...or any brand?

I have gas saws for larger jobs but I'm thinking of buying a battery one for quick trimming and to carry around in the UTV for cleaning up and trimming along trails. No gas, spark plug, or air cleaner to mess with as well as not having to start the thing all the time is appealing.



https://www.stihlusa.com/produ...tery-saws/msa200cbq/

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Honestly, I'd rather just get one of their small, trimming saws than deal with batteries.

I was going through this same dilemma for a Stihl hedge trimmer: gas vs electric cordless.

I ended up with the gas.

I've been thinking about getting the new Milwaukee M18 chainsaw, because I already have a bunch of M18 batteries. It's a 16" saw and from the reviews, it looks like it cuts as well as a little gas saw (at least as long as the batteries last).

One nice thing about electric vs gas for occasional use is you don't have to worry about the guts getting gunked up.

Sorry, I meant residue from gas sitting in the tank or carb or engine.

More than once, I've used something, put it up thinking "I won't clean/drain/do whatever because I'm going to use it tomorrow," and then something comes up tomorrow, and then I don't come back to it for months.

My son bought me the Ego electric chainsaw. It's fantastic. He bought the 5.0Mah battery, but I already had some smaller batteries so I used them. I get 13 cuts on a 12" fir tree before the 2.5 mah battery is drained. For what I want, it's perfect, but I don't burn wood, if I did I'd have the gas Stihl.

An electric chain saw?

What's for dinner? Quiche?

Mine works great!

Cut down a few trees. Charge the battery while drinking sweet tea. They also make an extendable pole saw that uses the same 40V battery and is the lightest most maneuverable pole saw I've had.

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I have gas saws for larger jobs but I'm thinking of buying a battery one for quick trimming and to carry around in the UTV for cleaning up and trimming along trails.

Sounds like it will be perfect for your intended use, and you have the bigger gas saw for anything else.

My smaller gas, go-to saw, has been a Stihl MC250 (I think that's the number) with both 16" & 18" bars. I just like the idea of a battery saw to supplement the gas saws and recently mentioned the idea to the logger working on my property (expecting him to pooh pooh the idea). Surprisingly he said his go-to saw for smaller trees and limbing is his pro series battery Husqvarna saw (similar to the Stihl one I linked) and that's what really got me interested. My take is Husqvarna and Stihl are both good but I prefer Stihl simply because there's a dealer close by.

As much as I like the idea of a battery saw it's hard getting over the fact it'll actually cost more than a small gas saw.

I have been eyeing the new Milwaukee one myself. Has good reviews and I already own a plethora of M18 batteries.

Home Depot online has it with 2x 12ah batteries for $400.

I picked up a Husqvarna 120i cordless (14") chainsaw last Spring.
Used it extensively 1 day this summer when I cut down and cut up 4 small (<8" diameter) trees.
Did it all on one charge.

For the amount of usage I can envision on my property, I didn't feel a larger 2-cycle model was needed.

I first considered Makita but after reading a number of reviews such as: https://www.protoolreviews.com...n-saw-shootout/5979/

narrowed it down to Husky or Stihl.


That's a good testimonial for the Husky C-Dubs.

My neighbor has the Stihil electric along with several gas powered saws. He seems to be happy with it.

I think I've decided to pick up a Stihl MSA 200 (14" bar) with the 300 battery, charger, and an extra chain or two. Now to find one.....

I like my Ryobi 40V chainsaw for when I'm in the brush and cutting an opening. That way I don't have to breath all the exhaust! The Ryobi equipment does a fantastic job for me.

Otherwise I prefer gas saws.

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Originally posted by maladat:
I've been thinking about getting the new Milwaukee M18 chainsaw, because I already have a bunch of M18 batteries. It's a 16" saw and from the reviews, it looks like it cuts as well as a little gas saw (at least as long as the batteries last).

One nice thing about electric vs gas for occasional use is you don't have to worry about the guts getting gunked up.

I have the M18 chainsaw. It's a powerful little beast. Suits me just fine. I also have a shitload of M18 power tools & battery's already, so it was a no brainier. Two thumbs up from me. Way up.

Nice hearing all the positive comments on battery saws.

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Originally posted by Cliff:

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Originally posted by maladat:
I've been thinking about getting the new Milwaukee M18 chainsaw, because I already have a bunch of M18 batteries. It's a 16" saw and from the reviews, it looks like it cuts as well as a little gas saw (at least as long as the batteries last).

One nice thing about electric vs gas for occasional use is you don't have to worry about the guts getting gunked up.

I have the M18 chainsaw. It's a powerful little beast. Suits me just fine. I also have a shitload of M18 power tools & battery's already, so it was a no brainier. Two thumbs up from me. Way up.

Excellent! I was waiting for someone to chime in who has one.

I’m a big M18 FUEL fan and when they started on the OPE line, I was very excited about the line trimmer (which is phenomenal for a battery powered trimmer!). Glad to hear the chainsaw is up to par. It’s definitely going on my buy list.

-Rob

My dad bought one. Useless. If you have a twig bigger than a pencil it sucked.

I would look into what they call a "pruning saw" it is balanced for one hand use as if on a ladder or a bucket. Small bar but good power. Can cut as large a branch as the length of a bar.

Stihl and Husqvarna make one... my dad actually got the Husqvarna instead of the stihl, I forget why.

Do you know the make and model of the saw your dad bought?