Bypass loppers are an ubiquitous item these days, provided by a number of different business in various designs, cutting capacities, and features. Centurion ® kindly offered us their Multi-Gear Lopper 2X (2-inch cutting capacity) for evaluation.
SPECS
Cutting Head Type: Bypass
Cutting Head Drive: Geared (2-Gear Design to provide 2X cutting power).
Blade Material: High Carbon Steel.
Deals with: Extruded aluminum, telescoping handles, plastic-like grips with rubberized coating.
Blade Coating: Teflon ®
. Can Blades Be Sharpened: Yes.
Telescoping Handle Spread:.
Deals with not extended: 44 inches.
Handles midway extended: 49 inches.
Handles completely extended: 53 inches.
Bumpers: None.
Cutting Capacity: 2 inches.
Weight: 5 pounds. 5– 3/4 oz.
The loppers arrived untouched in a cardboard box. Connected by cable television ties to the loppers, a placard provides the product includes on one side and pruning suggestions, safety, and maintenance on the reverse side.
PUSH-BUTTON LOCKING HANDLE EXTENSIONS.
This is not my first rodeo when it concerns reviewing gear-powered loppers. One great function the Centurion ® lopper uses that many competitors don’t are the telescoping manages. The telescoping manages provide the tool the benefit of fitting into tighter areas with the deals with pulled back, along with tremendous leverage/cutting power with the deals with fully extended.
I likewise like the “Pin-Locking Button.” It feels more safe with a pin fitting into a slotted hole in the aluminum extruded handles, rather of counting on a friction cam lock or twist locking manages used by rivals’ products. (You can see how this operates in the video, above).
MULTI-GEAR DESIGN CLAIMS TO INCREASE CUTTING POWER.
If I’m looking for a light-duty lopper for work in the 3/4- inch diameter range, then I’ll use a non-compound/cam-action lopper. If I’m cutting the huge stuff (1 to 2 inches) where I would consider using a pruning saw, then I’ll select my leveraged loppers.
CUTTING CAPACITY.
I thought I ‘d get closer to the anticipated capacity.
I was offered a 2nd set of Centurion loppers to test and I got the exact same lead to the harder Mesquite wood.