Trail working tool suggestions

Thanks Tom,

I have been trying to figure out what I would use and what I would just be carrying around with me. I knew that I couldn't go wrong with loppers and hedge shears I have also been looking at a hand powered chainsaw, that I looked at a few years ago. Thanks again

Dewight,

Keep in mind that the FS expects you to have a chain saw certification before you operate them on the trails.
That is the reason I carry a fanno saw. When you use a chain saw you have to contend with the saw, oil, gas,
and other tools. For me it isn't worth the trouble. Get a good bypass lopper, 2X to 3X. With extend-able handles
if you can.

I was talking about this one here. I have been looking at it for some time, but I have never broken down and ordered one yet. There is no way that I would carry a gas powered chainsaw , like you said, there is too much stuff that goes with it.

Preacha Man wrote:I was talking about this one here. I have been looking at it for some time, but I have never broken down and ordered one yet. There is no way that I would carry a gas powered chainsaw , like you said, there is too much stuff that goes with it.

Ok I understand now! Yea I have thought about those also. For occasional use they would probably be fine.

I just found these
Even those these are made marketed by Sears (Craftsman) I believe that they are actually made by Fiskars.

Here they are and on sale for
$19.97!!

thanks Tom, that is a great deal and I can have them shipped straight to the store with no shipping charge

Glad I can help! I enjoy hunting for these things. Now I wish I could find a
fiberglass extendable hedge shears. The only ones I have found are very expensive..

Ha! Look what I found! I should have searched a little farther.

Telescoping Hedge shears by Fiskars

I have a pair of fixed-handle Fiskars, with the leverage gears, that I bought at Walmart, several years go. I have did some cutting with them, let me tell you. I cut bushes that are larger than they are made to cut, just by cutting slices out of the trunk and rotating it. I even open them and swing their handles against brush and briars to beat them down. I've cut out over 25 miles of trails that hadn't been lopped in over a decade, in addition to many miles of regular maintenance and places that were well overdue. They have cut thousands and thousands of things, and I've only sharpened them, slightly , twice!

I needed to do some lopping one day, but didn't have them. I went to Wal-Mart and bought some telescoping Fiskars. They didn't last five minutes, a chunk broke out of the cutting blade on a SMALL limb. ....Makes me wonder if Fiskars still makes good loopers?

We haven't had any problem with our Fiskars loppers. Bought these at Home Depot. I picked up
some extendable handle Fiskars loppers at WalMart yesterday afternoon. Seemed heavy but sturdy.
Guess anything can fall apart. I have good luck with my Corona extendable handle shears. The only
gripe I have with them is that the handles twist to lock in place. If you are working on a hard labor it
is easy to twist the handles and they will collapse with you when you are working. That can get frustrating.
I like the flip up on the side lock of the Fiskars.