Mark,
We have had good service from the Campagnola/Maibo pneumatics. The
hand held Star 35 is useful for detailed pruning but most work is
done with SE-4's on extension poles. All pruning is done from the
ground, which can be tiring but it is extremely fast. The larger Star
50 is a beast and will make larger cuts than it's 2.25 inch rated
capacity. It is very useful for topping/redirecting V scaffolds in
peaches (again from the ground) and cutting anything over 2 inches
when the SE-4's stall out. The telescopic extensions add horizontal
reach into the canopy as well as vertical reach, and isolate your
hands from the recoil and danger zone of the blades.
One advantage of the pneumatics is that once you purchase the
compressor (Jenny AM840 or Brewt with red paint), you can run
multiple pruners at the same time with less initial expense than two
electric pruners. Consider that the Star 35 is rated at 3 cuts per
second and you can see that they are fast.
Obvious disadvantages are snaking the air hose around (vs carrying a
battery pack) and the noise of the compressor. Pruning with
pneumatics is noisy and fast, and if you're in attack mode it will
get the job done. When developing the canopy of young trees, I
generally use loppers and hand pruners as it is quieter and faster
than driving around with a compressor and air hose to make a few
small cuts that can be made from ground level. Electrics would be
great for that purpose. Beyond that, I see that Pellenc makes a 1.75
inch electric with a 5 foot extension, which wouldn't eliminate
ladder work but it would give you some reach. Electrics might not be
able to replace the capacity of the Star 50, but they might
eventually replace the SE-4 if offered on a longer extension, and if
the battery packs hold up and aren't too expensive to replace.
If you're growing low height open center peaches the electrics might
be all you need if you can prune out watersprouts in summer before
they get too large in diameter. If you're growing V's or apples or
leave the watersprouts until winter, they might be overmatched.
Brian Heatherington
Beech Creek Farms and Orchards
2011 Hwy. 120
Tallapoosa, GA 30176
At 05:36 PM 5/24/2012, you wrote:
On the subject of pruners, I'm curious which is better, pneumatic or
battery operated? Battery operated have the obvious advantage of more
freedom. Is there any advantage to pneumatic?
I've seen the pneumatic pruners with the longer handles, which seems
like an advantage to me. Is this available in battery operated
models?
Mark Angermayer
Tubby Fruits
On 5/22/12, [email protected]
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Have you tried Pellenc America yet? Here is their phone and e-mail. Hope
> this helps!
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> Pellenc Lixion available from Pellenc America Inc.
> 1042 Hopper Avenue
> Santa Rosa CA 95403
> Tel 707.568.7286
> [email protected]
> www.pellencus.com
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> Dennis Norton
> Royal Oak Farm Orchard
> 15908 Hebron Rd.
> Harvard, IL 60033-9357
> Office (815) 648-4467
> Mobile (815) 228-2174
> Fax (609) 228-2174
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:01 AM
> Subject: [apple-crop] Pellenc 2000 Battery Operated Pruner
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> Can any one tell me where I can get a new battery for a Pellenc 2000
> battery operated pruner in the US. I can't get my battery
charged any more.
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> Jerome L "Jerry" Frecon
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> Agricultural Agent I
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> Rutgers University - NJAES
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> Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
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