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| Brand: Leatherman
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $51.74
Buy New: $30.44
You Save: $21.30 (41%)
New (71) Used (1) from $41.12
Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 374
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 5 x 1 x 1
MPN: 830555
Model: 830555
UPC: 037447244216
EAN: 0037447414565
ASIN: B000GKAJXW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not for the daily gardener June 4, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I purchased this item recently...and returned it right away. While Leatherman offers excellent Multitools, this gardening tool is rather pathetic for anything other than extremely light use. I am an avid city gardener and purchased this product thinking I could have an all-in-one tool as I do my daily garden maintenance. However, none of the tools really measure up for any significant use. The pruners are average at best, much better bi-pass pruners can be had for less with much more comfortable handles (I concur with many of the other reviewers, the handles are terrible...not just uncomfortable, but not nearly strong enough for the job), the weeding tool is a joke! It's not long enough to pull weeds unless you practically bury the handle in the ground...and then you'd have dirt clogging up the mechanics of the tool. The saw is completely impractical, and the other tools are hardly worth mentioning. Again, I normally like Leatherman tools, my husband cannot be found without his multitool on his belt, but this simply is not up to the task of serious gardening. If all you do is EXTREMELY light work and you like gadgets, then by all means give it a whirl. However, if you are looking for useable tools in the garden, I suggest looking elsewhere.
Blade is self destructing May 21, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a landscaper. I use a lot of hand pruners. I thought it would be nice to have a small handy unit like this one. It has not been used for over 10 minutes total (used 3 different times) and that was just to trim some dead ends off of small shrubs. It was very sharp - impressive. The first time I used it, it was fine. The next time I used it, it seemed to catch a bit. The third time I could hardly get it to cut and had a difficult time getting it to fold up completely to put in sheath. The problem - the sharp blade appears to be biting into the anvil and the steel might be soft enough that it is causing nicks that then catch on the anvil. There are 2 spots on the blade where this has happened. If I had cut wire, dropped it, or misshandled it in some way it would be understandable, but this has not been the case. I have never ever had this happen to a hand pruner before. I do not know if it is a bad design because of the angle of the blade, imperfections in the anvil or too soft a steel in the blade ... but this is bad. Result - I am sending the tool in for warranty. My preferrence is for them to replace it. If the next one is OK then it was that particular tool that was BAD! This should not happen with a tool that costs as much as a Leatherman. This was my first Leatherman. If I have similar problems with the next one it will be my last. I am told it can take up to 3 weeks on the turn around. My spring season will be gone by then!
Great little, yellow, power house. April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first received my Leatherman I was not sure how well it would perform. It is smaller than any other tree lopper that I have used before. I would classify it as a small hand lopper. It is small enough to comfortably place in a tool belt or attach to your belt using the included belt carrier. It seems to work on branches up to 1/2" as long as you know how to use them correctly. If you don't know what you are doing any tree lopper will bind and not give a clean cut. The hardest wood it was used on is an Ash tree that needed some pruning of low branches. The 1/2" inch diameter branches where the most I could easily cut on the ash. Very sharp and very clean cutting. It works great for the more fine to medium trimming of tree branches, shrubs and rose bushes. It also works great for trimming in places where the larger 24" or 36 " tree loppers are a little ackward and tough to menuver between branches. My opinion is a great addition for the finer trimming and for the average home gardener. But if you work with trees, hardwoods especially like oak, walnut, etc., and need to lop off 1/2" or larger branches you will either need a saw or the Leatherman's big brother, lopper (24" or 36"). Now you say there is a saw included...well have you ever tried to cut a branch with a 3" saw that has two movable handles?
uncomfortable hand grips April 5, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found the tool heavier than anticipated. The largest drawback for me was the lack of a cushioned handgrip. I returned the product.
Great tool to have in the garden! April 5, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Leatherman Hybrid Gardening Multitool is one amazing tool! The shears are sharp and lock into place to allow the tool to be folded up. The multitools all work very well. The only two complaints with this tool are 1) The weeder does not lock into place, which means it will fold under while trying to use it. Not good for stubborn large weeds (No snide comments about why I allow my weeds to get so large! Everyone gets them... at least I tell myself that.) 2) You cannot open the side tools with gloves on. Maybe with latex gloves, but anything with any thickness and you'll have to take the glove off to be able to open the side tools.
Overall, I really think this is a great product. Those complaints are minor and I highly recommend this product!
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