How much do chains matter? 372xp Ego CSX5000 Greenworks 82CS34 with C83 Xcut Oregon EXL & Frostbite

[@ToolHombre]

Still impressive how battery tools are getting 'there' on performance at all. 24" in oak full cut. A far cry from even 5 years ago when I got my first 18" Kobalt and EGO they'd overheat in 16" of soft wood.

[@Tihiroprjckuh9000]

The stihl type PS chain has a low profile. 3/8, 1.3 mm. it is lighter than 0.325 Oregon LPX. I hope I will also test this theory in practice.Good report.

[@reusefull]

The Stihl chain says it's for a 25" bar, I will see if it fits a 24"

[@Tihiroprjckuh9000]

​​@@reusefull84 links, 25", you may have to remove 1-2 links. I had to remove 1 link on a 25" saw bar. If I had not removed the chain, it would have been at maximum adjustment. The Swedes recommend LOGOSOL for longitudinal and cross cutting in order to reduce the volume of chips.The cutting speed should increase.

[@jean-marcbriane7283]

Interesting string comparison. We see that the thermal chainsaw is the most nervous. As for the trunk, is it a green or dry oak?👍

[@reusefull]

It was a downed tree, I'm not sure how long it was down for, but I would guess over a year

[@jean-marcbriane7283]

@@reusefull To find out the hardness of wood.

[@John-cj3ve]

I wonder why the EGO was giving you grief? Mine has never given me that kind of problem; although I haven't had my 24" bar yet.

[@reusefull]

I haven't had a chance to revisit it yet.

[@ToolHombre]

Lack of active battery cooling is my guess. GW has the motor fan circulate through the battery as well.

[@John-cj3ve]

@@ToolHombre Then EGO needs to engineer a retrofit fan for their equipment or batteries!

[@ToolHombre]

@@John-cj3ve Methinks it'll just stay optimized for 18-20" and the next generation will be the actively cooled one. GW used to overheat in soft woods 5 years ago too before they widened the air channels to the battery compartment. It took a new gen of tools to fix.

[@John-cj3ve]

@ToolHombre I can't understand why there's a problem in the first place! My CS1800 will run continuously with a 7.5ah battery; and then switching over to a SECOND 7.5ah one; cutting big logs; all without any overheating issues. You would think the next logical step for EGO would have been the 24" bar. Why would someone; (me); pay all this money for a saw that's only two inches longer? I know I feel a lot better about my purchase after seeing @reusefull's videos about the 24" conversion.

[@ВладиславОсин-ц9з]

😊 from Kiev.