Battery Chainsaws

The charger will flash red if the battery is to hot !

 

My dealt has a peculiar flash to the light. When charging correctly it has a uniform blink.

 

I was being specific to to Stihl AP battery and AL charger .

 

The Greenworks battery's that run the snowblower need about a one hour cool down before charging .
The Dewalt battery's also need a cool down before charging .
The Stihl AP battery's that power the lawnmower do not require a cool down.

 

typo correction, Dealt should be Dewalt.

Gotcha Allen. I was explaining what mine does when on the charger.

 

I've picked a few of the Greenworks saws, first one I bought was the cheapy 24 volt version, it did what I needed it to do which was clearing fallen branches or smaller trees from my trail paths. The next one I bought was a 40 volt version from a seller that bought it but ended up never using it and so price was a lot less than retail. I've used it the most and really like it, so much so that when I saw another show up on the cheap on Marketplace I bought it for a back up, also bought a second battery so I could keep on cutting when the first battery had run down. Run time has been quite good for me, and I usually get a good size load of wood even only using just one battery. I did buy a different style Greenworks 40 volt version as well but it doesn't seam to work as well as the one I've been using. I also bought a Hart 40 volt brand new from another seller that had never used it, I still haven't tried that one out. Here's a picture of the Greenworks I use the most.

 

I just processed four front-end loader buckets of Elm from a blown down tree--the property owner said I could have it after some guy with a battery powered chain saw was able to cut the limbs up to about 10 inches, but couldn't get through the trunk--there were multiple places where he'd tried. So I had 18 feet of 20" diameter trunk all to myself and my Stihl MS251. I'll never give up my gas saws or my diesel truck. The only battery powered tool I have is a flashlight.

 

I bought a Hart 12 inch 20 volt battery chainsaw for some small work,liked it so much i bought a Hart 18 inch 40 volt battery chainsaw it has plenty of power for larger projects.
Both come from Walmart where you have 90 days to return them if you don't like them.
Both saws came with battery and a charger the 14 inch under $200 the 18 inch $350.
I am not selling my two Stihl gas chainsaws but there is a place for the battery chainsaws and were going to see them sold and used a lot more as time go by.

 

I have a new Hart 40 volt as well, still haven't tried it out, I have two Greenworks 40 volt saws with two battery's (one as a back up) that I use the most, and if and when they break I'll start using the Hart. Biggest issue I've come across with the Greenworks are sprocket wear, really need to keep the chain tensioned. I have found that the very common Homelite electric saws use the same sprocket and sell for much less, the Greenworks ones tend to be unavailable every time I look, and when they do show up they're pricey. These battery saws are great for my trails where I cut smaller stuff for firewood and clearing blow downs off the trails. Some of the trails are rather close to homes and using these saws, they don't even know I'm in the woods.....

 

Is she fixing the cut/tear or cleaning the inside of the seat of the pants?

 

I have the Makita 14" battery chainsaw and have cut 4-5 cords per year for several years without difficulty. My largest cut is a 21" green red oak which consumed completely one pair of 5 amp-hr/18 volt batteries for the single cut. Makita combines two 18 volt batteries, one on each side, to produce 36 volts. I transport wood in 1,000 pound loads and consume almost 3 battery pairs per 1,000 pounds (19" sticks) of wood cut (5 amp-hr batteries) and one tank of chain oil. I have cut over 30 cord so far and the makita is going strong. The makita shutdowns work and so my opinion is the makita is safer than a gasoline saw. The Makita chain speed is slower than gasoline. I am comfortable with the watt-hr calculations to compare battery systems (amp x volts = watts, amp-hr x volts = watt-hr). Go big on batteries for cutting stuff over 6" and shorter bars have less friction and so batteries last longer the shorter the bar (i.e. bigger is not better depending on how many batteries you carry). I have 6 battery pairs and a Makita battery lawn mower. I like the Makita battery chainsaw and would buy another, actually I own two...

Charging batteries at room temperature extends battery life and so I always delay charging until the batteries have cooled to room temperature.

 

I definitely think that the slower chain speeds on electric saws make them vastly safer than gas saws.

Gas saws just have a ton of inertia zooming around the bar in comparison. I don't even think I've ever even had a kickback on my electric saw. For a home gamer this is a good thing.