Off topic Electric chain saws

[SEGARE]

My brother has the Milwaukee. I have about 60 saws...yeah, I have a sickness, and he has about 15, so going to a battery saw was a bit of a change in our way of thinking. I've run his saw several times and it works very well. The chain speed isn't close to a gas powered saw, but it is torquey. The upside is, you can cut in Sunday go to church close and not smell. Carry it in the back seat of the truck and it doesn't stink the joint up. Overall, for stop and saw, spot applications, or grab and trim a limb in the yard, they really do work well.

 

[M-61]

Purchased the 56volt Echo with 18 inch bar. From a local store I’ve done business with for years. Family owned for 75 years and I try to support the local places
Thanks for all the info guys.

 

[Dgd6mm]

Purchased the 56volt Echo with 18 inch bar. From a local store I’ve done business with for years. Family owned for 75 years and I try to support the local places
Thanks for all the info guys.

Good deal. If you don't mind what does the cost of one of these battery chainsaws run. I'm interested in one for just incase reasons.

 

[M-61]

I paid $320 with tax 8.2%tax

 

[M-61]

I’ll definitely use it by this weekend and if you like I’ll let you know my opinion

 

[Dgd6mm]

Yes and thank you.

 

[deadidarren]

I have only piston Poppin chainsaws over 70 to 90 CC's one thing you need to.be warned about is chaps and cut proof pants they will stop at 10 horsepower chainsaw petrol but they will not stop the torque of an electric chainsaw be warned they may be handy but they are 10 times more dangerous

 

[FNSafari]

IMO not the best choice if you plan on all day use out in the woods and way away from a plug-in. I've used a full size one a few times and do not like the feel and weight. I can get as much done with a 8.5lb 14" 35cc gas saw as I can with 12 lb electric job. I think their forte is in the smaller liming type saws. JMO after using saws for over 40 years. Best one I ever owned is a Partner 55 cc, 16" bar saw at about 10.75 lbs. loaded. Still have it and it still cuts...circa 1978.

 

[M-61]

I have only piston Poppin chainsaws over 70 to 90 CC's one thing you need to.be warned about is chaps and cut proof pants they will stop at 10 horsepower chainsaw petrol but they will not stop the torque of an electric chainsaw be warned they may be handy but they are 10 times more dangerous

I did know about an electric saw and chaps but is sure worth repeating. I bought this primarily for small trees as I said in my post but the risk factor is there for sure. I have 99% hardwood in my area so it will interesting how it preforms. The splitting I do by hand as I have a stupid number of splitting axes and don’t mind doing it.

 

[natdscott]

Dunno, but buy chainsaw chaps before you even plug it in!

 

[david12601]

Chaps will not be as safe as electric saws have no clutch.......but they are better than nothing

 

[spaniel]

I do a lot of brush/small tree clearing. After watching my uncle use the DeWalt I told my wife that that was my Christmas list. There are so many times I just want to pop a saw out and quickly cut a few things and not worry about dragging out the fuel/oil and worrying about the first start.

I own a hunting property 90min from home and one thing I learned early on is never go there without the saw (trails, road blockages). An electric is a heck of a lot more convenient for that.

I'd never consider an electric as a dedicated larger tree cutting saw.

 

[ronsatspokane]

I have the Makita. It takes two batteries and it last a long time. I was skeptical at first. I have two Stihl's and one Husky gas chain saws. I now grab for the Mikita first for the smaller stuff. The only trouble with these electric saws is that the chain gauge is thinner and they will jump off the bar when pounding them into brush. For the bigger stuff the gas is still the way to go.

 

[Ray123]

I just don't know why anyone would buy an electric chainsaw. I grew up in heavily forested mountains...where logging is the major industry in every town for many years...with heavy logging equipment, log trucks everywhere, all the time. And a big long bar chainsaw in every pickup truck, a gallon of bar oil, gasoline and 2 cycle oil. Oregon Chain on the bar...ain't no respectable burley logger carrying no pussy electric nothing. That POS will get you killed and your ass handed to ya...even by a choker setter, whistle punk. Girls buck up with a long bar, gasoline saw the same as their logger men... the sound of a heavy load on a gasoline chainsaw is music to the ears, signals from whistle punks, and heavy diesel engines pulling logs up to a cut in the mountain side, and loaders loading log trucks, and log truck engines working hard, shifting gears, hauling heavy loads, sounds echoing down the mountain, as the log trucks head for the nearby mill...big game animals will sometimes watch them work, slowly graze or walk off, unafraid ... loggers know where the big game is located...gasoline and diesel...my chainsaw will always be gasoline/oil powered...

 

[dunraven]

I recommend the one that uses a gasoline/oil mixture.

 

[Richard Jones]

I just don't know why anyone would buy an electric chainsaw. I grew up in heavily forested mountains...where logging is the major industry in every town for many years...with heavy logging equipment, log trucks everywhere, all the time. And a big long bar chainsaw in every pickup truck, a gallon of bar oil, gasoline and 2 cycle oil. Oregon Chain on the bar...ain't no respectable burley logger carrying no pussy electric nothing. That POS will get you killed and your ass handed to ya...even by a choker setter, whistle punk. Girls buck up with a long bar, gasoline saw the same as their logger men... the sound of a heavy load on a gasoline chainsaw is music to the ears, signals from whistle punks, and heavy diesel engines pulling logs up to a cut in the mountain side, and loaders loading log trucks, and log truck engines working hard, shifting gears, hauling heavy loads, sounds echoing down the mountain, as the log trucks head for the nearby mill...big game animals will sometimes watch them work, slowly graze or walk off, unafraid ... loggers know where the big game is located...gasoline and diesel...my chainsaw will always be gasoline/oil powered...

That just doesn't sit well with me. I would say more but I believe I would be breaking some forum rules.

Then again, maybe you said the same thing about indoor plumbing being a bad idea...... Or maybe you're just kidding instead of just, at least to me, sounding rude and a little ridiculous.

 

[M-61]

Chaps will not be as safe as electric saws have no clutch.......but they are better than nothing

I did a bit of reading, but I’ll preface that with this, chaps are a must. That said chaps effectiveness with electric chain saws greatly differs with the word “electric “ Apparently BATTERY powered electric chainsaws are quite different than ‘plug in’
The plug in is going through the chaps. The battery one no.
I’m buying the chaps today for my new battery saw period. Just thought the above was interesting, even though I have no idea if it’s true. No desire to find out either.

 

[Ray123]

That just doesn't sit well with me. I would say more but I believe I would be breaking some forum rules.

Then again, maybe you said the same thing about indoor plumbing being a bad idea...... Or maybe you're just kidding instead of just, at least to me, sounding rude and a little ridiculous.

Its a tongue and cheek about real loggers...around here its still an industry but not like it used to be. Trees so thick one log on the log truck. Every family has a man in the woods or at the log mills.
I never mentioned flush toilets, ..but I like them. But logging camps are remote many had no flush toilets or electricity, unless diesel generator.
Shocker ...I am not concerned about what sits well with you, especially on petty choices. I believe in free speech and there are alot of words to choose from, and ya don't need my permission, to use any of them, go ahead, text away.
You can totally disagree with me about the virtues of gas vs electric chainsaws. I made my choice on my family & friends backgrounds, logging is a highly aggressive business... You can even be angry and up set if ya want to, over chainsaws,... ya might look into anger management therapy....or buy a couple of new electric chainsaws to sooth your feelings...and help out the economy. I'm all for helping out the economy...and we'd both be happy, you ecstatic with your new electric chainsaws and me cheerful that you improved our economy. Working together to build a better America...even if we disagree, ...on chainsaws.
I may sound harsh, but I grew up in hard times, men were hard, tough, and aggressive...they were survivers. My best friend made it through Vietnam, but was killed in a logging accident at 23 yrs old , left behind a wife and baby son...and that's not an unusual outcome, for a young man in that period of time, working in the woods. There are no easy days, start time, before daylight...and you pray for 5 days injury free, so you could heal up...but that ain't likely.

 

[bline]

I went with a Kobalt battery powered chain saw because I had a trapped ulnar nerve in my right arm and pulling a starter cord is no longer and option, even after the operation to get that nerve back in the groove. Also, I am fed up with carrying around a container of gas when I am using the saw. Now that I think of it, I have A LOT of tools that are battery powered and they all work just fine. No more gas can, no more extension cord.