Fiskars Garden & Power Tools
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Why it broke – Well I used this axe and don't get me wrong I love it but it broke on me,I'm hard on axes but it shouldn't of snapped of the head of the axe. Show details
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Ok for most soft weeds, but struggled with crows foot, plastic flexed too much and eventually slide section cracked after 1 hrs use. Show details
WHAT A PITY handle is not adjustable – What a pity that they did not make handle adjustable so you can make hole in tight spots. And spare blades not easy to find. Otherwise it is good tool to have.
I wish I bought these first – The project that forced me to buy better loppers, was removal of 40 clumps of bamboo. The loppers I used before were a cheaper set from Aldi. I… Read more
thought that due to size of the project, that what I really needed was a reciprocating battery saw. Soon after laying out hundreds of dollars for the battery saw, I saw the Fiskars LX90 loppers on the shelf. Someone suggested they might be handy too. I thought they wouldn't get used, that the reciprocating saw would make them redundant. I was wrong. It's the battery reciprocating saw that's sitting on the shelf and the LX98 loppers that is doing the bulk of the cutting. For thick bamboo stems, the LX98 loppers are faster than using the battery saw, without the excessive vibration. Effort is approximately the same.
Compared to other loppers, the mechanism is simple. The Aldi loppers I used had extendable handles. The catches that locked the handles in place on the Aldi loppers ultimately broke. This happened on three different sets! The LX98 loppers have long one fixed handles, and for the task I had for them, were ideal.
Another problem I had with the Aldi loppers was that one of the bolts in the gearing mechanism broke. I replaced it once on one set, and twice on another. The LX98 loppers don't appear to have any small parts in critical areas to break.
When it comes to reviews, I'm far more a reader than writer. I felt compelled to write this time, because these loppers are so worth the money. I'm nearly finished the bamboo removal project, and no small thanks to the Fiskars LX98 loppers. I saved thousands of dollars by taking on the project myself, and I have the LX98 loppers to use for tomorrow's project.
I should probably mention that assisting the performance of the LX98 loppers, is the fact that I regularly lubricate them using deoxit contact cleaner. I call this my "magic spray". Cutting effort and oxidation are both reduced. The lubrication effect lasts around four times that of silicon spray.
Rubbish – Blades were sharp.. but that's the same as the identical trojan pair The blade adjustment knob is stupid and breaks half a minute after using the… Read more
tool, the tension is weak and the plastic is rubbish Swapping the spring washer from the other side of the tool will buy you a few months but otherwise they are rubbish that just costs more than trojan (while also crap)
I have a cheap pair of "Kong" serated hedge trimmers practically the same from "the warehouse" like 18 years ago that still work!!!
THE WORST PRUNERS I HAVE USED – I have owned a pair of cheap ratchet pruners for 2 years, I found them easy to use & I was completely happy with them until they developed a fault &… Read more
became unusable. To replace them I was looking for something more durable, & a pruner that would cut easily. Fiskars claims that their pruners required one third the effort to use, & being a well established brand & more expensive I thought that they would be ideal. I WAS WRONG. They were nowhere near as easy to use as the cheapies I’d been using previously. I also compared them to an old pair of standard pruners & found them only marginally easier to use. I am a mechanic so my hands are pretty strong & I couldn’t cut through a 20 mm hardwood branch, so no way would a person of average strength be able to cut through a 25mm branch as claimed in their advertising, unless it was extremely soft. They are advertised as “Soft Grip”, yes, the fixed handle does have some padding, but the rotating handle is hard plastic. I personally found the rotating handle to be a menace. When cutting through a 12mm hardwood branch the action of the handles suddenly closing & rotating repeatedly gave me a painfull wack on the finger ends. I am right handed, so when doing a lot of pruning I like to use my left hand to ease the strain on the right, it is extremely difficult to use them left handed. I couldn’t find anything in their advertising that mentioned they were mainly suitable for right hand use. I couldn’t find anything to like about this product. AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED FOR ME THEY ARE UNUSABLE, BACK TO THE CHEAPIES WHICH WERE A PLEASURE TO USE BY COMPARISON.
Purchased 6 months ago paid $43 now broken, I thought I was buying a reputable brand I was wrong seems I may as well purchase a cheap product for Bunnings?