New Milwaukee top handle

[altatim]

I personally really like the standard M18 chainsaw for small tasks and limbing. It doesn't compare with a good gas saw, but if you keep it sharp its good up to about 6" before you really notice it slowing down your pace. Just keep that in mind, its also very low maintenance so it what it loses in performance it makes up for there. And if you are going to use it a lot, if anything breaks in the first 5 years Milwaukee will replace the tool for free (even catastrophic failure as long as it wasn't abused or dropped in a lake, etc). I've taken back tools that have seen 3000-4000 hours of use (construction) and our local service centre has just handed me a new tool because it was less than 5 years old no questions asked.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

I personally really like the standard M18 chainsaw for small tasks and limbing. It doesn't compare with a good gas saw, but if you keep it sharp its good up to about 6" before you really notice it slowing down your pace. Just keep that in mind, its also very low maintenance so it what it loses in performance it makes up for there. And if you are going to use it a lot, if anything breaks in the first 5 years Milwaukee will replace the tool for free (even catastrophic failure as long as it wasn't abused or dropped in a lake, etc). I've taken back tools that have seen 3000-4000 hours of use (construction) and our local service centre has just handed me a new tool because it was less than 5 years old no questions asked.

I hear that, for my uses for it I think it should be perfect. If I need bigger, The stihls have all those needs covered.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Either way I’m tempted to pick one up, they seem like sweet saws on youtube, but youtube can be a lot different from reality

It should be here tomorrow, probably won’t try it out until this weekend. I have a tree huggin neighbor that hates when I fire the gas saws. She won’t hear this at all haha.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Used it a bit tonight, Took down 2 beech spawns first and cut all of them up. 8.0 battery still showing 4 bars. Then I moved onto this dead oak blow down that’s been in my woods/ creek area for many years. I’m impressed with it, The 4 big cuts in the oak dropped it down to 2 bars.

 

[Seachaser]

HD had them as the deal of the day a couple of weeks ago. $200 off so I said why not? Gave it a good workout trimming out the undergrowth so I could get to the big stuff tomorrow. 2”-6” stuff is it’s wheelhouse. Pretty impressive.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

HD had them as the deal of the day a couple of weeks ago. $200 off so I said why not? Gave it a good workout trimming out the undergrowth so I could get to the big stuff tomorrow. 2”-6” stuff is it’s wheelhouse. Pretty impressive.

Yep, Grabbed mine from them.

 

[72Duster]

Just picked up a Milwaukee 2826-20T at Home Depot on sale for 349 bucks. Comes with a 8ah XC Red Lithium battery but you got to tell them as much because it doesn't come in the box. I also put it on my HD card for 12 months interest free and once again, you have to tell them. I haven't even pulled it out of the box yet since I'm waiting for it to charge. I have a bunch of Milwaukee tools since my job is a Machinist/Assembler at a heavy equipment manufacturer. I'm using the standard (not SuperCharger) M18 charger and the battery came with one bar lit.... Ok, charger just went green, took 2 hours and 15 minutes to get from 1 bar to 4 bars.

My reasons for going electric are many:

1: Fk my local electric company! They keep raising rates yet are making record profits. The last two months I spent some free time converting my 1200 sq. ft. shop to solar and it runs everything including my drill press, table saw, chop saw computer, lighting, stereo etc. Only thing it can't do is my welder, plasma cutter and 60 gal Vertical air compressor.
2: My Sachs Dolmar 112 is getting a little long in the tooth. It's a great saw but needs some ancillary stuff (recoil spring is going away fast and before I got my hands on it, some Bro In Law disabled the chain brake brake, etc.) however I've already done the electronic ignition upgrade. It was my Dad's (WWII Combat Veteran) and I may just clean it up and hang it it on the wall. Still has great compression though!
3: This winter I want to look for an Echo CS620 that someone can't start and I can get cheap. Then I have a Plan B for anything big I run into while running the Jeep trails here in Colorado or helping out one of my friends at their ranch/mountain property.
4: This saw SHOULD take care of 99% of my needs on my property with no need to buy gas/oil if gas prices shoot sky high if a certain person wins the election
5: This will be way easier to use behind my giant cedar bushes to cut out the raging Chinese Elms that seem to grow 6 ft a year! Hate those things.

Anyway, I'll let you all know what I think this weekend. I saw a video or two on YT, and the biggest downside was the bucking teeth. Have a great Labor Day!

 

[72Duster]

Just ripped up some troublesome elms, no drama. Made sure the batt was charged, checked the chain tension, made sure the chain brake worked and the oiler was working. Zip, zip done deal.. For fun I have a 24" maple stump I have to deal with, I'll let you all know how that works out.