Electric chainsaw?

I bought this one:

$180 Greenworks 80V 18" Brushless Cordless Chainsaw (Great for Tree Felling, Limbing, Pruning, and Firewood) / 75+ Compatible Tools), Tool Only, Black & Green

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SU75KPU?ie=UTF8

Very nice. I am NOT in love with their forced method of grabbing the safety bar, fairly awkward especially with gloves on. But other than that it works very well!

 

Electric saws have some a long way, and have many benefits over gas. I own a 48v 4Ah brushless 14" saw and I can easily buck enough to fill my box, on a single charge. I won't go back to mixing oil / gas, dealing with the noise, dirt, starting problems. That said, for how often I come across a fallen tree on a road or trail, a hatchet + buck saw would be in my truck. That said, both gas and electric both leak bar oil, and the saws take up a decent amount of room.

 

FWIW. Milwaukee, Ridgid and Ryobi are all made in the same factory. Very little difference, except price and bro brag rights.

 

Is there actually very little difference (ie parts made with the same process to the same tolerances, interchangeable parts, etc.), or are they just made in the same factory? Because I can turn out amazing stuff and total crap from the same factory, if that's what I'm asked to do to meet a pricepoint or appeal to certain markets. Harbor freight does the same thing.

 

The difference in the brands is mainly in the target market. Milwaukee is aimed at the Professional, Ridgid at the semi-pro, Ryobi at the DIYer. All the critical parts come from the same suppliers.

Battery cells
motors
switches
gears
bearings
plastics
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The factory is mainly an assembly facility with some injection molding.

 

That doesn't mean they are the same quality, which is my point. They might be, I don't know, but saying that because they came from the same factory they must be basically the same is not an accurate statement.

 

I have first hand experience with these brands from the engineering side, the production side and the testing side.

Purchase as you wish.

You can save $$ purchasing Ryobi vs purchasing Milwaukee.

 

Hmm I have the Ryobi 40v weed trimmer and blower so the battery should work on this too. $329 and should last a while for doing brush and log work at my house.

 

Different batteries and most clowns here are already are walking down one path.

Pretty cool to have inside knowledge. What do you know about Greenworks Pro 80V (yes way different than names you listed)?

 

I’ll preface this with saying I didn’t read most of this thread, just wanted to provide my input.

The dewalt 20v 12" chainsaw is a perfect trail clearing saw if you’re not going out expecting to be clearing a bunch of trees. Doesn't require any gas and packs small. With some strategic cuts and a winch, I've cleared some mighty trees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slOxTMaEjGo

 

Sorry Pablo8, no experience with Greenworks.

I was an employee of Techtronics, parent of Milwaukee, Ridgid, Ryobi, Hart, Stilletto, Empire, Oreck, Hoover.............

In truth, there are very few suppliers making the battery cells inside the battery packs. Each cell only has about 1.2 Vdc.

So, many brand battery packs share the same manufacturer for the cells. The difference is in how the cells are connected, the controlling circuit board and the firmware logic.

 

Are the control boards in the battery or in the charger?

 

Depends.

Most of the products I'm familiar with have PCB in both the pack and charger.

 

This guy tests all the lithium chainsaws, I bought the Makita dual 18volt.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBZt8m1XkQ

 

y'all are making me want to go get an electric chainsaw....even though I rarely use my Poulan gas.

 

Exactly the point.

 

If you get one, it will start first try (if the battery is charged).

 

Yes yes. I’ve been fighting the urge to go chainsaw shopping. I already have one that works, 2 that don’t work, I don’t need another. Me and my tools. I must need therapy is some sort.

 

Release your inner Tim 'The tool Man' Taylor.

 

I bought a Stihl electric for this. The trail to our cabin often has a new treefall that needs to be cleared to get in (or sometimes out). The electric works fine for this. At the cabin I have a gas saw if I need to do some real cutting for firewood.
I got the electric for the same reasons you stated. It is less messy and easy to stow. I toss mine in a plastic box in the bed of the truck with some chain oil. There is also a handy outlet in the truck to run the charger if necessary.