<div dir="ltr"><div>I'm in the Milwaukee hemisphere and have both their 16" electric chainsaw and their 10" electric pole saw. I've found that I use the pole saw about 90% of the time. I had 85 70' high pine trees that lined my driveway. The power company removed the top 50' of the trees and left me with the lower 20'. I had to de-limb the trees with the pole saw and then had a logger cut down the 20' logs. The pole saw worked unbelievably well for this task. I even added an extra 3' extension to the pole saw at times to give me up to a 9' reach. Standing on a 10' ladder let me reach the top of the trees.</div><div><br></div><div>I also use the pole saw for all of my annual storm clean up work and it does great even with logs up to about 8" in diameter. The only issue I ever had was with their 12amp hour battery. After a couple of years it failed, they sent a replacement that lasted a year and then they stopped responding to me about it. I now use 5amp hour and 4amp hour batteries for both saws.</div><div><br></div><div>Brad</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM <<a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com">eric@megageek.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">John,</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">My experience (and I'm pretty sure I
posted it here, but I did write to Dewalt about it) was that there chainsaw
had 2 major issues. 1-The oil leaks constantly, even if off, if it
isn't hung on the hook. That means if you have it in the truck on
the floor, the oil will be empty when you get to the job site. Dewalt
stated that was "As Designed"! My Milwaukee doesn't do
that.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">The other problem is the weak plastic,
single screw to hold the chain on with a clutch, I could never get
mine to tighten properly and would constantly throw the chain.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I still have my Dewalt, but it will
only be used if I don't want to damage my Big Red (if I'm cutting branches
over water or something.)</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">In either case, I want to remind ANYONE
using a battery chain saw that the chaps that protect you will NOT work
on an electric one.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Moose</font>
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<br><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">From:
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<br><font size="3">I have the Dewalt saw, and I disagree. It has worked
great for me. but there are actually at least 4 different models
in the Dewalt line up. I have the "OG" 20V saw with the
16" bar from when they first came out, the 20V 8" pole saw"
and the 60V 20" saw that came out about a year ago. All work
great for me. The 60V saw has completely replaced my gas powered
20" Stihl. </font>
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<br><font size="3">On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM <</font><a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank"><font size="3" color="blue"><u>eric@megageek.com</u></font></a><font size="3">>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I can tell you that the Milwaukee one
works great. DO NOT buy the dewalt one. This is coming from
someone that LOVES and owns almost exclusively Dewalt.</font><font size="3">
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since I'm an old guy I'm considering buying a battery chain saw.. with
75 oak trees on the lot I get lots of dropped limbs in the winter from
1" up to 3" and I think this is easier than manual saw...especially
since I saw my 92 year old neighbor destroying yard debris</font><font size="3">
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using one in one hand, the other holding the limb.;</font><font size="3">
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any recommendations on brand, voltage, size... budget is a consideration
as is weight... remember, I'm an old guy</font><font size="3"> <br>
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