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Buy Stihl. Problem solved. It's not _quite_ as powerful as 24" gas-powered chainsaws, but it's really close for almost everybody. You can also buy a battery pa

• irrational 2y ago
  Did you read the comments (on the article)? A person said they bought an electric stihl and it sucks.
  • ragingroosevelt 2y ago
    I have a friend who is on the grounds crew at an urban university who has a few handfuls of Stihl models at work and close to as many at home. The only one I've ever seen him use is the electric one. I'm not a chainsaw guy myself, but it was quite nice to use when I've borrowed it.
• imoverclocked 2y ago
  I have one of these and they are great ... and heavy. The cord is also annoying. Picking up and putting down a tool is a lot more work with a backpack and a cord. If you go around doing a ton of one kind of work (eg: weed whacking, blowing, sweeping) then it's fine. If you are pruning a tree and have to go between throwing branches and cutting them, it's annoying to manage the cord. Also, climbing hills with a heavy backpack isn't wonderful. Anywhere with slightly unsteady footing is made worse with a giant lithium ion battery strapped to your back. As for the power/speed of cutting with the electric combi-polesaw... it's pretty great. I've had one for just over 5 years and the most maintenance I've had to do is replace chains and add bar oil. No carb tuning/cleaning. No worries about extended periods of inactivity. No two-stroke oil to mix into hard-to-find non-ethanol gasoline. Overall, I love the thing but don't get the idea that it's a 1:1 replacement.
• xxs 2y ago
  Having the backpack heating to 60-70C on your back (sweat) and managing the cord, that's hardly a solution.