Electric chainsaw? Can we power it from 110v outlet in bed? Or better off with battery?

[Caspien]

EGO is great. Personally I went with the similar Ryobi setup due to the availability and significant price drop vs. the EGO. Those looking to get this result but are turned off by price should consider the Ryobi as well as the EGO.

Considering the Ryobi chainsaw was able to completely take down my oak tree in the front yard, I can only imagine how the EGO would impress me.

Oh yeah.. without a doubt, in the cost department, Ryobi wins.. hands down. (Cept for their zero turn, apparently... which is weird)



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[RobbertCole]

no idea why people mess around with anything but an actual Stihl brand gas powered chain saw.....

I have both. If I'm just clearing a quick fallen tree I don't need the gas saw. It's 2 stroke, smells like it and has a finite amount of run-time . Doesn't take much but it does need to warm a little before use, and it's piping hot after.

The electric saw has more power/torque and performs better. Doesn't smell like two stroke, can't spill, I don't need to carry gas and I can charge it with the vehicle.

Keep your gas saw. I dont use them anymore unless I need bigger than a 20" bar, if you want to bring a big gas saw because you're a big man on the trail, be my guest. You're carrying it in your rig, not mine.

 

[Deleted member 28696]

On the trail friday and we had to reverse for a few hundred feet because we couldnt get around a downed tree.
it was about 15” in diameter and it was elevated in the air. A chain saw would have allowed us to get right through.

so while researching should i look at battery powered or does the gladiators 110v outlet in the bed have enough power to handle a corded chainsaw?

Battery powered for sure. If it has a motor load it won’t work. You could charge extra batteries possibly. There’s enough to power a household lamp or a radio, Traeger grill maybe, small appliances, flat grill, crock. maybe but motor loads, I’m not sure if it will run a fridge? a vacuum won’t work, tried it. I purchased an EGO chainsaw.

 

[CMac]

I've got the Makita 36v saw with 16" bar. Got it as a kit with 4, 5ah batteries (takes 2 at once).

Makita's charger, which can be run by the bed outlet, will generally charge 2 batteries before the the saw runs out. So you can keep a constant rotation going if needed.

This is the ticket....depending on the trails you run, a decent quality saw needs to be part of every legit backcountry kit.

 

[CMac]

no idea why people mess around with anything but an actual Stihl brand gas powered chain saw.....

I love my Husqvarna Rancher 55, but I dont want to draw all sorts of attention when I run it. With a e-saw, you can cut up deadfall in a campground all day and not make a peep, but if I start the Husky, I'll have 8,000 camp stewards and park rangers on top of me faster than Chuck Shumer on a TV camera.

Then....WHEN it runs out of gas, the e-saw will still charge via either solar or the truck's electrical system.

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