Electric chainsaw recommendations?

I plan to stay away from HF but can't spend a ton. Pretty much a one-use deal. Better to rent a gas?

Best to put a post on FB asking who of your local friends has one you can borrow. I have three sitting there doing nothing 99% of the time, if someone wants to borrow one they are welcome to it.

If you won't need it a second time, renting is cheaper regardless.

But yeah, I was just recently thinking that it doesn't make sense to buy a gas-powered chainsaw/weedwacker/lawnmower anymore. Riding mowers are next.

The the protective chaps do not work with electric saws.. FYI.

Why why is that ?

iceracer wrote: Why why is that ?

F F U.

http://www.stihlusa.com/products/protective-and-work-wear/chain-saw-protective-apparel/aprnchap/ said: WARNING FOR ELECTRIC CHAINSAW USERS! The fibers will not stop the sprocket on most electric chainsaws because of their constant high torque.

check the specifications tab...

No. That is all.

Most electric saws that are at the cheaper end of the spectrum are weak sauce.... Borrow or hire a gas saw. Plus I really don't like the idea of anything that can cut off a limb being used in conjunction with a live power cord thinner than your finger. Of course there's cordless, but a good cordless saw won't be cheap.

If you need any more motivation to go gas, YouTube stihl timber sports hotsaw, those things are badass.

I have a 14" Homelite electric that I think I paid like $50 at Walmart or whatever. The last tree I dropped was a 60'ish locust 16"ish at the base which I proceeded to cut into woodstove-length pieces.

harbor freight one bailed me out when my husqvarna gas saw started getting pissed off 90% of the way through cutting down a 100' oak tree with a 24" trunk. use the coupon and it's under $40. the homelite ones strip plastic gears a lot.

patgizz wrote: harbor freight one bailed me out when my husqvarna gas saw started getting pissed off 90% of the way through cutting down a 100' oak tree with a 24" trunk. use the coupon and it's under $40. the homelite ones strip plastic gears a lot.

Metal in mine. But, it sounds like I'd be ok with an HF one, too.

Electric chainsaws are darn handy. No muss and fuss with starting and running, just plug it in and cut. Just like electric weed trimmers are darn handy.

But you've got to be where the power is, and you really need to spend the money to get a good one, not simply a cheap one. Be it a chainsaw or string trimmer. Or electric lawn mower for that matter.

Harbor Freight I would not consider, and I do shop there.

Stihl makes electric chainsaws. Sure they cost more, they also work better and you can get parts for them.

A friend of mine did a BUNCH of landscaping and probably cut 50 or so rail road ties with a cheapie electric chainsaw. I'll have to find out what kind it is, because it's a trooper.

Certainly not applicable to all chainsaw jobs, but I've cut up a few small trees with a long (12"?) wood blade in my Makita 18V reciprocating saw. Worked quite well.

I have a Remmington Pole Saw. Love it.

Has cut through things it was never designed to and just kept chugging. Great for the high stuff, easy to handle when the pole is removed.

We have a poulan, and it's fantastic! My grandpa who spent his years as a tree trimmer and remembers when thy first got chainsaws in general loves it!

I bought a harbor freight, and while I own a lot of harbor freight stuff, it's the most horribly loud thing every. Much louder than gas. No amount of grease or lube or anything would quiet it down. My buddy who used to have a tree service still uses it as backup, but only during the day!

Joey

foxtrapper wrote: you really need to spend the money to get a good one, not simply a cheap one.

I’ll never forget the time I was unable to start my two-stroke Weed Wacker. My wife, under the influence of her mother, tried to help by running out and buying me the saddest little electric unit I’ve ever seen (it literally only had one string to spin around).

The moment I picked it up, my pee-pee started flopped all around while making that cartoon balloon deflating sound.

I went back to my gas unit and with the sound of my MIL commenting on my stubbornness permeating through an open window, I pulled that starter cable “stronger than one, stronger than ten, stronger than a hundred men” and it came roaring back to life.

Sorry for the thread jack, I’m still annoyed about it and needed to vent.

http://www.amazon.com/Makita-UC3530A-Commercial-Tool-Less-Adjustments/dp/B000LFL152

I have that one and it's a trooper. All my yard stuff is electric.

I bought a propane generator and mounted it on a 4 wheels cart/trailer with a retractable cord reel. It tows behind my mower out to wherever I need to do something, fires up every time, and I have almost no small engine maintenance.

http://www.amazon.com/Earthwise-CS30016-16-Inch-Electric-Chain/dp/B001JF5THE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1432854690&sr=8-4&keywords=electric+chainsaw

$65 and worth it. I used it when a tree came down in our yard, and it works like a champ. I always remember my dad fighting with a Husky every damn time he wanted to use it.... hours wasted, when you just plug in the electric and go. He has an electric and swears by it... I agree- small engines suck, especially 2 strokes... new, they are expensive, and used, you are getting someone else's POS that won't run right, and you won't smell like an effing used oil rag when you're done.

The electric chainsaw is the Miata of the chainsaw world- it will get done 90% of anything any regular person needs done, is cheap, and people will call you gay. I say whatever.

We just picked up a Black and Decker (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SSLE0QS/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_E57zvb0M1047Q) cordless chainaw and it works well. Manual oiling is a pain, but it's great for times I don't feel like firing up the Stihl.

We have 3 battery packs, as we also have the string trimmer and the leaf blower. When one dies, we swap in another battery and throw one on the charger. With three batteries, it's basically unlimited runtime.

I have a 14" one I got from Sears years ago. I use it once or twice a year. It did a good job on this "Sandy present".

Have an old Wen 14" electric chain saw I bought over 20 years ago in the PX. Used it regularly till I moved. Sat for 15 years and needed a chain saw. Cleaned it up, oiled and replaced the chain and works. Better than the McCullough I inherited from my dad. Can use it for one tank of gas....maybe as it tends to boil the fuel and won't restart. Stopped using that one. Bought a Remington 18" from HD, works well and does the job. Don't like messing with cords but for the knowledge that they will work as long as I need them to and how often I use it I'll tolerate it. Don't need it often but want it to work when I do.

On sale at HF

Coupon available to get it for $44.99

I have gas and electric saws. The electric one is a battery powered 16” Greenworks 40v and works great.

https://www.amazon.com/Greenworks-Cordless-Chainsaw-Included-20312/dp/B00DRBBRU6