Do gas chainsaws make any sense for a homeowner?

[demarpaint]

When we used a wood stove as the major source of heat to heat the house a gas chainsaw IMO is the only way to go. Especially when I went to state parks to gather wood. To cut the occasional fallen tree limb etc, a battery or plug in electric chainsaw is fine.

 

[billt460]

There is always this.

 

[nthach]

IMO, for the suburban homeowner, no. Maybe if you lived on a rural plot of land where felling/pruning trees for fire mitigation is a fact of life. Even battery powered is overkill. We have an Ego for a project but it’s going to waste.

Renting makes sense for the average homeowner.

 

[wavinwayne]

After using my old heavy Craftsman 42cc gas saw this past weekend, I'm soooooo ready to swear it off in favor of a lighter, battery powered saw. Currently looking for good deals on a Makita saw.

 

[FlyingTexan]

I’ve had about a half dozen different gas chainsaws and after getting my imported Hikoki 36v in I’ll never mess with that junk again. IMHO no reason to go with gas for general use. My hikoki murders my Echo. If you only use a couple times a year it’s just too much to mess with. Invest in better chains and learn how to be effective with it. Plus I can toss my hikoki into the back of the suv and not worry about fuel smell or spills

 

[UncleDave]

I have both. A Stihl and a Makita 2X18 saw.

I keep at min a full gallon of non ethanol premix ready to go.
The battery saw has 5-6 full sets of standby batts charged and ready to go at all time.

I grab the battery saw 80% of the time.
The wife that does a substantial amount of trimming and pruning and uses the batt saw 100% of the time.

If I had to pick one - it'd be the battery saw.