How to Retie the Rope on a Tree Pruner
A manual tree pruner is a long, extendable pole with a pruning shear assembly on the end. The assembly operates using a lever, sometimes combined with pulleys to increase the force you can exert, allowing you to prune larger branches. To use the tool, place the hook-shaped blade onto a branch, then pull the long rope that operates the lever and close the blades. Through normal wear and tear, the rope on a pole pruner will eventually need replacing. This procedure takes just minutes to accomplish. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Two-Pulley Pruner
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Thread the end of the new pruner rope farthest from the handle through the outward-facing opening in the upper pulley.
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Pull the rope down, and thread the end of the rope through the inner side of the lower pulley.
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Pull the rope up to the upper pulley, and tie its end to either the lower bolt or the loop on the end of the pulley.
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Pull the rope carefully to operate the cutting blade of the pruners. Verify that the rope runs along the pulleys properly, and that the pulleys move freely and easily.
One-Pulley Pruner
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Thread the end of the new pruner rope through the outward-facing opening in the pulley attached to the pruning blade.
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Pull the rope down. Thread the end of the rope through the rope guide on the pole, below the pruning assembly.
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Tie a knot in the end of the rope to prevent it from coming out of the rope guide.
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Pull the rope to operate the cutting blade of the pruner. Check that the rope runs along the pulley properly and the pulley moves freely.
No-Pulley Pruner
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Thread the end of the rope up through the rope guide on the pole below the pruning assembly.
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Pull the end of the rope up to the hole in the end of the lever on the pruning blade. Thread the rope through the hole. Tie a knot to prevent the rope from coming loose.
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Pull the rope to test the cutting blade of the pruner and to make sure the rope runs freely through the rope guide.
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