Electric chainsaw recommendations?

dave_ave

Can anyone recommend an electric chainsaw?

I bought a Challenge one from Argos for £50 last year, but now it won't start! It was fine for the money.

suisidevw

Bosch one from ebay for £50. V Good for electric and reasonable

aboard_epsilon

dave_ave wrote: »

Can anyone recommend an electric chainsaw?

I bought a Challenge one from Argos for £50 last year, but now it won't start! It was fine for the money.

dump the petrol out of it ...put fresh brand new in ....and use bradex engine starter spray to start it ..should be good to go then.

all the best.markj

dave_ave

Thank you, but my ELECTRIC chainsaw doesn't have any petrol;)

But my strimmer does and it isn't starting so I'll give the Bradex a go :T

aboard_epsilon

dave_ave wrote: »

Thank you, but my ELECTRIC chainsaw doesn't have any petrol;)

But my strimmer does and it isn't starting so I'll give the Bradex a go :T

ok .i thought when you said it wont start it was petrol..

so you have a switch problem or a cable problem.,..90 percent chance .



all the best.markj

ITtim

Bosch stuff is usually pretty decent. I've a Bosch Drill and I think its excellent.

sunshinetours

dave_ave wrote: »

Can anyone recommend an electric chainsaw?

I bought a Challenge one from Argos for £50 last year, but now it won't start! It was fine for the money.

As others have said Bosch electric stuff is nornally OK for the money

If your other one is only a year old I would be taking it back personally though. No offence it obviously wasn't alright for the money as it now doesn't work!

optimus_primera

dave_ave wrote: »

Thank you, but my ELECTRIC chainsaw doesn't have any petrol;)

But my strimmer does and it isn't starting so I'll give the Bradex a go :T

How do you store your strimmer?
Do you leave it stood up (on its engine blade in the air), or do you lay it down.
Is it 2 stroke or 4 stroke?

Get the best chainsaw blade you can afford that fits your saw.
Cheap blades are a false economy.

dave_ave

optimus_primera wrote: »

How do you store your strimmer?
Do you leave it stood up (on its engine blade in the air), or do you lay it down.
Is it 2 stroke or 4 stroke?

I store it horizontally and it's a 2 stroke.

I've read elsewhere that I should drain the 2 stroke mixture when I've finished with it each time?

optimus_primera

Good man.
If you stand it up, then all the oil/fuel drains into parts it should not, and you'll have trouble getting it going.

As for draining the 2 stroke, thats one i've not heard before. Cannot see why you would need to, only if you are storing it for a while i would drain the fuel to stop it going off.

We have 2 stroke powered stuff sat on shelves for ages at work, never had any problems with them, only this time of yr when gardening equipment sit on the shelves till next spring,we have to put fresh fuel in to get them going.