chainsaw purchase

How about this one-

I wouldn't get anything smaller than 14" if you think you ever might want to cut a tree over about 6-8" down.

I love my electric [Remington 14"- pd $40 5-6 yrs ago] especially since I might not use it for a year or so. I've cut down a couple

It is only 1.5 hp- but I use it so infrequently I'm able to keep the chain razor sharp. I let the saw do the work and never work more than an hour at a time.

A small electric saw is *not* a big honking Stihl. . . but they are better suited to lying idle for a year, being picked up, filled with bar oil & put to work than a gas saw. When you're done, just hang it up- no gas to drain, mix or store.

Jim

You cannot say 'electric' and 'chainsaw' in the same sentence. You might just as well get you a good sharp bow saw. you'll be just as happy.

Hi, I'd go for Stihl low noise low emission gas model. I always get frustrated with electric one.

Yup, I use bow saw and for bigger job Stihl chain saw. Many things are source of irritation in life. electric chainsaw is one of them, LOL! Bow saw gives good exercise too!

Electric chainsaws work just fine for light-duty pruning.

ght

Would another factor of the purchase involve the weight of the chainsaw?

I find light weight electrics just the thing for working on top of a ladder; I can start & stop it with one hand ;)

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My Dad uses those two words in a sentence, and he's very pleased.

Depending on the size of the affected branches, a Sawzall from Harbor Freight might work very well. Sometimes their sawzall goes on sale for $20.

I used a sawzall and a lot of blades to take out a tree stump. And a lot of labor.

so does a good lopper.

On Sat 02 Aug 2008 07:56:53p, Steve Barker DLT told us...

Indeed it does.

Barker

might

In my experience, there is a zone in the middle- too big for loppers, but not worth digging out a 'real' chainsaw for (if you have one, which I currently don't). Until I got my electric chainsaw, I either used a sharp well-lubed bow saw (which still doesn't work worth squat on green wood- it keeps hanging up), or a demo blade in a sawzall. For this small

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I have owned two electric chain saws. They were both plastic/metal POSs that ended up in the landfill. If it's small enough to be handled by an electric, a bow saw or a pole saw will do it just as good or better, and last forever. Learn how to make the cuts in their proper sequence so the branches drop where you want and don't pinch the saw.

The only electric chains saw I would consider would be a high end one on a pole, as I have some high trimming to do. The cheaper ones are crap.

Steve

Some of those with the double compound jaws they have now look like they could cut through a railroad tie. Incredible power just through applied physics.

Steve

I've got a pair of Fiskers from walmart that look like a yuppified toy. Well i tell you what, they will cut through a 2.5" limb without much effort at all! I love them. i have a bracket on my ztr mower that they ride on, and if a limb gets in the way whilst mowing, it's gone and mowed over right on the spot.