me, some of the key features are light weight and the fact that you can operate the blade by pulling the knob at the end of the stick, thus increasing your reach to way beyond the 12 foot extended length. And even more importantly, the pole does not bend -- because of its rectangular shape, it feels very sturdy and yet light weight. I love it. It's the best pole pruner I've ever had. In terms of durability, it's too early to tell -- we just got it this year; so time will tell. But if handled with care and don't attempt to prune branches that are too thick, my take is that it will be fine for years to come.

Hasta el momento a funcionado bien para uso residencial, no sé si sea duradero para uso profesional pero sí tiene buena capacidad de corte, solo que en árboles que tienen mucha savia se adiere a la cuchilla de corte y se atasca, en casos así hay que limpiarlo constantemente, por lo demás todo bien.

Ok, i've only had the tool for a day so this is a preliminary review. First, there are no instructions included except for those included on the packaging insert. (Although use of the tool is very intuitive, so this is not really an issue.) Second, as mentioned in another review; it is difficult to remove the packaging from the head. I recommend heavy duty shears.The tool is what I've been looking for to trim vertical limbs directly overhead. It meets this need very well. The adjustable head makes it usable for most limbs from horizontal to directly overhead. The tool comes with a 15" saw blade, but I have not tried this yet.The tool is easy to use and fairly lightweight. Adjusting the cutting angle and the length of the pole is very easy and secure. Cutting limbs up to 1/2" is very easy. Very little force (pulling on the handle or ball on bottom of pole) is required to perform the cut. For limbs over 1/2" up to 3/4" a small amount of force is necessary, but not excessively so. For limbs over 3/4", some force is required. I attempted to cut a 1" branch and the cutter failed to release from the branch after not completing the cut. Moving the tool back and forth in the plain of the blades released it. I'm not sure I'd recommend attempting cuts much above 3/4". While the tool is durable, it IS lightweight. All in all, i'm very pleased with the tool. It makes a nice addition to my rope type extension cutter/pruner and my pole chainsaw.March update: I've now used the tool multiple times on several trees. I still give it a 5 star rating. I've had no issues with the tool and it's paid for itself in short order. (A professional trimmer will charge $200-$300 to top out a tree.) As I previously stated, I purchased this tool to prune vertical limbs directly overhead. I'm able to do this with ease. It is almost impossible to do this with a standard extension pruner. The lightness of the tool combined with the adjustable head also makes it ideal for trimming limbs near horizontal.

I had this previously and left it with my nephew in Texas. Helping out my nephew in Minnesota I really wanted it to make yard work much easier. And boy does it! Pruning trees is so easy and we were able to tidy up ALL the trees. It extends out but as I’m so short I couldn’t use that feature. But my brother in law was able to make use of it extended. I love how you can rotate the head and lock it in place to fit your angle needed to cut a branch. Slices through like butter! Very sturdy and even has a saw attachment you can put on.

A well engineered, light weight easy method to clip or saw your branches. Purchased on the strong recommendation of a friend, my 15 year old grand daughter had no difficulty clipping branches, Very pleased.