Electric Chainsaws – Great For Light And Medium Duty Cutting

When it comes time to clean up your garden or yard, especially after a storm or some nasty weather few tools come in more handy than the standby time tested indispensible tool – the chainsaw. When it is time to go shopping for a chainsaw, you have two options electric corded, electric cordless or gas powered. Before you start thinking something like “What a chainsaw with a cord – come on now! I need something that breathes fire!” You might think again, unlike in the past when electric chainsaws were a bit underpowered those days are gone. Now days electric saws have more than enough power to handle the bulk of everyday pruning and cutting.

There are a lot of advantages to owning an electric saw. Some of them are lightness. Electric saws are considerably lighter than gas powered saws. And if you’re doing alot of over your head you’ll really be happy you bought a lighter electric chainsaw.

Maintenance is another issue. electric chainsaws are much easier to maintain. Just plug them in and you’re good to go. Basically, gas powered chainsaws have a more complex design – therefore there are more parts on them. Simply put, the more parts and the more complex the design the more parts there are that may break. And let’s not forget the issues with guessing the chainsaw’s temperature and adjusting the choke  on them.

Convenience is another major advantage. No storage issues with gas and oil and no mixing. No gasoline means you don’t have to worry about spilling it all over your saw. Not to mention the difficulties of not only purchasing gas and oil but storing it as well. And you shouldn’t overlook the headaches that come from making a mistake mixing the gas and oil mixture. If you don’t get the gas oil ratio right, the saw might not start.

Remington makes good little saws ideal for pruning and cleaning up the yard. Remington electric chainsaws aren’t terribly powerful but if all you need to do is some light cutting then they work pretty well and they’re quite affordable. Some are as cheap as $80.)

But if you need more power than I recommend stepping up to a Makita electric chainsaw. You’ll pay more for this saw – easily twice but they last much longer have more power and are more reliable. There are very good reasons why you see them on contractor’s trucks and in the hands of city maintenance crews. The name Makita is practically synonymous with quality and stone reliability.

Buying an electric chainsaw is a great investment when you add up all the advantages that lighter cheaper saws offer.

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