Husqvarna 536 LiXP Battery top handle saw.

[s.varty]

This is the future weather we like it or not, look how battery powered tools have come on in the last 20 years, time will come when the petrol powered tool will be laughed at.

[Barry_Skyland]

That would be great on TPO Trees on a sat

 

 

 

That's strange to watch not hearing an engine, how far down did you get on the tree Barry before the power gave out? I bet it saps the battery once you bury the bar? I do like it though, I do very little pruning so it would not suit me but I can see the attraction.

 

 

I reckon one more full battery would have got the tree down to the point where you would change for a bigger saw. It's perfect for pruning as you have loads of control giving a nice final cut.

[Barry_Skyland]

Does a battery run out of charge before the oil tank is empty or do you need to check occasionally?

 

 

No it doesn't but yes you have to remember to check regularly.

[Barry_Skyland]

Untill the battery drops out and hits the groundy ......

 

 

We have had no problems with batteries falling out, first I heard of it was on this forum so it's obviously not a common problem mate.

[Stubby]

We have had no problems with batteries falling out, first I heard of it was on this forum so it's obviously not a common problem mate.

 

Ok . Good to hear . Not tried one my self , well only in the shop , was only refering to the post on here ...

[Roni Macdonald]

We have had no problems with batteries falling out, first I heard of it was on this forum so it's obviously not a common problem mate.

 

I think it is a pretty serious problem although Husqvarna choose to ignore it.

[Barry_Skyland]

Why do they chose to ignore it Roni? They must have given you a reason to not take it seriously?

 

Husqvarna are very helpful in any situation with us.

[wicklamulla]

i like that saw ! it's a bit 'long and bulky' compared to a 540xp for example but it is the future. It'd be nice not to have a hot zorst melting me expensive chain saw trousers! As Skyland say's above it's gr8 for communication, no fumes, no noisy idle, no pull cord to faff about with.

[JimM]

It is a great saw. We've had a lot of comments about not hearing us working. It uses about 1 fill of chain oil to nearly 3 batteries worth. Being able to communicate with the cutter is a definite bonus over the petrol saws.

Full depth cuts wear the battery down faster as you would expect. Using it on Eco mode gives you a lot of time when pruning and more than sufficient to dismantle a medium size tree down to a point where it makes sense to go bigger saw.

As to the battery drop issue, I've not heard back from Husky UK since they said they were sending on the info to Sweden.

We are still using it, but with tiewraps around the battery housing to mitigate the risk. We can also replicate the problem with a recently bought t536. As it stands, un-modified I think it is dangerous, certainly to any groundie underneath.

[Redthunder]

That's the perfect saw for the wood fairies they be in and out and you'd wouldn't hear a thing.