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I'm looking at getting a cordless battery powered chainsaw. It will be used to cut up fallen limbs at my residence and for cutting paths and shooting lanes at my hunting spot. Right now I'm eyeballing the 60 volt Dewalt. Anyone have any experience with battery powered chainsaws?
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Echo had a really good review, no personal experience with. After my Stihl gasser dies I'll go that route. May be a while.
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If I could find one not made by the pughin communists I would buy it.
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My Milwaukee is nice for just that, a small limb here and there a little trim here and there but it is just like my Milwaukee weed eater is great for a little homeowner use but big jobs demand power of a gas one
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Our 12" DeWalt does what we need. Having said that, I don't see how you could go wrong with a Stile.
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My wife really likes her Stihl cordless.
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With power tools, the only one I don't like is Ryobi.
Some folks like them, ? To each his own.
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I have an 80v Kobalt from Lowes. It cuts as well as a friend's Dewalt. The Kobalt charger is a quick type, 30 min while his Dewalt takes closer to 1 hr.
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Mine is cordless. Runs on gas.
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The guy who calls his youtube videos "Project Farm" has done some electric chainsaw reviews that seem well thought out and well done.
The battery powered chainsaw that he says that he likes the best out of those that he has tested is the Echo CCS-58V4AH
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Check the amp hrs on the batteries. My Kobalt only has 2ah. That's low compared to some of the others. Larger batteries are available but quite expensive.
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Do you own any other power tools, or plan on buying any. I would go with the brand you own. All of my stuff is Milwaukee and I have had excellent results with all of their chainsaws. They cut outside the pay grade. I have the 16" 18 volt and the polesaw that interchanges with string trimmer and lawn edger. I just bought there 12 volt hatchet model which is a 8" chainsaw and its awesome for its size. I've taken down 12" poplars with it to clear shooting lanes when I don't want to drag a chainsaw in the woods or use a hand saw. And its quiet.
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I have a B&D chainsaw and also a pole saw which is really about the same thing on a pole. The 20V leaves a lot to be desired as a chainsaw, but the concept is great. I probably use a chain saw 20 times a year, about 17 of those its some job so small its not worth firing up one of the gassers and the little B&D gets me by.
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I have a lot of the Ryobi 18V cordless tools. The only one I don't like is the chainsaw. It doesn't generate enough RPMs in my opinion, so with smaller/lighter weight limbs, it bounces rather than cuts. I know that's not a recommendation, but it is a caution that RPMs matter.
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I have an 80v Kobalt from Lowes. It cuts as well as a friend's Dewalt. The Kobalt charger is a quick type, 30 min while his Dewalt takes closer to 1 hr. This.
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My cordless is a Husqy 372XP 34 in full comp chain. Battery lasts forever.
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Milwaukee M18 saw and pole saw are on my wish list. The variety of M12 / M18 tools is huge.
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I have a Husky battery powered.It has a 14" bar and a charge lasts about 2 hours of continuous running.Cuts better then my 16" gasser.Only weighs about 6 pounds.
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