Electric chainsaw

[suburbanfarmer]

It is a little on the heavy side but, for my use I don't mind the weight. The battery is pretty big and heavy, I put a 16 inch bar on it recently because I didn't need the 18 inch bar, when cutting anything over 15 inches in diameter I usually use my Husky 395 with 24 inch bar.

Did it take the regular over the counter Oregon bar n chain?

 

[Skagit]

I have a 30 acres of forestland so my experience is probably different than most, homeowner grade electric saws are terrible. Professional versions cost more than a gas saw so for my use I might as well just buy the gas saw. I tried a couple to keep in the car for windfalls on the road and I was not impressed.

I had a Milwaukee M18, it was well made but it was huge which kind defeated the point of having a small saw to keep in the car. The chain speed was also too slow so it would chatter depending on what you were cutting. Other than that it was ok.

I also had a DeWalt 20v saw. I really wanted to like it because it was a nice size... But, it sucked. Very poorly made, tool less adjustments were hokey, little flip up levers were flimsy, the motor would stall out just trying to spin the chain. If you loosened the chain to the point where it would throw it off all the time you could almost use it. My neighbor has one and he loves it, maybe I got a dud but I just wasn't impressed.

I ended up buying a second gas saw and then a Milwaukee Hackzall with a pruning blade to keep in the car.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I have a cheap 110V electric chain saw for the very few times that I need to cut a tree down. As I have power pretty well all over the yard that works good for me. I've also used it with the generator strapped to the quad. The generator always starts and the chain saw starts every time I pull the trigger. Win win!

For trimming etc. I use a pruning blade on my Milwaukie reciprocating saw. Multi use and a lot safer than a chain saw.

 

[ultrarunner]

Comparisons often don't include the Stihl line of corded saws???

I was hoping to see how Stihl models measure up compared to all the others.

 

[ernemats]

Did it take the regular over the counter Oregon bar n chain?

The dealer did not have one in stock in 16 inch so he ordered one, and I think it was a regular bar and the chain is a regular chain 3/8 inch .50 low profile chain. The bad about Redback is that now you cannot get any response from customer service since the pandemic. I have no issues with the chainsaw other than it seems to leak oil when sitting around. I also have their weed eaters and really like them, and I also bought the self propelled 21 inch mower and it is very powerful and cut good. It came with 2 3 ah batteries and I only used it several times and both batteries went bad and I have not been able to get replacements, they were still under warranty. The 2 ah batteries I got with the saw and weed eater are very good

 

[suburbanfarmer]

The dealer did not have one in stock in 16 inch so he ordered one, and I think it was a regular bar and the chain is a regular chain 3/8 inch .50 low profile chain.

I may use the CS310 14" on it then

 

[Jesse masterson]

Electric chainsaws work great for small stuff , slower than gas but quiet, and I might add there dangerous also don underestimate its effect in flesh

 

[arrow]

Be careful with having an inexperienced person using one these. They are quite and may not instill the caution they deserve. I have a friend who used one and cut himself badly. He is a arborist who works for a utility company and cuts hundreds of limbs and trees a year. But one mistake is all it takes.

My fiancé wanted to use my Lynxx and I refuse to let her use any chainsaw. I may come off as sexist but most women do not have a clue... many men do not have a clue either but some have at least has some exposure to a saw.

I say let her do whatever she wants.
But first, get her a leather strapped Mickey Mouse watch. The first time my wife used a chainsaw (she was in her 30's), she was cutting up some slash with a little Homelite Super 2. She was doing good for the first minute or two and then the chainsaw bounced off a branch and came down on her wrist neatly severing the leather strap on the watch and leaving just the slightest red mark on her wrist.
She never picked up a chainsaw again and I still had to get her a new watch even though she wasn't cutting anymore wood.

 

[MoKelly]

She never picked up a chainsaw again and I still had to get her a new watch even though she wasn't cutting anymore wood.

Holy cow. Lucky.

I don’t blame her after that experience.

MoKelly

 

[i7win7]

Have battery powered Stihl, best feature release trigger - it's silent. You can hear if fibers in tree are starting to break. Helps to decide weather to hammer on wedge, cut a little more or run.