Battery Powered top handle saws

[thtc]

My ms 200t has finally got to the point of no repair (its lasted nearly 10 years) so I am looking at a new top handle saw. As I have the full Makita battery product range I have had a go with there top handled saw (rrp £230) and to be fair it was pretty good. I love stihl and husky's for the bigger saws has anyone used a battery saw for any length of time and how do you rate them ?

[NI Tree]

had a husky on demo for over a week and would not compuair it to a 201 but closer to 150. it grew on me more i used it

[Tree Man Tom]

You can't compare them to the petrol top handles we've got use to using IMO. They are however really useful for the right application. We've been working in a hospital where it's obviously abit noise sensitive and it's been invaluable.

[ukminch]

I've used then on night time work. They have their uses and aren't a bad tool in the arsenal. Not upto the job of replacing a 200/1 or 540 yet though.

 

I was impressed by them at the apf but it was a big difference using them in the tree.

[silky fox]

Used the Husky quite a bit...if you have the money to get one spare...then get it. Great technology and great cutting performance say for pruning and stripping out to sectioning down to several inches. Peaceful cutting! Not bad power/trigger time.

[Gray git]

Just end of year treated myself to a husky 1 and have been using it quite a lot from the landy mewp and has really impressed me I'd say it's filling the gap between the legendary 200t and a really sharp silky. Don't expect it to do a full dismantle but it'll strip out a crown on a cut and chuck job with easy communication with groundstaff and excellent on reducing stuff.

[thtc]

cheers guys, I may well hunt ebay for an old 200t and rebuild mine. and treat my self.

[Treemover]

Never thought of the no noise; be real handy for deadwooding.

 

If they came with a solar charger that would be brilliant?

[Dilz]

i used the husky one - its weird but kind of nice. It starts up with no hassle, and its very quite. Its like vutting with a silky but quicker and with out the tennis elbow. Crap when stuff gets big though. I had to dead wood a mature oak using one taking off 10" diameter stuff with it was a bit of a chore.