The chainsaw thread...

[Dee Hubbs]

They bought me a Husqvarna 536Li XP. Battery operated toy saw.

[rbtree]

Great saw.... for arborist use in a tree. Not a ground saw. Tell your bosses they have no clue.

[XXX-er]

locally I see them shaving down jumps on the 4 cross with a chain saw, I think you want a long bar and to run a long bar you need more HP ... error on the big side

[Game Over]

Thoughts on the Husky 120i battery powered? Need to get a smaller saw for cutting brush, limbs and small light stuff. Smallest saw ATM is a Husky 55 rancher.

Also considering a t435 top handle or even going budget and getting a brand new cheap 240.

[bodywhomper]

How about a top handle cordless? I think my friend uses an Oregon one (which I don't see on their website) or an echo one. He usually uses stihl for everything else.

[cat in january]

No experience with the battery, but if I was to go that route I would want one I could switch with other tools like Dewalt.

[Game Over]

Good points/thoughts guys, thanks.

[Powder Ho]

The trail crew on my district switched to electric chainsaws this season. I'm pretty sure we're approaching the end of time.

[Rideski]

Well, when you are doing 6-8 hour, 6,000 foot climbing mt. bike rides with the saw IN YOUR PACK, I 'guess' that you could call me shirley....

I’m sure I’ve read every post in this thread a few times, but since it was started in 2006 (holy fuck) I’ve forgotten a lot.
I’m not planning on biking up a mountain with a saw, but having one inside the camper for blocked roads or extra firewood on a week outing would be nice. Would be nice to not sleep with a gas engine in the camper or even the leftover smells if set outside for the night.
So in that mindset, the battery powered saws suddenly sound attractive.
Was there any chatter about that before these last few posts? If there was I glossed over it. Im sure battery tech has made strides since this thread was posted. Could recharge battery on a converter when driving to the next camp spot. Re: comment above about swapping batteries with other tools, I’d think these batteries would get used up quick? So I wouldn’t be concerned about that at all.

[Meadow Skipper]

The trail crew on my district switched to electric chainsaws this season. I'm pretty sure we're approaching the end of time.

The fuck?

[Swine]

Thoughts on the Husky 120i battery powered? Need to get a smaller saw for cutting brush, limbs and small light stuff. Smallest saw ATM is a Husky 55 rancher.

Also considering a t435 top handle or even going budget and getting a brand new cheap 240.

I just did a ton of research on battery stuff. I specifically needed a weed eater but my Jonsered saw is getting to be cold blooded and I don't use it enough. So, I wanted a system that had a good saw too so I could eventually expand. The EGO weeder won in reviews on Pro Tool Reviews and their saw came in second to Echo. After more research and watching a battery teardown I went with the EGO. I think their battery tech is the best in the industry, ARC makes sense and I've run that battery hard off the charger, right back on, and off again and it stays really relatively cool. They also use quality Samsing batts according to a nerdy engineering forum I came across. Their stuff is even IPX4 rated but they don't advertise it.

[Game Over]

Nice thanks.

So how does the saw preformance wise? Lightweight? Power? What size chain? Run time?

Thanks!

[Swine]

Apologies, I was unclear, I purchased the weeder with intent to get the saw at a later date. Pro Tool Reviews did extensive tests on these smaller saws that are all under $400 - mostly 16" bars - and the Echo and EGO placed first and second respectively (all use Oregon chains). Power and runtime were the main criteria in their ranking but they talked about other features as well. For instance, here's a graph of runtime.



You can always go to Home Despot and grab one and if it doesn't work for you return within 30 days. I'm really impressed with the tech and build quality of the EGO weeder and it seems the saw is on the same level.

If you're only going to have a single cordless power tool for outdoor work and don't care about the expanded ecosystem then you might want the Echo. They do warranty their batteries for 5 years vs EGO at 3 years. I still went EGO because I think their batteries are better designed and the electronics are better sealed. And I don't know if Echo will tell you to pound sand if the battery has a malfunction from moisture.

I kind of figured I don't buy a Ram just because it has the best warranty. I buy the best truck instead. /Burn

[Bruce Springskiin]

I did pick up a Stihl battery powered weed whacker last year and have been pleased with it so far. I am getting about 45 mins of use out of a charge. Left me considering the battery powered saw for ninja saw work

[Powder Ho]

Just heard about the USFS moratorium on the purchase of new Stihl chainsaws.
WTF, the last "geisering" event was in 2016. Reading the reports, operator error and poor SA, were the real cause. Anyone have info or thoughts?

[bodywhomper]

Just heard about the USFS moratorium on the purchase of new Stihl chainsaws.
WTF, the last "geisering" event was in 2016. Reading the reports, operator error and poor SA, were the real cause. Anyone have info or thoughts?

Too much acronym and lingo to understand this post. "Geisering" and "SA"?

On the chainsaw front, it's so nice to have saws that work. My previously abused saw (ms361) started right up this past weekend and ran great after being unused for months. I've been doing a (relative) lot of thinning on my property the past few months almost exclusively using my little ms240. That little saw has been rad.

Anybody use a round tooth chain? Have people found that they will not dull as quickly? I have one, which i bought for some of the dirty wood that I deal with like downed oak and manzanita. The manzanita seemed to dull my freshly sharpened square tooth chains super fast, like from ribbons/chips to sawdust in a single tank with all cutting done well above the ground, i.e. dead standing manzanita.

[Phall]

New to saws, completely. A friend gifted me an old McCulloch 10-10s, ran yesterday but mixture is rich and probably needs a good douching. What should my first steps be to having a solid, running saw? Also, anyone got any old PPE that they want to donate to the ski bum fund?

[XXX-er]

Did you google? There is lots of saw stuff online but i wouldn't be suprised if he gave it to you for a good reason

All the ppe costs as much as the saw

[Phall]

He's moving out of the country and hemmoraging gear, which landed me the saw and some new rock skis. Apparently after some googling they are solid machines, retailing for ~300 in the 80s, probably will get new fuel line/filter/carb rebuild, and air filter, and get her running smooth, then probably do a new bar/chain and call it good. Mostly will be a truck saw for 4x4 adventures/elk camp.

[claymond]

Too much acronym and lingo to understand this post. "Geisering" and "SA"?

On the chainsaw front, it's so nice to have saws that work. My previously abused saw (ms361) started right up this past weekend and ran great after being unused for months. I've been doing a (relative) lot of thinning on my property the past few months almost exclusively using my little ms240. That little saw has been rad.

Anybody use a round tooth chain? Have people found that they will not dull as quickly? I have one, which i bought for some of the dirty wood that I deal with like downed oak and manzanita. The manzanita seemed to dull my freshly sharpened square tooth chains super fast, like from ribbons/chips to sawdust in a single tank with all cutting done well above the ground, i.e. dead standing manzanita.

Fuel geysering and situational awareness. Saws getting run hard, pressure builds in the fuel tank, sawyer removes the cap without pausing in the vent position, and pressurized fuel and vapors burst out onto them. Which would suck Couple that with being too close to a wildfire edge and people got burned.

I'm pretty certain huskys would do the same. I've never used a husky for work, only stihls. Pretty much only seen stihls being used by federal agencies. Any reason?

[XXX-er]

It's America so somebody got paid off ?

BC wild fire service uses husky 660

[bodywhomper]

Fuel geysering and situational awareness. Saws getting run hard, pressure builds in the fuel tank, sawyer removes the cap without pausing in the vent position, and pressurized fuel and vapors burst out onto them. Which would suck Couple that with being too close to a wildfire edge and people got burned.

Thanks!

[XXX-er]

Sthil or husky it's like ford vs Chevy

The more important question is did you buy the pos homeowners saw

Or the professional quality saw

HUGE difference in extended performance AND price

[Svengali]

XXX-er wrote:

BC wild fire service uses husky 660

Is that the bastard child of a Stihl MS 660 and a Husky 395XP ?f

[XXX-er]

Yeah fucked that up, gone blame it on the phone, but buy a pro saw still goes tho