My wife bought me a battery chainsaw for my birthday last August. It was a MSA220 with a 16" bar, I got the battery charger and battery on my birthday but the saw was waiting on delivery to the Stihl shop. The shop phoned this morning and said it had finally come in, so I bolted down there to pick it up. Used it soon as I got home and I'm really impressed with what you can cut on 1 battery charge. It cut 16 rounds, the largest 15" down to 12". It's also quiet and light. I'm going to get a lot of use with it. I'll probably buy another battery for it.
That is impressive. A good solar charging system, and you're good for a long time! Will look forward to hearing how that saw works out when you begin harding larger amounts of wood. Other than your back won't be as tired! Sca
Ive heard good things about the newest generation of battery saws/products. I have the Dewalt pole saw 20v but my batteries are only 2 amp (i think) and dont last. I have three. I know of one member here who has a Makita battery saw with 5 batteries and thats all he uses to cut. If you only cut small amounts at a time its the way to go. No gas or starting issues/pull cord. That wood looks hard and dense Mark J What species?
Congrats! I have a Husky on order. The high end Stihl and Husky sure look impressive, will soon know! I have a Milwaukee battery polesaw, was impressive from first cut!
I bought a top handle Husky T540i and can't get it away from my wife! It can do most of what my gas T540XP can do but quietly and without her having to pull start. Congrats on the new toy Mark...
I've always wanted a property with a small hydro power system. A natural hot spring would be nice too... (Well, I can dream can't I?)
Yes it is hard and a bit stringy, good luck splitting by hand. It is Tasmanian White Gum, the two rounds on the top right are Black Wattle.
Black wattle is good to cut and splits easy. It burns really hot so its good to mix with the longer burning gum. The saw cut really well, it did stall a couple of times in the 15" gum with the whole bar cutting, but I think I was applying to much pressure, once I released pressure the saw just cut it at its own pace.
I did a search on this topic after posting about my inexpensive Harbor Freight saw with 10 inch bar. I liked how it did so much I am ready to get a bigger one. Looking at Stihl and Husqvarna. I can see how it would help at the weekend property, where I can handle some emergency and occasional cutting, without worrying about fuel and starting problems. To take care of a short job without smelling like 2 stroke would be a plus. Are you still pleased with it?
Man, batteries have really gotten a lot better over the past few years. I would have never considered a batter powered saw a short while ago, but now I want one.
I'm in the same boat. Started thinking even harder about a battery saw back when we had the ice storm. Would be nice to have a battery saw, throw in the back of suburban and not have to worry about gas fumes/spills etc. And would be great for cutting small cedars off fence row, instead of big saw having to idle so much (or restart over and over) in between cutting. For those who have researched (I havent done much yet)...what seems to be the best bang for buck, all things considered? I will have to check out this Stihl you got Mark J....
Been very happy with the battery saw, this summer I have used more than any of my petrol saws, I use it on all trees up to 15" diameter, I have cut about 20 trees with it now. I have three batteries for it now, which cuts more than my tractor can carry. During summer when it's light until 9:45pm I've cut right up until its dark because it is so quiet.
We did some winter trail clean up with our snowmobile club a few months back. An area that had been logged during the fall needed some cleaning up. Yes, the gas powered saw did the bigger rounds. One of the guys brought a smaller battery powered Stihl for the smaller stuff. It was impressive! Easy to transport on his sled, quiet and plenty of battery life. My wife even said: "I need one of those!" I think we're getting to a point with the batteries where the electric units are viable to certain size gas saws.
