Battery Powered Chainsaw (review)

cut down and disposed of a 30’ tree yesterday with my 18” ego

I have a gas-powered I rarely use now. In hindsight, I wish I had bought an electric one back then so I would definitely consider a battery powered now if I were looking. Probably if I were using it extensively, especially if I felt I needed a longer bar than a 16 or 18-inch, I would be inclined to go with gas but I have not tried a battery-powered one.

I was spending more time working on my gas powered saw that I spent working with it so I picked up a Ryobi electric saw. I use it around the hunting property to clear trees off the trails and trim up limbs.

Works great for that and it's always ready to go with a freshly charged battery. For as infrequently as I use the saw, the gas one sat too long in between uses. The electric is much better at being ready to go after 6 months of non use.

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How long does the battery last?

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about 1/2 a day of continuous cutting. get the fast charger and it recharges in about 20 minutes

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For small stuff and just keeping the yard cleaned up it's awesome. I'd imagine the Ego would be wayyy better.

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and thats 90% of most home use. ego also has a multi-tool pole that can take a pole saw head and a string trimmer head. i have all three, and one battery, and it all works perfectly fine for me. i have constant cleanup as my property is heavily wooded

I have a Kobalt battery powered pole saw that I have used the crap out of. I have been extremely impressed with the saw. It has 3 sections but you can use it with just two which is the way I've used it the most.

I've cut hundreds of trees with it up to 12-14" in diameter with it.

I'm about to buy a chainsaw that lowes has. It's comes with a 4amp battery and saw for $219. I think I paid $150 for just the 4 amp battery.

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Bought Stihl battery powered trimmer and chainsaw. Use the mess out of them. Got 2 extended batteries. They last longer than I do…….

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here's the NUMBER ONE problem you're going to have.

these things are so fricking easy to use its easy to be lazy. i almost took a chunk out of my leg when i was propping up a large branch with the toe of my foot and going after it one-handed.

just because you only have to push a button to get the chainsaw moving doesn't exempt you from the same safety measures.

eta i would be in favor of a mandatory 30 minute safety class for anyone purchasing a chainsaw.

Ive the Lowes Kobalt 80 volt chainsaw and string trimmer. Both are beasts.

Just thought I would come back to this thread and give my review, now that I have used this saw. Man, what an invention! I trimmed large limbs for a couple of hours today and the thing works fantastically well.

- I cut pretty much constantly for two hours an and still had 3/4 charge in the battery. When I placed it on charger, it returned to full charge in about 15 minutes. Honestly, I can’t see myself ever running the battery down in one session of trimming.

The saw is pretty light, so you tend to cut more than you can haul off!

The only thing I felt a little odd about was not being able to vary the speed the chain is turning. With a conventional chainsaw, you can vary the chain speed by the speed of the engine. Not so with a battery powered saw. When you pull the trigger, it clicks and immediately goes to full speed (and also to full power). This was not a problem for me today, it just seemed a little odd.

All in all, I like the saw a lot! It is not something you would start a pulpwood operation with….however for homeowners, I wholeheartedly recommend it.