PRUNING
Pruning Tips Bypass
Anvil
• Causes less compression damage. • Suited to live green stems. • Cleaner cut – lessens chance of wound infection. • Requires less force to cut through wood. • Good for hard to reach spots. • Named because the blades ‘pass by’ each other in a scissor motion.
• Better at cutting hard, dry wood. • Has one blade that closes onto a flat surface like a guillotine. • Can crush the part of the plant that is meant to be kept. • Requires less wrist and hand strength to operate. • For use where removal of wood is considered more important than cleanliness of cut.
Bahco PXR Ergonomic Secateurs Rolling Handle
Bahco PX Ergonomic Secateurs Fixed Handle
• Secateurs developed according to the scientific ERGO process. • PXR is a PX with a rotating lower handle, also covered with soft material. • Rotating handle increases performance, designed for very frequent use.
• Secateurs developed according to the scientific ERGO process. • Vertical and lateral inclinations of cutting head allow pruning with a straight wrist. • Reduces fatigue and pain and increases comfort and performance. • PX handles made of composite material with soft rubber on upper part. • PX-M2 is a medium sized handle and cutting head.
Medium: 145731 Small: 145726
Medium: 145635 Small: 145634
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