re: Battery Powered Chainsaw (review)

Just thought I would come back to this thread and give my review, now that I have used this saw. Man, what an invention! I trimmed large limbs for a couple of hours today and the thing works fantastically well.

- I cut pretty much constantly for two hours an and still had 3/4 charge in the battery. When I placed it on charger, it returned to full charge in about 15 minutes. Honestly, I can’t see myself ever running the battery down in one session of trimming.

The saw is pretty light, so you tend to cut more than you can haul off!

The only thing I felt a little odd about was not being able to vary the speed the chain is turning. With a conventional chainsaw, you can vary the chain speed by the speed of the engine. Not so with a battery powered saw. When you pull the trigger, it clicks and immediately goes to full speed (and also to full power). This was not a problem for me today, it just seemed a little odd.

All in all, I like the saw a lot! It is not something you would start a pulpwood operation with….however for homeowners, I wholeheartedly recommend it.