Battery powered chainsaw

[4570Man]

Ah, that wasn't the challenge. For some people, money is no object.

Even with a ridiculous supply of batteries I don’t think the challenge can be met.

 

[xyz123]

So many debbie downers.

Why even be in the battery thread if you just going to talk down.

Every tool has it's place and man can not own enough of the right tools for the job at hand.

Wife saved me alot of work with that right there battery cutting the limbs up for smoker wood. I tried it with gas saw. Was just easier her way.

 

[WinterDeere]

I guess as many as you want but using $1000 worth of batteries to do the same work as $5 of gas seems pretty foolish.

In all fairness, the batteries are rechargeable, with realistic lifespans of 300-500 cycles for Li-Ion. So, even in your case of $1000 worth of batteries, you're talking $2 per cycle per battery, which is way less than the cost of filling a saw with pre-mix fuel, and almost on-par with the cost of mixing your own premium non-E fuel.

To me though, the cost is irrelevant. I'm infinitely wealthy, at least with regard to the cost of a few ounces of fuel or a few batteries, total non-issue. It's all about time and convenience, when burning those few free daylight hours on a Saturday in the woods.

 

[ning]

Gas, Battery, Manual, Corded. I got them all here. Be prepared for anything

You just never know when the need arises.

No I never use the corded thing but couldnt pass it up.

Also have Gen on wheels for welder etc too. So before ya say only as good as cord and outlet. But no I wont do that either.

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I detest "peak HP"
particularly on corded equipment, it's basically saying "while it's rapidly slowing down we very briefly saw 4HP but at 13A you'll be lucky to get 1.5HP continuous"

(not a dig on op here - I see that on a lot of my own equipment as well, we all (hopefully) just know not to pay it any attention)

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Recently I cut down a white pine about 20" diameter using 80v Greenworks saw. I was able to cut & limb it with one fully charged battery.
We don't burn wood, so these jobs like that it's the perfect tool for the job. I have lots of mainly DeWalt 20v tools, all are fantastic and time savers!

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I detest "peak HP"
particularly on corded equipment, it's basically saying "while it's rapidly slowing down we very briefly saw 4HP but at 13A you'll be lucky to get 1.5HP continuous"

(not a dig on op here - I see that on a lot of my own equipment as well, we all (hopefully) just know not to pay it any attention)

Remember in the 1980s when "boom boxes" were popular? Some had a label "1000W IPP" instantaneous peak power. It actually was maybe 10 watts/ channel.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Recently I cut down a white pine about 20" diameter using 80v Greenworks saw. I was able to cut & limb it with one fully charged battery.
We don't burn wood, so these jobs like that it's the perfect tool for the job. I have lots of mainly DeWalt 20v tools, all are fantastic and time savers!

I tried this on a black locust, and it was a no go. New saw, new battery (2ah) and I had to grab a second battery

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

So many debbie downers.

Why even be in the battery thread if you just going to talk down.

Every tool has it's place and man can not own enough of the right tools for the job at hand.

Wife saved me alot of work with that right there battery cutting the limbs up for smoker wood. I tried it with gas saw. Was just easier her way.


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I don't have a battery powered chain saw. But I have used my little 1 handed Milwaukee Hackzall with a pruning blade on many occasion. That's what I typically grab when just cutting a few limbs or other small odd cutting jobs. So much easier than getting the big saw out and smelling like 2 stroke for the rest of the day.

 

[WinterDeere]

I detest "peak HP"
particularly on corded equipment, it's basically saying "while it's rapidly slowing down we very briefly saw 4HP but at 13A you'll be lucky to get 1.5HP continuous"

There are many ways of measuring power, all of them valid, but giving numbers without disclosing the conditions can be misleading. These saws almost definitely use a type of brushed motor called a universal motor, same as woodworking routers, which have massive torque for their small size. It's common to use a method known as "stalled current" to determine the peak horsepower of a universal motor, basically mechanically stalling the spindle and measuring how much current the thing draws at a given voltage. It is a valid and useful measurement of what the tool can do under that scenario, if only briefly.

I like the way these guys denote rated versus peak horsepower, although I wish they also disclosed whether that peak horsepower is based on stall current, or perhaps when the motor or battery trips a thermal overload. And if it's the latter, what's the current-time constant product? Again, numbers without definition aren't all that useful, but it's common in consumer-grade product specs.

 

[cdaigle430]

I don't have a battery powered chain saw. But I have used my little 1 handed Milwaukee Hackzall with a pruning blade on many occasion. That's what I typically grab when just cutting a few limbs or other small odd cutting jobs. So much easier than getting the big saw out and smelling like 2 stroke for the rest of the day.

I have both the m12 mini hacksaw and m18 saw. I use the mini as my first go to every time.

 

[xyz123]

I detest "peak HP"
particularly on corded equipment, it's basically saying "while it's rapidly slowing down we very briefly saw 4HP but at 13A you'll be lucky to get 1.5HP continuous"

(not a dig on op here - I see that on a lot of my own equipment as well, we all (hopefully) just know not to pay it any attention)

I dont pay attention to any of BS sells crap stuff like that.

To me it was a corded saw I wanted for cheap so I bought it.

I dont care if it said peak 1/2hp or 1000hp.

Works as intended with 18" bar bar. Me I would prob put a 16" on it by choice because I like that. But I will never wear it out. Just barn use if batt saw dont get used.

Prefer to run 16" on the echo 50cc too. But came with stinking 18". So someday it will get one.

 

[4570Man]

So many debbie downers.

Why even be in the battery thread if you just going to talk down.

Every tool has it's place and man can not own enough of the right tools for the job at hand.

Wife saved me alot of work with that right there battery cutting the limbs up for smoker wood. I tried it with gas saw. Was just easier her way.


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A light battery trim saw has plenty of uses but what place does a battery saw that weighs as much as an 80cc gas saw and cost as much as a premium 80cc gas saw yet cuts like a 50cc ( at the best ) saw have?

 

[LouNY]

My Harbor Freight Atlas cordless saw with battery is about 20 pounds.
I don't tend to do much cutting anymore which is why I went with it.
This way I don't have to worry about my saw starting when I need it to clear out downed stuff from a storm.
My Husqvarna Rancher 450 is several years old but doesn't have many hours on and being used only occasionally can be a pain o get started.
They are close to the same weight when ready to cut.

 

[xyz123]

A light battery trim saw has plenty of uses but what place does a battery saw that weighs as much as an 80cc gas saw and cost as much as a premium 80cc gas saw yet cuts like a 50cc ( at the best ) saw have?

Homeowner types seem to buy them that use saws for ER work and then set a year or more.

Older farmers carry on tractors that are tired of their stihl saws not starting when needed to remove a fallen limb or tree. Yes I have seen that right here local.

List goes on.

Every tool has a use.

 

[WinterDeere]

Growing up, my father had several gassers, I remember in particular one large Stihl (probably 050/051), and at least two smaller McCulloch's. But the saw that got the most use at home was a corded 110V Craftsman. I asked my dad about this once, when I was a kid in the 1980's, and he said it was just quicker and easier to pull out an extension cord when working so close to the house on cutting firewood. He'd only use the gassers when out felling and fetching wood from various family farms, never at our own house in town.

 

[xyz123]

Tree guy feedback on the M18 he used on the job.

I did prune an entire job with the m18 hatchet 4 big trailerloads of tree prunings I went thru three batteries 6AH. I'd put a charger in cab it charges before I can run out of battery so I think it's awesome .I hate to think how much Tru fuel I've bought not knowing .it's the hatchet only that has me impressed I'm testing playing .working me ass off

 

[xyz123]

Climber guys really like the pro top handle battery versions. Ask them about a saw that wont start up in the tree.

This one was 3 years ago. Imagine even better now days.

 

[Grumpycat]

The battery saw makers should be working on a lightweight battery that could last as long as a tank of gas.

“Battery saw makers” don’t invent battery technology. They buy batteries from suppliers. Can only use what is offered for sale to them.

 

[WinterDeere]

“Battery saw makers” don’t invent battery technology. They buy batteries from suppliers. Can only use what is offered for sale to them.

True, but they're in charge of the packaging.

 

[4570Man]

The battery saw makers should be working on a lightweight battery that could last as long as a tank of gas.

Of course that would be ideal but it’s a dream at this point in time. We would need a completed different battery technology to come close to that.