DeWalt chainsaw in the cold

[jrsavoie]

How do the DeWalt chainsaws do in the cold - below 10° F?

Cold is hard on everything.
I can get a hand saw out if they don't play nice near 0° F

 

[RivennHewn]

Just make sure you are using the correct bar oil for the temperature

Maybe try to keep your batteries warm

 

[slowtwitch73]

Dont know about the Dewalt, buy I did 2 cold winters using a Makita and temp didn't seem to matter much. Bigger issue was snow/sawdust/oil gumbo packing up the works and motor/chain not starting... I could 'push start' it by hitting the trigger, then pushing forward real quick running the chain over the tree trunk. Lots of thumping it on stumps etc to knock **** out of it.

 

[GeoBruin]

How do the DeWalt chainsaws do in the cold - below 10° F?

Cold is hard on everything.
I can get a hand saw out if they don't play nice near 0° F

Cold can have significant impacts on the performance of lithium ion batteries in general. I'll refer you to Battery University's BU 502 for the details.

 

[kbeefy]

I have not tried my chainsaw below freezing.
The dewalt tools I have used in the cold worked fine as long as the battery started at a warmer temp, say 40-50 degrees.
Anything left out to cold soak (say, overnight) did not seem to work, or work very long unless they were 'unfrozen'.

 

[jrsavoie]

Probably ought to check the chain for shrinkage

 

[BombShelter]

I use my Makita Recipricating Saw a lot out in the cold cutting tree branches and buckthorn. The cold can slow it down, or more like the batteries discharge quickly and it needs fresh ones. I thought it might need new brushes and bought some from Europe (their impossible to find). I never changed them and in the spring it started working like new. One of the best $100 tool purchases I've ever made.

 

[charlesmcelhaney12]

Mostly chainsaws are not affected by the temperature and work efficiently. But, only problem comes when you are using battery chainsaws because battery discharges quickly. That is why I prefer to use electric or gas chainsaws. Both have good power and work perfectly in every environment.