Lidl 40V Li-on Chainsaw

Lidl have a cordless chainsaw for 150eur, seems like a good deal. Anyone have any experience with these, are they any good?

Shower Doctor

Useless, waste of time buying these cheap lidl tools.

Feasach

Saturday, 13th October, Lidl offering HP Notebook 14" for €199.....
Spec: Win 10 64 bit
Intel Celeron N3060
Memory: 4Gig SDRAM
500Gig 5400rpm SATA
Display: 35.6 cm

Anyone familiar with this HP, is it a bargain or not......

Pique

The saw might be alright for light use but there is a warning sign in the description. Tool-free chain tightening. None of those systems work and the bar will loosen and do your head in. It'll be a ****ty ratchet type system that won't let you over tighten but after a while won't tighten enough.

Get the petrol one for the same price and at least it will cut something.

Chain speed on the petrol one is twice as fast as the battery one also.

Cantona's Collars

I got one of those electric chainsaws for free,a pain in the hole trying to keep tension on the chain.
Had a petrol one from Lidl too,it was a rebadged Husqvarna and did Trojan work.

Qwerty?

Did I see petrol chainsaws in Lidl or aldi recently?

Cantona's Collars

Qwerty? wrote: »

Did I see petrol chainsaws in Lidl or aldi recently?

Lidl have them next Thursday. I think Aldi had them recently.

somebody_else

Feasach wrote: »

Saturday, 13th October, Lidl offering HP Notebook 14" for €199.....
Spec: Win 10 64 bit
Intel Celeron N3060
Memory: 4Gig SDRAM
500Gig 5400rpm SATA
Display: 35.6 cm

Anyone familiar with this HP, is it a bargain or not......

got a link ?
Just got back from Lidl and can't see any.

Tom

loyatemu

Feasach wrote: »

Saturday, 13th October, Lidl offering HP Notebook 14" for €199.....
Spec: Win 10 64 bit
Intel Celeron N3060
Memory: 4Gig SDRAM
500Gig 5400rpm SATA
Display: 35.6 cm

Anyone familiar with this HP, is it a bargain or not......

you'd be forever cutting down a tree with that.

Truckermal

I'm thinking about getting the 4 in 1 Multi tool with the saw it looks good.

djdunny

Truckermal wrote: »

I'm thinking about getting the 4 in 1 Multi tool with the saw it looks good.

I have this and find it to be very heavy. It does come with a harness to attach it but can be awkward at times.

long_b

Truckermal wrote: »

I'm thinking about getting the 4 in 1 Multi tool with the saw it looks good.

Mine refuses to start after about a year. I hate it.

Pique

It's a 2 stroke engine. They're everywhere and nothing complicated. Bring it to a tool hire place for a look.

autumnalcore

long_b wrote: »

Truckermal wrote: »

I'm thinking about getting the 4 in 1 Multi tool with the saw it looks good.

Mine refuses to start after about a year. I hate it.

Probably just needs a shot of carb cleaner. Carb gets gummed up if you leave the fuel sitting in it also air filter can get clogged with oil.

long_b

Pique wrote: »

It's a 2 stroke engine. They're everywhere and nothing complicated. Bring it to a tool hire place for a look.

Local tool hire place won't touch them.

Pique

They hoping you'll hire/buy from them?

Well try what autumnalcore suggested or check YT for how-to's. I assume you always used premixed fuel+2 stroke oil in it? Cos if you didn't it's probably kaput.

long_b

Pique wrote: »

They hoping you'll hire/buy from them?

Well try what autumnalcore suggested or check YT for how-to's. I assume you always used premixed fuel+2 stroke oil in it? Cos if you didn't it's probably kaput.

Yup. Have had a go around the YouTube videos, adjusted the screw for the carburetor etc..
That's about the extent of my knowledge.

alec76

I’ve got one of those chainsaws. Love it so far.
It won’t replace you petrol chainsaw , but it is amazing for light DIY work .
It is also great for pruning garden trees ,you can fell few smallish trees with this one as well . It is very quiet too.
As for the battery life ... It is not bad, I would say one charge last same as one tank of petrol chainsaw .
Three year warranty with this saw.
Great emergency saw I would say , handy to have it at the back of a van/suv .

Cons :
- only one battery included ( it is alright for this price, but you can’t buy second battery separately , which is ridiculous)
I’ve sourced same saw in USA , brand name LYNXX
https://www.harborfreight.com/40v-lithium-14-in-cordless-chain-saw-63287.html
They selling spare battery for $59

- Biggest issue with this saw , it is not supposed to use in a rain , not friendly fo the wet weather.

Discodog

alec76 wrote: »

I’ve got one of those chainsaws. Love it so far.
It won’t replace you petrol chainsaw , but it is amazing for light DIY work .
It is also great for pruning garden trees ,you can fell few smallish trees with this one as well . It is very quiet too.
As for the battery life ... It is not bad, I would say one charge last same as one tank of petrol chainsaw .
Three year warranty with this saw.
Great emergency saw I would say , handy to have it at the back of a van/suv .

Cons :
- only one battery included ( it is alright for this price, but you can’t buy second battery separately , which is ridiculous)
I’ve sourced same saw in USA , brand name LYNXX
https://www.harborfreight.com/40v-lithium-14-in-cordless-chain-saw-63287.html
They selling spare battery for $59

- Biggest issue with this saw , it is not supposed to use in a rain , not friendly fo the wet weather.

Are you sure about this ? You usually can.

fryup

say if you're in the middle of sawing down a heavy tree or branch and the battery goes dead, you'd be rightly goosed

Discodog

fryup wrote: »

say if you're in the middle of sawing down a heavy tree or branch and the battery goes dead, you'd be rightly goosed

You do have a charge indicator on the batteries so you can check before you cut.

alec76

fryup wrote: »

say if you're in the middle of sawing down a heavy tree or branch and the battery goes dead, you'd be rightly goosed

I have couple petrol saws( one is PRO series Husqvarna 550XP), I won't be starting felling heavy tree with the battery saw., as for the small trees , say 14 inch it is fine.

alec76

Discodog wrote: »

Are you sure about this ? You usually can.

Don't you know LIDL, the might have it in stock .. Once a year.
They don't sell any batteries at the moment.

Discodog

alec76 wrote: »

Don't you know LIDL, the might sell spare battery... Once a year.

https://www.einhelltools.co.uk/cmspage.php?page_id=67

alec76

Discodog wrote: »

https://www.einhelltools.co.uk/cmspage.php?page_id=67

Nothing there , I am afraid
Florabest 40V FKTSA 40 LI-A1 chainsaw model
FAP 40 A1 battery code

Discodog

alec76 wrote: »

Nothing there , I am afraid
Florabest 40V FKTSA 40 LI-A1 chainsaw model
FAP 40 A1 battery code

Have you asked them ?

alec76

Good point, I'll send an email.

alec76

Got a reply from EinhellTools
...Unfortunately that model isn’t one we have manufactured for Lidl ......."
I am still waiting for reply from LIDL customer Care though.

JayJay99

alec76 wrote: »

Nothing there , I am afraid
Florabest 40V FKTSA 40 LI-A1 chainsaw model
FAP 40 A1 battery code

I found where you can get a spare battery for your chainsaw;
If you search up "optimex-shop" .com. Sorry, I not allowed to post the link! )-:
But it costs €65!

Can anyone say about how long the saw lasts on a charge?
We are looking into getting one.

alec76

https://www.optimex-shop.com/40-Volt-Li-Ion-battery-2-5-Ah-for-IAN-292275-FKTSA-40-Li-A1-HTA-Cordless-Chainsaw-40V::69.html
Cheers Jay, nice one.

I would say it last 15-20 min continuous use on one charge.

Esquier2

might have a tip for the 4 in 1 starting prob.

My one had rust on the magneto

alec76

alec76 wrote: »

https://www.optimex-shop.com/40-Volt-Li-Ion-battery-2-5-Ah-for-IAN-292275-FKTSA-40-Li-A1-HTA-Cordless-Chainsaw-40V::69.html
Cheers Jay, nice one.

.

Ordered one of those , €65 inc.Delivery by UPS from Germany, battery exactly the same , happy out.

Ten Pin

ALDI selling similar saw on Thursday 2nd May.

They're selling the saw (60€), battery (35€) and charger (20€) separately. The bar is only 10", the Lidl version is 14".
Saw
https://www.aldi.ie/ferrex-40v-cordless-chainsaw/p/097672269776900
Battery
https://www.aldi.ie/activ-energy-20v-40v-battery/p/097877273773600
Charger
https://www.aldi.ie/activ-energy-battery-charger/p/097880273773800

3 year warranty on saw and charger, 2 year warranty on battery

rubadub

there is a petrol one due in aldi on 10may too for 90, not sure which is the better buy.
https://www.aldi.ie/gardenline-41cc-petrol-chainsaw/p/011828259791500

Chain speed is 3 times faster on the petrol one.

Discodog

Very different tools. The electric one is ideal for pruning & occasional cutting & is way safer. This is part of a new range that all use the same batteries - very good idea

aboarads231

Got a link ?