Further advice please. Stihl battery kombi units.

[kram]

@AHPP There are techniques for raking, efficiently and quickly. Far too many arb teams seem to use metal grass/soil rakes for shifting arb detritus, three times the effort and ends up with a big pile of lawn moss.

 

I like the magnusson rake, use with more if a sweeping action. Works equally well on grass, concrete or fancy garden tiles.

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One I know has two child sized, broken handle rakes. He bought a replacement, a tarmac rake, useless. When I work with them I try to avoid raking or bring my own.

[AHPP]

Whereas there's only one sort of air.

[kram]

1 hour ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

When I last spoke to hans like I said in stihls tech department the were saying they never could match petrol power .just wasn't possible .

Its easily possible. The motors exist, the difficult part is the battery, balancing the power, weight, size, run time and durability.

 

 

 

 

Most big saws use large single batteries, wrong approach in my opinion if going for maximum power. Both Makita and Stihl make large backpack batteries, and theres no reason these couldnt have 10kW output with some minor changes. Short cable to the saw. The power to weight of the saw would be extreme and perhaps a real benefit for chogging down big trees or cutting in awkward positions.

 

 

[Bolt]

57 minutes ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

Pathetic, it's not my fault that stihl in Surrey has  a German technical advisor called hans . At the end of the day it's meant to be a forum ...it's not my fault I've upset  a woke ,net zero  bunch of lovies. I used what I've found best if I've tried battery and found it to be shite...then so be it.Equally if it works for you that's fine but it's as I've found them ..and I won't convert to battery ..il stick to aspen and we'll maintained equipment .

Oh bollox.  If only I had taken the trouble to get upset, I could finally have become an actual woke net zero lovie.

[kram]

1 hour ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

il stick to aspen and we'll maintained equipment .

I helped out a team last week and the boss had started to switch to aspen, some of his saws had already shat themselves, repaired and been advised by somone to rebuild the carbs when switching.

I dont remember if his 400c was running the aspen or 2t mix but that soon shat itself and the stump had to be chogged with a blunt 261, painful to watch!

 

I shall not be letting aspen near my saws.

 

When somone tells me they "have all the gear, not to worry about bringing saws", I shall bring my G372xp and a spare chain.

[AHPP]

Define ‘shat itself.’

[HillyJohn]

We are drifting away from the original question. I use both battery and petrol kit, for hedge cutting and pole saws battery is by far the nicest to use, for strimmers less noise and vibration, but battery life is a factor. If you need the power of the 131 Kombi motor, then you require the KMA 200 electric. I have the battery FSA 135, which is my most used strimmer, but for thigh high grass and nettles use a 1.8HP Echo KMA 135 equivalent petrol one. You have already solved the main problem, which is the cost of the several high capacity batteries for strimming. 

[kram]

11 hours ago, AHPP said:

Define ‘shat itself.’

Not running, needing a carb clean.

[AHPP]

That’s not shat itself. Shat itself is bits of metal breaking/splintering/wearing away. Bottom end bearings, rings, rods etc. Needing a carb clean is an often observed and non-disastrous effect of going straight after a long time on pump petrol. 
 

I use battery, mains 240, Aspen, Motomix and pump petrol for different tools for different jobs. My 500i was on Motomix for an arb job last week. It and my 661 will be on pump fuel for the next fortnight while I do a big firewood stint. Then back to Motomix to sit around for a while. 
 

Anyway, calm down dear. Aspen’s fine.

[Peter 1955]

1 hour ago, HillyJohn said:

We are drifting away from the original question. I use both battery and petrol kit, for hedge cutting and pole saws battery is by far the nicest to use, for strimmers less noise and vibration, but battery life is a factor. If you need the power of the 131 Kombi motor, then you require the KMA 200 electric. I have the battery FSA 135, which is my most used strimmer, but for thigh high grass and nettles use a 1.8HP Echo KMA 135 equivalent petrol one. You have already solved the main problem, which is the cost of the several high capacity batteries for strimming. 

Drifting away from the original question? I think this is the first post that has actually addressed the question directly, thank you. 😀                                                                                                                                           I don't intend to undertake vast clearance jobs on battery power, or fell vast swathes of woodland with a battery saw. What is becoming abundantly clear ( at least to me ) is that while battery power can't compete with the constant ( refuelling notwithstanding ) output of petrol, it can match it for short periods of time. It wins on noise levels and ease of starting on stop-start jobs.  I think that as battery technology and neighbourhood noise intolerance progress, people like me will be  embracing battery tools more and more. The last time I plugged in a mains drill was to put one inch holes in steel, otherwise it's battery every time. Thanks for the thoughts everyone, I think I'd better start saving up for the 200.                                                                                 .