My cutting buddy purchased a battery operated chainsaw and was saying it actually comes in quite handy on his property. I was skeptical but when I saw the Echo 58 volt saw on the local Marketplace for $75 I decided to try it out. I wasn’t really impressed with it until after I sharpened the chain. Then it actually does a good job of cutting smaller stuff and I can see it being useful into the future. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've been thinking about getting one. In the summer limbs or even whole trees can fall off/over. I don't keep mix gas around until Fall when the cutting season starts. A battery chain saw would fill in nicely. Let us know how it works out once you have some trigger time on it!
I had to cut down an 80’ Poplar yesterday next to a dorm. RLH asked me to be mindful of the residents, so I stripped it out with a Stihl 161 battery saw. The battery died with 2 limbs left and I switched to a 201. At my age I appreciate less noise.
I bought a Dewalt 20volt saw last year as I have several of their tools and batteries already. Don't use it often but comes in handy now and then. I've actually cut 8x8 wood bundles in half with it. Slow going but got it done. I was impressed with campinspecter's battery Stihl saw. For $75 I'd say you stole that saw. Nice buy!
We got my fil a battery saw to replace his old McCulloch saw. It’s a 540IXP and it will run 3-4 hours on a battery, before swapping them. He loves the thing and constantly uses it for trail cleanup and firewood gathering. My wife is comfortable running it, so we picked up another one to have at the house in our woods Jeep. She’s not a fan of pulling staring a gas saw, and it only took on time where she ripped the exhaust off the woods jeep by going over a downed tree to find a solution. Id own another one for myself as the one in the woods jeep has been claimed by my wife. Kinda like my G19 once it got a red dot and threaded barrel. I’m also happy with the gas saws, and love the smell of 2stroke so getting another battery saw isn’t a priority.
Bucket, I have always worn hearing protection. I had plugs in while using the battery saw. The 2 things that bother me the most are chippers and a wot 5hp wood splitter. Did a side job this morning and I only had 1 plug in my truck.
After the neighbor dropped off some Fir logs this afternoon I wanted to see if the little battery saw was going to work. I really wasn’t expecting much out of it but was pleasantly surprised how quickly it buzzed through the smaller log (9” at the small end) and took a round off one of the bigger ones. It didn’t bog down at all. I don’t know how much I will use it for bucking logs but it’s good to know it will work if I keep it in my truck during hunting season to clear the road if I have to. One thing that I will have to pay attention to is it has a variable speed trigger and gotta keep the chain speed up for best results.
A car won’t stop a train yet millions of people drive them across railroad tracks daily. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've been keeping this dude in the buggy for a few years now. Little 18volt. Convenient when it does not get too hot. Will clog itself up under the sprocket cover. I bought it to cut grape vines initially, which it excelled at. Sharpening the little chains can try my patience.
Will not consistently every time, but still better than shorts. Battery saws are still way safer than gas saws overall due to the drastically lower chain speed and low inertia drivetrain.
I have a Stihl E14. It’s about 30 years old, but it works really well. I run it off a battery inverter pack, so technically it is battery operated. We cut up a pile of honey locust with it last week. It does very well with diameters up to 8-9”, but will cut much larger pieces. I don’t like loud noises and prefer electric tool over gas now, when appropriate. I converted my splitter to electric, and love it. No more pulling, just flip the switch and it takes right off. Still has 20 tons of force, just quieter, and no gas or oil to worry about. Oh, and pennies to run instead of dollars. I can pour $20 a day into a gas splitter, but this one runs all day without a dent in the power bill.
Would love to run a 7-1/2hp motor on my splitter. I don't have enough cord to reach all the places I use it.
I am using a 3hp motor on mine and 100 feet of cord. I used a heavy duty extension cord and replaced the ends with 220 plugs.
Have had a Stihl MSA120C battery saw for maybe 5 or 6 years now, purchased mainy to carry when camping to cut firewood. Excellent saw, use it all the time around home and carry it in the truck to clear my lane etc. Cuts fast, long battery life.
