My wife has a hard time starting a gas chainsaw and I was thinking about buying a battery powered one for when I'm not home and she needs one in a pinch. I'd prefer to stay with either a Milwaukee as I already have a bunch of their batteries, or a Stihl. The latter would be my only Stihl battery product and I don't anticipate buying any other battery powered products from them. The price for a Stihl with battery and charger is roughly the same as a bare Milwaukee saw, so the cost is moot. The Stihl saws weigh 8-9lbs according to the website with battery and bar, whereas the Milwaukee says 14lbs - pretty heavy in my opinion for her. Bars are 12" and 16", respectively.
Any personal experience here with either? Good, bad or ugly, I have no real preference between the two.
Thanks.
Any personal experience here with either? Good, bad or ugly, I have no real preference between the two.
Thanks.