Easy start ground saw

[Ty Korrigan]

I could have posted 'a suitable ladies saw' but..

A. we don't live in the Edwardian era and...

B. I'd probably find myself attracted to it's convenience in due course.

Mrs Lee has been working on the ground on and off for a while now and wants to learn some saw skills.

Basic snedding up of branches and also forks at the chipper.

I try to send down branches that don't require any work like forks cutting up but like many mediocre climbers I'll cut for convenience wherever possible and so my lovely wife often becomes overwhelmed with nasty twisty of overweight heavily forked macrocarpa Mcshite.

She has had a go with my 241 but finds that a little physical to start.

So I want a find a light, easy start saw for her.

2 of my elder groundies both suffered shoulder problems and so carried their own chipper saws, Stihl Ergo Start.

I am considering battery for it's starting convenience but more open to petrol saws as they are not limited to battery life OR the life of a battery.

Arbtalk keeps flashing up an advert for an Echo CS-352AC

Aside from the autochoke, how easy will this be to start on the pull?

Are there any other versions of Stihls Ergostart from other manufacturers?

Advice and recommendations please.

 Regards

  Stuart

 

 

[monkeybusiness]

Consider a Makita double 18v battery saw (not sure of the model number and too pissed to investigate now). Double battery charger and 4 batteries would be more than adequate for a chipper saw. Good bit of kit and not crazy money.

[huskykev]

Husky 536li, good little chipper saw and we’re all gonna end up with battery stuff eventually so might as well get used to them sooner or later...

[Mick Dempsey]

Defo à battery saw.

[Rough Hewn]

Stihl battery saws are pretty good. No pull start, just chain brake off and zip.
They cut surprisingly quickly.
Just have to remember to check oil levels.
[emoji106]

[AHPP]

Electric. You won’t care if it lasts a year. They’re excellent.

[woody paul]

The thing is every saw has its own start up order get 3 snedding saws all start different ( like 3 pulls on choke then fires or 4_5 for another miss that fire and to late flooded) 

Teacher her how each saw starts. 

[monkeybusiness]

Buy one of these (get the smallest/cheapest bar/chain - the powerheads are all the same but have different model numbers) 

 

and because you then will have subsequently bought Makita batteries and charger get one of these (which are excellent!) 

 

 

I toyed with going down the Stihl/Husky route but their battery systems are expensive one-trick-ponies. Makita make just about every power tool you can think of run from this system, batteries are (relatively) cheap, and the kit is great!

[doobin]

As above, but buy ‘waitley’ brand Chinese batteries on eBay. I run the 9ahs in our grinders particularly, and 6ah for other tools. Good value and last well. 

[doobin]

1 hour ago, woody paul said:

The thing is every saw has its own start up order get 3 snedding saws all start different ( like 3 pulls on choke then fires or 4_5 for another miss that fire and to late flooded) 

Teacher her how each saw starts. 

All non autotune saws are the same surely. Pull it on choke till it barks, half choke, it catches, let it run for a few seconds then blip the throttle and rev it up briefly.