Battery powered chainsaws... YIKES

[ZOO]

The Milwaukee Fuel that I have easily surpasses my older Stihl . . . Easy to start. Charges quickly. And the torque of the electric motor makes cutting a breeze. I'm a convert.

[Scott Douglas]

At 80 years old, he'll get more fun out of not having to put as much work into using the saw as the others would require.
Just my opinion from 70 yrs old.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I think he'd be happiest with the 540i even though it's 'out of family' with using a different battery.

The 540i is the Husqvarna so it's a match for his Husqvarna trimmer. I'm gonna call him and see if he minds if the saw and batteries doesn't match the trimmer. I know he never runs the battery down on the trimmer because he doesn't have that much to trim around his house.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

At 80 years old, he'll get more fun out of not having to put as much work into using the saw as the others would require.
Just my opinion from 70 yrs old.

I think what makes the Husqvarna 540i really shine is the 9ah battery. It's by far the highest amp hour of all the other saws. But Dewalt offers a 60v 9ah battery that I think will compare favorably. I need to look at weight for each saw too.

Thanks for the input!

[Scott Douglas]

Sorry, I got confused there on what he had vs what was being looked at. Happens easily lately.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by ZOO

The Milwaukee Fuel that I have easily surpasses my older Stihl . . . Easy to start. Charges quickly. And the torque of the electric motor makes cutting a breeze. I'm a convert.

Don't watch one of the videos I posted on page 1. You'll end up being a Dewalt convert

[Scott Douglas]

I also don't see how that 'auto chain sharpening' stone would work. I've sharpened chainsaw chains and that doesn't look like it'd be sharpening the correct edge unless they've changed the configuration of the cutting surfaces significantly from what I remember them being.

[red 928]

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by cabmando

analysis paralysis.

I'll be using this phrase!

I heard somewhere that all cordless tools will need to share batteries at some point?

[aschen]

Originally Posted by cabmando

I think what makes the Husqvarna 540i really shine is the 9ah battery. It's by far the highest amp hour of all the other saws. But Dewalt offers a 60v 9ah battery that I think will compare favorably. I need to look at weight for each saw too.

Thanks for the input!

If you are talking about the flexvolt, it is 9AH @ 20v (so 3 Ah @ 60v).

Total energy is conserved (Ah x V) or watt hours. Best to check the watt hour rating since dewalt and others use deceptive marketing on this sort of thing.

The 56v 7.5 Ah Ego battery (420 Whrs) on my lawnmower is about the size of a small shoe box. Batteries should be close to a couple lbs per hundred watt hours as a gut check

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200747002_200747002?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Power%20Tools%20%3E%20Power%20Tool%20Ba tteries%20%2B%20Chargers%20%3E%20Power%20Tool%20Ba tteries&utm_campaign=DEWALT&utm_content=81044&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkNiMBhCxARIsAIDDKNULFblJBVRitJTu218W svW3aaF0KjzvmzVH8bQdPnBjUp-804YL8i0aAn6BEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I also don't see how that 'auto chain sharpening' stone would work. I've sharpened chainsaw chains and that doesn't look like it'd be sharpening the correct edge unless they've changed the configuration of the cutting surfaces significantly from what I remember them being.

It's a different angle to the blade. It's not sharpening the inner curve the way it looks. It appears to be sharpening the front edge of the chain. Or at least that's what it looked like to me. I wondered the same thing btw.

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Try one before you scoff at them.

Duly noted. Old farts like me need to get past the "that's not the way I've always done it" syndrome.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by aschen

If you are talking about the flexvolt, it is 9AH @ 20v (so 3 Ah @ 60v).

Total energy is conserved (Ah x V) or watt hours. Best to check the watt hour rating since dewalt and others use deceptive marketing on this sort of thing.

Just did some more looking and that is indeed correct They actually show it on their website 20v 9ah, 60v 3ah
Thanks for pointing that out. The way that saw cuts, I still think he might be ahead of the game with a saw and three batteries vs a saw and two with one being a 9ah and the other being a 4ah.

More hand wringing!

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Superman

Duly noted. Old farts like me need to get past the "that's not the way I've always done it" syndrome.

Supe,
If you haven't watched the videos, check out the third one I posted. It compares some of the electric saws to a smaller Stihl gas powered. The Dewalt actually outperforms the Stihl. Granted it probably won't cut like that for as long but that's still pretty impressive.

[aschen]

Originally Posted by cabmando

Just did some more looking and that is indeed correct They actually show it on their website 20v 9ah, 60v 3ah
Thanks for pointing that out. The way that saw cuts, I still think he might be ahead of the game with a saw and three batteries vs a saw and two with one being a 9ah and the other being a 4ah.

More hand wringing!

without even looking at the reviews Id do the dewalt since those flexvolt batteries will be super useful for about a bajillion other things.


Electric power is ideal for high power low duty cycle things. Makes a bunch of sense for a chainsaw if you are not a professional logger I think

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

At 80 years old, he'll get more fun out of not having to put as much work into using the saw as the others would require.
Just my opinion from 70 yrs old.

No question.

My son will be here next week and we will cut and split a lot of wood. He can run all day with the old Stihl Wood Boss. I am good for about an hour these days and I am back in shape for 65.

Where the electric chain saw really shines is branching, prunning and clean-up...maintenance tasks rather than making a living cutting wood. I also use it for wood fence repair. It cuts and notches oak boards like a surgeon.

Originally Posted by Superman

Duly noted. Old farts like me need to get past the "that's not the way I've always done it" syndrome.

I get it, trust me. I started with blowers in the barns for equipment and have not looked back.

They are the 75% solution here on the farm for certain tasks. The one area where the battery stuff just doesn't' work is weed whipping/the plastic-tined whips. The 27 year-old Stihl WW is great ergonomically and we will whip for hours at certain times of the year.

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by Superman

It is hard for me to imagine a battery powered chainsaw that could be more than a toy. .

Originally Posted by Seahawk

The battery powered chain saw is absolutely perfect for some jobs.

Try one before you scoff at them.

Yep. I was on the same page as Supe, very skeptical of them until we got a batt powered one for one of our fire rigs. I was an instant convert! Way surpassed my expectations. Went and ordered another one.
We have Milwaukee and a Stihl.

I picked up one of those harbor frieght Atlas's for myself. I cut up a lot of 6x6s for deck posts. It is perfect for that.


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[cabmandone]

Vinny,
Would you lay into some 8" or bigger ash with that Atlas. I'm watching some videos on it now but my primary concern is build quality and how it will do on larger stuff.

[VINMAN]

Nick,
I've only had it a couple months. Haven't got into any real heavy duty cutting yet. Mainly PT 6×6s and a few small tree branches like 4, 6in oak or pine. Build quality seems decent. Nowhere near Stihl or Husky level, but I've seen a lot worse. It's definitely w better than the corded Oregon I have.
Time will tell!

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[stevej37]

I forgot about this thread....
Mini cordless chainsaw