Customer Reviews

Gilmour 418TCS Gear Driven Tree Pruner, Red

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I had hoped this pruner would be decent quality. I was wrong:

1. The head is die stamped and not of high quality.

2. It says there are gears. There are no gears, just pulleys.

3. The whole thing fell into pieces mid-air while I was cutting a branch. I couldn't locate all the pieces to send back.

Don't buy this tool.

dan

The Gilmour Tree Pruner does the job required. I would recommend only using the 18ft length when really required since this will limit the amount of leverage you can apply. The blade saws branches very quickly and the tree pruning cutter does an excellent job of trimming without jamming on the branch. The pulleys give a nice two-to-one ratio which allows for more leverage when using the pruner. This tree pruner was purchased from Deerso which was very fast in shipping the product.

The tree pruner arrived on time and was put to immediate use. Even though it is made out of fiber glass it is still a bit heavy - but manageable. There were no directions on how to thread the rope for cutting branches. I did the best I could and then a friend showed me a better way. The saw cut very well even with the pruner at nearly full extension. I believe it will come in very handy in the future.

I received the item few days after I had ordered it. The rope for the pole was not attached to the pole and there were no parts to attach the rope. There were no instruction on how to attach the rope to the pole. Looked like somebody threw a pole and a piece of pole in the box and shipped it. I had to pay $30.00 to ship this junk to the sender. I will never again order anything from this company.

Light weight and easy to use. It does the job. Before you use it, you should study the mechanism and be sure the bolts are adjusted properly with enough tension to hold the blade securely, but still allow for full return on the spring tension.

If you misuse it and exceed limits, the bolts will break, preventing dammage to the mechanism. You can get replacement bolts at Ace or any hardware store.

These trimmers work well and extend far enough to reach high branches. However, the cutting end is a little heavy, so you need strong arms to control the trimmers if they're not being held directly above your head.