ARS Replacement Cutting Head - Suits 180l Series Hi-reach Pruners - High-carbon Steel Bypass Head for Precision Pruning

ARS Replacement Cutting Head - Suits 180L Series Hi-Reach Pruners - High-Carbon Steel Bypass Head for Precision Pruning

Restore your high-reach pruning capability to its original surgical sharpness with the ARS Replacement Cutting Head. Specifically engineered as a direct factory replacement for the 180L series, this head features the signature bypass design and hard chrome plating that makes Japanese pruning tools world-renowned. By refreshing the cutting assembly, you ensure that every overhead cut remains clean and effortless, promoting faster plant healing and maintaining professional productivity across your entire property.

Best For The professional landscaper or serious gardener seeking a genuine, high-quality replacement head to restore the factory-sharp cutting efficiency and precision of their ARS 180L Series Hi-Reach Pruners.

Key Features

• Precision Bypass Angled Head: Restores the specialized ergonomic angle of the original tool, providing optimum visibility and access to high branches while ensuring a clean, surgical-grade bypass cut that promotes rapid plant recovery.

• Hard Chrome Plated Blades: Forged from high-carbon steel and hard chrome plated to actively resist rust and sticky sap buildup, ensuring a smooth, low-friction action that glides through timber and remains effortless to clean.

• Seamless OEM Compatibility: Specifically designed for a native fit with the ARS 180L series (1.2m, 1.8m, and 2.1m models), ensuring perfect alignment with the internal drive-rod mechanism for safe and reliable operation.

• Restored 22mm Cutting Capacity: Provides a fresh, razor-sharp edge that handles branches up to 22mm thick with minimal physical effort, significantly reducing user fatigue during prolonged overhead pruning sessions.

• Durable Japanese Engineering: Manufactured in Japan to the same exacting standards as the original tool, ensuring long-term structural integrity and consistent performance in demanding commercial and residential environments.

Sizes Available

This item is sold as a single, complete replacement cutting head assembly. It is compatible with the following ARS models: AR180L120, AR180L180, and AR180L210.

Specifications

• Brand: ARS Japan
  

• Material: Hard Chrome Plated High-Carbon Steel Blades

• Capacity: Restores original 22mm cutting capacity

• Dimensions: Designed for 180L Series tubular pole system

• Other specific data: Angled bypass head profile. Made in Japan. Genuine factory replacement part.

Ideal For (Uses)

• Restoring the factory-sharp edge on ARS 180L Series Hi-Reach pruners used for intensive seasonal maintenance.

• Replacing nicked, dull, or damaged cutting heads to ensure clean, disease-free pruning of high-value ornamental trees.

• Maintaining maximum leverage and precision when thinning fruit tree water sprouts and high branches from the ground.

• Ensuring zero downtime for professional teams by maintaining a spare cutting head for rapid field replacement.

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.