ARS Anvil Secateurs - 18cm & 20.5cm - Professional Curved Blade Shears for Vines, Dead Wood & Hardwood Pruning

ARS Anvil Secateurs - 18cm & 20.5cm - Professional Curved Blade Shears for Vines, Dead Wood & Hardwood Pruning

Pruning dormant vines or removing seasoned dead wood requires a tool that combines high-impact crushing power with a stable, non-slip grip. The ARS Anvil Secateurs solve the challenge of cutting tough timber by utilizing an innovative curved blade design. This specialized Japanese geometry holds branches securely against the anvil, ensuring a smooth, powerful, and surgical-grade cut through the hardest woods with significantly less physical effort than traditional straight-blade models.

Best For The commercial vineyard manager, arborist, or home gardener requiring maximum leverage and precision for the effortless, high-volume cutting of vines, dry dead wood, and established hardwood branches.

Key Features

• Innovative Curved Anvil Design: Unlike traditional straight anvils, the curved blade profile securely cradles the branch during the cut, preventing slippage and ensuring a smooth, clean slice through dense wood every time.

• Non-Stick High-Carbon Steel Blades: Forged from premium Japanese steel and finished with a specialized non-stick coating to actively resist sap buildup and rust, ensuring a low-friction action and effortless cleaning after a day in the field.

• Lightweight Cast Alloy Handles: Constructed with high-strength handles to provide maximum durability with minimal weight, significantly reducing hand and wrist fatigue during extended periods of intensive orchard or vineyard maintenance.

• Double-Action Thumb Lock: Equipped with a unique safety catch that is easily engaged or released with one hand, maximizing productivity in the field and ensuring safe storage in tool pouches.

• Fully Serviceable Japanese Engineering: Built for a long professional service life, these secateurs are completely serviceable with replaceable blades and anvils available, ensuring your investment remains in peak working condition for years.

• Ergonomic Soft PVC Grips: The handles are finished with soft PVC grips to provide a positive, non-slip hold, increasing operator comfort and control even in wet or sappy pruning conditions.

Sizes Available

The VA Series is available in two precise sizes to suit different hand profiles and cutting requirements:

• Small (VA-7Z): 180mm Length (215g) with a 35mm blade. Perfect for precision work in smaller hands with a 22mm cutting capacity.

• Medium (VA-8Z): 205mm Length (235g) with a 47mm blade. The professional all-rounder for general hardwood pruning with a 25mm cutting capacity.

Specifications

• Brand: ARS Japan
  

• Material: High-Carbon Steel (Non-stick coated); Cast Alloy handles; Soft PVC Grips

• Capacity: Maximum cut diameter: 22mm (Small) to 25mm (Medium)

• Dimensions: 180mm or 205mm Overall Length

• Other specific data: Weight: 215g - 235g. Replaceable blade codes: ARVA73 (Small) / ARVA83 (Medium). Made in Japan.

Ideal For (Uses)

• Cutting and clearing dormant grape vines and citrus branches in commercial operations.

• Removing dry, seasoned dead wood from ornamental trees and high-value shrubs.

• General pruning of hardwoods and established woody perennials where bypass secateurs may struggle.

• Continuous, high-repetition pruning tasks requiring a lightweight tool with a powerful, light cutting action.

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.