How much sawing are you planning to do? If not much, electric one should do the trick

Get both gas and electric on temu for the same price as either

Electric ⚡️ and call it a day lol!! If you have the money though then have at it

If you already have the latest generation of battery powered tools and can buy tool only, then it makes a lot of sense to buy a battery chainsaw.

Gas. The electric is convenient but lacks power. The batteries are expensive and degrade over time so even if its good enough out the box, give it 2-3 yrs and you'll regret it when you need new batteries.

You dont need a chainsaw. You need a friend that owns a chainsaw. 😂

If you’re looking to be a badass man, Stihl. If you’re going camping occasionally, electric will suffice.

Gas but Husqvarna.

the electric stihl is awesome, i use it more than my gas one

FWIW I have eGO batteries and a host of equipment. Leaf blower, mower, snow blower, weedwacker/edger/hedge trimmer. Its good for the smaller stuff and can get a job done with two big batteries in rotation (one charge while one runs). Bigger stuff is okay if your yard is small or if you have a ton of batteries. But for things like a snow blower, if its heavy snow I have to take a break halfway to let my batteries recharge. Also the batteries have like 50% capacity in the winter...

You're looking at a professional 2 stroke saw, and asking about an electric one? This doesn't compute... Either way, I like Echo products for the value to performance ratio. My 50cc works great on our 30 acres with a 20" bar. I've had this saw for 12 years I guess... Of course it's run AMSOIL it's whole life @npub1d9t8...hnfc

but only get the electric if you have a reliable gas one

Go gas, you won't always need the power but will be glad to have it for when you do

Also for duration of use

It depends on the type of work you plan to do. If you're likely to cut large pieces, go with a gas-powered one. If you're only trimming branches, an electric chainsaw will be fine. I'd favor an electric if you have other tools of the same brand so that you can swap batteries. If it were my choice and I could only have one, I'd pick gas, but it requires more maintenance. However, I use a chainsaw more often than most, so I keep both available depending on the job.

Unless you plan on using it more than a few hours at a time, or you need to cut trees larger than 12 in diameter, the 261 is kind of a waste of money (I have one, its a great saw but i cut alot of wood). I shit on electric saws until I got one. They work great, and no maintenance. Especially good for limbing and other small jobs.

I love the smell and sound of gas powerd tools but that 40V stuff is seriously better....

No you need the fuel injected 500i

It depends for the needs you have... electric for small an precision work, gas for heavy, raw and big work..

Simple. Gas. Be a man.

Also, "professional" gas powered saws are designed to be run every day- and they work great in that use case. If you only need it 10 or 20 times a year, an electric is way easier. If you are out of useful range of an outlet, get a cordless - with several batteries. If not , corded saws work all day long.

Are you retarded?

Cuttingdownd and bucking mature trees to harvest furewood? Get the gas. Cleaning up blowdowns and trimming limbs? Dewalt 60v any day.

If you can get by with a pole saw, I love my cordless. If you need a full size chainsaw, I don't know. Batteries have gotten better but God help you when it comes time to buy a new one. A replacement 80V for my brother's push mower cost as much as a whole new gas mower, and his wasn't that old. For battery cost alone, I'd almost recommend function-stacking with a small generator and corded saw over a full size cordless. If clearing land, definitely gas. Also, watch Chickanic's YT so you don't spend half a day trying to start the freaking thing before making your first cut. 🤣

I'm guessing you are just doing yard work so electric would be the right choice. Stick with Stihl though. I have the both the gas and battery Stihl KombiSystem and rarely use the gas powered one. You can get a pole pruner attachment for this, if that is what you are up to.

Cock swinging and chainsaw thread. Sounds like a bad idea.

It depends on how much you use it in a single "session" and how large you want to cut. If it's the occasional use and youre not out falling a forest then go electric all day, otherwise gas.

Do you enjoy buying chainsaws? If so, get the electric one so you can be back in two months to buy another one. If not, buy the Stihl and pass it down to your newborn someday

Get what you pay for Buy good shit or get bullshit Buy nice or buy twice #haiku

Mill that tree to the ground 💪

A hand saw and some good old elbow grease. 🖖

Get a lightsaber

Just hire a @BitTasker with a chain saw to do the job for you https://bittasker.com/

Electric=Gay

Forestry? Gas. Yardwork? Electric.

Gas

Ask to Javier Milei

Gas

Man up Walker, and save you some sats.

Not gonna lie the electric stihl is super tempting…

Here for the responses. I’m in the market too

buy it, you won’t regret it

Darth Kebab 🤣

The Force is strong with the onions

electric stihl are pretty good too, worth to get the bigger models with AP battery

Gas powered. Ride the lightning.

The beauty of the battery-powered saws is the lack of splash, oil sputtering, smell and less noise and easy starting. Though having to hold the security button is an extra hassle. I also wonder how they fare in cold season. If there are any parallels between battery-powered chainsaws and battery powered cars,... beware the hype and realities of how cold influences things The gas-powered chainsaw in my experience has more power and lasts longer. I would probably rather use a gas-powered saw when felling trees. It is also probably more apt for serious (wide diameter logs) and longer sessions of bucking logs--for firewwod. Beyond the dillemnas and questions around battery-powered vs. petroleum-based chainsaws, enjoy the fire (fire television), forestry and the potential of regenerative forestry systems (including, agroforestry, coppice (see the work, including book, by Mark Krawczyk in the actually long-historied culture of coppicing in Europe, the Americas and beyond) and the general abundance and endless giving of a forestr or a stand of trees in that one can continually harvest something from the forest or stand while also improving the productivity and biodiversity, ecological health of the forest. Amoung others, see the in the field-forest work of Merv Wilkinson based somewhere on Vancouver Island and his spectacular work and observations of regen forestry. I enjoying trying out a friend's and country neighbour's battery-powered chainsaw. Also, if you think of the amount of slavery and energy (embedded energy) that goes into the manufacture of the battery-powered saws is greater than all the work that will ever come out of the saw during it lifetime. Though it could be useful if you have consistent power (electricity) whether from the centralized grid or off grid, it is kind of nice to think that you can always run a saw.