battery chainsaws

[123hotchef]

Touch a piece of wood at anything above idle and it just pulls itself in and chomps through it.

sold!

 

[123hotchef]

XP`s are top drawer, a bit overkill for occasional use.

Bob

Sold I like over kill

 

[123hotchef]

Hayes Machinery were cheaper by a big margin on the 562XP when I got mine but they did have a sale on.

At least on my strimmer it's been a damn sight easier to start by draining the fuel and running the carb dry. I was planning on doing the same with my 562XP but it's been used pretty regularly at the moment so can't really comment...

ok before I dive in balls first! Can I drain the tank on this and run the carb dry? If so how @sako243 I would rather cut this oak up on site than at my own house on the driveway! it gets messy quickly! I would just split it at home.

 

[123hotchef]

I cut a load of free firewood up wth a 3ft ex swedish army bow saw. Like a hot knife through butter. Not to everyones taste but you use what you've got.

no I cant face that with all this oak, I have done in the past but splitting it with the axe is exercise enough

 

[zzr1200]

I would also add to Bob's comment above, the 562XP is the first tool that has genuinely scared me. I've always had a healthy respect for power tools - particularly grinders and chainsaws but this is the first time I got a big shock when pointed it at some wood. As the chap who helps my neighbour out with his carpentry and roofing business, it just wants to eat wood. Touch a piece of wood at anything above idle and it just pulls itself in and chomps through it.

You should try a 372XP, with a 8 pin ring with a 16inch bar...

 

[sako243]

You should try a 372XP, with a 8 pin ring with a 16inch bar...

I think the main difference was an aggressive chain rather than the dulled "home-user" ones, this thing chucks out shavings rather than sawdust. I've got over the initial shock now but still treat it with a very healthy respect, particularly as it revs so damn quickly compared to all others I've used. Easy to make a slip in this weather and you only need to touch the throttle.

 

[zzr1200]

Homeowners chain sucks...

 

[addjunkie]

ok before I dive in balls first! Can I drain the tank on this and run the carb dry? If so how @sako243 I would rather cut this oak up on site than at my own house on the driveway! it gets messy quickly! I would just split it at home.

Just run it dry, tanks are small enough, after a few days youll learn how long a measure of juice lasts.

 

[sako243]

Just run it dry, tanks are small enough, after a few days youll learn how long a measure of juice lasts.

Maybe on smaller saws but my 562XP ran for the best part of half a day when I felled and logged a fir tree in the garden. Bearing in mind I didn't much need to go above half throttle a lot of the time and it revs so quickly that you don't keep it running whilst moving about limbing the tree.

I'd just tip out the contents of the tank and then run the carb dry.

 

[123hotchef]

you guys are convincing me to double the budget and take the plunge with my first decent petrol chainsaw!

how do these saws fair with the new ethanol rich petrol?

 

[sako243]

Not sure - treated mine to some Aspen 2, 5 trees (proper ones not these little 8" tiddlers) in and still got a little bit left from 5l.

 

[brightspark]

i just use an electric chainsaw with an 60 meter extension lead any further just put the honda generator on the sack barrow and take it wherever and it will run as long as you want a bit of trimming and the battery one will be ok

 

[123hotchef]

Not sure - treated mine to some Aspen 2, 5 trees (proper ones not these little 8" tiddlers) in and still got a little bit left from 5l.

hum well just googled it! not cheap but is it made from the good stuff? I guess we will never know though

 

[123hotchef]

i just use an electric chainsaw with an 60 meter extension lead any further just put the honda generator on the sack barrow and take it wherever and it will run as long as you want a bit of trimming and the battery one will be ok

I have a gennie, I was going to sell it as It has only been used once! decent bit of kit with 16amp sockets too.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I have the corded makita one for home use.
this would be for away from home use! like cutting this oak up into managable bits. It would also be handy to take out green lanning.

what would the maintance be like on the 562 if it was not used often?
It does look like a great bit of kit and I do love the smell!

Husqvarna 562 XP Professional Petrol Chainsaw | Husqvarna Professional Chainsaws

Husqvarna Professional Chainsaws available from Sam Turner & Sons | Husqvarna 562 XP Petrol Chainsaw for Professionals with options for Bars & Chain.

www.sam-turner.co.uk

Use aspen fuel or similar rather than pump fuel. Helps a lot with tools that aren't used regularly

 

[123hotchef]

Aspen 2 stroke 5 litres

aspen fuel

www.hughpage.co.uk

not that bad actually if u factor in fuel costs oil costs and mixing

 

[sako243]

hum well just googled it! not cheap but is it made from the good stuff? I guess we will never know though

It's alkalene rather then hydrocarbon based I think @8ob can probably clarify. I do miss the smell of two stroke though...

 

[addjunkie]

Ive started using Sthil ready mix, seems to run far better.

 

[123hotchef]

Well this may be win win for me then. Petrol saw and decent long life fuel

 

[8ob]

Aspen 2 stroke 5 litres

aspen fuel

www.hughpage.co.uk

not that bad actually if u factor in fuel costs oil costs and mixing

The few guys that I know who use it rave about it and reckon they get less headaches or nausea when using two strokes close in like on hedge trimming etc, longevity/shelf life is well documented and makes it a favourite with gardeners or occasional users. We can get through 40ltrs of mix a day so way too expensive for us.

Bob