Saw options?

[Rotax_Kid]

Lately we've seemed to be doing more and more involuntary logging while riding. We've fought with a number of different saws over the years with similar results. I started looking for options after our last ride and came across this..

https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XCU01Z

I have the batteries..its light...and could easily fit on the tunnel. Anyone have any experience with similar small saws? What else are you using? I have other uses for this so not a waste...cool toy either way that has good reviews

 

[imdoo'n]

Lately we've seemed to be doing more and more involuntary logging while riding. We've fought with a number of different saws over the years with similar results. I started looking for options after our last ride and came across this..

https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XCU01Z

I have the batteries..its light...and could easily fit on the tunnel. Anyone have any experience with similar small saws? What else are you using? I have other uses for this so not a waste...cool toy either way that has good reviews

give it an honest tryout, see how well it works over a summer, you may be golden, if not you found out and have a household tool, with an honest opinion of how it worked, others opinions, are good and bad, with there own personal agendas and prejudices. good luck, let us know how it worked out!.

 

[Stompin Tom]

Lately we've seemed to be doing more and more involuntary logging while riding. We've fought with a number of different saws over the years with similar results. I started looking for options after our last ride and came across this..

https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XCU01Z

I have the batteries..its light...and could easily fit on the tunnel. Anyone have any experience with similar small saws? What else are you using? I have other uses for this so not a waste...cool toy either way that has good reviews

Electric saws and sleds dont work. You cant let the batteries get to cold or they loose their charge, and if they really freeeze, they are pretty much screwed and the batteries are expensive.

I have a Stihl cordless for quading and I love it.

oh yeah, there is a thread somewhere on this site pretty long about cordless chainsaws and lots of reviews

 

[moyiesledhead]

I'm gonna try mine this winter as soon as I can find a place to carry the battery under the hood to keep it warm. I love it in the summer.

 

[thegeneral]

Currently using a Silky pruning saw. It’s got a replaceable blade in the rare event that you break it��. It’s been a tough customer and has stayed sharp for 4 seasons now. I got it at Timberland Supply in Edmonton. About $65 if I remember correctly.

 

[ferniesnow]

I use a Stihl pruning saw that fits nicely in my back pack. Not the folding one but the one that is about 40 cm long and it comes with it's own case. I used to rivet the case to the tunnel for easier access but I lost a couple over the years. The saw is very sharp and quite strong and idea for cutting branches and trunks.

 

[Lund]

I have this saw, Greenworks 80v that i pack in my jet boat. It is an amazing saw, fast and powerful no fuel to mess with and pack's well. I use to carry a small gas saw in the boat and since i got this i no longer do.
With all honesty was out for a week up river and that saw kept the wood coming for the week with no recharge, in damp and cold temp, dropping below 0 at night.
Li-ion batteries like all batteries don't like cold but if you keep it wrapped and in a warm area you won't have issues ever when you take it out for use, even in the coldest days. Maybe a special place under the hood or in your pack?
I sure there are exception's but then do you want to be out there when its really cold, if you do then a gas saw is best.
I highly recommend this saw from Greenworks.
http://www.chainsawjournal.com/best-greenworks-chainsaw-reviews/

 

[slededjr]

I have the Silky 240. It’s crazy sharp and fast at cutting. Lots of YouTube vids on saws for comparison.

 

[Tchetek]

My opinion is that’s a big item for a 4 inch blade.

Pocket chainsaw and or the pruning saws as mentioned are fast and small.


If your doing more work than that, the dewalt 60 volt! shrink the bar down to a 12 or 14 inch.

But I already have a bunch of yellow tools, not sure if those teal ones have an equivalent.

im not a paying $500 for it though!

 

[Korey]

I have the stihl ps90 works amazingly field tested many many many times lol and fits nicely in my sno pulse 30l bag. May be a bit large if you have a smaller bag. Personally when I'm in the mountains I want to take as few things as possible that require relying on batteries cause you just never know

 

[skegpro]

I have the stihl ps90 works amazingly field tested many many many times lol and fits nicely in my sno pulse 30l bag. May be a bit large if you have a smaller bag. Personally when I'm in the mountains I want to take as few things as possible that require relying on batteries cause you just never know

Agreed, that saw is unreal.

 

[pano-dude]

Bca snow saw, works great for trees.

 

[Rotax_Kid]

How well do the hand chainsaws work? I've seen mixed reviews on them and I question how eazy they would be to work with?

 

[ferniesnow]

How well do the hand chainsaws work? I've seen mixed reviews on them and I question how eazy they would be to work with?

First hand experience was with a couple of young athletic whipper snappers. The chain takes a lot of energy to get the job done and it was a struggle for them. Not as easy as the Stihl pruning saw. I'm thinking the big teeth are a disadvantage. The other thing is a maintenance issue; needs to be heavily oiled or greased after each use or else it rusts quite quickly and the rusty rivets don't work smooth.

 

[imdoo'n]

i have had a few, they work well on logs, i made my own from a cheap chainsaw blade, worked nice, just cuts on one stroke, a folding hand saw worked the best, a corona saw at lowes is what i carry very sharp, can cut faster than a chain saw, silky saws will be the best, but $$$$. corona saw 7 or 10 inch blade is a close second for $20

 

[X-it]

Husqvarna, Stihl Dewalt would be my choice. The saw that comes in the avalanche shovel sure works good if your careful to cut straight and not bend it.

 

[ferniesnow]

Bca snow saw, works great for trees.

With all your experience Darcy, that must be sarcasm?

The saw in the shovel handles work good for what they are designed for; cutting snow. How many times have you seen someone with a broken one?

 

[imdoo'n]

With all your experience Darcy, that must be sarcasm?

The saw in the shovel handles work good for what they are designed for; cutting snow. How many times have you seen someone with a broken one?

yes, they work as a pull saw for wood, push breaks em quick, similarly the small folding saws work best as a pull saw too. no structural rigidity to the blade on a push stroke. went through several myself till i found this out.

 

[X-it]

Haha... the avalanche shovel saw is amazing at cutting, I have not broken mine yet, and I have cut a lot of trees with it.. most do snap it on the first tree though. Being a carpenter for 40 years does help

 

[Dragonalain]

65 bucks at the local husky dealer the sthil ones are very nice also. Works 1000 times better than a shovel saw. (Which I converted over to a Milwaukee ax sawsal blade) the shovel saw may get u out of a bind, but if u ever have to light a fire to keep someone warm waiting for help u will swear every time u have to buck some wood up. As for the chain saw chain with handles they are pretty ****ty compared to the pictured saw.