Makita electric chainsaw

[Tennentslager]

Uses 2x LXT batteries 

14’’ bar

DUC 353z £160 for the bare machine 

reviews look really good, what does the forum think?

the Mrs is well pleased as she has a potential Christmas present for me and it’s November!  

Anybody else a hard to buy for fella??

[nod]

I have a Styhl petrol and snapped the chain

I borrowed a friends Makita corded 

to finish off 

Apart from getting used to the cord it was really good 

Minus all the smoke and fumes 

[Onoff]

The BiL has the small 36V Makita DUC302Z jobbie and is super impressed. An "aerial bar" type I believe its called.

 

 

I think though the speed is different to their more conventional models, 8m/s vs 20m/s on the one you're looking at. I thought too that he said the chain was a different width or something but can't find the info. 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2019 by Onoff

[PeterW]

353Z is a more like a conventional chainsaw with a layout that makes it fairly well balanced.

 

You’ll need a twin port fast charger and a pair of spare batteries too though as they eat batteries. 
 

And all the requisite PPE as they are just as sharp and dangerous as the petrol ones ... 

[scottishjohn]

If you already using makita batteries for other tools --its a no brainer surely

plenty of other corded and cdoredless  chainsaws --  ,but if you have the batterties +charger  ,got to be a good call

 

[Tennentslager]

Well it works a treat

6 cuts for 2x 4Ah batteries but that suits me fine as I can do my supply of wood a bit at a time.

Now stored under the hut for a season or more to dry out

[ProDave]

Why do you cut them so short / thin?  You are just making more work for the saw.

 

I usually cut logs like that to 12" lengths, then get busy swinging the axe.

[Tennentslager]

Dries out quicker and the stove only has a small door

[bassanclan]

I generally cut logs at 6-7" as that's the depth of the wood burner so they don't have to be put in acrossways. 

 

It's a lot easier to split cleanly than a 12" log (as I usually split when "green")

[bassanclan]

4 hours ago, Tennentslager said:

Well it works a treat

6 cuts for 2x 4Ah batteries but that suits me fine as I can do my supply of wood a bit at a time.

Now stored under the hut for a season or more to dry out

 

I can see much use in only being able to make 3 cuts between battery changes.

 

[Tennentslager]

36 minutes ago, bassanclan said:

 

I can see much use in only being able to make 3 cuts between battery changes.

 

It’s a 2 battery machine so 6 cuts on one pair of batteries 

In any case I have 4 batteries so it’s fine to charge at home then go to the hut which is off grid

[scottishjohn]

17 minutes ago, Tennentslager said:

It’s a 2 battery machine so 6 cuts on one pair of batteries 

In any case I have 4 batteries so it’s fine to charge at home then go to the hut which is off grid

maybe more time sharpening chain would help

I can certainly notice the difference with my oregon cordless saw ,which has built in sharpening stone --by giving it a wee sharpen every  now and then 

I never have to  lean on it just does it 

 It was the built in sharpener that attracted me too it 

If anyone knows how to make it easy to  sharpen chains it will be oregon

so far run time with all my heavy brush and 6-12+" trees has been about  40mins for  dead dry wood  -to an hour  for live sycamores + ash  for a single 6amp battery  

I got 2 batteries so by the time I have use both along with humping trees off the road   Its time for a break  

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2019 by scottishjohn