Chainsaw options

[Mick Dempsey]

10 hours ago, Dave1976 said:

I see cordless saws with 50cc power equivalent way more dangerous than petrol.

Nonsense. 

[Stere]

 

 

Just cough up and get a 550xp .

 

A new ms251 is hardly any cheaper than the 550xp MK2 so whats  the point of  anyone buying them just makes no sense to me at all?

 

 

 

Battery saws are  nice to have but the decent ones plus a few batteries are more expensive than a good 50cc saw  and less useful allrounders.

 

If you have the cash get the battery saw once to have the 50cc petrol as an additional second saw...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 10:09 by Stere

[Stubby]

On 06/01/2025 at 08:48, Dave1976 said:

Yes. Petrol clutch disengages around 3000rpm.

Clutch plays no part in stopping a chain with your finger on the trigger . The ballistic material snags on the chain and jams the powerhead sprocket . This all in a nano second . 

[Stere]

I heard someone  say or read  this before maybe is an urban myth?

 

Here found some reference:

 

Just a moment...

WWW.STIHLUSA.COM

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Stere

[GarethM]

2 minutes ago, Stere said:

I heard someone  say or read  this before maybe is an urban myth?

 

Here found some reference:

 

Just a moment...

WWW.STIHLUSA.COM

 

 

And isn't this the same sorts of bs health and safety that has a warning on bullets, saying they may cause cancer ?.

[Mick Dempsey]

 

Go to 4 minutes.

[Stere]

Yeah I thought  its sounded like BS but as its on the official website, so thats  probably where the idea started from?

 

Would a mains corded saw  be any difference to battery i don't think so?

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Stere

[spudulike]

Well....that got to the point...good old Youtube!

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Stere said:

Would a mains corded saw  be any difference to battery i don't think so?

I read the corded electric was more difficult to stop as the spinning electric rotor was directly coupled to the chain and so had more inertia pulling the chain. The petrol saw clutch slipped and released faster. @adw may know more. Skin, pull and rice pudding come to mind when talking battery saws.

[Mick Dempsey]

8 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

I read the corded electric was more difficult to stop as the spinning electric rotor was directly coupled to the chain and so had more inertia pulling the chain. The petrol saw clutch slipped and released faster. @adw may know more. Skin, pull and rice pudding come to mind when talking battery saws.

Dunno, I have battery saws with and without clutches.

The non clutch saws just stop dead, like a battery drill.

 

They are not the Terminator.

 

I don’t see why a saw that cuts through wood quicker wouldn’t go through chainsaw chaps quicker.