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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas View Post
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.

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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.
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