Chainsaw for the truck

[jaypope]

Does anyone have any experience with a Silky 500? It’s roughly $100 less than the Silky 650 but has 2” less cut & fewer teeth per inch? I’m gonna go buy
either the 650 or the 500 just wanted to get any opinions that might be out there between the two. Thanks in advance!

 

[mtwarden]

I’ve got the 500 behind the seat of my truck and it’s handled all the blowdown I’ve encountered up to this point. If something were to be larger, you can always make an additional cut.

 

[Finch]

I settled on a battery stihl to carry in the truck. It's been right impressive. I have a bunch of oak tops down right now that I have been cutting up. I get a good 45 minutes of cutting out of it per charge. It's not going to last as long as saw with an extra gallon of gas, but in terms of just needing to clear trees from the roadway, unless it's a huge storm that you are cutting a few dozen, it should work fine.

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What I don't know yet is how the batteries hold up to hot and cold cycles. Also since I have the bigger charger it doesn't work off the inverter in my truck.

Is that an aerial saw for cutting right of ways? Pretty cool to see one in action.

 

[Billy Goat]

Is that an aerial saw for cutting right of ways? Pretty cool to see one in action.

Yes.