Battery powered chainsaw

[ArlyA]

From personal experience I find that some of his reviews lack merit and like I said I base that on personal experience.

His last review of MIG welders and multi process welders, I don't agree with and I've been semi production welding for decades in my owned shop using a variety of equipment in every welding aspect including SMAW (stick metal arc welding) using both an engine drive (Lincoln) as well as a plug in SMAW multi process (TIG, SMAW with low hydrogen electrodes), TIG welding aluminum and stainless as well as cast iron and other exotic metals, MIG, both solid wire and flux cored with short circuit arc welding and spray arc globular transfer, and because I had the best teacher and his mentoring was free for me it was well worth it.
The only process I'm certified in (AWS) certification is TIG welding exotic metals in process piping, the rest I'm not and really don't need to be and he certified me in TIG as he can do that as he is the person who certifies welders working on Nuclear refits all over the country and a good friend too.

His last review where he had someone else experienced in MIG welding tells me he's not trained or has the expertise to review any welders and surely not to recommend a cheap Chinese made machine as better than the domestic offering like Miller or Lincoln any others. You buy cheap, you get cheap, no exception but unlike the home shop welder, I depend on my machines performing every day with only my lack of experience holding them back. Believe me, no low buck welder can perform or have the duty cycle like a well built and engineered machine will have.

Remember, that is his PERSONAL experience and may not reflect the actual end use longevity which is entirely dependent on how you use them and what they are used in.

Did you see how he tested them? Looked unpersonal to me and I'll use his performance test.

 

[5030]

Did you see how he tested them? Looked unpersonal to me and I'll use his performance test.

Your choice entirely not mine if indeed you are referring to the welders. I did not see the battery test though I do subscribe to his channel so I'll go and have a look see and post back.

You might wan to take a peek at the Torque Test Channel as well. Those guys torture test all forms of battery packs in real world testing, using very sophisticated test equipment plus they run them in cordless tools attached to a dynomometer, hard wired to watt meters and voltage measurement tools. they even build their own battery packs and test them on their channel. very good channel and reviews of cordless tools as well as air tools and I based my last purchase of an Astro Pneumatic Thor 1/2" drive impact wrench and I was not disappointed in the least. Only air operated impact wrench I've ever owned that delivers in the excess of 1500 foot pounds of break away torque and 850 foot pounds of tightening torque at 135 psi. Amazing tool and pretty affordable as well, though I had to wait 3 months to get it. Only 1/2 drive impact I've ever owned that will either twist of a corroded nut or break the bolt (A325 dome head plow bolt) on a cutter bar on a commercial snow plow. it either breaks the bolt, or backs off the nut or breaks a socket. Like the creator of Project Farm says... very impressive.

 

[ArlyA]

Your choice entirely not mine if indeed you are referring to the welders. I did not see the battery test though I do subscribe to his channel so I'll go and have a look see and post back.

You might wan to take a peek at the Torque Test Channel as well. Those guys torture test all forms of battery packs in real world testing, using very sophisticated test equipment plus they run them in cordless tools attached to a dynomometer, hard wired to watt meters and voltage measurement tools. they even build their own battery packs and test them on their channel. very good channel and reviews of cordless tools as well as air tools and I based my last purchase of an Astro Pneumatic Thor 1/2" drive impact wrench and I was not disappointed in the least. Only air operated impact wrench I've ever owned that delivers in the excess of 1500 foot pounds of break away torque and 850 foot pounds of tightening torque at 135 psi. Amazing tool and pretty affordable as well, though I had to wait 3 months to get it. Only 1/2 drive impact I've ever owned that will either twist of a corroded nut or break the bolt (A325 dome head plow bolt) on a cutter bar on a commercial snow plow. it either breaks the bolt, or backs off the nut or breaks a socket. Like the creator of Project Farm says... very impressive.

If you search cordless tool battery test, I sure you can find it.

 

[ultrarunner]

I picked up another Stihl AP pole hedge trimmer…

The Washington dealer asked if I really wanted Battery and I said yes… I already have charger and batteries.

We got to talking and he was surprised to hear outright municipal bans on gas blowers and brush cutters and asked where…

I said California and his only comment was it has not happened in WA yet but nothing surprises him much anymore.

I brought my AP saw and have used it exclusively never starting my ms250…

 

[Grumpycat]

Arly, how often do you replace batteries - not recharge, but have to buy a new one?

I mowed my lawn for 7 years with 1 EGo 7.5Ah battery. That I can tell, it still has 80% or more of it's original capacity. It still mows at least 50 minutes. Past year I can't walk more than 35 minutes so I do the front one day, back the next.

My Tesla will be 10 years old in December. Has 92% of it's original range.

Darn these lithium batteries are so much trouble!

 

[Grumpycat]

That entirely depends on the build quality of the cells themselves. Cheap cells won't last nearly as long as quality built cells and the quality of the internal circuitry that controls the charge and discharge rate as well.

Of interesting note: The circuitry in an EGo battery will self-discharge to 50% if unused for 30 days. It will place itself in the safest hibernation it knows how.

 

[Grumpycat]

I'd be really surprised if Harbor Freight has any standardization on whose cells they're using, in building their battery packs. The ones you opened happened to be Toshiba, likely because Toshiba was the company with an overrun that month. I'd expect it's probably a different manufacturer with each purchasing cycle, driven by pricing, when it comes to any bargain-basement supplier like Harbor Freight.

Maybe so, maybe not.

Harbor Freight used cheap Chinese stuff to get established but in the past 10 years has been working on producing premium products at value prices.

 

[Grumpycat]

Even their Braun line of LED lights (I have 2 of them) use Toshiba cells for power and I purchased them far apart too. I actually depleted the original light to the point where the cell would not accept a full charge and I went looking for a Toshiba replacement with no luck so I bought a generic one. Hopefully it lasts long enough (discharge-recharge) cycles to defray the cost. Fingers crossed on that.

Others tell me 18650 Battery Store - Trusted Supplier of Lithium Ion Batteries is a reputable source of the Good Stuff. Interesting web site, seems to be honest and above board.

Catch-22: one needs a battery spot welder to assemble cells for a battery.

 

[ArlyA]

This week one of my little Makita limber saw caught some twine. The area I'm clearing was a lumber mill yard and this stuff is lying everywhere. Tough on my string heads as well. With just two tools I had it out in minutes.

 

[QRTRHRS]

After i cut down a dead tree a few weeks ago, I decided to give my 25 year old 029 Stihl a go over. The plug wire was showing through the rubber and looked close to breaking and the chain drive gear wore. I took it to auction and got 150 bucks for it. After reading this thread, I decided on the EGO 18" with a 5 amp battery. After using it for a day, cutting some trees, one of which was about 24" in diam., i am happy with my choice. I pushed the saw hard and did overheat the battery once so i know what i have. For what i need, the saw is fine. Next will be a pole saw. Thanks all for the comments good and bad in this posting that helped me make a choice.