Project Farm electric saw shoot-out

[Chainmale]

Brushless Makita DUC353 18+18Volt does the overload shutdown thing.

Brushed Makita UC250D 36Volt just keeps chugging but the 36Volt battery packs have low stamina at mere 2.2Ah & 2.6Ah.

I have the DUC356 Top handle and a Husqvarna 535iXP and it's the overload shutoff that let's the Makita down. The Husqvarna is more powerful and quieter too
* 10" 3/8LP .050 on the Makita
12" .325 Nano .043 on the Husqvarna

 

[sawfun]

I have the DUC356 Top handle and a Husqvarna 535iXP and it's the overload shutoff that let's the Makita down. The Husqvarna is more powerful and quieter too
* 10" 3/8LP .050 on the Makita
12" .325 Nano .043 on the Husqvarna

I run .43 and 12" on my Makita tophandle, and yes, I detest the shutoff. Funny the rearhandle Makita shuts off way easier than the tophandle. Maybe because the rearhandle was 3 years older?

 

[Chainmale]

I run .43 and 12" on my Makita tophandle, and yes, I detest the shutoff. Funny the rearhandle Makita shuts off way easier than the tophandle. Maybe because the rearhandle was 3 years older?

Do you think it may be that it's easier to dawg in with the rear handle?
I definitely like the Makita, it came with a 14" which I think would be ridiculously overkill. I never tried it, I had a 10" echo bar laying around so chucked that on straight away

 

[sawfun]

Do you think it may be that it's easier to dawg in with the rear handle?
I definitely like the Makita, it came with a 14" which I think would be ridiculously overkill. I never tried it, I had a 10" echo bar laying around so chucked that on straight away

I don't dawg in much with the Makita tophandle, the rearhandle Makita shuts off too easy when using the dawgs. The 80v Greenworks is a different story, as it is very difficult to get it to stop when dogging in.

 

[el33t]

Probably couldn’t pronounce it!

Makita had a 12V, mini-chainsaw back in the early 90’s. Few people were interested, until STIHL came out with their GTA pruner.

Philbert

UC120? Its version was still available around 2010.
Using this saw was probably not very pleasant. It used a full-size 1/4 (25AP) chain. The maximum chain speed was 2.7 m/s, resulting in a vibration level of 8.9 m/s².
Stihl's GTA26 uses a 1/4 Picco chain (71) developed by them earlier (around 2010). The maximum chain speed is 8 m/s, resulting in a vibration level of 2.8-2.9 m/s².
Makita's net weight was 2.1 kg, Stihl's 1.2 kg. 24 Wh (Ni-Cd) vs. 28 Wh batteries. Makita's battery was also much heavier because it did not yet use Li-Ion chemistry: 220 g vs. 650 g (Ni-Cd).

 

[Philbert]

UC120? Its version was still available around 2010.
Using this saw was probably not very pleasant. It used a full-size 1/4 (25AP) chain. The maximum chain speed was 2.7 m/s, resulting in a vibration level of 8.9 m/s².
Stihl's GTA26 uses a 1/4 Picco chain (71) developed by them earlier (around 2010). The maximum chain speed is 8 m/s, resulting in a vibration level of 2.8-2.9 m/s².
Makita's net weight was 2.1 kg, Stihl's 1.2 kg. 24 Wh (Ni-Cd) vs. 28 Wh batteries. Makita's battery was also much heavier because it did not yet use Li-Ion chemistry: 220 g vs. 650 g (Ni-Cd).

Well, it was 30+ years ago!

Cordless drills weren’t much to brag about back then either!

Philbert

 

[lehman live edge slab]

That is one thing I like about Husqvarna electric tools, one battery format for all...unlike Stihl and others...

Long as the battery works, still a brand new husky battery saw at where my wife works that’s a shelf ornament because the battery died on that particular style for everything and they quit making the battery leaving all the people that needed that style hi and dry.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Stihl has the huge vest battery pack for running trimmers for long periods of time. All battery saws and stuff will have their place and I may buy a dewalt saw since that’s what I’ve chosen for my cordless tool selection and have build a large collection of 20v and 20/60 flex volt batteries.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I believe the 82v commercial Greenworks is supposed to run up to a 28" bar.

Which is kinda funny that Stihl wouldn’t have a bigger one being they are like 1/3 owner in green works and sell a version of the greenworks pro zero turn for municipal work in town.