School me on electric chainsaws

[Troy32323]

I have the Milwaukee M18 chainsaw and will never need anything else. I have processed a lot of wood through it and can tell you it’s very impressive. The way they accomplish this is with a very thin kerf and tremendous amounts of oil. Until the chain gets dull you can carve away like a butcher. Dull chain requires sharpening and you are back in business, I give it two thumbs up.

I have a lot of Milwaukee m18 tools and really want to get the chainsaw but read a bunch of reviews about the chain tensioner bolt stripping. Made me nervous. Any problems with yours?

 

[David0858]

My neighbor has one LMAO.... cut his
electric chainsaw out of a tree.

With my fire breathing, hydrocarbon burning chainsaw.

Nobody ever stuck a gas saw in a tree.

 

[finn]

Nobody ever stuck a gas saw in a tree.

Yeah...we had two gas saws stuck in the same tree many years ago. Too bad video cameras weren’t in common use back then.

 

[Zippercat]

Sounds like the OP will use a chain saw occasionally and only for very, very light duty. The 20v Black and Decker should be quite adequate and, with battery, is about $125.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SSLE0QS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I use mine a couple times a year for light yard cleanup. Works great for that. Check out the reviews!

 

[tncatadjuster]

I have a lot of Milwaukee m18 tools and really want to get the chainsaw but read a bunch of reviews about the chain tensioner bolt stripping. Made me nervous. Any problems with yours?

I have had no issues whatsoever, like I said it slings a lot of oil otherwise it’s flawless to me. I’ve used it to cut lumber and plywood.

 

[Rinspeed]

I have a lot of Milwaukee m18 tools and really want to get the chainsaw but read a bunch of reviews about the chain tensioner bolt stripping. Made me nervous. Any problems with yours?

Most bolts/screws that are going into aluminum need a little dab of grease to help prevent this. That and knowing when tight is tight.

 

[DeeKay]

Most bolts/screws that are going into aluminum need a little dab of grease to help prevent this. That and knowing when tight is tight.

I might be wrong but I believe the tensioner on these is captive in just plastic and kind of gets wollowed out after a while.

 

[jgromada]

just pulled the trigger on getting an electric chainsaw (cordless). I ended up going with a Ryobi 18" bar model. Its a 40v HP model. I weighed getting a couple of different models after a couple of considerations.

• I typically only use a chainsaw a couple of times a year, the rest of the time it SITS. Mostly to get rid of large branches and use in the fire pit. (no wood burning stove)
• I'm not cutting up for a cord of wood or anything but i knew an 18/20 v model wouldn't be good enough.
• I still have a Poulan Pro 18 in gas model and even when its been tuned and running ok (use Pure Fuel) it still remains hard to start and frustrating to use . Also have a Makita 16 in corded model that seems underpowered and VERY inconvenient (even before chain was dulled by cutting up a rotten tree). Need to get this chain sharpened w the kit i got last year.
• Considered getting either a Husky or a Stihl is the $300-350 range, but wondered even with the ez start and other niceities whether i will eventually have issues with fuel.
• So looking at a couple of sources considered a number of battery powered options all in the $300 to $350 range
  • Atlas 80v model from HF. I know there are ton of HF haters here but its powerful & i really didn't want yet another battery platform. I have had decent luck with all my HF powered tools.
  • The DeWalt flexvolt was tops on a number of review sites but seems over priced and that bar attachment seems to be on the flimsy side. A couple of people complained about bar flex, flimsy cover and even worse cover attachment system. But its a killer in the Farm tests. In the end decided some of these factors didn't sit well with me.
  • The Ryobi seems like it will be plenty powerful and i already have the Ryobi 40v system so instantly have some spare batteries. I have a tree to take down once i get this so i will report back.
• Some of these reviews i have seen make me question whether some of these people really use a chainsaw much. I get it you will never get the run time of gas, but some of these seem pretty powerful.

 

[Milton Shaw]

I bought one of the Milwaukee M12 Hatchet chain saws. I am very impressed with it and what it will cut. The chain is special on it as it has a tooth on every link instead of skipping a link like every other chain saw I have seen. Depending on the size of your lathe and the work you are planning to do it may be big enough. I saw a youtube of Stanley Dirt Monkey trying one out is why I bought it. Its light enough to be a one handed chain saw..

 

[Showkey]

Agree on the M12 Hatchet

 

[bassJAM]

I bought one of the Milwaukee M12 Hatchet chain saws. I am very impressed with it and what it will cut. The chain is special on it as it has a tooth on every link instead of skipping a link like every other chain saw I have seen. Depending on the size of your lathe and the work you are planning to do it may be big enough. I saw a youtube of Stanley Dirt Monkey trying one out is why I bought it. Its light enough to be a one handed chain saw..

For someone who's new to chainsaws like it sounds like OP is, I wouldn't recommend a single handed saw with no a chain brake.