[Shop-talk] Milwaukee chainsaw

[Larry Spector]

I've had good luck with Home Depot's deal of the day. Milwaukee specials
are fairly common, but you may need to wait for the tool you want to go on
sale.

-Larry

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 2:22 PM Darrell Walker <darrellw360 at mac.com> wrote:

>
> OK, a few thoughts.
>
> I’ve bought most of my Milwaukee stuff from Northern Tool.  I think they
> are fairly price-controlled, but Northern will often kick in a future
> credit sometimes.
>
> Another brand you might look at is Stihl.  I have a hedge trimmer, and it
> is a joy to use.  I with I had more hedges to trim!  But I don’t think you
> can get Stihl online, you need to go to a local dealer, if that is an issue.
>
> -Darrell
>
> On May 12, 2021, at 11:10 AM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> I've had it with the terrible design of my Dewalt battery operated
> chainsaw.  I even wrote Dewalt to ask if they are going to release a new
> version as I love Dewalt products.
>
> But after not hearing back from them, I'm going Red.
>
> So I'm looking at the Milwaukee 16" chainsaw.  I know you guys have better
> places to buy instead of Amazon, so I'm asking where is the best place to
> buy this, and which one should I get?  These manufactures have dozens of
> products that are all seemingly the same, but have different part numbers
> or model numbers, with differences that you can't find without digging or
> being in the industry.
>
> I don't use an electric to cut down a tree or to buck the wood.  Just to
> remove the limbs of a fell tree.  So the electric is perfect.  So, which
> one should I get, and where should I buy it from.
>
> Also, I don't plan to get other Milwaukee tools, HOWEVER, if it works out
> cheaper to get the chainsaw without the battery and charger and get another
> tool with it, I'll do that.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
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