My dad ordered one of these to cut up a tree that was felled in his yard. He paid someone to cut it down but he wanted too much to haul it away. They have a regular green waste pickup (just one can a week though unlike my area with unlimited) and will just load it slowly until it's gone. He asked for help with ordering and then using it. I downloaded the owners manual and found that they recommend bar oil but say that SAE 30 is OK in a pinch. He went out to O'Reillys and bought their house brand SAE 30. The oil tank has a hole in the primer button, and the instructions are to pump three times before starting.
However, it's been a little bit interesting and he suffered a fall where doctor's orders are to not work in the yard, so I've been conscripted into doing this for him. After his injury I put it aside for them but when I got back to it I noticed oil on the bottom that doesn't seem right. It was sitting horizontally for a couple of weeks.
I never really like using chainsaws, but I tried it out and figured that a 10 inch electric chainsaw is pretty easy to use as long as my grip is good.
Any tips on using these? I don't know how long the battery is going to last, but it says about 5 hours to charge the battery that came with it. There are extra batteries, but they've got so many different sizes and I think different voltages too. I'm thinking that it might be worth it to get another battery.
However, it's been a little bit interesting and he suffered a fall where doctor's orders are to not work in the yard, so I've been conscripted into doing this for him. After his injury I put it aside for them but when I got back to it I noticed oil on the bottom that doesn't seem right. It was sitting horizontally for a couple of weeks.
I never really like using chainsaws, but I tried it out and figured that a 10 inch electric chainsaw is pretty easy to use as long as my grip is good.
Any tips on using these? I don't know how long the battery is going to last, but it says about 5 hours to charge the battery that came with it. There are extra batteries, but they've got so many different sizes and I think different voltages too. I'm thinking that it might be worth it to get another battery.