Battery chainsaw

[Dave Shepard]

YouTuber Mitch Zenobi took down an entire (spruce, doug fir?) with a Milwaukee Harchet. He did have a much longer bar on it.

[Dave Shepard]

I finally got a chance to file the chain on my M18 top handle. It was suggested to me that this chain liked a fatter file. I used a 4.5mm. I also took the rakers down a bunch. This has changed the saw noticeably. It takes better advantage of the torque, and battery life seems to have improved.

https://youtu.be/9m_rBKurVWk?si=ndww29I3d6JrnXzv

[memopad]

I bought a dewalt 20v chainsaw last summer and have been pretty disappointed by it. I got it on a good sale and got 2 new batteries with it, made sense for me with all my other dewalt tools. The saw is really nice and light, but I think the chain speed is too slow with it. It really jumps around on cuts, and tears more than cuts clean. I even went to a bigger bar to run the same stihl yellow chain I favor on my 241, but no change in the cut.

I bought my dad a new Stihl msa 70 cb for Christmas and that has been amazing. It's the perfect small saw for cutting around the burn pile, pruning, or any other small task around the farm. 

These small electric saws are so lightweight, they make a lot of sense as a carry saw for trail work or use around the sawmill. Now I want to buy a Stihl for myself. 

[doc henderson]

I have a Stihl electric and once you have the charger and batteries, the tools are not as bad to add cost wise.  I have half a dozen.  some I only use a few times a year, but they are handy and the best tool for those jobs.  They all have "electric" start.