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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6
Stihl MSA300 vs MS271
According to the video, the MSA300 is equivalent to the 2-stroke MS271 in cutting performance.
I think this displays that even the most potent battery chainsaws are not really capable of sustained heavy duty cutting.
That's not to disparage battery chainsaws, I love the convince of my MSA140 in dealing with light duty limbing and pruning. But I have found it just doesn't do well with larger cuts, bogging down and triggering the stall sensor too often.
Something I have noted with Stihl battery saws is how they have the battery installed in the same space used for a traditional 2-stroke engine. This keeps them balanced and more natural feeling to use.
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I had the chance to sample an EGO chainsaw a couple of weeks ago and was less than impressed. Compared to the Stihl arrangement, EGO have the battery mounted sideways, creating an awkward imbalance to the left side. It just wasn't comfortable to hold, lacking the ergonomic feel and action offered by my MSA140. Which is shame as the EGO batteries are the best in the business.
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Thanks for that it'll make for some interesting viewing tonight.
I haven't been lucky enough to use any of the electric hand saws yet but have used a couple of the polesaws.
We had a Husky as a demo, hands down the best polesaw I've used, powerful and beautifully balanced. With a few extra batteries for longevity I'd be happy to use it all day everyday.
The Stihl was horrible though but to be fair it was an early one. With the standard battery it had no grunt and would last 15 minutes. We had the adapter to plug it into the backpack battery we used for our blowers. It was then heavy and cumbersome. That and you were always connected to the saw via the cable. Down right dangerous when pruning overhead as you had no way of bailing the saw and making and escape if it turned pear shaped.
My case to buy a big log saw and do the large removals in house that I mentioned a while ago was knocked back.
Apparently it came down to OHS and insurance which I find hard to believe, this has got to be the most lawless site I have worked on.
Oh well I tried.