Fiskars 9301 Power-Lever 14-Foot Tree Pruner

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Put away that ladder. Fiskars 9301 Power-Lever 14-Foot Tree Pruner gives you exceptional reach and pruning power with two feet planted securely on the ground. The extendable pole with reach up to 14 feet means you can maintain that perfect height and graceful globe shape of your flowering crab apple tree without balancing precariously on a ladder. The Power-Lever technology multiplies your strength, making it easy to slice through branches up to 1-1/8-inches in diameter with just a tug of the rope. Or you can saw through larger tree limbs using the 15-inch Woodzig saw blade included. Either way, you'll find that pruning your pride and joy is no longer such a tall order. Limited lifetime warranty.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000XSF3YM
• Item model number: 9301
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,171 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 14-foot tools, September 18, 2008

By	Gilberto S. (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This tool is really usefull around the house especially when you have alot of trees. Like the item says its 14ft and its very strong. If you are looking for one of these instead of a ladder this one is great! I have it myself and it does exactly what it is sappose to.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This model is better than their next 'step up', May 30, 2009

By	Avidreader - See all my reviews

I first bought the more expensive "3X power" 15ft trimmer which has a much more engineered look. The shear cutter required tremendous effort to cut a one inch branch. I returned it and bought this model figuring that I'd at least save money even if it cut the same...! It cost 35% less and cuts 100% better than their more expensive model. Better send that mechanical design engineer back to school.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite pleased with this purchase, September 25, 2009

By	James Phares "Jim" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I went looking for a pole saw because branches were rubbing on my roof and hitting my gutters. I found a few at a local hardware store, which the salesperson described as hard to use, then he tried to steer me toward buying either an electric or gas-powered pole-mounted chainsaw. I don't trim trees often, so I wanted to avoid the expense of and maintenance on a chainsaw. However, the manual pole saws they carried were all a brand I had never heard of, heavier than I wanted, and priced comparably with this Fiskars, so I decided to buy it from Amazon. I was pleased that this saw was significantly lighter, and that the replaceable Woodzig blade is an aggressive cutter -- it doesn't require a lot of weight on the blade, although I found a rapid jab-tug worked best to keep branches from swaying back and forth. I also debated buying the model that's just a saw, but having the pruner for smaller branches (which aren't stiff enough to saw efficiently) is well worth the extra money and weight. I haven't used this tool long enough to speak definitively about how the extension lock holds up over time, but I found it easy to use and it did not slip. This tool was much easier to use than expected, and I have no doubts that the decision to order this model rather than what the local store stocked was a good one.

I also want to make an observation based on other pole saw reviews I've read. I've read complaints about blades binding and how dangerous falling branches are, leading me to suspect that people were sawing on branches directly above them. That's not how you should use a pole saw; you should extend it so that you're standing off to the side and cut on the top of branches rather than their side. This technique results in the weight of the branch opening your cut rather than pinching the blade, and when the branch falls you aren't underneath it.