Corded Electric 8” Pole Saw Combo

[Briar Lee]

I own three good chainsaws and a good gas pole saw, all at our farm.

My wife correctly noted our yard has trees that need pruning and ordered this corded 8” Pole Saw combo for about $100, for our yard.



I found a couple of super heavy duty extension cords and read the manual and fired it up while she supervised, while I cut the spouts under the trees she instructed me to.

Whenever she’s far, far away I’ll get our 31 year old son and I’ll supervise him cutting branches way high over our heads.

Electric chainsaws have grown up.

When I was a kid growing up around Humansville the old timers would tell about whenever something modern replaced something old.

They’d talk about using a an axe and cross cut saw to fell a tree and an old car jacked up and a belt ran to a circle saw to section it.

I’d ask when they got their first good chainsaw and they’d all say—-

The first time I ever saw somebody else use one.

Anybody own a really good battery powered electric chainsaw?

I’m about to have three extremely low hours gasoline ones for sale.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

For most people, an electric chain saw is the right choice. Lighter to start with. And for most people, using a chain saw is an occasional thing. So the chain saw sits, with the gas in the tank, for extended periods. Almost nobody thinks to drain the gas tank in between uses. Chain saw sits for 6 months to a year. Gas breaks down. Carburetor is clogged. Possible expensive repair.

Not a problem with gas chain saws. Chain saws are incredibly dangerous instruments when untrained hands use them. Most people don't wear eye and ear protection. You hit a knot or a piece of metal in the wood, kick back. I've known more than one person killed when the tree gives the wrong way, kicks back and crushes their chest.

Of course, with your wife supervising you, everything should be fine.

 

[Briar Lee]

Harry Hosterman and his son Alva used to squat down on their haunches outside my father’s Grade A milk barn and minister to my father’s ancient McCullah chainsaw, and make him promise to call them before he ever used it.

After he died Harry came over and offered my mother a hundred dollar bill for that saw, and of course Mama gave it to Harry and Alva, instead, lest I ever thought of using it.

There are at least ten thousand ways to hurt or kill yourself with a chainsaw.

The electric motor makes a chainsaw not one bit less dangerous, maybe even more.

They are lots of fun to use—if you aren’t on a job to actually use one. You are going to be tempted to cut alone with one.

They’ll always start. They are quiet. The gas never goes bad. The carbs don’t need adjustment. The idle speed is zero.


They have incredibly more torque. I buzzed right through two and three inch sprouts like butter. Electric motors are three times more efficient than gasoline and tiny hand held gas motors have to be wound up tight to cut:

I was looking up at branches and there wasn’t a one in reach that $100 electric saw couldn’t prune.

I ordered three chains for $20 so I could have plenty to spare until the local saw shop sharpened them.

They take ordinary bar oil.

The highway boys that trim road ditches will soon be all electric.

My wife’s Suburban has a built in power converter, and I have a couple more myself.

I don’t want my kids and grandkids falling in love with my old gasoline powered saws.

They would make really nice presents to my Amish renter, you know?.

 

[STP]

I have a couple chain saws, but really like my Dewalt 20V for pruning, which I seem do a lot… They have me hooked as most of my tools are 20V, but that corded version looks like it’ll do a good job.

 

[Sig]

My dad has an electric chainsaw for light jobs around his suburban home.
But those things wouldn't last an hour on our farm. We dont cut often, but when we do, its 100+ cords in a few days. We use wood in our fireplace, in my shop, for campfires, and we sell enough to offset the cost...and then some. On the off years we plant anywhere from 100 to 1000 trees to replace them...then rotate the next year. This is a small cutting year because I need a road cut to a new well. Im not much for taking pictures, but here is our cutting and chopping area during the off season.

 

[Briar Lee]

Harry and Alva Hosterman made their livings with a chainsaw. They’d wear them out in a year or two and upgrade.

My father’s chainsaw in 1970 was an antique. I’ll bet when my father died in 1971 his saw didn’t have 10 hours on it, likely only 2 or 3 maybe. Whenever he had a tree down he’d wait until Harry and Alva came over and they’d use modern chainsaws to cut it up.

I own a 25 year old Stihl German made saw my son’s friends all get excited over, a 10 year old Poulan made Craftsman I paid $40 for, and a three year old Husky with a computerized carb, I’ve never used yet.

I’m too old and fat and afraid to use my three year old top of the line Husky gas pole saw. My Amish renter has used it twice, after storms.

The power toy industry would be immensely benefited if the gubbermint would enact a standard battery law like they did tire sizes about fifty years ago.

Imagine if each brand of gasoline saw needed it’s own brand of gasoline?

Serious sawyers burn through more chainsaws than I did printers and tabletop computers when I had my law office open for forty years.

I never wore out one computer or printer.

They all took Word and Word Perfect, and the only reason I tossed out the old ones was the new ones were so much more user friendly, and took the latest programs.