Thread: Battery chainsaws

Originally Posted by yeah_na_missed

+1 for the Stihl. Not mine, but spent a fair bit of time behind one. On pine the same diameter as the bar (14"?) get about 13-15 rings cut on one charge, then 40ish mins to charge, which allows enough time to move and split what you've just cut... maybe even enough time for a cuppa or a cold one too if you're handy on the axe.

The chain chatters a bit on the thicker stuff, which - the pros might know better - I think it's the small guage chain not clearing the chips fast enough? Just ease pressure off and it's away again.

Two batts would be ideal if it's for work, but ones good enough if not. I think the saw is about 4 years old and no problems at all with a decent amount of use. Def hard to go back to a petrol saw for small stuff.

You mention “ chatter” in the cut

Here’s a 592 with the rakers taken down too far

You can really hear it as he settles into the second cut

With the rakers filed down the teeth are biting off more fibre than they can clear through their gullet

“ chatter” also occurs when you have uneven length/angles on the cutting teeth so some teeth are taking more material than others

When cutting ——smooth is fast!!!

Last point…….. a lower powered saw accentuates any chain sharpening inaccuracy’s

https://youtube.com/shorts/yq9xUAuNkbw?feature=share

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

You mention “ chatter” in the cut

Here’s a 592 with the rakers taken down too far

You can really hear it as he settles into the second cut

With the rakers filed down the teeth are biting off more fibre than they can clear through their gullet

“ chatter” also occurs when you have uneven length/angles on the cutting teeth so some teeth are taking more material than others

When cutting ——smooth is fast!!!

Last point…….. a lower powered saw accentuates any chain sharpening inaccuracy’s

https://youtube.com/shorts/yq9xUAuNkbw?feature=share

Thanks for this! Good to know, will have a look next time I'm behind it.

At risk of derailing the thread (sorry OP) but I've been taught run the back cut an inch or so higher than the scarf, creating a back-stop to prevent the trunk sliding off the back of the stump, but noticed this guy hasn't done that, but was just dropping a clear trunk. Is that still best-practise, or does it depend a bit on the situation.

get on utube and watch buckin billy ray....... hilarious but man he knows his shit when it comes to dropping a tree with precision.