I have (2) Kobalt 80-volt 18" Bar Chainsaws and use (2) 5 AH Batteries. I’m 79 and love NO more having to pull a cord to start a gas-powered chainsaw. My first 80-volt 18" Bar Chain saw with a 5-AH Battery and charger was $400 in Jul 2021. - I use them on our Southeast LA farm of 18 acres of tall large pine trees that were devastated by a Hurricane and tornado. On 10 acres of the property, nearly all the trees are down or dead. My chainsaws have been working great and cutting huge logs and trees and logs up to 20"+ and it works great. As 0f July 2024 you can still order 80 volt Kobalt Chainsaw through LOWES online. I'm even looking at replacing the 18" with the Oregon 20" bar and chain for my KOBALT 80 volt chainsaw. I also use the 80-volt 10” Pole saw, lawnmower, and Leaf Blower.
Excellent maintenance. I perform the identical cleanup on every usage to prevent debris build up and enhance long life for the chainsaws. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing - I learned quite a bit from this video. I would like to learn more about sharpening the chains - yes I am new to working with chainsaws!
Eventually the chain tension screw will just click when you adjust. The gears inside strip. Its very simple to fix. You can order the new gears but a oring or lock washer will solve it. Just take the cover off so you can access the tensioner and gears. Takes 2 mins. Then take the gear lever and all out. Slide the gear off the bottom. Get a oring and put on the shaft of the gwar itself or a lock washer. Put the gear back on. Set it back in place and tighten all down. It takes the slop out so the gears make contacy better. If not it will just click and click when you adjust chain. That's the only design flaw ive found in 2 years on it
I love this chainsaw. The tension knob doesn't always work to tight the chain. Sometimes it just turns but doesn't tighten. Is there something wrong or am I doing something wrong?
@WorkshopAddict Please do a review of the Wen MM1215, which is a zero clearance 12-Inch Dual Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw. There's literally nothing on it out there and I'd love to know if you think it's a dog or a real winner.
I just got one of those last week. The thing cuts like a madman and I like it BUT the battery discharges and gets hot in 2 or 3 minutes of cutting. The only thing I can find wrong with the saw is the bar tip sprocket won't turn by hand like the rivets are too tight. I can turn it with a brass drift and a small hammer. Would this cause the problem?
I got this saw and one thing raises my doubts - oil dosage. I think it's too little. Can You show how it works in Your saw? I mean only this little hole. Maybe there is option to change this?
There junk they have a faulty tensioner design fault the cogs strip because of poor manufacture the tention on screw backs the cogs off each other and strip teeth when you try to release the tentioner
i dont see any maintenance here really.. cleaning really was it, sharpening a chain is just a required task when you dull it not really maintenance, most homeowners will just replace the chain all the cleaning is pretty unnecessary if the saw is oiling, as mentioned check against something like a tree or cardboard to see a spray of oil, if its oiling run it we dont need to create work where there isnt any, thats a pro of an electric motor their maintenance free i run both stihl and a milwuakee, ive run probably a hundred charges and 3-4 chains through the milwuakee, i usually give the case a quick scrape while im changing the chain but no need to go overboard, it looks the exact same after one cut anyway
@@hdelano11 peoples OCD tendencies bother me when they wanna push it on others... ive left a couple jobs because the guy i work beside was OCD.. to the point we'd be doing pointless nonsense damaging trucks, small equipment and tools just so he could feel like theyre "clean"
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I have (2) Kobalt 80-volt 18" Bar Chainsaws and use (2) 5 AH Batteries. I’m 79 and love NO more having to pull a cord to start a gas-powered chainsaw. My first 80-volt 18" Bar Chain saw with a 5-AH Battery and charger was $400 in Jul 2021. - I use them on our Southeast LA farm of 18 acres of tall large pine trees that were devastated by a Hurricane and tornado. On 10 acres of the property, nearly all the trees are down or dead. My chainsaws have been working great and cutting huge logs and trees and logs up to 20"+ and it works great. As 0f July 2024 you can still order 80 volt Kobalt Chainsaw through LOWES online. I'm even looking at replacing the 18" with the Oregon 20" bar and chain for my KOBALT 80 volt chainsaw. I also use the 80-volt 10” Pole saw, lawnmower, and Leaf Blower.
Excellent maintenance. I perform the identical cleanup on every usage to prevent debris build up and enhance long life for the chainsaws.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing - I learned quite a bit from this video. I would like to learn more about sharpening the chains - yes I am new to working with chainsaws!
Awesome tips. I bought the 3/8P version of the Stihl sharpener for my Dewalts and it’s been working great for me.
Thanks your video will get me to clean my Dewalt up!!
Eventually the chain tension screw will just click when you adjust. The gears inside strip. Its very simple to fix. You can order the new gears but a oring or lock washer will solve it. Just take the cover off so you can access the tensioner and gears. Takes 2 mins. Then take the gear lever and all out. Slide the gear off the bottom. Get a oring and put on the shaft of the gwar itself or a lock washer. Put the gear back on. Set it back in place and tighten all down. It takes the slop out so the gears make contacy better. If not it will just click and click when you adjust chain. That's the only design flaw ive found in 2 years on it
I love this chainsaw. The tension knob doesn't always work to tight the chain. Sometimes it just turns but doesn't tighten. Is there something wrong or am I doing something wrong?
This model has a tension screw and if you loosen the two locking bolts and the guide is in the bar, it has to move. Is this the exact model you have?
@WorkshopAddict Please do a review of the Wen MM1215, which is a zero clearance 12-Inch Dual Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw. There's literally nothing on it out there and I'd love to know if you think it's a dog or a real winner.
Let me see if I can find one
Great presentation.
I just got one of those last week. The thing cuts like a madman and I like it BUT the battery discharges and gets hot in 2 or 3 minutes of cutting. The only thing I can find wrong with the saw is the bar tip sprocket won't turn by hand like the rivets are too tight. I can turn it with a brass drift and a small hammer. Would this cause the problem?
That is not right and will cause an issue with battery life! Return it and get a new one.
Battery should NOT be heating up like that. Are you using bar oil?
I got this saw and one thing raises my doubts - oil dosage. I think it's too little. Can You show how it works in Your saw? I mean only this little hole. Maybe there is option to change this?
Odd, because my saw goes through one tank of oil every two batteries. Mine spews more oil than my Stihls!
@@WorkshopAddict Can You show on video how it looks?
Any issues with the sprocket bolt coming loose?
Not with mine.
Love dewalt chainsaws!!!
Try the echo👌
There junk they have a faulty tensioner design fault the cogs strip because of poor manufacture the tention on screw backs the cogs off each other and strip teeth when you try to release the tentioner
Hey
i dont see any maintenance here really.. cleaning really was it, sharpening a chain is just a required task when you dull it not really maintenance, most homeowners will just replace the chain
all the cleaning is pretty unnecessary if the saw is oiling, as mentioned check against something like a tree or cardboard to see a spray of oil, if its oiling run it
we dont need to create work where there isnt any, thats a pro of an electric motor their maintenance free
i run both stihl and a milwuakee, ive run probably a hundred charges and 3-4 chains through the milwuakee, i usually give the case a quick scrape while im changing the chain but no need to go overboard, it looks the exact same after one cut anyway
It's just a OCD thing to clean it. I'll wipe off but usually just throw in a corner and use again when I need 🤣🤣
@@hdelano11 peoples OCD tendencies bother me when they wanna push it on others... ive left a couple jobs because the guy i work beside was OCD.. to the point we'd be doing pointless nonsense damaging trucks, small equipment and tools just so he could feel like theyre "clean"