Electric chainsaw

[Toyboy]

I have an old corded McCulloch 10amp, 2.5hp with a 14" bar I occasionally use. It's nice to have available but would never replace my gas saws.

 

[ericm979]

Be careful with having an inexperienced person using one these. They are quite and may not instill the caution they deserve. I have a friend who used one and cut himself badly. He is a arborist who works for a utility company and cuts hundreds of limbs and trees a year. But one mistake is all it takes.

That's a good point, I have heard that from people who should know better. Anything that moves a saw chain fast enough to cut wood is dangerous. A battery saw is actually more dangerous than a gas saw since the motor is hard to stall and chainsaw chaps save you from cutting your leg off by stalling the saw.

To make it worse, many cheaper battery saws don't have a chain brake. I can count the times a chain brake has activated on one finger (and I would have been fine without it) but I consider it an essential safety item.

My fiancé wanted to use my Lynxx and I refuse to let her use any chainsaw. I may come off as sexist but most women do not have a clue... many men do not have a clue either but some have at least has some exposure to a saw.

Of course everyone has to start at some point. I find that women are often easier to teach potentially dangerous things to than men because they listen better, but it's better if the instructor and student are not in a relationship.

OTOH there are a lot of people who should not be running saws, period. We had a neighbor like that. Nice guy, always helpful, but was constantly abusing and breaking equipment. He thought he knew everything, so he wasn't teachable. When he ran saws I had to walk away.

 

[lostcreekranch]

If I'm cutting up small stuff, for our patio chiminea, generally 4" diameter or smaller .. I just plug in my Black & Decker Alligator lopper. I've had it for at least ten years and still on it's original chain.

 

[Jstpssng]

There are cheaper ones, a few like Sthil and Husqvarna are expensive but they no joke.

Here is a review by a very well respected tree removal company, sorry its a long video:

Battery Powered Chainsaw Review! Testing the Husqvarna T54?i xp - YouTube

Nice saw. But it should be for $1100, after buying the charger and 2 batteries.

 

[Arepass]

Has anybody used an electric chain saw and are they any good?

Here I found a review Best Electric Chainsaw 221 (Reviews + Buying Guide) on the best electric chainsaw you may check.

 

[3gunr]

there is a guy on you tube who tests everything , he did a recent test of 10 different battery saws . I would watch it before you buy. It was eye opening.

 

[3gunr]

Project farm is the site.

 

[Fuddy1952]

I wished I knew someone who I could give a bunch of gas saws to. Mostly craftsman, nothing is collectable. Dad (rip) cut lots of wood for a woodstove, a saw would give trouble and he'd buy another saving the old one. Most would be 80s-90s, 18". I hate to see stuff thrown away, don't want to list on craigslist free.
I wished I had his 50s David Bradley saw, 4 stroke, he gave it away.

 

[suburbanfarmer]

I have 2 battery powered chain saws and I use them most of the time cutting firewood. Ryobi 40 volt is good for trees and limbs up to about 10 inches and the Redback 120 volt battery will do a 16 or 18 inch tree with no problem. I burn around 6 cords of wood a year and about 80% of that is cut with battery chain saws.

That Redback is kinda heavy at 12lbs..my CS590 is 17lb

 

[ernemats]

It is a little on the heavy side but, for my use I don't mind the weight. The battery is pretty big and heavy, I put a 16 inch bar on it recently because I didn't need the 18 inch bar, when cutting anything over 15 inches in diameter I usually use my Husky 395 with 24 inch bar.