Timber MacFallen
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Given some of the recent threads on electric saws and the future of gas I thought I'd share this story posted on Consumer Reports. They pitted the Jonsered CS2245 (a 46cc gas saw) with an 18" bar against the Ego 18" chainsaw with a 5.0 amp-hour battery.
They found that in terms of cutting performance both saws performed "excellent" and were both able to cut a 10" square oak beam in under 20 seconds reliably in multiple passes. The Ego is one of the few electric saws that's been able to hang with the gas saws of this size in cut speed.
To test battery life they checked how many passes you could make through a 6x6 inch oak beam. The Ego managed to make it though 80 cuts on a single charge. That's probably more than enough for the typical homeowner to do a day of limbing around the yard or take down a small tree.
Interestingly, the battery pack on the Ego can also be used on a string trimmer. leaf blower, snowblower, etc.
In the end they gave the nod to the Ego over the Jonsered because it's easier to use in terms of chain adjustment and upkeep, but acknowledged both could be good choices: https://www.consumerreports.org/chainsaws/chainsaw-face-off-ego-cs1804-vs-jonsered-cs2245/
CR didn't upload a video of their test, but I did find a video on Youtube of a professional tree climber testing out the Ego for a few minutes if you're curious what it look and sounds like:
If battery tech keeps up an aggressive development pace I'm convinced in 7-10 years everyone will be buying these electric saws. There will be few benefits for the average person (and pros doing smaller jobs in noise sensitive areas) to run gas.
They found that in terms of cutting performance both saws performed "excellent" and were both able to cut a 10" square oak beam in under 20 seconds reliably in multiple passes. The Ego is one of the few electric saws that's been able to hang with the gas saws of this size in cut speed.
To test battery life they checked how many passes you could make through a 6x6 inch oak beam. The Ego managed to make it though 80 cuts on a single charge. That's probably more than enough for the typical homeowner to do a day of limbing around the yard or take down a small tree.
Interestingly, the battery pack on the Ego can also be used on a string trimmer. leaf blower, snowblower, etc.
In the end they gave the nod to the Ego over the Jonsered because it's easier to use in terms of chain adjustment and upkeep, but acknowledged both could be good choices: https://www.consumerreports.org/chainsaws/chainsaw-face-off-ego-cs1804-vs-jonsered-cs2245/
CR didn't upload a video of their test, but I did find a video on Youtube of a professional tree climber testing out the Ego for a few minutes if you're curious what it look and sounds like:
If battery tech keeps up an aggressive development pace I'm convinced in 7-10 years everyone will be buying these electric saws. There will be few benefits for the average person (and pros doing smaller jobs in noise sensitive areas) to run gas.
