4/5/2018 3:04 PM
When you refer to not cheap, are you referring to the battery replacements? That is a consideration of mine. I was kind of surprised that the overall upfront cost isn't as much as I thought. I don't look at these tools as replacements for the 2 cycle stuff if the task needs that type of application. I guess we looked at the in-season use of chainsaws and trimmers, and with such little need, it really seems like a handy way to not worry about recoils, wrong fuel, spilled gas when refueling, etc, etc. I also see them being okay when we are working on timber walls and rail fence applications.
Scenarios I see, a broken branch here and there that needs to be quartered and hauled out, the shrub that finally looks too imposing near a tee box, and so on with the likes. There are some safety things I like about the cordless stuff: the noise reduction, the fact that it doesn't need to be running or started when in a boom or going up a ladder, down in a creek, and so on. You get the picture. The 10-20 minute tasks.