Oregon chain saws

[newhue]

Oregon have made saws for a while now and wanted peoples experiences with them if any. Build, weight, ergonomics that type stuff.
I'm pondering on a 36V electronic jobby. I know it is new technology and not the some innards as the old petrol things, but of the same qualities transfer.

Have a mate with a Ryobi electric and quite amazing what it's capable of. But my experience with Ryobi has been a bit too Chinese. So pounding if Oregon build spec is of a higher standard.

thanks

[weeds]

Where is the Oregon manufactured.......

[blue_mini]

Oregon make good quality chains and bars.
A lot of manufacturers use Oregon chains and bars on their machines.

As for 36v saw, they'll cut everything a petrol chainsaw will cut (reasonable use, you won't see them in heliloggers) except slower. You just need to let it cut it's own way through.

[uninformed]

I can not comment on their saws, but use their bar and chains.

I would bet a guess that their battery saws made in China or similar.

IMO it does not matter how good the tool is, it will always be the battery that lets it down. All my battery gear for work over the years (National Panasonic, Bosch, Hitachi, Makita, Hilti) have had little to no faults, but the batteries all have a life.

Do not think that only using it a few times will increase that life. Batteries like to be used. When they die, it is usally at least 50% the original purchase price of the tool and battery for a new battery. Re packing is expensive and never as good.

Also the tools that require Torque never seem to be very good on battery, i.e grinders, circular saws etc, and yes I have used the 36v big amp hr latest and it still leaves them lacking.

If you buy a good quality petrol chainsaw, no reason you shouldnt have it for the next 30 years. A few little tricks for when you finish using it will make it trouble free.

[newhue]

Weeds, I'd imagine china, but I think it depends on what quality the company requests.

Blue Mini, good to hear, thanks


Uniformed, I have an 18V millwaukee grinder and know what you mean. About 10 minutes of hard grinding and it's done.
I have seen the ryobi electric chainsaw cut about 12 cuts of 10" hard wood on a slightly used battery before it died. Agree a good quality petrol will last a life time, but I'm looking at cutting camping wood. You start a petrol chain saw and people come running from everywhere, plus it's another type of fuel to cart. Electric is nice and stealth like, but easier than my bow saw. Thought with two batteries, and an inverter on the solar kit it may all charge up and tick over nicely.

[redrovertdi]

Slightly off track- but if you have a milwaukee 18v grinder you might get away with the 18v HACKZALL, i have one and with the coarse pruning blade it is brilliant for cutting trees[it is a serious tool, not a cheap pruner], i use mine off road for clearing smaller timbers[20cm round] off tracks but carry a shindaiwa chainsaw for bigger stuff

[Redback]

Between $399 to almost $500 US, can't imagine the AU price!!

Baz.

[Vern]

Stihl and I think Bosch do one as well, its a great idea for camping, don't have to carry 2stroke.:)

[ugu80]

Stihl and I think Bosch do one as well, its a great idea for camping, don't have to carry 2stroke.:)

So do Aldi for, I think around $150. They have them a couple of times a year. They advertise its an Oregon bar and chain.

[Vern]

Yeah, but I'd rather spend the money for quality, spend once, not several times:)

[newhue]

So do Aldi for, I think around $150. They have them a couple of times a year. They advertise its an Oregon bar and chain.

you know that may be a bad idea, Aldi can be fantastic on some things.
I have used a $76 Aldi whipper snipper, as a type of brush cutter for about 3 or 4 years now. I have run it flat out and had it so hot on my 3000m property, it has all but run out of puff and can't go on. So I place it back in the shed until the next weekend, and do it all over again. I would drain the fuel and run it empty flat out after each session, and bugger me it would start almost first pull next time. Amazing bit of kit for a povo purchase.

[Vern]

But how many v and ah is the also one, it may just not have the balls to due the job well enough. But am still interested in more info on it.