Battery powered chainsaw

[WinterDeere]

Troy bilt made these years ago. It wasn’t a big success apparently.

You'd think the drill adapter would be, if it could be sold for $20 - $30/each.

 

[rumwrks]

You already named the main problem, the weight of any battery sized sufficiently for years of trouble-free usage

Yeah the dewalt 60v is WAY the heck heavier than my echo 501P or the little echo cs310-18, it's on par with my old husky 372xp. It is easier to start than the 372 though... but balance is really a lot worse...

I've actually been super impressed with the cs310 so far although I only have maybe 20hrs on it - it's a 30cc saw so you kind of have to run it all out and let it do it's thing without pushing it to hard.. but for the price.. it's light, pretty easy starting, and if you don't push it to hard.. cuts really well.. Out of my collection that's the one I've been grabbing if I need a lightweight trail cutting saw at this point.

I keep giving the dewalt a chance.. maybe I should have gone with a husky or stihl or one of the others for the electric adventure.. I guess at least I can use the 12Ah batteries in other tools worst case.

With all the 3 prong outlets in farm tractors, even small Kubotas and all the trucks that now come with pick-up bed AC outlets, might even be able to make it AC

I actually have one of the Oregon CS1500 plug in saws. I bought it when I was at my last house for cutting bowl blanks to size for the lathe because the big saw annoyed the neighbors lol. It's .. well.. it's a 15a saw with a lightweight bar. If you treat it as such it's not terrible. I've ripped up to full bar length with it in dry walnut and it got the job done. It took a little while but it did ok all things considered. For light cross cutting and trimming it's not the worst saw I've ever used. The cord is kind of annoying if you have to go very far with it, but for small woodshed work or trimming turning pieces like I used it for it's not bad at all. The "self sharpening chain" is kind of a gimmick though.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yeah the dewalt 60v is WAY the heck heavier than my echo 501P or the little echo cs310-18, it's on par with my old husky 372xp. It is easier to start than the 372 though... but balance is really a lot worse...

I've actually been super impressed with the cs310 so far although I only have maybe 20hrs on it - it's a 30cc saw so you kind of have to run it all out and let it do it's thing without pushing it to hard.. but for the price.. it's light, pretty easy starting, and if you don't push it to hard.. cuts really well.. Out of my collection that's the one I've been grabbing if I need a lightweight trail cutting saw at this point.

I keep giving the dewalt a chance.. maybe I should have gone with a husky or stihl or one of the others for the electric adventure.. I guess at least I can use the 12Ah batteries in other tools worst case.


I actually have one of the Oregon CS1500 plug in saws. I bought it when I was at my last house for cutting bowl blanks to size for the lathe because the big saw annoyed the neighbors lol. It's .. well.. it's a 15a saw with a lightweight bar. If you treat it as such it's not terrible. I've ripped up to full bar length with it in dry walnut and it got the job done. It took a little while but it did ok all things considered. For light cross cutting and trimming it's not the worst saw I've ever used. The cord is kind of annoying if you have to go very far with it, but for small woodshed work or trimming turning pieces like I used it for it's not bad at all. The "self sharpening chain" is kind of a gimmick though.

So just to make myself more clear, I was only suggesting a plug in device (ac or dc) to work as a start aid for gas powered saws for some of our senior/seasoned citizens with shoulder issues.

I’m not suggesting to trade in gas saws for AC powered, plug-in black & decker home owner saws.

Here's a little log sawing cleanup from yesterday
The 261C handled this with ease

Loading logs on lightly thawed ground. Slicker than owl sheet.

 

[bdhsfz6]

With all the 3 prong outlets in farm tractors, even small Kubotas and all the trucks that now come with pick-up bed AC outlets, might even be able to make it AC, kind of like the snowblower starters. Heck, my 2020 Ram has really strong AC outlets. Use them every day.

It would need to be miniaturized.

Seems like with all the mini-electric tech out there, some whipper snapper engineer could do it.

I use the 450 watt outlet in my pickup bed to charge one tool battery while I use the other in my electric chainsaw.

 

[Hay Dude]

I use the 450 watt outlet in my pickup bed to charge one tool battery while I use the other in my electric chainsaw.

Me, too.
I have the DeWalt 60V stuff and I still use the impacts for mech repairs and the 60V weed wacker for light grass trimming.
The Milwaukee twin battery saw and the 1” impact for big sockets might be in my future or the Stihl 300 electric saw.

 

[LouNY]

Batteries are handy, I'd still like to find a hydraulic chainsaw for a reasonable price to try for a while.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Batteries are handy, I'd still like to find a hydraulic chainsaw for a reasonable price to try for a while.

You see them here, they are a pain in the but to use!

Heavy stiff hydraulic hoses to pull around.

SR

 

[bigtiller]

You see them here, they are a pain in the but to use!

Heavy stiff hydraulic hoses to pull around.

SR

I hired a tree trimmer to cut the dead limbs out of a few trees. They had a hydraulic saw in a bucket lift truck.

They fought the hoses with nearly every cut. And complained of the weight.

They finally gave up and started using a top handle 12 inch Stihl.

 

[WinterDeere]

So just to make myself more clear, I was only suggesting a plug in device (ac or dc) to work as a start aid for gas powered saws for some of our senior/seasoned citizens with shoulder issues.

I’m not suggesting to trade in gas saws for AC powered, plug-in black & decker home owner saws.

Here's a little log sawing cleanup from yesterday
The 261C handled this with ease
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Loading logs on lightly thawed ground. Slicker than owl sheet.

Dude... is that sky for real? Not sure I'd have gotten any work done. Mesmerizing.

My desk job is warmer, I have a wood stove and couch in my office. But I miss the opportunity to see a lot of beautiful weather and sky, while staring at these screens and keyboard.

 

[Hay Dude]

Dude... is that sky for real? Not sure I'd have gotten any work done. Mesmerizing.

My desk job is warmer, I have a wood stove and couch in my office. But I miss the opportunity to see a lot of beautiful weather and sky, while staring at these screens and keyboard.

Yes, it was a beautiful day.
That photo is a view of the estate of a world famous artist….YOU know who it is