Milwaukee top handle is coming

I saw a review done by Mitch Zenobi (?) on YouTube or Instagram awhile back of the saw. It looked pretty legitimate as far as a professional’s power/speeds demands would go. If I get a battery saw chances are good it’ll be Milwaukee.
 
Yah, as another PNW tree guy like Mitch (I doesn't know him personally) he seems pretty legit from skimming his channel, and seeing what he does with that saw certainly makes it look like a real contender. It's interesting seeing companies not known for chainsaws at all coming out with decent/good top-handle saws, but it is certainly a positive thing to push the usual companies to innovate and compete.
 
27RMT0N said:
Yah, as another PNW tree guy like Mitch (I doesn't know him personally) he seems pretty legit from skimming his channel, and seeing what he does with that saw certainly makes it look like a real contender. It's interesting seeing companies not known for chainsaws at all coming out with decent/good top-handle saws, but it is certainly a positive thing to push the usual companies to innovate and compete.
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I was a little hesitant at first to buy a chainsaw from "not a chainsaw company". Then it occurred, why would I be comfortable buying an electric motor and battery from "not a cordless tool company" in Husqvarna or Stihl? The chainsaw part itself is rather straight forward. The innovation is battery and motor centered. Cordless tool companies are more invested in that than traditional chainsaw companies...
 
I used my Milwaukee top handle again this weekend to take down a couple small hackberrys and trim a couple 7-8" limbs off another tree. Had the 8ah battery in there. Cut pieces into 2'-3' fire pit size pieces. Used half the battery from start to finish. Put the battery in the rapid charge and it was full in under 20 minutes. Was a delight to climb with.
 
Unfortunately, can't do my review right now....Acme's website describes a tool that I bought is including two batteries. It came with one. They're not willing to stand by what they sold me, so I'm sending it back.

I'll ponder it for a little bit and may still buy the saw... That I will get it from somebody that don't have to wonder if they are running a bait and switch. I also may delay that expense into another time... It's not a huge chunk...but I bought a new sprayer this spring; insurance comes due in mid-June; buying a new harness and gear to get another guy climbing... Just like the rest of you, always have other expenses. I jumped on the early order because I thought it was a pre-sale special. It turns out everybody selling it for the same price right now.

I might just buy the 12" chainsaw (which I'd probably prefer, but comes as tool only, not as a kit with batteries) and see how my current crop of batteries does. Can add another big battery as they go on sale at Black Friday sales or the like.
 
Last year I ordered a handheld DeWalt leaf blower (DCBL772); they advertised a tiny 3 AmpHr battery included.
So I also ordered a 12 AmpHr bat.

They sent the blower w/ a 9.0 Amp Hr Battery ! !

OUTSTANDING !
 
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After watching the video, the two big "negatives" were a heafty weight and the small dawgs. The dawgs I noticed right away. I actually tried to retrofit a larger one from a Stihl saw but there wasn't much material in the right spots to make it work. Crafting and making a more aggressive dawg profile isn't the hardest thing to do but it is something this saw will eventually need. The dawgs work and well when you are perpendicular to the stem. Once you go on an angle to make a face cut, you notice the limitation of their small profile. I hope he keeps using it and gives a more input after spending some time with it.
 
He is a showman. Good at what he does, but sometimes I get tired of the YouTube approach. And like you, you've seen one crane pick you have pretty much seen them all. But if he picks a lot and has nothing else to show, I guess you go with what you have. Enough August.
The power of the saw seems really good. The dawgs I can make up a set. The weight looks to be the issue with me, but if it can plow through full bar length I would consider it for spar dropping on smaller trees, and use my Echo 2500 on the limbs.
I'm not going to invest in one till it has been out for a bit though.
 
Shadowscape said:
He is a showman. Good at what he does, but sometimes I get tired of the YouTube approach. And like you, you've seen one crane pick you have pretty much seen them all. But if he picks a lot and has nothing else to show, I guess you go with what you have. Enough August.
The power of the saw seems really good. The dawgs I can make up a set. The weight looks to be the issue with me, but if it can plow through full bar length I would consider it for spar dropping on smaller trees, and use my Echo 2500 on the limbs.
I'm not going to invest in one till it has been out for a bit though.
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What I do not get is the idea of replacing a 201tc with one of these gutless unbalanced electric saws for dealing with removals. As for August, his vids have become just like all others mundane. Well except for Reg. He is always switching things up and explaining loads of things. The electric saw has the no pull start aspect, which is appealing. But other than that I am not interested.
 
islandarb said:
What I do not get is the idea of replacing a 201tc with one of these gutless unbalanced electric saws for dealing with removals. As for August, his vids have become just like all others mundane. Well except for Reg. He is always switching things up and explaining loads of things. The electric saw has the no pull start aspect, which is appealing. But other than that I am not interested.
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Lack of Heat, vibration, noise, mechanical issues. There's many more pro's than just no pull cord. Like any good skilled tradesmen, you need to pick the right tool for the job. Electricians have 15 different styles of pliers, carpenters have half a dozen different hammers, and plumbers are the same with their wrenches. If you're doing big removals all the time then I agree, the electric battery top handle is probably not the right saw. But different strokes for different folks. I think it's fair to say August used it for those removals to put it through the biggest wood it can possibly get itself into before going to a bigger saw. I certainly wouldn't want to use it for doing crane work or anything in the substantial size range for more than one or two cuts.
 
islandarb said:
What I do not get is the idea of replacing a 201tc with one of these gutless unbalanced electric saws for dealing with removals. As for August, his vids have become just like all others mundane. Well except for Reg. He is always switching things up and explaining loads of things. The electric saw has the no pull start aspect, which is appealing. But other than that I am not interested.
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To date the electric saws are not going to compete with a gas saw for large wood. For in the canopy when limbing, the electrics are great. No pull starting; stops when you let go and hang it on your harness; Unclip it and squeeze and it is going again. We all have committed the no-no of clipping a running gas saw on our harness while moving about in the tree, just so we don't have to restart it again. Not the safest thing to do. The electrics eliminate that issue, and having to engage and disengage the clutch brake when doing so.
I currently only have one electric. The Echo 2500. Very light. Not very strong, so I don't go after anything larger than about 3" with it now. But for clearing limbs on my way up a tree for removal, it sure is handy.
I agree with you on videos. I look forward to the next Reg video. He mixes it up enough to hold my interest and doesn't just make a video for the sake of making videos. If he puts one out is because he thinks it is going to help someone, not just be daily entertainment like a sitcom.
 
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