This is the latest. Husqvarna no longer sells the 316e. This is the 414 El. It is everything you could hope for in a corded electric chainsaw especially one you were going to use on grid power. Sadly I hate the damn thing. It is a bldc motor and it has an annoying hesitation as you begin to cut wood. Because it is a bldc motor it has a huge surge and uses lots and lots of electricity to do the same job that the old 316e or versa saws would do. For a minute I thought I had complete dead battery Bank because I could not cut any wood with this. But then I started using a versa saw and realized that the surge was tripping my inverter.
Hands down best electric saw I have used was the milwaukee 18 volts with a 12hr battery. It will compete with my stock echo CS 2511 in the tree topping and thinning. Not on par with the Stihl gasser top handles but VERY impressive for a battery powered saw
I have a 2014 ish Pohlan 1800 watts I over clock the generator and that thing will walk all over a comparable gas saw. Yup and I run it on wood charcoal.
Yeah Ive been looking at the new Lithium ion saws. The Ryobi is actually a good saw for low budget and then the better ones are the EGO and the Greenworks saws. Then pay a little more you get into the Stihl. The Husky electrics from what I saw are no better than the DeWalts, Milwaukie etc. That Stihl though is a beast for what it is.
My mom got the 60v Greenworks chainsaw.
I’ll have to say it cuts a 26" diameter log a couple times before needing to recharge the battery. You’ll get maybe one log ready to split per battery.
I prefer my McCulloch since it doesn’t need a battery. About 1200 watts.
For anyone interested getting a batt powered saw, get the bigger battery. If you can not afford the largest battery that is offered for the saw, do not buy it. It is very important you get the large cap batteries or it is a waste of time and money as it is more expensive to upgrade later.
This why the Ego is probably the best one on market as they have huge batteries that they offer and they are cheaper.
I bought a Makita 36volt 14 inch saw last year and to say i am impressed is a understatement , as long as you don’t expect the same speed as a gas powered saw this one will cut through the hardest of Australian hard wood and dia of what ever the bar will work through ,it is run 100% from my solar /charcoal i have 3 sets of batteries always ready on charge , if i have large logs on the ground i will cut through as much as possible before hitting dirt and then use the Makita for the final cut as its so light and has a great feel for what your cutting , great on limbs too
I recently bought 4 fake Makita 9.0 AH batterys for less than 1 genuine 5.0ah one and they are fantastic and well outlast my 6.0AH i have , i did a weight test on them and they were 200 Grams heavier so all good if they last half the time i am still in front
Regardless of voltage or amp hours. What you need to do is figure out the watt hours for any saw. Then you can make better comparisons, the more watt hours the longer run time regardless of voltage standard used.
It sure looks like it. I only bought the saw. Already have plenty of batteries and chargers. It will not do what a $900 pro gasoline chain saw will do but it fits a sweet spot for me. Especially if your physically not what I used too be.
That Makita 16 inch is a sweet deal you guys are so lucky getting tools at low prices like that , over here a 14 inch Makita with just 2 x 5.0ah battery’s and a double charger works out around $6 or 700 depending on what deals are around trust me that 16inch with that many battery’s would be over a grand here
Most of it Husqvarna, all the same batteries. From left to right, leafblower with a little damage from the hookway retort, trimmer, hedge trimmer for high hedges, hedge trimmer on gas, small chainsaw, chainsaw on gas and cheap chainsaw on 230V.
Allways fighting with the tools on gas, never with the electric ones. As long as the power cord doesn’t get cut.
My brother in law is the chainsaw man and likes the gas one most. The batt saw is nice to work on top of the woodpile not for continuous use. The cord one with the 4 kVA powerpallet works great. I bought a spare one, 80 euro.
I bought a 58V Echo this year mostly based on the Project Farm reviews. Works better than expected. How much you can cut with it depends on how diligent you are about keeping a very sharp chain on it but I was impressed with how much work it would actually do. However a replacement battery is $170.
I think I paid about $240 for just the saw. I bought it because it came with a 3/8 chain. Then I was desapointed to see that it came with some kind of thin chain. Turned out to be the third generation of that style chain. Now I like the chain. It kind of makes the saw. I keep it RAZOR SHARP.
Now a days, I can not use a gasoline chains saw much. So the cordless is my best friend.
It seems everybody is going with these battery saws. I think everyone should fess up about how many full cords they are cutting with these battery saws.
We burn a minimum of 10 full cords here every season. For the last 9 years, we have burned Oak tops that were logged off the surrounding 220acres. We are getting down to the end of that.
Now, with the aquisition of the band mill, we might need a battery saw when we take a tree down, but so far it’s been far easier to simply dig the tree out, roots and all, and carry it to a landing, with the excavator. At the landing, I use a generator and the Remington Versa saw to limb and cut the stump off. Soon the golf cart will replace the generator.
If we get overwhelmed with slabs, we can get back to the wood powered buzz saw again.
Anyhow, I ramble.
The point I am trying to make, is I am looking for a good quality saw that we can cut 10 cords a year with, year after year. Like Jeff, I don’t do gas saws any more, if I can help it. Rough on the wrists, and hands.
You forget ears. With a cord it doesn’t really matter wich brand, I think. As long as the blade is big enough. For batt tools you need a premium brand.
