Some good points, Allan, thanks! I’m heavily invested in the MIlwaukee “M18” platform, so I may look and see what they have. Never thought to look there…duh!
-D > On May 6, 2024, at 6:59 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Just to add, I also have their electric push mower, which uses the same > batteries. > > Except for the color and branding, it looks identical to a lot of the > electric mowers sold at Lowes, Amazon, and other places. I don't know if the > batteries are interchangable but I think they are all made by the same > Taiwanese or Chinese manufacturer. > > > > On Mon, May 6, 2024, at 20:42, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> I'm happy with my Harbor Freight Atlas battery electric chainsaw. I >> doubt it would hold up to daily professional use but for what I need it >> has done fine so far. >> >> If you're already invested in another battery system I would probably >> stay with that. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference in the >> saws. >> >> Yes, not fooling with carbs every spring, mixing two-stroke oil and >> gas, trying to get it to start and stay running -- so nice. >> >> Allan >> >> >> On Mon, May 6, 2024, at 19:59, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> Stihl, I would expect, but does anyone have any experience with their >>> battery-operated saws? I don’t need to fell 100-year-old Ponderosa >>> pines onmy lot, I’ve got a guy to do that for me. But - I need to >>> de-limb and do other light trimming. >>> >>> Battery just makes so much sense these days. I’ve got a decent used >>> Stihl in the garage right now that needs a carb rebuild, I suspect, as >>> I can’t get it started to save my life (it does run on ether, though!) >>> I’m looking for easy, not more work. >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
