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gas powered vs battery chainsaw
Posted on 10/10/17 at 8:57 am
Posted on 10/10/17 at 8:57 am
I'm looking getting a pole saw and a chainsaw. Tired of using my brother-in-laws. I trim my trees once a year so I don't really want the upkeep of a gas. Looking at the greenworks polesaw (makita doesn't make a polesaw)and makita 36 volt chainsaw. All my power tools are Makita so I can use existing batteries and the batteries that come with it can be used on any power tool I have. Most of my trees have small branches with two oaks in the front yard. Get about an hour run time with each saw. I usually cut about that long and make it a two or three afternoon ordeal. Whats the OB's thoughts? Gas or battery?
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Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:11 am to LSUfreak1459
Sounds like you have your mind made up already.
Does your weedeater accept different attachments?
Does your weedeater accept different attachments?
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:21 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I'm leaning heavily toward battery but curious if anyone has experience. Hate to spend $380 on a makita chainsaw and regret it. The greenworks is $166 on amazon.
I have a Stihl FS 56. Not sure on the attachments for it. Never really looked into it.
I have a Stihl FS 56. Not sure on the attachments for it. Never really looked into it.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:38 am to LSUfreak1459
The FS weedeaters don’t accept a pole saw attachment as far as I know so that’s out.
If the makita chainsaw is $380, get a small gas saw. You can get a small stihl for under $200 and that’ll last forever with minimal care. Mines 9 years old and has been to the shop once. Other brands can be had for less and many of them will last long as well, but are less user friendly than the stihl IMO. Pole saws can be had for cheap as well I believe, but $166 is tough to beat
If the makita chainsaw is $380, get a small gas saw. You can get a small stihl for under $200 and that’ll last forever with minimal care. Mines 9 years old and has been to the shop once. Other brands can be had for less and many of them will last long as well, but are less user friendly than the stihl IMO. Pole saws can be had for cheap as well I believe, but $166 is tough to beat
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:38 am to LSUfreak1459
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I'm leaning heavily toward battery but curious if anyone has experience
My new neighbor has an electric one, but it plugs in, no battery. He says it works great for what it is, but knows that the limiting factors are how much cord you have and how that can get in the way. But for trimming branches once a year, it is ideal. I wouldn't want to cut down trees with it or work it all day, but they have their place.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 9:56 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
The Stihl Polesaw's I've looked at are around $500. I don't want to get a no name brand and my local shop sells Stihl. So if I go gas it will be a Stihl. I may look at going with the battery polesaw and stihl chainsaw.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:00 am to LSUfreak1459
I've read good things about the current crop of battery powered chainsaws, definitely an option for those that don't want to mess with fueling something they only need once a year. Electric polesaws? Crap. I've used them and the weight balance with having the motor at the cutting head just makes them miserable to use. I'll use a good manual polesaw over one of those and buy a dedicated gas polesaw if I had more trees to worry about.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:14 am to Clames
I bought the Ryobi Battery powered pole saw and have been very impressed. For $140 its hard to beat. Also have an Echo chainsaw, but the battery powered ryobi is a lot less hassle to use for small jobs.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 10:47 am to LSUfreak1459
Get some ethanol free gas or that expensive stuff they sell by the quart or whatever in the stores, and run it out if its going to sit for more than a week. You'll never really have any issues then.
Issues with gas stuff comes from using ethanol and letting it sit.
Issues with gas stuff comes from using ethanol and letting it sit.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 12:53 pm to baldona
Went into my local shop. They sold me on a stihl M170. Almost half the price of the makita battery but more power. Now just need to decide what route to go on the pole saw.
This post was edited on 10/10/17 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 10/10/17 at 1:05 pm to LSUfreak1459
That’s what my 9 year old small saw is. It’s the best value in chainsaws out there IMO
Posted on 10/10/17 at 1:06 pm to LSUfreak1459
Get stihl that you can use different attachments on
Posted on 10/10/17 at 1:07 pm to LSUfreak1459
Damn things last 20 years
Posted on 10/10/17 at 1:28 pm to LSUfreak1459
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battery chainsaw
Posted on 10/10/17 at 1:31 pm to DeepSouthSportsman
Just looked it up. Thats a good deal. One motor can be a weed eater, pole saw, edger, tiller... Probably will go that route.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 1:56 pm to LSUfreak1459
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Thats a good deal. One motor can be a weed eater, pole saw, edger, tiller
I've loved mine.
Posted on 10/10/17 at 3:58 pm to LSUfreak1459
I bought the Stihl Kombi System commercial grade, 9 years ago. It has the hedge trimmer, weed eater, chain saw, and tiller attachments... I replaced the primer bulb. It has never missed a lick. I use it every week. I will buy the same kind when it dies, if it dies :)
Posted on 10/10/17 at 4:01 pm to LSUfreak1459
If you're willing to get a stihl, just empty/ run out gas if you're going to let it sit and it will start fine when you come back to use it.
This post was edited on 10/10/17 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 10/10/17 at 4:15 pm to Hoovertigah
Had to change my bulb too
Posted on 10/10/17 at 5:01 pm to LSUfreak1459
I can’t speak to the new electric chainsaws, but I will give you some advice from someone that has done a lot of cutting...get a good and properly sized file and use it. Time spent filing for sharpness saves time actually cutting. You will be able to tell when your saw is not biting into the wood and at that point, buff each link and save yourself some time and your saw.
This post was edited on 10/10/17 at 8:04 pm
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