Ditching Gasoline!

[Axxe55]

Will have even less of it with a Husqvarna, but for most household use a good electric will do everything a gas saw will do, faster, quieter, and more efficiently.

If I was still working wildfire would I want an electric? Probably not. If I need to cut up to 10” trees/ branches around the house? Yep. All day and twice on Sunday.

I cut down a dead 10" pine tree yesterday and limbed it in about 20 minutes with the new saw.


I can safely say, this new saw will more than likely take down anything I'd have used the Poulan on.

 

[majormadmax]

Electric power is the future, and the future is now.

Combustion is going the way of the manual transmission.

 

[majormadmax]

Whether Ford said that or not (it's debated), its truthfulness remains...

 

[Hoji]

Electric power is the future, and the future is now.

Combustion is going the way of the manual transmission.

My 2022 Corolla Hatchback has a manual. It is also ICE only.
Internal Combustion Engines are not going away in any of our lifetimes. Neither are manual transmissions.

 

[oldag]

I have thought about that myself, but don't see it as an insurmountable problem. Battery replacement cost is just like spending money on gasoline for the equipment.. Take the money you would normally spend on gasoline, set it aside and soon you will have the cost of a new battery saved up.

Gas use for these tools is very, very minimal. I can't justify it on the cost of fuel.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Nobody has mentioned no carbs to get gunked up, since they aren't used often (normally).

ETA: I don't think.

 

[pronstar]

There's nothing like the smell of 2 cycle early in the morning.

Especially when you use castor oil as the premix…I love that smell


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[pronstar]

Well the battery on my Dyson vacuum took a shit and it’s $150.00 to replace. Meanwhile the dog hair is everywhere.

One of two Dewalt batteries has crapped out too.

Wonder how much money I have spent on CR123 batteries, since my SureFire addiction? One year the boss bought us rechargeable SureFires. They had thought a lot out like charging in you vehicle or house. I don’t think mine finished the season. Then again these were first year of production.

Pop ‘em open and I bet you’ll find 18650 cells that you can replace


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[Axxe55]

Nobody has mentioned no carbs to get gunked up, since they aren't used often (normally).

ETA: I don't think.

I know with my gas powered small equipment, I don't use them all the time and sometimes they sit for months not being used. This can lead to difficult and hard to start issues when you need to use them again.Even if you drain all the gas out before storing. Also no spark plugs to foul out, or air filters needing to be cleaned or replaced.

Gas use for these tools is very, very minimal. I can't justify it on the cost of fuel.

If you buy pre-mixed gasoline, it's about $5 to $9 a quart. Take a jar and put the money you would normally spend on gasoline every time you buy gas for the small equipment and see how fast it adds up to the price of a battery.

 

[Axxe55]

I have cut down three dead oak trees and three dead pine trees this morning. Taking a break while I wait for the battery to re-charge. Yeah, I know, if it were gas I'd still be cutting! But at my age and stamina, I need the break worse than the saw! So far, I'm happy with going electric rather than buying another gas chainsaw. It's doing everything I'm needing to do with a chainsaw.

Switching to electric for me isn't about politics or going green in any measure. It's about what is best for my personal usage. I would venture for most people like myself, the casual user of a chainsaw for the homeowner, that most could get by just fine going cordless rather than gasoline powered chainsaws IMO.

From a personal perspective, I just can't see electric totally replacing the ICE for many applications, whether it be small engines or vehicles. It's just not realistic.

 

[oldag]

I know with my gas powered small equipment, I don't use them all the time and sometimes they sit for months not being used. This can lead to difficult and hard to start issues when you need to use them again.Even if you drain all the gas out before storing. Also no spark plugs to foul out, or air filters needing to be cleaned or replaced.

If you buy pre-mixed gasoline, it's about $5 to $9 a quart. Take a jar and put the money you would normally spend on gasoline every time you buy gas for the small equipment and see how fast it adds up to the price of a battery.

I don't buy pre-mixed. No additives. Just the same gas I use in the cars. And don't drain gas over the winter.

Every few years, I shoot carb cleaner down the carburetor. No big deal.

Spark plugs? Have not had to replace or clean them in anything I currently own. Maybe one day, but those are cheap and easy to replace.

 

[oldag]

I have cut down three dead oak trees and three dead pine trees this morning. Taking a break while I wait for the battery to re-charge. Yeah, I know, if it were gas I'd still be cutting! But at my age and stamina, I need the break worse than the saw!

I resemble that remark.

 

[Axxe55]

I don't buy pre-mixed. No additives. Just the same gas I use in the cars. And don't drain gas over the winter.

Every few years, I shoot carb cleaner down the carburetor. No big deal.

Spark plugs? Have not had to replace or clean them in anything I currently own. Maybe one day, but those are cheap and easy to replace.

Then you have better luck than me with them. Every spring when I start using my small equipment again after setting for several months, I spend several hours cleaning and getting them ready to use.

This is just about what I am finding is better for my own personal use. YMMV. I am not trying to sway opinions or advocate for electric over gasoline. Each person can read this thread and make their own choices as to what they think is better suited to their own needs.

 

[Tnhawk]

That's my plan as well. I'll probably replace the weedeater with the Skil 40V version, and I'd like to get the Skil 40V pole saw as well. One type of battery that all the tools can use.

My weedeeater and mover use same battery. With 2 charging units and 3 batteries I run out of power before the tools.

 

[Tnhawk]

When I married my first wife, I didn't even own any yard tools or even a lawn mower. She had one of those corded electric weedeaters, and I got tired of dragging a couple hundred feet of extension cords around the yard.

So I went and bought my first gas powered weedeater. That felt like freedom!

I was happy on the days I replaced my first wife and corded weedeater.

 

[Tnhawk]

Electric mower for me 80v from Lowe's, fast charging battery. Mower came with two batteries, charge in 20 minutes, runs for 45. Switch out battery and keep going.

This will be my third year using the Lowes electric mower. No spark plug to change, no additive for gas, no loud engine.

 

[rotor]

SIL started me on Milwaukee M18 branded tools and now I use for all my stuff. No premix, no carbs ruined by old gas. Li batteries last forever. Slowly converting everything to battery operated. Lot of difference between lithium and nicad tools.

 

[Axxe55]

SIL started me on Milwaukee M18 branded tools and now I use for all my stuff. No premix, no carbs ruined by old gas. Li batteries last forever. Slowly converting everything to battery operated. Lot of difference between lithium and nicad tools.

More power and longer run times in smaller battery packages.

 

[Axxe55]

This will be my third year using the Lowes electric mower. No spark plug to change, no additive for gas, no loud engine.

The lack of a loud chainsaw engine running is worth it as well.

 

[Tnhawk]

Battery operated tools are practical, I can't say that for electric automobiles.