Craftsman  Compound Action Bypass Lopper w/ Extendable Handles

item is ok. not as strong as i thought it was

It works well and the extended arms are a great help. With care the extensions stay locked.

Easily cuts the width of brush that it claims. The locking mechanism on the extendable handles needs a bit more engineering attention. Example the designing engineer needs to spend a little time pruning and chopping brush with his current design (not in a lab cutting a stick, but in the woods clearing a hiking trail).

I was searching for strong loppers with extendable handles. This lopper is strong and sharp. The handles extend, but they don't always hold their position. Because of the circular "clip," if you turn your hands and thus the handles, the clips turn and come undone. That means the handles are no longer locked in place amd they start to slide in and out. All this means is that you have to adjust your motion when you are cutting to hold your hands in the same position and not to twist. It can be a pain, but you can train yourself to not move or to get used to the clips letting go. If I could have found a lopper that has real clips that work like a switch and not a circle shape, I would have bought those instead. I will not return these, because they are very strong and sharp, but they aren't as convenient as I would like.

<span>Sharp and easy to use and live up to the claims on the packaging and website! These loppers made my work so much easier. Even the extended handles worked really good!!! They are proportioned and made well to make the cut easy to do with just a little effort and as a woman I really like that!</span>

Great price-- easy to extend to get more leverage. Cut smooth to protect the tree itself.

This tool works great. The only thing that I do not care to much, is the Extendable Handles. They do not lock as they should. It collapse very easily. Other than that defect. It is a great tool for what I needed to do.

I liked the compound action and extendable handles. But I did not like the small jaw. Medium size branches seem to slip out of the jaw. I got this lopper after using the Craftsman's big jaw lopper. That one had big and very heavy duty jaws - but lacked the compound action. Medium to big branches require compound action. I doubt if both loppers were tested in the field before bringing to the Sears stores.

This is a strong tool that has held up great so far after using it for a week every day after work. The long handles give you good torque to cut the larger limbs easier. Occasionally I had to tighten the the handles when extended but all one needs to do is twist the lock again. I would recommend this. The only thing was it is a little pricey, but I figured you get what you pay for.