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gimpyrobb

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I have a stihl 029super but wanted a smaller saw for the wife. I picked up an 18v 10" saw for her. I forgot about the low kickback chains! She said it doesn't cut worth a darn, so now I'm looking for a semi-chisel blade, but I'm not seeing any. Are they all anti-kickback? I really don't want to spend a day grinding on this chain. Does anyone have a chain they are happy with? Got a model number? Thanks in advance.
 
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Old tool guy

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I saw a utube video yesterday by a tree feller, he was using a B&D cordless chain saw, looked like a toy. He took down a pine tree. He was i guess doing it on a dare or something, and was somewhat surprised at the battery life and cutting ability. Clearly the chain was sharp.

Found it.
 
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david3921

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Old tool guy said:
I saw a utube video yesterday by a tree feller, he was using a B&D cordless chain saw, looked like a toy. He took down a pine tree. He was i guess doing it on a dare or something, and was somewhat surprised at the battery life and cutting ability. Clearly the chain was sharp.

Found it.
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It's not Black and Decker, it's an Echo. Pretty easy to make that mistake as they both look to be the same shade of orange.

www.echo-usa.com

DHS-3006 Battery Powered Handheld Pruning Saw | ECHO

The DHS-3006 battery-powered handheld pruning saw tackles pruning and small limbing tasks with precision. Cordless convenience from ECHO.
www.echo-usa.com www.echo-usa.com

56v and pretty spendy. Looks to be able to do the job though.
 
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zimman

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I went to my farm and fleet parts counter and the kid there spouted a few fancy numbers for my Milwaukee and Boom, new chain. He was good, very good and I'm sure there's one near you.
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My wife won a Stihl GTA 26 “Garden Pruning Saw”. It’s only something like 4.6 inches, but she loves it. She also has the Milwaukee Combi pole saw, and I have the Dewalt 10” 20v.

None of them can totally replace the larger gas saws, but they all cut fine with the safety chain.

I actually planned to look for more aggressive chains, but after thinking about it I decided to not pursue it. These little saws are used mostly to cut small diameter limbs and trees or bushes, and I think a more aggressive chain would be “grabby” and prone to kickback. More so than a more powerful saw with a higher linear chain speed. They’re also more likely to be used for overhead or out of position cutting.

I decided maybe the engineers knew what they were doing.
 
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Milton Shaw

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Milwaukee's small chain saw has a special chain on it. It has a tooth, left or right, on every link. This makes it cut faster than any other small hand saw as tested by Project Farms website. I have the 6"M12 and don't know if the M18 has or not but it makes the M12 cut great.
 
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GirlnAgarage

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Milton Shaw said:
Milwaukee's small chain saw has a special chain on it. It has a tooth, left or right, on every link. This makes it cut faster than any other small hand saw as tested by Project Farms website. I have the 6"M12 and don't know if the M18 has or not but it makes the M12 cut great.
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I think they call it or similar to? a 'full house chain'. I been using the Milwakee 6" (m12)for the last 3yrs and now the 8"(m18). On oak. Ridiculous sized pieces of oak. The saw(s) cut well. I had no business cutting what I did but I wanted to see what they'd do and they performed well. I tried different chain on the 6" but didn't like. Milwakee chain only for me.

As for kickback, I found most of the time when I got kickback it was due to the limb or log collapsing and pinching the kerf towards the end of the cut. So, stop cutting when you see the gap start to close. You can feel the saw tighten up too.

As for a 10-12" saw I've been wanting the Echo 2500T for a while. I just can't justify the price.
 
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rd65

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Is it making chips or sawdust? Sharpen it and file the rakers, should be good to go. You want to see a small, almost useless chain, check out the Stihl pole saws. Holy ****, but they will cut when they are sharp. 12", 64DL, .250 Pitch, .043, 1/8" file.
 
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