Customer Reviews for Greenworks - 80V 16" Cordless Brushless Chainsaw - 2.0kW, 2.5Ah Battery and Charger
Customer Rating
5
Everything I wanted in a battery powered saw.
on January 10, 2021
Posted by: MaineDad
from Kennebunkport, Maine
I bought this to clear the land for our first home. Having grown up around chainsaws, the idea of no fumes, quick stop, no gas-oil mixture - all that really appealed to me. I bought one extra battery, and with two batteries I can cut for an hour - when I need a break anyway. With the 18" bar I cut everything on my property. Easy to run, easy to maintain, and makes you feel smart for getting ahead of the battery curve. For residential work, this is all you need.
I put this saw through a tough test right out of the box. Cutting and ripping knotty creek alder tree stumps that I had fallen this past spring. Some of these stumps were up to 16" across.
The saw really impressed with its power and torque. It never once bogged down and completed every cut I asked it too. Oh, and it was one of the quietest saws I've ever operated. Huge plus.
Only cons were the chain (ridiculously high rakers that needed to filed by the second sharpening) and the battery. These were tough cuts and the 2.0 A/H batteries were quickly drained or overheated. Granted, this was probably about as tough a test for the battery as it could get in normal use: continuous cutting due to a stack of stumps, tough cuts. During regular operation I would imagine I would get much longer runtimes, even with the smaller battery size.
I'm excited to get out with the saw this spring with a larger capacity battery to see how the saw handles more standard felling and bucking operations.
Have owned over 2 years. Had a issue with Bar lube tank but repaired it and still using. I don't have access to power source (to lazy to bring my generator) so plan out what I have to cut and get it done
got about 30 cuts out of a fully charged battery. Be sure to tighten bar bolts before using.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from greenworkstools.comBy GreenWorks Tools, GreenWorks Customer Care, December 29, 2020
Hello jimmydatthelake,
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you are not completely satisfied with this chainsaw. The amount of cuts per charge or run time that you receive would depend on the load acting on the saw (i.e. the thickness and type of wood being cut) as the chainsaw would use more battery power on tougher and thick objects being cut. We would be interested in hearing more about this issue. Please submit an email using the customer contact page on our website or give us a call at 1-888-909-6757 (1-888-90WORKS).
The great price made me consider going electric. Now I see all the other advantages - No idling, much less noise, no smoke. Just out of the box and a quick charge and that is it. Best part is push button starting is the cold.
After the recent ice storms that hit Oklahoma I needed a chainsaw to help me clean up the mess. My father has a Greenworks leaf blower and he suggested looking at their battery powered chainsaws. I ended up buying the 18" 80 volt chainsaw. Not only can it make short work of smaller limbs, but I have also cut down and cut up 12-15 inch trees. I have cut enough firewood to last several winters. I LOVE my saw and the job it has done for me.