Corona Bull Clip Pruner

[Nailsbeats]

Hey guys, I just ordered this piece of machinery and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it, it's performance, and utility.

I usually use a handsaw/polesaw for stuff this big, but I thought this would be really nice.

We use a smaller pruner pole on stuff to small for the saw and it's great, just wondering, any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Come on guys, does anybody use this thing?

 

[Ax-man]

I have one. Bought it many years ago. It is ok but I much prefer a Marvin or a sharp pole saw blade. You can do better work with those tools. With that compound lever on the Corona it is hard to get it into the right spot where you need it because of it's size. Small twigs and what not get in the way of taking advantage of the double pulley system. It is also heavy compared to a Marvin.

I don't mean to sound all negative. The tool has it's place but the blade needs to be super sharp or it is a struggle to use it. The blade has to be sharpened so there is no gap between the blade and the anvil. Otherwise it makes a ragged cut. Of course you can say this about any pole clip.

The bull lopper was nice when it was new. But as it aged the springs broke. Best to replace them with original parts if you can find them. The springs I got from the hardware store don't have enough spring to them which makes the tool kind of lazy on retraction of the levers.

I have always had trouble getting the bull looper to complete the bigger cuts on hardwood trees. Even if the branch fits good into the clip the blade and the compound action aren't enough to finish the cut. There is knack to using it on the bigger cuts. Instead of trying to cut vertical straight up and pull on the pruner cord. It is better if you can do the cut at a slight angle.

Keeping the bull lopper well lubricated will help it perform good.

I still use mine on large pruning jobs but it doesn't go up in a tree with me anymore. To heavy and bulky for me these days. It stays on the ground.

I much prefer a Marvin. Cuts almost the same size branches. Much smoother cutting action. A Marvin is a nice snappy clip. I used my Corona for many years till I switched to a Marvin.

Larry

 

[HolmenTree]

Come on guys, does anybody use this thing?

Yep I've had mine for about 5 years now , it will lop off about a 2" limb no problem. When ever I need it I yell to my groundie "get the bypass pole". I sold my Stihl gas powered polesaw because the Corana is alot handier. I have the smaller Marvin bypass pole and hardly ever use it .I use the yellow Jameson fiberglass poles and a Silky Hayauchi saw for the bigger stuff.

 

[elmnut]

Sherrill offers replacment parts for Corona pruners.

 

[HolmenTree]

Sherrill offers replacment parts for Corona pruners.

I've ordered parts for the Corona through Sherrils too. Springs ,blade, cheap prices for the ammount of work it can do.

 

[Nailsbeats]

Thanks guys. Size and weight were what I was wondering about and you covered that.

I use the Jameson poles too, for my bigshot, pole saw, and now this unit. It will be here in two days and I will see, I am sure I will like it.

I am going to get a smaller one too so I don't have to borrow my dad's for my own stuff. Might as well have one of everything.

 

[Ax-man]

Might as well get one of each on the market. If you pruning and trimming on a regular basis you will have a need for each tool. A doctor doesn't operate with just one kind of scapel.

The small Corona snap cut is also in my collection of pole trimming equipment. I like it also for doing real fine work on birches,crab apples, ornamental maples ect. , anything that needs small detail pruning or shaping. Super light and fast for quick type clipping.

I hate that word shaping. It is so broad and vague. Everyone has a different idea of what a so called shaped tree should look like.

This is funny. Ask a question and as always get two different set of answers from both sides of the fence.

I would never sell a good working power pruner. I rely on them too much for work other than for pruning and trimming. I have both the 75 and 101. The 75 is used more for pruning where a good finished look counts. The 101 does more of the bull and rougher work where looks aren't really so noticeable.

Larry

 

[treeseer]

It works well. I like anvil pruners too. Key thing is to understand we need to make smaller cuts further out to prune well.

 

[HolmenTree]

I sold my Stihl HT75 when I bought my Silky 16" Hayauchi blade, with the Jameson poles its alot more versatile then the Stihl power pruner and cuts almost or just as fast in most cases. The Stihl was hard to store, needs gas, chainoil,heavy. It took a little umpth but a few times I got the Silky blade up in the air with 4-8'ft [32ft] poles[pretty wobbly though LOL]. The last time I used the Stihl was when a big limb knocked me off my orchard ladder and broke my knuckle of my r hand when I landed on the sidewalk below. Your always over reaching with the powerpruner and getting directly underneath the cut limb because of its limited extension.

 

[mckeetree]

I sold my Stihl HT75 when I bought my Silky 16" Hayauchi blade, with the Jameson poles its alot more versatile then the Stihl power pruner and cuts almost or just as fast in most cases. The Stihl was hard to store, needs gas, chainoil,heavy. It tool a little umpth but a few times I got the Silky blade up in the air with 4-8'ft [32ft] poles[pretty wobbly though LOL]. The last time I used the Stihl was when a big limb knocked me off my orchard ladder and broke my knuckle of my r hand when I landed on the sidewalk below. Your always over reaching with the powerpruner and getting directly underneath the cut limb because of its limited extension.

I have a love/hate relationship with power pruners. I love the work I have gotten away from other companies who do sloppy, ugly work with them. Other than that I hate them.

 

[Nailsbeats]

I just got it in today and it looks nice. I can see that it will take some room to operate this thing. Nice and smooth torque, I will find a use for it. Now I just have to wrap it and get it under the tree!