Which electric chainsaw ?

neilo · Dec 31, 2022

Clive said:
i did see you can get bigger batteries but we have lots of 5’s about already

i bet a 12 is expensive ?

I seem to recall the cheapest 12Ah I saw was nearly £125, or could have been bought with my saw for £100.

If you're happy to swap the batteries more often, and have a pile of them already, then it surely makes sense to use them if you are only doing small jobs like a Gator full, or a bit of fencing.

Forever Fendt · Dec 31, 2022

The battery i have with the stihl is 36 v 6.5 AH

Lakesdigger · Dec 31, 2022

Whilst it looks to many a cheap upgrade to many tools makitas twin 18v tools run at 36v. I've had petrol chainsaw out today as there was some bigger stuff and as good as cordless are (and I've not used petrol for a while now) i fast realised what I've been missing.

shumungus · Dec 31, 2022

Clive said:
i did see you can get bigger batteries but we have lots of 5’s about already

i bet a 12 is expensive ?

You would be a lot better off performance wise with a 5.5 ,8 or 12 Ah battery as they are all high demand and can provide more amps resulting in a more powerful tool. 5 and the old 9 were not high demand.

Kevm · Jan 1, 2023

Clive said:
look what Santa bought me …….. he must read TFF

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They only bought you the saw to cut up that bloody stupid shaped chocolate.

Will0 · Jan 1, 2023

I don’t have a chainsaw, but noticed that a 9” grinder or big leaf blower overheats 5ah batteries, whereas the 12ah lasts proportionally longer as it’s cooler for the whole time.

If you ever see a 12ah in the sales I’d highly recommend it for the bigger equipment

Bury the Trash · Jan 1, 2023

som farmer said:
he only thing l would say, it doesn't like logs over 6/8 ins, round, gets through the battery pretty quick.

Nothing more than an expensive toy then.

som farmer · Jan 1, 2023

Bury the Trash said:
Nothing more than an expensive toy then.

but l only bought a small one.

i'm not very fit, and cannot use a petrol one, so for me, it's seriously good, the 1 battery lasts about the same time as l do.

A bigger, or 2 battery one, should be a lot better, it's horses for courses, this horse, needs a very short course !

and yes, it's an expensive toy, that enables me to keep our log burner in logs, and tidy up all the branches that have come down, around the farm, which in turn, makes me feel 'useful'.

Bury the Trash · Jan 1, 2023

Tomr10 said:
On a serious note to struggling to start a saw I have seen Ryobi do a electric starter for petrol items. I'm sure there could be a good mod for other petrol items

Thats an interesting idea, pull starts are a pita at the best of times.

Clive · Jan 1, 2023

Will0 said:
I don’t have a chainsaw, but noticed that a 9” grinder or big leaf blower overheats 5ah batteries, whereas the 12ah lasts proportionally longer as it’s cooler for the whole time.

If you ever see a 12ah in the sales I’d highly recommend it for the bigger equipment

i will get one to try

i think even with the 5 it has more torque than our smaller 2 stroke Sthil though

som farmer · Jan 1, 2023

Bury the Trash said:
Chainsaws and those that cant handle them is a recipe for and accident.

ballcocks
been using them for 50 yrs, just because l am not so fit, doesn't mean i'm unsafe.
an electric saw is probably safer, it stops as soon as you take your hand off the go button.

neilo · Jan 5, 2023

Clive said:
i will get one to try

i think even with the 5 it has more torque than our smaller 2 stroke Sthil though

FYI, Powertoolmate have the 12Ah battery on sale today (according to this morning's email). Still £125 ex VAT though.

MILWAUKEE 18V 12.0AH BATTERY

www.powertoolmate.co.uk

Lapwing · Jan 7, 2023

Out of curiosity, is anyone charging these saw batteries off a 12v vehicle, or does it just mean a walk home in the evening?

Bury the Trash · Jan 7, 2023

They are for sporadic on off use on light sticks/limbing not a constant proper days work ,not what i call work anyway,maybe what some townie type will call it i guess.

the cost of replacing batteries needs to come into as well because they will be harder ,far harder than say a cordless drill ,takes alot of guts to turn a chainsaw, its powerhungry and will pull batteries down quicker in hard use.
Battery cycles are finite, wetrher they are 5ah or 20

som farmer · Jan 7, 2023

Lapwing said:
Out of curiosity, is anyone charging these saw batteries off a 12v vehicle, or does it just mean a walk home in the evening?

don't buy the cheap 'knock off' batteries advertised off the net, they ain't cheap.

Lincs Lass · Jan 7, 2023

Lapwing said:
Out of curiosity, is anyone charging these saw batteries off a 12v vehicle, or does it just mean a walk home in the evening?

Invest in a few batteries ,discount deals on eBay often the cheapest place .

Lakesdigger · Jan 7, 2023

Lapwing said:
Out of curiosity, is anyone charging these saw batteries off a 12v vehicle, or does it just mean a walk home in the evening?

If you are doing enough to need more than one battery change during your days work you'd be better off with a petrol chainsaw imho.
Obviously if it's the only saw you have then you might need more batteries than that but the cordless tools have their limitations

bovrill · Jan 7, 2023

Lapwing said:
Out of curiosity, is anyone charging these saw batteries off a 12v vehicle, or does it just mean a walk home in the evening?

I've heard of mechanics having a dual battery system on their van so they can isolate a deep cycle battery to recharge grinders etc without ending the day with a jump start.
I don't suppose they'd be going to that expense without some previous experience to prove it's worth!

Zetor · Jan 7, 2023

neilo said:
Does the Milwaukee not need a 12Ah battery to be much use? Unless you’ve another use for a battery of that size, the cost of them (£150?) surely makes the ‘keep the same battery system’ argument redundant? All your saving is the cost of a £20 charger.

Or do they run ok on 5Ah batteries, with more frequent changing obviously?

Yes you need the high output 12ah
Pretty useless on the 5ah tbh
Good saw though happy with mine

Zetor · Jan 7, 2023

Clive said:
i did see you can get bigger batteries but we have lots of 5’s about already

i bet a 12 is expensive ?

I paid £150 for the 12ah,
Your saw will be a completely different animal with the 12 as they’re a high output battery

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