So I’m reading here that the intellects at FEMA sent electric chainsaws into the disaster zone to help with debris removal … and of course there’s no electricity to recharge the batteries.
I dunno how true it is… but I’d think they’d be moving every generator they can find into the area?
Not that I’d ever have an electric chainsaw myself. It’s like flying electric RC planes… there’s something unmanly about it.
Oh gawd, that’s gay…
Seeing saws made by Makita and Ryobi? Ughhh - why not Fisher-Price?
The other thing I don’t get about all this are the alleged efforts of FEMA hindering rescue and humanitarian efforts. Why aren’t these guys getting shot for it? Who even does something like that?
I agree, for serious work nothing beats a gas powered chainsaw. However, for simple tasks, an electric CS may work. A couple years ago a couple hurricanes did damage to my area in southwest Louisiana, my brother in law had an electric chainsaw which helped out a lot (I did have a big generator). But we cleared downed fences and a few trees in yards. To clear roads and trees on houses, electric just not efficient, just like our government.
ReplyDeleteI gave an 18v ryobi, i use it for trimming hedges and small jobs i don't want to break out the big chainsaw for.
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Not gonna get into the politics/nooz, but I have a few opinions about chainsaws. I have two gassers and two electrics and they both have advantages.
ReplyDeleteMy 18" Sears/Craftsman is getting up there in years but still runs fine. I wanted a backup for up in the woods so I wouldn't have to fight a problem when I'm trying to get cordwood in a trailer, so I finally bit the bullet and got a Stihl. It's either Stihl or Husqvarna that still have a quality name, not compromised by chinesium crap. I absolutely use 100% moonshine free real gas, and fresh mix at that. I just finished drying them out and put up for winter storage.
Which brings up the electrics. Corded that is, none of that battery crap for me. If I have a short job at home and don't want to fool around making fresh 2-cycle mix, the electrics are just the ticket. And the small one on a pole is ideal for tree pruning.
Here's a point not many people know about. I've gotten much more cautious in my old age here, and wear sawyers chaps and a full helmet with muffs and face shield. The sawyers chaps will stop a gasser chain, but not an electric. The reason is that the power of a gasser comes in pulses of the ICE cycle, and the chaps will stop a chain in the gaps between power strokes. The electrics have constant torque, and may not stop when biting into the chaps unless your finger has already dropped from the trigger.
--Greg (this browser won't sign me in, but I'm not a Nony)
The electrics are useful as pruning or small clean up saws. Plus my daily routine involves not using a chainsaw, so it might sit for years between uses. Gas engines don't do that very well, especially with 2-stroke gas in the tank and carb. My small electric handles what I need and no more. If I need more, I'll hire someone with a gas saw.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, kinda surprised the hillbillies ain't shot themselves a whole mess of G-men and revenuers. I guess going from distilling moonshine to growing weed to cooking meth really decreases the bad assitude of those original mountain men.
The only upside of a batt-op chainsaw is that they're quiet, allowing you to start work earlier in the day without pissing off the neighbors. I don't have one though. Too expensive. I have two gas-op chainsaws that work fine, and my neighbors start their work early as well. I did ran across a batt-op hedge trimmer at a yard sale a while back. My wife likes yardwork but can't deal with the weight of a gas-op weedeater, so she has a wimpy electric one that uses the same battery as the hedge trimmer. I was actually impressed with the hedge trimmer. It was able to trim the sides of about 70ft of hedges on one charge, and was able to chew through whatever I handed it. Given the height of the hedges, I had to use an extended hedge trimmer attachment on my gas-op weedeater.
ReplyDeleteAs I've often said, batt-op equipment has its place. It's just not EVERY place. Those who legislate a MANDATORY switch to batt-op equipment (Yes, NEWSOM, I'm talking to YOUR FAGGOT ASS!) have NEVER had to use yard equipment themselves!
Electric saws are either corded or battery driven. The corded are limited to 1500W (2KWpeak) and extention cord length... a far cry from the power a gas saw can generate.
ReplyDeleteGas saws are 2-cycle, smoke, and loud. Not really an issue most of the time.... but if they are run on modern fuel (ethanol, no Pb) they are tempermental, and need serious work to start after sitting. You can help here by running them on blue 100oct A/V fuel; they will last longer, and the fuel stores better.
Another issue for preppers: gasoline is not something we can easily produce. We could make ethanol/methanol from local biomass, but it's not easy, and not good for the saws. Meanwhile, at least until the EMP hits, preppers can produce electricity by solar/wind/hydro. These are not great ideas for society at large, but can be good ideas for the independance minded.... especially where one or more of these is subsidized.
TODAY, you can buy xlnt, home owner grade, kick ass saws, that last long enough to get some serious work done. I have a small (one hand) DeWalt that is SO handy for trimming and thinning out saplings and small trees.
ReplyDeleteThe folks that believe that humans are interchangeable also believe all saws are equal. It isn't that they don't know anything. It is that everything they know is wrong... Ronald Reagan.
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