OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Chainsaws and Concrete Cutters Oregon corded chain saw

I had 2 Makita corded 16 inch bar chainsaws that failed on me electrically (ok I was working them too hard cutting up logs up to 1m in diameter) I noticed Marinkos Mowers near me had an ex field day Oregon 18 inch electric saw for $100 on Marketplace. Got the saw home and started into the logs and went back to the shop and bought another 2 of them, such a brilliant saw. 3 seconds to sharpen the chain, just a pleasure to use and buckets of power. I was looking at a $3000 log splitter but my concern was having to store it once I had finished with it and probably only use it for a day once a year. The saws may be a bit slower but I can use them anytime because they are quiet and unlike my Stihl I don't have to stop and start it all the time while I move the logs around to cut them. I doubt I will ever use my Farm Boss again and I bought that for $850 back in 1984 and it has never let me down, such a beautiful saw as well

G'day Norm,

Yes it's surprising how much torque these small electric saws have.

I've heard they’re great for maintaining a sharp edge during use, but if your chain gets too blunt or has significant damage, you may still need to manually sharpen the chain.

It's easy to make a log splitter out of a car trolley jack and a metal frame.


I like the corded electric saws ,I'm still using a couple of Makita saws but if I cut up a large tree like 1m thick I usually
let them cool down before using again but I've had other electric saws like Ozito and when the tough gets going they
burn out in 30 seconds.

Not a fan of battery power though as some need replacing in 3 years.

Supposedly Oregon and Makita will last 5 to 10 years and as a comparison Ozito is 3 to 5 years but Ozito is only good for light to moderate usage.




Cheers
Max.

Hi Max
These saws have a 2400 watt motor, bigger that the Makita at 1800 watt. Chain is strange in that you sharpen the top edge as opposed to sharpening the under edge using the file/rotary sharpeners. The teeth also stick out wider than the chain by a couple of mm each side. I do have a log splitter I built during covid with a 50 ton jack but it is slow to use and the cypress wood I mostly get is so full of nots it will only split where it wants to.
I wouldn't consider a battery one because the logs I am cutting are just too big for them.
Anyway I bought 3 of them so they should see me out if they last 5 to 10 years each, anyway I am very impressed with them so far and I would be happy to pay full price for one without hesitation if I had to