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My AEG unit has proved much better than I thought.
The success is maintaining chain. Sharpen ever 2 or 3 battery changes. 3 x 5AH batteries lets me cut a trailer load (1T) of firewood (typically length of trailer). I have a 12v car charger, so find it takes using 2 batteries while the first is recharging, so with 3 I have the first used recharging while I use the next 2, and then first is available again if needed, or I want to cut timber into 500mm firebox lengths.
I cut up a barrow load of 8" box gum with the little ozito and i was surprised how well it did, a decent chain and bigger battery will make it better.
Is that an AEG 12v charger doing 18v batteries?Quote:
Originally Posted by rrturboD
All my stuff is 18v AEG.
DL
Guys...
The time has come whereby I need to upgrade my battery powered Ozito Chainsaw, so thinking ahead, whatever brand I choose I want to expand that into other battery operated tools for my shed.
I was initially thinking of a Makita Chainsaw as I have mates with those and they all seem to have good reports, but when looking at battery operated power tools, I'm not so sure. A lot of my mates also have the Milwaukee Power tools and I'm quite impressed with them but I know nothing about the Milwaukee Chainsaws...
Just wondering if anyone on here has experience with either Makita &/or Milwaukee battery operated Power Tools & Chainsaws??
thanks in advance....
My son has both,Stihl and Milwaukee,cordless.Not what you asked,but still sort of on topic,and others may be interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robmacca
Last weekend,he said to me the Stihl absolutely ****s on the two Milwaukee's.
He has the larger and smaller Stihl,and same for the Milwaukee.
But the issue is the Stihl is not what you want as they dont have the other tools you need.
Having all your tools one brand is not always necessary as adaptors are now available:
eg: Use your Makita 18 Volt Battery on AEG Power tools - Adapter Plate - HVAC Direct
Recently had a stint volunteering with Blazeaid who are using these as part of their tool trailers kit. I had a high level of skepticism that these saws would perform and have low battery life. I was proven wrong on both fronts, shame the price ticket is so high.
Robmacca - We’ve got 18v Makita tools at home, and can’t fault them. I’ve still got a couple of the 3Ah batteries from the original drill/driver kit I bought close to 10 years ago. They are down on capacity but have never faulted and mainly just get used in the radio now.
I was skeptical of cordless chainsaws until my SIL won a Dewalt one in a Totaltools competition and I got to use that.
I was impressed enough that I ended up with the Makita 2x18v chainsaw a couple of years ago - and am very happy with it. The narrow chain cuts quickly, and easily cuts enough firewood for 2-3 nights camping with still plenty of battery left.
One of the best things is that it doesn’t seem to leak bar oil like all the petrol saws I’ve had.
Over the 10 years of having the makita gear at home we’ve got a bunch of other tools and they have all been great. Only repair Ive had to do was put a set of brushes in the angle grinder.
Other bonuses are that SWMBO is happy to use the line trimmer as there’s no messing around with fuel and starting (I still have to refill the line when it runs out though). She loves the recip saw and hedge trimmer for garden work.
Recently I got the big 1/2” drive Makita impact wrench. I’ve been wanting one for years since a mate got a big Milwaukee, but until recently Makita didn’t make a decent one. They do now - and it’s a beast. Supposedly 1600Nm of undo torque - but surprisingly it doesn’t try and rip your arms off. Suspension bolts, the defender front radius arm to chassis nuts, puma output shaft it’s undone everything I’ve pointed it at. Absolutely love it.
I don’t think any of the premium brand cordless tools are particularly any better or worse than the others from discussing with users of them. The different brands each have a slightly different range of tools though. Milwaukee seems to have a better range of lighting options than Makita for example.
If someone was starting from scratch the choice of brand would probably come down to which brand did the best value starter package that suited them.
Steve