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Has anybody seen this saw / article?
Would help if I provided link.Has anybody seen this saw / article?
Unfortunately, it's not effective for very long. You had better be planning just a very few cuts, or have a backup ready. As far as I am concerned, a good Silky handsaw would be the backup plan of choice if quiet operation is important. I can cut WAY more wood with a Silky in 1/2 hour than I can with my battery operated boat-anchor, on account of the Silky will still be cutting wood after 5 minutes have elapsed.
I am with you on the first sentence. About the 5 minute duration not so much. Using the 187wh from the second quote 5 minutes is 1/12 an hour 1 kw=1.34 hp your battery saw would be making 3.0 horsepower.
Battery and saw weigh 14.33lbs. A 261CM with fuel is likely under 12lbs. A bit heavier, but that's likely not the compelling reason to go with a battery saw.
14.33lbs DOESN'T include oil, lol.
So let's call it 14.5 lbs wet.
Article also states:
One is the MSA 300 O-C has three cutting modes so you can prioritize performance or runtime. That’s not something we see on other cordless models. An LED screen displays which mode you’re in along with power on/off, chain brake position, and a low oil alert.
The 540i already has two modes. Low and high speeds. Dumb article, seems fan-boyish and/or uninformed.
As far as batteries go, I've been surprised at the Husqy BLi300 batteries. Two charges will get me through most, if not all of a 9 hour work day, so long as I'm not bucking many rounds. I can get close to 30 minutes run time doing nothing but bucking rounds with a sharp chain.
I just wish they had gone a higher voltage for a little more mmmmph.
Agreed. I think a 261CM is 11.3lbs empty so I estimated 12lbs with gas to compare to the 14.33 for the battery saw. Both weights would exclude bar oil.14.33lbs DOESN'T include oil, lol.
So let's call it 14.5 lbs wet.
Last year there was a tree crew here cutting the power line ROW. It's a super steep climb from my place where they parked (with my permission). ROW crews usually avoid working on it because it's so difficult.Could you imagine the weight to carry enough battery’s for a 10 hour day cutting?
That's mostly how I use mine. Most years, I don't buy any wood - did this year, for various reasons - $100 worth of dead ash - but I manage that by picking up weird down stuff, doing cleanup nobody else wants to do, etc. So there's lots of tromping around, maneuvering things when I can't shanghai any muscle into helping, that sort of thing.My electric came with a rapid charger, and 12AH battery,, for $349 delivered.
Doing "normal" cutting (not 16" oak, or seasoned locust) such as 8" or less branches, etc,,
I would doubt that 10 normal men could carry the wood this saw will cut on one battery charge.
Possibly WAY more,, I use it as intended,, clearing down branches,, etc,, that saw will easily fill the 4X8 trailer 3 feet high with brush.
No recharge,, just use as needed.
The Milwaukee system has 4 "lights" as battery condition,, only once did I get the battery below 2 lights.
ONE TIME,, I tried it on 14" white oak,, I did drain the battery in either 5 or 6 blocks.
I consider that to be a LOT of electric cutting.
The "picking up weird downed stuff" is what I had that trailer setup for the day I took that pic.That's mostly how I use mine. Most years, I don't buy any wood - did this year, for various reasons - $100 worth of dead ash
but I manage that by picking up weird down stuff, doing cleanup nobody else wants to do, etc.
Yep. Horses for courses. I don't plan on felling anything huge with mine (though I avoid doing that much anyway), and it's not the be all and end all of saws - but for what it does well - its no hassle start, and relative quiet, suits me quite well. Especially since it's looking like I'm going to have to get back to clearing out my workshop in the basement (waiting on a pre-fab shed) and getting back to fixing them myself, because not having any luck with anyone else doing it lately. One less saw with a recalcitrant carburetor won't hurt my feelings.The "picking up weird downed stuff" is what I had that trailer setup for the day I took that pic.
The pole saw in the pic is a Black & Decker,, the pole saw can last long enough to fill that trailer.
I thought the little battery would be dead in three cuts,, but, normally the little pole saw outlasts me.
I think the pole saw lasts because it is pulling a tiny chain??
If there is not much wood being removed, there is less energy being used.
The pole saw did stop one time,, before I gave out.
I was walking the edge of a field, simply dropping branches, to be picked up later.
After a while, the saw stopped,, I assumed that the battery was depleted.
Possibly, the battery overheated? IIRC, overuse of the battery can cause it to stop.
Whatever the cause, it was perfect after a re-charge.
I only did that once.
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