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Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« on: December 06, 2011, 08:12:14 PM »
I just got this tonight and had to try it out.  This thing is incredible!  I buzzed through a bunch of tree limbs in lighting speed.  My wife found this on Amazon for $55 shipped on sale.  She got major brownie points for this.

http://www.blackanddecker.com/outdoor/LP1000.aspx

Alligator Lopper
Innovative clamping jaws grab and cut in one easy motion
Scissor action makes cutting branches effortless
4.5 amp motor for powerful, fast cutting
Heavy-duty cutting bar and chain quickly cut thick branches and logs
4" cutting capacity cuts limbs too big for manual loppers
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 08:22:33 PM »
I am disappoint.  I thought this was going to be a story of a resolute trek through the Everglades, dealing out justice to surly reptiles.
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 08:57:25 PM »
Wow....B&D didn't take long to rip off that one....

http://www.worxtools.com/US/JawSaw.aspx
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2011, 10:03:51 PM »
I'm just thinking what terrifyingly awesome "robot hands" those would make..  >:D
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2011, 10:40:19 PM »
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2011, 10:42:05 PM »
I saw the commercial for that thing and and said who would by that? I guess you answered it.
Give me a good old fashioned chain saw.
Hey at least the standard chain saw help thin the gene pool.
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2011, 11:51:46 AM »
You can just walk into a hardware store and buy one without a background check ???

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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2011, 03:48:05 PM »
Quote from: Tallpine on December 07, 2011, 11:51:46 AM
You can just walk into a hardware store and buy one without a background check ???

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Not only can you get one without a background check.  You can get one through a home and garden show loop hole.  No trigger locks.  There is a cordless model that will accept those high  cap battery packs for some serious trimming.
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2011, 04:00:09 PM »
Quote from: seeker_two on December 06, 2011, 08:57:25 PM
Wow....B&D didn't take long to rip off that one....

http://www.worxtools.com/US/JawSaw.aspx

I like how it's SO simple, even people with pony-tails can use it.   =D







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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2011, 04:02:59 PM »
a lot of men are going to sleep restlessly till that lopper is made wife-proof
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2011, 07:01:00 PM »
Quote from: Claude Clay on December 07, 2011, 04:02:59 PM
a lot of men are going to sleep restlessly till that lopper is made wife-proof

It needs this technology:  http://www.sawstop.com/how-it-works/videos/
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2011, 07:49:37 PM »
Quote from: Claude Clay on December 07, 2011, 04:02:59 PM
a lot of men are going to sleep restlessly till that lopper is made wife-proof

Because with the extension handle, she can stand up to 12 feet away to avoid the blood spray.
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2011, 12:08:57 AM »
I bet it works dandy on annoying power lines!
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« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2011, 12:25:33 AM »
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2011, 02:02:38 AM »
Nifty little gizmo but I think I'll stick with my Stihl MS270.
For the light stuff my McCulloch with the little 18" bar does fine.
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2011, 06:16:50 AM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on December 07, 2011, 04:00:09 PM
I like how it's SO simple, even people with pony-tails can use it.   =D

It's the perfect chainsaw for hippies......


....in more ways than one.....

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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2011, 08:09:18 AM »
we need one with 2 saw blades and a zombie neck sized aperture
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« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2011, 08:49:09 AM »
Quote from: 41magsnub on December 07, 2011, 07:01:00 PM
It needs this technology:  http://www.sawstop.com/how-it-works/videos/

As innovative as their tech is, the Sawstop people need to be boycotted.

Apparently they've been lobbying the fed.gov hard to make their tech mandatory wherever possible.
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« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2011, 03:31:05 PM »
Saw stop kinda roaches the motor when it engages
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Re: Alligator lopper~ My new favorite tool
« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2011, 03:33:04 PM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on December 13, 2011, 03:31:05 PM
Saw stop kinda roaches the motor when it engages

I'd rather roach the motor than my finger/arm/whatever. 

Quote from: AJ Dual on December 13, 2011, 08:49:09 AM
As innovative as their tech is, the Sawstop people need to be boycotted.

Apparently they've been lobbying the fed.gov hard to make their tech mandatory wherever possible.

Gotcha.  Doggie ate $400 of my saw budget yesterday, but I'll keep that in mind when I'm ready to shop again.
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