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  briggsandscrapem September 20, 2016 at 10:21pm

  I hate all the battery crap being pushed at the moment. However even I can see the possible benefit of battery power on a light duty occasional use chainsaw.
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    chris > briggsandscrapem September 20, 2016 at 11:04pm

    That's the feeling I'm getting no mess should be a cleaner tool for the van, and should be powerful enough for what I need it for
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  Ben Jakes September 21, 2016 at 12:21pm

  You can't loose with an MS181 for around £210. Battery is great but if you end up processing some firewood or whatnot for a client you'll wish you had petrol.
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    chris > Ben Jakes September 21, 2016 at 12:33pm

    Have you got a link can't see ms181 in cordless only petrol
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        Richard Gadsby > Ben Jakes September 21, 2016 at 8:16pm

        I think if they can get battery saws right (as in more power like a medium to large saw) they would be brilliant as as soon as you let go of the trigger the chain stops. That's got to be better than petrol!!
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              Graham Matthews > Ben Jakes September 22, 2016 at 1:05am

              As you know Bill I'm a EGO freak but it's best move I ever made !! I haven't used my chainsaw yet but if it performs the same as the rest of the tool's in the range then it will be all and more that I'm likely to need !!! 

              https://youtu.be/4tBCb8MkTAA
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                Billybop > Graham Matthews September 22, 2016 at 7:14am

                nice one graham that's good to hear, wouldn't mind joining the ego club myself one day, those extra volts must equal extra power, my bosch and stihl 36v cordless systems are paying for themselves nicely, i treat myself to a new tool, battery or accessory most months, as funds allow, some of those jobs i used to dread i now actually look forward to lol
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                  Billybop > Ben Jakes September 22, 2016 at 8:31am

                  To be honest with the hand held lithium battery cordless tools (at least the ones I have) there is no discernible difference in performance all the way from fully charged to "empty" (i.e the point at which the battery management cuts off the power) With the lawnmowers you can notice a slight loss in performance some time before they will actually shut off, you can hear the speed of the blade drop slightly,i tend to swap out the batteries at this point.
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                    Graham Matthews > Billybop September 22, 2016 at 3:16pm

                    On the EGO tool's it's all or nothing there is no drop off it's full power or nothing I think the batteries have a circuit that ensures this ! as far as the 14 inch chainsaw goes EGO state up to 100 cuts per charge on a 2 AH battery !! they also state 40% more power than a typical 40 volt tool !!
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            Joe baker > Ben Jakes October 4, 2016 at 8:56pm

            You can't go wrong if you have already got a blunt chain.kneel with the saw between your knees or the bar in a vice find the most worn tooth , follow the angle of the line on the top of the tooth keep the file flat and push down back. Only push the file never brag it back over the tooth blunting the file. Once you have sharpened the worst tooth if it's bad 10 or so pushes. Measure how long the tooth is and sharpen them all back to that size. Do all the left side first (or the right) then do all the teeth on the other side. The first couple of times will take a maybe 40 mins but you will quickly get it down to 10 mins. Good luck.