Battery powered chain saws

[ArtB]

Anyone have one?
Worthwhile?
Best use'
For what usage about worthless?
I have custom battery pack of 3 ea 40 V B&D 2.5 A-hr lion batteries connected to Rockwell 120v/11.5A saw, works OK for about 20 minutes if kept sharp. Would imaging a single 40V one battery saw would not cut too well for very long?

 

[derwoodii]

i run a stihl MSA 200 and HTA 85 pole saw they work great paid for themselves 1 month or so

heaps of power
long life batterys
1/4 or less of the normal saw maintenance
quiet means i can work stealth or after EPA noise hours
less weight
less hassel
safety i can hear listen speak as i work
300MH battery's out last my arms

 

[oldfortyfive]

https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/cordless-chainsaw-head-2-head-comparison.346286/

 

[ATH]

I have the 18V Makita XCU06T top handle. It is a nice fit between a handsaw (that I use the vast majority of the time I am pruning) and a traditional gas top handle saw. I probably use it as much as I do the gas saw.

I don't do many removals/no big removals...so that would make a difference if I were doing the removals, I'd just start with the gas saw and work down to a bigger one.

 

[Philbert]

Lots of threads on these. These threads have a lot of links to some of the other ones:

https://www.arboristsite.com/commun...or-power-equipment.177392/page-7#post-5110584
https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/36-volt-and-40-volt-chainsaws.256224/
Several other threads on specific models.

Philbert