Electric chain saw deal

[PTsideshow]

I picked up a load of tree trunk up to 4" dia today. Since the son has conscripted my chainsaw, to replace his which is sitting in the shop till I fix it. It is to cold to be fiddling with carbs in this weather.

I went to the local Harbor Freight to check out the 14" electric chainsaw, Model 67255 comes with an Oregon bar and chain. It has an auto chain oiler. I used it to cut up the trees, it worked well and even with real sappy wet wood it didn't bog down. It is currently on sale for $49.99 with coupon in the current flyer.

If you need a light duty, and want an electric chain saw. You may want to check it out. I know for the money it did what I wanted it to do.
For the occasional use it should work fine.
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[cwolfs69]

i love electric saws. i believe they actually have more power than and equivalent gas saw.

 

[76winger]

And they don't smoke up the shop in the winter when you have the doors closed to hold heat in!

 

[Rick P]

What has happend to Michiganders! 35-40 is too cold to work on your saw......seriously!?!

 

[BigE]

i love electric saws. i believe they actually have more power than and equivalent gas saw.

What kind of saw are you buying where the electric has more power than the gas? I know that there are 240v electric saws, but they aren't too common in the US.

All my gas saws are Stihl now, so maybe I've forgotten how the other saws perform.

I do have a little electric Remington saw that I bought to use indoors, but it is also nice to use out by the log splitter when I need to make a quick cut.

 

[SDB777]

i love electric saws. i believe they actually have more power than and equivalent gas saw.

How big of an electric saw would compare to the Stihl 090 or the Husky 3155? Could it pull a 5'(60inch) no-skip chain through a piece of Osage Orange? Could I get an extention cord long enough to go to the woods with it?



Too cold, air-cooled engine are made for cold weather.....








Scott (2-stroke fumes are better for ya then ya think:biggrin B

 

[cwolfs69]

i love electric saws. i believe they actually have more power than and equivalent gas saw.

What kind of saw are you buying where the electric has more power than the gas? I know that there are 240v electric saws, but they aren't too common in the US.

All my gas saws are Stihl now, so maybe I've forgotten how the other saws perform.

I do have a little electric Remington saw that I bought to use indoors, but it is also nice to use out by the log splitter when I need to make a quick cut.

they don't actually have more power, however, to stop an electric you have to actually stop the, in my case 2 hp, motor. on a gas you only have to slip the clutch. my electric beats my small gas every time. yes, i will give you that electrics can only get so big and become impractical and gas can get monstrous. i was comparing same size saws.

 

[PTsideshow]

What has happend to Michiganders! 35-40 is too cold to work on your saw......seriously!?!

Well it is was about 23°F and when you get old and don't heat the house with wood. It's one of those jobs that can be deferred! :biggrin:

Don't know what the equivalent HP for the gas saw is this is what the web page for the saw I got has on it "powerful 1-3/4 peak HP motor".

The safety switch can be awkward if you have heavy stiff gloves on.

Have 3 gas saws, and other than the son using one to reduce trees for fuels size for his large BBQ pit/smoker. Don't have much use for them since the trees are all on the cities property. And will remove the shrubs in the spring.

Never did understand the need for one of those outdoor fireplace thingies some of the neighbors have, which they only seem to use for burning garbage. Which also seems silly since we have a weekly pick up. Don't think they are saving that much on not buying plastic bags. Sometimes you can't tell if somebody's house is on fire or if it's garbage burning :wink:

Didn't even think about using it in the shop :beer:
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[zacker]

nice.. i was wondering about the HF saws... as you know, most of the stuff there is basically stuff youd just throw out instead of waste time trying to repair when it breaks.. they are so cheaply priced that getting parts would probably cost more or as much than a new tool. I have a HF store a couple miles down the street from my work and stop by once in awhile to see if theres anything new.

My wife uses an E. Chain Saw to cut up fire wood, its a 14" Poulan which is ok but lacks the power to really bite into hard wood, I like my little Husky 142, its got enough torque to chew thru bigger stuff and if I keep the chain sharp, really doesnt give me too much of a problem. I also like to use my tiny, anchient, eager beaver saw, bought it maybe 15 / 20 years ago for $20.00 from a flea market, used it some, put it away for at least 10 years, cleaned the carb this summer, and it fired up like it was brand new. just wish it had an auto oiler as I keep forgetting to push the oiler button...lol For indoors cutting though, a good E chain saw wins every time... that and a good 18" Band saw!

 

[Rick P]

"Well it is was about 23°F and when you get old and don't heat the house with wood. It's one of those jobs that can be deferred!"

OK I get that......but you dont have a hand saw? My 5 year old can cut enough 4 inch stock to heat our wall tent for 2 days in about an hour...:biggrin: Takes my 68 year old father about half that time:tongue:

Yes I am an old Yooper, it's a long and honored tradition to pick on Flatlanders!

Guther was 4 in this picture

 

[PTsideshow]

"Well it is was about 23°F and when you get old and don't heat the house with wood. It's one of those jobs that can be deferred!"

OK I get that......but you dont have a hand saw? My 5 year old can cut enough 4 inch stock to heat our wall tent for 2 days in about an hour...:biggrin: Takes my 68 year old father about half that time:tongue:

Yes I am an old Yooper, it's a long and honored tradition to pick on Flatlanders!

Guther was 4 in this picture

Well you know it is real hard to push the wood through the gas orifice on the furnace! Besides that's why us trolls live under the bridge rather than were you are, Because of electricity and all the other stuff the hand saw is used for only hanging on the wall of the shop.

Don't need to be heated twice, once cutting it and then burning it!
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[Rick P]

I'm a bit north of the UP now! Too damn hot and not enough snow...........

 

[Rick P]

OK cant resist..........wood thats been cut to heat turns just as well as wood thats been cut for turning.

Instead of using the saw hanging on your shop wall you spent half a day driving to HF to spend $50 on a saw you dont need. So that you can cut a load of wood my 5 year old could have ran through in half the time it took to buy the saw you only need because 38 is too cold to work on the one you have, I checked with NOAA. Even though you are aware that using the hand saw would have warmed you right up!?! Am I missing something?

PS "Electricity" hmmm I'll have to google that maybe thats what makes it possible to use a computer to pick on a poor hapless flatlander...........

Im sorry man!!!! But it has been a lot of fun twisting your post around! Thanks for taking it in the spirit of fun that it was intended!!!!!! I am glad your enjoying your new chainsaw and I hope you get years of use from it! You truly brought a welcome ray of sunshine to our dark winters day, thanks!

 

[PTsideshow]

OK cant resist..........wood thats been cut to heat turns just as well as wood thats been cut for turning.

Instead of using the saw hanging on your shop wall you spent half a day driving to HF to spend $50 on a saw you dont need. So that you can cut a load of wood my 5 year old could have ran through in half the time it took to buy the saw you only need because 38 is too cold to work on the one you have, I checked with NOAA. Even though you are aware that using the hand saw would have warmed you right up!?! Am I missing something?

PS "Electricity" hmmm I'll have to google that maybe thats what makes it possible to use a computer to pick on a poor hapless flatlander...........

Im sorry man!!!! But it has been a lot of fun twisting your post around! Thanks for taking it in the spirit of fun that it was intended!!!!!! I am glad your enjoying your new chainsaw and I hope you get years of use from it! You truly brought a welcome ray of sunshine to our dark winters day, thanks!

Ok it was 21 F when I was cutting. The son lives farther away than Harbor Freight it is less than 7 minutes each way. It's raining and 38F, the saw would need to be filed and set as it is a 100 year old farmers logging saw. Besides the electric saw can be put away and grabbed two years from now it it will work more than not.
As to the rest of it at least this group seems to be a lot friendlier than another one I was a member for a short time.
have a good one. :biggrin:
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[TellicoTurning]

I bought one of the "Worx" saws from Lowe's... the price is a little more than the HF..actually almost twice, but the saw was an 18" oregon bar and does an admirable job of cutting my wood pile. I have quite a few trunk pieces that are in the 14-18 inch diameter and I can split one in about 10 minutes with the saw... I did have to go and buy a heavier extension cord for it... all of my cords were 12 amp and the manual called for a 14 amp... I had a couple of electrics that I ran on the 12 amp cords and the motors all got hot and smoked... no problem with the bigger cord.

 

[wolftat]

"Well it is was about 23°F and when you get old and don't heat the house with wood. It's one of those jobs that can be deferred!"

OK I get that......but you dont have a hand saw? My 5 year old can cut enough 4 inch stock to heat our wall tent for 2 days in about an hour...:biggrin: Takes my 68 year old father about half that time:tongue:

Yes I am an old Yooper, it's a long and honored tradition to pick on Flatlanders!

Guther was 4 in this picture

Thats how you get your firewood, child labor....:biggrin:

 

[Rick P]

We had a child because there are too many chores around here for one person......:biggrin:

 

[Rick P]

"100 year old farmers logging saw." Like this????? I have freinds who have been using one just like it to cut fire wood for 30years now. They live 150 miles from a road and raised 3 kids on there own in a little sod cabin.