Best cordless chainsaw (that doesn’t cost the earth!)

[kram]

3 minutes ago, Muddy42 said:

As said you can get a 16 inch petrol stihl chainsaw for £150 which is a way better price for power ratio than any electric battery chainsaw

Stihls home owner and cordless range are poo, best avoided. I honestly prefer my £60 Lidl parkside saw to the bosses Ms231 which doesnt cut toffee. Part of that may be he was given it used and abused, by an actual homeowner, where as the parkside I abuse but keep it sharp.

 

Stihl are also by far the loudest of the standard unmodified tools, in my opinion. The few unmodified Echos I've used have been pleasantly quiet.

[Muddy42]

7 minutes ago, kram said:

Stihls home owner and cordless range are poo, best avoided. I honestly prefer my £60 Lidl parkside saw to the bosses Ms231 which doesnt cut toffee. Part of that may be he was given it used and abused, by an actual homeowner, where as the parkside I abuse but keep it sharp.

 

Stihl are also by far the loudest of the standard unmodified tools, in my opinion. The few unmodified Echos I've used have been pleasantly quiet.

 

I have kept two of those homeowner stihl saws going from new for 5 years each. That seems like quite good value to me.

 

yup cutting with dull chains will kill most saws pretty quick.

 

I cant comment on Parkside and Im kind of stuck with stihl now because i can work on them and the amount of spare bars and parts I have built up !

[Steven P]

I keep looking at Parkside but think it would do the job but not be stunning.

 

Generally with battery saws the higher voltage the battery the more powerful it will be, but within that range, the brand names will generally be a bit more powerful again - better motors and so on.

 

For £200 though, battery voltage is the key.

 

A 16" chain will cut through a 30" log by the way, I've never had any firewood delivered to home that diameter, so my first recommendation would be 12" or 14" chain. Shorter chain but less likely to get bogged down.

 

 

B&Q have a clearance Erbauer at £209 which might do the job, 12" chain

[Haironyourchest]

Stihl battery saws shouldn't show reduced cutting ability from abuse, however that's defined in battery saw terms, as they are brushless. They can't over-rev, and they're bogged the controller just shuts off the power. 

[topchippyles]

Not sure about other cordless chainsaws but the einhell seems to have a thinner chain and bar compared to a petrol saw. I think this is what makes it last so long. Pretty much like using the waffer disc's in the cordless angle grinders.

[Stere]

Cordless will be a big downgrade from corded in cutting performance.

[topchippyles]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

Cordless will be a big downgrade from corded in cutting performance.

The post says best cordless saw ??

[Stubby]

All my saws are cordless .

[Dan Maynard]

Doesn't cost the earth can be interpreted as don't buy loads of cheap Chinese plastic that ends up in the bin when something small breaks. At least with Makita you can go on L&S and get spare parts - small things like switch , screws, chain tensioner, sprockets, brake parts right up to boards and motors.

[BillQ]

10 hours ago, topchippyles said:

einhell seems to have a thinner chain and bar compared to a petrol saw.

Yeah 1.1mm iirc