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If be cautious of these. My old man bought one off eBay (reputable seller/business) and it was leaking oil a little too much for his liking. Ended up returning it and getting one from HD at full price, but says so far so good.
Ok... while this saw does have some flaws, the leaking oil is a part of all chainsaws. If it's not leaking oil, then your saw has other issues.
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Ok... while this saw does have some flaws, the leaking oil is a part of all chainsaws. If it's not leaking oil, then your saw has other issues.
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Well you can't beat a gas chainsaw but electric is great for small projects. For sure in the woods I'm taking gas. But in the city I think you can't beat it. No noise. Always has starts as long as the battery charged
Ok... while this saw does have some flaws, the leaking oil is a part of all chainsaws. If it's not leaking oil, then your saw has other issues.
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
My belief on the reason dewalt is refusing to keep doing double flexvolt battery or corded adapter is that they want to offer a cordless version and then a corded version separately because if they keep doing corded or cordless it will drive down the price even more of dedicated models. And then the possibility of selling some ppl both
My belief on the reason dewalt is refusing to keep doing double flexvolt battery or corded adapter is that they want to offer a cordless version and then a corded version separately because if they keep doing corded or cordless it will drive down the price even more of dedicated models. And then the possibility of selling some ppl both
Yeah... SB&D is milking every penny they can right now. I mean, worse than normal.
Now the miter saw issues, and they're sending out replacement parts for their blade guards foe the consumers to repair, might bite them in the long run.
Father is an engineer at SBD. The oil is kind of annoying but I believe it's to keep chain temp down as well as lubrication. The battery helps balance the chainsaw.
Battery is very nice is your not a lumberjack or have a commercial chainsaw. No primer, no warm up time, if you have to stop for a minute you done have to pull start multiple times, no ear protection required, 100% torque 100% of the time, and you don't have to mess with fuel (added weight, mixing, and seasoning).
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battery and ICE chainsaws have their places. Lumberjacks aren't going to be using battery saws for 99% of their work, and people who live in the suburbs probably don't need an ICE saw for 99% of the work that they need to do.
Ok... while this saw does have some flaws, the leaking oil is a part of all chainsaws. If it's not leaking oil, then your saw has other issues.
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Agreed on all counts. This is a decent "clean up a few limbs after a storm" saw but if you're bucking up a fallen tree, it rips through batteries faster than you can charge them unless you have 6-8 9Ah batteries.
Whenever I finish my tree projects, this one will be going down the road and I'll just keep the smaller one for cleanup. It rocks with a 14" bar.
Father is an engineer at SBD. The oil is kind of annoying but I believe it's to keep chain temp down as well as lubrication. The battery helps balance the chainsaw.
Battery is very nice is your not a lumberjack or have a commercial chainsaw. No primer, no warm up time, if you have to stop for a minute you done have to pull start multiple times, no ear protection required, 100% torque 100% of the time, and you don't have to mess with fuel (added weight, mixing, and seasoning).
Bar oil is there for a reason. It's not bonus or a flaw. It's intended to lubricate the bar and chain, and should also help keep the bar/chain temperature down because it reduces friction. Most saws, even ICE ones, will have gravity flow or weep oil - that is, if the oil well has oil in it, it will gradually leak out onto the chain over time through gravity. I've had several ICE saws (major brands) and if left on the ground how you'd use them (e.g. handle up), the oil will gradually flow out and make a mess. To counter this I usually store my saw on its side with the bar oil fill at the bottom/towards the ground.
Using the proper bar oil will probably help though; I've seen people commenting about how they use old motor oil, etc. While that would probably *work*, real bar oil is VERY viscous and would flow out less.
It's surprising how much power this thing has. As mentioned earlier, people that do this for a living obviously aren't going to turn to battery power. But for homeowners, this thing rips pretty good. Been cleaning up some downed trees in our neighborhood the past two weeks, and for the most part it kept up with a 20" Stihl for cutting up 12" or less logs and limbing the bigger trunks. You'll want at least 2 batteries that you can swap through, though.
If this is anything like the 20V version, the bar oil leaking in storage issue is easily fixed by storing it on its side, oil cap up.
My 20V hasnt leaked a drop of oil on its side. Sitting flat on its base it just pours out (which is great for cutting).
Ok... while this saw does have some flaws, the leaking oil is a part of all chainsaws. If it's not leaking oil, then your saw has other issues.
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
I have the dewalt 20volt saw and a stihl ms250. The dewalt leaks oil no matter which way I lay it, upside down, left, right, etc. The stihl doesn't leak a drop. No, there's nothing wrong with it, it uses oil when it's running. The dewalt isn't bad, just know it's limitations. Keep the chain fresh and some spare batteries and it'll cut all day. And it's lighter then the stihl. Also, I replaced the bar with a 14" (the 20v comes with a 12" not like the flexvolt which has a 16"). But at the end of the day, the stihl cuts much faster.
Yeah... SB&D is milking every penny they can right now. I mean, worse than normal.
Now the miter saw issues, and they're sending out replacement parts for their blade guards foe the consumers to repair, might bite them in the long run.Mi
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This is a great saw. I own a small farm, I'm no lumberjack but do a fair bit of treework. The power is plentiful for a saw its size. I really like that the chain stops the second you let go of the trigger. The leaky bar oil negative reviews are silly - thats not supposed to be a leakproof component in any saw. Store it empty or on its side and you are fine. The only thing that was rough to swallow at first is you need 3x 3ah 60v batteries for continuous use... The charge for those big batteries takes a bit of time, even with the faster charger. If you don't already have a couple of 60v batteries its a big investment. But not having to buy gas ever again or mess with mixing additives or deal with expired fuel, so there's that.
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Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Now the miter saw issues, and they're sending out replacement parts for their blade guards foe the consumers to repair, might bite them in the long run.
Battery is very nice is your not a lumberjack or have a commercial chainsaw. No primer, no warm up time, if you have to stop for a minute you done have to pull start multiple times, no ear protection required, 100% torque 100% of the time, and you don't have to mess with fuel (added weight, mixing, and seasoning).
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Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Whenever I finish my tree projects, this one will be going down the road and I'll just keep the smaller one for cleanup. It rocks with a 14" bar.
Battery is very nice is your not a lumberjack or have a commercial chainsaw. No primer, no warm up time, if you have to stop for a minute you done have to pull start multiple times, no ear protection required, 100% torque 100% of the time, and you don't have to mess with fuel (added weight, mixing, and seasoning).
Bar oil is there for a reason. It's not bonus or a flaw. It's intended to lubricate the bar and chain, and should also help keep the bar/chain temperature down because it reduces friction. Most saws, even ICE ones, will have gravity flow or weep oil - that is, if the oil well has oil in it, it will gradually leak out onto the chain over time through gravity. I've had several ICE saws (major brands) and if left on the ground how you'd use them (e.g. handle up), the oil will gradually flow out and make a mess. To counter this I usually store my saw on its side with the bar oil fill at the bottom/towards the ground.
Using the proper bar oil will probably help though; I've seen people commenting about how they use old motor oil, etc. While that would probably *work*, real bar oil is VERY viscous and would flow out less.
My 20V hasnt leaked a drop of oil on its side. Sitting flat on its base it just pours out (which is great for cutting).
Personally, I can't say I'm partial to this saw as it takes a lot of battery to use on timber. I'd have loved it if the gave it a plug adapter (like their miter saw... why doesn't every tool brand do this for bigger tools that eat a lot of battery? 😞 ). Last hurricane season, I had 2 mid-sized White Oaks, and a Pine tree fall, and we were without electricity for about 11 days. So I had to use the smaller generator to power my tools, and a few other things.
At the end of it all, I figured my gas saw would've been 10x more efficient doing the same tasks. (I wish I knew solar better as I could make a solar charging station for my tool batteries. Because sun and heat are plentiful after a hurricane... too plentiful lol. ) Com0ared to the gas use and energy lost in transferring it to electricity to use in batteries. And while I had a good amount of 6ah, I only had three 9ah, so I was constantly swapping batteries. Use- cool- charge- use- cool- charge etc etc.
So, at the end of the day, I still prefer gasoline on a chainsaw. But thats one of the only tools I use that still runs on fuels (other than my generator).
Now the miter saw issues, and they're sending out replacement parts for their blade guards foe the consumers to repair, might bite them in the long run.Mi
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