Electric Chainsaws – Great for Light and Even Medium Duty Cutting

When it comes time to cut firewood for that Christmas fire or do a clean up after a major tropical storm came through nothing comes in more handy than a chainsaw. When it comes time to choose a saw you are faced with two choices, gas powered or electric. Now before start thinking “an electric chainsaw 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 have a lot of cutting to do, especially over head cutting you’ll really come to appreciated the difference in weight.

Yet another issue that needs to be addressed is maintenance. electric chainsaws are much easier to maintain. Just plug them in and you’re good to go. With gas saws they’re just more complex and so 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 then there are the problems associated with mistakes mixing the gas and oil mixture. If your oil to gas ratio is out of whack the saw will run roughly or may not start at all.

Remington makes fairly good smaller saws that are ideal for light duty jobs like pruning smaller limbs. 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 inexpensive as 80 to 90 dollars.)

But if you’re looking to do heavy cutting, than a smart move is to step 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 brand name of Makita is associated with rock solid reliabiltiy and high quality.

When you add up all the advantages that electric saws give, not to mention that they are cheaper than gas powered saws, investing in an electric chainsaw is a pretty good choice.