Thread: Battery chainsaws

Kinda the equivalent of buying a pro model saw vs a homer series - if you are doing lots of work and expecting to get paid for it when a breakdown of the kit stops you getting paid, you tend to stump up for what is likely to be the most reliable. If you're only doing home work or the odd job the cheaper gear probably will work fine for you - I've had a crap run with the Ozito brand gear but to be fair it is actually quite nice to use. I understand that it has gotten better too, the issues I had were all due to internal failure of motors and switches - and replaced under warranty until the retailer ran out of the dodgy designed model when they substituted another. The main thing I had the issues with was a combo die grinder/router doohickey, bloody handy tool but died young. The other was a wet vac of all things, was great in use but the three I had all died young. Replaced under warranty with a Ryobi version, almost identical but a slightly better design electrically.

As far as the saws, I do hear that they go OK and for the price if you aren't using them commercially what do you have to lose? The only thing I don't like about the 36v units is having to charge two sets of two batteries, you end up needing a bank of chargers and them things are bulky. As bad as a 20L can of petrol!

Originally Posted by No.3

Kinda the equivalent of buying a pro model saw vs a homer series - if you are doing lots of work and expecting to get paid for it when a breakdown of the kit stops you getting paid, you tend to stump up for what is likely to be the most reliable. If you're only doing home work or the odd job the cheaper gear probably will work fine for you - I've had a crap run with the Ozito brand gear but to be fair it is actually quite nice to use. I understand that it has gotten better too, the issues I had were all due to internal failure of motors and switches - and replaced under warranty until the retailer ran out of the dodgy designed model when they substituted another. The main thing I had the issues with was a combo die grinder/router doohickey, bloody handy tool but died young. The other was a wet vac of all things, was great in use but the three I had all died young. Replaced under warranty with a Ryobi version, almost identical but a slightly better design electrically.

As far as the saws, I do hear that they go OK and for the price if you aren't using them commercially what do you have to lose? The only thing I don't like about the 36v units is having to charge two sets of two batteries, you end up needing a bank of chargers and them things are bulky. As bad as a 20L can of petrol!

If you ever met a guy who uses Ryobi, you know he sits down to piss

Originally Posted by 308

If you ever met a guy who uses Ryobi, you know he sits down to piss

I’ve been known to do a sit down piss in the middle of the night so I don’t have to turn a light on n cause temporary blindness or wake people up but yeah….


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Originally Posted by tiroahunta

I’ve been known to do a sit down piss in the middle of the night so I don’t have to turn a light on n cause temporary blindness or wake people up but yeah….


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There ya go https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/w...-in-the-shower

You're not a minority :-)

Originally Posted by 308

If you ever met a guy who uses Ryobi, you know he sits down to piss

Not my fault @308 at my age it's just getting too heavy to lift it 5 times a night

Originally Posted by 308

If you ever met a guy who uses Ryobi, you know he sits down to piss

Ay, it was free. And yes, in the dark I do sit down, plus it's easier to surf the forum haha

Originally Posted by No.3

Ay, it was free. And yes, in the dark I do sit down, plus it's easier to surf the forum haha

just love how at times these threads go totally of subject -but all good read -

Been using a husky one for about 3 years periodically and had no troubles with it

Originally Posted by country cuts

Been using a husky one for about 3 years periodically and had no troubles with it

Same

A friend has a DeWalt pole saw that does the same.

First the Sthil lovers...



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Us old guys often take forever to have a piss...so we take the chainsaw and file with us and sit down, and give the cutters a tune up while we are waiting for all to drain out

old cardboard box flattened under it,or block of wood..... my old 026 leaks,but good sticky oil slows it up somewhat.... so does the 025 come to think of it..both sitting on blocks of wood..no biggie,they just marking their territory.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

old cardboard box flattened under it,or block of wood..... my old 026 leaks,but good sticky oil slows it up somewhat.... so does the 025 come to think of it..both sitting on blocks of wood..no biggie,they just marking their territory.

It seems to be a thing with the oilers in those saws - I went through everything in my one (MS260) and sealed up everything. It still leaked out the bar oiler slot! Had to be coming out through the pump past the internal shaft - it is a simple round bar with a flat machined into it and I guess if the bar stops with the inlet hole from the tank lined up it just flows out. I got that sick of it I chased down a crashed saw and flogged the adjustable oil pump kit off it to upgrade the fixed oiler on my saw. Worked well, the adjustable flow was a good advantage but guess what still leaks out of the bar oiler slot!

Just sit them on matasorbs and replace when needed

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