I keep a Ryobi 18V in my truck and (legally) cut wood on the side of the road and in a wooded park near some homes that I would not be able to run a gas saw. This little saw has saved me thousands in stove wood to heat my home. I cut the logs (up to 10" in some cases) into 6 foot lengths and load into my truck. The process takes very little time. Once Home I buck the wood using a gas saw. I use a large Li battery and never once ran out of power. I keep the chain very sharp. The saw is also very quiet (more so than what this video shows). I also made a small folding sawbuck to aide in the harvesting process.
+mojofish1 with the way things are going in America it's a wonder one can even pick up a stick on BLM or national forest land legally. Firewood gathering has always been part of camping just like John Wayne. A small quiet battery chainsaw is a little extra insurance and more than enough for a weekend fire. Once had a ranger tell me I needed a permit when all I was doing was picking up kindling and sticks, did not even have a saw, just picking up twigs. He was going to write me a ticket until he realized I was also picking up trash and let me continue.
Yeah its nuts. We live in a heavily wooded area and have since made my truck saw a 170 stihl. Winter storms produced so much storm fallen it was considered a good thing to remove wood. Excellent job on collecting trash. I always do that, I love to metal detect and while doing that hobby I clear trash too no only is it a good thing to do but it gives you a good moral leg up if someone decides to throw down on you.
Nice video, Thanks for the time you put into this. Made my decision. Great job on those solar charger stations, I work with solar all week and never thought of making one of those, another added project to my list. lol
my portable solar unit design while often regarded as "cool" is not very practical. the fat tires get in the way of storage and transport and it's not easy to load in a truck at over 100 lbs. Works great in loose sand. I just used what I had lying around. A better design is building it on a 2 wheel dolly.
Picked up a P105 2.4ah lithium battery. Cuts at least 2x that of the basic 1.2ah P102 batteries. Ryobi also sells a charger for the 18v lithium batteries that operates from a vehicle 12v socket making this saw even more convenient for portability and camping.
Neat video showing the differences in battery tech. That little Ryobi looks great for quick work of small crap that would be a hassle to pull out the 'ole 2 smoke. And since I have other plus 1 tools it's an easy integration. It's exciting to see where battery tech is headed. Can you imagine an early Saturday morning where your neighbor doesn't wake you up mowing the lawn or doing other yard work? Love the cart you made as well. Do you have more info on it?
+Spam Can Lithium battery technology is the future! I keep up on the latest improvements hope some of them come to practical use and batteries get better and better, and hopefully less expensive. And yes, almost every Saturday there's some kind of stinkin small gas engine running in the neighborhood that can be heard, smelled, or both. My portable solar unit is a design I came up with from junk lying around. The heavy bin for the body was found in an alley. the wheels came from a discarded kids battery powered 4x4 . Lots of plastic welding and use of scrap materials, cheap parts from eBay, 100 ah battery from local store, panels from eBay. It's not as compact as it could be , building a portable solar unit on a 2 wheel dolly is probably the best idea. Eventually I'll get a video put together for this unit.
Just got a Brand new Black & Decker 20 amp model but the battery & charger were missing.I have an 18 volt Black & Decker Drill & I put the battery onto the saw & it works great.I guess the small amount of juice does not make a big difference & I have (4) of those batteries & a rapid charger.I think it will do what I will ever use it for with those batteries & charger.For FREE I can't complain & it was already assembled as well.No manual but I guess it is available online as well? It is NOT suppose to compete with a gas chainsaw but reading the comments here it appears some folks think it is. LOL
Great experiment Randy. Seeing how this video is 8yrs old it would be interesting to see how the newer saws far. I have a old Sears C3 sawzall and when the battery get low it gets hot too and just quits. Wow, love the cart that is a nice setup. Did not see a video on it. Do you still have it? I bet using todays (2021) stuff to make it would be a better system. Ya got to love newertech. Thanks! LLAP
Hi Bruce, thank you. I still use the Ryobi 18V tools. Been full time RVing since 2018 and this set has been some of the most important items in the camper. The chainsaw has been perfect for cutting small amounts of firewood in places it is allowed. Since doing this video they came out with the higher capacity batteries and the 4Ah P108 will run the chainsaw long enough to cut about a half truck bed full of 18" pieces of wood. It's really the way to go with a solar powered RV setup. I'm currently full time RVing and in Nevada. The McGyvered solar generator unit on big wheels has been very useful when in places without power. I have enough solar panels that can be plugged into it to increase up to 400 watts output in full sun and can even run the RV fridge all day on solar.
@@RLZerr Wow that is awesome! Today's tech has improved the batteries a lot. Nice full time Rving. I came from Mr.M/Glys channel. :-) BTW I did sub just because I can... Lol Solar is and has been interesting to me but has been out of reach cause of cost and now that I'm 68 it is a mut point as I am too old. Enjoy your time in Nevada and yw I bet the McGyvered solar generator unit on big wheels has been a big help. LLAP
+Wisconsin Northwoods sorry late reply, I believe all the Ryobi 18v tool batteries are compatible whether Ni-Cd or lithium, but the chargers may not be. I only have lithium batteries. Also since making this video I've bought some of the 4ah P108 batteries. Those are the largest 18V batteries Ryobi offers. With higher current capability the saw works better and can cut at least 4x as long as the P102 battery that comes with it. Typically can fill the bed of a Toyota Tacoma with firewood on one charged P108.
Thanks for the reply. Ive since sold my cordless ryobi chainsaw, gas is quicker and has much more power. And you're right about the 4ah batteries. They last incredibly longer and make the tools a little more powerful as well. Thanks again.
I'm diggin' the solar power charger rig you have. I like the Ryobi as well, but you've got a cool charging station. You build it? Bet you could sell them.
+pdx650 I built it from mostly junk items and cheap parts from ebay. Big tires are from a discarded kids battery powered 4x4. It might look something like a Mars rover, people ask why I did not use the drive motors from the Power Wheels and have it drive itself. Turns out the fat tires get in the way loading and unloading and take up more space than necessary. It weighs more than 100 lbs with the battery in and there's no easy way to grab it to load in a truck. Things to consider when building your own unit. If I was to make another I'd build it on a 2 wheel dolly, battery on bottom and stack components vertical with all solar panels separate.
Yes. Have a 14" 1400 watt electric chainsaw but with the cord it's not very portable for camping. Still works out better cutting up wood in the vicinity of the solar setup.
I have the Ryobi and it does an admirable job at what it is designed to do which is cut up limbs. It is not designed to cut down white oaks. It sounds like a sewing machine so it isn't very manly but it does get the job done.
I’ve been using the Ryobi with 4 amp hr lithium batteries for several years and am able to get through 10-12 inch trees. It takes a while but beats dragging a power cord around. It’s slow compared to gas or a corded electric but it is convenient. I have some other Ryobi tools and had a slew of batteries- so for me the choice was easy
Your comparing 2 completely different battery technologies here. If you compared the black and decker 20v lithium version of the same saw it is comparable to most lithium systems of the same capacity. You are right though none of these battery powered chainsaws even compare to even a cheap gas powered chainsaw. In many cases they are slower than even using a handsaw.
The B&D saw is a better tool, but the B&D NiCad batteries are all dead, and B&D gave up supporting the 18V NiCad Battery long ago. However, Ryobi's 18V One plus system was designed to use all their batteries and the Li-Ion battery is a vast improvement over the NiCad. THEREFORE, if you have a set of B&D 18V tools, look up the INSTRUCTABLES adaptor to use Ryobi Li-Ion batteries on B&D tools. Not too hard to make, , presto! B&D tools are no longer sitting on shelf as bookends!
You guys need to learn that those battery powered things were not designed to be under power for weeks at a time. There is nothing wrong with being plugged in.
+saltyseascott I camp out in places where can cut your own firewood and for over a year with the solar before going with battery tools I took a corded chainsaw with the solar unit and extension cord.. The only place it was practical was a camp where they had a couple piles of dead trees in the open where you could cut all you needed from one spot. Now with the battery chainsaw the area of operation has increased tremendously.
recently bought a P105 2.4ah battery for $45. Seems to last longer than 2X the 1.2ah batteries. Less harsh drain, maintains higher voltage when approaching discharge? cut all the firewood needed for a 2 day camp out with one charge.
'Handy saw, but with a hand saw or even an axe, you could cut that amount of firewood in about fifteen minutes, without all the bulky complicated expensive saw equipment and charger, taking up luggage and storage space. And get healthy exercise. = )
Slow as molasses and sounds like it's working too hard; for such small cuts, I'll just keep the axe sharp. A sharp axe, even a small camping axe, can cut through those little sticks much faster. Even a bow saw would do more, with not much more work for the user, at just a fraction of the price,
I've had this saw for two years and love it. Very handy to have are and oil it the same way.
I keep a Ryobi 18V in my truck and (legally) cut wood on the side of the road and in a wooded park near some homes that I would not be able to run a gas saw. This little saw has saved me thousands in stove wood to heat my home. I cut the logs (up to 10" in some cases) into 6 foot lengths and load into my truck. The process takes very little time. Once Home I buck the wood using a gas saw. I use a large Li battery and never once ran out of power. I keep the chain very sharp. The saw is also very quiet (more so than what this video shows). I also made a small folding sawbuck to aide in the harvesting process.
+mojofish1 with the way things are going in America it's a wonder one can even pick up a stick on BLM or national forest land legally. Firewood gathering has always been part of camping just like John Wayne. A small quiet battery chainsaw is a little extra insurance and more than enough for a weekend fire. Once had a ranger tell me I needed a permit when all I was doing was picking up kindling and sticks, did not even have a saw, just picking up twigs. He was going to write me a ticket until he realized I was also picking up trash and let me continue.
Yeah its nuts. We live in a heavily wooded area and have since made my truck saw a 170 stihl. Winter storms produced so much storm fallen it was considered a good thing to remove wood. Excellent job on collecting trash. I always do that, I love to metal detect and while doing that hobby I clear trash too no only is it a good thing to do but it gives you a good moral leg up if someone decides to throw down on you.
Nice video, Thanks for the time you put into this. Made my decision. Great job on those solar charger stations, I work with solar all week and never thought of making one of those, another added project to my list. lol
my portable solar unit design while often regarded as "cool" is not very practical. the fat tires get in the way of storage and transport and it's not easy to load in a truck at over 100 lbs. Works great in loose sand. I just used what I had lying around. A better design is building it on a 2 wheel dolly.
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That is one cool solar setup you have there. Great saw too.
+Love2boat92 I too was more interested in the solar setup after the saw challenge
John Hudson Hahahaha. That's right. Lol.
Picked up a P105 2.4ah lithium battery. Cuts at least 2x that of the basic 1.2ah P102 batteries. Ryobi also sells a charger for the 18v lithium batteries that operates from a vehicle 12v socket making this saw even more convenient for portability and camping.
Neat video showing the differences in battery tech. That little Ryobi looks great for quick work of small crap that would be a hassle to pull out the 'ole 2 smoke. And since I have other plus 1 tools it's an easy integration. It's exciting to see where battery tech is headed. Can you imagine an early Saturday morning where your neighbor doesn't wake you up mowing the lawn or doing other yard work? Love the cart you made as well. Do you have more info on it?
+Spam Can Lithium battery technology is the future! I keep up on the latest improvements hope some of them come to practical use and batteries get better and better, and hopefully less expensive. And yes, almost every Saturday there's some kind of stinkin small gas engine running in the neighborhood that can be heard, smelled, or both. My portable solar unit is a design I came up with from junk lying around. The heavy bin for the body was found in an alley. the wheels came from a discarded kids battery powered 4x4 . Lots of plastic welding and use of scrap materials, cheap parts from eBay, 100 ah battery from local store, panels from eBay. It's not as compact as it could be , building a portable solar unit on a 2 wheel dolly is probably the best idea. Eventually I'll get a video put together for this unit.
Just got a Brand new Black & Decker 20 amp model but the battery & charger were missing.I have an 18 volt Black & Decker Drill & I put the battery onto the saw & it works great.I guess the small amount of juice does not make a big difference & I have (4) of those batteries & a rapid charger.I think it will do what I will ever use it for with those batteries & charger.For FREE I can't complain & it was already assembled as well.No manual but I guess it is available online as well? It is NOT suppose to compete with a gas chainsaw but reading the comments here it appears some folks think it is. LOL
Great experiment Randy. Seeing how this video is 8yrs old it would be interesting to see how the newer saws far. I have a old Sears C3 sawzall and when the battery get low it gets hot too and just quits.
Wow, love the cart that is a nice setup. Did not see a video on it. Do you still have it?
I bet using todays (2021) stuff to make it would be a better system. Ya got to love newertech.
Thanks!
LLAP
Hi Bruce, thank you. I still use the Ryobi 18V tools. Been full time RVing since 2018 and this set has been some of the most important items in the camper. The chainsaw has been perfect for cutting small amounts of firewood in places it is allowed. Since doing this video they came out with the higher capacity batteries and the 4Ah P108 will run the chainsaw long enough to cut about a half truck bed full of 18" pieces of wood. It's really the way to go with a solar powered RV setup. I'm currently full time RVing and in Nevada. The McGyvered solar generator unit on big wheels has been very useful when in places without power. I have enough solar panels that can be plugged into it to increase up to 400 watts output in full sun and can even run the RV fridge all day on solar.
@@RLZerr Wow that is awesome! Today's tech has improved the batteries a lot. Nice full time Rving. I came from Mr.M/Glys channel. :-) BTW I did sub just because I can... Lol
Solar is and has been interesting to me but has been out of reach cause of cost and now that I'm 68 it is a mut point as I am too old.
Enjoy your time in Nevada and yw I bet the McGyvered solar generator unit on big wheels has been a big help.
LLAP
ryobi makes a 12 volt charger that plugs into cigarette lighter. works pretty good. I use there saws-all with a pruning blade.
Thinking about one for camping. The saw and some solar panels.
Thank you for the video. It looks like the Ryobi cut much more wood. I'm going to pick one up. Do you know if it works with the yellow batteries?
+Wisconsin Northwoods sorry late reply, I believe all the Ryobi 18v tool batteries are compatible whether Ni-Cd or lithium, but the chargers may not be. I only have lithium batteries. Also since making this video I've bought some of the 4ah P108 batteries. Those are the largest 18V batteries Ryobi offers. With higher current capability the saw works better and can cut at least 4x as long as the P102 battery that comes with it. Typically can fill the bed of a Toyota Tacoma with firewood on one charged P108.
Thanks for the reply. Ive since sold my cordless ryobi chainsaw, gas is quicker and has much more power. And you're right about the 4ah batteries. They last incredibly longer and make the tools a little more powerful as well. Thanks again.
I'm diggin' the solar power charger rig you have. I like the Ryobi as well, but you've got a cool charging station. You build it? Bet you could sell them.
+pdx650 I built it from mostly junk items and cheap parts from ebay. Big tires are from a discarded kids battery powered 4x4. It might look something like a Mars rover, people ask why I did not use the drive motors from the Power Wheels and have it drive itself. Turns out the fat tires get in the way loading and unloading and take up more space than necessary. It weighs more than 100 lbs with the battery in and there's no easy way to grab it to load in a truck. Things to consider when building your own unit. If I was to make another I'd build it on a 2 wheel dolly, battery on bottom and stack components vertical with all solar panels separate.
Good video, thanks. Have you thought about getting a corded electric chainsaw, and just plugging into your rolling solar setup?
Yes. Have a 14" 1400 watt electric chainsaw but with the cord it's not very portable for camping. Still works out better cutting up wood in the vicinity of the solar setup.
Mind making a video on your solar charger setup?
Do they get hot. I think those batteries have a bit more power.
Would be greatly for seniors(60s +) and less able/fit people.
You pinched the Ryobi cut at minute 3. The B&D didn't have a foot working to pinch the log. Ooops.
Right now Home Depot is selling the P108 4ah batteries two for $99
I just picked up a pair for $50. They dropped to $80, then $50. Glad I waited.
Dave Smith Awesome. I saw that the other day in a advertisement. Wonder if those who paid $99 for a single P108 feel cheated.
I have the Ryobi and it does an admirable job at what it is designed to do which is cut up limbs. It is not designed to cut down white oaks. It sounds like a sewing machine so it isn't very manly but it does get the job done.
agree. small, compact, clean, fine for small scale yard work or camping firewood.
I’ve been using the Ryobi with 4 amp hr lithium batteries for several years and am able to get through 10-12 inch trees. It takes a while but beats dragging a power cord around.
It’s slow compared to gas or a corded electric but it is convenient.
I have some other Ryobi tools and had a slew of batteries- so for me the choice was easy
Your comparing 2 completely different battery technologies here. If you compared the black and decker 20v lithium version of the same saw it is comparable to most lithium systems of the same capacity. You are right though none of these battery powered chainsaws even compare to even a cheap gas powered chainsaw. In many cases they are slower than even using a handsaw.
The B&D saw is a better tool, but the B&D NiCad batteries are all dead, and B&D gave up supporting the 18V NiCad Battery long ago. However, Ryobi's 18V One plus system was designed to use all their batteries and the Li-Ion battery is a vast improvement over the NiCad. THEREFORE, if you have a set of B&D 18V tools, look up the INSTRUCTABLES adaptor to use Ryobi Li-Ion batteries on B&D tools. Not too hard to make, , presto! B&D tools are no longer sitting on shelf as bookends!
You guys need to learn that those battery powered things were not designed to be under power for weeks at a time. There is nothing wrong with being plugged in.
+saltyseascott I camp out in places where can cut your own firewood and for over a year with the solar before going with battery tools I took a corded chainsaw with the solar unit and extension cord.. The only place it was practical was a camp where they had a couple piles of dead trees in the open where you could cut all you needed from one spot. Now with the battery chainsaw the area of operation has increased tremendously.
You need to learn not to be so salty
Before I watch this:
I bet that the Black and Decker is more powerful but not made nicely.
USD99 is not bad for a 72Whr lithium battery.
recently bought a P105 2.4ah battery for $45. Seems to last longer than 2X the 1.2ah batteries. Less harsh drain, maintains higher voltage when approaching discharge? cut all the firewood needed for a 2 day camp out with one charge.
'Handy saw, but with a hand saw or even an axe, you could cut that amount of firewood in about fifteen minutes, without all the bulky complicated expensive saw equipment and charger, taking up luggage and storage space. And get healthy exercise. = )
Slow as molasses and sounds like it's working too hard; for such small cuts, I'll just keep the axe sharp. A sharp axe, even a small camping axe, can cut through those little sticks much faster. Even a bow saw would do more, with not much more work for the user, at just a fraction of the price,
Wow it's slow as malassas.
coool