Ferrex 40v cordless saw, Aldi

[djbobbins]

£60 for the bare saw, or £100 for saw, battery and charger. Extra / spare battery a further £25.

 

Anyone got / used one?

[dumper]

Battery lasts about 5 mins use

 

[djbobbins]

Hmm, not what I was hoping to hear. Might as well keep a bow saw in the car instead!

[Steven P]

however compared to some batteries, £25 is cheap enough to buy a few over time, might get to 20 minutes use worth? I reckon the saw itself will be on ebay cheap enough to get extra new batteries and a charger?

 

 

[swinny]

Don't know if I've got the same one or not.... handy little thing tbh.... not powerful etc. Quite quiet. 

 

Ideal for the side of the chipper and nipping off side branches etc. Will cut some bigger diameter wood but that's where your battery drains.... if its for cross cutting don't bother. Snedding for chipper we've had the battery last for a good few hours in a morning. 

 

Chains arnt the nicest. Bit grabby horrible vibe... was wondering if a 200t chain might fit at some point. 

 

Chain tensioner setups a bit of a faff and a bit crap but it all works

[djbobbins]

Don't know if I've got the same one or not.... handy little thing tbh.... not powerful etc. Quite quiet. 
 
Ideal for the side of the chipper and nipping off side branches etc. Will cut some bigger diameter wood but that's where your battery drains.... if its for cross cutting don't bother. Snedding for chipper we've had the battery last for a good few hours in a morning. 
 
Chains arnt the nicest. Bit grabby horrible vibe... was wondering if a 200t chain might fit at some point. 
 
Chain tensioner setups a bit of a faff and a bit crap but it all works

I am a self-confessed log goblin; I have a couple of petrol saws and a Titan electric for various tasks - but the idea of getting a battery saw was to be able to lob it in the car if I was heading out to e.g. pick up a wind blown 10 foot bough. It wouldn’t need to do loads of work as I only want to cut to circa 1 metre lengths which will go in the boot / trailer.