Battery Saw

You do your best to get into a comfortable enough work position to be able to use two hands as much as possible but there’s times where one handing the saw, and maybe using the other hand to hold onto your climb line or a branch, etc. is more comfortable and might improve safety. Just the way it is. Or you’re cutting and chucking a small limb or piece, etc.

Big difference between a safety-conscious and competent climber who uses the one hand technique in specific situations, and someone who is just reckless and unsafe, etc.
 
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My msa 161t just got run over by a car last week, so I bought a t540i xp to replace it. I have always been a little loyal to stihl (we're cracking open all of pandora's boxes here), but the throttle interlock on the stihl was a real pain, especially since I'm left handed and tend to make left handed cuts more often than most. I was also a little concerned with the durability of the body of the stihl. After about a week of use a chunk of plastic broke off the bottom of the body and then maybe a month later a crack showed up by the battery slot. It grew pretty quick and I was afraid the battery slot was going to become unusable in the near future. Fortunately that saw got forgotten on the fender of the chipper, fell off as I drove off, and got absolutely destroyed when it got ran over.

The new saw is definitely heavier and has a shorter battery life but holy smokes does she rip. I think if it wasn't for the additional throttle interlock on the stihl, I'd like the stihl better for pruning. I am interested in the t535i xp as a lighter climbing saw on prunes, and slapping on the stihl 1/4" picco chain to get a little more battery life out of it. Overall I'd recommend the husky. PLUS Husky has an arborist fleet program that gets you 20% off pro saws and arb tools if you meet their criteria.
 
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