I picked up the Milwaukee m18 hatchet and chainsaw recently after I had 3 trees on my property from a tornado, the hatchet is just a awesome tool, its ergonomic can do decent size limbs small limbs, if the chain goes off the bar it’s a easy adjustment, it’s a great saw
The reciprocating saws with the correct blade do a very good job of pruning trees. I have a Milwaukee hand held with a very aggressive wood cutting blade for trimming trees. Works great.
What the heck is the point of a soft start on a chain saw? That seems like the opposite of what you would want! Man I this just makes me regret not picking up the M18 kit when it was on clearance at my local Home Depot for $199. Which by the time they were all purchased, were probably less then that at the actual register.
Thanks for this excellent review. Watching from Europe, and indeed we don't care about anything that isn't metric, for a good reason. Having said this, it wouldn't hurt to print foot-pounds on the back for those who still use body parts or barleycorns to measure objects.
Moved on from the Makita 18 and 40v platform to Milwaukee and no regrets. That m18 saw and recip saw work wonders on abandoned properties I have to make look presentable again. Only downside to the m18 hatchet saw is the oil cap leaking oil out, no matter how clean and tight you crank the cap.
Wow that Dewalt is loud! Nearly 100db for a small electric saw is wild. I wouldn't buy it even if it was the best performer. The M18 is relatively quiet and powerful so that makes it the easy choice for me.
Definitely not. You need something that keeps you out of reach of the zombies. You're within biting distance with any of these except for the Skil. I have a Kobalt pole saw. It's got enough reach. I am a bit concerned that the pole isn't that tough, though.
Nice work thank you! I've been using the kobalt for about 1 1/2 years mostly because of price point and the fact that I have a few gas chainsaws. The kobalt has held up better than expected.
I do wish you would’ve included the M 12 model as well for comparison just because it’s such a thorough video in every other regard, I just feel it’d paint an accurate but imo unexpected picture as Generally, you don’t think of Milwaukee as the chainsaw company but I can’t say enough good about how much I liked the top handle 2826 if it just had higher chain speed and didn’t wreck batteries I’d be the perfect lemmings all for me and I like the ergonomically on board storage. It’s got great features if they could just get that chain speed up it’d be my pick but as of now my favorite top handle bucket/climbing saw is the DCCS674 flexvolt 14” and it’s a beast I really don’t see how there are more clips of them floating around on RU-vid but enough tool rambling thanks for another great video @toolstested truly appreciate these videos and I respect your commitment as With as much effort as you put into your testing, your following is sure to grow
@Jeff-rk8hq yeah I tested the M12 in part 1, which it did well for being 12v. Im going to start with bottom saws and then the top with 2827 and DCCS677B. Hopefully at some point I will test the DCCS674. Thanks! yeah hopefully it picks up, idk how much longer I can fund the channel honestly.
Mini chainsaw is the one tool I'm afraid to use, so many of these force you to to put your fingers right next to the chain with really unergonomic grips.
Bro the m18 3004-20 is truly one of the best tools on the market, it’s innovative, unique. It looks like a finger chopper, but actually is really controllable and more ergonomic than you may think not having one in your hands. It’s really actually quite easy to use safe and efficiently imo and if you’re an able bodied adult you could easily handle it…even over cutting one handed is very manageable imo and I used to kinda be a bit shy towards chain saws and I’ve grown to love em kickback is really exaggerated by some people but If you’re careful, pay attention to where the tip of your bar is your golden man just always be aware of the consequences as you’re using the tool and be braced for it don’t just cut willy-nilly and you don’t have crazy kick back issues generally
That is some great work on the graphics in this video, appreciate the effort. The Milwaukee certainly to be the king if you have heavy use for one of these, after that I think I would stick with the tool for the battery I already own.
Thanks, yeah a lot layering in the editor. Yep I agree, they all will cut so if you don't need the top then probably buy the one in the platform you have.
If you're a professional tree service company, the m18 is a no brainer. If you're a landscaper who does some tree maintenance, or you have a ranch/large piece of property, the kobalt is best followed by ryobi and skil. Anything less than that and you're better off with a 1 handed recip saw with a pruning blade. Hell I cut down an entire 9" tree with my 36v metabo hpt recip saw and a 12" pruning blade when my old homelite chainsaw died. It took about 50% longer to do but it got the job done
For the annual tree trimming chore I'm fine with an old brushed Skil recip for up to 6" limbs. It may be slower than a mini chain saw but it does not require the time and hassle of adjusting and oiling the chain. Granted if I used one every day to earn a living that Milwaukee would be in my hand.
On the Gedore, I would expect that the head you installed meets some kind of size spec provided by Gedore, otherwise the distance from the center of the head to the pivot would vary, and that would affect results. It would be interesting to get the Gedore with the head you used calibrated and then retested.
They had that Hercules on clearance and ran a sale on all polishers and grinders for 30% off. I'm pretty sure it brought it down to $12 or so. Bought all 3. I have a couple of the Hercules rat tails at work and haven't had a single issue. Phenomenal video's! Thanks
I found the 3/8" on sale for $12 the other day (along with the Vietnamese 1/4"). Looks to be made in China and was a little rough-looking out of the box (fingerprints in machine oil, etc). Did you ever test one like that?
Having owned the LXT and then moving onto Hilti, I recently grabbed the Bosch so I could have a 29 Oz. Cox makes it in the UK, and their manual guns are excellent. I’ve been laughing with my friends, it looks and feels like an old Ryobi…except more like one made inside of one of those wax figure machines at the Brookfield zoo. The trigger button fell off before I used the second one. The first one arrived with the cage all messed up. My oh my.
I’m sure Milwaukee makes the fakes too - they just offload their bad batteries that way. That explains why the counterfeiters were too incompetent to put cp 3.0 - it’s for Milwaukee to know which kind of battery it is. Shady af
No DeWalt flexvolt? Only been out since 2016. Been reigned the top by.... Like everyone. Got the new special Milwaukee stuff but won't include the king for the past like 4 years minimum. Cheaper than the Makita and Milwaukee too...... Why?
Simple, I had the new tabless battery from Makita and Milwaukee. Im also not made of money so I had to make a choice. The DCG418 will be with the 460 hopefully next month.
