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I picked up one of the cheap Chinese 8" handhelds. Came with two batteries=
.=C2=A0 It has been surprisingly versatile. Went through seriously thick pa=
lm trees that I thought would kill it.=C2=A0 A few annoyances with it--havi=
ng to stop to clean debris, otherwise it will jam (battery pull/re-insert r=
equired) and the chain cover is an exercise in patience every time it gets =
removed.=C2=A0 It leaks chain oil, so it's fill to use and drain and clean =
when done.=C2=A0 Not having to manually cut limbs has been great.=C2=A0 The=
chain is dull now and I have another chain somewhere.=C2=A0 The only time =
I use the manual saw is to cut long limbs to fit the the garbage can becaus=
e I don't feel like filling, draining, cleaning up chain oil, but if I time=
it right, The pile of limbs is done the same day as the other cutting. For=
Oak, IMO, unless you get two batteries, you might be limiting yourself wit=
h how much you can cut in a session.=C2=A0 At least with Gas, you can just =
refill and go, even with 2 strokes you can still get from China.=C2=A0 With=
batteries, you might kill both because the first has not finished rechargi=
ng by the time the second battery dies.=C2=A0=C2=A0
Brian
On Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 01:03:37 PM EDT, john niolon <jniolon@a=
tt.net> wrote: =20
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since I'm an old guy I'm considering buying a battery chain saw..=C2=A0 w=
ith 75 oak trees on the lot I get lots of dropped limbs in the winter from =
1" up to 3" and I think this is easier than manual saw...especially since I=
saw my 92 year old neighbor destroying yard debris"=C2=A0using one in one =
hand, the other holding the limb.;=C2=A0any recommendations on brand, volta=
ge, size...=C2=A0 budget is a consideration as is weight... remember, I'm a=
n old guy=C2=A0thanksjohn=C2=A0____________________________________________=
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I picked up one of the cheap=
Chinese 8" handhelds. Came with two batteries. It has been surprisin=
gly versatile. Went through seriously thick palm trees that I thought would=
kill it. A few annoyances with it--having to stop to clean debris, o=
therwise it will jam (battery pull/re-insert required) and the chain cover =
is an exercise in patience every time it gets removed. It leaks chain=
oil, so it's fill to use and drain and clean when done. Not having t=
o manually cut limbs has been great. The chain is dull now and I have=
another chain somewhere. The only time I use the manual saw is to cu=
t long limbs to fit the the garbage can because I don't feel like filling, =
draining, cleaning up chain oil, but if I time it right, The pile of limbs =
is done the same day as the other cutting. For Oak, IMO, unless you get two=
batteries, you might be limiting yourself with how much you can cut in a s=
ession. At least with Gas, you can just refill and go, even with 2 st=
rokes you can still get from China. With batteries, you might kill bo=
th because the first has not finished recharging by the time the second bat=
tery dies. </div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></di=
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<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">since I'm an old guy I'm considering buying a =
battery chain saw.. with 75 oak trees on the lot I get lots of droppe=
d limbs in the winter from 1" up to 3" and I think this is easier than manu=
al saw...especially since I saw my 92 year old neighbor destroying yard deb=
ris" </font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">using one in one hand, the other holding the l=
imb.;</font></div>
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<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">any recommendations on brand, voltage, size...=
budget is a consideration as is weight... remember, I'm an old guy</=
font></div>
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<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">thanks</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">john</font></div>
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