Battery powered chainsaw

[kenmbz]

I'll I can image imagine is a backpack. Seems you also need is a first-aid kit, food and water along?

Less than a mile from house and carry phone.
I think backpack in summer would be too hot carrying it while working for 2-3 hours.

Backpack has the advantage of the waist strap, so a sling bag with shoulder and waist strap seems like a good solution, just haven't seen one.

 

[BigGG]

Less than a mile from house and carry phone.
I think backpack in summer would be too hot carrying it while working for 2-3 hours.

Backpack has the advantage of the waist strap, so a sling bag with shoulder and waist strap seems like a good solution, just haven't seen one.

Carpenter tool belts have all kinds of attachments available, including suspenders. Maybe you could find something that meets your needs.

 

[ArlyA]

I'd use a pack made for the job. I take it off whenever the work lasts at one point for a while. Today is wasp season here and i'd carry wasp spray, first-aid kit, tools and food n water.

 

[kenmbz]

Carpenter tool belts have all kinds of attachments available, including suspenders. Maybe you could find something that meets your needs.

I would need suspenders to carry batteries on my belt.
However, suspenders with attachments for batteries...something to think about.

 

[kenmbz]

I'd use a pack made for the job. I take it off whenever the work lasts at one point for a while. Today is wasp season here and i'd carry wasp spray, first-aid kit, tools and food n water.

Bald faced hornets, would need a flamethrower for those during the day.
Good old can of wasp spray has saved me many times though.

The trails you maintain are much longer than mine, so a backpack seems like a necessity.

I am walking the road/trench/trail/driveway - so a few thousand feet. Dragging the cart back and forth if I don't have to is the goal.

 

[BigGG]

There's even an arborist version! The guys hanging the trusses on my shed wore the carpenter version. They could get them on and off pretty easily since it buckles in front. That little front strap in the picture could be a slight hindrance, but you don't have to use it.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Just got this today... Wow. 90% like cutting with gas. I'm really impressed! Downside, it's 5 pounds heavier than my Echo CS400 18" bar. That's pretty insane. But, it cuts like hell.

 

[ernemats]

How many ah battery does it have, sounds like a pretty big one

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

How many ah battery does it have, sounds like a pretty big one

It's only the 2ah. But the 80v makes it rip!

 

[Grumpycat]

I have the EGo 18” which is significantly more powerful than the prior 14”/16” version. I have limited gas chainsaw experience but this one with new chain and bar cuts significantly better than whatever similar size gas I last used with unknown age chain and bar.

Don’t yet have need for massive tree clearing. The instant start electric is a blessing for trail clearing. Have yet to come close to running the battery down.

It came with a 56V 5 Ah battery. Is important to use Wh not Ah when comparing different voltages. Voltage times Amp-hours.

56 * 5 = 280 Wh
80 * 2 = 160 Wh

 

[ning]

Just got this today... Wow. 90% like cutting with gas. I'm really impressed! Downside, it's 5 pounds heavier than my Echo CS400 18" bar. That's pretty insane. But, it cuts like hell.

We have a greenworks blower.
First battery that came with the unit, the 3rd LED (signifying "full") never lit up; they sent us another battery, didn't want the first back.
It's about 5 years later now, neither battery lasts even 50% what they did when new, and either both batteries developed a problem at the same time or there's something wrong with the charger because it never finishes charging either battery (blinks green for a long long time and then turns red) - and as I said, both batteries exhibit this behavior at the same start time, so I'm blaming the charger.
Given that track record, I'm not likely to buy another greenworks tool...

 

[xyz123]

I bought some aftermarket 20V B&D batteries for the wives trimmer, chainsaw, pruner, polesaw, etc etc. You get the idea.

If I had known the stuff was going to last forever I would have invested in the 40v version years back.

Some of the oem batts gave up the ghost. The aftermarket replacements seem to be way better then the oem ones were for about 1/3 to 1/2 the cost. Wife even noticed it that they were lasting longer then we could sometimes now working.

Been giving this a work out last 3-4 days.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

We have a greenworks blower.
First battery that came with the unit, the 3rd LED (signifying "full") never lit up; they sent us another battery, didn't want the first back.
It's about 5 years later now, neither battery lasts even 50% what they did when new, and either both batteries developed a problem at the same time or there's something wrong with the charger because it never finishes charging either battery (blinks green for a long long time and then turns red) - and as I said, both batteries exhibit this behavior at the same start time, so I'm blaming the charger.
Given that track record, I'm not likely to buy another greenworks tool...

I’ve had the blower and trimmer for years and never had an issue. The original battery I have not seem any noticeable degradation. Actually last night I ran the blower for 20 minutes non stop, cleaning up the tractor, and it was still going strong. The blower uses a lot of energy too. The chainsaw came with another battery and charger, so now I’ve got a backup.

 

[xyz123]

I looked back to see when we started buying that stuff to try above. March 2016.

Used the polesaw I got her other day cutting limbs from maples that landed in the mulberry from the F1. Hung up in tops. Worked great.

 

[two_bit_score]

Just got this today... Wow. 90% like cutting with gas. I'm really impressed! Downside, it's 5 pounds heavier than my Echo CS400 18" bar. That's pretty insane. But, it cuts like hell.

"Fuel Included"! That's cute.

Glad you like it!

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Well, I spent 45 minutes cutting up a downed tree this evening with the GreenWorks Pro 80v with the little 2ah battery. Thoroughly impressed. It died at 45 minutes, and that's all I can really ask for. It is 90% the speed of my gasser and between cuts I can easily speak to the other folks pulling branches and spotting. I'm very happy with it!

 

[ning]

Well, I spent 45 minutes cutting up a downed tree this evening with the GreenWorks Pro 80v with the little 2ah battery. Thoroughly impressed. It died at 45 minutes, and that's all I can really ask for. It is 90% the speed of my gasser and between cuts I can easily speak to the other folks pulling branches and spotting. I'm very happy with it!View attachment 814889

How much does it weigh with bar, chain and battery?

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

How much does it weigh with bar, chain and battery?

14.6 pounds as verified on my scale

 

[xyz123]

Well, I spent 45 minutes cutting up a downed tree this evening with the GreenWorks Pro 80v with the little 2ah battery. Thoroughly impressed. It died at 45 minutes, and that's all I can really ask for. It is 90% the speed of my gasser and between cuts I can easily speak to the other folks pulling branches and spotting. I'm very happy with it!View attachment 814889

To me that is impressive. Even the weight is not bad fully loaded.

What was total package cost?

What gas saw was you comparing to?

I had told local older farmer to look at greenworks after pricing stihl stuff and finding out some info. He just wanted a battery saw that will at least cut with his MS251. He also has a MS660.

When doing research for him = Stihl even bought a large percentage of Greenworks in 2016, just to use their motor and battery tech in their electric tools.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

$250 for the

To me that is impressive. Even the weight is not bad fully loaded.

What was total package cost?

What gas saw was you comparing to?

I had told local older farmer to look at greenworks after pricing stihl stuff and finding out some info. He just wanted a battery saw that will at least cut with his MS251. He also has a MS660.

When doing research for him = Stihl even bought a large percentage of Greenworks in 2016, just to use their motor and battery tech in their electric tools.

$250 for the saw, battery and charger. That's the 2ah battery. My gasser is an Echo CS400