Battery operated chainsaws

[Bob Harding]

Any opinions on brands to buy or avoid

Hints n tips appreciated cause thats gunna

Most likely be my next purchase cause its

Next on the wanted list

[nat_89]

I'm not to familiar with either petrol or 2 stroke but I see Husqvarna and Stihl have some pretty sharp deals on their small saws at the moment under the $300 mark, but I've seen a few articles about the battery operatored Oregon model I think it is in a few 4WD magazines lately looks pretty awesome and how it can self sharpen in 3 seconds that's pretty good to I mean id probably get one if I was traveling and didn't want to carry and mix fuel.

[ade]

Yep avoid battery chainsaws and buy a stihl

[pop058]

Glen (Zulu Delta 534) swears by his for camping use at least. He may (or may not) see your thread, so it might be worth a PM to him.

[CraigE]

Again buy stihl even if it is the most basic. I would not buy battery operated as the batteries do not last and all manufacturers have a tendency to change their batteries every couple of years and when they fail or lose their memory can be hard or impossible to replace.
A petrol version is much better.
If you insist going battery look at a brand that the battery is interchangeable between tools and run at least 2 to 4 batteries.

[Homestar]

I'm looking at these as well for cutting up small stuff for the arken ****en (see thread in GC about that). Don't want to carry fuel or dick around starting one up to cut up half a dozen bits that will last me an evening. That and I have no need for cutting anything between camping trips, so a petrol powered unit would need checking every time I went camping to ensure it would start.

The Sthil unit looks about the best and has good reviews - Stihl cordless chainsaw - MSA160 or its bigger brother - Stihl cordless chainsaw - MSA200

Like many things, it looks like you get what you pay for. Some of the cheaper units don't look like they could cut through much.

[Bob Harding]

Well I camp in the back of me Landy

And a petrol saw gives off strong smells

Which I prefer to do without and I am

Hoping my new solar set up when completed

Will suffice to charge the thing

(200 watt panel n 105amp battery )

And run my fridge a 55 liter thingy

[Don 130]

Battery packs can reliably and economically be repacked these days.
Don.

[Homestar]

Yep avoid battery chainsaws and buy a stihl

What about a Stihl battery chainsaw? They make a couple of models now.

[Homestar]

Well I camp in the back of me Landy

And a petrol saw gives off strong smells

Which I prefer to do without and I am

Hoping my new solar set up when completed

Will suffice to charge the thing

(200 watt panel n 105amp battery )

And run my fridge a 55 liter thingy

I run a 120 watt panel into a 100Ah battery and run a 38 litre fridge, and when it's sunny my battery gets back to 100% every day, so there should be plenty in your setup to charge a battery if needed. The good battery saws (Stihl) will run for a surprisingly long time - one report said 90 cuts of 5" maple - on the smaller battery pack without issue. I think you could go for several days cutting small amounts for a modest fire without issues.

I'll be getting one in the next couple of months as funds permit - I'll report back when I have one if you haven't beaten me to it.