Thread: Petrol vs cordless chainsaws

I have a breaker bar and 27mm socket that works perfectly fine john, doesn't need fuel or charging, my Milwaukee gear stays at home. I also have a stihl 017 (wifes actually), which i have to carry fuel and oil for and put up with the smell. That is the con to it, and that is my argument, no fuel, no smell, no noise! Keep the fellow campers happy.
And if you need 2 stroke to start a fire, i suggest you go back to boy scouts and get some lessons😉😊
If you want to be doing you yearly firewood collection, then get a decent petrol saw, if you want to get a campfire going and without disturbing the serenity, get a battery one.

Originally Posted by johntins

Sorry, the thing to remember here is; do you have any other cordless tools?? I sure do, and they are all Milwaulke. However you spell it. They don't do a chainsaw, but they sure do a rattler, and a screw gun etc. Makita do a chainsaw, but their rattler isn't a patch on my 18V red one. So, how many batteries and chargers do I carry? Just in case? I'll bet I need a rattler to change a tyre before I need a saw. Now that I've said that, I'n sure to be wrong. So, I carry my 18V charger and spare batt, the weird 18V screw gun I bought by accident, the brilliant 18V rattler ( amazing, can take off five wheel nuts as fast as you can pull the trigger: Think about it, if you are in a bad recovery situation, with the car in a precarious position, and you need a wheel change ). Then add in the cost. I have a little Stihl MS 170. It is a one hand start, it will easily cut what a cordless will cut, it cost $249, from a dealer, with a two year warranty ( if I use Stihls synth oil ), it's light, it came with a bag, and five litres of fuel lasts it for ages.
If Milwaulke did a saw, I'd definitely consider it. If I had Makita as my tool base I'd consider their saw. But seriously, the cordless world has not caught up with chainsaws yet. I have no doubt they will. But you will still need to remember to charge them. How many of you wind up with flat smartphones?
Something else to remember. If you get stuck, in the snow, with wet things, and cold kids, will a battery help light a fire? 2 stroke will. if you're careful.

Simply food for thought.

Milwaukee and AEG are owned by the same mob. The 18v Li batteries DON'T interchange. Be nice if they did and I could use a Milwaukee rattle gun.

AEG do a couple of electric chainsaws. You can get them as skins as well. Here's one:

AEG 18V Brushless Chainsaw Skin Only | Bunnings Warehouse

DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Milwaukee and AEG are owned by the same mob. The 18v Li batteries interchange.

AEG do a couple of electric chainsaws. You can get them as skins as well. Here's one:

AEG 18V Brushless Chainsaw Skin Only | Bunnings Warehouse

Might be worth a look, only $279.

DL

I don't know why you think the batteries are interchangeable because they are very different. Ryobi and AEG are similar though.

Aeg battery looks nothing like my milwaukee batteries unfortunately

Originally Posted by Vern

Aeg battery looks nothing like my milwaukee batteries unfortunately

Same here.

Originally Posted by johntins

Same here.

Yep, sorry guys.

Some of the 12v ones did, dunno how I got it mixed up. Have edited the original post.

cheers, DL

Just bought the Ryobi 1+ 18v brushless chainsaw, only for camping firewood so hopefully it does the job, will test out in the next few weeks.

Great result today, hard waste day here and on roadside a blower with 4ah battery attached. I have no need for the blower but a spare battery is fine with me.

Thats a great side way pickup! Well done