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  1. 2nd July 2017, 04:48 PM #71
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    Thought I would update after this weekend's trip - we headed into Olney State Forest for a one night camp.

    The Ryobi 1+ worked very well. With a fully charged 5Ah battery we first cut a a dozen or so logs (at most ~125mm diameter) to 110 roof length for transport back to camp then cut them up to fire length; see the pic below

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    After that the battery was still showing 3 of 4 lights. Also it was very quiet, from 20m away it was no noisier than being near to a hair dryer.

    As a tool to get wood for the campfire I am very happy with it.
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    I bought one of those Ozito 18v cordless chainsaws a couple of days ago, After realising that the battery wasn't included I went back to Bunnings and grabbed a couple of 4ah batteries and a charger.
    I gave it a bit of a run tidying up a couple of trees in the backyard I was surprisingly quite impressed with it.
    The bar is only an its bitsy little thing But it cut pretty well and was nice and quiet compared to my other 2 strokes and I ran it for about half an hour and it still had 2 out of the 3 lights running on the battery.
    I am heading back into Bunnings today to grab a 1/2 inch drive rattle gun that will run off the same batteries and I may grab a grinder and drill while I am there as these also use the same batteries.
    The batteries and the tools all come with a 3 year warranty, So if they do happen to kark it then Bunnings isn't a store that is too hard to find anywhere in Aus to get them replaced
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    So good enough for camping then? I have used the 36v makita and found it great for that. Not sure about an 18v version though?
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    So good enough for camping then? I have used the 36v makita and found it great for that. Not sure about an 18v version though?
    The 18v jobbie cut through 12'' of dry white gum so it did pretty well and the batteries are Lithium.
    For anything other than just cutting a bit of firewood I have my 2 stroke to fall back on if needed.
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    I have just finished a 3 week trip and will be heading home today and my little 18v Ozito chainsaw worked flawlessly.
    Every 2-3 days I spent 15-20min cutting driftwood and didn't even break into a sweat in 30C+ temperatures, Nice and light, No noise and No exhaust fumes.
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    Aldi has one coming up in their specials next Wednesday.

    1800W Electric Chainsaw - ALDI Australia

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don 130 View Post
    Aldi has one coming up in their specials next Wednesday.

    1800W Electric Chainsaw - ALDI Australia

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    Thanks Don. Could be a good price depending on the cost of batteries. Unfortunately for me I'm all Makita for the time being.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don 130 View Post
    Aldi has one coming up in their specials next Wednesday.

    1800W Electric Chainsaw - ALDI Australia

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    I think you'd need a loooong extension cord to cut firewood with that one out camping.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post
    I think you'd need a loooong extension cord to cut firewood with that one out camping.

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    My mate has a 3000W inverter and a dual battery system, runs his electric saw just as easily as a winch.
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    I have a corded electric chainsaw and it works very well, The downside is that I need to take a genset with me to run it.
    The cordless saws are the "Ducks Nuts" as far as electric saws go, Light and easy to operate and even with only a 4ah battery you can cut a heap of wood with it
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