[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The saw itself is phenomenal. It has lots of torque and cuts through wood like it was butter. I cut down an 20” elm tree and it was faster and easier than my rancher 450.
However, under heavy cutting it eats through batteries like candy at Halloween. I think my shortest battery was 10 minutes.
I would buy it again knowing for thick logs I still need to have my gas saw handy.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] this 20 inches runs better than all the gas units my friends have and doesn’t require the fiddling and maintenance of a gas engine
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am moving over from Kobalt products because Greenworks has helped me now twice withe Kobalt tool problems and service (Greenworks makes the actual tools). This chainsaw is to replace a Sthil MS271 20' gas saw
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The company i used to work for, and many of our federal agency partners, use this saw in the Desert Southwest. When doing habitat conservation, having an electric saw has significant benefits over gas: reduced noise = less disturbance and greater safety among crew; less risk of spills/contamination when working in areas with sensitive species, and the opportunity to have a solar-powered system.
More importantly, with the crazy daily 30-40deg F temperature swings in the desert, electric saws avoid lots of downtime that tend to happen with gas saws.
So far, so good. I haven't done a lot with it yet but the results so far are very good. Obviously, the electrics have no starting issues and there is no question about leaving it running or shutting it off. Performance with light to medium branch thickness has been very good. The unit is fairly light weight and easy to maneuver. Spare bars and chains are easy to find and bar oil use is reasonable. I am looking forward to more time with this product.
The Greenworks 80v chainsaw surpassed my expectations. It works like a hot knife through butter! I'm a 53 y/o female and was super excited to find out how easy this was to use, and how lightweight it is. I have the 80v mower and weed wacker, but this chainsaw is my new fave! All the products make yard work a lot easier, but the chainsaw has changed my storm cleanup. Thinking of tossing the axe thanks to this saw. I can now cut stuff up smaller to make it easier to haul, and it cuts my cleanup time in half. (Pun intended!) My property has mature trees on it and limbs fall throughout the year, so it's not something I dread doing anymore. Next up, LEAF BLOWER!
Excellent machine. Just needed to add some bar oil and away it went. Needed to tighten the bar after an hour of cutting. Suggest checking all the nuts before using. Was really nice starting the chain exactly when you need it. No more struggling to start. Always goes! Battery lasted longer than I expected. Used it all day cutting trail logs and brush from the trails, then got ambitious and cleared 40 ft of brush from the lakefront. Battery was still >50%. Should work great for many years to come. Would buy again!
The saw is powerful enough to cut larger logs and the battery lasts as long as a tank of gas does in a gas saw. Cut speed is very similar to a gas powered saw but much easier to use. Much less noise, no gas and oil to mix and no exhaust fumes to smell