When 5 minutes of high winds came through last week and knocked out my power and internet
for the night- it also knocked down a tree sized opportunity.
There were a few options I had.
Call the Landlord and get them to do it.
This is the cheapest option- and it would probably taken only a few months.
Pay one of the 6 or so dudes who drove by the next day asking if I needed that taken
care of.
Hey boy you want us to take care of that for ya… Use my stupid electric garage sale special
sitting in the barn.
That would have worked too- but just sounds gross.
Each of these three would have been sensible frugal options.
But another option that intrigued me the most was- what about spending some money that I
don’t need to.
I could finally become a man and buy my own real chainsaw that I might use a few times
a year!
I was already half a man because I own a riding lawnmower So let’s do this properly…
Dad and 2 year old daughter makes a run to Home Depot, and I start researching options
on my phone after I get there and while she starts taking things off the shelves.
NO MINE.
Why does this one only have 3 stars??
Please that’s chain oil do not open that..
Which of course presented another set of options.
Gas or battery powered.
Gas.
Choose gas.
I have dabbled with gas in the past with a Husqvarna, and have fond memories of smelling
like Nascar after a few minutes of use, I also love winterizing… which is I think
leaving it sit in the barn and letting the gas age over the winter…
I think I have that process right?
And also who doesn’t love having that 2 cycle can sitting around… daring someone
to dump it into the lawnmower.
Ok me.
Hmm…
Battery powered sounds interesting.
Anyway it seems that Amazons reviews for echoes are much lower than Home Depots… weird.
So I came home with the Dewalt DCCS620, a Home Depot priced bag of Doritos, and a Twix
bar, so I could check out without the 2 year old screaming.
It’s called parenting.
I already have a Dewalt drill with 2 20v XR 2 amp hour batteries, and this one comes with
a 5 amp hour and charger for $200- less than half the price of my Chris Reeve Sebenza 21-
the way I rationalize all my tool purchases from here on out.
It has a 12” saw bar… which is fine because I measured my log before I bought it…
Only 9 inches.
That’ll leave me open for the option to buy a larger chainsaw in the future, so I’m
all set.
Rumor has it too, that you can switch out a Oregon 14 inch bar for it- which I bought-
but for the purposes of this video I’ll stick with the stock 12 incher.
The specs…
The 12 inch low kickback bar… with a .043 chain gauge.
It uses Dewalts brushless motor, which in theory is a more efficient and longer lasting
electric motor they use in their more expensive stuff.
Also you get tool-free chain tensioning, and bar clamping which is great news for people
who own chainsaws and not a basic tool set or a $6 scrench.
These knobs on this side adjust those.
That means you can remove and replace the chain just by turning some knobs.
The 620 runs at a single speed of 25.2 feet a second, weighs about 9 lbs, Up top you get
the chain brake hand guard- like on all chainsaws- if you bump your hand forward the chain stops
moving, it must be snapped backwards to operate.
In the box you get the bar scabbard, the manual, the charger, the 5 amp hour battery.
It does not come with chain bar oil, luckily I had the real good Walmart black gold on
hand.
Before operation, add chain oil, unless you want to ruin your chainsaw the first time
you use it.
Make sure you check your oil every so often.
You will need to add some before your battery runs out.
Also it must be noted…
This video is for entertainment purposes only.
Wear proper safety gear, like your chainsaw chaps, a forestry helmet, safety glasses,
gloves, steel toed boots, have a doctor on hand, and please whatever you do don’t make
jokes about safety- because safety is no joke.
Also watch videos on proper chainsaw safety, clear your work area of debris, remove small
branches, and really just hire that tree service like you should have.
Also there’s a chainsaw stance, that helps you avoid kickbacks, and saves your back-
look for videos on that too.
I have a terrible chainsaw stance- but I prefer ER visits, nasty Youtube comments, and an
aching back.
Wonderful with all that out of the way let’s get started with some chainsaw porn.
Ok there’s no such thing with an electric chainsaw, their like the non alcohol chainsaws
Insert battery, click your chain guard back, and press safety button and pull the trigger.
Let’s do this.
(Music Plays)
So how do I like the Dewalt.
Well it wasn’t able to cut the whole branch up on a single charge…
so I had to use a 2 amp hour battery and half of a second 2 amp hour battery…
Let’s say this branch was 8 amp hours worth.
Dewalt says 90 cuts of a 2x4 on a single charge.
A good metric for those sorts of guys who prefer chainsaws to mitresaws for cutting
lumber.
Let’s see 3 3/4 cut ok 4 and a half good enough.
It’s just a shelf anyway.
The tree in question was a silver maple.
One of the softer of the maples.
This is not a wood channel- but this is how much wood I cut up on 1 5 ah and 1.5 2 amp
hour batteries.
You’re like oh a stack.
Yeah a stack.
The saw is comfortable to hold and wield and kinda lightish and rubberized overloaded accents
are nice for tender hands.
If you have light tree work like I do, and most of the wood you work with is 12 inches
or less, then this is fine.
Also it’s not as vibratey, the technical term for chainsaw jiggle…
I feel like using a gas weed trimmer is worse.
Although it’s not near as loud as a gassy, the annoying term for a gas chainsaw I decided
to invent- so if you need a prop for a movie or are an actual chainsaw murderer- it might
not inspire terror like a traditional saw.
However those are things I all like about it… quieter, I don’t get a headache from
the fumes, and I have extra batteries and chargers laying around from my drill which
uses the XR system of 20v dewalt lithium ion batteries.
Additional 5 amp hour batteries are about 80 bucks.
Look for a future video where I change out the chain bar, because I have nothing else
better to do.
Like organize my basement, or shed, or camera equipment, or power tools…
Ok I have a lot of better things to do.
You can also just get the Chainsaw by itself for $130… but you really want to use a bigger
battery like the 5 amp hour if you plan on doing larger jobs.
If you like this video, subscribe, comment, talk about my chainsaw stance and how it’s
not safe, just like riding my motorcycle, drinking beer, playing with knives- thanks
for watching.