[Shop-talk] Milwaukee chainsaw

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

I have the Milwaukee chain saw.  AFAIK there's only one version of the 16"
M18 saw?

I've had good luck with buying Milwaukee from Home Depot and
CPOMilwaukee.com (which is really cpooutlets).  I probably wouldn't buy
from Amazon just due to fears that batteries seem a bit more likely to be
counterfeited there (maybe that fear is out of date).

If you're not in a hurry, chances are you'll be able to find some type of
deal where its bundled with other tools.  The HD batteries do work better
in the chainsaw, but if all you're doing is limbing stuff, it may not
matter.  I've used mine to cut up trees >16" diameter and in that type of
use the HD12 and HD9 batteries do better with continuous sawing without
overheating as compared to the 'regular' m18 batteries.

If you do decide you're going to want the HD batteries, you're almost
certainly not going to want to buy them separately as Milwaukee (like
everyone else) is VERY proud of them.

All of that said... My dad has a Stihl electric saw and it also seems like
a heavy duty saw.  In my case all of my battery stuff is Milwaukee so
staying in the family was good in terms of battery use across all my
tools.  If I didn't have that constraint, I would look hard at the Stihl at
a minimum and probably all the rest of them as well.

Mark

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 2:11 PM <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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