I bought a chainsaw...

[Jeff Lebowski]

I have no idea where to start. Let's just say that a real chainsaw wouldn't have elicited the phrase "manly men" since it would have already been understood.



You are killing it here.

Meh. Unlike you and Red Sox, I don't need to rely on oversized power tools to compensate for certain uhhh... shortcomings.

[Moliere]

Meh. Unlike you and Red Sox, I don't need to rely on oversized power tools to compensate for certain uhhh... shortcomings.

Hey, I'm 5'9" which is average in Europe

With all do respect, RedSox and I live in hurricane country. A plug in chainsaw isn't going to do much good when the power is likely to be out for 7-14 days. This is simply a need-based decision, which is the reason I don't own a 4-wheel drive vehicle since I'd never use it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Hey, I'm 5'9" which is average in Europe

With all do respect, RedSox and I live in hurricane country. A plug in chainsaw isn't going to do much good when the power is likely to be out for 7-14 days. This is simply a need-based decision, which is the reason I don't own a 4-wheel drive vehicle since I'd never use it.

(Harumph. I my next four insults all lined up and you went and got all nice on me.)

Sure that makes sense. But the engineer in me just has to ask the question: Don't you own a generator?

[wuapinmon]

(Harumph. I my next four insults all lined up and you went and got all nice on me.)

Sure that makes sense. But the engineer in me just has to ask the question: Don't you own a generator?

Yes, let's please run extension cords to our unobtainium power source while I cut trees off Sister Delacroix's house. 300 ft. should do it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Yes, let's please run extension cords to our unobtainium power source while I cut trees off Sister Delacroix's house. 300 ft. should do it.

You are aware that they make small portable generators I presume. That run on gas?

[Uncle Ted]

You are aware that they make small portable generators I presume. That run on gas?

In a long term power outage the generator is needed to run the TV and xbox 360, not electric chain saws.

[FN Phat]

In a long term power outage the generator is needed to run the TV and xbox 360, not electric chain saws.

Nothing says over-the-hill like an electric chain saw.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Nothing says over-the-hill like an electric chain saw.

lol.

What a great thread.

[Moliere]

You are aware that they make small portable generators I presume. That run on gas?

Yeah, I have a generator. It's part of my chainsaw :facepalm:

[old_gregg]

Redsox bringing it strong. Awesome.

[Moliere]

Yeah, I have a generator. It's part of my chainsaw :facepalm:

Just to expand, I actually don't own an actual generator. We keep meaning to buy one and just haven't. We've been lucky these past couple years but chances are I'll just buy one this year.

However, the last thing you want to do is carry around a generator when you are cutting down trees. I don't anticipate using my chainsaw much at my house where my generator will be stored. My chainsaw will likely get 99% of its use when we are sent out to do service in the areas that get hit the hardest such as Galveston, Sabine, and Beaumont.

[Pheidippides]

Just to expand, I actually don't own an actual generator. We keep meaning to buy one and just haven't. We've been lucky these past couple years but chances are I'll just buy one this year.

However, the last thing you want to do is carry around a generator when you are cutting down trees. I don't anticipate using my chainsaw much at my house where my generator will be stored. My chainsaw will likely get 99% of its use when we are sent out to do service in the areas that get hit the hardest such as Galveston, Sabine, and Beaumont.

I have yet to see an electric that will handle that sort of work. Green oak that's 18 inches thick? A lot of cut-rate gas powereds won't handle what we had to tackle after Ike.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Just to expand, I actually don't own an actual generator. We keep meaning to buy one and just haven't. We've been lucky these past couple years but chances are I'll just buy one this year.

However, the last thing you want to do is carry around a generator when you are cutting down trees. I don't anticipate using my chainsaw much at my house where my generator will be stored. My chainsaw will likely get 99% of its use when we are sent out to do service in the areas that get hit the hardest such as Galveston, Sabine, and Beaumont.

Makes perfect sense.

[Uncle Ted]

Just to expand, I actually don't own an actual generator. We keep meaning to buy one and just haven't. We've been lucky these past couple years but chances are I'll just buy one this year.

However, the last thing you want to do is carry around a generator when you are cutting down trees. I don't anticipate using my chainsaw much at my house where my generator will be stored. My chainsaw will likely get 99% of its use when we are sent out to do service in the areas that get hit the hardest such as Galveston, Sabine, and Beaumont.

My chainsaw has had most of its use in Oklahoma, New Orleans, Galveston, etc. than on any of the trees within 50 miles of my house. There is nothing better than a road trip with a chainsaw.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Yes.

Cheap. Low maintenance. And it works beautifully.

I go electric if practical and if it's possible. I had enough battles with a gas weedeater as a teenager, that I went electric when I bought my house and needed one. I also had an electric chain saw growing up. Getting those little gas engines started and maintained is a huge pain in the ass in my experience.