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Cool comparison video. I will add that my DeWalt came with a fast charge (yellow) charger, cutting the charge time down to around 30 minutes.

Teaser ^^^
It's Echo.

Cuts the fugk outta iguana carcasses

LOL


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If you don’t use it a lot and for a living, then this will be good for you. I like that you don’t have to mess with the gas and oil and maintenance like that. But I’ve had my Milwaukee for two years now and it’s been great.

Electrics? Nope.

Big Bads from the 1960's, I use them often. "Muscle Saws".








I use Stihls also.

I run out gas before the battery runs down.
I have modified the oil cap.

I keep spare chains and do not sharpen the old ones.

Under ground, cutting 1' fir roots, I can dull a chain in a minute in sandy soil

Used my smaller Husquarvana saw abut 5 times, and I am on my third battery. Amish retailer gave me #4 battery today. I told him there is a short in the saws that kills the batteries I think. Anyway it has been a pig.
It does cut well, and for light work like trimming it is a nice tool.

Bought the Stihl last year and have used it a lot. It will not run with gas for really big jobs, but the shorter the job, the better. As a test I cut a 60+' birch about 16" diameter. It limbed and cut the whole tree on 2 battery charges. A sharp chain and good oil ensures solid performance.

I have a bunch of different gas saws and they all lost playing time to the battery

Cabrolet,
Awesome pics of some old saws.
Got 3 10-10's in the shed. 2 run, the other has good compression, just
never sussed out why it won't start. One is a backup/pinch saw.

Got an Echo 370. Dad bought it for $2, soaked the bar/chain in the parts washer for a few weeks to loosen the rust. Gas in it, runs fine. He gave it to me when I ask to borrow a toy saw for a couple yard jobs.

Love that thing for yard work. Never ran a little saw like that before.

Grew up running pro-saws.

Can't imagine liking a battery saw.
But can see how they would be useful.

Personally, I've given up on batteries.
Just too much trouble with them.

I bought the dewalt 12 inch and the pole saw last night.

That wet heavy snow we had did a lot of damage. I used them today. Added oil, snapped on a battery and went to work. I like them.