I see they have an 120v AC adapter that could be handy when working hours close to an AC outlet.
I know of at least one battery powered tool besides a chainsaw that I would want and thatās a tire inflator. My nephew let me use his Milwaukee battery tire inflator and it is nice. I believe Dewalt has one too.
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Since the subject at hand is chainsaws, anyone recommend the best chainsaw chaps for such work? Jeans are okay, but not totally safe, and can really get dirty from all the sawdust and other debris.
BTW I have a 16" Stihl gas chainsaw, with an Easy Start, really saves the shoulder from repeated pulls. Just pump the gas bulb a few times, give it a small pull, and youāre off and running.
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I havenāt used a higher voltage platform but I do use heavy equipment and gas powered equipment fairly regularly at work. The 18v Ryobi and Milwaukee stuff I own is perfectly adequate for the tasks they perform. I even bought a Ryobi 18v lawnmower and it can do the whole yard (small) with about 6 amp hours.
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9.5ā reach for a pole saw is pretty darn good, although I havenāt used this model. Mine is a Milwaukee as I said above. But for $85, you canāt beat the price. I agree with the sentiment on using 4 amp hour batteries or larger for the heavy duty tools like this.
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I believe the ones we use are Husqvarna. I 100% recommend everyone using a chainsaw to use chaps with them. Safety is #1. Iāve learned my lesson many times over on that topic, and the job wonāt go faster with a trip to the emergency room (or worse).
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I concur. Jeans wonāt do anything to stop a chainsaw. Chaps are designed to shed fibers that stop/clog the chainsaw and prevent it from cutting your leg. The cheap pairs of chaps seem to be a bit thinner whereas the name brands are thicker.
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Please be aware that electric chainsaws have so much torque that they usually require higher levels of cut protection rating than all but the most powerful gasoline powered saws.
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Bob, go by your local Ace hardware store and pick up a 177-page Stihl free catalog. It does not have the prices, but it shows 11 different selections of chainsaw chaps. If your local Ace hardware store is like mine it has greatly increased its chainsaw stuff as of late. You may find the chaps that will suit you there. I kind of like their bib designed chaps.
I noticed in the catalog that it had a warning that āThe fibers may not stop the sprocket on most corded-electric chain saws and some battery-powered chain saws because of the constant high torque.ā.
I did not realize that electric chainsaws had constant high torque any more than the gas saws.
The catalog also stated that chaps are measured by overall length from the waist down.
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Thanks for the replies, I also didnāt know that electric saws were that powerful. Mineās a gas saw, and i probably wonāt be getting a cordless one, but I probably still need to get a good set of chaps. I use eye and ear protection, but have usually just wore jeans. Itās just that I donāt do a lot of cutting with it, but need some protection in that regard.
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Do you cut firewood?
Because Iām hearing sensitive, I have not been cutting firewood with the loud gas chainsaw. Maybe I can cut firewood if I can tolerate the noise from a battery powered chainsaw. An ear, nose and throat doctor with experience in the military as a flight surgeon told me years ago that the personnel that works on aircraft carriers have lost their hearing over time from the jets even after wearing double hearing protection. I suspect the same happens over time with being exposed to high decibel chainsaw, firearms and such. So, I limit my use of my gas chainsaw.
Do you own any battery powered tools?
Iāve got a few Porter Cable powered tools. Unfortunately, Porter Cable donāt offer battery chainsaws. I found that selecting and shopping for a battery powered chainsaw is much more time consuming than selecting a gas saw because of making sure that whatever brand that I choose offers other battery powered tools that I might want. Of course, this being canning season does not help either.
I plan on purchasing chaps also. Eye protection? I donāt know because I wear eyeglasses and I find that the googles interfere with that.
No. We want to get a wood burning stove, but at the moment, we donāt need to cut firewood.
I donāt shoot a lot, or use loud equipment that much, so Iām probably good there. I use hearing protection regardless in those cases. My issue is that I had a tendency to listen to music at maybe excessive levels in my younger days.
But I think I have pretty good hearing despite that. I do have a tinnitus issue, which may or may not be related to loud noises.
I have a cordless Dewalt set, it has a drill, torque driver and recip saw. But, I think thatās all I have thatās cordless.
Iām near-sighted, so I do wear glasses. But, for close up work, like chainsaw or other cutting jobs, I can get away with wearing just goggles. Eye glasses may be okay for protection, but I donāt want them to get damaged if something does hit them, and worse, I donāt want my eyes injured if they donāt protect me.
One other thing about power tools. Not a good idea to weed-eat wearing shorts. Just sayinā¦
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Iāve had an Ashley wood burning stove for the last 30 years. Worn one out and bought another that was used (if my memory serves me right). Problem is for many years it has just been taking up space and collecting dust. Donāt know about any other brand of stove. I know that my electric heating bill is sky high although I never look at it. Automatic bank payment
Storm blew down enough wood in my yard to probably last 10 years as firewood. Iām concerned that my homeownerās insurance guy will stop by and threaten to cancel my policy if I donāt get the mess cleaned up. He seemed to do that after mower broke down and my yard turned into a weedpatch.
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Saw that a lot of folks in the Memphis area were without power, was wondering if yāall made it out okay. Guess itās been pretty stormy there.
Yeah, it would be nice to have a stove, but we havenāt been able to find one that suits us. We actually have a bunch of small firewood/kindling in our woodshed, but have no use for it right now.
We have two houses, we live in an all electric one, and heating is the biggest power hog. But weāve rarely had a monthly bill over $200. But we also keep the thermostat set to about 64 in the winter.
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Yes, plenty of lightning, thunder, and wind here. Last night the thunder kept me up and then this afternoon there was another storm. Fortunately, no power outage here. The storm that hit this area back in the latter part of June that blew down numerous trees and limbs down in the yard also caused some limbs to snap and hang up in trees. Well, the recent wind has caused some of them to hit the ground too.
My German Shepherd goes nuts during the storms, so I let him in the house, After the storms pass, he will usually go to sleep with a tennis ball in his mouth.
I know that the storm has caused some timber damage on property. Should have already had a logger here.
Visited the local Ace hardware today They had the chaps. Kind of pricey, but everything is pricey these days.
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It isnāt power, its torque.
There were better deals Iām sure, but I went with Milwaukee with this deal on a kitā¦
Do you know anything about the rapid charger that after using it after a period of time it cost about 40% of the battery life? One review I read stated such.
Intend to purchase another battery and maybe another tool.
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That 12 will last for a long time, they are beasts. I know there are āregularā chargers and rapid, Iād check ebay if you are looking for a slow charger. I donāt know much about the degradation from rapid charging but I know itās a factor for phones and cars so it likely transfers to these.
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There are a few general rules to maximize lithium ion battery chemistry life: avoid completely discharging it, avoid storing it at 100% charge, avoid ārapidā charging it. Think of doing any of these as adding wear and tear, not necessarily costing you a certain amount of battery life. If they donāt fail outright all batteries will slowly lose life as they are used as there are chemical inefficiencies to the charge / discharge process
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Amazonās Cyber Monday sale included the same Oregon replacement chain for my Echo saw that Loweās has for $25.99. $16.99 on Amazon. You might find similar savings for your brand.
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