T542ixp and 542ixp
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DonnyCoffey
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Can't wait to see it in action and some reviews from quality reviewers.
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
Per that video, it looks promising.
evo
Been here much more than a while
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- My Island, WA
Is that a different battery? Or just the bigger one?
DonnyCoffey
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From what I can gather, I think it has the same output, but a more weatherproof housing
Muggs
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Canuckistan
That auto-restart idea sounds great. That's one thing that drives me nuts about the 540i is how it just completely stops when it gets bogged down...
Good because I have had the battery on the 540i temporarily shut down in wet conditions..Hopefully they have fixed this issue.
I've never had any wet-condition issues with any of my battery tools, but always glad to hear about potential improvements. I notice the bar has some different coloring on it, but I assume it is the same chain as the previous saws...?
Wonder when it will be for sale in the states, I don't need one right now but it's probably the climbing saw I'd like to buy next.
Wonder when it will be for sale in the states, I don't need one right now but it's probably the climbing saw I'd like to buy next.
Muggs
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- Location
- Canuckistan
My biggest issue with battery tools is cold weather performance. Batteries won't charge when they are cold...
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
Turn your thermostat up a bit higher.
Matias
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- Location
- Butte County
Ask the clients to charge them inside their house?
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
By the time I have burnt through two batteries I am ready for a gas saw, and ready to get out of the damn tree.
Matias
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Butte County
I have finished plenty of little trees with just a battery or part of a second.
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
He doesn't even get cold temps there. Maybe 20 degree F in the dead of winter. I would like to put him in a tree when it is 50 below. I think more than his battery would not charge. When you can't get your bar oil out of the jug. When you are afraid your 24 strand double braid might crack when you bend it. When you forget and accelerate your truck like you would in the summertime and your axle shatters. When your mesh face shield ices over because your breath freezes on it, and you can't see through it anymore. When you are trying to climb and run a chainsaw wearing chopper mitts because the heat packs won't fit in gloves.
But then, I don't like working when it is warm. Take the cold any day over that 80 degree stuff.
But then, I don't like working when it is warm. Take the cold any day over that 80 degree stuff.
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i‘ve had 2 dead batteries because of severe rain and i know plenty of people who had the same problem. also had one battery fall out of the saw nearly hitting my groundy, there is an extra strap around the battery now to not repeat that.
