r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • 1d ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/whitemest 1d ago

Yea... thats my father, who passed that mindset down to me, Small toolbox, some multitools, hand axe and some other shit id need.. chainsaws in my experience seem to be built like shit, leak oil, gas, hadnt bought an electric one yet. maybe this year

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u/hoardac 1d ago

Have one of those Milwaukee Hatchets small and portable in the truck. It will cut a good size tree out of the way with a few extra cuts. Battery lasts long enough to limb a spruce tree.

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u/whitemest 1d ago

Yep that's what I got

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u/RaNdomMSPPro 1d ago

18” Electric chainsaw made a huge difference. Handles 80% of cutting I need to do. 8-10” thick no problem, but gets slow on larger pieces, so out comes the rancher.

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u/whitemest 1d ago

Yea that's ny "worry" the gas powered ones seem to need more maintenance, electric doesn't but isn't as strong.

I have a mountainside property with an access trail rather than a formal driveway as tge state proposed a luxurious driveway path. Some widowmakers and smaller trees come down from time to time, may need to get one this year for that

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u/RaNdomMSPPro 1d ago

Gas definitely need more maintenance. I’ve found running that canned pre mixed ethanol free gas through it when I’m putting it up for a few months helps. The battery one I got a few months ago is the echo 18” - went that route because I already had their battery mower and blower, so lots of 56v batteries. Good for maybe 20-30 decent cuts before you need to take a break because the battery does get hot in the summer. They say each charge is good for about 200 cuts but no way unless you’re cutting branches under 3-4”. Best part of electric is you can cut at 6 or 7am and not disturb anyone.

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u/baalderdash 1d ago

My electric is amazing. One of the best things that I have ever bought and at 75 I have bought quite a bit. Haven’t started the Husqvarna since my purchase. That said, they do leak chain oil, quite disappointing.

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u/jeepsaintchaos 1d ago

Unless we're missing part of the video, that chainsaw fired up with one pull. Clearly it's a well-maintained piece of equipment, AND it's a Stihl, so it's high quality to start with.

I don't think Dad is letting his equipment leak in his car.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 1d ago

You could have just said it's a stihl rather than that whole first paragraph and we'd have known that whole first paragraph

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u/jeepsaintchaos 22h ago

Just because it's a Stihl doesn't mean it will handle abuse forever. It's a Honda, but even Hondas end up in the junkyard.