Florian Ratchet Loppers - Patented built-in ratchet cuts bigger branches with ease. Hardened steel Teflon coated blades cut smoothly and accurately. Choose the powerful Brute with 251 cutting capacity for big jobs; the Mini with spring steel handles, 1 1/451 capacity for close work.

User Reviews about LOPPER FLORIAN RATCHET 2 CUT CAP

We have a ranch in South Central Kansas where there is a serious infestation of Eastern Red Cedars. We tried a lot of loppers before we found the Florian lopper 10 or 12 years ago. At first we didn't like the ratchet operation, but now that we are older and not as strong, it has been a life saver! Other loppers are not nearly as effective, even the ratchet ones. Yes, it is pricey, but since it is still functioning well all these years later, it is definitely worth the price! -- Best Lopper ever

This Florian Ratchet Lopper was cheaper than through Florian's catalog. It arrived very promptly and was exactly what we ordered. Excellent service. This is an expensive but excellent trimmer and limb cutter. The ratcheting feature takes all the sweat out of trimming. -- Everything Right

The use of a wooden handle is suspect to wrist injury or sprain. While the ratcheting that is similar in size to the metal ratchet of the first-Two: owned, I would twist those and make cracks that I would braze-Weld--stronger. The originals would lop over 3.5 inches of soft and 3-inches of hard green-Growth material, but only 2-inches of dense-Dry manzanita. I believe that they were double action. This may not be in the 2RC Florian, altho the shortness of handle @ 16-inches or 18 is deceptive to the leverage.

I next purchased the telescope-Lopper from Orchard Hardware (CA) which has an aluminum tube handles, w slot-Positions for extending--it's held strong. The need was because the expense of replacing the first two @ cost was $140. Now, the Florian has a wooden handle--cost is excessive, unless the steel is carbon steel, but the wood may twist and break. I would yet pay $95for a single, metal, extend-Handle, but the cut would have to be 3-inches. Ratcheting saves time, energy and wrist. The cost may be too prohibitive, whether or not the sharpness can be maintained? Otherwise ...others, such as Craftsman 71-83550 28-Inch Telescoping Ratchet Bypass Lopper are nice for 1.25-inches, and the extendable aluminum makes hand-Grips an amenity of use-Familiarity, best?

I cut poison-Oak vines and other wild vines, and heavy-Growth bushes,so the 6-slot w double-Jaw is best for double-Width precision--does the 2RC Florian have this capacity? I Feel after decades of forest: camp-Style that culling w this tool would get my mark, if the complement was available, however. Also, I must know in advance the type of garden/wilds, so as to "not" over-cut, too!

"R" Addison--free-Planted 11,004 conifer trees in 31 years/photographer and metal-Sculptor, and p-T landscaper (since 1962) -- ratchet-Up & usableness...