I feel the same. However, given time...they will get better. The two simple answers are to increase the battery potential, or make the motors more efficient. I suspect both are being done somewhere in a laboratory as I type. The crews around here must not respect OSHAs rule much. Have seen Asplundh and some locals crews in buckets, starting and stopping saws. Wondering if most of the accidents happen when trying to start a saw in a bucket? Also, the climbers...do they have to leave the saw running? It would seem that a bucket start would be much easier and safer than a start hanging from a rope? Good old OSHA.
I love my 40 volt ryobi I line trimmer. I got tired of the finicky carburetor on the old commercial grade Lesco that I had. I was actually thinking just this weekend after grabbing a nice mix of cherry, elm, oak and birch, how an electric saw might be useful at the dump. If they can’t really hear you running a saw, are you actually running a saw? I think with a sharp chain and a spare battery they could be great for small jobs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
We are in the same boat. I hate recoil starters! I have the ryobi week whacker too and a ryobi lawn mower and a........
Maurice, the 86 year old wood scrounger at my dump, runs an electric saw there. He only scrounges little stuff so it makes sense for him. His battery is always wearing out though. I don't know why he doesn't bring a spare or two.
I hope he's OK, haven't seen him for awhile. There hasn't been anything good at the dump, though, maybe he's just taking the summer off.
Maurice is funny, he can't identify different types of wood beyond maple and pine. He told me to bang two splits together and tell by the sound if they are dry. His father was a lumberjack before chainsaws.
Met a kid (30years old ish) today who managed to almost cut his foot off with a chainsaw last year. 6 months of various surgeries reconnecting tendons and such, and he's walking again and back on a mowing crew. Guess what.......No chaps and tennis shoes at the time of incident. And he knew better. Said he was making one cut....a stump. As if he didn't already know he screwed up, I reminded him of how stupid he was. He agreed. Ladies and gentlemen, get chaps. And good boots.
Boy you sure got that right bocefus78 safety gear costs are minuscule compared to ER co pays, lost time, & God forbid, long term disability or death. I've never met someone that said I wish I wasn't wearing chaps or boots when the saw hit them.
