southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
At the Stihl Dealer yesterday, they said they shipped the battery-powered top handles back to Germany.
Gonna be $800ish for batteries, charge, and saw.
How to prevent top handle exhaust from melting stuff when racking it
- Thread starter colb
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Gonna be $800ish for batteries, charge, and saw.
Really? This battery thing is more disruptive than we think. Stihl could be out of business in five years if they don't get it together. It's all about the battery tech and brushless motors at this point. This time next year, I'm probably going to post in the Coffee Coffee Coffee thread about my Milwaukee drip brewer.
One other thing I'm noticing is that I don't think my Milwaukee saw has a suspension built into it. I could be wrong. Does that mean that the suspension is primarily for 2-stroke engine vibration rather than vibration from the chain contacting the wood? If so, that is a further simplification of saw technology alongside the lack of carburetor and other gas tech.
Santiago Casanova
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- Sink Hole
I was using an echo 355t with a basic lanyard. It has a dog leash snap on one end and a loop and ring on the other. It hangs below my feet when fully extended or if I clip the ring to my saddle it will be about 6 inches below my waist, hanging straight down. The loop of the lanyard is girth hitched to the ring on the back of the saw. If I orient it right, it will stay at my side pointing away from the melty bits.
Santiago Casanova
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- Sink Hole
I'm noting that the 2511t is 5.2 lbs. dry/7.3 lbs. wet, and the makita is 10.1 with batteries (does not say if that includes bar oil...). An ms193t is 7.28 for just the dry powerhead. An ms150t is 6.1 lbs. for just the dry powerhead. I suspect that the makita is a more powerful saw than the 2511t.
