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Looking at getting one to perform some very light cutting duties - will be no more than chopping logs for our stove. I am considering the cordless one so I can wander off to one of the local farmer's many piles of trees/bushes ready for burning and get some (we have his permission).
So - are they powerful enough to use on fresh wood and what is the maximum diameter they can get in the teeth?
BTW - I don't want a petrol one as I see them as being too high maintenance - I just want something to plug in and charge for occassional use (two or three times a year probably - depending on how many cuts I can get from a charge).
I sell these, they came out a couple of years ago. Never really sold any as they are a bit limited (you can only cut small stuff with them) We reduced them to £50 to get rid of them, if you can get one for that it's a good deal, but don't pay any more.
Best idea would be a regular electric chainsaw. Bosch are the best at £100 and under, very reliable and they give a cleaner cut than others. B and D ok and don't bother with any own brands. We are doing a smaller Bosch one this year for £80 which looks excellent.
PLEASE try to read up on the best and safest way to use them as even the small electric ones can seriously injure you if you use them incorrectly. They are really safe if you use them safely and wear goggles/ gloves etc.
THe thing with a wired one is that I can't get to the farmer's piles (he! he!) with one. Fully understand about the safety aspect - after getting rusty metal embedded in my eye working on a car some 20 years ago, I always goggle up...
Sorry, you need cordless? Don't bother! Batteries wont last long in a high power device like a chainsaw, and the cheap ni-cad battery won't be much cop either after a year or two. If you are only going to use it very occasionally can't you use a long extension?
It would never work - the extension would be around 500 metres at least - and as we have just had the house rewired it has the very latest (and very sensitive) RCD device, I reckon it would trip it over immediately (it trips when using power tools outside on short extension leads!).
Ok, another option is a second hand petrol one. A cheap petrol one isn't great, but a friend bought a small Stihl one for less than £100 recently. The only extra work would be to drain the petrol out if you aren't going to use it for a while and give it a thorough clean. It shouldn't need servicing for a long time if you are not using it very often and if you can build a bike you can service a chainsaw. Any other issues such as chain wear and lubrication are the same as the electric ones anyway.
Alligators are naff, don't do it!!
Fair enough - I think that is the answer I need! I might see if I can convince the father-in-law he needs a new petrol saw 😉 (he likes man-tools so it is doing him a favour really).
Cool! Stick with the quality brands and you'll be fine. Mind you, we do sell a lot of own brand petrol chainsaws and don't have any problems. You pays your money etc etc......
Happy lumberjacking!!!
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