re: Best brand tool ecosystem to go with?

I have the Milwaukee 2719-20 M18 FUEL Hackzall. It's an incredibly awesome one handed small reciprocating saw. We have a heavily wooded property with acreage. I cut up and burn fallen limbs, brush, small trees,and cut stumps to ground level with this little beast quite often, using 9" Freud Diablo carbide tipped pruning blades. I only grab a chainsaw if the diameter of the limb is over approximately 8". With other blades, I also use it to cut up metal, wood, plastic pieces of anything that needs to go in the garbage can that are either too large or too long to fit in the can.


I only use the Milwaukee high capacity lithium batteries, and those coupled with any Milwaukee M18 tools are highly recommended, although they are expensive.