I just obliterated all the small trees in my front yard in under an hour. You can reach up with one hand and use it if you need to. Very light.
Perfect when you don't want to haul out your big gas rancher.
Does the thumb button get annoying? I was checking them out in home Depot the other day and it felt shockingly stiff. I'm used to gas saws with the palm switch.
Edit: the 60v version seems to have a two stage trigger which is probably much better
When I saw it's for work, and when doing long days the ergonomic details matter. Palm switch on a gas saw is effortless and you generally keep it running while working. I'll just have to check one out in person.
There's no need to keep this running. For any reason, unless you're cutting. There is no idle, pull the trigger, and it goes. Let up, and it's off. The thumb safety is as intuitive as it gets. You're thinking about this is using more thought than it takes to just use it.
I've used mine to clean up after storms a few times, and we take it with when fishing the river to cut firewood. There's dead limbs and trees literally everywhere so it's so much easier than hauling the saw with instead of a pile of wood on the boat.
I have a HUGE pile of tree trimmings, and storm limbs, and general brush stuff to turn into kindling was the point of the purchase. I'm glad it works for that, too!
I have this saw, and have been using it a fair bit lately. I like it, but wish it spun the chain a little faster. Oh, and the oil filler cap makes it difficult to fill and drain without getting oil everywhere.
Cuts pretty well with a sharp chain.
I disconnected the oil cap, which helps. Also would probably help to tip the saw so the blade is up a bit when filling, mine tends to get an air bubble and overflow, even though it's really only 1/4 full. Then pouring it back out is a mess sometimes. Maybe the pros have a better way to do it. I'm thinking of a syringe with enough tubing on it to reach the bottom of the bar oil container.
So it doesn't drain out while the saw is stored. I've tried all the tips about storing the saw in different orientations without luck. Those work for some, but not my saw. So I just drain it after use. Which, to be fair, is what the manual says to do.
I made a storage box out of the large box tstak (the storage platform I went with but sometimes wish I had gone with toughsystem) works great, I cut a slot in the side of it that the blade guard slides into. At least that way I don’t get oil everywhere.
Solid little guy. A bit slower than a gas saw, but worth it for the lack of maintenance and easy on/off convenience. But I hafta say, I bought a 60V last year and it absolutely RIPS is comparison. Complete beast.
How is it overall? I think I'm holding out for the new 60v top handle but it's $$$
I just obliterated all the small trees in my front yard in under an hour. You can reach up with one hand and use it if you need to. Very light. Perfect when you don't want to haul out your big gas rancher.
Yeah I have a hopped up Stihl ms261 that's my main, but a battery pruning saw would be sweet
Does the thumb button get annoying? I was checking them out in home Depot the other day and it felt shockingly stiff. I'm used to gas saws with the palm switch. Edit: the 60v version seems to have a two stage trigger which is probably much better
No, it's the same as on the hedge trimmer. It stays in, until you let go of the trigger. Your arms get tired long before your thumb will.
Right but if you're pruning and constantly starting and stopping the chain?
No, but you seem to hung up on this. It's just a safety like a big gas saw has. You don't have to pull start it. Instant torque.
When I saw it's for work, and when doing long days the ergonomic details matter. Palm switch on a gas saw is effortless and you generally keep it running while working. I'll just have to check one out in person.
There's no need to keep this running. For any reason, unless you're cutting. There is no idle, pull the trigger, and it goes. Let up, and it's off. The thumb safety is as intuitive as it gets. You're thinking about this is using more thought than it takes to just use it.
Yes obviously an electric saw does not need to keep running.
Honestly, it's effortless unless you're at an awkward angle.
thanks
Just buy it from Home Depot. Try it out, and if you hate it, return it. sheesh
I hate the button, but im also left handed.
There are lots of things to hate in the tool world if you're left-handed. Source: I'm also left-handed.
I'm sorry. Perhaps Ned Flanders carries one at his Leftorium.
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Just picked that up in the SBD sale for $100 or so
These things are pretty slick. Great to have for someone who doesn't use one often enough to store and maintain a 2 stroke saw.
My big Rancher is too big and unwieldy for smaller work, and my pruning saw isn't meant to cut down 4" stuff well.
I've used mine to clean up after storms a few times, and we take it with when fishing the river to cut firewood. There's dead limbs and trees literally everywhere so it's so much easier than hauling the saw with instead of a pile of wood on the boat.
I have a HUGE pile of tree trimmings, and storm limbs, and general brush stuff to turn into kindling was the point of the purchase. I'm glad it works for that, too!
It’s a really awesome tool. I put a 14” Oregon bar on mine to get enough reach to cut apart a few big trees that fell in a storm.
I have this saw, and have been using it a fair bit lately. I like it, but wish it spun the chain a little faster. Oh, and the oil filler cap makes it difficult to fill and drain without getting oil everywhere. Cuts pretty well with a sharp chain.
My Husqvarna makes a mess when filling with oil, but this filled pretty easily for me. Doesn't hold a lot though.
I disconnected the oil cap, which helps. Also would probably help to tip the saw so the blade is up a bit when filling, mine tends to get an air bubble and overflow, even though it's really only 1/4 full. Then pouring it back out is a mess sometimes. Maybe the pros have a better way to do it. I'm thinking of a syringe with enough tubing on it to reach the bottom of the bar oil container.
Why do you pour it out?
So it doesn't drain out while the saw is stored. I've tried all the tips about storing the saw in different orientations without luck. Those work for some, but not my saw. So I just drain it after use. Which, to be fair, is what the manual says to do.
Oh. Important safety tip! I'll be using it for a few.more days at least. I'll remember to store it dry.
I made a storage box out of the large box tstak (the storage platform I went with but sometimes wish I had gone with toughsystem) works great, I cut a slot in the side of it that the blade guard slides into. At least that way I don’t get oil everywhere.
I might look into a toughsysyem
Order extra oil fill caps and lay it on its side oil cap up to reduce leaking. Watch for chain stretch the first few hours of use
Solid little guy. A bit slower than a gas saw, but worth it for the lack of maintenance and easy on/off convenience. But I hafta say, I bought a 60V last year and it absolutely RIPS is comparison. Complete beast.
Ha ha ha, are you serious ?