I’ve heard good things too! I’ve already decided that my next blower will probably be a battery operated one
I have a lot of hearing loss esp in my left ear. All kinds of flags are thron on my yearly physical, they even made me get cleared by an ENT last year. I have always been adament about wearing ear pro, even wearing plugs and muffs together now. I still think my ears are being affected even with the ear pro, so I am seriously considering a battery powered saw for the smaller stuff....I've been cutting tons of smaller wood from the ice storm, majority volleyball and smaller. Will still wear ear pro if needed, but I am thinking a bat powered saw can't be as loud as my 460. At the very least no sound is being thrown between cuts.
My brother had a cheesy cordless one years back. Ryobi i think. Not much power but worked on the job for basic clean up...sawdust, roofing crumbs etc. Ive talked about getting the small Dewalt one for around here for her to use as i have three 20 volt batteries for my other cordless tools including the pole saw. I have a gas powered Echo one which i love.
I have a husqvarna one that’s about 12 years old now. Still working well and if I were to replace it with an electric one, I’d definitely have to do my homework before purchasing.
Thanks for all the great information. Does anyone have any experience with the battery powered Makita 36volt chain saws?
I just found a used Stihl MSA200c kit with spare chain, charger and three ap300 batteries but only 10” bar. I’m picking it up tomorrow for what seems a good deal. I’ve wanted one for a while but couldn’t swallow the cost of a new one. I have an MS250 and mildly muffler modded MS290 currently.