Even with a fairly light-duty chainsaw like an MS251, there’s a lot you can’t do and there’s a lot that would be more dangerous with an electric saw. I’ve only got 9 trees “in” my yard, but my nearly 1000’ of fence line is completely saturated with them (probably 200+; a mix of oak, mulberry, maple, weeping willow, black walnut, some evergreen bushes, and a few unknowns).I just plug 'em in and let'r rip. No hassle with gas, mixing oil, spark plugs, and hope it will start.
After having this tree taken down,Even with a fairly light-duty chainsaw like an MS251, there’s a lot you can’t do and there’s a lot that would be more dangerous with an electric saw.
That sounds like a huge PITA. How long did that take?After having this tree taken down,
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I had no problem cutting up the 20-24 inch diameter trunk with this Worx electric powered by a 10 year old Chinese generator.
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Just a coupe hours. The PITA was hauling it to the dump.That sounds like a huge PITA. How long did that take?
I think the larger engines may be prone to this vs the small bore. My dealer recommended a 3 minute warm up for my 80cc leaf blower.Give some time to warm up, piston expands more/faster than the cylinder. I've seen guys cold seize air cooled snowmobile engines with no warm up. Want the saw to last, let it warm up some.
I bet I give mine about 5 seconds before I start revving it to keep it from dying. About 30 seconds in they are idling fine and I go WOT cutting. My old MS170 has been abused to no end, rarely ever getting any sort of warmup and so far.. no issues. It’s 13+ years old too.I'm using my three chainsaws a lot more on our property up here in Vermont than I ever did back in Florida. The ambient temperature tends to be lower here too so I usually let them idle about 2-3 minutes before I start cutting. Is that enough?
ThisI start up the saw and when it revs smooth I start cutting.
Run 40:1 or lower CD 2 stroke oil and you're good to go.
I would say yes. Use TrufuelI'm using my three chainsaws a lot more on our property up here in Vermont than I ever did back in Florida. The ambient temperature tends to be lower here too so I usually let them idle about 2-3 minutes before I start cutting. Is that enough?