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Personally, as my garden equipment has needed replacement, I have been switching over to Ego battery-electric. Awesome equipment, very happy with it (I now hav

by lsllc 3y ago

Personally, as my garden equipment has needed replacement, I have been switching over to Ego battery-electric. Awesome equipment, very happy with it (I now have a mower, weedwacker, blower, chainsaw and hedge trimmer). The only real issue is that the blower doesn't last long on a battery, which is no problem for cleanup after mowing, but not so good for leaf cleanup in the fall. Since I now have multiple pieces of equipment, I do have a battery (and charger) for each including a large one for the mower that I can swap out as I'm working. By the time the last one is drained, I have been able to charge a couple of fresh ones.

thrill 3y ago
I'm doing the same, and also with the Ego which works well. My wife makes me mulch the leaves and dump them in one spot so she can use the compost in the spring.
- lsllc 3y ago
  These days in the fall I use the blower to spread the leaves across the lawn, then I mulch the leaves with the grass using the mower with no bag on "mulch mode". Gets rid of the leaves and also fertilizes the lawn.
livueta 3y ago
Ooh, cool: mind if I ask how well the chainsaw works? Taken down any trees large enough to require proper notch/hinge cuts? A lot of the battery-electric chainsaws I've looked at in the past looked like glorified pruning saws, but this one looks like it could be better.
- bombcar 3y ago
  The M18 chainsaw can conquer trees up to and probably a bit larger than the bar length. However you need to keep the blade sharp.
- foobarian 3y ago
  I've been using the Kobalt-branded 80V line (which they discontinued, sigh) but their 18" chainsaw is awesome. Lots of runtime and it cuts comparable to a midrange gas.
- lsllc 3y ago
  The [Ego] chainsaw is quite capable, but it's a relatively small saw (16" blade). Perfect for most backyard type applications, and it handily cut through a 5" pressure treated fencepost that I was replacing and had to cut to length. The real issue with bigger trees would be the blade length, not the battery (well, unless you're taking an entire tree down in which case you'd need extra batteries). Also, like any chainsaw, keeping the blade sharp is also key. No, I haven't had to take any trees down, this is mostly for trimming and chopping up fallen branches etc.

by lsllc 3y ago

thrill 3y ago

I'm doing the same, and also with the Ego which works well. My wife makes me mulch the leaves and dump them in one spot so she can use the compost in the spring.

lsllc 3y ago
These days in the fall I use the blower to spread the leaves across the lawn, then I mulch the leaves with the grass using the mower with no bag on "mulch mode". Gets rid of the leaves and also fertilizes the lawn.

livueta 3y ago

Ooh, cool: mind if I ask how well the chainsaw works? Taken down any trees large enough to require proper notch/hinge cuts? A lot of the battery-electric chainsaws I've looked at in the past looked like glorified pruning saws, but this one looks like it could be better.

bombcar 3y ago
The M18 chainsaw can conquer trees up to and probably a bit larger than the bar length. However you need to keep the blade sharp.
foobarian 3y ago
I've been using the Kobalt-branded 80V line (which they discontinued, sigh) but their 18" chainsaw is awesome. Lots of runtime and it cuts comparable to a midrange gas.
lsllc 3y ago
The [Ego] chainsaw is quite capable, but it's a relatively small saw (16" blade). Perfect for most backyard type applications, and it handily cut through a 5" pressure treated fencepost that I was replacing and had to cut to length. The real issue with bigger trees would be the blade length, not the battery (well, unless you're taking an entire tree down in which case you'd need extra batteries). Also, like any chainsaw, keeping the blade sharp is also key. No, I haven't had to take any trees down, this is mostly for trimming and chopping up fallen branches etc.