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Originally Posted by masraum
If your property is small enough that 120V works, I have to think that they will be far more powerful than a battery powered saw of the same age.
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I've used gas chainsaws for decades and never had a close call. Have a suspended ms260 that I love and care for, but hate dealing with gas and putting the motor to nite-nite when I'm done.
Wife got a little corded dewalt last year. Is light and torquey. I used it on laurel and was happy until the battery ran out after 25 minutes. Battery takes an hour to charge so pretty much its a useless thing unless you're prepared to go deep with batteries.
I can reach lots of stuff with my big cord so I bought a makita 4051 on amazon warehouse for $110. Arrived and... thing scares the crap out of me. Crazy torque, things a monster. The thing about electric saws is that the torque increases as the speed drops. They'll cut right through traditional chaps so I bought new 'corded saw rated' chaps from husqvarna.
Thing is an absolute beast and outlasts me but wow is that torque scary. No soft start either. Can't imagine I'll ever use that battery thing again, makes me mad that we bought it even though I was afraid the battery would be a joke.