"JBL2527" wrote in message ...

My old electric chainsaw has finally given up, beyond repair.
It was very heavy to use so no great loss.
Which would be lighter, an electric or petrol replacement ? Just need a
smallish one .14/16 ins will do. Not used a lot but it makes life much
easier. UK resident.
Cheers
Brian.

I recently got a Craftsman 18-inch corded electric for $100. Lighter than either gas powered or rechargeable. I'm not a big fan of rechargeable because they are heavy and less powerful than corded. Gas powered was out because it was overkill for my work. A lot quieter, also. I got some earplugs because of all the "hazard" warnings in the manual, but it turned out to be so quiet I didn't need them.

I stick with electric as much as I can over gas. I grew up using gas powered lawn mowers like most people at that time. Then got an electric mower $25 at a garage sale and lever looked back. That was 25 years ago and only have replaced the batteries twice. This one's rechargeable and I can cut a 1/5 acre lot 3-4 times between charges. No smoke, fumes, etc. And super quiet.