This guy is like Thurston Moore off grid

That thing munched everything.

OK it’s been 4 years since you made this video is there any updates on the tractor? How’s it doing? Any better issues?

First thank you for buying an electric tractor and supporting child labor and toxic pollution. I have a STX 24HP and it pushed 18” up hill.

I also run cardboard through the shredder for compost.

Are you using a ripchain?

Please don't put your hand so far into that opening.

G'day! Wearing sandals when performing yard work is a bad idea! Increased chances of tripping over something, and you don’t want to put yourself at risk when working with tools and heavy machinery. Think about the damages a lawnmower, weed whacker or shovel can do to your feet and toes. Your toes aren’t any tougher than your hands, and most don’t think gloves, and loose clothing are a good idea, when operating machinery. By the way... I’ve Never understood someone, who will risk loosing digits permanently for the temporary comfort of cheesy footwear. Any shop work, yard work, auto work, house work requires proper footwear. Or not, it’s a very sad loss, when they bust the upper metacarpal bones in their feet. Lol! Cheers! :)

beat it Ricky

Excellent video. I have a Mac 1-80 and a Husqvarna 450. Amazing saws but can't wait for the day I can go electric. Tired of the maintenance, the mess and dealing with fuel. The EGO looks like a great saw just not there yet. But I'm going to get one to keep in my truck to do small stuff and road debris. Thanks for a great demo!

Wrong use for this sort of chainsaw. Battery operated tools are not meant to run full bore like this but they are the best option for short bursts like cutting off branches, medium trees, 6x6 posts etc.

It took you 8 minutes to demo….

If you get a lot of snow and have disposable income, consider a used DOT vehicle with plow blade like a mid 90s truck. I got one for under a grand, put a grand or so into it for maintenance and its treated me well thus far. Government throws away all kinds of stuff at those auctions and anyone can go if you register, do not need a license.

They make wheel weights for those tractors but they not as cheap as the bucket with rocks.

I feel having an extra battery on hand to swap back and forth on would be beneficial possibly a blower to blow saw dust and used to cool the batteries as they use to cool down F1 cars with same blowers

Is that the chain that came with the saw or did you buy a ripping chain?

Just ordered the 18in saw, plan to rotate 3 5ah batteries with it. The 2.5ah battery is perfect on my commercial polesaw around the yard, get plenty of cuts. I also used to live on a small block of land and I could mow front and back with that battery.

Great video and review!!

I wonder how many people buy a chainsaw for this purpose? Just silly....

Should us a larger battery or use two and swap them.

Watching you shove your hand in the chute is scary. Your gonna cut your fingers off lol

Guy! What's with the stupid bag!!??

How is it holding up after a few years? Looking at getting this. Great video by the way.

He put his arm in that .. wtf.. omgosh

How.. Not to operate a chipper !!

In flipflop....sorry I couldn't hire you and sleep at night

Sandles??

Wow you might have sold me on a electric mower

In regards to battery over heating same happen with my Stihl saws in particular the MSA300. I think battery technology still needs to improve.

What a joke lol

Thanks for the video Now I know this size chipper is not for me

What is the model milling attachment you've got on the Ego? I've seen quite a few larger more flashy types of mills but I'm digging the minimal convenience. Definitely the move with this type of setup is to have as many batteries as you might afford but they're not cheap. The tech involved is essentially worry-less as the batteries are protected. With a few sharp chains and enough batteries, you could rip logs all day long. Just have to keep an eye on the oil.

Cool test, and yes you are going w-a-a-a-y beyond that saw's capability with a log that size. Also that little milling rig, looks like one of the dozens of cheap Chinese Lumbermaker knockoffs on Amazon (which one is it?) FYI your Ego has around 2.8 HP, but there are battery saws now with 4 HP, and Greenworks even sells one at 4.56 HP and next year planning a 5.8 HP chainsaw so... soon these tests won't be silly at all.

I found a metal basket on Amazon and attached it to the rear of the tractor with two bolts, for tools etc.

I have the exact same setup and a 1600' driveway, it works perfectly!

sweet little saw. To be fair for the electronics, i mill a bit with an old stihl 088, i do 2-3ft diameter elm logs and stop for a cool down every 2 or 3 feet or cutting. cool down breaks are recommended for anything when milling anyway. Maybe i missed it in your video, did you test with different chain cutter types, skip chain, maybe sprockets are changeable to smaller?

I was somewhat impressed at first but at the beginning of the second season the crank ended up in two pieces. Not for long term use in my opinion.

I just cringe when I see people put their hands that close to a chainsaw blade...

Looks good, how much cost ?

I have 4 batteries for this chainsaw and guys just cut 8 big trees on my property, so I decided to slice few pieces on my own. Thank you for video.

Best to charge after each use or run it down to under 50% (or less) before recharging?

Rip chain would help tremendously if you’re not using one already. And milling with a battery saw is pretty silly :)

Nice chips! Long gloves and sticking your hand in the chute will not make good chips. As others have said, it does not take much to catch your gloves on a stick that suddenly self feeds as you are pushing it into the chute....For your cardboard, if you wet it before you apply the chips, it will flatten to the contours of the ground providing better coverage and your chips will spread more evenly. Be safe

Home Depot wants 945.14 after so about just under a thousand bucks. I saw ya struggling there for a minute. Don’t put your hands in there it’s supposed to eat it up. What store did you go to to get it cheaper ? I was just wanting to shred my piles of sticks I pulled out from old landscaping. I tried breaking them up and putting them in yard bags but they would just get heavy and rip the bag poke out of the bag. Old tree branches. I tried looking at $200 stand up ones but people give bad ratings on those flimsy ones. I don’t have a job so whatever I spend I can’t replace.

Could he put his arm,a bit further down the in feed.

Good video. I recommend keeping a larger branch as a ‘poker’ instead of gloves hands going in the shoot….. my 2 cents

Supper reliable motor 😋 he has only owned it for like 2 minutes at this point. Lol Good review though thanks.

So, you're not supposed to use it while raining or wash it, so what happens when the snow melts on it? With wet snow, you aren't going to be pushing much.

we just put a low and chains on our XT1 I'm really impressed at how well it pushes snow and I haven't even put the weights on yet

Great review ! Thanks ! Just for the record...you should never use softwood mulch in your garden. Softwoods tend to absorb available nutrients as they break down and actually deprive your garden of those nutrients. I learned that the hard way and just thought I'd save you the lesson..... : )