Recommended electric chainsaw

[gmeneaud]

if you want some flexibility and range of movement,the stihl msa 200 cordless is a good tool.

get the al300 charger and ap180 battery and it will cut a long time and charge up while you have a cup of tea.

expensive though.

[StuartM]

Bit late on this one but having looked at all the options for an electric saw for home I tried my next door neighbour's Makita and decided that it would work for me. Looked at the Titan one from screwfix but that wasn't as nice and the stihl was miles out of budget!

My mate was a bit sniffy about an electric chainsaw until he came and tried it. Much quieter than his 250, less fumes and isn't than much slower even on the big ash trunk we've got at the moment.

It isn't perfect and I'm still after a decent petrol one to go with it but I can use it at home without upsetting anyone which is a big plus.

[djbobbins]

Just bought a Titan secondhand off fleabay, £26 and had been used to cut down four domestic connies. Plus to saw the roots out of the ground, by the state of the chain.

 

Anyway, I'd got some other Oregon 91 57 link chains, so swapped a sharpened chain onto it and away we go.

 

Plus points - more power than I was expecting, made short work of a few bits of stump and bits I'd got knocking around.

 

Downside - not as quiet as I was hoping for - but then I suppose it is a 2000w motor.

 

I should be pleased to have got one before the Eurocrats decide only a 1000w motor is allowed!

[FatherJack]

I tried the £49.99 latest Lidl saw last week. Complete with Oregon bar and chain. Ideal for ad hoc domestic use. Would handle your 30 cm logs. I wouldn't say it is quiet though. As noisey as an electric planer.