dmccarty
Super Star Member
Rox,
I have a Stihl hardhat with a face shield and hearing protection. I wear it everytime I use the saw, brushcutter, or blower. When using the DR Mower wear ear and eye protection. On the tractor I use hearing and some times eye protection depending on what I'm doing.
I would wonder why the chipper jams. That should not happen something is not right.
I have a Dewalt cordless 18v recip saw. I had to drive all over the place to get one. After using it I know why. Its really not worth the money. All of my Dewalt batteries have died. Now some of them had to be a good 10 years old but what one of them MELTED in my charger one day. I was lucky I was home and smelled it smoking. Given a few more minutes I think it would have been on fire. That was the last of my three batteries. These things cost something like $75 a piece to maybe $50 if I buy a pair of them. I have been waiting for a sale and have not seen one yet.
I have argued with myself over buying the batteries due to the price but I don't have easy access to power in some places so the batteries are needed. I'm just too cheap to get them right now.
Anyhoo, be careful with the cordless recip saws.
For you hurts, try ice packs on the sore areas. Sounds like your muscles are hurting from looking up and holding that saw. Ice Ice Baby. <That is a line from a song>
Your pruning stories are very interesting to me. I thinking about planting an acre of apple trees and they require pruning.
Later,
Dan
I have a Stihl hardhat with a face shield and hearing protection. I wear it everytime I use the saw, brushcutter, or blower. When using the DR Mower wear ear and eye protection. On the tractor I use hearing and some times eye protection depending on what I'm doing.
I would wonder why the chipper jams. That should not happen something is not right.
I have a Dewalt cordless 18v recip saw. I had to drive all over the place to get one. After using it I know why. Its really not worth the money. All of my Dewalt batteries have died. Now some of them had to be a good 10 years old but what one of them MELTED in my charger one day. I was lucky I was home and smelled it smoking. Given a few more minutes I think it would have been on fire. That was the last of my three batteries. These things cost something like $75 a piece to maybe $50 if I buy a pair of them. I have been waiting for a sale and have not seen one yet.
I have argued with myself over buying the batteries due to the price but I don't have easy access to power in some places so the batteries are needed. I'm just too cheap to get them right now.
Anyhoo, be careful with the cordless recip saws.
For you hurts, try ice packs on the sore areas. Sounds like your muscles are hurting from looking up and holding that saw. Ice Ice Baby.
<That is a line from a song> Your pruning stories are very interesting to me. I thinking about planting an acre of apple trees and they require pruning.
Later,
Dan
