I have a dewalt cordless 16" saw. I bought it because I have other dewalt tools that share the same battery. This is a expensive part of the tool, and if you can share batteries you will never be stuck with a dead battery. I think this is key in making a decision on brand. I bought mine to clear a fallen tree when I am out in the woods. It is safe to store inside the vehicle and not worry about gas. But I have cut about a half a cord of wood with it to try it out, sure is light!

I've had the Ryobi 40v for several years now, it's fine for occasional use, and I have the lawnmower, string trimmer and hedge trimmer. Unless you're looking for "hard use," consider the Ryobi, particularly if any of those other tools would be useful. I would have gone Makita but no lawnmower, and I did have 18v versions of the hedge and string trimmer, meh.

If you go battery, just be careful. They generate max torque immediately and can go through protective clothing in an instant. Safety first and all that.

I checked at the farm store today , they had the 20v and the 60v DeWalts, no 40 V

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Originally posted by arcwelder76:
I would have gone Makita but no lawnmower, and I did have 18v versions of the hedge and string trimmer, meh.

Makita now has a couple models of lawnmowers that use the dual 18V LXT batteries. But they're currently a bit too pricey for me to take the plunge.

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Originally posted by vinnybass:
I went cheap & bought a Greenworks, 14" 40 volt. It has been used hard, & so far has worked harder than I've wanted to. I've since bought their weed-whacker (to share the batteries) & found it to be all I need. I was prepared to be underwhelmed based on the prices of both, but I have not been let down. FWIW, I bought an extra battery, & rarely get into the second one on a cleanup project.https://www.greenworkstools.co...ushless-chainsaw-kit

Same here. I bought a similar one https://www.amazon.com/Greenwo...-20262/dp/B00D3KJL40 as this page suggested though mine is 12" 40 volt and isn't green as it showed on Amazon, it's yellow. Works fine with cutting bushes and small trees on my backyard. Though extra battery is a must.

I have been waiting to jump into the battery operated power tool ring. I am NOT a pro but respect good tools.
I chose Milwaukee.
I bought the Milwaukee 18v fuel chain saw and hedge trimmer. I have not used them much but have found them both to be very capable.

I came across a Milwaukee sale at Home Depot a few days ago (Chainsaw kit + gen 2 Fuel Leafblower for $399 - the chainsaw kit by itself is normally $450) that finally pushed me over the edge. It's supposed to be delivered today. Looking forward to it but won't have much opportunity to use it for a while.

From what I have read, it is a solid replacement for a small-to-medium size gas saw even under heavy use (assuming you have enough batteries for how much you have to use it between opportunities to charge them).

For an infrequent user like me, not having to keep gas and 2-stroke oil around plus the lack of small motor maintenance is pretty compelling.

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I see this thread has been revived. In case anyone was wondering, I wound up purchasing an Echo Battery powered chainsaw and have been quite happy with it.

I bought an EGO 16" with the 5AH battery and used it for the first time over the weekend.

The combination of high winds and a 2-foot snow dump this past spring made a mess of our 200-ish acres of ponderosa pine forest. We've been removing downed branches and snapped trunks for months. It will take us years of weekend work to complete the cleanup. For big trees we use a combination of gas saws -- my Stihl 310 and my B-I-L's larger Stihl, something along the lines of a 390.

The EGO battery saw works really well for the smaller cleanup areas, where the branches and trunks aren't all that large. I have only one battery at this time. The EGO limbed 4 trunks that were 25-40 long, and a maximum of 8-10" in diameter. The trunk portions that were 5+ inches in diameter were cut up for firewood. Limbs were hauled off to help plug up a couple of erosion gullies on our land.

Working solo, it's nice to have a saw that I can just set down between cuts. With so many limbs to toss in a pickup truck, my gas saw spends as much time idling on the ground as it does cutting. It's also nice not to smell like 2-cycle exhaust on the drive home, after sawing during the day.