On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:01:51 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:30:24 -0500, zxcvbob
wrote:

Those little Remington electric chainsaws you can buy for less than $100
will get the job done, but boy do they suck to use (I have one.) Very
uncomfortable to hold, and they don't have an oil pump. The oil is
gravity-fed. All the time. Including when the saw is in storage. I
have some professional non-safety chains for another saw that just
happen to fit the Remington; I should put one on and see if that makes
it less of a pain to use.

The remington saw is probably designed to work on a pole. I have one I
use to trim the palm trees. You can use it as a hand held, but as you
say they are not very ergonomic.
There are other electrics that are pretty good if you are an
occasional user.
If you don't use your saw for months at a time and you don't get
every drop of fuel out of it before you store it, they will all get
cranky to start.
I find a full tank works just fine from year to year, as the tank on
the Remington is SEALED.