It’s always nice when I swing into the shop to reload my bucket truck with new parts and pieces and see a new toy sitting there with my name on it. A little present if you will. Our purchasing guy must have got a deal on these Dewalt Chainsaws or something. Maybe he felt bad that each of the crews had one but the two Serviceman didn’t? Either way, I have one for my truck and I ain’t giving it back!!
I have had a little experience with this battery operated chainsaw before. When the Dewalt rep came by the shop I happened to be there. I was very impressed with the power and how many cuts you can make. You can really lean into it before it stops the chain. Not to mention the added safety aspect of it being very quiet. No ear plugs needed and when someone wants to get your attention all they have to do is talk... not yell and scream at the top of their lungs.
It’s a little longer than my one-handed Stihl and operatingthw Dewalt one-handed doesn’t sound like a good idea...
The instant power of the electric motor is absolutely awesome!! No more messing with the choke, pulling the chord a 1,000 times to get it to start. Finessing the throttle so it doesn’t die and did I mention the noise??
Well I can’t just get rid of my little one-handed Stihl chainsaw so I need to find a home for my new Dewalt. My Stihl sits in the bottom of a bun with oil and mixed gas among some rigging stuff.
I don’t have time at the moment to reorganize all my stuff to make room for another chainsaw on my bucket truck. I am not sure when I will actually. I am not just gonna put it up in the belly and let it bounce around all over the place. So I pulled out my climbing tools and stood it upright behind them.
Now let’s hope I can remember where I put this when I need to use it. Because I don’t see it in this bin do you??
With a gas powered chainsaw, it’s pretty normal to refill the bar oil when you run out of fuel. Well with an electric saw it doesn’t work like that. The battery lasts a lot longer than the bar oil does. So I guess that is one downfall but I wouldn’t really even call it that. It’s just something you need to pay attention to is all. Equipped with a 3,200 watt inverter on my truck, I can charge batteries like crazy. Having an extra battery would be nice but I guess having the gas chainsaw will do just fine... or my hydraulic pole saw....
Hive On
and
You can never have
Too many tools in your tool box...
Just get a bigger box
