These loppers cut cleanly and are easy to use. Would definitely buy them again.

The lopper works great at cutting easily and quickly, but I have a bad back and I have to bend over and put the lopper parallel to the ground in order to cut brush off close to the ground and not leave a pointed stake. Why don't they make a lopper with the cutting edge at a 90 degree angle from the handles so the user could remain upright yet make a smooth cut close the the ground?

These loppers work real well and perform as described. I was a little disappointed that they don't appear as tough as some others I have seen. The cutters and gears are stamped out of one piece and the handles don't appear to be attached that well. All that said they haven't broken yet and they are easy to use. The gear design makes it so you have to have pretty long arms to get the blades to open the full width. If you can get them on the branch though it's coming down no question about it.

After looking at all the reviews on this product, some negative, others positive, I looked at the record of the company and knew that they make a quality product. I received the product and started using it right away. I have another lopper of another cheap brand, which is a piece of junk, but this lopper is great. I have had to use some muscles that were out of shape from winter, but the ability to cut branches 1 1/2" are a piece of cake. They work wonderfully. The geared head keeps the lopper steady as it easily cuts through the wood. It is a strong, well made tool that I anticipate using for a long time to come. I have come to the conclusion that you really do get what you pay for. If you want a tool that will last and do the job it is supposed to do, the cost will soon be forgotten, especially with the ease of its use. It is an awesome tool!

I have bought several long handled branch trimmers from Lowes and Home Depot. Some I returned as they did not live up to the hype. These Fiskars are the "cats whiskers". I have cut up branches from dead eucalyptus trees that would snap the blades on other cutters. After 2 days I love these cutters. My wife is able to trim large branches from our citrus trees. Highly recommend.

This really attacks the thicker branches. I have not tried it, but it seems it could cut a good-sized broom stick in half. The extra length allows you to reach things you can't with other pruners. Mainly, though, it gives a nice, clean cut with a minimum of effort.

I bought both the 18-inch and the 31-1/2-inch bypass loppers. They arrived in separate shipments. The smaller tool was securely packaged, but the larger one literally fell out the end of the box when I picked it up from my front porch. It is amazing that it actually got to me. The box had a token amount of packing material inside it, but the lopper had been free to rattle around, and the inadequate taping on the outside of the box had almost completely given way by the time it arrived.

The tools are great, better than the Corona ratchet lopper that I used for years until it broke. Since Corona discontinued their tool, I took a chance on the much less expensive Fiskars loppers. I'm glad I did. But if you are interested in the larger tool, you might try to find it in a local store rather than having it shipped by Amazon.

The lopping shears were just what I ordered and arrived quickly. They were packed in a box that was way too large, leaving a large void, filled only with a small amount of paper. The tape on the box did not hold the lid closed and another package sent via UPS fell into my box. After 3 days UPS finally came to pick it up and deliver it to the proper recipient. I hope he didn't need it in a hurry.

This is a really great tool, but the handles don't hold up. It is lightweight and powerful, and takes a full 2" cut through mountain laurel. However, the handles are made of aluminum tubes attached by pressed in plastic fittings, and they are held on by compression. I have had three pairs, and the handles have come loose on all of them. I also had one pair in which the plastic fitting broke. Fiskars replaced it promptly. If they can fix the problem with the handles, it is an awesome tool.

Powerful, easy to use, a well designed product as I have come to expect from Fiskars. A Great Company.

AWESOME! The blade cuts like slicing butter. For ladies, you can't find anything easier to use. The powergear does most of the work. After using several Fiskar products, I am sold on Fiskar.

I would recommend these to anyone that needs a good light weight lopper that is capable of easily cutting through 2" branches with little effort. I have used many different types of lopping and andvil type shears and these are the best I have ever used.

I've used the Fiskars Bypass Loppeer for about six weeks. It has met my expectations for easily and cleanly cutting honeysuckle, which is the main reason I purchased it. Honeysuckle is tough & fibrous, but on branches 1 1/2" or less it does a great job. On softer material it can cut 2 to 2 1/2". The tool is lightweight and easy to tote to the woods. The gear system requires less strength from the user. With any bypass lopper, it's important to not twist or torque the lopper while trying to make the cut. The blade comes with a sharp edge that can easily be maintained with occasional hand sharpening. I ordered an extra blade from the company just to have on hand. It was about $11, incl. shipping.

I use these all the time and they work great. The long handles let me reach things higher up and they cut really good.

These light weight, but heavy duty, loppers enable my petite wife to easily remove green limbs nearly two inches in diameter. The geared action coupled with the long handles make routine pruning almost effortless.

I own two of these loppers, and I own many other types of loppers. These, however, are hands-down the best loppers ever! Seriously! Unlike the compound loppers which are stiff, these are very easy to use, and they cut better than any compound loppers I've ever used. They are easily filed to resharpen the blade, and last much, much longer than any other pair I've used. Yes, they're expensive, but they're worth every penny!

It works great. It cuts through small and mid-sized branches with ease.

We have used several different models of loppers during trail clearing and yard work. These are simply the best we have used. They are lightweight without giving up power or ruggedness. The long handles give a longer reach than most models. They cut efficiently and really can cut up to a 2" limb. At $36, they are reasonably priced for this level of quality.

I have been using these loppers for some time now, mostly to trim small trees and to clean up branches from treetops leftover from logging. These loppers are fantastic. Everything I can get the loppers around, it has been able to cut. Prepping a treetop for firewood is incredibly quick and easy with these. When the blades got a bit dull, a small metal file cleaned up the edges and they were nearly back in new condition.

An excellent product. Lightweight but powerful, they are sharp and easy to use. They are much better than the comparably priced Corona loppers from Lowes that I tried and returned

This is the best and easiest to use bypass lopper I've ever used. It made quick work of alder tree branches up to 3" in diameter, and the handles are nice and long. The blade is replaceable and the brand has an excellent reputation. If you have any doubts, buy it! You will not be disappointed.

The ads all say the blade is replaceable. Try to find one ANYWHERE. I've been looking all over the internet and stores...I can't find a replacement blade for any Fiskars tools.

I do a great deal of brush cutting while maintaining and building trails and have used many brands of loppers. None were in a class with these Fiskars. They cut large branches with amazing ease and are much lighter to carry than any other loppers I have used. I highly recommend them.

Typical Fiskars...high quality and with the gearing makes lopping a easy task

These are the best loppers that I've ever used. After I received mine I bought two more; one for my son and one for my son-in-law.

These Fiskar PowerGear Loppers work well. We use two of them and just ordered another. Thanks!

These loppers cut extremely well and are very easy to use! My husband's only complaint is that the handles must be open to a very wide angle before you can make a cut. This can be a problem if you are trying to cut a branch that is deep within a bush or a tree.

Years ago, after reading about the Fiskars cutters, I went to Home Depot to purchase a pruner for trees and large shrubs. Home Depot carried only another brand of ratchet lopper to cut up to 1 ¾ inch branches and having a length of 28"; it came with a lifetime warranty. The lopper was excellent, and would complete a cut with no effort other than a few easy to make cranks of the arm. I like the long arms - can reach higher branches and don't have to bend for low shrub branches. When a neighbor gave it a little too much to cut, the blade broke. After getting the distributors information from my file, I found the company no longer existed: no more life in this lifetime warranty. I had no idea where to purchase a new blade and considered it not worth the time and cost to find out.

Appreciating the ease of a ratchet lopper, I went shopping for a similar cutter. I wasn't finding a long arm ratchet lopper, and web research introduced me to the gear driven lopper. Checking Fiskars, I found their 32" PowerGear Pro Bypass Lopper 91546935 with 2" cutting capacity. The best price was on Amazon. I hoped to like it as much as the ratchet... and I do. An arm does not have to be cranked; only steady pressure needs to be applied to the arms, using it is easier than slicing a firm stick of butter; I have no idea how this works.

I don't expect Fiskars to have a short Lifetime warranty.

I have used a different pair of loppers over the years and these are by far the best. Easily cuts 2" with no strain. The PowerGear technique is what makes this product work so well. I use many other Fiskar products, scissors and smaller loppers (also with PowerGear) and I truly believe in their products - especially the PowerGear.

More than 40 percent of my gardening tools are made by Fiskars. These are loppers are probably in the top 10 percent of all my tools. I used these babies to lop nearly anything that grows in my garden. They will cut straight through even the strongest of garden hoses (ask my nieghbor). Hope you enjoy these as much as I have.

We'd thrashed several loppers over the years so I ordered the PowerGear Pro Bypass Lopper. My husband rolled his eyes when it was delivered (he didn't think it would handle the tough pruning jobs). It does! And my hubby says it works better than any other we've used.

I don't write that many reviews, but this product is worth raving about.

For years now I've been using various cutting tools for handling the wild area behind my house. Every piece of every tree I cut down either winds up going through the chipper or becomes firewood. So in building the arsenal to do all that efficiently, having a good pair of loppers is essential. This model is nothing less than superb. The chief features to me are:

1. Most importantly, the outer tips of the blades are beveled, thereby preventing them from ever overlapping as the cut is being made so as to prevent them from destroying themselves via chipping the edges. My old cutters failed to have this feature, and I had to constantly watch each and every cut, and I *still* had chipped blades due to this overlapping.

2. Very light.

3. Very strong. The aluminum handles are shaped so as to use the minimum material while maximizing strength along the plane where the force is exherted. My last loppers seemed pretty beefy, but I eventually broke one of the fiberglass handles in half, so metal handles are a must in my book.

4. Cuts like butter, and handles anything piece of wood that will fit in the jaws. The gear action is smooth and highly effective.

5. Easy to spot in the brush thanks to the orange highlights, and in general a very attractive tool.

In the last 6 months, I've been through 4 pairs of loppers cutting down mountain cedar in Texas. Either the blades would dull prematurely, or the clamping mechanism would fail, causing the lopper handles to come so close together you crush your fingers between them.

After spending an entire weekend with these Fiskars, they are still going strong, show no signs of dulling or failure. To top it off, the blades are easily replaceable. Very well made piece of equipment. I wish they were a little cheaper so I could get a couple more pairs and have more people working with them at the same time.

Easy to use and a plus to all the outher reviues. Ran into a piece of barb wire last fall clearing brush for my daughter,put a nick in the cutter, broke my heart. Called fiskars got 2 new blades about $7/00 each friendly courtious service. I have been logging firewood this summer and these are about as handy as another hand. I dont know if I could break them but I have made them squeek like the log splitter

There are some purchases I've made over the years that delight me, or elicit a prayer of gratitude every time I use them. Our dishwasher comes to mind. My little Polartec hat from Land's End. My cordless drill. My Fiskars PowerGear Pro Bypass Loppers.

I've worked with many different brands of loppers, both puttering around our home and cutting brush for the park department. These are much sturdier and cut more easily than any other loppers I've used, including a very respectable model by Sandvik.

One little quibble I have is the lack of a remote control switch. ;o)