Chain Saw Chat

I wouldn't bother with adapters or different brands. You can buy the battery replacement kits for those batteries. The 20V stuff is all using much the same type internals, use the same battery and should last about 2-3 years

Ni CD 1.2V SC1500mAh Sub C high power 10C rechargeable battery for Walkie talkie power tools cordless electric drill/Ni Cd 1.2V|Rechargeable Batteries| - AliExpress

I wonder if this can take a solvent rather than just water? There's no information on the Lidl site

EDIT Just found some reviews on youtube. The bath is stainless steel so it should be ok. Might be good for chains as well.

None in Galway unfortunately

One full back turn from where,cause if it's out of tune now then one full back turn will not do it,needs more playing around adjustments than just one full back turn around...

Anyone here running a cordless pole saw? I’m considering buying one but don’t know much about them.

I have the Stihl GTA Cordless Pruner. It's only 11 volt & you have to take it slower & let the chain do the work but it's an amazing tool. I bought it because of the positive reviews on professional forums & youtube. Because it's one handed you have a free hand to remove the branch. I have cut 6 inch trunks with it & the batteries last well.

You need to keep the chain sharp. The Stihl 2 in 1 sharpener is excellent & quick & easy to use.

The GTA is purely a hand pruner. Stihl have two pole saw models that run on different battery packs. I suspect that the dearer one would cope with 6 inch branches if you take it gently but it's expensive. For the same money you could probably go with what I use.

Stihl Combi 2 stroke power unit you can also get a battery version.

Pole saw attachment

2 carbon extension poles.

The advantage is that you can add tools as you need them eg. hedgecutter, strimmer etc that all run off the one power unit.

Good battery tools are very expensive but once you have the charger & batteries, you can use them in different tools. It really depends on how often you are using it as to whether it's worth spending more on pro equipment.

I think my neighbour just bought the Lidl battery polesaw - I will report back when I know more.

Would anyone know where to get Tanaka spares online. Specifically I'm looking for an air filter for a Tanaka ECV4501 which is as per here. I have reached out to this company but not sure if they are genuine. In fairness, with all the products the list, I'm be confident they are genuine plus they take PayPal. If I could find something closer to home all the better. I have gone to a local dealer and hopefully they come back to me shortly but I'm not sure what price it will be. I'd like to have a few spares for down the road.

Have Hitachi bought out Tanaka?

Guys I've a sthil ms181 and it was left it to be repaired few weeks back and I got it back and it's not running right at all,gets bogged down and chain stops when trying to cut timber and it gives loud rev for a few seconds and goes all over the shop with low and high revs and takes a age to try cut logs.

Has a new chain,so no probs there.

Any ideas what it might be,when I picked it up off the so called repair shop one guy said that carb is not great in that saw,sure if he taught that why not replace it and I said it to him,he says oh take a few weeks to get one.WTF like................

You guys think it's the carb??.

A friend reckons it's the clutch

How many cuts on a fully charged 4ah ??

Husqvarna chainsaw leaks oil when sitting idle. Any ideas on how to stop this leak?

Hi, thanks for your response. I phrased it wrong originally. When chainsaw is not been used as in the shed or back of van it leaks oil and is a mess. Trying to figure out how to stop this.

hi i bought a new carb and fitted it,but a friend reckons that the crankshaft seals are leaking or letting air in.cause it be running fine then for a bit its like sucking air in,if you get what i am trying to say.

i wonder where would i get 2 quality seals online and would it ne good to change the bearings to??.

now i,ve never done a job like this before as in i think the whole saw comes apart,is it a manageable job.i replaced the carb etc but i think thats a lot easier.

I have a Bosch short battery chinsaw. Very handy. No issues. Can cut through any branches. Can also work single handed

This is a top handle saw, NOT SUITABLE FOR USE ON THE GROUND meant for use by trained climbers.

For ground use a rear handle chainsaw should be used.

just my 2 cents

tim

No Worries,

if you read the description carefully it mentions this on the 4th line of the description

"Ideal for tree care - to be used by professional tree surgeons"

tim