Kobalt vs dewalt for a sawzall

[bucket]

In my very non-professional experience, all chain saws eventually leak bar oil.

 

[bigcountry78]

I have a chinesium knockoff cordless chainsaw. Works well but will leak chain oil if left upside down. The case is designed to store it in upside down position. Bad design as it leaks all chain oil out if case is left stored right side up.
I just flip the case over when it's left in my square's toolbox and it doesn't leak out.

Interesting z I’ve seen that same complaint across the dewalt and kobalt. Part of me wonders if it’s a defect, and part of me wonders if it’s just first time saw owners that don’t know any better.

 

[DrvnDrvr]

Interesting z I’ve seen that same complaint across the dewalt and kobalt. Part of me wonders if it’s a defect, and part of me wonders if it’s just first time saw owners that don’t know any better.

Rarely is a gas powered chainsaw stored upside down. Store your gas powered chainsaw upside down and see what happens.

 

[GXPWeasel]

@bigcountry78
Not sure if you have one close by, and maybe Lowe's has these offers as well, but right now at Home Depot, they have some killer prices on batteries for Dewalt. Buy a 2 battery kit with charger... get a free tool, kind of deal. I got a 4ah / 6ah, and palm router I've been looking at for $200. Hard to beat, when you already have yellow tools.

 

[Hilllbilly]

Dewalt good

kobalt is junk IMHO

 

[bigcountry78]

In my very non-professional experience, all chain saws eventually leak bar oil.

Same here, in my experience with gas saws.

 

[bigcountry78]

Dewalt good

kobalt is junk IMHO

I’ve had good luck so far with my 1/2” impact and weedeater/blower combo from kobalt. It may just be that though, luck.

 

[bigcountry78]

@bigcountry78
Not sure if you have one close by, and maybe Lowe's has these offers as well, but right now at Home Depot, they have some killer prices on batteries for Dewalt. Buy a 2 battery kit with charger... get a free tool, kind of deal. I got a 4ah / 6ah, and palm router I've been looking at for $200. Hard to beat, when you already have yellow tools.

I have one nearby, and I have the app on my phone so I check in from time to time to see if they have any deals on something I need. I’ll take a look and see what they have.

 

[YakkoWarner]

In my very non-professional experience, all chain saws eventually leak bar oil.

Agreed. My Ryobi gas saw leaks bar oil all over the inside of the case - have some old pillowcases in the bottom to keep it from making a mess all over the floor of the shed or truck bed. I just figure it identifies as British - if its not leaking oil, its OUT of oil.

 

[bigcountry78]

Just to update the thread. I know I said I was happy with the dewalt, but that is now no longer the case. Not sure if it’s a battery issue or a tool issue, but the 2 aH batteries overheat very quickly. I think I will be getting rid of it and going with another brand, either kobalt or Metabo as I now have both of those tool lines in my house. I will say that the 24v kobalt impact I mentioned earlier in the thread is still rocking along, other than the original battery crapped out. But the new battery still was much cheaper than a comparable dewalt. Now, I should state that the dewalt model I ended up with was the basic brushed 20v. I did not get the brushless XR that was recommended, and maybe that’s where I went wrong. But the Metabo and kobalt lines are both brushless, and about $130. The dewalt brushless models are $200+. Just thought I’d put that disclaimer here.

I also finally bought a 40v chainsaw from kobalt. Only had it a couple days but I’ve already broken it in and it’s done way more than it should have been able to, given its size. I doubted kobalt before, but so far I’ve been nothing but satisfied with it.

 

[saltdog]

For me, buying the same platform makes the most sense. I've got mostly Dewalt now so I can swap batteries. Have used many diff vendors for many years, once everyone made the swap to to LI-ON most are pretty good. If you have a few of one mfg, think seriously before going to others.

 

[bucket]

Dang... 2Ah? I didn't know they made them that weak. My baby batteries that I use on the 1/4" impact driver are 3Ah. The rest of my batteries are all 5, 6 or 8Ah. Never overheated a battery.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Just to update the thread. I know I said I was happy with the dewalt, but that is now no longer the case. Not sure if it’s a battery issue or a tool issue, but the 2 aH batteries overheat very quickly. I think I will be getting rid of it and going with another brand, either kobalt or Metabo as I now have both of those tool lines in my house. I will say that the 24v kobalt impact I mentioned earlier in the thread is still rocking along, other than the original battery crapped out. But the new battery still was much cheaper than a comparable dewalt. Now, I should state that the dewalt model I ended up with was the basic brushed 20v. I did not get the brushless XR that was recommended, and maybe that’s where I went wrong. But the Metabo and kobalt lines are both brushless, and about $130. The dewalt brushless models are $200+. Just thought I’d put that disclaimer here.

I also finally bought a 40v chainsaw from kobalt. Only had it a couple days but I’ve already broken it in and it’s done way more than it should have been able to, given its size. I doubted kobalt before, but so far I’ve been nothing but satisfied with it.

I also have a 40v kobalt chainsaw, havent used it a whole lot but its worked for what i needed.

 

[bigcountry78]

Dang... 2Ah? I didn't know they made them that weak. My baby batteries that I use on the 1/4" impact driver are 3Ah. The rest of my batteries are all 5, 6 or 8Ah. Never overheated a battery.

Yea, it’s what came in the combo kit with drill, impact driver and multi tool. I added the sawzall but tried to use the small battery. I probably need at least a 4aH, but those things are expensive. Hate to buy one just to continue to be disappointed.

 

[bigcountry78]

I also have a 40v kobalt chainsaw, havent used it a whole lot but its worked for what i needed.

I cut all this up, used 3.5 batteries over 2 days. Probably way bigger than what I should have cut, as I had to make every single cut on one side of the trunk, and then continue the cut from the other side. But it never complained, it just kept spitting chips.

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