$209 from Amazon seems like a great deal. The 16” chainsaw with no battery is $249 at Lowe’s.
$299 with 2.5ah battery and $329 with 5ah.
I think the 16” is a great size for moderate use. I have been putting off buying one to keep in the truck when I off-road.
It will be kept in the cruiser all the time.

Limited-time deal: EGO Power+ CS1613 Inch 56-Volt Lithium-ion Cordless 4.0Ah Charger Included Chain Saw, 16-in. Chainsaw Kit w/ 4.0 Ah Battery https://a.co/d/280vuk6

I have the 18" Ego and love it ... as well as an old school McCullough Eager Beaver and a Stihn MS361 with numerous blade/chain lengths.

I could use a small electric chainsaw for the camper so I can easily shorten found logs in the woods.

This might be a bit big but I’ll look it up on Google for some reference.

Thanks for the heads up. I don’t really need a chain saw, but the battery alone is $150. I’ve got an Ego lawn mower, edger, blower, hedge trimmer, and string trimmer, so I can always use an extra battery and make get as well add to the stable.

What is run time?

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What is run time?

My older version has hacked up a ~12" dia pear that blew over with a 2.5ah battery. 12-14' sections of the smaller branches and any trunks 8" or more I cut into 14" firewood (pear sucks as firewood, but I didn't want to pick up a full section of trunk & toss it in the trailer).

I'm not a logger, it lasts longer than I want to go before a break. It came with a 5ah battery & I usually use the 2.5ah that I came with my blower or weedeater.

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What is run time?

According to EGO you get 222 cuts on a 4x4 with the 4.0ah battery.
Which is likely on the softest wood and sharpest blade possible.
But I don’t plan on cutting that much.
My main use will be clearing fallen trees and branches from trails when off roading. Not full work of trees just enough to get the rigs past.

I’ll also keep it in my cruiser as we have lots of back country roads that get blocked with debris in moderate storms and at least I can cut stuff enough to drag it out of the way with the Tahoe. As our road crews can take awhile to get things cleared out there.

Would not count that as heavy use and why I went with the 16”.
However I believe it is possible to just swap to an 18” bar and chain on these.
And don’t have to keep gas with me or have the gas smell in the cabin.
I have an inverter in the truck so charging it simple.

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And don’t have to keep gas with me or have the gas smell in the cabin.

Great little saw, I get it out before the gas saw, comparatively zero prep other than make sure the bar oil chamber is filled and the chain properly adjusted.

Not having gas and oil, mixed or not in the vehicle is a plus, for 4 wheel/sidebyside trail use or a camper to cut up some fire wood, clear an area up, it would be perfect, light weight and reliable.

If it comes with the charger and battery it's worth it just for those two parts alone...

Thanks for sharing this. I just ordered one for small jobs around the house. Since I tore up my shoulder a couple years ago, I can't pull start my Stihl anymore.

My brother in law and I both purchased EGO battery saws in 2019, when snow and wind storms damaged pine trees on the 110-ish acres of forest land on our family ranch. We each have 2 Stihl gas saws, and are considering buying more. I have used my EGO extensively during these years. It has worked well for the most part. Battery saws have power limitations -- their chain speeds and torque are lower than gas saws. Regardless of bar size, 8-10" diameter logs is pretty much the maximum for efficient cutting.

EGO has significant problems with the bar oiling system. When the saws are new, they consume a lot of oil. This is fine, but one just needs to monitor the oil reservoir. Oil leakage during storage seems to be a common problem. Storing the saw with its left side up seems to help.

As the saws get older, their oiling systems often fail. It's a good thing EGO has a 5-year warranty. I'm on my third saw, and I expect the oiler to fail at any moment. Used it over the weekend for branch trimming, nothing larger than 6-7" in diameter. Drained one 5Ah battery and a quarter to a third of a second 5Ah battery. That should have consumed 2 full reservoirs of oil, but the saw consumed just a few ounces of oil.

EGO batteries have a 3-year warranty. My first 5Ah died maybe 2 weeks prior to the warranty's end, so I got a replacement. Office issues kept me from working our property since December. My 3 batteries had self-discharged to maybe 50-60% capacity, which isn't the best for L-ion batteries. The batteries do hold a charge for a month or two of non-use.

I will continue to use my EGO saw until it craps out, and hopefully I'll get another saw or two before the original warranty period expires. Then I'm likely done with EGO. Stihl is a possibility.

I get that EGO makes reasonable products for attractive prices. But they're built in China. I'm not proud of the fact that I bought Chinese products, but I did. I didn't do my research. As what I assume are conservative gun owners on a gun site, IMO none of use should be supporting communist China. IMO we need to get up each day with the idea we won't buy crap from China today.

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EGO has significant problems with the bar oiling system. When the saws are new, they consume a lot of oil. This is fine, but one just needs to monitor the oil reservoir. Oil leakage during storage seems to be a common problem. Storing the saw with its left side up seems to help.

One of the comments I read said this issue was addressed with this model.
This model the CS1613 replaced the CS1610. I read the significant change was to the oil reservoir and oiling system.
Accurate or not I can’t say.

Thanks for the link but before I clicked "order" I decided to do spring maintenance on my 1982 vintage 031AVE. Fresh gas, cleaned plug, added chain oil - took a few pulls but fired right up. Saved myself a couple hundred bucks.

I don't dare sell it anyway. One of the last models before chain-brake so I'd probably get sued if the buyer hurt themselves.

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it lasts longer than I want to go before a break. It came with a 5ah battery & I usually use the 2.5ah that I came with my blower or weedeater.

Hahahahahah I said this Sunday.

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it lasts longer than I want to go before a break. It came with a 5ah battery & I usually use the 2.5ah that I came with my blower or weedeater.

Hahahahahah I said this Sunday.

Agreed, especially in the FL summer afternoon, it's a morning tool, my issue it it tends to find a lot more that needs to be cut back than I thought....

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Thanks for the link but before I clicked "order" I decided to do spring maintenance on my 1982 vintage 031AVE. Fresh gas, cleaned plug, added chain oil - took a few pulls but fired right up. Saved myself a couple hundred bucks.

Good for you. As a result you didn't spend American dollars for commie Chinese crap.

My workhorse saw is a Stihl 310, which Dad likely bought in 2000 when the model was introduced. Replaced the carb, clutch system, and oil system. On its third bar. Retired at least 2 chains, have 5 chains in current rotation. IIRC compression is about 97-98% of original specs. The saw shop guy I use says it's good for another decade of use.

After the carburetor failed, I started using ethanol-free gas. Then shortly afterwards I switched to canned alkylate fuel. I highly recommend Stihl's Motomix fuel.

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Good for you. As a result you didn't spend American dollars for commie Chinese crap.

Thanks. Now I only wish I could find a medium sized (up to 6") wood chipper that wasn't Chinesium

Thank You! I took the recommendation and purchased this today. I’ve needed to buy one and it seems the reviews are good and the price is as well. THANKS!

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What is run time?

I have this saw. With the smaller 2.5mah battery, not the larger 4.0mah this one comes with, I get 13 cuts through a 12" fir tree.

Since I also have a 4.0mah and a 5.0mah battery in addition to the 2.5, it will cut wood until I get tired of cutting it. Don't have a wood stove any more, If I was heating with wood, I'd get a gas powered Stihl. For my needs this is a much better saw.

I’ve been looking for an electric chainsaw and have gone back and forth between Ego, Ryobi, and Greenworks.

I currently have both Ego 56v and Ryobi 40v yard equipment. Costco had a good deal on a Greenworks 80v 18” chainsaw, but really don’t think I needed the additional bar length and a third battery system.

That Amazon Ego 16” is a great deal and I came real close to ordering it but I finally settled on a Ryobi 40v 14” saw for $279 at Home Depot with 4ah battery and charger.

Expected use is for camping or clearing blow down stuff while off roading so prefer electric. I really can’t imagine needing to cut anything over 24”, so 14” shouldn’t be a limiting factor for my use.

A negative on the Ego for me is the the power draw for the charger was higher than the 100w/120v outlet in my Bronco where the Ryobi charger was within its output (80w). Sure I could use a separate inverter, but one less thing to carry. The Ryobi 40v batteries and charger are also a good bit physically smaller, so easier to carry.

Both the Ryobi and Ego stuff has gotten popular enough to support aftermarket battery options and batteries with good reviews can be had for less than half the price of the name brand ones.

I got into battery-powered yard tools a few years ago when I found a Snapper 60V weedeater at Walmart on Clearance for $35, with an extra battery for $20. Then I bought a 60V Powerworks chainsaw off eBay for around $70, that uses the same battery. I recently added a Powerworks hedge trimmer I got from Amazon for $60, and the price on it just dropped to $50 this week. I also have a Greenworks 60V leaf blower and 60V edger, but their battery cases are slightly different than the Snapper / Powerworks. Nothing a little work with a Dremel couldn't cure if I get bored. But right now, I can still find new 60V batteries online relatively cheap ($50-$60), so I'll keep using these for now.

I also have several DeWalt 20V tools, so I may eventually swap over to 20V if the 60V batteries become too difficult / expensive to acquire.