EGO Chainsaw preliminary review

[Vmax540]

Like my Ryobi 40v use 4amp/hr battery or larger if doing more than trimming branches. Battery life is best not to try and power thru (like a gas saw), let the weight of saw with a sharp chain do the cutting.

 

[bfarr]

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

You need to delve into history a little harder.

 

[etpm]

Well folks, today was an eye opener. I used the saw to limb a big alder we had cut down today and the saw performed superbly once I got used to the slightly slower chain speed. I still think EGO needs to up the chain speed. Nevertheless I really like this saw. I did race my saw against a Stihl but it was an unfair race. My saw has a 3/8 pitch chain and the Stihl I raced has a 1/4 pitch chain. The Stihl chain moved faster than my EGO chain but just couldn't cut as fast because of the much smaller pitch chain. I need to compare my saw against a similar size electric saw. The Stihl I raced was much smaller. However, the Stihl is a good saw and I may buy one for cutting smaller diameter stuff. The chain speed is really close to a gas saw. I wish I could have had a head to head race. Anyway, I still really like my saw and I also like the smaller Stihl.
Eric

 

[D&D]

Well folks, today was an eye opener. I used the saw to limb a big alder we had cut down today and the saw performed superbly once I got used to the slightly slower chain speed. I still think EGO needs to up the chain speed. Nevertheless I really like this saw. I did race my saw against a Stihl but it was an unfair race. My saw has a 3/8 pitch chain and the Stihl I raced has a 1/4 pitch chain. The Stihl chain moved faster than my EGO chain but just couldn't cut as fast because of the much smaller pitch chain. I need to compare my saw against a similar size electric saw. The Stihl I raced was much smaller. However, the Stihl is a good saw and I may buy one for cutting smaller diameter stuff. The chain speed is really close to a gas saw. I wish I could have had a head to head race. Anyway, I still really like my saw and I also like the smaller Stihl.
Eric

A Quick Look at the Ego site comes up with;

• 40CC gas equivalent
• Up to 130 cuts on a 4x4 with the recommended 56V 2.5Ah ARC Lithium™ battery
• 16-inch bar and chain
• 20m/s chain speed (*also from ego) Speed: 6800 RPM

 

[TreePointer]

Chain speed is imprtant with chainsaws, but it's not the entire story with battery/electric models. The torque curves are different. Electric chainsaws tend to have more torque at lower rpm's than gas chainsaws.

You will see this in PPE testing. Gas chainsaws will tend to be stopped by fibers in chaps more quickly than electric saws.

 

[Torvy]

I like having the extra chains because it lets me sit down and sharpen on bad weather days or when I feel like it.

I've used some Ego, stuff. I think it is inferior to the chainsaw brands that went electric.

Mine is an Echo and for my needs, it does everything. I can swap batteries faster than refilling a gas tank. I'm not a professional spending my day cutting timber. I recommend an electric saw for keeping on the tractor or side by side.

 

[Vmax540]

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[CloverKnollFarms]

For me it comes down to weight... And the battery saws can't compete there.

 

[5030]

I machine all my chains as well as my arborist's customers chains, I would never hand file or use the Pferd-Stihl hand sharpener simply because machine grinding is much more consistent with the correct angles and is 100% repeatable tooth to tooth. Machine grinder are more expensive but do a very consistent job and that is what I'm looking for, consistency tooth to tooth. You will NEVER get that with any manual method. I don't care how good you think you are. Not gonna happen.

 

[5030]

Far as cordless electric chainsaws and other cordless stuff is concerned, I try to avoid them if possible simply because of one, where they are made (China) and two, how the materials for the batteries are produced (slave labor in China).

You all can bury you head in the sand, I don't care actually but always remember where it comes from and how it was made.

Of course the ongoing port strike will severely hamper the import of China made goods anyway.

better get your China made stuff promptly because when it's gone, it's gone.

Me, I'm a patriot and prefer not to buy that stuff anyway, unless there is absolutely no choice.