Chainsaw guys

[Watchmaker]

OK. My wife and I are both USFS Certified Chainsaw Fallers.

Electric chainsaws are NOT approved. The reason for this is that existing chaps will NOT stall them.

Look at any of the warnings on the PPE pages of sites like Baileys or Foresty Supply.

Of course, if you are an occasional user who sez "I do not use a saw often enough to worry about PPE" I have some chaps to show that saved my leg when I got tired. And I have been working on backcountry trails for 20 years.

Even though NH is known for "Live free or die", I prefer to live free with all my parts.

Serious Correction!!!

I just got back from a trail conference. Apparently, battery saws are now APPROVED. The original tests were done with corded saws which would not stall out.

Now I gotta figure out what to do with my 550XP.

 

[jkrubi12]

Serious Correction!!!

I just got back from a trail conference. Apparently, battery saws are now APPROVED. The original tests were done with corded saws which would not stall out.

Now I gotta figure out what to do with my 550XP.

If it's a 550XP mark 1, sell it. If it's a mark 2, keep it!

 

[Bmyers]

I am sort of curious for the battery saw users, are you heating with home cut firewood, or just cleaning up branches…how many cords of wood cutting annually with the electric saw? Cutting all day or less than an hour at a time?

We use our electric chainsaws and pole saws for cleanup. For cutting large wood, we have the STIHL MS170 16 inch bar, MS271 20 inch bar, and Echo 620P 27 inch bar for our larger cutting needs. I don't know why one would limit themselves to either battery or gas. They both serve a purpose, some of it overlaps, but if you have the money, why not make it easier on yourself?

 

[Watchmaker]

If it's a 550XP mark 1, sell it. If it's a mark 2, keep it!

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