[Shop-talk] Battery powered chain saws

[John Innis]

I have two, both Dewalt.  One is the 12" 20V and the other is the 16" 60V.
I also have a Stihl MS250.  I would say the 60V dewalt is pretty much equal
to the power of my Stihl.  The 20V one is good for light limbing and such,
but not really on par with a gas saw.  Dewalt announced a more powerful 60v
saw this year with a 20" bar, but I have not been able to actually find
them for sale anywhere yet.  I went with the dewalt because I have a bunch
of their batteries and tools.  Otherwise I probably would have gone with
the Stihl, just because I trust the brand and have heard a lot of positive
things about their battery powered saws.

On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 11:59 AM Ronnie Day <ronnie.day at gmail.com> wrote:

> We're considering buying one of the above pieces of equipment. We live on
> 10 heavily wooded acres and while we already have a couple of Stihl gas
> models, we want something lighter and easier to use for limbing and cleanup
> after a tree has been dropped. Something in the 16 inch range. We'll need
> at least two heavy duty batteries.
>
> We have an Ego battery weed eater that we like, but the Consumer Reports
> user  comments cite a problem with keeping the Ego chain saw chain on the
> bar, requiring frequent "fixes", and I don't want that PITA. We have a
> Ryobi One model and a bunch of batteries, but it's far too light duty for
> our needs. We want battery power since we'll often be too far away from
> power to use an extension crn.
>
> Thought I'd see what experience those in the group have had.
>
> TIA,
> RD
>
>
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