I thought there was one. My search skills are lacking i suppose. Thanks!
What stops me from going electric is that a bunch of the stuff I wind up cutting is such that I want wedges and an axe to forestall disaster, so I wind up bringing the gas saw (a Jonsereds 16") and full associated kit.
i used a jonsereds for the first time over the weekend. it belonged to my great uncle, somewhere in the range of 30-40 years old. nice saw.
i have an ms290. been very pleased with it. i've been considering getting one of stihl's battery saws because there's a certain trail network i ride that requires fairly routine maintenance, and i'd like to draw as little attention to my trail gnoming as possible.
That's another argument for a battery powered saw...
pretty much the only reason i'd consider one.
same here.
you had any issues with it? only real "problem" i've had is a clogged oilomatic, but i strongly suspect i hadn't done a thorough enough cleaning at one point. what size bar you got?
How much cutting are you doing on the trail? Those Silky pull saws are surprisingly fast, and basically all I ever use for trail maintenance due to noise, weight, Camelback portability and reduced fire hazard. I have this one https://www.amazon.com/Professional-BIGBOY-Folding-Landscaping-356-36/dp/B0014CA3JQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=F396CE1ILXR0&keywords=silky+saw&qid=1565274615&s=gateway&sprefix=silky+,aps,188&sr=8-3 It's pretty kick-ass.
we'll get trees coming down that are routinely 2-3 feet in diameter. occasionally more. the other problem is that when a tree comes down, so do the other ones in it's path.
Based on some short-ish demo time on both the Makita and Dewalt battery powered chainsaws, they're not going to work exceedingly well for you.
Just do it the other way around. Dress like a forest worker and pretend that you belong there and are just doing your job.
18" bar. no problems other than me occasionally misjudging when a tree will fold and getting the saw stuck. need to learn to use wedges.
as of now there's no battery powered saws from any manufacturer that have a long enough bar to handle the size trees i'd need it for. largely one of the reasons i haven't purchased one yet.
yeah but amazon has their SEO on lock lol
not to mention, unless you're looking for a high end / professional level saw, there are better options than husqy.
I've owned the Greenworks 40v 16" brushless chainsaw for almost 5 years now. My use is exclusively building and maintaining trails, not firewood or anything like that. For these purposes I highly recommend battery electric saws. The park I maintain the most does not technically allow volunteers to use power tools, but the manager overlooks the use of the battery tools because they are so quiet and unobtrusive. The best part of the battery saw is almost zero maintenance. One time I had to clean out the bar oiler, but otherwise I just sharpen the chain and charge the battery. Press the button to turn it on and start cutting.
I bought an 18" bar for mine so I could handle the occasional larger tree and have cut trees up to 30" in diameter. However cutting through a tree that big, especially if dead and dry, can consume 3/4 of the battery for one cut. If it works with the trail, I've built a couple of log pile ramps over trees of that size rather than cutting them out.
There is a guy in my Trail maintenance org who exclusively chops out trees with an axe.Man up
What kind of axe is thatThere is a guy in my Trail maintenance org who exclusively chops out trees with an axe.
He recently took care of this massive oak for me.
I've owned the Greenworks 40v 16" brushless chainsaw for almost 5 years now. My use is exclusively building and maintaining trails, not firewood or anything like that. For these purposes I highly recommend battery electric saws. The park I maintain the most does not technically allow volunteers to use power tools, but the manager overlooks the use of the battery tools because they are so quiet and unobtrusive. The best part of the battery saw is almost zero maintenance. One time I had to clean out the bar oiler, but otherwise I just sharpen the chain and charge the battery. Press the button to turn it on and start cutting.
I bought an 18" bar for mine so I could handle the occasional larger tree and have cut trees up to 30" in diameter. However cutting through a tree that big, especially if dead and dry, can consume 3/4 of the battery for one cut. If it works with the trail, I've built a couple of log pile ramps over trees of that size rather than cutting them out.
This is the largest tree I have cut this year, a dead ash, with the 18" bar for scale.
I often get mid to upper tree messes like this, can usually clear it with one battery.
This dry log was about 20"-24" in diameter and I had to cut it into 5 ft segments that could be rolled out of the way.
