Cordless Chainsaw
 

I win one of the fourth brand new in the box 54V EGO chainsaw from the crown auction for the equivalent of $168 us dollars. They sell them $249us at the Home depot.I save about $100 if your include your local taxes.

Now I just need to wait for the next boxing day to purchase the cordless string trimmer:biggrin2:

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/063...g?v=1445500976

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlSG...layer_embedded

Looks cool. Test it and report on the results:beerchug:

Plenty of You tuber's already test this chainsaw and like it! You can almost cut a tree in the middle of the night and don't wake up your neighbors...:bigthink:

Naaa bad idea :biggrin2:

My first thought is it looks pretty well built from watching the video. I wonder how many years life you can get out of the batteries if you only use it occasionally? My question comes from the point of view I rarely need a saw. Sometimes I go close to a year without touching one. But then a storm comes and you know the rest. I wonder for the homeowner would it be better in the long term to have an electric vs. a gas model. We all understand the headache of owning gas powered equipment that is seasonal or rarely used---when you need it, it won't crank! My problem with batteries is how long will they last and when they do go out, can you buy a new set? I just rebuilt the engine in a 40 year old Stihl saw, Will you be able to buy batteries in 15 years for the electric? The cordless industry has been ruthless to the consumer regarding drills--lots of good drills thrown out because batteries were NLA or cost-prohibitive. Don't get me wrong, I like cordless tools. I actually used a cordless Kobalt pole saw this summer, it worked as good as my corded Remington (I didn't bury the blade in a 8 inch oak limb or anything but for average trimming it was great).

If you stop to think about it, its took us 70+/- years to come up with a battery powered chainsaw. Here is a sample of some of my old ones.

I picked up a Greenworks battery pole saw and a hedge trimmer. They use the same battery so I only bought 1 battery and charger. Happy with how they work but I have no doubt that they will not last as long as my Sthil stuff. The chain on the pole saw is crappy and you need to pay attention to it.

My wife got me the green works hedge timer last winter, I was skeptical but it works great and gets used all year long. Its 40 volt. That 56 volt ego looks good with a 5 year warranty.

It's all relative I guess, a commercial guy would wear them out in a month which is why they buy stihl, echo, etc. We all know also though that there are even different grades of the good stuff thanks to the home depos of the world.

Threads like this are great to give honest reviews.

John that is a cool collection. I remember us having a huge old home lite that was blue and was so heavy you could barely lift it and just set on the wood and let it eat. Would like to see some close ups of those and some specs. No recoil on some too, I like it

I just replaced my cordless string trimmer with a gas powered Echo. Batteries were never charged when I needed it (my fault) and even though I have 2 batteries I barely made it between edging and weed eating. I also have a chainsaw which I rarely use , but a few weeks ago I put about 5 hours on it cutting down some trees and chopping them up. I was happy to not have to deal with batteries, just kept going and got the job done, plenty of gas to go around. The only electric item left is a hedge trimmer which I only use once in a while for 5-10 minutes, so it's fine. Guess it's just a matter of the right tool for your needs. The Echo I got was a PAS-225 so I'll probably just buy attachments for it going forward.

My wife need a new hedge trimmer and I can get the EGO without the battery for $99 here in my neck of the wood so one battery is good enough for all of our need and the few times I use the chainsaw.

About batteries life:

As long you used and charge them frequently Li-Ion batteries can last a lot more then those sitting for months. Here a good link to learn the science of batteries charging: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/a...ased_batteries

Have you ever open a Li-Ion battery pack before? I rebuild some old laptop batteries pack with new cells. You just need to be careful breaking the case and even if you damage it a bit, you test the pack and seal it with epoxy for good!

PS: I even replace the cells by bigger capacity one (mAh)

Depending on your time count, I have one of these "battery powered chainsaws"
From 1978-80 so maybe take away 35 years?
Works good off the Cub Cadet when trimming here and there around the farm.
Uses a starter motor and standard bar and chain. The original and rather stiff Romex power cable was a pour choice by the factory but I have yet to change it out to something better.
http://www.plumbers.cc/images/kubota/minibrute-4.jpg

now thats a cool battery powered saw :)