What is the best battery operated chain saw

[joecoin]

Thanks John, for providing this information about weights and recommendations. I will continue to check things out. The debate I guess is about whether it is worth it to spend the money to save the additional work of lugging my Rancher 455 up and down some tricky terrain when that is not a frequent task (although I am sure I would find other uses for a lighter saw). I imagine this fence walking/clean up work would be about a once a year trek - or maybe twice a year - two trips to different parts of the fencing.

I should add, most of the time what I find would be trees of 4-10", or smaller branches, or 1-2 inch brush (and that not often as once I take it out once it does not come back for awhile). There have been larger trees that have fallen, but I could likely manage with a 12' saw for the few times that would be an issue. And because some of what I have been cleaning up was there because the fence line had been neglected for a while I am guessing there will be less and less of a need for doing this.

Again - thanks for the input.

I have a cordless pole saw, was going to buy the chain saw that used the same battery but they were unavailable for awhile. I'll be buying that soon.

Here's a thought , you can get a backpack and put the saw in it. That way, you have both hands free when going up and down the hills and the weight would be distributed across your shoulders so your arms would not be fatigued.

You could do the same for a gas saw, but that could ruin the backpack rather quickly.

 

[dfkrug]

I need a longer pro pole saw. The Lynxx is only 8'10".

If your Lynxx is like my Greenworks 40V polesaw, you might try ordering another pole section from HF parts. If you can get thru on the telephone line. In the past, I have bought parts from them, and they were very reasonable.

My Greenworks saw continues to work well, tho I have had to do the same repair to the oil tank, and I had to shave the battery down a bit so it went into the unit and its charger easier. This one is the same as the Poulan Pro 40V polesaw, prob built in the same factory as your Lynxx. Overall, this is a good product.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I have the Makita 36v 12" saw, which is light and works well with two 5ah batteries. I didn't compare with others because I have Makita cordless tools already. Including a Makita 18v reciprocating saw with pruning blade. Between the two I haven't picked up the gas saw in a long time. For trimming and removing fallen trees and branches it is all I need.

 

[John_Mc]

... I might not need a gas saw for most of my cutting if a spare battery could be charged quickly enough. It would be sweet to have a small inverter that could supply the charger from the pickup or tractor.

Actually, Milwaukee sells a version of their M18 charger which can be plugged into either a 110 outlet or a cigarette lighter. You don't see it advertised much, but they are around. I bought it several years ago when I was working with a solar installer. I needed a way to recharge batteries (which were not as high-capacity as those available today) when we were out in the field, working where no 100 VAC was available. It worked well, and did fully charge the battery. It is not as fast as their "RapidCharger", I'm guessing it's similar charging speed to their regular charger. I'm not sure if I would want to wait long enough to charge one of their 12 AH batteries that had been drained.

 

[art]

Stihl has a complete line and we have never seen them back for service or any type of issue. They are not the lowest price but they do seem as good as their gas powered tools!

 

[dragoneggs]

Stihl has a complete line and we have never seen them back for service or any type of issue. They are not the lowest price but they do seem as good as their gas powered tools!

This is the direction I am headed. Cost is definitely steep. To dive in with a couple batteries. Neighbor sure loves his battery Stihl chainsaw. Jealous.

 

[Mike Madison]

I used to use Stihl saws but switched to Echo, which I much prefer. I have five Echo gas chainsaws. Echo also makes a 58volt battery saw. I don't have one, but it would be worth checking out.

 

[Yamforlife]

I used to use Stihl saws but switched to Echo, which I much prefer. I have five Echo gas chainsaws. Echo also makes a 58volt battery saw. I don't have one, but it would be worth checking out.

got one! works awesome - only complaint its heavy. chew threw anything.

 

[Firehawkmph]

I bought an Ego 16" chainsaw this past fall. Main reason is my son works nights at a hospital and sleeps during the day. I have a Stihl .029 super that works great, but I can't use it most of the time earlier in the day. The Ego works very well. Rips through 8-12" trees just as fast. I'm cleaning up a lot of fallen trees in my woods now. I can go back and cut stuff up for a couple hours without the battery showing any signs of slowing down. It has a 56 volt battery. It's not for somebody who's cutting trees all day for firewood or for work. But for the occasional user, no mixing gas, no hard starting, no pulling cords at all. I also got the blower that uses the same battery. For general cleanup it works great, moves more air than my handheld Stihl. When the leaves drop in the fall, I have a big Stihl back pack that I use for that.
Mike Hawkins

 

[dragoneggs]

got one! works awesome - only complaint its heavy. chew threw anything.

Trying to decide... What model and battery do you have? Do you use two batteries?