Mini Chainsaw

[JEBar]

never say never .. .. a while back I decided to not purchase any more battery powered tools .... well, never turns out to really not be all that long .... we have 2 vintage Stihl chainsaws that have served us well .... one is larger than I'll ever use again and while the other is lighter, its still weighs more than I want to heft for limbing and felling small trees/large bushes .... a friend suggested I check out mini chainsaws and I did .... after reading and watchint more than enough YouTube videos, I ordered the one shown in this link ===> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B63RZ8XJ?re ... tails&th=1 .... right now we have 3 dead dogwood trees in our front yard that need to cut down .... their wood is dry and would make excellent firewood for the outdoor fireplace our youngest son has built on his new patio .... well, our youngest son and oldest grandson plan to give it a workout this weekend .... if it works, buying it will be cheaper than having either of our Stihl saws survacec

[Mags]

I have this one. Works great and made is USA too..

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[markiver54]

Those look pretty handy. Uh Oh, I think you guys are enablers...

[Mags]

Those look pretty handy. Uh Oh, I think you guys are enablers...

They are. Specially going up a tall ladder to do limbing. Risky with a running gas powered saw. Not so much with a cordless. Kinda like a big pistol. Go up the ladder and pull the trigger.

[JEBar]

I have this one. Works great and made is USA too..

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those are top of the line and carry very good reviews .... if I anticipated having the need for a mini saw often, that's the one I would have bought

[Headhog]

I’m in a he same situation. I have an old Stihl Farm Boss that runs like a scalded bear, but it’s heavy as to lug around and not user friendly for trimming. I watching to see how your small electric saw works out, Jim.

Paul

[JEBar]

first use, lesson learned --- one feature of the batteries is a button you can push for an LED readout to show you the battery's percentage of charge .... when taken out of the box, each showed both of them were fully charged ..... well that didn't prove to be true .... each of them only lasted for a minute or so of cutting .... in reading the manual it states that it can take over 2 hours to fully charge each battery ..... the first one did took every bit of that long .... the second is still charging ,,,, based on the cutting I've seen so far, the chain spun by a fully charged battery will really throw chunks .... the tree being cut is a dead dogwood with hard wood .... my hope is to find out just how they will perform tomorrow

[JEBar]

I’m in a he same situation. I have an old Stihl Farm Boss that runs like a scalded bear, but it’s heavy as to lug around and not user friendly for trimming. I watching to see how your small electric saw works out, Jim.

Paul

most of these saws come with a 4 or 6" bar .... they aren't designed to log heavy timber .... the 4" is for pruning .... the 6" can most certainly be used for pruning but can also handle larger diameter sections .... in the picture above, the limb was a little over 4" and gave no problems with the 6" bar ....

[graywolf]

Looking forward to hear how you like it. Been looking at them with 12” bars but now going to check on the 6” bars. Be even lighter.

[JEBar]

hope to get back out there after lunch when it warms up .... based on very limited experience so far, it will never replace a larger, more powerful chainsaw for felling large trees, clearing heavy storm damage, or any type of large tree removal .... as others have noted, its niche is in cutting smaller trees and trimming smaller limbs .... its light weight is an asset but requires you to give it time for the chain to do the cutting .... must admit I've been impressed by the size of the chips it throws .... I don't know if our chain sharpening gear can be adapted to the much smaller chain .... figuring that out will take some pondering

[graywolf]

I haven’t even thought or looked at any with the 6” bars. But that may be what I need. I like the looks of the Milwaukee Mags posted.

[Hatchdog]

My son bought one of the larger Milwaukee saws and he really likes it. We cut up a bunch of trees that were cut, limbed and stacked on his place when he bought it. We worked together cutting them into rounds him with the battery saw and me with a gas saw. While his battery wouldn’t last long cutting these 16 - 20” trees with two batteries the Milwaukee did pretty good. This task was beyond what the saw was designed for and going forward I believe it will fit his needs just fine. I’m thinking about getting one for some of the lighter work around my place.

[JEBar]

so far, the actual things I see are as they are pointed out in the manual .... examples : the OEM chain will stretch after initial uses and figuring out when to oil the chain takes some trial and error

[Mags]

so far, the actual things I see are as they are pointed out in the manual .... examples : the OEM chain will stretch after initial uses and figuring out when to oil the chain takes some trial and error

all chainsaw chains stretch with use and eventually need the chain tightner adjusted.

[JEBar]

absolutely .... without a built in chain/bar oiler it would be very easy to overheat the chain .... doing so, can't have a good impact on the bar or chain

[JEBar]

earlier today we spent a couple of hours cutting down diseased dogwood trees and dividing them into fire logs .... I dug them up in the woods near our place and transplanted them into our front yard 43 years ago .... our youngest son used the opportunity to start training his 14 year old son about how to run a chainsaw .... watching them sure brought back good memories of me doing the same with our son 30 some years ago .... even though the carb of our 40 some year old Stihl was a bit out of adjustment, it easily handled cutting the largest pieces .... our mini chainsaw was worked hard .... given its limitations in the size of limbs and the much slower chain speed, it handled limbs up to 6" in diameter as advertised ....tomorrow I plan to thoroughly clean it and pack it away .... in thinking ahead the next time I anticipate using it will about be about this time next year to cut back some chestnut trees .... bottom line, use it within the guidelines it was designed and built and it can come in handy .... expect it to do miraculously perform like a regular gasoline powered saw and you will be disappointed .... the first battery lasted something over an hour but keep in mind, it wasn't cutting every minute.... the second battery still had power to turn the chain when we finished but I doubt it would have lasted much longer .... it takes something over 2 hours to recharge a fully discharged battery so the second one would have discharged before the first had fully recharged ..... for what we need, its a keeper

[markiver54]

Good report...thanks!

[LM Gorton]

I've had a 16" homelight for years and finally wore it out. I don't heat with wood so I only use it for trail trimming,clearing around tree stands and bonfire wood....I purchased a 12" 20v dewalt mid summer, probably one of the best purchases I've ever made. What a handy little tool!

[daytime dave]

I have the DeWalt 12 inch bar 20volt saw. It's awesom. I also have the DeWalt 8 inch bar 20 volt pole saw. Both are great performers. I've sharpened the 12 inch chain blade once. It does a lot of work and I can use it safely with one hand on some smaller stuff.

[MuddyWaters62]

I bought that same DeWalt pole saw this year. I also have a 18 inch Stihl saw that is a real work horse. We have a big live oak in our front yard. Every couple of years , it has this nasty habit of growing out into the roadway. I have a bad right shoulder and the tree has grown in height that I can't risk climbing a ladder anymore. That 12 foot reach on the DeWalt made short work on trimming to clear the tall delivery trucks and Garbage truck. It is as good as the Stihl. I highly recommend the DeWalt 20V pole saw.

MuddyWaters68