dont laugh - elec chainsaw advice

[18 stoner]

As for battery, I think they say it will do 100 cuts:confused1: Dont know what that means but it seems to last a good while and if it goes flat, he goes for a cupper and its charged again on its quick charger.

 

For a laugh, last week when we were logging, I grabbed it and sunk it into a 10" green ash log and it happily cut through it! It could be classed as pure abuse, and I'll bet it would only do 30 or 40 cuts like that, but it did get through it in its own time.

 

Like has been said though, its in no way to be compared to a petrol saw, and I couldnt comment on a corded one, but my Dad wanted a saw he didnt have to chew at pulling a cord, and wanted to use it in the field without a cord. Its a toy really, but he loves it:thumbup:

 

Edit; Sorry, no I dont think it gets hot.

[Big J]

If they are only going to be 3-4 inch branches, would a reasonable sized chop saw not be quicker and safer?

[rxe]

I only have an old electric saw that was given to us (a Stihl E10), it cuts well enough, but it is still pretty noisy - I wear ear defenders if I am using it. It certainly has less chuff than a petrol one, but the "on off" nature of the beast is quite handy.

 

I'd get him a decent saw buck and a petrol saw. 2 hours a month = about 2 tonnes of firewood for me, but I load a big buck and cut 10 at a time. You could get him down to 15 minutes with petrol which is OK from a neighbour perspective.

[mattkeen]

he's more likely to cut him self with a silky than a chain saw !!!, elecy saws are excellent for this purpose, set him up with a decent saw horse, done ,

[pleasant]

Given the application, then an electric chiansaw is exactly what it was designed for. Low maintenance, quick stop, no fumes, low noise and reliable (either works or it doesn't- no half way house unlike a petrol) chains used are exactly the same quality and spec as equivalent sized petrol saws (ie 91vx etc 3/8" low profile 0.50") so no worries there.

 

Like someone else said- get a suitable sawhorse and that's the prefect set-up.

 

Would advise avoiding supermarket/shed brands as spares are a no no and the adjuster mechanisms leave a lot to be desired. If you don't want to pay top dollar for a Stihl or Husky top end electric, then other brands to consider would be a Mitox, or an Efco product- both very good (although I think the Efco is just that little bit better) I have experience of both and they are reliable with easy parts availability.

[GardenKit]

Do Mitox do an electric saw now?

[pleasant]

oops- meant Al-ko. But you probably guessed that. Same supplier.

[Pedroski]

Check out the Makita electric chainsaws (Lawson HIS: Power Tools from Makita, Bosch, Metabo, Dewalt and more have some good deals and I've been more than happy with dealings with them) are a top notch supplier - I've used one for decking joists (9x2), posts (4x4 and 6x6), and floor joists and roof trusses, and logs. You honestly won't got wrong with one of them.

[harvey b davison]

Have you thought about an alligator saw,or a recipricating saw. Makita do a decent one, if you fancy an alternate to a chainsaw.

[claudie345]

I had a similar thing, the wife wanted a chainsaw for the garden (dangerous - I know!) so I got her one of the new Stihl battery powered saws and actually I am quite impressed, she logs up to 8inch with no real problem, not as fast as a real saw but does the job fine and no cables running about, full charge in under an hour, but worth going for the more expensive battery.