Testing Hand Pruners

We use hand pruners many times a day at Truly Tropical. We've been using Vesco Italian Hand Pruners, but they are rather expensive. So we tried some new options:
gonicc 8" Professional Sharp Bypass Pruning Shears (GPPS-1002)
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Power Drive Ratchet Anvil Hand Pruning Shears
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Felco F-2 Classic Manual Hand Pruner'
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Sensei 8.5" Professional Bypass Pruning Shears
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Note: Since we recorded this video, Sensei Tools have changed their name to Sengreen. It’s the same people, same company, and same products - just a new look.

[@stellamozzarella1]

I'm 70 yrs old and have bought several hand pruners of the years. My Felco #2's are the only ones to have stood the test of time. I've been married 52 yrs and my soul mate all these have tried, when I wasn't looking, to take down small trees with them. He has also ruined a few loppers the same way. Was just cleaning my pruners and saw your video and thought I would share. ps I would also recommend bypass pruners over anvil pruners. thanks for your video.

[@angelparis2071]

Im new to gardening and this is an awesome video. Thank you so much! Great contents! 😊

[@martinjohnson4405]

Thank you for the video. The Sensai pruners caught my eye as hadn't heard of them before and because I am volunteering at a Japanese-style Zen garden. Just to show how prices have changed, four years after this video was published -- at the end of July 2022 -- the Sensai pruners are $45 on Amazon and the Felco F-2 pruners are $66 on Amazon.

[@GrowInFlorida]

We bought the Italian one you have and it's fantastic, worth the steep cost...

[@danialhillmann5374]

Thank you for the review

[@Benni31113]

You always should cut with one hand. And with thicker branches you can use the other hand and push the branch a little bit so that there is a tension, then you can cut the branch easily, at least with a sharp blade pruner. But thank you for showing the different models.

[@abelgerli]

Test Okatsune they use 60-61 Rockwell steel to stay sharp a long time. They are wicked sharp and can be resharpened with a Japanese wet stone they also provide. 60-61 Rockwell is in the realm of the the absolute high end Japanese knifes. Having that wicked hard steel just let them stay sharp for a long time. The cost about 43 euros here in Europe. And when a company makes specific cutters for three schools of ikebana, so they are as traditional Japanese as they can get. 🇯🇵🇯🇵😆

[@millieatr]

Please next time you demonstrate the Swiss Made Felco yodel while you prune

[@millieatr]

I had a dream you demonstrated 5 different chainsaws and now you don't have any trees left..

[@renegaderats]

Youre only squeezing the bypass pruners once and hitting the ratchets multiple times... Treat your bypass pruners as if they were ratcheters and pump them a couple times inside the same cut and youll get right through that stick... add a little rotation to each squeeze and you can cut any branch you can fit in those things... all grip strength determines is how many pumps itll take you but even a weak hand can cut through with proper technique.

[@TarianJEDTech]

I don't think bypass pruners are meant to be used like that.

[@celmonico]

Thanks for posting. I appreciated when you say where is made because most pruners product from China based on the reviews I saw on Amazon are not as good in terms of quality as Japanese, Suiss made etc. I like Japanese made and do not dare to buy Chinese products and now with the COVID19, no more Chinese products.

[@Stimm002]

Anything you have bought with steel in it will have come from China they may be made somewhere else but the steel will have come from China. Also any fertilizer brands you have bought or other chemicals, the base chemicals will have come from China. You can't catch a virus from an inanimate object.

[@horserun2551]

And guess which countries fared the best vs which fared the worst in controlling the virus?

[@ultimaetsolder]

+1 no Chinese junk.

[@TuriFier]

If you watch all of professional workers? you'll see them using only Felco. Respect for Swiss precision , Felco remain in first place

[@minoutv7347]

TuriFier I’m not a professional, but I have 60 rose bushes in my home garden, plus I’m a master volunteer for the historic San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. We deadhead April through October, cut deadwood in November and prune in January. With 4,000 rose bushes on five acres, the Felcos with their 1” cutting capacity, saves me a lot of time, I don’t have to mess with carrying both long-handle loppers plus pruners when we go after deadwood or when we prune. I can pretty much cut everything in the garden with my hand pruners. With Felco, I can travel light when covering five acres of roses, and not have to make trips back across the park to grab a pair of loppers from the shed if I happen to encounter a thick cane. So there’s also time savings and convenience to factor in if you do a lot of pruning or deadheading. Felcos can do the job of both loppers and pruners in many instances, obviously, not all instances. But for most of what I do, I get a lot of mileage from them compared to other brands.

[@BOOGiNS]

Coronas work just fine

[@SWH2012]

I have read a lot of online reviews and the ARS VS-8 series seem to be even better than the Felcos: better quality, ultra-hard and very sharp Japanese steel, no rusting issues (sometimes a problem with Felco) and easier/smoother one-handed locking mechanism. The R Model has a rotating handle.

[@rebblekrew7527]

from the Antiguan crew, love the video, i always wanted to ask you about your blue handle pruners, thanks for the comparison,,,,,, lmao Very funny cutting one branch with all 4pruners all at once,, i got a kick outa that..

[@TrulyTropical]

Glad you enjoyed it...

[@free_gold4467]

Felco are the best pruners, you can order replacement parts like blades and springs so they can last for ever. I use Felco6 now because they fit my smallish hand really well, Felco2 are a bit too big.

[@SWH2012]

I have read a lot of online reviews and the ARS VS-8 series seem to be even better than the Felcos: better quality, ultra-hard and very sharp Japanese steel, no rusting issues (sometimes a problem with Felco) and easier/smoother one-handed locking mechanism.

[@comonbabylightmyfireburn]

Try the ARS from Japan. My favorite. I like them even better than Falco's.

[@billastell3753]

The real test of pruners requires time. Most are sharp new but good steel will hold and edge. Also poorer models will loosen up and allow the blades to bend apart so you don't get a good clean cut.

[@selman-farisi9464]

Felco gerçekten çok iyi

[@rufimac]

Felco-oh-ho !!!

[@chingupen3018]

❤️

[@jimmymahone5420]

Red is far from the easiest color to spot, since millions of us don't have accurate color vision. The best color for visibility is yellow or yellow green, which POPS even when red doesn't.

[@binarycode1431]

Does anyone know the name of the tree species that is being cut?

[@montanawhite5699]

I’ve used Coronas basic pruner. Got them for free at my last job. Got a new job and forgot my pruners there. Went to buy them at my local hardware store. $31... the other pruners they have are made of plastic. I just want a good durable pruner that gets the job done without any fancy stuff.

[@cob9834]

With the branches that you cut down in my truck to get them rerouted and have a new plant that you could keep or that you can give away as a gift

[@bornyhitch1975]

i searched for ARS VS-8z. :(

[@mohammedal-dulaimi711]

Good evening, madam I follow you from Iraq and I like the videos you download, thank you

[@TrulyTropical]

Thank You!

[@RamHomier]

Unfortunately the cheapest one is 50 $ in Canada. I would have thought 20 to 25 but this is ridiculous.

[@TrulyTropical]

Sorry to hear. Good luck finding one :)

[@thomasozanne5721]

I got felco 4

[@Stimm002]

Cutting that second branch with pruners is a good way to blunt your pruners, there not designed for a branch like that.

[@frankc6430]

you need a table or a cart ...

[@bonsummers2657]

The Corona basic old school secateur/hand-pruner is the best, strongest, the 3/4" cut-model. Felco's are weak-bladed,… they break. Corona blades don't break,… they're part of the body, not separte thinner pieces.

[@montanawhite5699]

Bon Summers I had Coronas at my last job. Loved the simple design. I forgot to bring them with me when I quit. Went to my local hardware store to buy the same ones and they were $31... blew my mind. Maybe with my next paycheck.

[@c0dy42]

I'm using a felco in work and that thing cuts through everything and it did not break (I cut through metal wires and thick branches mainly). I also never heared of a felco with a broken blade. Maybe you got acheap knock-of?

[@minoutv7347]

Rainer Zufall for a while there were some cheap knock offs being sold on Amazon as Felcos. Perhaps that’s where they got them.

[@busman2050]

Don't stand in the shade when making your video. It's too dark to see what products you are showing us.

[@50hellkat2]

9:24 she finally cuts a branch. Low energy.....

[@enriquestuardo6280]

con todo respeto, usted no tiene fuerza para hacer este tipo de contenido o "test" de herramientas, puesto que carece de las habilidades manuales necesarias para manejar herramientas, yo le recomendaria no hacer mas videos de poda porque carece de tecnica de corte, como referencia le puedo decir que yo he cortado troncos de viña con una felco 8, maderas verdes de 1 1/2", y tallos maduros y secos de 1" en viñedos y la tijera puede demas, la unica limitante es el tamaño de la mordida de la tijera, esa felco nro2 podia demas con la madera que le puso por delante

[@Membee]

Poor quality presentation. Carrying multiple pruners around like that she was lucky she didn't cut herself.

[@MrRPM110]

Your a fun guy huh?

[@mwoxo]

Kind of irritating that you're fumbling about with the packaging and wittering on far too long. Please be more succinct in future.

[@busman2050]

That horrible voice

[@wjoosse1274]

your voice not ok for a video better no talking or try to sing