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I have a battery-powered chainsaw and IT. IS. AWESOME. I pull the trigger and it runs, saws through any tree easily, and probably 20-30 dB quieter. When I let g

I have a battery-powered chainsaw and IT. IS. AWESOME. I pull the trigger and it runs, saws through any tree easily, and probably 20-30 dB quieter. When I let go of the trigger... it -stops- and it's -silent-. It's easy to think "battery => wimpy, gas => hefty", but it's just not necessarily the case these days, depending on the tool. The only way a gas-powered chainsaw is better than a battery-powered one is that it's fast to refill the gas tank when it's empty, while recharging takes a bit. But if you have two batteries, then the recharge time is about the same as the charge-life, so you can just keep swapping.

zdragnar 4y ago
I've owned both gas and battery chainsaws, and I can't agree. The 80v battery chainsaw WAS really nice in terms of volume and ease of use. There's simply no comparison in terms of cutting power with a decently powerful gas chainsaw, however (FWIW these were greenworks 80v and a Makita 64cc). I would say I paid more for the gas chainsaw, but the battery died on the electric one after only a year or two. Buying extra batteries to get a reasonable runtime and dealing with failing electronics more than makes up the difference in price.
- jutrewag 4y ago
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toomuchtodo 4y ago
Link please!
- jonstewart 4y ago
  https://egopowerplus.com/18-inch-chain-saw/ https://egopowerplus.com/18-inch-chain-saw/ Consumer Reports has a review of it, too, and has done a test pitting it against a gas chainsaw (I'm not a member so can't see the conclusion, maybe they like the gas better?). My personal experience, though, is that for casual/amateur usage, of cutting down a tree or sawing up a big branch that's down, it's fantastic. It's a completely different user experience not having to start the darn thing with a crank and have it turn off the moment you take your finger off the trigger.
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zdragnar 4y ago

I've owned both gas and battery chainsaws, and I can't agree. The 80v battery chainsaw WAS really nice in terms of volume and ease of use. There's simply no comparison in terms of cutting power with a decently powerful gas chainsaw, however (FWIW these were greenworks 80v and a Makita 64cc). I would say I paid more for the gas chainsaw, but the battery died on the electric one after only a year or two. Buying extra batteries to get a reasonable runtime and dealing with failing electronics more than makes up the difference in price.

jutrewag 4y ago
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toomuchtodo 4y ago

Link please!

jonstewart 4y ago
https://egopowerplus.com/18-inch-chain-saw/ https://egopowerplus.com/18-inch-chain-saw/ Consumer Reports has a review of it, too, and has done a test pitting it against a gas chainsaw (I'm not a member so can't see the conclusion, maybe they like the gas better?). My personal experience, though, is that for casual/amateur usage, of cutting down a tree or sawing up a big branch that's down, it's fantastic. It's a completely different user experience not having to start the darn thing with a crank and have it turn off the moment you take your finger off the trigger.
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