Electric chainsaws?

[winter brew]

man 1 uses electric chainsaw and quickly completes the task and puts his 79.00 saw back on the shelf.

man 2 f**ks with his gummed up gas chainsaw tha was last used 2 years ago until he is totally pissed and goes and spends 179.00 on a saw that works! 3 hours later man 2 finally finishes the job

Meanwhile man 1 has been in the tent rattling the old ladies stovepipes "camping style" and drinking beer for 2.5 hours


man rule #1 KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!

Man #2's first mistake was using a chainsaw BEFORE drinking beer....beer and chainsaws just "go together".

 

[Arctic Thunder]

The electrics don't work to bad around the house for trimming and such. But in the woods you need something with a motor on it.

You can get a 40cc 18" craftsman saw from Sears for about a hundred bucks. Put good fuel in it and run it a couple times a year and it will last you 10 years or more.

Now if you want a little bit more get a Stihl MS180C (only reason I got the easy start is this was the only way I could get the wrenchless chain adjustment feature). Has the easy start, wrenchless chain adjuster and if you get rid of the anti-kickback chain this little 45cc saw will cut some pretty good wood. Now you will be into it almost $400 when you are done. But it will be a great saw. This one is really nice to pack on the wheelers. And I pack mine on my sled when we go through some of our back-country areas to clear blow downs.



Thunder

 

[Trashy]

You *know* you are a serious back country sledder when you start packin' a chainsaw around!!!!!

 

[TIM]

november and december rides sometimes need saws.

here is an example of why for camping no electric saws.
memeorial day weekend was a rainfest. the campgrounds usually don't have wood lying around. We ended up going and getting about 3\4 of a cord to burn for the weekend. we had to drive some roads and look for trees. the first tree i was able to drop into the road. the second tree needed chained out. I just don't see carrying a genorator and a saw up a hill side. and then dropping trees with a cord laying at your feet seems dangerous.

carrying the saw to the tree that needs cut in the woods is not always easy. don't complicate it by carrying twice as much stuff.

you are not going to get your rv everywhere you need a saw. and assuming the area you are camping will have wood laying around is a bad assumption.

tim

tim

 

[Snow Duck]

gas or no gas is the ?

I just can not see even going to the hill's and not taking one...
We had a little problem one time going into the cabin where a tree blew over the road and we were blocked out so i now carry a gas one all the time in the truck when ever headed twards the hills...
As for packing a generator just to run a electric saw seems goofy to me....you just added the gas factor back in and the same troubles of it sitting all winter and summer before use....so a catch 22 if ya ask me...

 

[ruffryder]

People should probably remember to keep the original posting in mind when responding, as his application and use is different then other peoples. It doesn't seem like the OP thinks he is going to start a logging career with the thing...

There are obvious drawbacks to an electric chainsaw, but they do have their place and intended use. Are you going to go walking through the woods with one, cutting down trees as you go? No. But if you just need to cut some wood near your camp, they might to a good enough job.

Just another tool in the tool box... they have an application..

 

[mmsports]

Do not do it.

They suck I had one and they just really do not work good and if you ever put a load on one it will smoke the motor.

You can but a good Husqvarna for less than 250 and will last for ever. Do not go buy a cheap Home depot or Walmart

 

[Snow Duck]

People should probably remember to keep the original posting in mind when responding, as his application and use is different then other peoples. It doesn't seem like the OP thinks he is going to start a logging career with the thing...

There are obvious drawbacks to an electric chainsaw, but they do have their place and intended use. Are you going to go walking through the woods with one, cutting down trees as you go? No. But if you just need to cut some wood near your camp, they might to a good enough job.

Just another tool in the tool box... they have an application..

I think what we all mean Ruffy is that most of us are just posting a differnt use of electric saw not to get away from the original post here...i was just adding the fact that you would not have to pack a generator and a saw but just one item insted of two...

I do agree with trying to keep to the point also...

 

[TIM]

i thought the point was an electric saw for camping. not just in the campsite, where you can only go as far as the nearest current bush.

just trying to keep on track.

 

[Arctic Thunder]

People should probably remember to keep the original posting in mind when responding, as his application and use is different then other peoples.

Ruff you could be correct. But with the limited information that was give in the original post this could go 100 different ways. So IMO every answer is working a different angle and none of them are off of the original topic. Just because the orginal topic was very vague.

So the topic was

Does anyone own or use one of these? Im thinking about a remington 16" electric chainsaw. I don't have to cut much wood just enough for camping in the summer.

Where are cutting this wood? Home or when you are in camp?

I already told you my opinion, and it aint worth a nickle, but leave your electric saw at HOME and cut your fire wood there from scraps and such. If you intend to go "Camping" which usually means to me you are away from a 110v power outlet you need a "GAS" powered chainsaw.

Home = Remington 16" electric will work just fine
Camp = Gas powered saw

Pretty simple IMO

Thunder

 

[ruffryder]

If you intend to go "Camping" which usually means to me you are away from a 110v power outlet you need a "GAS" powered chainsaw.

from the op..

Thats why i have generators is for camping. And mine are small enough i can pick it up with one hand and carry it.

 

[Arctic Thunder]

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=4wPVQ6DsiNs&feature=related

Holy smokes $274 bucks. OUCH.

Here is a pretty good demo on a $74 dollar one. Looks like it works pretty good. Price is about right.

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=GPaw_F-q5UE&feature=related

But come one. Lets forget about what you want. This is what you need for occasional wood cutting and pruning your trees.

Stihl 066 Mag

Thunder

 

[Trashy]

That's one big tree!

Holy smokes $274 bucks. OUCH.

Here is a pretty good demo on a $74 dollar one. Looks like it works pretty good. Price is about right.

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=GPaw_F-q5UE&feature=related

But come one. Lets forget about what you want. This is what you need for occasional wood cutting and pruning your trees.

Stihl 066 Mag

Thunder

 

[m8magicandmystery]

well..too many views...lets simplify this whole issue buy just giving the woman a swede saw..that way the spare hand can carry more beer rather then generators and chain saws etc..