Felco 160l Economy Secateurs Essentiel Large, Red

Good size secateurs, well made and stay sharp after a lot of use.Good price for one of the best makes of secateurs you can get.

Bought for my husband for Christmas and he loves them. I looked at so many and found it difficult to choose but bought these because they are general purpose and have proven themselves to be just that. Well sprung and easy to use. Husband is left handed and hasn't had a problem with them.

I'm very pleased with these and I am an extreme secateurs user, I go through pair after pair and, yes, it would have paid me by now to have bought 'real' Felcos but I can never bring myself to shell out the fifty-plus quid (my GF has some and won't let me near them!) I can honestly say these are the nearest to proper Felcos I've ever tried although obviously not quite as robust. They are just as conscientiously designed and nicely engineered, only the plastic handles and the somewhat cheaper 'feel' of the steel give away the price. They do need oiling routinely but having said that, a common bugbear with cheap secs, i.e. a pathetically weak return spring that quickly just drops out or breaks, has not been an issue so far with these, in fact the spring looks the same to me as on the posh Felcos and feels pretty well-anchored to boot. Also the plastic handles make them nice and light. All in all these seem to me to be excellent value.

Item arrived very quickly. I have had Felco brand before, and found them long lasting and superb for cutting.Lasted years until lost. Was so pleased to find them on amazon site. Excellent quality with same superb cutting technique.

look good and light in your hands wound definitely buy again

Felco quality, sits well in my hand.

I have used these for some time and even in harsh conditions they have operated perfectly far better than some cheaper alternatives I had previously purchased. Well worth the money.

I'm no gardener and use secateurs a few times a year when things get a bit overgrown. I previously used a cheap pair of Draper's which did the job for a few years until the bolt snapped.Despite being from the poverty range, the Felco's seem expensive in comparison still being Swiss made. They are quite large (my hands are a large-medium) and the coating makes them slightly slippery.I've used them on a couple of stray branches and they coped well enough, and if they last longer than the Draper's I'll be happy.**Update** August 2018 - these have given three years of decent service but are now sticking and becoming blunt. I've just upgraded to Felco No 2 and the difference in quality is significant and I'd now pay the extra £10-15 .