Dewalt battery pole saw vs stihl gas pole saw

Electric yard tools have advanced to the point I will not buy anything gas powered. again. Wish I could afford to get one of the electric zero turns.

I have the ryobi pole saw and it has exceeded expectations. Hope that helps

I have a Dewalt, dad has a stihl.

Stihl is heavy as hell and will work you hard. The dewalt is half the weight and easy to use all day. A couple 5ah batteries will put more limbs on the ground than you want to pick up.

I watched two or three guys play around with their stihl/husqvarna chain saws after the storm for 10-15 min getting them started while another fella with a battery dewalt fired his right up and went to work.

If you’re using it all the time it’s probably different but if it’s gonna sit up for months I’d get the battery.

For lighter jobs from time to time or a subdivision type home, battery. If you own acreage and have lots of trimming then gas.

Both have their purpose.

I have used both of them pretty regularly lately helping other people trimming their trees. The Stihl is heavier than the Dewalt. Both work very well but don’t let anyone kid you that the Dewalt isn’t heavy. It’s weight is concentrated at the cutting head. Both will wear your arse out cutting above your head for a little while

Not sure about a pole saw, but I got an EGO trimmer and it’s legit! They make a pole saw as well.

unless you have a lawncare/forestry company - battery is the answer

Since Boo didn’t like my battery comment I will provide some details – I help manage a consortium of camps (13 over 45 acres). We have a semi retired caretaker who cuts grass and does general maintenance over the property. In the past 2 yrs we have a dewalt pole trimmer to take care of the trimming the trees from ground or back of trailer. We are cutting hardwood and conifers and the trimmer cuts all day with a cpl of 5 ah batteries and its light weight, no issues with it and has same capability of gas. If we need serious trimming done we use a tree company w/ a cherry picker or spurs but for 90% of the trimming requirements battery is sufficient. Its also quiet and emission free – this is important to some

The other advantage is all tools are yellow so batteries are compatible w/ tons of other tools. Another thumbs up for dewalts weedeater and hedgetrimmer – both lightweight long battery life etc. We were an early adopter of the weedeater technology and the weedeater lasted 6 yrs before it died – maybe not stihl/echo longevity but for a $150 tool I can live with 6 yrs. Batteries last about 5 yrs so that’s another consideration – the 2 ah batteries don’t cut it you need 4 or 5 ah models.

We are considering a cordless chainsaw as well just for some limbing etc.

Dont worry Boo we still have a small stihl and a farm model husq chainsaw for serious work - glad I got your attention :)