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prwlyn Prowler Junkie Posts: 1668 |
posted 07-10-2002 11:07 AM
No, this is not for any massacre.... My gas chainsaw finally gave up and I'm looking at buying an electric one. I'm tired of pulling the *&%^ rope til my arm is 6" longer!! Does anyone have any experience with the electric saws in doing their job? The one I saw is a Remington 3.5 HP electric and I'm clearing off a piece of property we bought to expand our lake place. We're in the process of cutting trees down and the biggest ones are about 2 ft in diameter.. Any help in my deciding is appreciated.. ------------------ |
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fixumm Prowler Junkie Posts: 3056 |
posted 07-10-2002 01:25 PM
Hire a tree guy.LOL Electric can not hold up to that kind of stuff. Gas is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 07-10-2002 01:31 PM
Electric chain saws actually have more power than the gasoline and are a lot lighter. The problem is the electric cord, of course. I cut down a shag bark hickory that was about 60-70 foot tall and had to be close to 3 feet in dia. with an electic and it did the job. (I later got a huge gas chain saw to cut up the trunk.) I think it is a McCullough. |
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prwlyn Prowler Junkie Posts: 1668 |
posted 07-10-2002 03:27 PM
Thanks for the comeback... I to hold with the gas power but I also didn't like think much of battery powered tools until I started buying 18 volt stuff and now I'm convinced with them.. Thanks, I'll give it a try. Heck that one is only $89.00.... ------------------ |
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PROWLER-KEITH Prowler Junkie Posts: 1243 |
posted 07-10-2002 07:47 PM
Fred I would recommend getting a small Stil power saw or a Huskavarna power saw I owned a Remington electric threw it away after a short while. I was a logger for 30 yrs and fell a lot of tree's over the years some over 15 ft across gas saws run good if you mix the gas right and keep the plug clean and the air filter also clean, hope this helps you out. PK
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sunbird Prowler Junkie Posts: 595 |
posted 07-10-2002 11:02 PM
I've got an electric. It works great! I've had it many years. But...I never need to cut anything larger than 6 or 8 inches. I think I would recommend a gas model for a 2 foot diameter tree. When I lived in Colorado, I helped my father in law cut down a lot of dead trees with up to a 4 foot diameter. He had a Stihl and it worked great! |
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CJ Prowler Junkie Posts: 18860 |
posted 07-10-2002 11:05 PM
Be nicer if you just left the trees!  |
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PROWLER-KEITH Prowler Junkie Posts: 1243 |
posted 07-10-2002 11:13 PM
I was wondering how long it would take for a tree Hugger to speak up  PK |
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GenoTex Prowler Junkie Posts: 8492 |
posted 07-11-2002 07:53 AM
Got a real nice HOmelite for ya Fred... havent used it since the tornado took out all our trees back in '97 http://www.tornadoproject.com/past/oakfot14.htm This message has been edited by GenoTex on 07-13-2002 at 10:13 AM |
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TLRandall Prowler Junkie Posts: 3855 |
posted 07-11-2002 08:22 AM
The trees around here grow faster than you can keep them cut. Fred, I've had a gas for 11 years now, just keep it clean, sharpened and OILED and it will cut all the Burleson County trees you can handle! I have to cut somewhere on the place at least one a month to keep it from turning into a jungle (or tropical rain forest for you politically correct types!) ------------------ |
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superdanthegarbageman Prowler Junkie Posts: 229 |
posted 07-11-2002 06:34 PM
a stick of dynamite usually sends the tree on its way...thats how we do it here.. |
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superdanthegarbageman Prowler Junkie Posts: 229 |
posted 07-11-2002 06:34 PM
a stick of dynamite usually sends the tree on its way...thats how we do it here.. |
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sunbird Prowler Junkie Posts: 595 |
posted 07-11-2002 11:00 PM
quote: Can you spell Forest Fire? Living around the great lakes, the forests are wet and damp. But come out here to the west. Let's see, the last three days were 117 degrees, 118 degrees, and 113 degrees. We have had 0.61 inch of rain since October 1, 2001. Dead trees and over growth is a very dangerous situation. Sorry, CJ, I know you meant well. ------------------ This message has been edited by sunbird on 07-11-2002 at 11:02 PM |
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prwlyn Prowler Junkie Posts: 1668 |
posted 07-12-2002 10:06 AM
CJ, I hear you and we're only taking out the ones that "have" to go or are dead.. I love shade trees around the place. This property is overgrown from never being cleared. We're putting in a new moble home and will need to take out some to get that in. Also by taking some out the grass will start coming back in that area when the sun can get in there.. Sorry but I'm with CJ on the tree issue. It just seems like where ever a tree stands we have to pour concrete and that just plain sucks.. Thanks to all for the input.. |
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PROWLER-KEITH Prowler Junkie Posts: 1243 |
posted 07-12-2002 10:24 AM
Don't get me wrong I love tree's we have billions of them where I live I have lots on my 1 acre lot 150 ft tall, the tree hugger statement I made was in jest not to upset anyone PK |
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