On 11/28/2011 6:59 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

I've got a reciprocating saw and some blades they call 'the axe'.
Thanks, but I'll grab the chainsaw every time. Small branches wiggle
too much to try to cut with the reciprocating saw. The big ones
just take too darn long. In trunks 4-5" in diameter the blade is
much more likely to get pinched than a chainsaw blade would.

All that said-- I wish I'd gotten the reciprocating saw 10 years
earlier than I did. Nothing beats it for demolishing walls.

Jim


I won't argue with the above but the average home owner needs to pick
their battles. A chain saw is a pain in the butt to maintain and unless
you have an *ongoing need* not worth the hassle of ownership.

In the case of the original op's question, purchasing an electric chain
saw to do a clean up after a storm is foolish. Electric or gas, a chain
saw can be rented if you feel that taking a bit of time to cut through
one 6.5" limb and one 8.5" limb with a hand saw or sawz-all is too
dreadful to consider.

John