Stihl GTA 26

[Mark Bolam]

My 10 year old daughter rated the cheapo Amazon version for cutting kindling for her Grandma.

[Dan Maynard]

9 hours ago, Stere said:

I don't get the appeal as they seem for the  very small niche between a silky /loppers and the smaller battery topper saws. Since I got a 18v makita,  I have not use the silky as much

Agreed I wouldn't get one as I'd use the 18v Makita, it really seems to appeal as better than a handsaw when you don't have a chainsaw 

 

Bit dangerous really, encouraging people with no chainsaw experience to cut one handed, but there we are. 

[5thelement]

I used the Stihl GTA 40 which was being demoed at a local dealer here.
It was more expensive but way better than the GTA 26 if you have a decent amount to cut, the GTA 26 is marketed more towards the domestic market and mincers, it comes with its own handbag.

I have an avenue of trees to re pollard in the new year, diameters up to 3”, could easily use the little Echo but quite fancied a bit of quiet working. 
Mine came with 6 batteries, charger and a hard case for storage. 
 

Edited Thursday at 22:28 by 5thelement