Customer Reviews

Leatherman 830555 Hybrid Gardening Multitool with Nylon Sheath

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I bought one of these for my fiancee, who is the gardener type. I bought it so she would stop absconding with my pocket knife, and so far my plan has worked nicely. I'm no conoisseur of bypass pruners, but these seem well-constructed and plenty sharp. The tools are typical Leatherman steel, which is to say adequate unto the task.

I strongly prefer locking knives, and this one doesn't. That's a bummer, particularly with the saw. I've also become very accustomed to having access to the knife blades on the outside of the tool (the way the Wave and Charge are designed) but I think that would have made this tool too bulky and unwieldy. As it is, it's a big tool...noticeably larger than my Charge. The handles are comfortable enough, with nice injection-molded rubber inserts.

The sheath is great. There's a metal pocket clip, and a nylon belt slot. The tool can be stored either folded, or in pruner-mode, which is a very nice touch.

Well made, well designed, well-conceived. Despite my quibbles, the lady is a happy gardener, and my pocket knife is way less muddy. Mission accomplished.

I purchased this item recently...and returned it right away. While Leatherman offers excellent Multitools, this gardening tool is rather pathetic for anything other than extremely light use. I am an avid city gardener and purchased this product thinking I could have an all-in-one tool as I do my daily garden maintenance. However, none of the tools really measure up for any significant use. The pruners are average at best, much better bi-pass pruners can be had for less with much more comfortable handles (I concur with many of the other reviewers, the handles are terrible...not just uncomfortable, but not nearly strong enough for the job), the weeding tool is a joke! It's not long enough to pull weeds unless you practically bury the handle in the ground...and then you'd have dirt clogging up the mechanics of the tool. The saw is completely impractical, and the other tools are hardly worth mentioning. Again, I normally like Leatherman tools, my husband cannot be found without his multitool on his belt, but this simply is not up to the task of serious gardening. If all you do is EXTREMELY light work and you like gadgets, then by all means give it a whirl. However, if you are looking for useable tools in the garden, I suggest looking elsewhere.

I have had been using this tool for about 6 weeks now and I love it. It is very handy device to grab and slip the clip on my pocket as I make the rounds of my garden beds (flower and vegetable) to do a little maintenance. The pruners work well for deadheading and light corrective pruning, the weeder works well for loosening the occasional errant weed, and I even find the screwdrivers handy for tightening trellis screws. Now instead of trying to load my pockets with several tools all I have to do is grab the leatherman. Some seem to have issues with the sheath, but I like it and believe I prefer it to leather as some have suggested.

For some small flowers I still, however find I prefer my garden scissors for deadheading and of course for heavy duty pruning it is not going to be your tool of choice, but for general maintenance I find its all I need.

I wanted to buy one when it first came out, at full price. When the price dropped to ca $33 I bought one. I like the brand and their line of multitools. This is a great tool with one exception. The bypass pruner is not as robust as the new Genus model. With a hard to cut branch I found that the cutting blade twisted out of line and would not allow a cut. I guess this is the reason they decided to cut the price and clear them out. The new Genus looks to have a more robust cutting blade and probably won't twist out of line like this model. The other tools are just great and I would recommend this as an accessory tool and not your main pruner.

I returned this tool. I found the handle very uncomfortable compared to the few hand pruners I already have; perhaps, my hands are just too small, or my grip is too weak. I also found the little tools very difficult to open. After thinking about it for a day, I realized that I would find it too annoying to bother with or to even pass it on to someone as a gift. I knew I'd prefer walking to my garage to get the tools that I liked working with.

Quality garden tool that is almost too nice. I got this for my wife who loves working in her garden. She wanted something that would cut back on the number of tools she carries around. I'm finicky about my tools and so its hard to watch this garden multi tool get dirt and plant sap all over it. But she is happy with it and I don't mind cleaning it up. A bit pricey but a great example of you get what you pay for. In this case that is quality.

I am a landscaper. I use a lot of hand pruners. I thought it would be nice to have a small handy unit like this one. It has not been used for over 10 minutes total (used 3 different times) and that was just to trim some dead ends off of small shrubs. It was very sharp - impressive. The first time I used it, it was fine. The next time I used it, it seemed to catch a bit. The third time I could hardly get it to cut and had a difficult time getting it to fold up completely to put in sheath. The problem - the sharp blade appears to be biting into the anvil and the steel might be soft enough that it is causing nicks that then catch on the anvil. There are 2 spots on the blade where this has happened. If I had cut wire, dropped it, or misshandled it in some way it would be understandable, but this has not been the case. I have never ever had this happen to a hand pruner before. I do not know if it is a bad design because of the angle of the blade, imperfections in the anvil or too soft a steel in the blade ... but this is bad. Result - I am sending the tool in for warranty. My preferrence is for them to replace it. If the next one is OK then it was that particular tool that was BAD! This should not happen with a tool that costs as much as a Leatherman. This was my first Leatherman. If I have similar problems with the next one it will be my last. I am told it can take up to 3 weeks on the turn around. My spring season will be gone by then!

I think what you pay some what dictates the usefulness of this product.It is in no way the quality of a pair of felco #7 but for general puttering around it is a good tool. I did have to slightly modify it, the prunner lock was sticking so I ground it down and all the blades needed touching up with a power strop.I think Leatherman could improve this tool by making replacable blades for the pruner and put a locking device on the accessory blades although with the handles in the closed position it would be hard to have a accident and hurt yourself and maybe a hand lens would be a nice addition to the onboard tools

The Leatherman Hybrid Gardening Multitool is one amazing tool! The shears are sharp and lock into place to allow the tool to be folded up. The multitools all work very well. The only two complaints with this tool are 1) The weeder does not lock into place, which means it will fold under while trying to use it. Not good for stubborn large weeds (No snide comments about why I allow my weeds to get so large! Everyone gets them... at least I tell myself that.) 2) You cannot open the side tools with gloves on. Maybe with latex gloves, but anything with any thickness and you'll have to take the glove off to be able to open the side tools.

Overall, I really think this is a great product. Those complaints are minor and I highly recommend this product!

I purchased it as a father's day present for my dad who spends most of his time outside working in the yard. He has said that it is a wonderful tool. This is from a person who was in the landscaping/gardening business prior to his retirement.