Electric Chain Saw

[ThundahBeagle]

I still prefer a gas chainsaw. My use is mixed case I guess, trimming and sometimes felling small trees (up to maybe 15-16" diameter, 30-50 feet tall), cutting firewood, and use on the trail. I picked up a used Husqvarna 445 for $100 with a hard case, chain sharpening tools, a gallon of bar oil and some premix oil a few years ago, it certainly owes me nothing at this point.

It's a bit of a pain to drain and run the fuel out of before storage, but given the need to clean a saw after use anyway, it's hardly much extra effort (now if I didn't need to clean that would be worth it, but I suspect the same mess since you still need bar oil).

Quieter, but at 90+ db, still not quiet enough not to warrant hearing protection for long term use

Cut times are one measure, but even the best battery saws are really only on par with homeowner gas saws. The last video by project farm is the most telling to me. An average of 5-6 minutes run time actually cutting, then 60 minutes to charge. Not for me. My gas saw gives me at least 20-30 min to a tank and refill takes about 30 seconds.

Guess it is the same argument as EV vehicles, which I also do not embrace..

Wonder how long it would take and electric saw to cut down a sizeable tree, then limb and buck it with at 6 min run time, 60 minutes charge, vs a gas saw.

And yes, I still prefer my gas Lawn Mower, String trimmer and backpack blower too..

Not a saw but my 40v leaf blower... 30 minutes of use (max!) And 3 hours of charge. I wind up using a rake anyway. Epic fail and annoying. I have to budget my use of the tool. So I need another $200 battery or I need a gas one

 

[86scotty]

I don't get 10 minutes out of my Dewalt blower but it uses 20v batteries which I have tons of. These don't replace a gas blower, just another tool in the toolbox in my opinion.

Same for my battery chainsaw. I have 5 saws. The battery saw is absolutely the one I will grab for a quick chore without making noise and of course it's always with me in the camper.

 

[craig333]

I take my 80v weed eater out to the dog park (city doesn't mow for unknown reasons) and I'm begging for it quit. Battery lasts longer than my back does. Charges in about twenty minutes. Much faster than my little 20v I use at home. That thing takes at least three hours.

 

[ThundahBeagle]

I've got a bunch of Ryobi home use tools like circular saw, weed whacker, drill, air compressor. They all use the One+ batteries and I either get long run times or have so many of those batteries i can just swap out. No problem there. It's just the blower with the 40 amp batt!

I have an old Stihl 024 that is tempermental to start and does leak a bit of bar oil and its probably not great to have it rolling around the bed of the truck all hurricane season.

Anyway, this thread has opened my mind to a good battery operated chain saw in the event a tree blocks the road during hurricane season. I'm really considering one for the truck. Thanks

 

[86scotty]

Anyway, this thread has opened my mind to a good battery operated chain saw in the event a tree blocks the road during hurricane season. I'm really considering one for the truck. Thanks

The problem with that plan is that it would have to be a small tree. You need a very capable battery saw (read $$$$) to deal with a decent sized tree.

 

[LRNAD90]

Anyway, this thread has opened my mind to a good battery operated chain saw in the event a tree blocks the road during hurricane season. I'm really considering one for the truck. Thanks

My experience with using battery powered tools like that is that the battery is always dead when I need it..

 

[ThundahBeagle]

My experience with using battery powered tools like that is that the battery is always dead when I need it..

Any time my electric tools have been dead when I needed them has been because I myself failed to charge them. I find the batteries retain their charge fairly well - at least for the tool batteries stored in the basement workshop. Not sure how they might hold up in the truck bed over a New England wintah

 

[ITTOG]

We have one electric saw and about six gas in my group. Problem is, the guy with the electric doesn't do 1/7th of the work. Might be 1/20th at best. We have all joked about getting electric to make the workload level out.

Edit: Electric saws are good for kenneling. A bit safer than an axe for those that don't know how to use it.

 

[ThundahBeagle]

The problem with that plan is that it would have to be a small tree. You need a very capable battery saw (read $$$$) to deal with a decent sized tree.

Maybe so. But a 16 inch bar can take down a tree bigger in diameter than that, so the issue might be battery power. Maybe 2 to 3 batteries kicking around would help. But I know my leaf blower 40v batt is 150 to 200 bucks. Yikes

 

[LRNAD90]

Maybe so. But a 16 inch bar can take down a tree bigger in diameter than that, so the issue might be battery power. Maybe 2 to 3 batteries kicking around would help. But I know my leaf blower 40v batt is 150 to 200 bucks. Yikes

Yikes! I paid $100 (second hand but well cared for) for the saw I currently throw in the truck when adventuring. Is a Husky 440 w/ 18" bar. Came with a full case, gallon of bar oil, file set, and an extra chain. Looks something like this:

 

[ThundahBeagle]

Yikes! I paid $100 (second hand but well cared for) for the saw I currently throw in the truck when adventuring. Is a Husky 440 w/ 18" bar. Came with a full case, gallon of bar oil, file set, and an extra chain. Looks something like this:

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Nice one!

I paid about 100 for my not-so-cared for Stihl 024, but got an axe, maul, scrench, and a couple wedges with it.

Dont get me wrong, we are under winter storm warning and ove got almost 60 miles to get home. The Stihl is in the truck. Just considering other future possibilities