Brian,
Thank you for the offer. I am on a trajectory already with the electric golf cart. My investment in the cart is a triple win. We have another complete Powersystem in this. We have a portable quiet power source for the corded saws. Then there is the cool factor…my son driving his first electric cart.
That said, if you want the makita, I would happily buy it and ship it for you. I will ask at the post office next time I go. I ship to Deutschland occasionally, so I know the drill.
Ooops where do you live?
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Thanks for the offer Bruce so many kind folk on here , only hope i can return the fav some day to others .
I just worked out the sums and that amount’s too $801 Australian , still a great deal compared to what Amazon wanted for the same ,model .
I will check with post office about shipping of li-ion batterys as i had a camcorder seized and never returned by Ebay global shipping due to the fact it had a battery in it , if because this item is brand new then they may allow it i shall check it out .
Dave
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About ten years ago I owned an electric golf cart. Used an inverter to run a corded saw. In my woods it did not work out. Too bushy and a lot of ulta-limb pine to limb. I could see it work in an open forest or stationary firewood cutting.
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Back in the early 80’s I used a Remington to do tree removal work, did lots of trees with that thing including a 36 in. pecan that had been struck by lightning. The bark was standing about 1 in. from the cambium and was separated from top to bottom of the tree. Had a lot of emotional pain about cutting that tree down. Love trees such beautiful things and so practical. Really have a thing for Bamboo also, since I stood in the midst of a grove in Guam, each major culm was about 8 inches in diameter and about eighty feet high, very touching and awe inspiring.
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I have done a lot of cutting this year. Both gas and battery. With my Echo 58V battery saw and a sharp chain I can cut 3/4 of a face cord on a charge. Ash and Maple. Have done it multiple times to confirm it. It’s a wonderful thing but still cannot replace a gas saw for production. Also I should say that I cut 20 inch lengths so less cuts per cord.
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Tom,
Is that the Echo Ccs-58vbt?
A battery saw may be in my future. I have found that the golf cart works but is not able to leave level ground that is picked for rocks. I hit a bump and broke a weld on the solar array racking. Fortunately, I was still able to drive back to the barn.
I would assume the battery saw works in the rain, ok?
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My neighbor has the 80 volt HF saw and I have used it a few times.
He is 84 YO and so has his grand kids (20 YO) use it for brush maintenence. It is quite powerful and fast, cuts similar to my stihl 035 saw.
But when brush cutting if the chain is not kept tight it will throw it and break off the drive links. His kids have done this 4 times with both the HF chain and aftermarket Oregon chains.
I think the saw is a good one if used carefully as I have never had an issue but in my 60+ years of woodcutting have never had a saw ruin a chain when it is thrown off.
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Just happened to me with the battery saw. Threw the chain and made little burrs on the parts that ride in the bar. I only ever had that happen once before with the 24 inch bar on my Husqvarna. That was about 10 years ago so not a common problem.
I will have to check the number on the Echo Bruce. I bought that one because of the review the guy on Project Farm gave it. Rain wouldn’t bother is any. It’s the only one I’ve ever used so I have nothing to compare it to but I’m real happy with it and it was cheaper than the Makita, Stihl or Milwaukee. My neighbor has a Milwaukee and likes it a lot. I normally buy Stihl everything . I got the Husky when I was using the chain saw mill and wanted a saw with a 24 inch bar. The Stihl dealer wouldn’t trade out the 20 inch bar for the 24 and a few bucks. Wanted me to buy a new bar. The Husky dealer had not problem with the swap however I have had a lot of trouble with the chain oiler on the Husky. It’s actually sitting on my work bench right now with a new oiler and tubing that I have to kick myself in the ass and get put on. It’s a fiddly job. I’m not good at fiddly. I’ll check the numbers on the Echo when it quits raining.
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Bruce. This saw is a Ccs58VAH. The VBT doesn’t come with the battery or charger. Otherwise no difference.
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I’m wondering if my old McCulloch plug in chainsaw could stand up to using a longer bar. Has a 16" on it right now. It’s the 11.5amp version.
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Cody, usually you are not using the whole cutting edge of the 16 " when cutting. Find a 14" log and cut through it with a sharp good chain. If no problems I would say you could go with a little longer bar, the longer bar will add fiction surface to work with. My is a 20
My has a 14" bar and 9.0 amp rated. I am sure I could put a 16" bar on mine.
Bob
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Only issue is all the logs I’m dealing with are 30+ inches right now. Uncle’s husqvarna gas saw is only 18" so I don’t see a need to waste fuel with a slightly longer bar.
My saw says it’s made for 10-16" bars. I should see how long my mom’s cordless one can handle.
Kinda lucky in my opinion the corded saw has a manual chain oil pump so i can just lubricate it more often if I have friction issues.
Other plan was to find a chopping bandsaw that can drop and use that to cut my rounds out of logs.
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Might pull the trigger on one of these. Automagical oiler, 16" bar but it’s got a higher amperage than the McCulloch. 14.5 Amps versus the 11.5A. I could probably run a 20" bar no problem.
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Ok, looking to buy an electric batt. chainsaw any new updates on good saws? There are a countless variety of them.
I think a lot depends on what you plan on using it for and if you have other battery tools that you could swap batteries with.
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I do have Ryobi +one 18v , but want more power. 
Something that will do a good bit of work, most the small ones just seem like toys.
That is why i bought the Milwaukee M18 saw last year. I did change the bar and chain. It had a very narrow chain i bought a normal narrow kurf bar and chain for it. I don’t remember the difference off the top of my head but it made all the difference in the world. I isn’t as nice a saw as my Stihl MS261 the weight is pretty close but it has maybe 2/3 the torque of the Stilh MS261.
With 2 batteries i can fill my pickup truck so maybe half a cord of hard wood. It is all i want to saw when i run out with my truck and want to get it split and right into my wood shed.
But i did buy it because i had already bought the grinder and impact driver that are powered by the same M18 batteries. I started into the product line a little over a year ago when my old dewalt drill chuck got bent too bad to use. It has always had a little wabble but it got really bad and i needed a replacement. I have been very happy with the M18 tools.
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I have used a friends M18 with the 16" bar and am impressed with it. I myself will be purchasing the dewalt 60v with 20" bar as I am well bought into the 20v/60v batteries. They claim 2.43x the torque of a stihl farm boss. However, I dont think any electric saw will replace my 372xp or 394xp any time in the near future.
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This is a deep deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep rabit hole. Let me save you a ton of time.
In this price range there is only one saw to get. I did 3 years of research before buying mine and if you do the same I am 100% confident you will end up coming to the same conclusion.
My conclusion was getting the Greenworks and I got mine and love that saw. In fact I love that thing so much I sleep with it under my bed. I will put up against any Stihl or Husky in the same power range any day of the week.
All my wood processing equipment is electric. NO GAS! I can run everything on woodgas produced electric. No combersome moving a gasifier to run equipment. Just one set up to run the generator. I can then charge the batteries for the saw from it, or run electric power equipment direct from the generator or from stored battery / inverter power. I have a Wen log splitter and love that thing too.
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