First impressions of the Husqvarna 350i battery chainsaw
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- I love my gas saw’s (Husqvarna 570 and Stihl 261) but I don’t always want to bring them on camping and overlanding trips.
During the summer months I don’t want to bring the gas and run the saws when it’s fire season. My Dewalt 20v saw has been great for the last several years but sometimes I need to cut more than it can handle so I started looking at a larger battery powered saw.
The Husqvarna 350i looked like it was going to fit my needs and was on sale so I pulled the trigger on it.
Be sure and check out the DLWoregon UA-cam channel for a more in depth review and comparison of this saw. Link to his video below:
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And Wilson Forest Lands gave one a try as well.
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Link to saw on Amazon:
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I finally bought the second one for me Scott. They’re having another sale on them, but this time they’re adding a 2nd battery for free! New saw came in this morning and both batteries had 2024 dates of manufacture. I was pretty surprised the saw would be on sale and come with batteries that fresh. Another big thumbs up for Husky!
@@ElectricDanielBoone That’s awesome, really good deal with the second battery.
The all problem with this battery machines isn't the machines but the batteries, a professional out in the woods with need a truck load of batteries for a day work.
In my case I have the Stihl GTA26, 161T, 220C, MSA300, BGA86 and the Trimmer 135, in over 3 years never have any problem. Batteries I have AP200, AP300, AP300S, AP500S and AS2, all the machines are great absolutely no doubt about, battery technology still light years away for professional use.
@@sirvozelo1 Yup. Not quite there for the pros unless there’s a ton of batteries available but for a little firewood cutting or clearing trees off the road this works great. I love my gas saws but I don’t always want to bring gas if I’m just heading out camping and don’t plan on doing a bunch of cutting.
@@scottalpine In my case and just been a homeowner I trying to completely going into battery power only, I feel it to be more convenient and simple however here is a huge problem for me and all Stihl owners, batteries are priced like gold one AP500S battery costs around 500 Eur.
@@sirvozelo1 Yeah the batteries are very expensive. It makes it hard to switch to battery power only when gas is so much cheaper and more convenient.
I'm always thinking I need a battery saw. I wonder, does the bar oil leak out when its just sitting?
The battery saws are a great thing to have for those camping trips in the PNW where trees often fall across roads. Having a battery powered saw is nice too if it’s stored in the vehicle since you won’t have to bring gas and deal with that mess.
They are also very quiet.
So far on my Husqvarna 350i it does not leak but on my Dewalt it leaks mostly from the fill cap.
On my gas saws it was 50/50. My 16 year old Husqvarna 570 does not leak but my few months old Husqvarna 460 leaks a little bit and my 8ish year old Stihl 261 does not leak but my Stihl 251 leaks from the cap.
They shouldn’t leak at all but some do, sometimes if it’s the cap some debris can get in there and prevent a good seal.
I usually set the saws on rags or paper towels if it’s a leaky one getting transported to cut down on the mess.
@@scottalpine okay thank you very much for that excellent response. Lots to consider, but I'm looking around. Thanks for your video and reply
Can't avoid the reality of having a multitude of different batteries & chargers, yet I got to say I'm liking it! Not having to carry fuel and dealing with the smell inside the canopy shell is a big plus.
Yes, not having the gas especially in summer is my biggest reason for liking the battery saws. Also the noise level is very low.
I do like the battery saws but I still love my gas saws, just don’t want to bring them in the hot dry season.
@@scottalpine In case of summer batteries have a big problem it had happen to me many times and in fact just happen 3 days ago, cutting 20" oak logs from a pile to split for the fireplace with Stihl MSA300 besides the batteries not lasting long they got hot and then takes at least 15 minutes just for the charger 500 to cool-of the battery so it can start recharging, with 4 AP500S and 2 chargers 500 on from the start still I run out of batteries.
In summer if we demand from the saws very easier the batteries got hot.
Been just a homeowner I went fully for battery power and I am 100% happy with Stihl machines I have some for over 3 years, I am quite sure some of this machines I have used and abused beyond manufacturing recommendation never have any problem but battery technology and the price of batteries still light years away for professional use.
@@sirvozelo1 Yes the batteries still have a long ways to go but they have come a long ways too. I tend to not run the saw much in the summer months unless it’s just for a quick clean up job on a forest road or some trimming work at home. I can see where having them overheat would be very frustrating and slow the whole process down.
Put a cord on it
I pretty fond of the battery, gas powered is my favorite but the battery powered sure is nice sometimes.