Which electric chainsaw ?

[ollandroverman]

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!

Kind of a standard fit on rwd full size Transits like mine.....made for the working man.
Perfect for running beacons all day or floodlights....or charging batteries

 

[som farmer]

it's amazing how cordless tools, have made work so much easier, they have replaced all those extension leads, or generators ! Even cordless welders.

50/60 yrs ago, who would have foreseen them, 100 yrs ago, they would have been classed as magical.

another sign of how far technology has progressed, in 50 yrs, the same speed of change, for the next 50, seems impossible, but it might even be faster, robotics is an unknown dream, to how far they can go, space travel, colonising other planets ? We don't have a clue..

 

[Highland Mule]

another sign of how far technology has progressed, in 50 yrs, the same speed of change, for the next 50, seems impossible, but it might even be faster

I read an related fact about technology progress recently - Neil Armstrong passed his pilot licence whilst Orville Wright was still alive.

 

[som farmer]

I read an related fact about technology progress recently - Neil Armstrong passed his pilot licence whilst Orville Wright was still alive.

change happens so quickly, it's scary.

l was 'farm mad' from an early age, out there as long as possible, but when you think back, over those 50+ yrs, and think about how we did things then, to how we do them now, the difference is mind boggling.

But we all sort of evolved with those changes, there wasn't a big 'bang' moment where we suddenly changed things, you can't really say when they changed, a lot of it was just quietly absorbed. I would love to see the next round of changes, but l shall be fertiliser by then, - the new way to remove bodies, instead of burying us.

 

[Lakesdigger]

it's amazing how cordless tools, have made work so much easier, they have replaced all those extension leads, or generators ! Even cordless welders.

50/60 yrs ago, who would have foreseen them, 100 yrs ago, they would have been classed as magical.

another sign of how far technology has progressed, in 50 yrs, the same speed of change, for the next 50, seems impossible, but it might even be faster, robotics is an unknown dream, to how far they can go, space travel, colonising other planets ? We don't have a clue..

Yes cordless tools have come so far especially where they are now close to equalling more stationery tools like mitre saws etc. But to highlight how energy wasteful we are just think if the motor tech was put into corded tools how efficient they could be with high output low power motors.
It's ironic that as much as they go on about climate change most of our drive towards energy efficiency is really just to allow us to be more wasteful.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Did JCB used to do a range of tools that worked off spool valves (remote's) including chain saws what happened to them?

 

[Farmer Roy]

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!

plenty of tradies here have their utes set up with dual batteries & 240 V inverters, to charge their cordless tool batteries

pretty common

 

[gmgmgm]

I have the Makita, takes a pair of 18v batteries. With three pairs, the charger can charge them as fast as I can use them. But even with "just" two pairs of batteries, I usually need a break before I run out of battery power. This is non-commercial use; if your job is chainsawing 9-5, then you'll need petrol (or more batteries).

 

[Clive]

maybe of interest

 

[ploughman1963]

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

That frightens the life out of me - he has no control of that saw with his hand not on the top handle!

 

[ploughman1963]

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

Yes - i have a 1kW inverter on the truck battery and the twin charger plugged into it. When Im hedgelaying the batteries usually run out late morning - swap to petrol - charge for about 30 minutes and the battery saw available for the afternoon. Makita - twin 18v, 6A batteries

 

[7610 super q]

That frightens the life out of me - he has no control of that saw with his hand not on the top handle!

Inches from the power cord too.

 

[ollie989898]

Inches from the power cord too.

And running a 2 stroke engine inside a building- a confined space probably isn't that bright, either. So we've a choice of catastrophic blood loss, electrocution or asphyxiation... I'll have a C please Bob.

 

[JeepJeep]

He's a gem him. Seen the rest of his Videos?

Nowt wrong with that drill starter... it'll only go wrong once.

 

[Bury the Trash]

 

[Monty]

Did JCB used to do a range of tools that worked off spool valves (remote's) including chain saws what happened to them?

JCB do a hydraulic breaker I believe. Stanley make/made hydraulic chansaws that could be run of powerpacks or tractors. We used to have a stanley saw but it was slow and awkward compared to a petrol saw.

Edit I think mcconnel made a hydraulic saw many many years ago too.

 

[JeepJeep]

 

[JeepJeep]

Engineering Excellence

 

[chaffcutter]

We made the mistake of buying the McConnel hydraulic chainsaw after a petrol one that we couldn’t start, it was a bitch to handle because of the weight of the hoses dragging it back, it was a real workout for the arms and shoulders!
Didn’t last long, discovered Stihl instead.

 

[7610 super q]