AJStrees

Some more swans and a visit from a wild goose (Greylag) and a female Pochard.

Brilliant work. 👍

I've not met your aunt Edna so I couldn't say.... 😃

I get Kermit the Frog on his back legs standing tall. 👍

thanks Rob. I'm on the list. 👍

Cheers Rob. I am waiting for the .404, 46" Sugihara bar to come in. Says end of the Jan. So count me in for one of those. 👍

Great work. He's been busy carving by the looks! 👍

Wet for the week per the forecast. Heathfield is nice town. 👍

Spent the morning chipping up a pile of Christmas trees with the wee chipper. Went through like hot butter. 👍

Still wet here, but some extra wind as well. We love it! 👍

Cheers mate. All the way from Grinstead near West Hoathly. 👍

Was down to 0 here last night. Wet and miserable today. Typical Birthday weather when you’re a January baby 👶

Sunshine and some nice colouring on today’s log. 👍

Love that Barn Owl BIF shot.

Some young Mute Swans flew in last night having a stop over on the pond.

Onto the last section of pop. 11’ long by 3’ wide. Nice and chunky.

Interesting concept. Apart from not having to use a 2 stroke mix, I wonder what/if the benefits would be. 👍

No worries. Ego do 16 and 18 inch with 20 m/s chain speed (higher would be better) Their latest 16” model looks like it is more pro than their earlier saws. Probably needs a test for performance. they do backpack battery options too if your in to having the weight on your back rather than holding the weight of the battery and saw. Im not a sales rep for ego. Just telling you what I know. hope you find what your looking for. 👍

Hi Peter, Sorry. I re-read your original post. Do you already have any battery tools, I bought the makita top handle 18v because I use the makita tools. So it makes sense financially. Makita have brought out the 40v option and I believe the chain speed is better on their new 40v platform. Saying that, yes I would imagine husky and stihl battery saws are going to be up there with the best, but they are costly. Additionally if something goes wrong such as the on/off switch gets wet and blows the circuit board then you are looking at about £200 at least to replace that part. Husky batteries are a lot of money and so are the stihl ones. And as others have said you would need a few batteries to make it worth while. I have used ego battery tools since 2019 and they do well. Their older chainsaws are quite slow chain speed so I would go for their newer models with a faster speed if I was going to go with EGO. The good thing with ego is they have lots of options with their batteries and chargers and they are bringing out better stuff all the time. Machinery Nation (Hayes Machinery) on youtube recently did a comparison video on battery saws that are out on the UK market, you might find something useful there. 👍

Heavy rain here last two days. Gusts of 45mph on and off. Blowing out the cobwebs for the new year I hope. 👍

I do use battery strimmers and mowers and hedge cutters, I am quite impressed by their performance, mostly use EGO stuff. Batteries are pretty good, although I have to replace a 2.5ah one that I got in 2019, it doesn't hold charge at all anymore. top handle battery saws are pretty good, though pricey on the repairs like you say. I have the husky and makita top handles and they are good for doing hundreds of small cuts on hedge reductions, I have to admit. But sawing up trees is best done with the right saw. So all in all, I think there is general agreement on what saw is best for what, batteries do have their use. More fun using a Stihl 881 and a 41" bar to buck big trees. 👍

Battery stuff is pretty pricey. The idea that it only costs a couple of quid per charge and the rest doesn't make too much sense in the end. If a decent battery is £300 how much fuel can you get for that and how many times will you need to charge the battery to get the job done... Don't get me wrong, I have battery saws, but trying to use them to get jobs done isn't very productive in the longer term IMHO. If you can buy a 550xp for 600 and a less efficient battery saw for £900 with the batteries and chargers, seems like the petrol saw is a better option. additionally batteries do not always last forever and battery chargers can also be pricey when they fail. Additionally where do the dead batteries end up when they don't charge anymore..... I suppose the more diplomatic view is that everything has it's place. 👍

Phew that’s a relief 😅 didn’t want to start a mass debate this late in the year. 👍

Tried an eBay special 4” grinder to fit makita batteries. Can’t say it stayed on the bench long. Spindle hole too small for usual discs and the guard doesn’t fit right. Went back to my old makita grinder pretty quick. I realise this is the tools worthy of a mention thread. Sorry. 🐥

Tidy though 👍