Milwaukee Chainsaw Long Term Review 1 Year Professional Use. The Good the Bad and the Heavy !
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2024
- Thank you Milwaukee for giving me this saw! It’s been a tank and slain many a tree in the last year.
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Josiah, the Tree_Strider is a contract climber based in Northern California, and a tree climbing Instructor focused on training the next generation of climbers, tree workers in safer, more efficient work practices.
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Great review. That thing looks like a true beast. Like some other people said maybe the 6.0 forge battery will be your saving grace and help with the weight. Thanks for putting out quality content.
Long time Milwaukee owner here. Although I do not own any electric chainsaws from them I did just buy their new electric pole saw. I love it. My climbing saw is the Echo 2511T. I love the sound of my Egan pipe screaming at full throttle!
Yeah their pole saw is phenomenal!!
Modded 2511t's absolutely slap. the milwaukee pairs with it well as the are on opposite sides of the performance spectrum. 16in bar works great. Gotta build your own doggs. Not sure if someone manufactured any.
@@christianedwards1823 I have taken tops from 10-14” down no problem with it. The pipe 100% alone gives it life. It’s a boring saw without it but having a 7 lb. saw over a 10 lb. is a huge difference
Thanks for the information. I've been thinking about one
Great review. Thanks for putting it together.
Try the new 6.0 Forge batteries. Lighter and about same power as 12
I have heard good things about those I will have to give them a try.
Great review! My favorite climbing saw is The Echo 2511t just because its so light but I do like the Milwaukee top handle saw. Westcoast Saw makes some great 3 point felling dogs for the M18 top handle thats a pretty nice upgrade from the ones that come on the saw. I've learned a lot from your videos, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I like a Review like this after 1 year in a Real Working Environment!
Have you tried the new FORGE batteries? Supposed to be the same power delivery as the 12s without the weight
Thanks again..! helpful review.
Glad it was helpful!
Great review! Thanks! I was close to buying this saw when you did your first review and glad to hear it’s holding up. I ordered a ported 540 mk 3 a couple months ago and still waiting on that to come in… I’m thinking about ordering this saw too. My old 194T has taken a royal beating over the last several years! Haha
Glad I could help! If durability is what matters most to you, you can’t go wrong with thissaw but if you could be gentle with your equipment the T542LIXP has Excellent ergonomics and is much more refined when it comes to tree trimming. It’s really nice. I generally grab it first these days.
Hi Josiah!
I just wanted to put in a request for you to make more videos explaining how to prune all different types of trees- young, old, conifers, deciduous, for aesthetics, for health, specific tree species, etc. There’s not enough content on properly doing this and I feel like you have the perfect channel to do it.
That’s a good idea, it’s a bit tough because most every tree species has different recommendations so it ends up being one video per tree type, but I do have a video covering the generalized basics that is pretty consistent across most trees, and I could probably do another and it would be good idea !👍🏼
Enjoyed the review. I run an Echo 2500T & a Husky 540i....love the e-saws. Weight is a problem for me in the trees. Less is better (I'm 77). I'd buy a Milwaukee in a minute except for the weight and balance. The Echo DCS2500T is a joy to use for limbing....so light and well balanced. The 540i is heavier, but allows me to take some spar chunks after topping. Maybe the next version of the Milwaukee will be a little lighter and better balanced. Thanks for the review.
I have the 2500t and the Milwaukee top handle. Given a choice between the two saws I enjoy the Echo 2500t significantly more than the Milwaukee. It's significantly lighter, it's much better balanced, and it cuts a bit more like a chainsaw than the Milwaukee. The Milwaukee seems more like a circular saw made in to a chainsaw which might not be too far from the truth considering Milwaukee's other products. I do use the Milwaukee for larger wood but I have pushed the Echo into some bigger wood than I normally would because I didn't want to swap saws. It does ok as long as you know how to cut with an underpowered saw on stem wood and as long as the wood is green. But, for limbing and pruning it's a world of difference in favor of the 2500t.
Yep, it really makes sense to have something super light as much as possible up in the tree !
The performance is very impressive; but the price is breathtaking! And I've spent 650.00 on a battery operated saw!
I suppose I find the price of admission to be a little excessive; because I don't have any use for a saw in this configuration. But I can see where a climbing arborist would look the other way due to the unparalleled performance.
RUN The FORGE BATTERY
I'd like to see a side by side cut demo between this and other top handle saws in your arsenal, gas or electric. I want this saw, it looks like a winner and I'd love to have a top handle. Does it perform ok with smaller batteries? I have one 6ah high output but most of mine are the 5ah standard batteries.
It won’t run well with the 5 ah and it’ll probably run ok with the 6 ah but it won’t want to make multiple big cuts in quick succession. It will go into overheat protection mode. There are fewer cells in the smaller batteries to provide the current this saw can draw under max capacity, so each cell has to provide more energy therefore they heat up more quickly.
Heavier than the new Stihl?