Battery powered chainsaw

[Grumpycat]

It's the weight...Even teslas are constrained by it. Those little cars are weighing close to 8k pounds, that's HD truck territory. A guy at work can't figure out why he goes through tires so fast on his tesla...weight and a car tire do not mix really well. He burns through a set every 18 months, and he drives like a old man.

I drive like an old man and my 2013 Tesla Model S 85 weighed 4900 pounds, original equipment tires lasted 43,000 miles still not to the wear bar but a bad puncture in one prompted me to replace the set.

Replaced tires with same, were still on track for another 43,000 at 30,000 miles when the car went to my sister.

New Model Y Long Range weighs under 4400 pounds.

Where are these "8k pound Teslas" you allude to?

 

[shooterdon]

Dear God…we do not need another EV car thread.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Dear God…we do not need another EV car thread.

Amen

 

[ultrarunner]

MSA 200 Cordless chainsaw with high cutting performance for use in noise-sensitive areas.

STIHL Quick Chain Tensioning, QuickStop Super chain brake, tool-free fuel cap, with 1/4" PM3 saw chain for a precise cut and high cutting performance. Metal claw stop.

DBA listed at 84 on one site and Stihl site says no hearing protection required.

The Stihl gas 180 were easy to hear reved-up by the closest farm neighbors and several said thank you for going eclectic.

Being California we said Going Green…

I want to say saw with 14” bar and one AP 300 battery was under $600

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Amen

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[garry1p]

I have a Kobalt 24VDC and really like it, pull starting was becoming an issue for me.
I don't use a chainsaw that often so I don't have to worry about stale gas.
I have had no problems cutting down 16 and 18" cedar trees and for casual use of a chainsaw electric is the way to go for us older folks.

 

[Grumpycat]

Dear God…we do not need another EV car thread.

... but unlike the other, this one has 8000 pound Teslas wearing out tires like nobody's business!

 

[Grumpycat]

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Your mascot, Tardar Sauce.

 

[ernemats]

I have 2 battery chainsaws a Ryobi 40 volt 16 inch bar and a Greenworks 60 volt with a 20 inch bar and a Husky 395 xp gasser with 24 inch bar . I cut probably 5 or 6 cords of wood a year for heating our home and I only use the Husky for cutting trees over 18 inch diameter. The Ryobi does ok on trees under 12 inches and the Greenworks does good on trees up to 18 inches, the Greenworks with 8 ah battery is pretty heavy and the battery will last long enough to tire me out (I'm 81 years old) and I have a hard time pulling the cord on the Husky, bad shoulder . So I will be using battery saws most of the time. Even tried using Greenworks saw on my Alaskan Chainsaw mill. Did real good but battery did not last for more than 1 cut on a 9 foot long 10 inches in diameter walnut log. A ripping chain might have helped. The Huskey with ripping chain would do 2 cuts on a tank of gas

 

[ArlyA]

Still like our tiny makita ones. Carry one into the field when sawing might be needed along with extra battery.