bosch electric chainsaws - do you rate them

[Paul in France]

Hi

I'm still dithering about chainsaws versus hand saws on my project to produce all our own firewood here. To be honest it's my body that will dictate what to do as it's pretty knackering and time consuming with a bow saw - albeit peaceful and relatively safe.

Someone recently recommended Bosch electric chainsaws.

If they are up to the job they'd probably suit me better than a petrol model as I'm not very mechanically minded.

Has anyone got any advice based on experience of usage - if electric is ok in principle is Bosch the best to go for or another make?

Thanks as always in advance of your replies.

[Adamam]

I'm pretty sure that leccy chainsaws for around the £100 mark are just multi-branded Chinese standards. Bosch and Qualcast seem to share most/all parts for example. If so, Qualcast is cheaper!

 

My £40 B&Q special has lasted 3 or 4 years now, and that's just Chinese tat!

 

Oil pump is the first part to pack up, maybe buy whichever saw has the most readily available spare oil pumps!

[Le Sanglier]

Buy a half decent petrol Stihl/Husqvarna/Jonsered whatever.

[WorcsWuss]

If cost is not the main deciding factor, then look at the husky / Stihl / Oregon battery chainsaws. A few spare batteries and one of these might be exactly what you're looking for Paul.

[josharb87]

My dad has a mains powered Bosch, suits him fine

[spudulike]

Electric chainsaws are a way to cut wood without pissing off the people next door but the main drawback is that you can't go out and haul wood in from friends, family, farmers, out of ditches etc if the timber is away from a power socket.

 

If you are lucky enough to have people dump 4" to 10" wood on your doorstep then they are a good way to process a bit of domestic firewood.

 

I have used the bosch saw - seemed OK to me - bit fiddly on chain adjustment but did the job OK.

[Old WoodChip]

my mate got a new Makita electric saw, what a beast:blushing: and not what I expected it to be. I had it to sharpen after he lent it and came back not cutting they said:sneaky2: obviously they didnt see the nail in the wood:lol:

 

Anyway, all cleaned & sharpened so had a play with it, felt all very alien to me but very powerful. Ideal for cutting wood on a sunday morning sort of thing like spud mentioned but I feel much safer with a piston going up & down

 

May have something to do with the colour:lol:

[woodentop]

Hi.

 

I put a post on the 'chainsaw carving' forum here asking for advice on electric saws. I finally went for the Husqvarna EL321. It was a fair bit pricier than the others but was well worth the price. I do have a petrol one for use away from home - but for me, at home, the electric is far better.

PRO's - Never runs out of fuel, No excessive noise and no fumes. Nice easy see through oil level indicator. Always starts first time!!

 

CONs - Hardly any. Runs at 15 metres per second (almost twice as fast as some of the other types which were commonly between 9 and 13 mps)

 

I have fitted mine with a 12" carving bar and have been really happy with the results. I have done a few small pieces with it and will post them on the carving forum later.

[face cord]

I can recomend the makita one

 

Makita UC3530A

 

 

 

Had for yrs only thing neeeding replacing so far is a new chain & an oil pump.

 

Also get some PPE of course

[truncator]

I've got a Bosch for cutting at home and its great. It does not have the power of a petrol but you can use it and not wake up the neighbours! I got it off eBay for 30 quid bargain I think the stihl work saw was about 400. We have also just got the battery version for demos and its a good bit of kit but the chains too thin and it gets caught often

 

 

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