Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
Ok loads out there now, what's the best farm one to buy, will be used for some fencing/stewedship clearance, bit of wood around for the house, and some building jobs, not massive trees.
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Battery Pack Chainsaw
- Thread starter Martyn
- Start date
- Location
- North yorks
I have a Milwaukee one, pleased with how well it works, but bought cos already got lots of other tools on same batteries
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
If you already have cordless tools. Go with that brand
Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
Milwaukee was what I'm thinking, I don't have and cordless kit so it's a start of collection!
exmoor dave
Member
- Location
- exmoor, uk
Dewalt is good, 9ah battery
Bit plasticky, but the bare unit isn't actually big money.... the battery is.
Chains on battery saws are very small profile and fiddly to sharpen.
But I'm proper impressed with the saw as a general purpose fencing saw and for de- branching trees before logging the trunk with petrol saw
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
I've got Makita, 2x18v ,,you get about 20mins continuouse use from 2 x5ah ,slightly more from the 6ah.
Price of batteries have jumped this last year like everything else but there are deals and discounts on ebay at times .
Depending on how much work away from home you are doing,you will need extra batteries so starting from scratch can get expensive.
Price of batteries have jumped this last year like everything else but there are deals and discounts on ebay at times .
Depending on how much work away from home you are doing,you will need extra batteries so starting from scratch can get expensive.
- Location
- British Isles
Milwaukee is useless compaired to the XP Husqvarna cordless and that mostly down to the handles and ergomics as Milwaukee does not flow in the hands and is clumsy and did not cut as well
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
The only battery chainsaw I have experience with is the Husqvarna & I would rate it highly
But - I have Makita cordless tools, so if I was buying one for myself it would be Makita. From what I hear, they are very good also
But - I have Makita cordless tools, so if I was buying one for myself it would be Makita. From what I hear, they are very good also
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
Makitas easy tensioner isn't that good ,it's abit fiddly.
They have redesigned the new models to a propper screw adjuster.
paulthefarm
Member
I have a Makita top handle chain saw, and find it very good for de branching and control of thinner growth, be prepared to have several batteries if you have a lot of work as I find they run out of energy before I do.
- Location
- East yorks
I have a dewalt as have their other tools and find it great for general jobs
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
As with all cordless tools - go with what you already have 
Or if starting from scratch, pick one brand & stick to it ( as I did with Makita for a number of reasons )
Or if starting from scratch, pick one brand & stick to it ( as I did with Makita for a number of reasons )
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
i think for that sort of work, a top handle saw, an electric one would be ideal. I would definitely buy one for that
theyre not bad , but keep dry at all times , ours is out of action currently owing to a shower of rain ingress
how goods that one in the drizzle ? weve a got a couple of dewalt batteries
needs 4mm / 5/32 file for them small LP 3/8 pitch chaisns or quick touch up with small rotary stone on a dremal is easy enough ir.
Finn farmer
Member
Echo has a big 58V battery and plenty of power, not the lightest to handle though. Doesn't matter what brand of battery tools you have, if the battery is only made for one tool (as is with Echo).
- Location
- Sedgefield
I have a Stihl and two batteries
Great for chopping a few branches
Firewood
Hedge chopping etc
Cuts up to about forearm diameter and lasts about 20 mins
easy peasey
Just remember to push the chain brake and pop the battery up when your not using it so it cant be activated
Great for chopping a few branches
Firewood
Hedge chopping etc
Cuts up to about forearm diameter and lasts about 20 mins
easy peasey
Just remember to push the chain brake and pop the battery up when your not using it so it cant be activated
Finn farmer
Member
Echo and Husqvarna are on the top 2 on every test atleast here. Sometimes Husqvarna wins, sometimes Echo wins, so both are very good saws.