roofman
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all these folk who have only used a petrol chainsaw dont know what there missing and how good the electric ones are .instant power verry light no noise cheap enough to buy
Brightspark using electric power tools which are usually associated with MEN using petrol versions will give a image to the neighbours like this of you.
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That is exactly what one of the Forestry Commission engineers told me, and I reckon he should know what he is talking about. After hearing that, I bought a £59 Titan from Screwfix. Used it mainly for felling horrible, tough, wet, knotty conifers, and it has been blooming marvellous. Main reason for choosing that model was that it had an Oregon bar and chain, so it should be easy to find replacements for those bits if needed.
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Yeah ,lecky chainsaws have their place , I don't deny it .. But if your up a tree pruning ,you don't need a cable to tangle.. Also I have a yard about 2or 3 kilometers from me house where I keep firewood , do a bit of this and that, make compost ,mess about with stuff etc and I don't want to take a genny out there ...the little light 10 inch bar Kabuto is handy, light , and lives in the truck... jeff
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Hi I am afraid that saw is no good on site as it needs to be 110V !!!!
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Ok I now have the first good reason I have been told of, not something I really ever need consider but I do get the noise thing
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Honestly if its in a suburban garden cutting a few confers I think I should get someone in rather than buy a saw at all. 99.9% of tree work is outside of convenient plug in places, this is the bit I don't get then we have trailing cables and often wet environments. Someone commented on the petrol being "scary" over the electric. How surely they will both kick back and do all the other nasty stuff despite were the power source comes from? I do get the latest battery ones, I think they might been a great thing for those that climb ( I don't I get a guy in with the correct training and gear) or are forced into environmentally fragile zones were a spill could be a big time issue even with clean up
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Hi the noise issue is just one reason , I can use an electric saw inside my workshop to prep timber to turn into bowls, I had a tree surgeon to take out the largest of the leylandii from the 40 odd that needed gone from my garden.The only other use I can envisage is cutting a couple of railway sleepers when I build some raised beds,
Cheers
chris
Cheers
chris
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Your see all the rest of that can be done on petrol and cut your blanks outside if there is a fume issue. My point is why electric over petrol and I do get the noise pollution and disturbing neighbours. Fumes? yes but honestly I see chainsaws as an outside tool because after a few mins cutting your soon deep in chippings
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that is bad news cutting second hand sleepers the grit in it will trash the chain in seconds worktops ruin them as well
only clean natural wood wants cutting
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I have electric and petrol and I think they both have their place, and if your only ever going to use one within reach of a socket I'd have an electric one every time.
Clean, no fumes/smell, lighter, less vibration, less noise, starts first time every time, bags of torque - only downside is you need to be within reach of a socket and the cord itself, but if that's not an issue then it's a no brainer.
Clean, no fumes/smell, lighter, less vibration, less noise, starts first time every time, bags of torque - only downside is you need to be within reach of a socket and the cord itself, but if that's not an issue then it's a no brainer.
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I've cut a few old sleepers, never had much of an issue, as long as you steer clear of nails/embedded stones etc.that is bad news cutting second hand sleepers the grit in it will trash the chain in seconds worktops ruin them as well
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I bought an electric one from Aldi..it was reduced to £29 and a chain for £4.99
Great bit of kit,
I use it over the petrol one if there is power..
Great bit of kit,
I use it over the petrol one if there is power..
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It's generally accepted that an old oak sleeper will dull a sharp chain pretty quickly. It might cut a couple before a re-sharpen but its always gonna be hard on the saw there is grit in the cracks and grain that you can't even see, but yes it is possible. I've noticed that the thin kerf chains dull faster than the heavier, wider versions but not entirely got to the bottom of why. I've never tried a sleeper with an electric recon but it could be a struggle, but for firewood they are great!
Mines a Bentley....
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It's generally accepted that an old oak sleeper will dull a sharp chain pretty quickly. It might cut a couple before a re-sharpen but its always gonna be hard on the saw there is grit in the cracks and grain that you can't even see, but yes it is possible. I've noticed that the thin kerf chains dull faster than the heavier, wider versions but not entirely got to the bottom of why. I've never tried a sleeper with an electric recon but it could be a struggle, but for firewood they are great!
Mines a Bentley....
Ash is a total blade killer, we have loads of it round here, sometimes you need to stop during the first fell and touch the blade up, ceramic blades sound good as regards retaining their edge (you don't sharpen them) but my dealer busted his trial one first cut by hitting what looked like an old yellow GPO metal bracket that the tree had absorbed into its trunk during growth
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Yes, want to know more all I can say is they are dear to buy. To be fair to be able to touch up a blade correctly and do so through the cutting day is perhaps better / more economical
daleyd
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I don't doubt that, they took a bit of getting through, but I cut through half a dozen for some raised beds without much issue.It's generally accepted that an old oak sleeper will dull a sharp chain pretty quickly. It might cut a couple before a re-sharpen but its always gonna be hard on the saw there is grit in the cracks and grain that you can't even see, but yes it is possible. I've noticed that the thin kerf chains dull faster than the heavier, wider versions but not entirely got to the bottom of why. I've never tried a sleeper with an electric recon but it could be a struggle, but for firewood they are great!
Mines a Bentley....
I don't think I'd like to be cutting them on a regular basis though!
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You should always take that paper / card wiring instruction off the plug top before inserting it into a socket, it is a fire hazard
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Bumping this thread to tell you all that Screwfix are now doing the Titan chainsaw for £45. Lots in stock around Manchester - around 4 or 5 per branch when I checked just now - so hopefully plenty around.
I did see it on Hot Deals, but hopefully they won't sell out immediately like the cheap grinders as it's not really such an impulse purchase. Seem to get decent reviews. Pondering on whether to get one myself to tidy up the garden.
http://m.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb355chn-40-5cm-2000w-electric-chainsaw-230v/92771
I did see it on Hot Deals, but hopefully they won't sell out immediately like the cheap grinders as it's not really such an impulse purchase. Seem to get decent reviews. Pondering on whether to get one myself to tidy up the garden.
http://m.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb355chn-40-5cm-2000w-electric-chainsaw-230v/92771
