I was in my local chainsaw shop this morning when I saw/picked up a Stihl GTA 26 pruning saw, bought it on the spot. Usually I research such things to death, but at 3 pounds, 4 inch bar, I just got it.
An old habit started when I had a Tulikivi: when I fell a tree I buck every branch up to the point of it being a ridiculous twig. Kindling, small fires. It's a lot of heat, and I don't want to throw it away. Even with the Progress Hybrid I'm throwing a lot of sticks like that onto coals to start a fire, or of course for a cold start, or for a very small fire. As it was I was lifting and angling my 12 pound chainsaw to do those cuts, over and over, which definitely put me onto the diminishing returns formula.
Even if the battery won't last for the whole tree, I can use it for branches and then switch to the gas saw, or maybe buy another battery.
It's still in the box. I've thought about whether to switch it out for the GTA 30, 6 inch bar, more power, dual battery, for $130 more. Some second thoughts.
And in researching a bit, it seems maybe the Milwaukee Hatchet might have been the one to get in this space.
We'll see.
An old habit started when I had a Tulikivi: when I fell a tree I buck every branch up to the point of it being a ridiculous twig. Kindling, small fires. It's a lot of heat, and I don't want to throw it away. Even with the Progress Hybrid I'm throwing a lot of sticks like that onto coals to start a fire, or of course for a cold start, or for a very small fire. As it was I was lifting and angling my 12 pound chainsaw to do those cuts, over and over, which definitely put me onto the diminishing returns formula.
Even if the battery won't last for the whole tree, I can use it for branches and then switch to the gas saw, or maybe buy another battery.
It's still in the box. I've thought about whether to switch it out for the GTA 30, 6 inch bar, more power, dual battery, for $130 more. Some second thoughts.
And in researching a bit, it seems maybe the Milwaukee Hatchet might have been the one to get in this space.
We'll see.
