For the homeowner, battery saws are great - no carb problems from gas left in the tank all year, no mixing, etc.
For anyone who has to work in the field - not so good. First, they are significantly slower. If you're paying guys $30+/hr, you can't afford even an extra 20%, and I've yet to see a battery saw that will do a 24 or 36 in bar.
Also, carrying extra batteries in the field is bulkier than gas, and I can run all day on $15 worth of gas, to keep running all day on batteries will take several hundred dollars worth of batteries. Who's paying for that?
Someday, with breakthru battery tech, we will get there. If it's within 20 years, I'll be surprised.
Dusty
For anyone who has to work in the field - not so good. First, they are significantly slower. If you're paying guys $30+/hr, you can't afford even an extra 20%, and I've yet to see a battery saw that will do a 24 or 36 in bar.
Also, carrying extra batteries in the field is bulkier than gas, and I can run all day on $15 worth of gas, to keep running all day on batteries will take several hundred dollars worth of batteries. Who's paying for that?
Someday, with breakthru battery tech, we will get there. If it's within 20 years, I'll be surprised.
Dusty