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   crpntrstv | Dec 21, 2009 07:37pm | #1

   Sorry about the triple post, folks!

   The Egg Nog is kicking in!

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   Norman | Dec 22, 2009 01:54pm | #2

   All the gasoline models are cordless, ya know? A whole lot more power than any itty bitty battery.

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   crpntrstv | Dec 22, 2009 03:54pm | #3

   Yea, that's true.
   One use for
   Yea, that's true.

   One use for a cordless that I was thinking of was to clear trails in the forest. A cordless seemed lighter, maybe easier to carry in a pack. More quiet, maybe. Sometimes we clear ski trails on the way down the mountain after hunting.

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   docotter | Dec 24, 2009 12:45am | #4

   A cordless may be lighter than a larger gas saw, but batteries are pretty heavy versus the energy that you get out of them. Maybe a lightweight gas saw like a Stihl MS200T would be a better bet.

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   sisyphus | Dec 24, 2009 01:48pm | #6

   Have you tried any of the good quality Japanese style pruning saws. I find they cut very well. Little more effort (OK, alot more) but they are quiet, light and will go for as long as you can.

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   ANDYSZ2 | Dec 25, 2009 10:56am | #7

   I keep one in my toolbag a foldup one and I am amazed at how much I can cut in a short time I also use it to finish inside corner cuts.

   ANDYSZ2

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   Scott | Dec 24, 2009 01:54am | #5

   This is one of those things that I have a hard time understanding. Why would anyone want a cordless chainsaw?

   ...but then again... I'm not a big fan of cordless tools in the first place......

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   popawheelie | Dec 25, 2009 11:50am | #8

   I have a cordless sawsall. 18V makita Li-ion.

   They have long pruning blades for sawsalls.

   I would look into a good pruning saw that folds in half.

   I have one and it is very quick.

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   crpntrstv | Dec 28, 2009 06:51pm | #9

   Thanks for the feedback. I'll
   Thanks for the feedback. I'll look into the pruning saw. That'll be the tool to bring skiing. I hear ya on the cordless thing, I get a bellyfull of it all sometimes. In the meantime,as a tool hound, I found a Ryobi cordless chainsaw on the clearance shelf and for 30 bucks I bought it. I got two slow cuts thru a Doug Fir 6x12 on a charge. It'll come in handy somewhere,sometime. I'm going to check out the lightweight gas saw as mentioned.

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   popawheelie | Dec 28, 2009 07:15pm | #10

   I forget who makes it. But there is a gas sawsall.

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   joeh | Dec 28, 2009 08:00pm | #11

   I have the small Stihl, it weighs 13+ pounds with NO BAR OR CHAIN. Why the hell do they figure it that way?

   Anyway, it's a jewel of a saw. I have 3 other bigger saws but that one is first choice.

   Wife got it for me for Christmas 2 years ago cuz I have a bad elbow, this year she got me a Stilleto hammer to go with it.

   Nice saw, but Tim Mooney mentioned an Echo saw he has that is much lighter, might be worth checking into that too.

   Joe H

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   joeh | Dec 28, 2009 08:30pm | #12

   http://www.echo-usa.com/product.asp?Model=CS-310&Category=CHAINSAW

   That little Echo is 5 pounds lighter than my Stihl, still without the bar and chain.

   Cute, might need one of those too.

   Joe H

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   popawheelie | Dec 29, 2009 09:05pm | #14

   Here's the Ryobi
   somebody did
   Here's the Ryobi

   somebody did a power speed comparison and this saw beat :edit all the recipricating saws.

   Put a little nitro in the gas!

   
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   PapaHeiser | Dec 29, 2009 12:42pm | #13

   I have a Redmax G3100T Gas Chainsaw that weighs only 7# I bought it off Ebay - it showed up and my wife calls me and says "you got a box today" and I said "yeah - it's the chainsaw I got off Ebay" and she says "no it's not - it's too light" I said "I'll bet you it's the chainsaw" - she lost the bet! It's really light, has an 14" bar and it is made specifically for taking limbs off of trees. I thought about getting that Ryobi, but decided against it for the reason you mentioned - I thought it might be slow. Maybe the Redmax would work for you??