Electric Chainsaw Demo and Review | Kobalt 80 Volt
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- Опубліковано 6 лис 2020
- I put my Kobalt 80 Volt 18 " bar electric chainsaw to the test and wanted to share the results. I will show sectioning a large 20" diameter log which will show you how long a charge lasts. I will also share my overall impressions, how long the battery takes to charge, and what other supplies you need to buy to operate and maintain your Kobalt Chainsaw
Chainsaw and Supplies Shown
Kobalt Chainsaw: www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-80-Vo...
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Thanks for the great video. I just bought it at a Lowes in Canada to replace my saws-all. When I heard you say you did the same I knew I was in the right place. I'll be testing it tomorrow on whats left of a blow down.
For bigger jobs I use the larger amp hour pushmower battery in the saw. Goes for a good while.
Very informative. I have a few 80v batteries (including a 5ah one) from the line of yard tools I have purchased. Thanks in part to your video I have recently purchased this chainsaw and waiting to receive it via mail. Can't wait to try it with the 5ah battery.
Nice, the 5 Ah would be a nice upgrade for this saw. Are you just using these around the house or do you use them for any commercial work?
Mind giving us an update on how the saw works with the 5ah battery ?
@@bigmike4737 I have the 5ah and 6ah batteries. My uncle borrowed my saw for 3 days while his was being repaired, and he didn't have to charge or change the battery. He was limbing and cutting up 2 logs, and cutting up a bunch of limbs from 5-6 large evergreens.
I had the Echo 16" 58v saw, and it would overheat and shut down after 2-3 cuts on a 12 inch log (everything Echo that I bought has been replaced except for the 58v blower). This saw has gotten through everything I've cut into, even a 30 inch log full of knots. The only time it has failed me was in 86F heat, it kept shutting down after about 5 minutes of cutting. If they could find a workaround for this issue, this saw would be damn near unstoppable.
One other thing, the higher amp hour batteries add some weight, so moving through the woods with this could get tiresome (but not as tiresome and smelly as carrying gas & bar oil).
Great demo. Thank you for sharing
No prob 👍
Awesome information,thank you for you time.
Check behind the chainsaw handle. You will find the chain saw T-Wrench.
Hahaha, I had no idea. Thanks for the help Juan!
Scrench 🤭
Can't believe you didn't split those log sections and use em for fuel or even sell em on to somebody that could use em for fuel ???
Project Farm recently did a review of battery operated chainsaws. Hardwood does not stay on the curb too long by me, especially this time of year. That's nice wood for next season. Enjoy your channel.
Yeah, I had someone snag the bigger logs shortly after they hit the ground. Especially this time of year 👍
Great vid. But why fast forward it? When cutting?? I wanna see how fast the chain saw cuts vs DeWalt 60v..
Good video thanks. I have the 16" 80V Kobalt...and no one at Lowe's knows what replacement blade it takes. Do you? I would be ever so grateful. Thanks, Scott
Do you know what the tightening bolt/ nut sizes are?
Can someone tell me why my chain keeps coming off on 80v? I must’ve had to reattach the chain and tighten it down this past weekend while cuttinh now larger than 8 inch diameter trees
The triangle 🔺️ error shows up...whats that problem??? Please help
I have the kobalt 80v chainsaw. Filled reservoir with oil and went to use it the first time to cut a few limbs, After a couple of cuts, the chain came off and I put the saw back in my car trunk because of the limited remaining daylight. Now I 'm searching UA-cam to try to get some guidance on remounting the chain....
Which Barry are you using? The 5 A-hr?
The yellow top battery is the least amp hour battery they make, but I am still impressed. I just need to cut down a Natchez crape myrtle that is overgrown. Thanks for your video.
How many Ah is that battery in the video?
I've been really happy with the 80v trimmer and blower. So when I saw this saw at Lowes discounted to 149.00 I was like I'll take it. But they didn't actually have any in stock and I could not find that deal at any other lowes. So I bought display unit which had no battery and no chain for 100.00. I already have two bats from the other equipment. I think I got a good deal and Im not doing big jobs.
That is a heck of a deal. The battery does well for me outside of needing to cut the big logs like in the video which zaps the battery pretty fast.
Does it have no kick back chain? That will kill your battery more.
Thank you for this video, I am going to be doing some larger trees and was just wondering how it would take it. And there are some pro many people are not considering as to why I was interested in checking out this chainsaw. Gas now days will plug up a carburetor so that's not a worry with this saw if you only ever need it once a year or even less. Same with if you only have one tool with mixed gas for. You don't have to mix the gas and it too will go bad if left setting. And there's no plug to foul out. The draw back is expensive batteries if you want more than one or waiting for the one battery to charge. Again if you have few projects it's not that big of a deal, just take a break. I think I'm going to have to go with gas, because I think I'm looking to do more. I had a poulan in the past but probably going with a stihl this time. Every one I've used just seemed better than the poulan.
Yeah, that is where I am at with only a project or 2 each year. When you are shopping around check to see the price on extra batteries. Also check to see if they have large capacity. For instance this Kobalt comes with a 2 Ah as tested but you can get a 6 Ah which would make a BIG difference. 😂
@@EverydayHomeRepairs I have 5ah and 6ah, and side from the extra weight and not being able to cut in 86F temperatures (not safe anyway), it's great. The Echo 58v 16" is trash compared to this saw.
Just a suggestion, check plastic chain gaurd, typically fills up with saw dust and chips, this will bogg it down when clogged
Hey Eugene, thanks for the tip!
I got an aftermarket 80v battery from eBay that is 4 amp hours. It works fine with my leaf blower, but it wouldn't sit flush on that saw because it's a larger/longer battery. I don't know if it would get in the way. The blower I bought came with a 2.5 amp hour battery. The 4 amp hour battery definitely lasts longer. I think Kobalt is going to put out a new version of their 80v line later this year. It will be interesting to see how they update them.
Nice, I actually might snag a 6 Ah 💥
After I posted the comment, I looked at the aftermarket battery I have and it is a 6 amp hour battery, not 4.
@@rungavagairun Nice 👊
@@rungavagairun can you provide a link and how are they holding up?
I love my Kobalt Pole Chainsaw - 80-volt - 5-AH battery - 10" Bar - 6 ft / 8ft foot Pole Chainsaw. No electric cord. I've been using Oregon Bars and Chains. I have been using it for more than 3 years now. It works great on my southeast Louisiana farm clearing property that a hurricane went through and trashed all the trees throughout the woods of our 18-acre farm. I carry it all over in our woods and the battery lasts a long time. Today I'll be cutting a 6-inch limb off of a tree out front. I am also using (2) Kobalt 80 volt 18" Bar Chainsaws and using (2) 5 AH Batteries. Cuts huge logs great. The chainsaw first one wound up in a puddle and stopped working but after a couple of weeks and it had dried out, it started working again. For oil, I like to use Ryobi Bar and chain oil. We have cut 20"+_ logs and works like a charm. And NO more pulling and pulling to start a gas-powered chainsaw. Replacement Part Model: 91P062X, Oregon® Accessory Model: S62
I tried to get the 80V leaf blower to match the other day and they were out. I went with the smaller Makita 18V which is nice but the battery does go a bit fast.
@@EverydayHomeRepairs - I boutht my Kobalt 80v blower on line from Lowes. Its great. I even saw where someone used it to build a battey powered glider.
FYI this saw comes with a wrench in bottom of the handle with the trigger
Thanks for the heads up, another person gave me the same tip a couple months back and I was oblivious to that fact at the time 👍
My dad has a green works electric saw which I’m sure kobalt just rebranded after looking at yours . There should be be a built in bar wrench 🔧 underneath the end of the handle that is flat. I would just check. My dad was stoked after I noticed it because we no longer had to carry that other one around.
Hey Sal, you are right there is a built in wrench which I didn't find till later, and now I have lost it since ☹️
I've lost 2 of them lol. I use my kobalt to make slabs. It's very rough on the batteries, but I've used the slabs to make 1x8, 2x4, 4x4, 6x6, etc. Its a good little saw. I also have 2 of the weed eaters and gen 1 mower that I use to cut clear some land. I couldn't be happier because all are still going and I have 2 acres worth of lawn. Thank you for the review
@@Lumbeelegenddo you have a mill system or do you just free hand it?
@@chrisE815 I have a system. I upgraded my saw because I needed a lot of lumber over the summer for furniture that I want to build this winter. I still use the kobalt though when I need to just cut and I use the batteries for my mower and weed eaters all the time.
@@Lumbeelegend What system? I was reading you need a pretty powerful chainsaw to use for a chainsaw mill. Just curious as I might pick up an Alaskan mill if it has a chance of working!
Bro u pit a 6ah battery in her an ur good to go, I have the same saw, an cut the same diameter tree in my yard an it did great, I just got there snow blower that came with a 6ah battery, also have the weed wacker,the leaf blower...I got em on holiday deals all came with battery's and chargers so I keep a rotation goin an I go none stop
Hey Jon, this is the second time I am hearing of this 6 A h battery which would be 3X what I have now. 🤔 might be time for an upgrade! Thanks for the feedback 👍
Great video, I see yours came with the 2Ah battery mine came with a 5Ah battery hopefully I can get a few more cuts . I have a maple tree then that's about 40 feet tall and about 15 inches wide
That 5Ah should make a big difference. best of luck with the project!
The 5Ah battery comes with the saw with the bigger motor, a 2.5 kW versus this model with a 1.6 kW. The standard battery has 20 cells in series and can only produce enough amps to provide 1.6kW of power, the 5Ah battery has two parallel strings of 20 cells for a total of 40 18650 Li-Ion cells and is capable of more or less twice the power and easily powers the 2.5kW motor. The 2.5kW motor on a standard 20-cell pack will cut out under load after exceeding the current limits of the smaller battery pack.
Here is some more info, by me on a UA-cam video about the Atlas chainsaw at Harbor Freight.
The Atlas is made by Greenworks/Globe Tools and uses their most powerful 2.5 kW motor but Harbor Freight chose to have a unique 80v battery from Globe Tools incompatible with Globe Tool's standard 80/82v battery platform, Harbor Freight also chose to only offer a single string 2.5 Ahr battery. This battery, as an 80v, is a single string battery of 20 cells in series, all the current coming from the battery and feeding the saw's 2.5 kW motor has to pass through those cells, single file, but this current is too much, would overheat the cells from the current draw of 2.5 kW (about 35 amps), and exceeds the current delivery capacity of the 18650 batteries inside the pack. The Atlas battery is likely rated for 1.6 to 2.0 kW of continuous usage, this is why the Atlas cuts out, it is not the saw but the battery telling the saw's electronics to shut down to protect the battery cells.
This same motor is available in the Greenworks Commercial GS181 or the Kobalt KCS 4080-06 chainsaws, amongst other Globe Tool brands' top-of-the-line chainsaws, but they are always sold with dual-string batteries (two parallel strings of 20 cells for a total of forty (40) 18650 battery cells), 4, 5, or 6 Ahr batteries. These are very expensive batteries and are heavy, but capable of up to twice the current capacity of a single-string battery. All of the dual string batteries are rated for more than 2.5 kW continuous use and are the only way to get the 50cc equivalent power from the 2.5 kW motor used in them, shame on Harbor Freight for cheating.
A couple of other things, since this motor is Globe Tools top of the line motor, Globe Tools includes upgraded features on all their chainsaws using this motor which are missing from the Atlas, like a real mechanical chain brake versus the electronic one which is used in the Atlas for braking the motor electrically.
There is also a backpack battery offered from Globe Tools, which I own and use, with five strings of batteries for a total of 100 cells which powers the 2.5 kW chainsaw motor effortlessly for hours.
Harbor has finally started offering a 40-cell pack for their saw, so it will work a lot better with the bigger battery.
How many amp hours is that battery?
Hey Andrew, the battery for this model is 2.0 Amp Hours.
It appears this saw comes with a 5ah?! If that is the case I’m guessing it will last over twice as long?
It’s not intended for that heavy use, bit it would be handy to have sitting when you need to do some trimming or cut up a fallen branch with out the worry and hassle of mixed gas going bad, gummed up carburetors, hard starting and flammable fluids sitting around. Slap a battery in and get your work done......
Anybody who’s had a chainsaw that sits for a little while between uses knows what I mean.
You wanna grab the saw and make a few quick cuts for a small job and it turns into two hours cause you need fresh gas and/or the saw won’t start or runs poorly.
Battery technology has come far enough to where a higher number of people can a substantial piece of equipment sitting around and it’ll work fine when they grab it.
100% agree
I'd buy a couple of more batteries. I have a few that I rotate so that, 1 dies, the next if finished charging.
Casual user not familiar with best cutting practices.
This is the came saw as the Greenworks 80v with a few cosmetic changes ad slightly different Battery rails to prevent cross usage.(easily circumvented) The saw should have easily done those 4 cuts with a Fully charged(good) battery, sharp Chain and letting the saw dictate cutting speed and pressure to apply.
* If only occasionally used make sure the battery is stored in the home in a cool dry place. check it at least monthly for charge.
Consider a second battery and move this one to Backup battery status.
I'm picking up one of these today for 150$ with two batteries and a charger.
I already have two batteries for my weed whip.
I'd like to know why Kobalt discontinued the 80v because now all they offer is a 20v and 40v model.
Thanks for the video.
I'm surprised it handled that dead dry ash that well.
That stuff is rock hard once it looks like that.
I've had rounds blow apart violently on my log splitter.
That's a steal. Nice find!
Though it is an electric saw, you still need PPE. At a minimum, this means hearing protection, eye protection and chainsaw chaps. Electric saws often have more torque than gas models, so there is even a greater need for heavy duty chaps.
For the price of that saw you could have purchased an ms 170 Stihl 14" blade would have handled it easy.
Yeah, I was hoping the charge would last a bit longer. I do like Stihl products, have you tried their battery powered saws?
Echo battery saws are much better than Stihl battery saws for a much lower price
I think fast motion is counterproductive
Think ill stick to my stihl 👍
my lawn mower makes the same sound when it's dead (same battery)
Kobalt saws have been recalled for a “laceration hazard,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is the federal agency tasked with protecting Americans from dangerous products. The agency announced the recalls on September 23, 2020.
Just an FYI for users of 40V and 80V batteries: Don't attempt to run it after you get the first low battery indication. The reason for this is that most chargers won't work if the battery falls to below 40-50% of capacity. If this happens you can wire another battery to it to increase the volts up to the minimum the charger needs to begin charging. That's why it's really a must to have at least two batteries for high voltage power tools.
not true with lithum with a good BMS. The BMS protects and balances the battery. Nothing like the lead acid/NiCad etc batteries which fall off on voltage at 50% and start to loose life. The BMS will protect the battery from all of that. The charger will talk to the BMS and let the battery cool and slow charge it back.
Yea that’s absolutely not true
These are 300 on sale today 230. With battery
Nice thanks for the heads up!
I absolutely hate when music is put over the sound of the equipment. That completely eliminates one of my senses determining how it’s performing……
ITS A NICE CHAINSAW FOR HOME STUFF NOT PRO..
CRAZZY LOGS But impressive
Lowes stopped selling this 80 volt
You wont get no overloaded alarm on a gas chainsaw or worry about battery power
The Grinch comes with the saw, look on the bottom
Had mine for 1 year... stopped working. Took back to lowes... they said there was a recall because chainsaw had problem not shutting down when letting go of trigger. What garbage. Haven't been a fan of kobolt line anyway... won't even buy a screwdriver from them now. And no... this was NOT my only issue with them, just the most expensive.
Kobalt saws have been recalled for a “laceration hazard,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is the federal agency tasked with protecting Americans from dangerous products. The agency announced the recalls on September 23, 2020.
The chainsaw wrench is attached at the end of the handle. I have 6 of the 80V batteries to go along with other Kobalt tools. No problem to run down the battery to zero, it will recharge again.The retainer string attached to the oil cap is a joke, it wants to play with you. On this chainsaw, my oiler does not work, the bar and chain are dry. Forget the warranty, this chainsaw has been discontinued and Lowe's headquarter don't have parts or even tech support. No parts are available even it's coming out of your pocket. My chainsaw is only 8 months old! KInda like Tesla parts. Looks like they are abandoning the Kobalt 80V stuff with useless warranties. Good luck with that.
you blade is cutting to 1 side means your blade is not sharpened correctly...
Thanks for the feedback Ron 👍
@@EverydayHomeRepairs no problem, that curve cut will make it harder on the saw and make the cut take longer, i bet it would have done all 4 cuts if both sides of that blade was the equally sharp..kobalt makes good stuff and they are only getting better...
That's 20" across about 52" diameter
Even though you said it.
You need to get some lessons before you start using your saw again. You had plenty of battery capacity to finish the cuts but you've worked the saw way too hard.
Fair point.
Junk even a cheap ryobi or poulan pro could finish that job, hell poulan pros go for 75-100$ if you put 100$ in gas and two cycle through it it will be time for a new one
Disposal fee?!! 😂 burn that shit.
Speeding up the video does NOT help - I want to see in REAL TIME how fast it goes thru the log thanks
Kobalt saws have been recalled for a “laceration hazard,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is the federal agency tasked with protecting Americans from dangerous products. The agency announced the recalls on September 23, 2020.
Kobalt saws have been recalled for a “laceration hazard,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is the federal agency tasked with protecting Americans from dangerous products. The agency announced the recalls on September 23, 2020.