At this point I think ToT is just seeing how far he can push the limits of making videos on deep dives on random esoteric subjects. And I'm here for it. Clearly, since I just watched 20 minutes on pruning shears.

@JeffSearust

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the next time you hit the tool store you're going to "hmmm" in the pruner aisle...

@nemethzoltan8776

Жыл бұрын

This was the Tot video to show my wife... she handles the bio stuff (meaning plants and trees) in our household, I'm the machinist/technician/electrician.

@plainnpretty

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking if TOT made a Hollywood movie . What would it be like?

@Boomnock0011

Жыл бұрын

He's testing the waters

@BStott

Жыл бұрын

And probably laughed ending with a good smile on.

I love how they put a safety switch on literally every battery powered handtool, but this "FINGER REMOVER 5000" apparently doesn't need one.

@sharx892

Жыл бұрын

I cringed a bit when his fingers danced over those open jaws.. felt like having your hands in front of a loaded gun. 😵‍💫

@davidparker9676

Жыл бұрын

I love how the trigger is so close to the blade to easily catch a finger. No need to move the trigger, say, to the rear of the tool.

@mesomachines

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you would cut a finger off only 3 or 4 times

@MOOBBreezy

Жыл бұрын

@@sharx892 right? I feel much safer with a gun than one of these tbh

@alan-sk7ky

Жыл бұрын

Shirley you mean the 'Gruntmaster 9000'

At this rate I don't care if Tony develops a fascination for hand knotted rugs or wood fired stoves. I wanna see what he's up to and hear what he thinks about stuff.

@SigEpVet

Жыл бұрын

Don't talk about stoves... It might get the algorithm wizards to shut him down! 😆

@trailblazer632

Жыл бұрын

@@SigEpVet nah wood stoves are fine they just want to ban gas stoves lol

@jlalvarado024

Жыл бұрын

Same

@matthewbartley2746

Жыл бұрын

I'm seriously surprised he's been as witty, silly, and informative. These videos must take a monumental amount of effort, that or he's just insanely "Dad Joke" funny. Like a gift.. like a Prophet of lovable cringe jokes

@MyJp1983

Жыл бұрын

The number of TOT is doing a video about (insert here) and I'm like "gosh I could care less" then 25 minutes later I go "not the wrap up already?? I was really enjoying that!"

Old Tony is the champ of shop humor. I laughed pretty hard at the little toot he threw in there trying to get through that 1" by hand....so relatable 🤣

@rosekreuze

Жыл бұрын

i felt that too 😆

@jasone3166

Жыл бұрын

OMG! I didn't even hear that the first time so I went back to watch that part again. I laughed just at the thought of it and then laughed harder when I finally saw/heard it. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. ToT doesn't miss a beat!

@BrianCurtisPCT

Жыл бұрын

I almost spit my coffee all over my screen when that happened. I felt his struggle and damn near sharted myself just watching the struggle. Nothing quite like using an under-sized/powered tool to get a job done (or hurt yourself trying)!

@j.e.honiball1327

Жыл бұрын

12:50 for those who missed it

@dac7046

Жыл бұрын

I don’t get it but I did like the one where he asked the wife if she thought his finger was worth a thousand dollars…

As someone from Wisconsin, I apologize for our lackluster power shears.

@Zanthorr

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone is finally taking responsibility for this

@JackHudler

Жыл бұрын

That's ok, we all know they're not made there anymore.

@Dave-kq7gv

Жыл бұрын

as someone Of Walt, shut up and give me money for yellow tool.

@Hypercube9

Жыл бұрын

Serves you right for voting to #DefundPowerShears!

@cameronjordan1516

Жыл бұрын

As a man from Florida we prune with chainsaws

I thought to myself, "those jeans seem tight to get over his boots" then the concept of ToT wearing skinny jeans with the emo hair over covering his one black eye-lined eye popped into my head. I laughed at that idea for much longer than I am willing to admit.

@ThisOldTony

Жыл бұрын

*flips hair back* thanks for watching BeBo!

@Bbeaucha88

Жыл бұрын

@@ThisOldTony If you aren't wearing skinny jeans and have a straight-edge X on your hand next video, I will know this was just a phase and you will have proven your parents right.

There’s only so much you can do with just your hands (not that we were getting bored), but you’ve opened a whole new world by introducing feet as well. What a neat concept.

@RaglansElectricBaboon

Жыл бұрын

+1

@jeffreyland9447

Жыл бұрын

The possibilities multiply. What if he added another appendage!😳

I'm not a machinist but I enjoy the videos so much I probably watch them a couple of times each. I am a gardener and I just checked, I have 5 pruners not counting a couple that are hiding somewhere on the property. This really struck a cord in me. I can't wait to tell my wife. A Kebtek may be in my future.

I regularly prune my YT subs list. Never, ever, have I thought “yeah, done with that” - this channel is solid teak-grade quality.

@kaiserpanda

Жыл бұрын

I never prune my subs list and YT does it for me. without notice. or want. randomly.

@josuelservin

Жыл бұрын

My test for what to de-sub is simple, did I constantly and intentionally pass on watching newer videos of said channel on my subscription feed? Then unsubscribe, on the other hand I have the: did I click immediately on a video regardless if I'm interested in the topic? And ToT falls easily in this category.

@_BangDroid_

Жыл бұрын

_Prune_

@theKashConnoisseur

Жыл бұрын

@@josuelservin I like to wait until seeing a channel's uploads in my feed annoys me before unsubbing. Sometimes I go months without wanting to watch this or that category of video, but when I get back into the mood it's nice to have plenty of backlog.

@JackHudler

Жыл бұрын

I never! Though I haven't seen Abom76 in a while. I'm wondering if KZread pruned my list.

Tony's a real one for actually making me google whether or not that bypass surgery thing was true. His deadpan delivery is just too good.

@johnnicol8598

Жыл бұрын

Heart surgeon here. We use these all the time. 😁

@JCWren

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnicol8598 But do you take them home on the weekend?

@alexandrezani

Жыл бұрын

You wouldn't believe the insane tools that were initially designed for surgery. (eg chainsaws)

@Lttlemoi

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnicol8598 Heart patient here. I can still feel it in my bones all the time too.

@theKashConnoisseur

Жыл бұрын

After seeing orthopedic surgeons using power saws and hammers on patients, I just figured "yes of course, bypass surgery".

I originally met Fiskars as a cutting blade supplier, and was happy enough with them that I bought (and wore out) a pair of their entry-level loppers. My machine shop and I are in a trial separation so I can't just machine a replacement part for 'em, and with some reservations about plastic I bought some Fiskars gear loppers. I figured I'd take them home and see if they broke while cutting up a couple of tonnes of dry and fresh Eucalyptus branches. To my surprise and delight, try as I might I could not break these things, and I applied enough force at times to wreck the aluminium handles on the old pair. The gear loppers are entering their second year of service, and so far my impression is that these are going to last a long time even chopping up 40+ mm dried eucalypt wood.

You are a scream!!! Shared with my wife who is a Master Gardner. She shared it with ALL of her local (Waco, Texas) Master Gardeners. They shared it with hundreds more. Most are ladies, but not all. I understand they all howled around the point "you got it off your chest!" Thanks man!

You almost got me with the vacuum Milwaukee with scissors attached 😂

I didn’t think this day off could get better

@Iowa599

Жыл бұрын

It could if I had shears & a reason to have them.

@robertdean6084

Жыл бұрын

I'm at work... and it got better! (And now you know how productive I am on Saturdays)

I subscribed for machining content but you have a way of explaining and a sense of humor that I enjoy. If your hobbies have steered more towards gardening and you wanted to make more content covering it, I would watch it. Even if it was a second channel.

About the nr 2 Felco: I used to work at a rose grower's. We had Felco shears which also came with an aluminium lip at the top blade, which enables you to cut a rose and hold on to the stem at the same time. Maybe that's why the bottom lip is designed the way it is.

I love this video so much. It must be really nice to have KZread pay you for thousands of people watching a rant you try to give your wife and friends before they interrupt you 3 minutes in to change the subject. So relatable.

@theprogram863

Жыл бұрын

This Old Tony is the voice of our generation. He's a shining beacon in space to every dad who's tried to deliver a rant like this and been shot down.

My family are fruit farmers and the electric Felcos are the gold standard. Analog Triggers and fast as hell. The speed a professional pruner can achieve with them is mind-boggling. Ergonomics is also key if you do it weeks on end in the winter.

@Macca81

Жыл бұрын

Having started my horticultural career on a vineyard, doing months of pruning with electric Felcos, I second this comment.

@StodaGryph

Жыл бұрын

@@henrinaths1 Why stop at mere finger removal, when you could easily do entire ~~limbs~~ appendages.

@skrilinn5

Жыл бұрын

I used to have felco too and i switched to Infaco and there will be no turning back. The pruning force is unrivaled on the Infaco. Give it a try, you will be surprised.

@Averageguy29

Жыл бұрын

3 infaco 3015 here too. Very good tool!

@LunaticCharade

Жыл бұрын

@@henrinaths1 well, how would you do that without a battery? For one, you need a fuel/Air mixture, and this needs to be able to ignite. Might be possible with an electric push Spark like in lighters, but only in ideal conditions. Ever have a 2stroke not start on the first 20 pulls?

Glad to see the little Bahco in your lineup. I'm a vegetable farmer with a recreational tree pruning addiction and tool collecting habits that seem like they'd be familiar to you. The small Bahco (P126-19) is my all-time favourite for delicate work. I have a pair of Felcos, (yes a present from me) that I'm also plenty fond of but those little all-metal Bahco secateurs are totally unbeatable for the $, quality and ease of maintenance. Thanks for making the best videos on KZread.

Finding that there's a new ToT video is like surprise Christmas. And it means I can take a break from re-watching all of the old videos. Thanks!!!!

Old Tony, you're the best. Really nothing more to say. You just hit all the right spots for this shop hound. The subject matter, the humor, the videography. Top notch. Always have been. Always will be.

@XAD566

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, but you forgot knowledge (wisdom perhaps) who knows there are specific names for shear designs- much less their names. To be honest pruning shears aren’t my fav topic, but Tony makes it interesting.

@Axel_Andersen

Жыл бұрын

Great comment! I've felt for a long time I'm gonna be tired of ToT ... seems it has not happened yet!!

@Watchyn_Yarwood

Жыл бұрын

Yep 100%

@BrilliantDesignOnline

Жыл бұрын

Unless he has a power pruning shear accident...

"Is my finger worth $1000? I asked my wife and she said no" LMAO!

Thanks Old Tony, I've been coming to you for gardening advice since I was a REALLY young child. You've never let me down since that time Ireland ran out of food. Cheers!

I've never done actual gardening other than cutting branches that were growing into a walkway but I watched every second of this video. Keep em comin.

My wife had a thing for sleek foreign sounding focus-group tested pruning shears. I bought her a Falco #8 (a decade ago now) and the smile on her face after the first time using it was worth every penny. Now that arthritis is setting in, it's either I take over the pruning or find something electric for her to use to put that smile back on her face. Thanks Old Tony.

@JH-tc3yu

Жыл бұрын

Look at the Bosch Easy Prune!!

@CrestRising

Жыл бұрын

@@JH-tc3yu They're to quiet. I think she wants something with a bit more of a buzz.😛

@alan-sk7ky

Жыл бұрын

Well step on the gas and get her a pair of the kebtek shears before the price goes up ;-)

@bwyseymail

Жыл бұрын

@@CrestRising "Find something electric for her to use to put that smile back on her face."

@PatrickPease

Жыл бұрын

@@CrestRising whoa whoa, this is TOT, not AvE

My wife was JUST as thrilled as yours to hear about the new M12 shears. She said something as she left about going to a divorce lawyer. I'm pretty sure that's where she's going to buy me a set of them.

@markm0000

Жыл бұрын

Seeing how common this “joke” really is makes me not want to go through the whole marriage thing.

Mr Tony, i am watching you quite a while. Struggling with deppression and you are the only person that makes me calm and smile. I just wanted to say thanks for that.

Tony, thx for getting me involved into machining, i got myself a Logan 820 10" last week, and it's been amazing.(besides the worn out chuck that drives me crazy) Making scrap material has never been easier

Never in my life have I thought “I need some pruning shears” and here I am immersed deep in a 20 minute video on one, good to see you around tony, thanks for the video

@maartentoors

Жыл бұрын

I don't even own a garden, but I've just ordered the 30mm Kebtek

@eueueueu21

Жыл бұрын

yes...I live in an apartment....I don't even own dirt let alone a tree!. But now its there. for everyone to see in the stats. It just got a 100% video watch time engagement from me and i don't know why. I just keep thinking back about his wife. How lucky is she?

@arayawoodworks

Жыл бұрын

Agree 😂

You are just too much fun man! My wife was sincerely wondering wtf I was laughing so much at. The placement of that fart killed me🤣 And then you add that last part, man you are killing me!

@stirlingfromla

Жыл бұрын

I had to stop the video and get a hankie to soak up the tears...OMG my stomach hurts from laughing...

@The.Talent

Жыл бұрын

“Is my finger worth that much? I asked my wife and she said no” 😂😂😂😂

@imacracker515

Жыл бұрын

The fart fucking killed me. How does he do it? Its such basic humor, but like you said, the placement of it was fucking perfect. Im laughing again about it. lol

@KAMIKAZE-dk8xd

Жыл бұрын

It caught me so of guard😂😂😂😂😂😂

There is always room for a fart joke. By far my favourite Chanel of all times! ToT is always a great source of inspiration.

Electric pruning shears are the next leap on technology after the rolling-hand pruning shears. As someone who has spent years pruning vineyards, each fellow worker would almost always have the same gear. When you're making thousands of cuts a day the little improvements make a huge difference. It took only two days after the first belt-pack pruner took a skip on a job before we all bought them😅

Tony sir, you are a treasure. Never stop what you are doing please. Most well adjusted person I've seen for sure.

Regarding tool safety, I'd have designed it so the trigger is still a mechanical lever attached to the moving blade, with electric assistance only instead of 100% power drive. That way, the blade only moves as fast and as far as you pull it and it backs off immediately if you release the lever. I.e. your pain reflex might stop you from pruning a digit. It would also let you do something you probably shouldn't but I do all the time; grab cut branches with the the blades then have the option to either release or cut through. It's the quickest way to trim to a consistent length - handy for fitting cuttings efficiently into a wheelbarrow or green bin. Also means you can trim directly into the barrow rather than having to pick up the bits in a second pass.

@gweilo8888

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the exact same thing safety-wise.

@not2hot99

Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear im not the only one grabbing branches with them!

@toasty4000000

Жыл бұрын

But now your shears cost upwards of $50 more and everyone is buying mine with the ON/OFF trigger

@LongPeter

Жыл бұрын

@@toasty4000000 Most likely, yes. But more advanced features typically start out in higher end products and gradually creep down into the cheaper ones as economies of scale kick in and/or the competitors figure out how to do the same thing only cheaper.

@error.418

Жыл бұрын

@@toasty4000000 Or you offer both and corner the whole market

Always a good laugh! Thank you!

Always a fan of the Mad Max Thunderdome disarming sequence. That cordless pruner there looks like it's been taking ergonomics cues from the Warhammer 40k universe.

I told him once that I'd watch him mow the lawn as long as he narrated it... Looks like he took it to heart. Can a deep dive into pest control be far behind? I can't wait! Love ya Tony!

@thromboid

Жыл бұрын

And we just watched SuperfastMatt fabricate a ham sandwich in his garage...what a time this is to be alive!

Two This Old Tony videos in less than a month? I must be in heaven!

Dude, you're awsome... so matter-of-fact when it hits me in the face every time I'm still getting back up to get it one more time.

I love the way he's keeping his hand near the blade of the cordless, I keep expecting him to cut a finger off before the end.

As someone who doesn't own an edge trimmer and has used shears to clean up the edges of my lawn, I can appreciate the finesse a pair of shears can have.

@robertbanks8870

Жыл бұрын

I'll bet weak handed gangsters would appreciate them too. In fact I don't think I'd be to far off if they were the targeted demographic. Well, I better be quite now.

@buillioncubes

Жыл бұрын

what kind of lawn-care masochist are you?!

@notahotshot

Жыл бұрын

@@robertbanks8870 yes that will be quiet enough out of you, be quite. 😏

@Kmnri

Жыл бұрын

bro i don't even own a tree (live in apartment) and still watched it and appreciate those vids and tools :D

@gorak9000

Жыл бұрын

@@robertbanks8870 "Paulie, get the ball cutters from out of the truck" - Tony Soprano. Wait a minute... Tony Soprano, This Old Tony, electric ball cutters... is this why he never shows his face? And the voice is clearly voiced over by someone else... he's in witness protection!

I was literally talking to my wife about you yesterday. We hadn't seen a video from you in a while. We chalked it up to "This Old Tony has a life outside of YT" glad to see your vid. Love it sir and keep it up! Thank you!

@charlesalberti563

Жыл бұрын

He explained a few videos ago that is father in law passed and on top of that being a devastating loss for him and his family that was a source of babysitting to free up video making time for us.

@davidparker9676

Жыл бұрын

TOT means This Old Trimmer

@Hoaxer51

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesalberti563, This Old Tony’s kids have to be getting close to the age of taking care of themselves I would think. Time seems to fly by when it comes to kids growing up. Lol

The little squeaker trying to cut the 1” had me absolutely rolling hahahahahaha

at this point I don't know if I watch the videos because of the topics covered or for the delicate and hilarious jokes, definitely one of the best creators

12:50 that absolutely killed me :D Perfect comedic timing as per usual haha

I am a landscaper, so you are so right about this topic, as always. I e been watching your channel for years and I always find you far funnier than you need to be, and I love it. keep up the work sir.

@grumpyone5963

Жыл бұрын

That’s the reason we all watch till the end!…..Oh and the fact it’s always interesting too.🇬🇧

absolutely the most bonkers, hilarious and top quality video you've made to date.

I busted a gut so many times with this video! That hair on the tape was awesome, and I was in tears laughing when you tried cutting and added the fart sound. Thanks for the good laughs.

A note to people who still want to use hand pruners after seeing this: When making cuts that are at the limit of what your pruners can do, push the branch away from the cutting blade a bit (i.e. push on it, don't bend it) while cutting.

@1pcfred

Жыл бұрын

If I can't cut it with my two foot long loppers I use an ax. If the ax seems outclassed I break out a chainsaw.

@danhammond8406

Жыл бұрын

If the chainsaw won't do it I get the trackhoe

@1pcfred

Жыл бұрын

@@danhammond8406 now that's my idea of yard work.

@Video-ee1dn

Жыл бұрын

This trick also applys, if you get to the limit of the cordless pruners. Once they get stuck at the first try, just give the branch a bend and it may cut trough nearly everything that you can fit between the blades. Sinve I´ve got my 40mm version of these cheap cordless pruners, (a Suca SC8506) I never had to use my big loppers again.

When I saw the Milwaukee vacuum I fell of my chair with my broke leg and was still laughing 😂

Really cool to see more of your horticultural bent, which there have been small glimpses of in past videos. Good stuff as always.

The best thing about a bypass pruning shear is, they are the same design as a hose cutter. I have a pair I use just for cutting PEX pipe. A lot cheaper than an actual plastic pipe cutting shear. Any tool is the right tool if you hit it hard enough. Love the vids ToT. Keep up the awesome work.

My favourite pruning channel has uploaded again!!!! *-*

Tony, this is fascinating. As someone who has spent endless hours figuring out the best way to cut materials using the shear method or the pinch method, manufacturing these devices also comes into play.

Your videos are funny in a way you don't often see outside the really old manufacturing job shops. Really helps me while I do chemo.

They say laughter is the best medicine , well I just had my dose for the week. Love your humour mate.

I worked in gardening for more than 20 years and always used the Felco ones they never disappointed me. Also tried the Japanese ones but maintenance is a bitch with them. I own 20 apple trees, and when I get to pruning them seriously are used to get serious aches in my hands. Last year, a friend of mine loaned me a stihl one with akkupack on the back and powercord and it was quite an amazing experience, but as you said the cable is not so convenient, but my hands were happy.

@Laurent.pierrard

Жыл бұрын

I also use Felco and it never failed me. Plus they can be maintained pretty well as spares are available for parts that damage over time.

The felco I got from the electricians I worked side by side with. Wonderful tool. Cuts branches, steel supports for roofs, piping, nails and noses. Best thing ever!

@ianmason.

Жыл бұрын

[Fx: Sound of cork coming out of a whisky bottle.] Noses eh? [Sound of shot glasses on table.] I guess you'd better pull up a chair and tell us about that time. [glug, glug, glug]

@Phootaba

Жыл бұрын

@@ianmason. Aaah excellent! *grabs a glas and drinks* *does it again* Well you see. Now, that was excellent whiskey friend. But, Well. I haven't actually cut a nose with it. But it would be my tool of choice if I ever had too! *hat salute*

ToT, I always enjoy your videos. I always learns something valuable and immensely enjoy your humor. I am amazed at how well the cordless electric model you like goes through wood. You might want to partner with Project Farm to put this and a few others through the test to see how which prevails.

Tony you are a legend, as others have suggested im here for whatever you may want to talk about next. I love your channel and cant wait for the next video!

I bought a pair of these last spring and OH WOW! The have saved me so much time, especially when cutting up branches to fit in my garbage can. Like your manual shears, they do seem to reproduce. Shortly after my neighbor saw mine, he ended up with a pair (nicer then mine, of course). I have be keeping mine in the garage at night. I don't want too many in the neighborhood. 😉

First time I have ever been online at the exact moment a TOT video has been uploaded!

TOT is one of those youtubers that release the "Mythic" rare videos that you absolutely HAVE to see every time.

I could be falling down the stairs and still get excited about a new ToT upload. Love to see it

16:55 I choked on my beer, laughing, that tool made my day.

I'll be honest, this is the best work you've ever done on behalf of Happy Bear Consolidated Atomics and Heavy Tool Co. You had me wanting to buy one of those power pruners and I don't have anything to prune!

@seanjoseph8637

Жыл бұрын

There is always something to prune...

Absolutely LOVE the Cooler King/The Great Escape reference to start the video!

Thank heavens you're back, Old Tony. I have been missing your humour!!

Their 90° die grinder is my most used tool. As a machinist, it's so nice to not need air to cut, grind, or debur.

@qcnck2776

Жыл бұрын

Do you find it powerful enough? I have been thinking about getting one, but the info on the Torque Test channel was somewhat lukewarm.

@laa0fa502

Жыл бұрын

@@qcnck2776 it's got a pressure cut off if you use it too hard. Power won't be a problem

@robwigglezz944

Жыл бұрын

@@qcnck2776 with 2in rolocs I've never had it cut out. I've never really needed to apply that much pressure honestly.

@longshot726

Жыл бұрын

@@qcnck2776 It works perfectly fine. I use one all the time and it will go through metal way faster than you would expect with a 2" flap disk. They are measuring power when under load, but you shouldn't be loading a die grinder with much force. The whole test methodology is flawed by the concept of "More power, more better" since it is more nuanced. You let the speed of a die grinder do the work for you. Powers main objective is to make sure it doesn't stall at a moderate pressure to keep contact with the material. The only time mine ever stalls is towards the end of a battery.

@davidparker9676

Жыл бұрын

@@qcnck2776 If you have shop air, I'd recommend staying with the pneumatic tool. The electric die grinder hasn't equaled or surpassed the air tool. I'll wait until the electric beats the air for one of these.

Oh boy the valentine's day picnic part was hilarious!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Great video ToT! Amazing how frightening that tool looks. One click and you're committed! I see that Kebtek make a pro pruner with a proportional trigger so you can back off when you feel your finger in the jaws instead of watching it fall off into the chipper...

I bought the Kebtek 40mm, 25v model. Yes, it goes right through 40mm with no problem. It also has a half opening mode when working on thinner branches so it cycles faster. It also has a cut counter on it so you know how many cuts you've made on a charge. After 200 cuts I still have a decent charge left on the first battery. I love these things. Yes, it will eat your thumb or anything else you get in the jaws in a second flat. Not for children or anyone accident prone.

LOL I went through this last year. I have many pruners (and loppers) made by falco, fiskars even inherited locally made cutters (back when Canada still made stuff). After moving to a semi rural plot pruning became a real chore. Enter the Dewalt pruner (I also have lots of yellow batteries), the power made me giddy and I can prune all day long till my shrubs and small trees are level with the lawn…oops.

ToT you are handsdown one of my favorites and I set everything aside that I planned on watching when you release a new peice of art. Please keep em coming! I comment to help statistics

I bought a pair of Kebtek cordless pruner because I watched this video. I didn't have a chance to use them until this week and I LOVE THESE PRUNERS!!!! They are everything that this Old Tony raved about. THANKS This Old Tony!!!

Laughed way too hard at the poot mid strain there. Thank you for that

2 TOT videos in a month ??? .... This is gonna be a good year 🤘

@SusanWojcickiDidntEarnHerJob

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That's like...50 more videos!

8:05 sooo close to being able to legitimately say "baby rubber buggy bumpers"

The humor in your videos is on point. bravo sir, bravo. ( the fart sound when you were cutting the 1in branch with the manual shear caught me off guard in the perfect way)

Man im happy your making videos again, hope yall are doing good and getting back to normal.

I've used Corona bypass shears for decades now. Originally made in Corona, California for citrus grove workers, they're durable, easy to maintain, and used to be reasonably priced... not sure about now that they've been bought up by a conglomerate. Their most basic design is very similar to those Toshibo shears. A quick Google search finds them in the $25 to $45 range, depending on the model and seller.

Bosch makes pruning shears in their 12V lineup. Form factor very similar to your orange ones, $100 w/out battery I think. I do almost zero pruning and yet I had those in my cart at checkout before I regained consciousness and backed off :D

I must say, one of the funnier TOT's I can recall watching, _good on ya sir!_ 😂👍🇺🇲

The attempt to cut through the inch thick branch with manual hand shears (chefs kiss) The grunting, the fart, the giving up.... so good. Been there.

Those klebtek power shears are amazing. I am shocked. I prune back some small trees and bushes in my front yard every year. I use manual sheers. Each season, I make at least a few questionable decisions to prune back some bigger branches. If they're maybe 25mm in diameter, I can sometimes get by with a bigger set of manual bypass shears that have long handles for extra leverage. I don't remember the brand. I probably bought them at the orange big box store. The extra leverage makes a big difference. When those aren't cutting it, I pull out a hand saw for those few cuts, and it's fine. However, in my back yard, I have a walkway going to a deck above my garage. My neighbors have a jungle in their back yard. I don't know what kind of trees they're growing back there, but each season, they completely overhang my walkway with new branches that make my walkway impassable. It's always a pain to prune back these branches, which can get pretty thick. Those klebteks would be amazing for this, although the other advantage of having manual sheers with long handles is that they give you a longer reach. So I can reach over my fence and cut the branches in my neighbors' yard rather than cutting them in my yard. That buys me a little time at the start of the next season before they grow back into my yard. I own many tools from Milwaukee's M18 and M12 tool lines. So I also have the batteries. I think Milwaukee tools are generally pretty durable and powerful. However, I gotta say that some of them can feel a bit klunky. I bought a few 18V Makita tools, and I think the ergonomics of Makita's tools are generally better. Their subcompact 18V drill is my go-to drill because it's incredibly light, surprisingly powerful, and it fits into tighter spaces than any Milwaukee drill that I've ever seen. I also own and prefer Makita's circular saws. Sometimes those cheap mystery-brand Chinese tools can be amazing. I own a tiny battery-powered no-brand made-in-China air blower. It's lightweight and tiny. Can I get the PSI that I get from my 40 year old extremely loud and heavy plug-in air compressor? No. However, the little battery-powered air blower is very useful for blowing out sawdust from the air filter in my shop vac. I think it was $20 on amazon. It charges via a USB cable. It works fine. In this case, it's very useful to have a tool that is cheap, lightweight plastic than something heavy-duty so I can hold up my shop vac over a garbage can with one hand and blow the dust out of the filter with the other hand.

I don't know if this is machining video, tool review or just standup... sitdown rather... Anyway I'm all here for it 😁 Hilarious video ToT, thank you! 🤣

@markfryer9880

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It definitely was one of ToT most unusual videos. Not a single set of verniers to be seen? Is the really a genuine ToT video?

@Hoaxer51

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@@markfryer9880, Doesn’t really matter, I just wish he’d post more often I don’t care what he’s building. AvE even did a video about scraping tile off his bathroom floor and it was good. Lol.

@cocon16_PW

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@@Hoaxer51 I agree, every single ToT video is gold, but the wait for the new upload is sooo long

Hey ToT, sounds like you do a good deal of gardening/arboreal work. I'd love a video on how to prune trees to get the desired outcome

12:50 will never cease to bring the child in me back to the fore, and quite rightly😂 ToT you are golden!

I bought the huge version of those (>$200). They're effing amazing. Saw the recommendation on the survival podcast. Agree about the scary digit removal propensity. Great video as always!

I cracked up when he brought one out from under his jumper with the hair stuck to the tape. Classic ToT.🤣🤣🤣

Well it's good to see you back ToT. Sucks you are under the weather though. I have a love hate relationship with a lot of power tools. Ended up with the Ryobi stuff because when I got started they had a ton of things available compared to other brands but it does what I need it to and have built bed frames among other things so will stick with it. Right now I am rebuilding a house while I live in it and it's amazing what the tools I have do for me. House was built in 1911 and had zero insulation, been ripping down 2X4's to pump the wall cavity to the 2X6 range and have driven well over 10K screws with my two Ryobi drivers. Also attaching on sheathing on the roof among other things inside the house. Doing demo with a sawzall and no cords is also amazing, just gotta be careful I don't end up cutting a hole on the other side of a wall sometimes. With all that said I agree the little cutter that Milwaukee is tossing out there seems like a step in the wrong direction since you will need another charger sitting around for a different sized battery. Ryobi has mostly stuck with the 18V batteries in the tools until they started doing the 40V stuff and the pruner they have takes the standard battery as well and there is a pole version if you want to avoid ladders. It makes it a little bulkier but who wants multiple chargers sitting around? I personally have one of the 6 battery gang chargers and got rid of all but one single battery charger for when I am not at home and need to top something up. As far as the battery packs on those cutters I am suspecting they are building some sort of LiPo but I don't see any reason why you couldn't make a simple adapter with an old pack so that you can make a portable version and just have a short cord run from a regular battery pack of whatever tool you have sitting around. Just head to thingverse and you will likely find a 3d printable part that can accept your other power tool battery and then adapt it from there. May not be as portably handy that way but the portability loss would be minimal with a 5 foot long cord to a pack on your belt. Sometimes you can even find adapters to use with other tools, just gotta add some wiring to make it work.

At the start of this video, I was ridiculing the mere idea of battery powered pruning shears. But, then you showed that thing just slicing through those big, honkin' branches. And, I thought about the last time I pruned the tree in the front yard (with manual pruning shears). My hands were blistered, bleeding wrecks (and my gloves ruined - gasp!). I might actually look into buying one of these newfangled things.

ToT, you’re a lucky man to have a wife that’s “speechless” over new tools. My wife practices her sarcasm when commenting on new tools…and she’s very, very good😂

@floorpizza8074

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My wife takes the revenge route nowadays. I kinda wish she'd revert back to her sarcasm days, as they were a lot less expensive. Why's that? Because now she buys a new set of shoes "of equal or greater value" to the latest tool I've bought. Count yourself lucky, my good man. : )

@stuartarnold9444

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@@floorpizza8074 I bet she looks 100% better wearing her new shoes than you do holding your new tool though.

@floorpizza8074

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@@stuartarnold9444 Yes, but a picture of her in her new shoes is not very effective at removing lug nuts.

@stuartarnold9444

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@@floorpizza8074 depends who you show it to I suppose

@floorpizza8074

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@@stuartarnold9444 We're both in our fifties, so the days of her getting out of speeding tickets and discounts on auto repair are way back in the rear view mirror.

I've been a big fan of the Ryobi HP ones lately, powerful, fast, and the build quality was much better than expected.

The bumpers with the squeaky toy sound made my dog turn around and give me a look of utter betrayal, like I was playing with her toys without her. I'm sure I'm not the only one. You should add more tidbits like that, TOT!

Just sitting here waiting for the day they release the MilwaukeeTalkie, a radio for construction workers who still buy stuff at the local DIY store 😛

@mikemulligan5731

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Why would it matter where someone had bought it? I think you forgot part of the joke, because that doesn't make much sense, and isn't funny..

@DasIllu

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@@mikemulligan5731 Uh, i hit a sore spot there. Sorry bud 😀

Those power shears are terrifying

After all this time I finally get what my granddad was talking about. I just thought that he was old and constipated when he was waxing about the virtue of good prunes. But now I finally understand what he was talking about. Thanks, Old Tony!

You got me for a moment with those vacuum scissors lol

I don't prune plants. Ever. Still, this video was so entertaining that I watched it all the way through, without fast-forwarding anywhere, and I am glad that I did.This Old Tony, your videos truly are something else!

@isaactrockman4417

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Same!