Are electric chainsaws any good compared to petrol. I've got a huge hedge to cut down which I'm going to do myself but will need a chainsaw. I know they used to be crap years ago but has anyone got any good experience of an electric saw. Max branch size would be about 3" dia.

Cheers

Chip

 

It'll be fine for what you are doing. Borrowed a mates Bosch one for some odd jobs at my place that needed doing, seemed to deal with most of what I threw at it although the chain did eventually start to go blunt. I can't see how this would differ on a petrol and they sell tools to resharpen the chain. Guess the main thing that makes petrol ones so useful is freedom from needing a power supply and they can be made bigger and more powerful.

Either way an electric on can do just as much damage to you so be careful with it, wear some safety equipment, etc. & plug it into a breaker in case you accidently cut through the cord.

 

Be fine for what you want. As said the obvious drawback is need to be close to power supply and be careful and use gloves and arm covering thick jacket. + circuit breaker.

Probably shear a few sheep that wander in as well

dl

 

The biggest difference is the length of the bar is usually shorter.

If its rubbish, it usually because the chain needs sharpening (needs to be done fairly regular and kept oiled to stop it rusting).

I have neither - always borrowed one (as you do).

But I do have a Ryobi pruner attachment on my strimmer (mini chain saw on a pole) which I've used to fall and chop up 15ft palm tree....which was alot more effective than my mate's very blunt Husqvana chain saw which was took forever (I had two mature palm trees die over winter as well as the Sumac tree...which I chopped up with a circular saw after comming home from the pub and pumped up on popeye fuel ).

 

David

Always remember that when you eat a lovely joint of Welsh lamb it will have had that little bit of extra protein added to it.

Chip

 

Which is why I stay with lovely Sussex lamb

None of that hillside mutton

d

 

I have used an electric chainsaw to cut down a couple of apple trees with 6" trunks without problem.

 

This is what you need

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFGva...eature=related

 

Electric Chainsaw, pah, you only get half the man points compared to even a £99 Petrol one, no lovely two stroke smoke and nice noise.

 

I've borrowed my dad's electric chainsaw a few times to chop up logs and trees but it was a bit pants due to the blade being blunt, so I borrowed his B&D Alligator and it is newer so cut through them alot easier and was more fun because it was just like a big pair of scissors

windyboy