FELCO 171M - Bypass Pruning Shears - Chrome-Plated Carbon Steel - Premium Medium Right-Handed Secateurs

FELCO 171M - Bypass Pruning Shears - 20 mm Capacity - Chrome-Plated Carbon Steel Medium Secateurs

Precision pruning on live wood starts with a tool sized correctly for your hand and your crop. The FELCO 171M is a Swiss-made bypass secateur for right-handed users with medium hands, pairing chrome-plated hardened carbon steel with the 171 range's redesigned thumb catch and soft TPR grip for agile, controlled cuts up to 20 mm.

At 200 mm overall length and 169 g net weight, the 171M offers a tighter footprint than the large variant without sacrificing FELCO's hallmark blade geometry or field-serviceable construction. The sap groove keeps resinous cuts moving freely, while the wire notch protects your primary edge during routine tying work in vineyards, orchards, and ornamental gardens.

Best For: Right-handed gardeners with medium hand sizes who need a lightweight, high-comfort bypass pruner for clean maintenance cuts on young branches, shrubs, and green wood up to 20 mm diameter.

Key Features:

• Chrome-Plated Hardened Carbon Steel: Blade and counter blade resist corrosion, reduce friction, and maintain sharpness through repeated seasonal use.
• Advanced Blade Geometry: Refined bypass profile cuts green growth smoothly with minimal wrist strain.
• Innovative Thumb-Catch Design: Intuitive opening catch on the FELCO 171 range allows effortless one-handed locking and unlocking.
• High-Comfort TPR Overmoulding Handle: Red PU frame with black TPR overmoulding provides non-slip grip and shock absorption for extended sessions.
• Integrated Sap Groove & Wire Notch: Sap groove prevents sticking on resinous wood; wire notch handles small tying wires safely.
• Precision Cutting Adjustment: Durable alignment system with full spare parts availability for long-term field maintenance.
• Swiss Made Quality: Swiss manufacturing to exact tolerances for professional structural reliability.

Product Technical Specifications Matrix:

Primary Cultivation Applications

• Live Wood Pruning: Clean bypass action on young branches, green wood, and vines up to 20 mm thick.
• Seasonal Shaping: Deadheading, thinning, and structural shaping across roses, fruit trees, and ornamental plantings.
• Training & Floristry Wire: Dedicated notch snaps thin tying wire without dulling the primary blade edge.

Pro Tip & Maintenance: Match hand size to tool size for best leverage and reduced fatigue. Clean sap from the groove after resinous species and store with blades lightly oiled. Re-align blades at the first sign of crushing cuts rather than forcing through material beyond the 20 mm rated capacity.

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.