Spare cutting head

Great product. Fitted fine.

My first problem was the packaging. Dont get me wrong I'm not one of those tree huggers who thinks , the world is going to end because I put my shrink wrapped pork chop in a carrier bag and drove home in my 3 litre BMW on my own. But these are three small flat items that could have easily fitted in a small jiffy envelope. It came from fiskars in a cardboard sleeve three times the size of the items ,that had a hard plastic front . Then amazon packers placed it in a box about seven or eight times longer deeper and wider than the spares. Then filled the box with grey packing paper to prevent the spares moving around in transit I suppose. Now if a thing is made of steel and galvanised metal manufactured to work in a robust outdoor environment.does it need any of all that. As I stated earlier I'm not a fan of that strange girl from Sweden or any of her followers but I now have to get rid of all this stuff and as my council are getting on board with the global warming thing I have to obey. The daft bit is you have to drive to the recycling centre on your own in your car to get rid of what is a cardboard box . So back to the spares I had to get instructions again from you tube as the instructions printed on the packaging were scant. Here's an idea cut back on the packaging and the money saved could produce a decent instruction sheet. Removing the chain link to remove the blade was tricky I used a long nose pliers. Once that was off replacing the old bent blade was easy enough . However putting the top bit on the chain to lock everything down not so easy. It took a lot of fiddling and trial and error. In the end I managed it but still cant explain how I did it ,I was trying to pull push squeeze all at the same time and it locked in. Lastly fitting the spring was easy using a pliers. To sum up far to much packaging so if tree hugging is your thing leave well alone ,but if tree hugging was your thing you wouldn't be repairing a tool to chop bits of them off. Not an easy fit but with a little time effort you tube and persistence it's not to bad. This was an expensive tool and I'm pleased to have been able to repair it relatively cheaply. I would reccomend this if you need one it's a lot cheaper than the alternative.

... but, be aware: the instructions are in diagram form which I found inscrutable. Apart from the addition of the bright orange guide jaw, there are two important differences to the design of this (UPX86 version) compared to the original UP86 cutter head:1. The plastic part which connects the cutting head cord with the handle's flat strap is in two parts on the new version. This meant that I had to unthread the flat strap from the handle and loop it around the new part. I'd suggest finding a YouTube video about replacing the rope and handle for some clues about how best to manage this.2. The old head was secured to the handle by a D-shaped plastic fitting which went INSIDE the D-shaped tube with a very tight fit. The new part fits OVER or OUTSIDE the D-shaped tube and is drilled to be secured with a bolt (not supplied with the new head). Because I didn't want to risk the head getting stuck on a branch and pulling free from the shaft, I drilled appropriate holes in the shaft. a 40mm M5 nut and pan-head bolt does the job (and, obviously, you'll need to drill a 5mm hole through the shaft).So, a bit of a faff but it all took less than an hour including thinking time and cost £40 rather than £90+ for a complete new tool. And if you want a really long, tangle-free, easy to use tree pruner, this one lasted for over a decade of fairly regular abuse before the head broke so it certainly does he job.

Good product enabling repair rather than replace. You'll need to search online for fitting instructions, which can be found on the Fiskars US site

It fits and it works 😁

Absolutely nothing wrong with the product, but the delivery was very poor. Paid for a premium delivery and the courier left it in the wrong letterbox - correct house number, wrong street!! Amazon please get your couriers to make sure they are in the correct road and not slavishly follow the GPS.

It was as advertised, appropriately packaged and arrived when due.Quite easy to fit except the link. I used long nosed pliers to squeeze the link pillars close enough together to allow the top of the link to be fitted.Works the same as the original.

Difficult and fiddly to fit, but works ok in the end.I used this methodology:1. Removed old blade by inserting screwdriver into chain link and twisting.2. Attached new link to chain and blade, pushing together the two halves of the link.3. Clasped the two sides together with string and pushed the chain side of the link onto the pin.4. Teased blade side of the link onto its pin by pushing away from the chain with a screwdriver. After several attempts it stayed fast.4. Attach spring.5. Test.Hope this helps.