Battery powered chainsaw

[aesanders]

I have the EGO 18” saw. It does not replace a good gas saw ( I have an Echo 590), but for small jobs it is great. Just pull the trigger and it is going. It can handle some larger mid size jobs, but then the gas saw usually comes out.

 

[5030]

(I'm 81 years old) and I have a hard time pulling the cord on the Husky, bad shoulder

You need to check out an Echo with the 'I30' starter mechanism or a Stihl with their 'Easy Start' system. Both are very easy to start.

 

[5030]

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

I was never aware they did that....

 

[5030]

I don't use a chainsaw that often so I don't have to worry about stale gas.

Neither do I use a chainsaw often or worry about phase separated corn squeezed gas. I only run either Echo Red Armor 50-1 canned gas or Tru-Fuel 50-1 canned gas and both have a multiple year shelf life in a gas tank on any saw and 3-5 years in an unopened can. Not cheap but then I don't use much to begin with.

 

[Grumpycat]

You need to check out an Echo with the 'I30' starter mechanism or a Stihl with their 'Easy Start' system. Both are very easy to start.

Chickanic is no fan of the Stihl "Easy Start".

 

[Grumpycat]

I was never aware they did that....

Because they don't.

Hotfooting any vehicle will wear out tires prematurely.

 

[Grumpycat]

Neither do I use a chainsaw often or worry about phase separated corn squeezed gas. I only run either Echo Red Armor 50-1 canned gas or Tru-Fuel 50-1 canned gas and both have a multiple year shelf life in a gas tank on any saw and 3-5 years in an unopened can. Not cheap but then I don't use much to begin with.

The sure way to store a 2-stroke is to drain the gas tank, put a few ounces of 2-stroke oil in the tank, pump the primer to fill the carburetor with oil.

When you need it again drain the oil from the tank, fill with premix, prime to get the oil out of the carburetor. Your first tank has a little more oil than normal but it will store this way for years without gumming the carburetor or the diaphragms getting stiff.

 

[5030]

Too involved when all you have to do is use canned gas. I never drain the tanks, in fact I keep them full when not in use. Canned gas has none of the undesirable side effects that corn squeezed gas has.

In fact, I drain the e-gas out of my summer equipment and add a quart of canned gas to each one and they start right up the next spring. You can get it in pre mix or straight canned gas, no premix, your choice.

 

[5030]

Chickanic is no fan of the Stihl "Easy Start".

I don't watch her. She does have a nice rack however. Isn't she an Echo dealer anyway?

 

[John_Mc]

Chickanic is no fan of the Stihl "Easy Start".

I'm no fan of Chickanic. I've seen a few too many of her videos claiming to prove something when in fact they were just poorly designed experiments which proved nothing (a real mechanic who was not just out for clicks would have known better).

 

[ArlyA]

I'm no fan of Chickanic. I've seen a few too many of her videos claiming to prove something when in fact they were just poorly designed experiments which proved nothing (a real mechanic who was not just out for clicks would have known better).

I don't watch her reviews either.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I have gas & battery saws. The recent Greenworks 80v is great, I carry 2 charged batteries. For just dropping a tree or limbing, it's great, no fumes & quiet. I also use the Greenworks 40v I've had for years, and DeWalt pole saw.
It's all good depends on what I need to do.

 

[5030]

I got a charge out of her intro where she's pulling a fuel (or impulse line) with a pair of needle nose pliers... Not much there I'd say.

I used to watch 'Boston Trucker' as well but quit his channel when he became way too commercialized. In fact, once they go down the 'Merch' route or start pushing their 'Patreon' page which is nothing but a paid subscription, I loose interest pretty fast. Even FSC Trucking is going down the tubes for me. Used to watch his channel quite a bit but not anymore. Another one pushing the 'Merch' crap.

For me, YT is nothing but pure entertainment and I'm not about to pay to subscribe to any channel. Not gonna happen. Like that Andrew Camarata guy. I avoid his channel like the plague. That and 'Diesel Creek'. When creators start to make big money off their YT vids, it's time for me to leave and not go back.

Why I would never be a premium member here as well.

 

[Grumpycat]

I'm no fan of Chickanic. I've seen a few too many of her videos claiming to prove something when in fact they were just poorly designed experiments which proved nothing (a real mechanic who was not just out for clicks would have known better).

Her ethanol tests are bogus but everything else seems to hold water (not quite a pun).

 

[Grumpycat]

I got a charge out of her intro where she's pulling a fuel (or impulse line) with a pair of needle nose pliers... Not much there I'd say.

You should see what the water utility uses to clamp home water lines when replacing the feed off the main to the meter. A clamp with 2' jaws and 8' levers. Pinches the line, stops most water flow.

Taryl is more entertaining: Taryl Fixes All

 

[Grumpycat]

Too involved when all you have to do is use canned gas. I never drain the tanks, in fact I keep them full when not in use. Canned gas has none of the undesirable side effects that corn squeezed gas has.

Only $25/gallon!

But Bri says any time she finds red stuff in the tank, out it goes. Fresh mix goes in, and usually it starts.

In fact, I drain the e-gas out of my summer equipment and add a quart of canned gas to each one and they start right up the next spring. You can get it in pre mix or straight canned gas, no premix, your choice.

I never did. Turned the petcock off on the Honda engine Husqvarna mower, run until it stopped, any time I wasn't certain to mow next week. E10 gasoline in that carburetor seemed to go bad in a couple weeks.

Did nothing on others, using E10, no trouble over the winter.

 

[5030]

You are getting ripped at 25 a gallon. I usually pay about 18 here.

Besides, the only saw that I own with a primer bulb is my CS Echo.

 

[KennyG]

Most of the opinions on ethanol are anecdotal, unfortunately. Ethanol free gas is really hard to get in our area, so I just use pump gas in the 2 stroke and 4 stroke small engines. I put some stabilizer in it when I buy it, try to remember to run the engines dry before storage (but forget sometimes) and I've never had a problem. Maybe I'm just lucky, but if it came to the point I had to buy the expensive canned gas, I would go battery powered or diesel on everything.

 

[John_Mc]

Most of the opinions on ethanol are anecdotal, unfortunately. Ethanol free gas is really hard to get in our area, so I just use pump gas in the 2 stroke and 4 stroke small engines. I put some stabilizer in it when I buy it, try to remember to run the engines dry before storage (but forget sometimes) and I've never had a problem. Maybe I'm just lucky, but if it came to the point I had to buy the expensive canned gas, I would go battery powered or diesel on everything.

Actually, there is good science regarding the problems with ethanol in gas. However, many of the issues (at least in more modern engines) are related to either the shorter shelf-life or what happens when Ethanol blended gas absorbs moisture and goes through phase separation. Modern engines have mostly dealt with the worst of the materials incompatibility that older engines had (ethanol attacking components such as hoses/seals/diaphragms).

E10 gas works out OK in small engines for those who store it properly, turn it over quickly and don't have major moisture/humidity problems.

 

[John_Mc]

Ethanol free gas is really hard to get in our area

No luck finding station using the Pure-gas site?

Pure-gas.org - ethanol-free gasoline in the U.S. and Canada

Pure-gas.org is the definitive web site listing stations that sell pure gasoline in the U.S. and Canada.

www.pure-gas.org