I have given up on the loppers in lieu of the power saw--a few years back I actually cracked a rib going after an overhead branch with the loppers (of course I was using my chest as a fulcrum of sorts, which was dumb, but still).
Seems there is always something the loppers and I can't handle, so if I can't cut it with my pocket pruners I go for the saw--rather than starting with the loppers and then getting the saw anyway. Perfect for thinning out shrubs and those old, thick dead rose canes, ya know, why lop off all the lopper-sized branches and leave that big ugly thing, right? (Well unless it's the only thing holding up the clematis I guess
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The nice thing is that the saw can cut lopper-sized things, too. I can also operate it with one hand if I am so inclined to cut small spindly things with it--it works alright if you hold the spindly thing still with tension. Like I could use it to cut back the tall grass clumps in handfuls, but I use my pocket pruners because I get a cleaner cut.
And dividing those perennials
slicker than jumping on shovels, bouncing off, and rolling down the hill
I know a thing about that too
