Cordless saw: Stihl MSA 300 vs. 200?

[Stere]

Think id stick with petrol for a cargo bike if your plan is only just having one saw to do it all to start with

 

Id say best get a 50c saw  say a 550xp 

 

A 550xp wold do  more than any battery saw

 

Lighter and more power than a MSA300 and less limiting as can carry enough fuel in a dual can to run a whole day....

 

 

a  battery saw additionally as a second saw if possible.....

 

If you want to buy into a battery platform look at makita 40v as they have a very good range of out door power tools in addition to the chainsaws.

 

Hegde trimmers strimmers pole saws etc

 

And also all the other cordless tools they do drills etc.

 

Think Id prefer a MSA220 over a MSA300 i think  the MSA300  are very heavy in comparision  with  a  decent 50c petrol saw for a weaker preformance?

 

Think the MSA300 is 7.5kg with the decent batteries?

 

 

 

 

Edited December 5 by Stere

[Bolt]

16 hours ago, GarethM said:

Plus realistically how much time do you cut for, as you'll be needing plenty of batteries for more than a hour or two a day.

Probably just the 2 batteries if you take the charger with you.

[rapalaman]

8 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Probably just the 2 batteries if you take the charger with you.

Assuming the customer has outside power point or is at home to access sockets. I carry 5 batteries and on occasion have used them all

[Bolt]

10 minutes ago, rapalaman said:

Assuming the customer has outside power point or is at home to access sockets. I carry 5 batteries and on occasion have used them all

Most homeowners don’t bat an eyelid if a tradesman needs a powerpoint.

 

I also use a 12v fag lighter charger, but that’s probably not the most useful option if travelling with a cargo bike.

Edited December 5 by Bolt

[rapalaman]

17 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Most homeowners don’t bat an eyelid if a tradesman needs a powerpoint.

 

I also use a 12v fag lighter charger, but that’s probably not the most useful option if travelling with a cargo bike.

Oh definitely- no problem at all. It’s just the occasional ones when there’s no one home, no access to sockets that it becomes a problem.

Its happened enough times to me that I check at the quoting stage, along with making sure all dog mess will be picked up before we start 👍

[Will C]

The 300 is a poor choice imo. It’s heavy, cumbersome with poor balance and don’t get me started on that bloody button on the side! It’s alsofar out preformed but a stihl 261 or husky 550. 
the 220 on the other hand is a cracking saw

[AHPP]

300 is too heavy for what they do and the switching is shit. 220 is great. Haven’t tried a 200. Not that I can remember anyway. 

Edited December 5 by AHPP

[peds]

2 hours ago, rapalaman said:

Assuming the customer has outside power point or is at home to access sockets. I carry 5 batteries and on occasion have used them all

 

I just ask for sn extension cable to be available if I know I'll be burning through both my batteries. By the time ggst happens though, I've generally switched to the bigger saw.

 

18 minutes ago, AHPP said:

300 is too heavy for what they do and the switching is shit. 220 is great. Haven’t tried a 200. Not that I can remember anyway. 

 

If anyone knows off the top of their head what the difference in spec between the 200 and 220 is, I'd love to hear it. Are we absolutely certain it isn't just a bigger sprocket and bar?

[GarethM]

I do have to ask the question, if you've not got a chipper or van.

 

What's the point in a big saw, surely for anything that requires vehicle shifting it's cheaper to subcontract parts of a job with the chipper ?.

[HillyJohn]

MSA 220 is same chassis as 200, more powerful motor; one thing to be aware of, especially with the MSA 300 is if you are doing repeated cutting, the battery will get too hot to charge immediately and needs to cool down first. Caught me by surprise when I used my MSA 200 for the first time, so for work use you need  lots of batteries!