Milwaukee Battery Top Handle chainsaw

[dj1701]

I have one of those tiny Fisher Price chain saws by Sthil. I use it all the time. For your average homeowner with some land, they are great. I'm sure the Milwaukee are great as well. One problem as mentioned above, it leaks bar oil no matter how you sit it.

Dave

 

[two_bit_score]

Tried it out on some trimming around the house. I like it.

 

[IH3444]

Thoughts on this saw...my buddy I've known since grade school swears by it. I'm thinking of getting one.

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 8 in. 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless HATCHET Pruning Saw Kit with 6Ah High Output Battery and Charger 3004-21P - The Home Depot

Do your all odd jobs easily with the help of this Milwaukee M LithiumIon Brushless HATCHET Pruning Saw Kit with High Output Battery and Charger.

www.homedepot.com

 

[5030]

Straight from a commercial user in my chainsaw repair group FB of running one.

= 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 tail off.
folk gonna laugh at me buddy over these electric saws but I'm gonna keep on.

My issue with all the electric chainsaws is chain speed when running. No way chain speed can match a gas powered saw and chain speed determines rate of cut (with a properly sharpened loop of course). Myself, I'm not 'heavily invested' in anything battery powered and never plan to be.

 

[34Willys]

My wife has the M12 Hatchet and loves it. I like it, a lot, but the ergonomics of the spring loaded trigger safety thing irritates my arthritic hand. Once you pull the trigger though, you can release the safety.
I just purchased the M18 top handle 16" and it is awesome. I was cutting up some scrap lumber to keep nails and screws out of the burn pile. It was so nice to make a cut, set the saw down, reposition the board, make another cut, ..... All without having the saw idling constantly or having to pull start every time.
When the weather clears next week, I'm going to limb out some Douglas Fir trees I felled and feed the branches into our new PTO chipper. I'm thinking I'll enjoy working them both!
Patrick

 

[xyz123]

My issue with all the electric chainsaws is chain speed when running. No way chain speed can match a gas powered saw and chain speed determines rate of cut (with a properly sharpened loop of course). Myself, I'm not 'heavily invested' in anything battery powered and never plan to be.

I'm sure he dont care what you use and neither do I. So many choices and I have them all.

He found that for his tree company it's the cats meow. Saves money so he makes more money.

Heck I just bought carbide teeth blades to cut some 4 inch cast iron pipe using battery sawzall on roof.

 

[xyz123]

Thoughts on this saw...my buddy I've known since grade school swears by it. I'm thinking of getting one.

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 8 in. 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless HATCHET Pruning Saw Kit with 6Ah High Output Battery and Charger 3004-21P - The Home Depot

Do your all odd jobs easily with the help of this Milwaukee M LithiumIon Brushless HATCHET Pruning Saw Kit with High Output Battery and Charger.

www.homedepot.com

Straight from a commercial user in my chainsaw repair group FB of running one.

= 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 tail off.
folk gonna laugh at me buddy over these electric saws but I'm gonna keep on.

 

[bigtiller]

Thoughts on this saw...my buddy I've known since grade school swears by it. I'm thinking of getting one.

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 8 in. 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless HATCHET Pruning Saw Kit with 6Ah High Output Battery and Charger 3004-21P - The Home Depot

Do your all odd jobs easily with the help of this Milwaukee M LithiumIon Brushless HATCHET Pruning Saw Kit with High Output Battery and Charger.

www.homedepot.com

I'd buy it, but I'm invested in another brand with a top handle.
The 6Ah battery will be nice to have.

 

[5030]

I'm sure he dont care what you use and neither do I. So many choices and I have them all.

Must be nice (for you). I don't however and candidly don't desire any battery powered saw no matter what brand. My issue with ANY battery powered saw or any battery powered tool is where the elements are mined for the batteries and who mines them.

I guess if you support indentured labor and Chinese government, then you are okay with it. Me, I'm not and in reality, if we went all electric (like the current administration wants), there is no way the grid in it's current state or the sometimes good, sometimes not so good, ecologically supposed sound wind farms and solar farms cannot support that grid and supply baseload. Not gonna happen and your infinitesimal electric use, contributes to the overall impact if, in fact, you realize it or not.

You will never find any Li-Ion powered tools here. Why don't you retire to your 'user group' and stay there. You advertising that I believe flies in the face of the users agreement you consented to when you joined this forum. I'm not 100% sure on that but I'm gonna check anyway.

 

[Richard001]

In my state, MN, one of the smaller electrical supply companies is installing Li-iron battery backup for the solar panels.

The batteries are hugh. About the size of 10 EV stacked vertical. The company is all excited about their new plan. However, the story did not talk about the longevity of the battery packs or what they plan on doing with the pack once they wear out.

And a side note to the story noted that the battery packs will only supply about 10% of the energy need if the sun is not out and there is no wind.

HUM !

 

[xyz123]

I guess if you support indentured labor and Chinese government, then you are okay with it.

Says the guy that says go out and buy those Chinese chain grinders. = hypocrite.

Might want to check your high horse in and your past postings too.

Get over it and move on nobody wants to listen to your BS ramblings.

 

[two_bit_score]

I'd buy it, but I'm invested in another brand with a top handle.
The 6Ah battery will be nice to have.

This one works well for me. Everyone has their preferences.

M18 FUEL™ 12" Top Handle Chainsaw | Milwaukee Tool

The Milwaukee® M18 FUEL™ 14" Top Handle Chainsaw Kit gives you the performance of a gas powered chainsaw without the headaches.

www.milwaukeetool.com

 

[two_bit_score]

He found that for his tree company it's the cats meow. Saves money so he makes more money.

That's the key.

 

[IH3444]

Boys, Boys, Boys, stop fighting. I'm going to get up on a ladder high into a tree, 25' and do some cutting. I've been in trees with a gas-powered Stihl saw before, but those days are over. I'm not 30 years old anymore. Thanks for all the comments. The thing I like about the battery saw is that when you release the trigger, the blade stops. A really great safety feature in my opinion.

5030, I've got quite the collection of Stihl, Husky, Echo and Pioneer saws. So, I'm covered well while on the ground.

 

[xyz123]

This one works well for me. Everyone has their preferences.

M18 FUEL™ 12" Top Handle Chainsaw | Milwaukee Tool

The Milwaukee® M18 FUEL™ 14" Top Handle Chainsaw Kit gives you the performance of a gas powered chainsaw without the headaches.

www.milwaukeetool.com

Ya I jumped on the 20v stuff years ago for the wife's trimmer. Then it grew from there. Got it all in that now that were are invested in 20v

If I knew the stuff was going to last forever it seems, I would have started out at 40v. No clue how many years ago without looking now. But 20v does everything she and I want when needed.

Trimmer, Pole-saw, Chainsaw, Impact x2, Drill x2, Sawzall, LED lights and sure stuff I forgot.

Did I mention how much work it has saved me following her around with my gas stuff. That right there is a plus big time.

 

[Hay Dude]

Boys, Boys, Boys, stop fighting. I'm going to get up on a ladder high into a tree, 25' and do some cutting. I've been in trees with a gas-powered Stihl saw before, but those days are over. I'm not 30 years old anymore. Thanks for all the comments. The thing I like about the battery saw is that when you release the trigger, the blade stops. A really great safety feature in my opinion.

Happens with a gas saw, too. Take finger off trigger and pull on chain brake.

 

[Hay Dude]

Says the guy that says go out and buy those Chinese chain grinders. = hypocrite.

Might want to check your high horse in and your past postings too.

Get over it and move on nobody wants to listen to your BS ramblings.

So much stuff is made in China now, you can’t swing a cat by the tail without hittin something made there.

 

[xyz123]

Since some of see the need for battery powered stuff sometimes and have a open mind to learn.

Learned something the other night watching a fire rescue show. I didnt know they had light weight smaller battery powered demo saws.

Looking now in a search seems everyone has a version of their own.

Now I want one. But wont for my limited uses. I thought dang now that would be sweet to have on the roof cutting that 4" cast iron pipe. Heck might even be able to hold it sideways to do it.

My carbide cutter Diablo blades are in for my battery sawzall. But man dont hurt to want.

https://www.stihlusa.com/products/cut-off-machines/battery-cut-off-machine/tsa230/?aqid=1c23d84ecad74e8a323274cf963820b2

 

[5030]

It's LI-Ion mot iron btw.

 

[5030]

If any battery powered tool says 'Milwaukee' on it, we all know where it was made and last time I checked, there was no 'Milwaukee' in China. Said before and will say again, we need to start weaning ourselves off Chinese products... What happened to the Made in USA stuff? I can tell you, it's not made here today because people want cheap, not domestic made which is not cheap.

I'm guilty of that as well but at least I'm conscious of that fact and I don't have my head buried in the sand either.

We are in a sad state of affairs and all by our own making or should I say greed.