Electric Chainsaw

[Robbo90]

I am currently looking to buy an electric chainsaw, mainly to keep the neighbours happy with noise issues while cutting logs for home use, as it's a bit noisy running the Stihl on a Sunday morning on a housing estate. The saws seem to range between 50 and 500 quid. What electric saws do you use? what do I need to stay clear of? Whats good and bad out there?

I try to cut all my wood where it falls. But I do get wood handed to me at home, so I would like to stay friendly with the locals, and what jonny toerag can't hear means he might not come sniffing around my shed.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[sandspider]

I've got one of these: Titan TTB355CHN 40.5cm 2000W Electric Chainsaw 230V | Electric | Screwfix.com

 

They have a good reputation / good reviews, and it's done fine for me so far - surprisingly quick and powerful. (A few uses to chop up logs). I only paid £49.99 for mine - they had an offer on and I couldn't resist - but now it's still only £75. Only 1 bolt holding the bar to the body though, could be a weak point in future?

[sandspider]

Took me a while to get used to the chain stopping immediately I took my finger off the trigger! With my petrol saw I'm used to using the last of the chain spindown to finish a cut.

[TTS North]

Just got the screwfix titan as well for the same reason - surprisingly happy with it. Plenty of grunt. Very small oil reservoir though.

[sandspider]

True. And my oil reservoir level gauge thing doesn't seem to work - always shows empty, even when oil is spilling out of the filler cap!

[Stubby]

I am currently looking to buy an electric chainsaw, mainly to keep the neighbours happy with noise issues while cutting logs for home use, as it's a bit noisy running the Stihl on a Sunday morning on a housing estate. The saws seem to range between 50 and 500 quid. What electric saws do you use? what do I need to stay clear of? Whats good and bad out there?

I try to cut all my wood where it falls. But I do get wood handed to me at home, so I would like to stay friendly with the locals, and what jonny toerag can't hear means he might not come sniffing around my shed.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

The thing to stay clear of is the cable if you get a mains one ! Have you considdered a battery one ?

[Two Acres]

I have an Ikra red that I bought from Tesco (I used Tesco vouchers, so no cash required - very miserly, I know:biggrin:). Its very good - I've been cutting about seven cube a year with it for my own use.Its not given me any problems so far. . A few months ago I got hold of a good sized Cherry tree. The Ikra cut up the trunk no problem. The bloke I got it off couldn't beleive it - he'd been and got himself and electric saw then found it wasn't up to the job so he'd given up.

[cornish wood burner]

One important thing to check is chain speed.

Most are very slow but some are around double the slowest. I bought a s/h black and decker for very little but its very slow. Worth having but I'm glad I didnt buy it new and only use it very occasionally.

[djbobbins]

Another vote for the Titan from Screwfix from me. I bought mine secondhand, £26 used on eBay used once, the chain was shot after someone had used it for cutting out roots but one spare chain later and all sorted.

 

I am impressed with the power of it, the lack of noise when handling logs is good, however my oil tank window doesn't work either and it weeps a bit of oil if stored flat.

 

But all in all, for the money, go for it.

[Steve Bullman]

Have you considered a battery saw? Stihl and Husky both do pretty good models now and you won't be limited by a cable