Further advice please. Stihl battery kombi units.

[Peter 1955]

Many many years ago, I bought into the Kombi System concept, and as many of you will realise, once in, it's difficult to get out. It becomes difficult to justify a single purpose unit, unless it has performance way beyond what the Kombis can offer. Although I like lots of power, I rarely need anything with more than the 130/131 engines can offer, I don't need clearing saws that will make light work of the average rain forest. I've been really happy with my Kombis. 

 

I recently asked about the MSA300, and got some good advice from many of you, most of whom said don't! I now fully appreciate why you said that, as your criticisms were absolutely valid. It's a numb piece of kit, whose only real plus is its power and lack of noise. It is however fulfilling a very useful purpose for me, and due to me buying batteries on the freebie deals, I have five of the big ones. 

 

The prescient among you will already have seen where this is going, and what the question will be. Do any of you use/have experience of the battery Kombi power units, and what do you think? Also, there are now three sizes, 120, 135, and the mighty 200 has recently appeared. I'd already sort of dismissed the 120, but can the 200 justify the extra cost? Over to you Boys and Girls, the floor is yours. Thanks for your thoughts. 

[kram]

What tools do you use on your combi? That may decide how much power and weight you want. I'd suggest for hedge trimming, you wouldnt want the big batteries. Light as possible with adequate power.

 

Battery is the way to go for most of those tools.

 

I like the Makita UX01 kit. They have a free battery offer at the moment and its decent professional grade quality. I have hedge, polesaw, extension, brushcutter. Seperately I got the rough cut hedger and 12" chainsaw, and just ordered the blower. I bought three batteries and will soon have four from the promotion, two have arrived already.

 

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, kram said:

Battery is the way to go for most of those tools.

 

I was thinking about what blower to buy the other day and it made me think which tools you want battery and which petrol. Chainsaws are stop start so battery ideal but for long stints of constant throttle, you need petrol. I'd put blowers, hedge trimmers and strimmers firmly in the constant running category. Battery polesaw would be fine.

[Mick Dempsey]

Battery blower is great, would recommend, never use the petrol ones these days, especially good for cleaning radiators on chippers etc.

You don’t need huge power to turn a fan, and there’s no resistance so suits battery power. 

Edited 16 hours ago by Mick Dempsey

[Tree monkey 1682]

Used a battery saw at the nptc training centre, I can't say I'd use anything battery  ,noisey ,slow and bulky.... then u have the hassle if it fell out of the tree...and have u got enough charge to do the job or keep going .

Probably excellent for a part time gardener/landscaper.

Then thes the hassle of ♻️ and trashing of the earth for unique elements ..😐

Don't know why they don't force everyone onto aspen and bio oil . Problem solved

[Haironyourchest]

13 minutes ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

Used a battery saw at the nptc training centre, I can't say I'd use anything battery  ,noisey ,slow and bulky.... then u have the hassle if it fell out of the tree...and have u got enough charge to do the job or keep going .

Probably excellent for a part time gardener/landscaper.

Then thes the hassle of ♻️ and trashing of the earth for unique elements ..😐

Don't know why they don't force everyone onto aspen and bio oil . Problem solved

 

Who's they?

Force how? 

What problem solved?

Define solved?

[Bolt]

21 minutes ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

Used a battery saw at the nptc training centre, I can't say I'd use anything battery  ,noisey ,slow and bulky.... then u have the hassle if it fell out of the tree...and have u got enough charge to do the job or keep going .

Probably excellent for a part time gardener/landscaper.

Then thes the hassle of ♻️ and trashing of the earth for unique elements ..😐

Don't know why they don't force everyone onto aspen and bio oil . Problem solved

I used a petrol saw up a tree once.  It was also hassle when it fell out of the tree, and I had constant anxiety that it hadn’t got enough fuel to do the job or keep going.

 

Got myself a bowsaw now.  Solved.

[Bolt]

“NPTC training centre” sounds like the place in Siberia  where the assessors get sent if they’ve been caught being naughty.

[Mick Dempsey]

1 hour ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

Used a battery saw at the nptc training centre, I can't say I'd use anything battery  ,noisey ,slow and bulky.... then u have the hassle if it fell out of the tree...and have u got enough charge to do the job or keep going .

Probably excellent for a part time gardener/landscaper.

Then thes the hassle of ♻️ and trashing of the earth for unique elements ..😐

Don't know why they don't force everyone onto aspen and bio oil . Problem solved

Like crime in a multi storey car park, you’re wrong on many levels. 

[Tree monkey 1682]

1 hour ago, Bolt said:

I used a petrol saw up a tree once.  It was also hassle when it fell out of the tree, and I had constant anxiety that it hadn’t got enough fuel to do the job or keep going.

 

Got myself a bowsaw now.  Solved.

Well you'd look a dick going to a customer oh can I charge my battery halfway through a job .