I've run a bunch of chainsaws since my teens. McCullough, Poulan, Husky, Stihl, Echo, you name it, I've run it. As I approach my dotage, I am loathe to crank a gas chainsaw. I'm no longer felling timber or cutting firewood, I'm pruning trash trees on my little acre.
Battery technology has improved over the past decade, and the era of plug-it-in-the-wall power tools is about over.. I have gone almost solely to batter operated tools, and I use the yellow-black brand.. All my batteries are yellow-black.
Last week, I needed to do some pruning, so I stated looking around. As it turns out, Amazon sells chainsaws. Little handy saws that run on batteries and don't need pull ropes. I did a little research and bought this one. It's a no-name Chinese knockoff and uses those familiar yellow-black batteries.
The only thing that didn't come in the box was a syringe to put bar oil into the reservoir. A quick trip to the feed store solved that problem. This morning I filled it with bar oil, put in a fresh battery and went out to hairlip a little tree that is in the way. Thirty minutes later, I wondered why I had waited so long to get one. The little tree is on the burn pile, the battery is on the charger and the saw is back it its case.
This little saw is On Time. It may not last as long as the branded saws, but it proves the concept.
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