ARS Replacement Blade Set - Suits 160 Series Stemgrip Pruners - High-carbon Steel "Cut & Hold" Blade for Professional Harvesting

ARS Replacement Blade Set - Suits 160 Series Stemgrip Pruners - High-Carbon Steel "Cut & Hold" Blade for Professional Harvesting

Maintaining the surgical sharpness and reliable grip of your harvesting tools is critical for protecting the market value of your fruit and the health of your plants. The ARS Replacement Blade Set (160-1) is the genuine Japanese factory solution designed to restore your 160 Series Stemgrip Pruners to their original peak performance. Engineered with legendary Marquench hardening and hard chrome plating, this blade set ensures your "Cut & Hold" harvesting remains effortless, precise, and completely damage-free for years of professional service.

Best For The commercial orchardist, florist, or rose enthusiast seeking a genuine, high-quality replacement blade to restore the "Cut & Hold" efficiency and precision of their ARS 160 Series long-reach pruners.

Key Features

• Genuine Marquench Hardened Steel: Forged to the same exacting standards as the original factory blade, providing the exceptional edge retention and toughness required for clean, professional cuts through stems up to 10mm thick.

• Restored "Cut & Hold" Functionality: Provides a fresh, precise gripping surface that securely holds the severed stem, ensuring you can continue to retrieve high-value fruit and flowers from height without them falling or bruising.

• Hard Chrome Plated Finish: The blade surface is hard chrome plated to actively resist rust and sticky sap buildup, ensuring a smooth, low-friction cutting action and making the tool effortless to clean after a long harvest.

• Surgical-Grade Bypass Action: Restores the surgical finish on wood and stem surfaces, promoting faster plant healing and significantly reducing the risk of disease entry compared to using a dull or low-quality replacement blade.

• Seamless OEM Compatibility: Specifically engineered as a native fit for the entire 160 series range (AR160060, AR160120, AR160180, and AR160240), ensuring perfect mechanical alignment and safety during operation.

Sizes Available

This item is sold as a single replacement cutting blade set. It is compatible with all fixed-length ARS 160 Series Stemgrip Pruners (0.6m to 2.4m).

Specifications

• Brand: ARS Japan
  

• Material: High-Carbon Steel (Marquench Hardened, Hard Chrome Plated)

• Capacity: Restores original 10mm cutting capacity

• Dimensions: Designed for 160-0.6, 160-1.2, 160-1.8, and 160-2.4 models

• Other specific data: Made in Japan. Genuine factory replacement part.

Ideal For (Uses)

• Restoring the factory-sharp edge on ARS 160 Series pruners used for high-volume fruit harvesting and rose maintenance.

• Maintaining a spare blade on hand to ensure zero downtime during critical harvest windows or commercial contracts.

• Replacing nicked, dull, or damaged blades to guarantee the healthiest possible cuts for high-value ornamental and fruit stock.

• Professional tool maintenance to maximize the long-term ROI of high-quality Japanese pruning equipment.

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.