I run two C85 Cormidis. We do high end residential landscape construction. They are one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. 2 guys operating them can do the work of about 4-5 guys running wheel barrows. They never get stuck. Can go through any terrain and up a hill steeper that you can walk up. They carry about a half yard of gravel, soil, or whatever else you can load into. Armour stone, logs, concrete, large trees (350cm evergreens with huge root balls) We have the standard bucket cormidi and the fold down side cormidi. We use the fold down side cormidi to load on a 3/4 skid of brick to bring to backyard. A full skid is too heavy. We use the bucket cormidi to mix bags of cement with a flat bucket on the mini excavators. We don’t use the self loading cormidis. Too slow and awkward. We use Kubota U17 excavators to load them. I highly recommend them. We have the older model. The newest model has some fantastic upgrades. Steeper dump angle, remote choke, fuel fill on outside of machine, upgraded air filter/engine. Just because they are small doesn’t mean we don’t use them on larger projects. We take them to every project to help move any material. They literally have replaced wheel barrows for us. Super simple to drive. The new guys can figure out how to operate them within a few minutes.
We switched to jobber two years ago. It’s has been absolutely game changing. We have been able to grow the business and not worry about invoicing, routing, scheduling, adding employees and tracking their work time. Worth every penny
As a small business owner and a fellow RU-vid creator. I love how much value and worth I get from watching your videos.. I've known I've said this before but you give us all something to look forward to. And even with showing new products you always tell It has a story Is gripping us a making it more interesting to watch. Well done
the 12 inch saw works great! The vibration was a bit disappointing, but, after seeing how much work it gets done and how long the battery runs, i'm sold. Love it.
Thanks Stan! I finally have a comment worth your time. I am a homeowner, not contractor. But have had gas chainsaws for 40+ yrs. LOVE the Dewalt 20v one hand trim saw DCCS620B. Keep up all the "show" videos.
My DeWalt chainsaw is very nice. It’s the first saw I start with for general property maintenance work. It’s stealthy compared to gas and is what I use for most medium trees to small branches. I use my Shindiawa 488 for the trunks. I really don’t want everyone to know I’m doing tree work. My 9 & 12 amp hr batteries work long enough to give me a good workout and are not heavy in the saw. It’s light and well balanced. The chain adjuster/bar retainer is very convenient. The bar is light weight, thin, and twists easily. It leaks oil. The battery compartment and contacts retain wood chips.
DeWalt chainsaws are legit, I have had three for 5 years and they are far more functional than my previous STHL gas. Especially handy on ladder work or when climbing on a tree when you can fire it up with the push of a button. Awesome tool updates!
There's a pond company in BC, Canada who uses the Cormidi and they swear by it in comparison to a dingo just for strictly moving material. It scoops up and tips back into the bucket. The bucket apparently carries more than a dingo.
My buddies dad runs one of the cormdi machines and they’ve had issues with maintenance and replacement parts. Cool machine, lots of power, made overseas and not a ton of support in the PNW yet.
Stan! I recommend talking to PMI Equipment about their PowerPac machines. They have a whole lineup of German made machines specifically for doing the work we do on a regular basis. I’m looking at their tracked wheel barrow. Carries half a skid of stone through as narrow as 27” I believe
Stan we actually are running DeWalt chain saws and rotary saws on my Fire Dept instead of gas due to the weight and convenience. We haven't gotten rid of gas but the DeWalts are the go to. They work very well and we love them.
Since an electric lawnmower is all electronic control they should make the joystick so you can unplug it from one side and plug it into the other, heck even plug in a remote control unit or switch between a joystick and lap bars.
That Ferris in Stihl clothes is awesome…always have wanted to try a Ferris because of the suspension and now since I’m a Stihl guy I just have to buy one. That vac attachment for a skid was my idea 🤦🏼 would be awesome to pick up stump grindings with it
I really like those square barrels I could have used them today my very brand new crew could have loaded those up instead of putting the spoils on the surface that they were working on or in the street they could have loaded them up at least two wheelbarrows of material and with my little ditch witch ride on All purpose tractor I don't know what size it is because the stickers when we bought it we're gone but I saw a lot of the ride behind tractors in this expo and I'll tell you that little ditch witch machine may not have the power that those right on machines do but it has the mobility it gets into smaller places it doesn't need a lot of room to work it doesn't take a lot of trailer room and you can put all of its implements which we have a 8x10 enclosed trailer but I mostly carry it on the back of the dump trailer because I need to dump trailer more than I need the enclosed trailer but I liked those barrels square barrels thanks for showing them Stan Lee
Hey Stanley, another great video. I bought the largest 60 volt DeWalt chainsaw 2 years ago for use in a man lift. It loves it's batteries! I went through 21 changes on 6amp/hr batteries limbing a super large Elm tree. It has 2 small flaws. Batteries are had to remove and there's only one stud & nut holding the bar on🤯. (Dude Ranch DIY) was using one of those Cormidi - mini-skids on his channel for tree work. He stopped using it. Not sure why 🙄. Keep up the awesome content ❤️
Great video!! I have a 40 volt Black & Decker battery chain saw. It cuts just as fast as the saw you showed. I do have two batteries so that gives it some good cutting time.Not any thing like a gas saw but it sure is nice for trimming. Nice and light with some pretty good power. Price was OK too. Thanks 😊.
I am really crossing my fingers that i can go next year! In the mean time, i get to spend my friday seeing how much i missed out on. Hope you have a great weekend!
I have a dewalt chainsaw. Bought it because I already had some dewalt batteries and other power tools. Use it to clear fallen trees from trails. Works great, battery power holds up. I just think it uses too much oil but I have never been a fan of auto oilers having learned on manual oilers.
Stanley your doing great on your videos . Are you hooked on these new products?Did you research these items first before you buy! Keep the videos coming to Pittsburgh Pa. I like the video's and learn different things from them . Have a nice Christmas and happy new year to you and your. God bless 🙏
I have one with a twelve inch unit and it is great… A little power hungry but after I sharpened the chain like I do my gas saws Performance doubled . Saw stays in my truck always
"Dirt Money" So I'm in the market to buy a zero turn lawn mower. But which do you recommend? Should I get the sit-down zero turn or the stand-up one? Cheers
I own a Ryobi zero turn from a couple of years ago and cut a 10 acre field with it several times a season. I cut roughly 2 acres at a time and have never had a problem with it. I also own a Dewalt electric chainsaw and the only problem I have is it leaks chain oil.
I've got a cormidi 1500, I wouldn't recommend them unless they fix a few problems. fuel system syphons itself empty when its below half tank less than 150 hrs and the drive motors had to rebuilt. im on my 3rd throttle cable because the housing end sits vertical and collects water. the unit swapping is a pain in the ass and is not nearly as quick as advertised plastic coverings are very brittle and crack a lot. motor mount bracket snapped and wrecked all the isolators so i took that to a fabricator ridges on the rear engine cover makes for a good knee cap remover. (not kidding, hurt like hell) rear platform is unsuspended and uncomfortable on a long day. product support has been pretty slow and we cant get ahold of parts or service manuals. most of these problems we have solved ourselves but it has taken many hours and lots of down time. All that being said the machine preforms well and hauls a huge amount of material and the self loading and turreted unit is really handy on smaller jobs that eliminate the need for a loader. from what ive herd from rental places that hat have the 85 its a much more reliable machine than the 1500
I've worked with DeWalt 60v chainsaws for 3 years now. The first one I bought still runs strong to this day. With a 9ah battery you get enough wood for a bonfire but not going to be building piles with it. The problem started when I bought DCCS670 #2,3,4,5 they all would run perfect for a few days but they all ended up failing to motor burnout some in glorious smoke and flames and would leave us stranded cutting trails. This is not acceptable for a $400-$600 saw. A comparable Husqvarna or Stihl will work circled around this saw in any weather. I have completly switched back to gas powered saws. Even with me missing my left arm and starting gas saws proves easier and less of a headache than the all plastic toy called chainsaw model DCCS670 I have circular saw, recip saw all drills and power tools DeWalt. Normally great stuff. But the 60v chainsaw is easy to keep by the door and chop a log slightly if it's too big for the stove. That's about it convienience if you have to make a cut or two. Or trim larger trees ( it does make great cutting power) when not on fire I forgot to add that they leak bar oil so bad you have to store them on paper towels or it will drip and cover everything you own.
60v Dewalt 16in. Chainsaw. After not much use, some parts near the clutch came loose. Not sure if it was user fault or manufacturers fault. If your planning on cutting a lot 2 batteries will not be enough.
Hey @DirtMonkey how or where do I shop for that I dunno 4 inch "Grinder/cut-off Wheel" you showed in another video on Facebook? You were cutting disk breaks, aluminum, S.S., tile, all manner of stuff. I'd like to buy some of those wheels.
Talking about striping a lawn you must check out walker mowers decks have timed blades to cut in opposite directions but discharging to t b e rear with on-board vacuum built in to the mower. Naturally stripes with I UT rollers
I had the 12” until it was stolen. I cut down 8” trees with it. Made pruning and removing branches easy. It turns slow rely’s on torque to do most of the intense cutting. But I own the batteries and can’t afford a Milwaukee chainsaw to compare it to yet yes I own the Milwaukee batteries to. Dewalt is my woodworking tools and Milwaukee tools for automotive fun. Dewalt was giving away a battery with tool purchase during Covid so I bought a few and cheaper than Milwaukee!
Have used Husqvarna, stihl, ego, dewalt battery chainsaws, multiple generations. Dewalt is best by a pretty good margin. Ego #2 professional horticulturalist in Canada.
@@Dirtmonkey wanted to let you know, I listened to a podcast of yours when you interviewed Greg from Aquascape about 15 months ago. I looked into them and what it was all about and started the process of becoming a CAC! So thanks for alway look for ideas for contractors!
Stan trying to start equipment repair shop what the most importanten thing to get a buisness going still in the Army cant have a buisness but trying to get a name out there. love when you show off the new equipment.
Man I have an old c-121 wheel horse I use as a bush hog and a zero cub cadet for mowing the rest is husqvarna. But I work 40 plus in a factory. So hell, I'm small. But hey, it does make me extra fast cash. Enough to pay everything back. Now all profit trailer and all. Got my eye on that shil though of Ferris? Man you have a sweet life. But mine is not to shabby. Every is just getting higher.
The DEWALT chainsaw is amazing I got one my self. I feel like the small one they showed would work better if they used a 5 or 6 or flexvolt battery with it
Yep.,. He could unplug one to run his hedge trimmer.. swap it out for his blower... Plug em back in when he docked his ride. Like having fuel saddle bags on your stand up..
I love my commercials 60 inch gas powered Toro mowers. Let’s not reinvent the beer can volks. Somethings were meant to be. Like chocolate donuts. Cheers
All stated battery run time claims are tested under absolute perfect conditions. It sucks because people think they are going to get that run time normally. Fact is Ryobi probably tested this run time while clipping 1/16” off the top of the grass either going all down hill or absolute flat yard with a 100lb operator not charging your cellphone. That’s what manufactures do with battery electric claims.
That would be awesome! Maybe an updated electric chainsaw match next. Iv been wanting to see a head to head match with the new dewalt flexvolt 20” vs the ego 18”.
I have repaired a Dewalt chainsaw for a customer in my small engine shop. I was not impressed with how cheap the internal components were. The electronics were fine, but the oil pump stopped due to a cast aluminum pin breaking which was supposed to actuate a cheap plastic pump. These components are much better designed by stihl and husqvarna and echo.
