4
« Last post by Sam on November 22, 2020, 07:54:59 PM »
I've got a Stihl 290 that I bought in 2008 right after the tornado hit us. No telling how many hours it's got on it. I use it, my son and SIL also use it. It still cranks and runs great. It's on it's 3 bar and I have no idea how many chains it's worn out. Up until a couple of years ago I heated my shop with wood and used it a lot. Now that I don't cut firewood anymore I only keep it around for big jobs, like storm damage or cutting big stuff. Last year I bought a 14" Ryobi, 40 volt battery powered chainsaw. It's what I grab 90% of the time now. If I'm heading to the lease and just want a saw along in case of a log blocked road or such, it's what I take. I've got a hunting buddy that has a Milwaukee 14" that uses his 18 volt drill batteries, that thing is a beast, I put it right up there with any gas powered saw of the same size I've ever run. I wanted one, but then I priced it. I don't use one enough to justify the $$$. I'm well pleased with my Ryobi, it's not in the class with the Milwaukee, but it cost 1/3 what it did and I already had batteries for it. Unless we get hit by another bad storm, I don't know if I'll ever crank my gas powered saw again. I can cut wood for camp, clear shooting lanes and roads with the electric just fine. I told my son to just keep my Stihl at his house and I'll holler if I need it. It's the same with weed eaters, I gave him my gas powered Stihl weed eater this year after I got a good 18 volt electric, it's cuts just as good and there's no cranking or gas to mess with.
Recent Posts