Thread: Chainsaws - petrol powered v cordless

Originally Posted by Ratbag

I also believe that a properly trained, competent operator will be much safer using a chainsaw rather than a circular saw in many situations. I consider the circular saw to be one of the most inherently dangerous power tools of all, whereas a chainsaw is much less so.

Yeah I will agree with that. I have had a circular saw kick back many more times than a chainsaw. Especially if you are cutting something big and hard that is near its limit. And this is only a crappy gmc 180mm saw.

I have a 50cc 20" and have done lots of cutting and never felt like something went wrong or regretted anything.

As noted above, it is definitely a case of 'horses for courses'. Late last week I had an urgent chainsaw job. I am having the house roof replaced with Colorbond and, as a result, the builders had cut back a lot of substantial tree branches to get access to the roof . These branches were in the way of the impending delivery of a skip to take the old concrete tiles and I had to cut it up QUICK! I tried to start my old and faithful SOLO petrol chainsaw but the fuel bubble had perished and burst and bled raw fuel over me and the saw. I rushed to Bunnings with no real plan but had decided to include an electric chainsaw in the search as the job was right beside the house.
Some months ago I was cutting aluminium insect screens at my daughter's place and bought a luridly coloured Ryobi cordless docking saw with battery charger and spare battery and so, when I saw a similarly lurid Ryobi cordless chainsaw for only $149 ..... I took it!
The saw is only 250mm and therefore classified by most as a toy but it quickly and quietly cut green branches up to 150mm diameter and got me out of trouble. Since then, I moved onto the privet branches that DaveTTC cleared for the carport and it did a similar quick and quiet job of those drier branches....

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I will get the SOLO fixed but there is definitely an ongoing place in my armoury for a cordless chainsaw for jobs near the house and in the shed.

fletty

PS, my dyed-in-the-wool-petrol-chainsaw-using neighbour has already borrowed the little Ryobi to trim branches from a large tree because he was impressed with the quietness and didn't want to alert his wife that he was up a ladder cutting branches!

Originally Posted by fletty

PS, my dyed-in-the-wool-petrol-chainsaw-using neighbour has already borrowed the little Ryobi to trim branches from a large tree because he was impressed with the quietness and didn't want to alert his wife that he was up a ladder cutting branches!

Alan

I am relieved to hear that subterfuge is not just a Queensland preserve .

Regards
Paul