In need of a new chainsaw for our farm. Currently, have a gas-powered unit but I am thinking of purchasing a battery-operated saw. Has anyone used a battery-operated saw on their farm? I am worried about run time and charge time slowing down our work.
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i work for a Stihl dealer,, as of right now most of the battery saws are aimed at small, weak, and older people who really have a hard time staring a saw,, and run time is not great but they are nice around a yard,,, if you need a chain saw, buy a gas one,,,, batteries are getting better but they are not there yet
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Originally posted by Sackett View PostBuy once, cry once. Stihl ms261 with a 18" bar, premix 2-cycle and will never have an issue at "farm-use" work loads.
I have a MS290 and have been thinking about something smaller. I have a friend who is the grounds supervisor for a large school district. He carries a battery operated stihl in his tool box for quick work. He likes it for ease of use here and there. Trouble is a good electric saw costs almost as much as a gas saw
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Originally posted by Quackerbox View PostListen to this. Pretty sure saws and cuttin trees is his bidness
I have a MS290 and have been thinking about something smaller. I have a friend who is the grounds supervisor for a large school district. He carries a battery operated stihl in his tool box for quick work. He likes it for ease of use here and there. Trouble is a good electric saw costs almost as much as a gas saw
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I have three saws. Two Dewalt battery operated. And, one Echo 16" gas.
The Dewalt 60V 16" gets used the most. The Dewalt 12" 20V the least. The 60V is a beast for a battery operated saw. But, for a few hours of heavy duty work the gas is the better option.
For firewood around the camp I mostly use the 16" 60V.
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If you already have a gas saw then I thing a battery saw is just fine. I got a battery powered pole saw off of amazon last week. I used it over the weekend to trim roads. I can tell you that saw lasted longer than me on a charge. I think it actually cut better than my Husqvarna 44 that I have had for years.
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The way I see it is if you’re already balls deep in a cordless setup I.e. Dewalt, Milwaukee or others and already have a crapload of batteries to use then I would get a cordless chainsaw. I’ve got one and love it for quick little work and if I use it extensively I’ve got a lot of batteries to go through. But chainsaws use a lot of power and go through batteries so if you don’t have a few batteries already I don’t think it’s worth buying a battery chainsaw. With that being said When I’m going out to cut firewood I take the gas powered chainsaws. So I guess what I’m saying is buy both types hahaha
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