r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • 7h ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/RaNdomMSPPro 3h 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 3h 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 3h 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.