Fiskars PowerGear X Telescopic Tree Pruner UPX86, Non-stick Coated, Steel Blade/Aluminium Handle, Length 2.4 - 4 m, Black/Orange, 1023624

What can I say.. absolutely great product, cuts effortlessly due to the geared arrangement inside and the leverage of the cutting blade armature. Takes a little bit of getting used too with technique for holding and cutting. Although price may seem high I would say it’s actually good value for the money when compared to the others out there.. build quality is very good and backed up by 25year warranty. Reach is great and so is the weight considering, being able to turn the head also useful for awkward branches

This is a very impressive product. It is easy to use, lightweight, but powerful. Based on first few cuts it works well even fully extended and cuts through branches easily, including thick ones that only just fit in the jaws. What’s also great is that it is silent so doesn’t bother anyone with noise.

Why did you choose this product over others?:Established brand with reputation for high quality products.Functionality:Very effective, even at maximum extension.Size:Very good reach.Durability:Remains to be seen, even after the first use, it looks a little battle worn!Value for money:Vastly overpriced.Extending capability:Very good, lock functions well, even at maximum extension the item is sturdy and very useable.Design:Overall very good, but I found the orange finger to be more of a hinderance than a help. Had to remove it, which was easy enough. The bottom end cap does come loose frequently, very annoying, could be better attached.

I received this today and was cutting branches on our Cherry Blossom Tree almost straight out of the box. Extending was very stiff at first but a light silicon spray soon had things gliding smoothly. Full extension was impressive but the weight caught me out a little and it took a few minutes to find the right technique, but overall this is a very well designed and good quality tree pruner, well worth the money and easy to see why it has been around for such a long time. This will save a lot of money in the long-term when compared to hiring people to do this simple job. Highly recommended.

What a brilliant piece of kit. Cuts like knife through butter with no effort at all.Much easier to use than the original rope and pulley type

Very good.Chopped back reasonably chunky apple tree over-growth and other neglected high branch funkiness.There were other more exotic options that tried to seduce me (sawn-off chainsaw battery powered attachments etc.) for less, but I already have experience with this type of chopper.Buy for job you know.At 4 metres it is a good upper body work out. Standing up a ladder for extra reach, more so.I got everything needed done in my Mum's garden.Was going to buy the fruit picker attachment, but mañana.Tips so far?-Adjust length as necessary otherwise it is unwieldy and frustrating.-Rest on your hip for extra support.-For intertwined branches, chop short lengths.-You can use the jaws as a grip to remove branches in a controlled manner.-Store indoors and keep the guard.-Most important, when finished, a cup of tea and jam doughnut (14 seconds in the microwave) and feel pleased with yourself.Oh, and obvious H&S stuff like make sure your ladder is super stable as men of a certain age perched upon ladders is already heading in to dicey teritory.P.S. Agree with other reviewer: the orange bit was more of a hindrance. I understand why it's there (visual aid), but when you are pushing through multiple branches to reach one further back/up, it gets in the way

This is totally typical Fiskars product. It exudes quality and is very easy to use to tidy up an a few strangely tree's in the garden. Just respect the recommended cutting with of about 10 mm. It is very light, extends to a reasonable height. Am very pleased with this product.

I have the very long telescopic Fiskar lopper and needed a saw for tree branches, smaller ones maybe 2" diameter, and this was the only option really. The price is not cheap at all but you don't have a choice. It's either buy this one or try Gorilla taping on some random sawblade.It attached remarkably easy, a nice design on the lopper head to make this possible. The teeth are razor sharp, so watch your fingers!In use however it proves a nightmare to use as it's unbelievably flexible. You absolutely cannot cut on the push stroke as the blade just buckles. But if you have to cut on the pull stroke, it means you have to reset the cut on every one and pray you can get the blade back into the same place each time. Is there some mystic trick to using this that isn't immediately obvious? I did get a branch cut off but it proved so difficult and took so long that my arms were quivering at the end of it. I was cutting at almost full extension of the lopper at the time though. I didn't bother making another cut and gave up at that point. Sorry Fiskar, but I'm not a fan! I think I may just cut the whole tree off at ground level instead.