New Makita Garden tool you dont have.

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Oh boy is this little gem going to be helpful - to me yes but more specifically to Mrs Uncle Dave which in turn means more for Uncle Dave

Fresh from Europe, cant get it here.

What doesn't translate to pictures is the perfect balance heft and proportional control of the blade.

Has a super cool hip holster with a magnetic strap, tools, lube container w lube, and sharpening stone. Classic Makita no case though grrrr.

I asked my Belgian business associate to score one of these and bring it to the tradeshow in Amsterdam for me and Id pay him a fee to do so.
Not only did he grab it, but the guy wont let me pay for it.
It's expensive like 900 bones. We often entertain he and an associate or two when the come to the US doing things they just cant do like performance boating, shooting, off-roading, stuff that requires freedom and bags of money. I'd never ask or expect a gift of this size. it's a real honor to receive.

Customs was curious and quizzed me about it.



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Have the dewalt version, its perfect for clearing small brush around driveways, gates, loan sharking, you name it. Tool of the year.

I'm going to Vietnam soon for vacation and found a Wera store and might check it out. Thats really cool you were able to bring that home.
 
cptbarkey said:
Have the dewalt version, its perfect for clearing small brush around driveways, gates, loan sharking, you name it. Tool of the year.

I'm going to Vietnam soon for vacation and found a Wera store and might check it out. Thats really cool you were able to bring that home.
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Dewalt is much more affordable. It's not even close.

Makita is stupidly and almost embarrassingly expensive, but extremely light in comparison - well under half the dewalts 3LB plus battery it will end up like something close to 4LB vs 1.5+ a small cord. The dewalt might have more clamping power as well.

If it were just me - I'd never spend the money, for Mrs UD- I will.

I'd be curious to try the Dewalt trigger, they mention a fixed reduction rate of 16X which could be way more than the Makitas as well.
Is it proportional on just a switch?
 
They seem to sell a lot of different tools in Europe not available here. I have the Bosch 18v system and I couldn't get a 3/8" ratchet so I had to buy a Milwaukee.

These pruners look pretty cool (y)
 
you can get fake ones on ali for 42$ ;)
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That dup180 does look pretty sweet but not for 8x the cost of dewalt or ryobi HP.
 
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Rand said:
you can get fake ones on ali for 42$ ;)
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That dup180 does look pretty sweet but not for 8x the cost of dewalt or ryobi HP.
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Devils in the details on this really - its still going to weigh about 2LB more - but that 2LB come right out of your wallet as well as the weight of the tool.

On its face sure probably works fine for at least while. I wonder what the trigger is like? I wonder what really shows up?
 
Needs to be on the end of a 10' pole! Half the advantage of HD bypass shears is that they have 3' long handles so I can reach higher, or into some prickly evergreen and lop off the branch at the trunk with one clip.
 
IndyIan said:
Needs to be on the end of a 10' pole! Half the advantage of HD bypass shears is that they have 3' long handles so I can reach higher, or into some prickly evergreen and lop off the branch at the trunk with one clip.
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Thats a different tool altogether for extended range combat - useless for arm length detail use.

This is a close in weapon system.

I have a makita pole saw with an extension that gets me to 10FT, but a 10ft power lopper would be way cooler than my compound pulley lopper for sure.
 
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