$40 electric chainsaw

[Brad Freese]

Saw this at Aldi this morning. At $40 I was tempted, but I’ve never bought something from the Aldi non-grocery isle that didn’t break within 24 hours. If anyone is interested this was at the Waukee store but it’s probably at every Aldi.

[Hector Flores]

I bought one of those about 3 to 4 years ago, I have used it one or twice. It’s an electric chainsaw. It worked just fine for small jobs and wouldn’t try to take a tree down, but for the money is worth it.

On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM Brad Freese <bradley...@gmail.com> wrote:

Saw this at Aldi this morning. At $40 I was tempted, but I’ve never bought something from the Aldi non-grocery isle that didn’t break within 24 hours. If anyone is interested this was at the Waukee store but it’s probably at every Aldi.

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[Ray Scheufler]

Ah the Aldi aisle of shame. Such interesting things to be found. I've never really understood a plug in chainsaw. Anytime I need to saw having an extension cord would be really annoying. If anyone ever needs assistance with a chainsaw let me know. I've got one and I'm generally up for helping someone out if the job doesn't scare me too much.

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[James Shoemaker]

A corded chainsaw is good for someone who only uses it every few years, no worries about clogged carbs or dead batteries.  I'll admit I use mine rarely, but sometimes it's useful.  It's a toss-up between the reciprocating saw with a brush blade and the electric chainsaw and the recip usually wins now.

James

[Ray Scheufler]

I'm all for electric power tools, just not corded ones as much since I've got a big enough yard that getting cords everywhere would be a pain. If my dad hadn't given me as nice of gas powered saw I'd totally have a battery chainsaw. I also agree about the reciprocating saw. If I don't have much to do it is way easier to grab. If I've got to work at the ground I'd much rather toast a blade than have to resharpen the chain.

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[James Shoemaker]

   My dad gave me a Stihl gas trimmer, I put a steel blade on it and it also does much of what I used to use the chainsaw for.

[Andreas Christianson]

We have a lot of mature trees that require a capable chainsaw. We switched from gas to corded electric three years ago. We went with this Oregon model: https://www.oregonproducts.com/en/p/603352. So far I would recommend it, though the 100ft 12 gauge cord wasn't cheap. 

[Travis Smith]

I used a tiny borrowed corded electric chain saw after the derecho.  The cord constantly becoming snagged or just straight up pulling out or not being long enough was incredibly annoying.  Of course I also remember my Dad's Poulon and the "It's called a Poulon because you pull on it and pull on it and pull on it and it never starts" joke he had to repeat every time he pulled it out.  

By the time you by a corded chainsaw and the cord, you probably could buy one of these for not much more:  RYOBI 40V HP Brushless 14 in. Battery Chainsaw (Tool Only) RY405010BTL - The Home Depot

We have the Ryobi battery mower, and it's kind of cheap feeling, but it's been 5 years of not having to change the oil or mess with air filters, or pull cords, or anything.  It's also lighter and quieter (I can push it with one hand without effort) and it doesn't stink like gas and oil, so it goes down in the basement in the fall with zero fuss and the Ryobi snowblower comes out and uses the same batteries.  If you have a large property, extra batteries start to add up, so it'd be worth a gas mower in that case, but for city lots it's perfect, so I suspect maybe a battery powered chainsaw solution would have a similarly well placed niche.

-Travis 

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