UNGERProfessional 42” Rugged Reacher – Reacher Grabber Tool & Trash Picker, Outdoor Trash Picker Upper Tool, Heavy Duty Grabber Reacher, Claw Grabber Pickup Tool, Yard Clean Up

Perfect for picking up branches when mowing. Very strong & good grip.

This is my heaviest grabber. It’s also my sturdiest. The settings are stuck on beast mode.This grabber is pretty much your go to for when you are grabbing something very heavy. It can pretty much be used like a shovel when you have to grab and lift.I bought this for a Garage clean out and organization of a minor hoarder of farm supplies. I have lifted 1 gallon jugs, bowling pins, grabbed half or full 5 gallon fuel cans and drug them around, pulled very heavy tractor parts out of cabinets and deep shelves.These are not very precise grabbers as the grip surface is slightly curved with kind of a bubble jaw surface. The curve works very well though for getting a solid grip with little effort.This is also very heavy for a grabber, it is built like a tank. I wouldn’t use this primarily for general waste cleanup, but for heavy lifting it outclasses all the rest.This is more of a specific heavy lifting scenario type grabber, and for that function it is perfect.

Overall, this device is built sturdy, and that I appreciate. However, what you don't read in the ad is anything about the design and engineering flaws that are problems for the users. Based on my actual use, the grip is not strong enough to really grab something more than an ounce or two. I will need to modify the grip so that it is stronger. The tips of the grabber jaws are made of a very soft rubber -- too soft. It prevents them from taking hold of many kinds of things that would not be a problem if a stiffer, more rigid rubber was used instead. The device weighs too much. It is heavy. It should weigh 25% less than it does to be practical. It is just way too long! It should easily be 4 inches shorter for practical use -- especially for people in a wheelchair. It is durably built, and I expect it to last.

Super Great grabber,only problem was the slack needs to be tighter. What i did was add some more washers to back of washers that was already made with grabber. Now I don't have to squeeze the handle hard. I have more gripping power without the hard squeeze.

I mounted hooks on my large lawn tractor to hold this grabber. As I cut the grass I constantly find branches that were blown out of trees after a heavy storm. This grabber is long enough that I can reach the branches on the ground and lift them up. However, the grabber is so long that I cannot place the branch into my other hand. So, when deciding which grabber to purchase, be sure to measure the distance between your thumbs with your arms outstretched. If I tow a yard trailer behind the tractor, then there is no problem moving the branch to the trailer.These grabbers are sturdy. I can lift substantial size branches which would break the inexpensive plastic grabbers I first started using. These have a larger-diameter tube running from handle to tongs than other grabbers. While this adds great strength, it also means that the standard command strip hooks are not large enough to hold this. I got strips with a wire hook that could be bent....and rebent the wire to hold the grabber tube. This works well as it holds the grabber securely so it doesn't fall out as the tractor bounces over bumps but the grabber can be removed by pulling. So think about mounting if you order this.My reason for low ease of use is partially due to length but mostly due to construction of the grabbing trigger. This was mentioned multiple times in other reviews and I understand what they are talking about. Simply put, it is very difficult to exert enough force with your hand squeezing the trigger to have the tongs hold an item tightly. The best I can do with some branches is to extend the grabber so it surrounds the branch loosely, squeeze tongs closed as best I can, then lift the branch by tilting the grabber. A redesign of the trigger mechanism is needed on this grabber to allow more force from the hand squeeze to reach the tongs.Bottom line: Very sturdy and well built grabber with tongs that are hard to forcefully squeeze shut and a bit too long to pass items from the tongs into your other hand.

This grabber has a couple of keys flaws that only make it suitable for light duty use. The first thing is the thrust ratio between the handle and the jaws. It doesn’t take much movement of the handle to make the jaws close all the way. This looks good on paper, but the result is that the grip force between the pads is poor. You could put a toddler’s finger between the jaws and squeeze the handle with all your might and the kid would giggle at the funny game you were playing. I bought this grabber to use while on my lawnmower so I wouldn’t have to get off my mower to pick up deadfall and the occasional tool left behind. It took me three attempts to pick up a shovel due to the pads slipping off of the shovel. I wasn’t trying to pick up the entire weight of the shovel, I just wanted to pick up the handle high enough for me to grab it. The jaws just kept slipping off of the smooth surface of the shovel. Which brings up the other “flaw”. The pads are a hard rubber which makes them durable, but reduces their ability to grip. Maybe Unger should give you slip-on sleeves made of silicone rubber? I guess the tool is OK if you can get the jaws to wrap all around the item you need to pick up, but my opinion is that they’re only good for picking up soda cans and cigarette butts. I think a tool (especially one touted as “rugged”or “professional”) should work the first time every time (In this case, without having to think about how best to grab the item in your way so it only takes one attempt).

Great quality product. My husband has a bad back, but still loves to pick up the pine cones out of the yard. This is way better than the others that we purchased in the past. Much better quality, and a lot heavier duty. These will pick up just about anything. These are longer than the others too, making it even easier for tall people to use. Worth a purchase for sure. I will definitely buy these again.