OK, Laugh. My New Saw!

[Big Red Oaks 4 me]

First off, my health is nowhere near as good as it was, even a year ago. Bad lungs, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and fatigue that rarely goes away. I'm a southpaw, and my left hand hurts often from pulling on chainsaws. I went to visit a friend's Stihl dealership today, and got to see his latest addition, which is Oregon Battery-powered chainsaws. I bought one! Brought it home and cut one full charge with it, which equates to about 30-40 minutes of actual cutting time. What's good about this is that when the saw's battery starts to "fade", my battery is also fading, so I guess we're fairly well matched. I was impressed with the power of this saw, and it shouldn't affect my already severe hearing loss. It does whine, so I'm still wearing earplugs. I guess I like it!

 

[Sagetown]

I was recovering from a heart attack, and bought a lightweight Stihl MS 211. I'd last about that long too.

 

[Big Red Oaks 4 me]

I was recovering from a heart attack, and bought a lightweight Stihl MS 211. I'd last about that long too. View attachment 644272

That's a nice saw! I'm still keeping a few "real" chainsaws. Probably will be using my Husky 340 along with the battery saw a little more nowdays.

 

[Sagetown]

That's a nice saw! I'm still keeping a few "real" chainsaws. Probably will be using my Husky 340 along with the battery saw a little more nowdays.

Looks like your battery saw gets along with you just fine for the time being. It took me a few years to recover. Wouldn't take much to get me exhausted,and I'd have to lay down.

 

[user 122190]

I'd like to have one of those for trimming up the property. The gas ones wear me out just listening to the racket, even with hearing protection.

 

[Big Red Oaks 4 me]

Looks like your battery saw gets along with you just fine for the time being. It took me a few years to recover. Wouldn't take much to get me exhausted,and I'd have to lay down.

Glad you're doing ok now. That's the main thing. My situation is a continuous decline health-wise, but it's good to be able to get outdoors and enjoy doing stuff.

 

[Big Red Oaks 4 me]

After doing some reading about my new toy, it says that I'm supposed to get 210 minutes of cutting time with the battery that I got with it. I don't see that happening, but it may be a good thing. I don't know if I have 210 minutes of continuous cutting time behind the saw...

 

[holeycow]

oops, screwd that up

 

[honestcharlie56]

I definitely won't be making fun of you, i think its neat. can you post a video?

 

[boltonranger]

What does it weigh?

 

[Sagetown]

I'd like to have one of those for trimming up the property. The gas ones wear me out just listening to the racket, even with hearing protection.

I've been noticing something going on to that respect, but now that you mentioned it, I'm sure nuff aware that it's the noise from my saws, weedwhackers, leafblower, and lawnmower . I've got a couple pair of shooting earmuffs somewhere, I'm gonna dig them up, and start wearing them.

After doing some reading about my new toy, it says that I'm supposed to get 210 minutes of cutting time with the battery that I got with it. I don't see that happening, but it may be a good thing. I don't know if I have 210 minutes of continuous cutting time behind the saw...

LoL ! Big Red; 210 minutes does seem to be a bit much for that saw. That's about 4 hours, which is about 2 hours more than I'm good for in a days work.

 

[1Alpha1]

As far as I'm concerned, a chainsaw is a chainsaw.

Gas, battery, or power cord, they all cut wood. Nice saw by the way.

 

[Big Red Oaks 4 me]

Thanks for the replies! I finished cutting up a big Hickory today, and had to bring out the 562 when I got closer to the trunk. The 562 made me appreciate what a fast saw it was, but I did enjoy using the battery saw for the limbs.

 

[Big Red Oaks 4 me]

What does it weigh?

I don't even know, but it's not very heavy. The battery makes up about half the weight, though.

 

[Big Red Oaks 4 me]

I definitely won't be making fun of you, i think its neat. can you post a video?

I don't have the "stuff" to make a video of it, but I did watch a video at the saw shop. That helped sell me on it. There are quite a few things available for the battery pack, such as a polesaw, trimmer, blower, etc. They are not all that expensive, either. I'm sure that you can access videos online.