I buy premixed non ethanol gas at Walmart, lowes or home depot which ever I'm near or at when I need it.

time for spark plug and fuel lines which is cheaper

The Ryobi 40 V are a very impressive unit.

My brother uses his a lot for many different yard chores and even 4"-6" logs for the outside fire pit. He has several big Stihl's for large work and out logging.
I like the battery powered Ryobi mower and it has proved itself for quick small jobs. I'd think the chainsaw would be just as handy. I always grab a gas saw though because I have several handy.

I bought the Dewalt, based on my experience with their other cordless tools. The bar and chain are made by Oregon, which has a pretty good reputation.

If the weather is half way decent I'll try it out this weekend and report back.

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Originally posted by RichN:
I bought the Dewalt, based on my experience with their other cordless tools. The bar and chain are made by Oregon, which has a pretty good reputation.

If the weather is half way decent I'll try it out this weekend and report back.

I'll watch for your report. I'm interested.

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Originally posted by RichN:
My chain saw is the last 2 cycle piece of equipment I own, and there is a definite appeal to the thought of never having to mess with mixing oil and gas again, and especially not having to disposing of what's left at the end of the season.

Avgas. Get thee to a small airport and buy some 100LL. Yes, it is more expensive per gallon, but all your fuel worries go away. When I was a kid, we used to run "White gas" in the chainsaws. As I understand it, it was plain leaded car gas without the additives. When unleaded came along, white gas disappeared. When crumbling some years ago at the power tool store about the good old days with gas you could leave in stuff and not worry about, the owner mentioned avgas. Brilliant solution and no more problems.

I was finally able to try it out yesterday.

I started with this. My brother in law had done this a couple of months ago just so I could repair the fence.



About a half hour and a dead battery later I had accomplished this.



This was a total of 22 cuts in some sort of hardwood. I don't know the specific type of tree.
I didn't measure the diameter of the tree, but based on the relationship to the chainsaw bar, I would say it ranged from 7 to 11 inches.



Bottom line:
It had plenty of power and cut quickly through the tree.
Would I have liked a little more battery life? Sure, so I may look at a weed wacker that takes the same battery in the future.
If I had it to do over again would I go back to gas? No, I would not. I see this doing everything I need it to do.
As I said in my initial post, I only expect to use it a few times a year, and the quiet, cleanliness and convenience of this offset the limited cutting time for me.

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