tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post2845928709965130499..comments2024-03-29T05:47:08.860+10:00Comments on in my view ...: Chainsaws (for around the home)obakesanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743339737847465926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-48264306569724549592018-06-18T13:20:25.308+10:002018-06-18T13:20:25.308+10:00I recently got a small (250mm) Makita electric cha...I recently got a small (250mm) Makita electric chainsaw from Total Tools.<br />It's got two rechargeable lithium batteries of 18V each, and I got it with the 4A/h ones.<br />It lasts and lasts and is the best thing I've found so far to keep all the hedges and trees in our garden here in Warriewood a decent size!<br />Dirt easy to use, it oils the chain really well and is nearly silent!<br />Comes with a safety switch paddle like so many others which locks the chain dead in a split hundredth of a second if the back of my left hand pushes it off.<br />The batteries each charge to full in less than 20 minutes with the Makita charger.<br />All up was a bit expensive, like most Makita tools. <br />But I must admit I got so much value out of it it's hard to say it's not worth it!<br />Next time I'll scan these Ozito ones as well.Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285930853937157148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-23416016176833669302017-12-15T08:22:11.271+10:002017-12-15T08:22:11.271+10:00Hi Øyvin
indeed it is like that argument. Dependi...Hi Øyvin <br />indeed it is like that argument. Depending on the needs assessment then it may be that only an electric is needed (for instance you never go past the length of the chord) or only a petrol (you need that and use it often).<br /><br />Each "best answer" will come down to a needs assessment + a willingness to pay.<br />Stihl is the brand I'd probably go for too (it just happened that I found the Husquvarna data).<br /><br />I once contemplated an electric car for my commute to work, not because I believed it could compete with a car like a Nissan Micra bought with 80,000Km on the clock (and all the depreciation gone but with thousands of good Km on it still) but because I wanted the learning exersize.<br /><br />I thought a Mini Moke platform would be excellent, light weight and lots of flat surfaces for some solar panels on it to recharge during the parking lot stay. Assuming my parameters of 1.5 journeys between work and home I expected that the solar would give me out to 2.5 unless it was overcast and or raining. Being at work between 9am and 5pm I'd get peak sunlight hours for recharging. I estimated I'd be able to only need to recharge at home during the wet season days.<br /><br />However out here where I live now, despite plenty of good sunlight, the distances I travel in a day (on some days) would mean it wouldn't work for me at all.obakesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743339737847465926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-71534904500681491642017-12-14T21:47:16.540+10:002017-12-14T21:47:16.540+10:00This reminds me about the choice between electric ...This reminds me about the choice between electric and diesel/petrol cars. I bought a Stihl MS 181 C-BE about five years ago. I could have bougth an electric version but then I would not be able to go far from my house with it. The solution is then to either have one petrol chainsaw plus an electric chainsaw or have only the petrol chainsaw. The same argument goes for the car. If it makes sense to have two cars, one of them will naturally be electric. The Stihl chainsaw has been flawless by the way. Starts every time.Øyvin Eikelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354879209361220206noreply@blogger.com