Just bought a second Husky batt top handle for the chipper and for back up. Fantastic saw for prunning work with almost all cuts 4 inches and smaller. Two of the highest capacity batts should keep a person running continuously if one is on charger after use. Love not having the fumes when trimming near my body a lot (big hedges etc..)
Right now I run it a lot out of personal preference. When I get specific requests for low noise, specific quiet hours, days etc., I am going to have a 'quiet saw fee.' I will specifically and seperatly pay for all my batt saw components in a year or so, I believe.
It is not a be all, end all tool. It has some sort of motor/wireing protection that has you have to let off the trigger if chain gets too grabby and stops in a cut. This happens much more frequently in a bigger cut like 8 or 10 inches etc.. Also this is a little 'softer' or more fragile tool than I would prefer. For example the bar clamp is made of plastic with some metal inserts in the right places. Ok, so I can't just let it bounce off trunk wood like my old all metal saws.
I have been using it for a month now and can't see being without one in the future.
