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Just wondering if anybody has tried any of the battery mini chainsaws?
Would just see light use for me around my property.

Edit to add: I am thinking about the small 4" or 6" 1 hand type.


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I have a DeWalt 20 Volt 12-inch one. Works well, and I'm quite satisfied.


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I have one of the little Ryobi ones. Works great.
 
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Have a hand held chainsaw. I use it a lot for trimming. The only problem I’ve had is the chain jumping off when I’m cutting big branches (3-4”) But then I just reinstall it. I’m probably using it too hard.




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Have a hand held chainsaw. I use it a lot for trimming. The only problem I’ve had is the chain jumping off when I’m cutting big branches (3-4”) But then I just reinstall it. I’m probably using it too hard.

Or maybe the chain is not at proper tension?


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There 2 dozen you tube vids out there
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I have a DeWalt 20 Volt 12-inch one. Works well, and I'm quite satisfied.


Same. Borrowed my son's and it was great. I need a small chain saw about once a year and for less than an hour. The battery operated beats keeping a 2 stroke happy.


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Mine is great.


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Yup, We have a small Stihl battery chainsaw. Used it today at the recreational property. Perfect little saw.
The same batteries fit the Stihl 19" rotary lawnmower. We mow the roadside banks at the house that are too steep for a riding mower.
I needed to use my big Stihl gas chainsaw this spring and it wouldn't run correctly.
Ended up buying a new carburetor from Amazon. The repair kit came with a whole bunch of other parts other than the new carburetor which I did not use. Twenty bucks for the repair kit.
I do use non-ethanol gas with stabilizer, and the big saw sits so much unused, I guess it plugged up the jets.
The little battery saw saved the day after the late April heavy wet snowstorm.
Keeping a two stroke happy over time can be frustrating. The battery stuff if properly sized can sure save a TON of aggravation.



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Yup, We have a small Stihl battery chainsaw. Used it today at the recreational property. Perfect little saw.
The same batteries fit the Stihl 19" rotary lawnmower....


Are you talking about a 12-14" Stihl? I believe gjgalligan is referring to the little 4" one for branches and small limbs. I bought one of the little Stihl branch saws for my friend for her birthday (I know not very romantic) but I don't know if she's used it yet? I'll check in the next day to two when I see her.
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I am delighted with mine, the first thing I reach for when I go pruning or cleaning up post-storm trash. Tried to look it up on Amazon, but seems to no longer be available. I'm sure the other Chicom clones are comparable. No substitute for a real chainsaw, but beats the bypass pruners/lopping shears hollow.

I'll probably feel different when the batteries start giving out, and the chain gets dull, but for my light-duty homeowner use it's the tits.
 
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Yes, the unit I am speaking about is a 12 inch bar.



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I see a lot of tree guys using the small battery units up in buckets or rigging. They seem to be must-have tools these days. I'd love to have one but I have other stuff I need to spend money on first. When I get one it'll be fixable and worth fixing.




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I have a 24V brushless Kobalt and its been great so far. It lasts a decent amount of time cutting large tree limbs. Perfect for keeping up the trees on my property but I would not recommend it for felling large trees.


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I use a battery powered Dewalt sawzall for that kind of work.



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I wonder if the chainsaw on a pole ones are made the same way. I’ve been looking into one of those. They have 20v and 40v versions.
 
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Yeah, I also have a hand held battery sawzall for this kind of limbing.



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My wife is the gardener, she loves tinkering in the yard. One of her girlfriends just gave her one. Seems to love it, in fact the friend borrowed it and said it worked for her, too. No heavy work, just trimming bushes and smaller trees.


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For a 4" battery powered chainsaw, what is the thickness of the limbs it could cut? Less than 4", correct? At that point, wouldn't a good pair of loppers do the job, be less expensive and easier to maintain?

I do have an 8" chainsaw / pole saw attachment for my powered head, which also takes a trimmer, blower, weed wacker, edger, etc. I could not imagine going with something smaller than that.
 
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I 2nd the 12 inch DeWalt, since I bought it my husky sees much less use. Light, quiet. Oh, did I say quiet. Tooless chain tightening. Plus my wife will use it and won't touch the husky. No downsides for me.

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