EGO Chainsaw preliminary review

[qualsite]

My Husky gas chainsaw gets very little use anymore on the farm, and all we heat with is wood. I've used a Sun Joe SWJ700E 16" 14A corded electric chainsaw for a few years, and love it. I use the tractor or forklift to bring the big limbs or logs over to my wood yard. I would never go back to a gas chainsaw for my normal cutting and splitting tasks. The Sun Joe electric, with its Oregon bar and chain, cuts just as well and fast, and when I let go of the trigger, it stops dead, so no need to worry about any spin-down or a gas saw idling, so it's much safer. Plus they are inexpensive, yet built well. I'm on my second one, but at less than $90, when you finally have used one up, you don't mind, because you know how much work you did with that saw, and yes, abused it too many times. I have a tiny battery chainsaw for random pruning and cutting some wood for smoking something, but for firewood, the Sun Joe has been perfect. A couple local tree companies drop logs and chips off at the farm when they are in the area, and the chainsaw has seen a very wide variety of wood to cut, and it handles it all very well. They do offer battery units, but I prefer the corded for my use, and the cord has never been in the way or caused any problems, even when using it up standing on a pallet with my telescoping forklift all the way up cutting big branches, but it's much safer than using a gas chainsaw up there.

 

[Flogger]

I but 2 chains a bar and a sprocket. Even cutting dry hedge I rarely have to sharpen a chain during the day. The throttle is the key. Fast running chains get mighty hit on hard woods.

 

[ArlyA]

I'm using gas saws less as well. When we head to a trail to clear it, usually bring 1 gas polesaw and two battery baby sized ones. They weight next to nothing,

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I love my battery pole saw... But to be fair, it's cutting limbs, not processing trees.

 

[5030]

raw fish with chopsticks is Japan, not China
Communism and child labor, now we're talking China.

Whatever and I don't consume any of it either Sushi sucks IMO.

 

[kenmbz]

Whatever and I don't consume any of it either Sushi sucks IMO.

Love sushi, Tokyo is one of my favorite cities.
Low crime, huge work ethic.
Clean.
Being on a low fat/sugar diet due to failing Pancreas, Sushi is one food I don't have to worry about eating, beats salads.

 

[5030]

Sushi and Tofu top my list as yuk food. Avocados are next.

 

[Groundcoat]

I have an Ego hedge trimmer, weed wacker and the 18" chain saw and I like them all. I use the 5 amp batteries and carry an extra one for the chainsaw. The Ego chainsaw serves 90% of what I need a chainsaw to do but don't kid yourself, this ain't no gas powered Stihl.

 

[etpm]

I have an Ego hedge trimmer, weed wacker and the 18" chain saw and I like them all. I use the 5 amp batteries and carry an extra one for the chainsaw. The Ego chainsaw serves 90% of what I need a chainsaw to do but don't kid yourself, this ain't no gas powered Stihl.

I don't think my EGO saw is as powerful as my gas Stihl. But it doesn't need to be. What it does need to be is a useful replacement for a gas saw in many situations and so far it is.
Eric

 

[wsc9tt]

You want one of these sharpeners:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047A0RUC?th=1

with the 5/32 file.

It very quickly leave the chain like new. And these things are great with a new chain.