Tesla's have a lot of muscle but no soul. I do see the analogy though.
I see a lot of "nope, no way" here. But not from people who have actually used one. The owners have generally expressed satisfaction.
Once again, if my gas saws were fond of starting I would have a different perspective on gas. They work amazing at sea level though. Night and day difference really. But why in hell would anybody choose to live at sea level?
My FIL cuts firewood (nothing much over 12") with a corded saw - he carries a generator in the back of his truck...I agree that isn’t a valid argument today. Most new working pickup trucks, including mine, are set up to power electric tools.
Oh Lawd......there is corded saws and then there are corded saws.......Leeha has a Stihl corded saw....three phase...think it had a 30" bar......like 7 horse....not a wimpy saw by any measure......During Hurricane Katrina the only pole saw I could find down there was a Remington corded electric. Ran it off a generator.
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Baileys Logging take the Husky electrics and outfit them with Stihl 1/4 LP Chisel .043 chain which Stihl uses on their electrics. They sourced the 1/4 bar and sprockets to retrofit the Huskies. They claim it is the best package for arborist/ tree climbers. The chain the Husqvarna come with is not impressive on electrics (probably 3/8LP) and the Stihl electric saws don't perform as well as the Husqvarnas.I’m either tilling(garden) or trolling(fishing). Lol
There’s a tree cutting company on u tube where three cutters are using Husqvarna electric saws and doing one hell of a job I’m impressed with electric saws.
I think that four stroke saws are out dated before they gain popularity. I think electric saws will bypass them for sure. The two strokes will still rule.
Yes, that was definitely a ‘home owner saw’, but all we could get. Still have it. Key is to understand that it is light duty: keep the chain sharp and let the saw do the work.Oh Lawd......there is corded saws and then there are corded saws......
They are getting the electric stuff right.
Be hard to get used to but when you're kickin them 450 4 strokes butt that bad i could deal with it. All we had was 2 strokes back in the day and none would keep up with that. now i'm not suggesting gas engines be replaced just that the electrics have come a long way. that bike run balls out for 20 minutes.Surely the lack of noise would cause problems/accidents
If you think any of the battery saws will be working to spec after 20 years you're dreaming... But we can compare them to some degree given the following estimates (based on my local currency & measures); Generally the current cells in use have a service life of 300-500 cycles & a battery will loose about ⅓ of it's capacity over its life.Show me the cost of keeping (or replacing) a battery powered saw over the period of 20 years and we can compare it to my Echo.
A LOT of dairy farmers over here are buying the biggest Stihl with their dedicated batteries to use for farm saws- to stop muppet staff straight gassing regular saws!If you think any of the battery saws will be working to spec after 20 years you're dreaming... But we can compare them to some degree given the following estimates (based on my local currency & measures); Generally the current cells in use have a service life of 300-500 cycles & a battery will loose about ⅓ of it's capacity over its life.
A 6Ah battery costs around $250.
In my experience a couple of 5Ah/6Ah batteries give a comparable run time to about 200ml of mix in a similar size saw (purely an estimate based on my experience, adjust to suit your own if it's wildly different).
Said mix would be less than 50c.
So... My ~$500 of batteries would be replacing ~$200 in mix (+ whatever I would spend in maintenance over the course of ~400 tanks).
For us practical people (& fellow "CADies"), it only makes sense to use battery equipment when that's what's most functional/practical (until they improve them)... But for the average home owner that uses a saw twice a year (& probably has to get it serviced every other time it comes out) there is real merit in being able to plug your drill batteries on the saw for half an hour of cutting.
Another thing to note is that batteries don't like sitting around for extended periods, so having a saw that's part of a "system" should be a consideration for those not using it regularly.
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