Battery Powered 36 Volt Brushless Chainsaw.
I previously had the small chainsaw from Nordic and it has been a very good chainsaw. I have used it many times, and recently with a neighbour we did about two hours of non-stop trimming, pruning and cutting, and the little chainsaw held up well.
But I decided that a bigger chainsaw was needed, and I had seen 40 volt chainsaws. I think Swift has one as well, and the more expensive brands. I did look at petrol chainsaws, but decided to opt for a new battery powered chainsaw, and as I already had the Nordic batteries I decided to try theirs.
Image 3 and Image 4 show both chainsaws. The new 36 volt chainsaw with a sharp chainsaw blade easily cut through a good sized branches and logends.
The small chainsaw still works fine, but I had many branches to cut up and some pallets made of wood so I decided to upgrade and get the chainsaw that used two batteries to power it.
The only issue was that sometimes if the chainsaw is not up to speed the blade stops when it touches the wood, but once up to speed (a couple of seconds) it cuts through wood efficiently. Because the chainsaw is brushless this may be why it does that. I never noticed this with the smaller chainsaw.
Rated with No Load Speed:
Chain Speed:
Max Cutting Length:
Oil Tank:
2 x 4.0 AH Battery Required.
8,000 rpm
15 m/s
380 mm/ 14.9 inches
250 ml
Because the chainsaw is battery powered it is better to just let the chainsaw do the work instead of forcing it to cut.
I prefer battery powered chainsaws and weed eaters is because I dislike using 2 stroke engines and have found them to be a hassle that I prefer not to have. With a powerful battery equipment there is no need for 2 stroke engines.
Installing the chain is a little more complex than the smaller chainsaw.
The book/manual that came with the chainsaw was not updated for the 36 volt chainsaw with images for the older version, so I had to use a bit of imagination to find out how to install the chain, but once that was figured out it all went well.
One issue I had with the smaller chainsaw was that from time to time the chain would come loose, but no such issues with the 36 volt chainsaw.
Tightening the chain is simple, just turn a knob.
The 36 volt chainsaw from Nordic is an excellent chainsaw for around the home and to tackle firewood, trimming trees and so forth.
All the best from
James M Sandbrook.
16th of November, 2021.