Corona Clipper WL6490 37-Inch Professional Super Duty Bypass Lopper with 3-Inch Cutting Capacity

by Corona Clipper

Product Features

• An professional-gradelopper for heavy-duty pruning needs
• Forged slant-ground hook with self cleaning sap groove
• Heavy-duty spring loaded ShockStop bumper
• Replaceable radial arc bypass blade
• 3-inch cutting capacity

Product Details

Data Sheet [1.40mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 37 x 16.5 x 2 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004TKJX
• Item model number: WL6490
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,163 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #35 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Gardening Tools > Loppers

Product Description

Amazon.com

Designed with the professional in mind, this Super-Duty bypass lopper has the strength and leverage to handle even the most demanding pruning jobs. The 3-inch-capacity blade has an extra-wide cutting surface, is made of hardened steel, and can be resharpened. If you're up against a real tough task, one look at this tool should allay your fears. This bypass lopper handles everything from trimming small trees to shearing tenacious laurel hedges or holly bushes. The steel-reinforced oak handles are comfortable in the hand and strong enough to last through regular use. Those with extensive lopping labor will likely find these loppers invaluable.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Corona Clipper 37-inch professional super-duty bypass lopper with 3-inch cutting capacity features an extra-wide cutting surface, and a hardened steel re-sharpenable blade. The tapered hickory hardwood handles are comfortable in the hand and strong enough to last multi-season professional use. Additionally, the unit features a forged slant-ground hook with self-cleaning sap groove for consistent smooth cutting, and a heavy-duty spring-loaded ShockStop bumper for added comfort. An eyelet for shoulder harness attachment, and a precision machined, self-aligning pivot bolt is also included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed expectations, July 23, 2006

By 

ToolSmith (Andover, Kansas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corona Clipper WL6490 37-Inch Professional Super Duty Bypass Lopper with 3-Inch Cutting Capacity (Lawn & Patio)

I love good hand tools and have bought and inherited many of the best. After much shopping research, it appeared that this Corona Clipper 37" Professional Super Duty Bypass Lopper would be a great addition to my tool collection. Unfortunately, I can give it only two stars for being ruggedly built and having a good sharp blade, because the performance has been a disappointment.

Recently, I've been trimming a lot of trees, (honey locust, cottonwood, silver maple, and oak) and I found that the lopper took a good deal of force to trim off small diameter limbs (<3"). For several weekends, I worked on these trees (14 trailer loads of brush and limbs) and I kept trying out the lopper. Though I am above average in strength, I found that I was doing much more work than the lopper was doing.

I just now came out the yard after attacking some 25 year old Manhattan Euonymus bushes. They were very over-grown and 10 feet tall. Some of the base vines were over 3" diameter. I wiggled my way into the tangled mess with my Corona lopper and found out quickly that this was the wrong tool to cut the base vines. To open the blade jaw, even for a small diameter cut, required that the handles spread open very wide, too wide for the tight quarters I was in. So I pulled out some old loppers I had, Fiskars 24" geared action. It did the job well. After pulling out the vine/limbs, I decided to test the cutting force of the Corona versus the Fiskars. The Fiskars required less effort to cut through the same limb. That's when I decided to write this review.

The Corona product has good quality materials, but the design is a dinosaur for effective cutting.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy-duty, effective and efficient, January 31, 2006

By 

JBarrie "JBarrie" (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corona Clipper WL6490 37-Inch Professional Super Duty Bypass Lopper with 3-Inch Cutting Capacity (Lawn & Patio)

I've been using these loppers for a year and a half. They are enourmously more effective than any loppers at $40-50. Pricey, yes, but worth every penny.

The blade is of ultra-high quality steel, and so sharp, you would think you could shave with it. In fact, if you have kids, you'd better take care to keep them away from this tool.

The handles are tough and show no signs of weakening or cracking, despite dreadfully heavy use.

The manufacturer's rating on the maximum branch diameter is modest. In fact, you can cut much thicker branches with this unit - with ease. My use of a small chain-saw has dropped to nil.

The clippers are heavier than any I've used before. You notice the weight after a while. But, the speed and ease of cutting makes up for that.

I've found that storage can be a little tricky. When you hang the clippers, they have a tendency to swing open - and you -really- don't want that to happen with something this sharp. It takes a little playing to find out how to hang them securely (using the manufacturer-provided metal ring, and your own loop of rope).

This is a tremendously valuable tool. If you want the best, I believe these Corona clippers may be it. But, of course, you'll pay for it. In this case, however, I believe I've got everything I paid for, so I can give full marks in the rating of these clippers.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great loppers, October 6, 2005

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Metallikov (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corona Clipper WL6490 37-Inch Professional Super Duty Bypass Lopper with 3-Inch Cutting Capacity (Lawn & Patio)

I purchased a pair of these loppers several years ago for $150 and have used them for over 100 hours of work. Compared to a $40 pair of loppers which I purchased with a "lifetime warranty" and then bent the same afternoon, these loppers are wonderful. The hardened steel is extremely hard and around 1/4" thick -- I cannot imagine what it would take to make the steel fail on these loppers. As far as the handles go, I did eventually manage to break one of the handles after a couple years which I replaced with a custom-made handle fabricated from oak and some angle iron. These loppers slice through green wood like butter. The problems I've had with the handle originated from cutting through a dry branch which had been down on the ground. While these loppers are not unbreakable, they are by far the toughest loppers I have come across.