Makita DUC150

[kram]

3 hours ago, AHPP said:

Kram dear. I was more asking Josh and fancy since they have one but I appreciate the effort anyway. Bear in mind it’s not just size and weight though. It’s balance and feel. My particular need is for small-medium take downs with a mix of cut and chuck and rigging. Almost all of my work for the last decade has been big and rigged and I’ve used a backhandle because my wrists are too gay for 201 sized top handles and I’ve not needed to cut and hold. I don’t even really want a 2511 sized top handle, hence hoping things like the pruning saws would do instead. I need to handle the M18 Milwaukee one really. 
 

I’m aware that if I had to stop dilly dallying and just buy one and move on, it would be a 2511 topper. 
 

@bigtreedon

How did you get on with the Echo 2500 battery tophandle?

 

You thought the weedy DUC150 with a 300w motor would be your tool for medium takedowns, or has this discussion changed into something unrelated?

 

The 2511 is a great saw but Im now convinced that battery is the way to go for any saw below a 020T, hedgers, blowers, brush cutters, polesaws..
 

Whats with the wrist? Past injury?

 

Anyway for your described use, the DCS2500 seems on the small side. The Makita has great balance, but it is larger.

I'd like to try the Echo but not seen it in the wild.
 

Edited September 2 by kram

[AHPP]

8 minutes ago, kram said:

You thought the weedy DUC150 with a 300w motor would be your tool for medium takedowns, or has this discussion changed into something unrelated?

 

No. Just bracketing in. Wanted one for tiddly stuff anyway.

 

I'm also quite possibly confusing this thread with another saw thread running atm.

[kram]

Had them both with me and remembered to do a video. I've been using both for hedging. Feels similar in capabilty. This was cutting lime.

 

However from the video, the Makita appears twice as quick, likely due to the .325 vs 1/4" chain. Cheapy feels like it has quicker chain speed.

 

 

First cuts, Makita 3 vs cheapy 6 seconds. The second Makita cut was a smaller peice than cheapy, but 8 vs 17 seconds, its a lot quicker.

 

The Makita has needed some chain tightening (loosen, unloosen the nut) while the cheapy has needed nothing so far. I'd want to do more testing before I'd recommend either.

Today didnt climb with them, just for snedding on the ground.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 16:45 by kram