I have one and it’s a great little saw to strap onto your quad to go clear some trails or keep in your pickup. I’ve had mine a year and I am very impressed with it, definitely not meant for commercial purposes but I think it’s above the typical home owner grade saw.
If you already have battery tools Makita, Milwaukee, Dewalt etc. And want a chainsaw to be used around the house, get a chainsaw that can use batteries you already have. You will have lot of batteries when you need them with no additional cost.
Thanks for the great video. I’m looking at this saw for the small clean up jobs that typically use my recip saw with a pruning blade. This little stihl looks great, but for my application recip saw is prob a better fit. Easy to throw a fresh blade on and I already have a number of batteries. Great video and info. Thanks again.
take a look at the smallest makita in 18volt, XCU06. the Stihl is bigger, but at 7lb ready to go I can still one hand the Makita overhead as it's a top handle saw, has a chain break, and is variable speed. and it uses batteries I already have. Both will bog pretty easy, but both have higher chain speed which makes them smoother than the Dewalt version. I can drop and process a 6" tree on one battery and still have a little left. And I already have 4 batteries. The key is to let the saw cut and not press. If I am doing something bigger I have my gas Stihl I can always fire up. but for a small job I am always amazed at what the little brushless Makita will do.
I’m thinking of getting an electric chainsaw for brush clearing and limbing for wildfire prevention. Over a day, you spend a quarter of your time cutting and most of your time dragging the brush to your burn pile. Premium gas for a chainsaw is expensive, and with the solar panels already on my house, the power for an electric saw would be free
IMHO, if you do that, but a tool brand saw so you have use of the batteries when not sawing. Dewalt or Milwaukee make good saws that you can put smaller bars on. I'd you pay the premium price for battery, you might as well be able to use the battery year around.
Looks like a very nice chainsaw for the homeowner. But didn't you recommend against buying a battery powered OPE that did not work with power tools batteries like Milwaukee, DeWalt, or Makita?
I did, and do. I am playing around with the cheap ones that homeowners would buy. I have gone over the other tool ones. Just trying these. Soon it will be 300 bucks in battery vs 300 in gas.
I'm going with what you have said hundreds of times. Buy something from a power tool company so you might already have the batteries or can use the batteries in something else.
I have this saw. I sharpen mine quite often with a file. Takes maybe 5 minutes. I never use my larger still gas saw anymore. With 2 batteries I can cut until I am tired of it.
@@benjamingrillo3423 Yes I have Stihl 880 more bigger stronger more wood cut more faster only eat very much petrol. If I work 5-10 minutes time later petrol tank totally dry empty. Petrol tank 1 litre very big
I have one and it’s a great little saw to strap onto your quad to go clear some trails or keep in your pickup. I’ve had mine a year and I am very impressed with it, definitely not meant for commercial purposes but I think it’s above the typical home owner grade saw.
Sharp chain and a light touch these little saws do awesome. Great saw for storm clean up work. Be a great saw for carrying on a quad to clear trails.
If you already have battery tools Makita, Milwaukee, Dewalt etc. And want a chainsaw to be used around the house, get a chainsaw that can use batteries you already have. You will have lot of batteries when you need them with no additional cost.
Thanks for the great video. I’m looking at this saw for the small clean up jobs that typically use my recip saw with a pruning blade. This little stihl looks great, but for my application recip saw is prob a better fit. Easy to throw a fresh blade on and I already have a number of batteries. Great video and info. Thanks again.
take a look at the smallest makita in 18volt, XCU06. the Stihl is bigger, but at 7lb ready to go I can still one hand the Makita overhead as it's a top handle saw, has a chain break, and is variable speed. and it uses batteries I already have. Both will bog pretty easy, but both have higher chain speed which makes them smoother than the Dewalt version. I can drop and process a 6" tree on one battery and still have a little left. And I already have 4 batteries. The key is to let the saw cut and not press. If I am doing something bigger I have my gas Stihl I can always fire up. but for a small job I am always amazed at what the little brushless Makita will do.
Great saw for hanging out next to the chipper
These tools are great if you have more than one type in the range as then you can just use one battery for all!
Great video!
I’m thinking of getting an electric chainsaw for brush clearing and limbing for wildfire prevention. Over a day, you spend a quarter of your time cutting and most of your time dragging the brush to your burn pile. Premium gas for a chainsaw is expensive, and with the solar panels already on my house, the power for an electric saw would be free
IMHO, if you do that, but a tool brand saw so you have use of the batteries when not sawing. Dewalt or Milwaukee make good saws that you can put smaller bars on. I'd you pay the premium price for battery, you might as well be able to use the battery year around.
You should do a test with that chainsaw and the stihl ms170
In the works.
Looks like a very nice chainsaw for the homeowner. But didn't you recommend against buying a battery powered OPE that did not work with power tools batteries like Milwaukee, DeWalt, or Makita?
I did, and do. I am playing around with the cheap ones that homeowners would buy. I have gone over the other tool ones. Just trying these. Soon it will be 300 bucks in battery vs 300 in gas.
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I'm going with what you have said hundreds of times. Buy something from a power tool company so you might already have the batteries or can use the batteries in something else.
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Problem with it is the chains, you need to buy new as they are so tiny it is virtually impossible to grind.
I have this saw. I sharpen mine quite often with a file. Takes maybe 5 minutes. I never use my larger still gas saw anymore. With 2 batteries I can cut until I am tired of it.
I'll pass... my 6 year old 58v Echo smokes that saw in hardwood.
This very weak Stihl chainsaw not good work not know cut bigger woods. I have Stihl 880 171 more better
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@@benjamingrillo3423 Yes I have Stihl 880 more bigger stronger more wood cut more faster only eat very much petrol. If I work 5-10 minutes time later petrol tank totally dry empty. Petrol tank 1 litre very big
Sounds gutless.
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