Pole pruner/saw question

[coolbrze]

We have the Jameson hollow poles w/ a Jameson head but am looking at buying a new pruner head attachment. I've heard the Marvin ones are really nice but have no experience w/ them other than looking at them in the store. I saw Jameson makes a standard pruner, a 2 pulley pruner, & a 2 pulley swivel pruner. Marvin makes one that cuts up to 1 3/4" (if I remember correctly). Any pros/cons to any of them or which pruner head do you all like best?

 

[prentice110]

We have the Jameson hollow poles w/ a Jameson head but am looking at buying a new pruner head attachment. I've heard the Marvin ones are really nice but have no experience w/ them other than looking at them in the store. I saw Jameson makes a standard pruner, a 2 pulley pruner, & a 2 pulley swivel pruner. Marvin makes one that cuts up to 1 3/4" (if I remember correctly). Any pros/cons to any of them or which pruner head do you all like best?

marvin makes the best as far as Im concerned. I like the larger diameter. As long as you keep it out out the rain and make sure to lube the thing every now and then, it will give you many years of service. P.S. Sharpen it every now and then.

 

[Mikecutstrees]

I have a marvin. Works great. Never tried anything else..... Mike

 

[ATH]

I have the Corona bull pruner see here, and it is very nice. No experience with other large diameter ones though.

 

[tree md]

Anyone try the new pruner head they are making for the Hayauchi yet?

 

[pdqdl]

I have had Marvin and Corona pruners.

Corona cuts thicker branches, and is harder to break. More leverage, stronger design. Several Corana heads have been lost, none ever broke that I can remember that we could not fix. We did bend a few, and I recall one that we had to weld back together. Cast steel, they can be fixed.

Marvin is a bit weaker, and won't cut as thick a branch. To their credit, the Marvin head is less cumbersome up in the tree. All my Marvin pruning heads have been broken and gone. Half steel, half aluminum, they can't hardly be fixed once broken. Lighter, though.

The extended lever and pulleys on the Corona are not very practical in tight pruning situations with lots of little branches getting stuck in the mechanism.