sthil battery chainsaw

[pigeonbasher1]

anyone used one, thinking of buying one, any info, recomendations  please, thanks ray

[ditchman]

if you keep you chain super sharp ..the battery will last much longer

[stu64]

I haven't got a stihl saw but i've had a Ryobi electric for 4 years and wouldn't go back to a petrol saw. mine gets used  once or twice a month in the garden and for that its perfect. 

[islandgun]

I have a small B&D chainsaw and a couple of their drills, all work off the same 18v batteries which allows me to have charged batteries for any sustained use. The chainsaw is fine, easy to hold with one hand and will happily chew through my willows 

Edited December 10 by islandgun

[JKD]

Stihl wouldn't release their battery tools onto the market if they weren't any good, so I'd assume that would be a great bit of kit 👍

[Sussexboy]

I haven’t used the Stihl battery saws but I do have experience of the Husqvarna ones. They are brilliant. If I needed a new saw I would buy one instantly. They are quiet, lighter and you don’t get those nasty exhaust gases. This means that you can smell the wood as you are cutting it, makes a much nicer day of cutting. The chains are thinner and seem to need sharpening more often. I have never felt “under sawed” though, they seem to cope just as well as a petrol one.

[udderlyoffroad]

Been dealing with the aftermath of the storm today with my new twin 18v Makita with a 14” bar. Not under powered & as has been stated, allows you more easily to monitor your speeds & feeds.

Did look at the Stihl for similar money but already had Makita batteries.

[garygreengrass]

I have a Stihl MSA 220C with a AP 500 battery, would not go back to petrol with a sharp chain and a full battery will cut a ton back full of logs no problem.

[mattsccm]

My Stihl is OK. Hasn't got the power to deal with stuff that the same sized bar petrol saw does but it works well enough and does have the virtue of always being handy and usable when you may not wish to upset the neighbours, say on a Sunday morning. 

[JohnfromUK]

I have a Stihl MSA 60 which uses AK series batteries.  It is a light duty for use around the garden - which it does well.  As has been said, keep sharp.  Little and often with the sharpening file is my rule.  I have a slightly larger old Stihl petrol model for heavier work.

As a general comment, I have the Stihl AK batteries and have several compatible appliances for the same batteries;

• Light duty chainsaw MSA 60 (as above)
• Hedge trimmer, HSA 56 - very good
• Pole hedge cutter, HLA 56 (plus pole extender) - very good
• Pole chain saw, HTA 50 (plus pole extender) - very good, though quite limited capacity
• Strimmer, FSA 60R - poor.  VERY poor battery life, auto feed heads hopeless.

All are good apart from the strimmer, which is poor.