Air pruners are loppers powered by compressed air for pruning branches of different thicknesses. They are commonly used in vineyards and orchards due to their speed, but safety is a major concern. Despite the noise and size, many growers prefer pneumatic pruners for their ease and speed, which can increase production by up to 50%.
Air pruners are loppers powered by compressed air that travels through an air hose connected to a motorized compressor. Cutting heads of different sizes can usually be attached to pneumatic pruners to cut branches of different thicknesses. Vineyards and orchards are the industries most likely to use pneumatic clippers as many pruning cuts can be made in small areas or up and down crop rows. Extension or telescoping handles allow the cutting heads to reach up to 18 feet (5 meters) or more.
The main advantage for growers using air pruners over electric and hand pruners is speed. However, smaller growers sometimes dislike the noise and size of large motors and find it easier to carry the battery for the electronic pruners in a bum bag rather than lugging around the large compressor and long air hose used with pneumatic pruners. While the electronic way of pruning may work for those with a smaller acreage, many growers with a large acreage still prefer the ease and speed of pneumatic shears attached to a powerful compressor.
Safety is a major issue with air pruners, as many air pruners are designed to shut down immediately on contact. Therefore, a finger that is in the path of the cutting part is just as likely to be cut as a branch. A cutting action that can be better controlled by the user would be much safer. Many electronic and hand pruners are safer to use than many pneumatic pruners.
However, many top growers see air pruners as the easiest and most effortless way to trim tree limbs as they find it to be much less time consuming than other pruning methods. Since time is money when it comes to business, these growers find using pneumatic pruners more profitable for the time they save than manual and electronic methods. Some growers claim an increase in production of up to 40 or 50 percent after switching to pneumatic pruning systems.
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