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Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by dharmon on Friday January 03, 2020 @11:32AM (#21947395)
I have the Ryobi 40V lawnmower, chainsaw, and pole saw. (they're great!)

For really hard woods I get about 30-45 min out of the chain saw per battery. I use it for chopping up fallen trees (I live in a heavily-wooded area) so haven't done firewood exactly. I have 2 batteries and I get tired before I run down the second one.

Its kinda fun how it goes from dead silent to ripping through a tree. Although the bar length is probably too short for your needs. Plus a cord is a lot of wood (to me).

I figured anything that needs a more powerful chainsaw is best left to a professional anyway, so the battery-powered saw acts like a built-in buffer on hurting myself.

Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by bane on Friday January 03, 2020 @08:26PM (#21952100)
> For really hard woods I get about 30-45 min out of the chain saw per battery.

One of the things that might not be clear to users of the gas equipment, when you say "30-45 min" that means active cutting. Unlike a 2-stroke, it doesn't have to be burning gas to be ready to cut.

Re:Tesla Q4 2019 Vehicle Production and Deliveries by ghaff on Friday January 03, 2020 @12:36PM (#21948184)
My gas weed whacker stopped working properly last year. I decided to get a Ryobi battery-powered one rather than fix the gas one. It's not quite as powerful and I'll probably end up getting a second battery.

OTOH, there's no fussing, it's quieter, and I also got a brush cutter attachment which can handle some places I pretty much had to do manually before.