The Craftsman Anvil Lopping Shears are ok for smaller branches, but anything too big, and either it wont fit or they are not strong enough to cut it. If it fits, they work good. I would say that because the blade is straight, it is harder to cut with than one with a rounded blade. I have both kinds and both are Craftsman. Even my young son can cut branches with them, so I would recommend these.
MADE CUTTING SHRUBS & TREE BRANCHES A BREEZE
I picked these up as a replacement to the shears I broke previouly. These shears work well so far. I say so far as I tend to break loppers on a regular basis. I usually break handles but have also shattered a blade. Any way, these are standing up to my use. I don't know what the other are complaining about as these loppers are holding up well. I don't know what size branches they are cutting but if they don't fit in the anvil loppers you should think about getting a saw. I liked them enough to get a second pair when they were a Sears "Today's Real Deal."
I received this unit as a replacement for an older Craftsman model that had a broken handle. The new unit seized after cutting roughly 30 branches. I could not budge the handles open or closed. Returned and got a different model.
So far, I am very happy and well satisfied with my Craftsman Anvil Lopping Shears purchase. I got them at a great price and for all practical purposes, I believe they will serve me well. Although I've not had much of an opportunity to take advantage or make use of these shears yet, they appear to be made quite well. Perhaps they wouldn't be my first choice for performing professional shearing jobs, but then again I don't know what would be or how a pair of heavy duty professional shears would cost, but for my 5 acre parcel of land, they should prove to be invaluably handy. I'm looking forward...
read full review »The handles are not attached well, and they fell off. Some plastic holder inside the handle broke. Could not be repaired. I hope they will give me my money back, because it's not worth exchanging, it'd just break again.
I ordered the Craftsman Anvil Lopping Shears this afternoon and picked them up locally. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they did not look like the picture that is in the advertisement. They are red and over 2 ft long in length.
I picked them up on my way home from work and when I arrived home I thought I would test them out on a camellia tree I was planning on getting rid of ths weekend. Well... I ended up cutting the tree down right then and there, LOL. These shears made short work of that camellia tree, no pun intended. I cut all the branches off and then cut those into smaller...
read full review »What can you say, they cut and so far they are holding up. Wish they had longer handled loppers. I had a pair with long handles but the spring broke and couldn't get a replacement. Don't remember where I bought them. So went over to my local Sears and found these.
Returned it and bought a larger heavier lopper at a competitor for slightly higher cost.