I like this. I lived in the South Florida. We don't do much logging down here but once a year need to clean up trees before hurricane season. If a tree falls during a storm, that needs to get cut up too. The problem with gas saws is that it may get used for maybe a couple of hours a year but requires a lot of maintenance or they seize up. Having a battery powered saw and a charger plugged into a generator will be perfect for hurricane season with a lot less maintenance and issue than having a gas saw that sits for a year and gets gunked up.
Just used one for the first time today. Chopped the thick base of a very large bush quite easily. Very simple and quick, at least for that particular use. Be sure to add bar oil, if you're new to electric chainsaws.
My right shoulder rotator cuff is trashed so this and its 20V relative work very well for me because it's not the cutting but the pull starting which hurts. I can't afford to further damage my shoulder because I'm a mechanic. Perfect homeowner seasonal use saw IMO. I have an Echo Timber Wolf for heavier work but had no problem felling multiple 10"-13" diameter magnolias and gums so the Echo stayed on the wall. I bought extra batteries and a fast charger (DeWalt like to screw customers by including cheap chargers with kits, but there's so little inside them it's obvious the price differences are just "product differentiation") which give me ready spares since I'm also getting other Flexvolt tools.
I bought this saw recently. I agree with everything in the review. It would have been nice if DeWalt would pick a way of referring to the FlexVolt batteries and stick to it. It was hard to determine if the saw came with the 9ah Flexvolt (listed as 3ah) or some bastard hybrid only delivered with the saw. Nowhere was the actual model number of the battery to be found. I got it to replace a gas 18'' saw. It seems well able to fill that role (major cutting is handled by the Stihl 660). My wife used it to work down the winter pruning brush pile. She had no complaints with it. I thought she might be put off by the thumb lock as the spring on that is rather robust. The chain was easily resharpened after she ran it repeatedly into the ground.
Thank you thank you thank you for actually wearing the correct safety equipment and handling the saw safely. I've seen way too many youtubers that run saws like they don't give a shit about their limbs.
Well actually if you would have read the instructions on your saw chaps they more than likely say not to be used with electric saws. This is due to the lack of a clutch that all gas saws have.
firejunkie4219 so you should just wear no protection and cut right through your quadriceps? No. The chaps give you protection. Period. Even if it gives you an extra half second to release the trigger. Be my guest to rock nothing instead of something. Even a rubber with a pinhole is better than nothing.
Well consider this, in my shop with my saws (none of them electric) I have several pairs of saw chaps, custom made loggers, and that same fancy hard hat with shield and ear muffs attached, and nomex green pants and shirt. I have wildland fire fighting training in saws so before you try and tell me how to and when to use safety equipment learn something about the safety equipment at hand and how it works. I was giving the fact that saw chaps that were being worn in the video will not stop the chain of an electric saw as if it were a gas powerhead. Saw chaps were not made for electric saws, period. If you doubt me try it, but please put the chaps on a log and see how they work. And if you are stupid enough to have the bar near you quads (unless you are a climber) you deserve to have them cut( because that's just a little to close to my nuts for me). Stay safe and research before you try and tell someone in their field about their field.
Fire, I don't want to get in between your discussion with Chris. I assumed that electric saws cut out once they were full of the material like a gas saw. So, what do I get to show people the correct items to wear. This is an awesome idea for a video also. Can you help educate me on this?
the DeWalt guys put a 16 inch bar and plastic dogs. clearly they do not consider it for cutting logs. cleary useful and convenient for construction sites. i run a Makita 36volt that has a 14 inch bar and metal dogs. i really find the metal dogs useful when falling trees or cutting bigger stuff. it will definetly stall if you apply too much pressure but you get used to what it can do and the metal dogs really give stability and precision when cutting bigger cuts. i did a lot of cutting in the garden. it's definetly a small saw but i get the job done. i like it how Makita only has 18 volt batteries that you can use in pairs as well. very simple and flexible!
If a person were on the DeWalt battery system and the EGO battery system, how would you compare this to the 56 volt EGO with the same size bar and say a 5 amp battery?
Jay Fillet no, because you will buy according to your budget , so power and voltage would be just the wow factor, now a tool nut would buy exactly what he needs
You won't see that any time soon. Corporate America has sold us for a bit of a profit a long time ago. No patriotism here anymore. An Orange Twitter in chief is the prime example. Wearing that idiotic MAGA hat that's Made in China.
recently bought one of these 60v 3ah the first thing I did was add oil and when I did a test it started to smoke Can you explain to me why or if it is normal the first time.
So straight out the box i used for like 5 minutes with no oil!! Didn’t know🤷🏻♂️ is that way the chainsaw is not cutting at all even after i added oil??
Normally, when there is no oil on the bar and chain, the chain will get very tight. It will also get very hot. After you add oil and the chain starts moving again, the chain will normally be very loose from being stretched. That should not make a huge difference in the chains ability to cut. If it is not cutting, might you have hit metal or got the chain in dirt? It most likely needs to be sharpened.
OK great info here, have enjoy your reviews, nice job keep them coming... Looking to make the switch to battery power saw and I have seen this review, your review of the 40v "commercial rated" Dewalt, and reviews of the EGO 56v. Now, I have a Ego 580 blower, and carbon fiber shaft string trimmer, with 7.5 hr battery...and love these tools btw. I am also deep into Dewalt 20v and flexvolt tools [10-12]... My question is this, if you had to compare the performance of the 3 which had best performance [combination power and run time] ???
Is this good option for cutting through tgi joist, plywood floor and rim board. On a daily basis i need to make 3 or 4 cuts through these materials on the job site. As of right now im leaning toward an electrical chainsaw, i just need some kind of confirmation before investing in one. Help would be greatly appreciated
What other electric tools do you use? If you already own compatible batteries for an existing chain saw I'd lean towards that. I have the 20V DeWalt and that thing will drop and delimb a ~10" diameter tree on one charge. I'd use that on a job site because it's light and effective, but if you make long cuts or want more torque the 60V might be a better choice. Check the Makita saws too as some use two 18V batteries which fit their other tools.
I’ve had this saw for almost two years (Type 1), and find it very useful for bucking smaller trees. Lately, however, I have had an issue with the chain brake. It no longer makes a clear “click” when pulled back. Instead, it feels mushy. And more than half the time, when I start cutting it disengages the saw without anything touching it. Anyone had this issue? I ordered some parts and am going to try to disassemble it, but Dewalt tech support was absolutely no help.
While the 40-volt line is discontinued, the 60-volt batteries only have 15 cells because they are part of the 20-volt line. All of the 40-volt packs had 30 to 45 cells. That allowed them to pull more amps from the pack with less heat and have more "power" on tap without issues.
Hard to beat charge time, QUIETNESS, and versatility. No stinky gas sitting in your garage then wondering if the gas is still good. Charge your battery at home and start cutting. Never need to refill the can. I’m a auto technician who owns nothing but 20v dewalt power tools and that is one of the main reasons I bought this saw. No air hoses for me, loud, annoying, and old school. I can be mobile anytime I want. Dewalt is on top of their game right now and their lithium ion batteries are the best. Damn near full power until the battery runs out. Buy just one dewalt 20v tool to get your feet wet and you’ll never go back. I don’t work for dewalt by the way lol I just love their tools.
might run better if you didn't force it and let the weight of the saw do the work plus you'll save more of your energy that is if you have the chain sharpened to the proper angle I find 35 is the best
You must like being bent over doing all that cutting with the bottom of the bar that should be done with the top, and it's easier to keep it out of the dirt with a little practice. Cutting with the tip is easy too with a hair of skill and keeps you from being bent over all the time. Also metal dogs are better especially when cutting trees down and doing the back cut and nearing the hinge area.
Hey Travis, Cutting with smaller saws, especially ones with lower RPM and shorter bars is easier at the bottom of the bar. We fully agree with you that in most cases, with a good gas saw and a good chain, that using the end portion of the bar for cutting can reduce fatigue. The chances for kickback increase, but with a faster rpm of a gas saw, grabbing of the grain is less likely. Of course metal bucking spikes are better than plastic ones, but the reality of this small saw is that it is not a great saw for felling trees. It is under-powered and can cause a more dangerous situation than a good high powered saw. We go over a lot of that in the video if you watch long enough. If we had out Stihl 660 out, our cutting style would change 100 percent!
Amazingly I learned on an 026 when I was 12... (best birthday present ever!) Cutting trees with that small of a saw is easy, I even used the newer 260 extensively cutting trees up in Alaska when we had to clear more area around the runway for safety/bird reasons. On my own saws I would run a 3/8" pitch 0.063" semi chisel and run them until a few break off from being sharpened to pointy nubs. I also used my dad's old hand me down 064 (which did around 10,000 cords of wood from standing to the mill) for bucking and felling after he got a newer one but it really wasn't much faster off the landing to justify carrying the extra pounds climbing over the trees we had in northern WI. I did have fun trying to teach all my coworkers in Alaska that being bent over cutting with the bottom of the bar was silly as they'd often bury the bar in the dirt until sparks fly. We had a pool of saws for our shift but after having to do massive amounts of sharpening on the saw I'd grab I started to just take the chain off and put an old one on there so I wouldn't have to redo it every day. And every one of these people claimed to be pro firewood cutters yet didn't know enough to file down the rakers, and when I tried to tell them you have to as you sharpen the chain I was vehemently rebuked. I think they thought a raker was some kind of magical being that should under no circumstances be touched, and this was even by a friend who claimed to work as a pro cutting firewood for a company on the east coast.... If you did the hinge right then it shouldn't matter how much power a saw has when felling trees, but then what do I know....... And I did watch the whole video as I'm looking for something to throw in the truck for camping or strap to the dirtbike for clearing trails and already have a bunch of dewalt 20 volt tools so this would just give me another battery that would get used when the saw is not.
Travis S Sounds like you have a lot of experience with gas saws, but battery is different. You never know when it might time out from and overload. They are not as powerful as the saw you listed. Good luck buddy.
You do understand that when cutting a tree down you are not hogging wood but going carefully so you don't overcut the hinge so it shouldn't be working hard by any means. And even if it did time out that shouldn't mean squat except that the tree is still standing for a little bit until you can cut again. You can always use wedges to keep the cut open if you're worried about a pinch but then you should have taken the lean into account before choosing the direction to drop the tree. Good luck to you friend and don't drop a tree on yourself :D
checkmate Depends on how many brain cells and common sense you have. I ran 3/8" .063" chain and never threw a chain ever.. Threw a chain clearing brush from around a tree I wanted to cut but that was with a shop saw with 30"+ inch bar and .050" chain. A lumberjack is someone who plays with axes for competition, I was a logger..
Mike Zeke yes the Makita is better. Makita x 36 line I have used it and I have used the devolt 40v. I like the Makita more I was thinking of switching from Bosh 18 to Makita or devolt I'll go with Makita ..
It comes down to watt hours and if the battery is 1P, 2P or 3P. The 60 volt battery is 1P meaning it has enough cells to make 60 volt. All 40 volt batteries are 2P or 3P meaning they have 2 sets of cells that equal 40 voilts or 3 sets that equal 40 volt. So they could be 80 or 120 volt packs. Watch this ruclips.net/video/MKwoXHwMqPc/видео.html
I don't want to saw logs. Dead or alive. But when one of the five ginormous oak trees that engulf my home, driveway, and yard, decide to shed, I do need to make sawdust at usually inconvenient moments. Electric the only way to go for me.
Anyone have issues with this saw smoking a little bit in first use? I don't know if mines defective or if this is just "breaking in"... This is my 1st chainsaw, so I don't know what to expect.
XR does not specifically mean brushless. Extreme Runtime (XR) is what it stands for and its the higher end of the Dewalt tools that have longer run time, better motors, more torque, more settings, brighter leds etc.
Electric motors are deceivingly powerful, they have full power when even at low speed, problem is that you need a big battery to keep them running. A 80kg electric motor can even pull off over 250 horsepower.
I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle ruclips.net/user/postUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.
This review is not 100% accurate. I can just almost use my gas stihl 16" chainsaw for the same amount of time as the dewalt with a 12 ah battery tho. I've cut down numerous 12-16" live trees, including oak. And the dewalt just chews it up like nothing.
Andrew Browner I think you are referring to me putting the chain brake on whenever I walk or move? That comes from using a gas saw and is a safety step that is important. I have never wore one out and still have all my limbs. Safety first bud.
@@princenoah21 Made sense for me, powerful enough for the amount of cutting I do in a year & don't need a carb service every year like with my gas saw. Price is kinda steep up here in Canukistan. $500.00,,,, if you're in the states, I think it's half that much.Says on the packing box that with a bigger battery, it'll cut twice as fast.
Power is P=U*I where U is the voltage and I is the current so a 40 V chainsaw could easily have more power than a 60 V one if it could draw more current.
Love all my Dewalt Tools. But NOT this saw. Nothing but flimsy plastic and one threaded nut holding the bar on . Not one video of this saw cutting sideways. The bar sags so bad that the chain runs off the drive gear. I would gladly have paid a $100.0 more to have an aluminum plate with two threaded nuts holding the bar on. I currently own and use 4 gas saws. This was a waste of money but more importantly a dissapointment. I currently own over $2000. worth of dewalt rechargeables without the saw.
They are quite handy for intermittent use. If you are falling the big trees for a logging company you may not want one, but they eliminate carb maintenance (and ethanol fuel problems when that's all you have available or handy).
Naw, tech has moved on. For a logger, no not yet. For an arborist, many are using battery electric. For the average homeowner, a battery electric saw will be miles ahead of a gas saw.
I don't want to saw logs. Dead or alive. But when any of the five oak trees that engulf my house, driveway and yard decide to shed, I do need to move fallen limbs when seldomly convenient. Electric the only way for me.
I like this. I lived in the South Florida. We don't do much logging down here but once a year need to clean up trees before hurricane season. If a tree falls during a storm, that needs to get cut up too. The problem with gas saws is that it may get used for maybe a couple of hours a year but requires a lot of maintenance or they seize up. Having a battery powered saw and a charger plugged into a generator will be perfect for hurricane season with a lot less maintenance and issue than having a gas saw that sits for a year and gets gunked up.
Aqui, na Coreia da morte, tem muito buraco e engole as árvores. Eu uso moto serra à pilha para cortar árvores.
Honest review beats flashy product placement every time. leaks oil, under powered but works fine for small stuff. Thanks
Just used one for the first time today. Chopped the thick base of a very large bush quite easily. Very simple and quick, at least for that particular use. Be sure to add bar oil, if you're new to electric chainsaws.
My right shoulder rotator cuff is trashed so this and its 20V relative work very well for me because it's not the cutting but the pull starting which hurts. I can't afford to further damage my shoulder because I'm a mechanic.
Perfect homeowner seasonal use saw IMO. I have an Echo Timber Wolf for heavier work but had no problem felling multiple 10"-13" diameter magnolias and gums so the Echo stayed on the wall. I bought extra batteries and a fast charger (DeWalt like to screw customers by including cheap chargers with kits, but there's so little inside them it's obvious the price differences are just "product differentiation") which give me ready spares since I'm also getting other Flexvolt tools.
Same here. I had to gulp my pride down. Just couldn't pull cord on power saw anymore..
That chain tightener is pretty cool. So much easier than messing with a screwdriver and wrench.
I bought this saw recently. I agree with everything in the review. It would have been nice if DeWalt would pick a way of referring to the FlexVolt batteries and stick to it. It was hard to determine if the saw came with the 9ah Flexvolt (listed as 3ah) or some bastard hybrid only delivered with the saw. Nowhere was the actual model number of the battery to be found. I got it to replace a gas 18'' saw. It seems well able to fill that role (major cutting is handled by the Stihl 660).
My wife used it to work down the winter pruning brush pile. She had no complaints with it. I thought she might be put off by the thumb lock as the spring on that is rather robust. The chain was easily resharpened after she ran it repeatedly into the ground.
Thank you thank you thank you for actually wearing the correct safety equipment and handling the saw safely. I've seen way too many youtubers that run saws like they don't give a shit about their limbs.
Your one of the few who appreciate it. Normally people tell me I will be wearing out the chain brake by using it so much. LOL
Well actually if you would have read the instructions on your saw chaps they more than likely say not to be used with electric saws. This is due to the lack of a clutch that all gas saws have.
firejunkie4219 so you should just wear no protection and cut right through your quadriceps? No. The chaps give you protection. Period. Even if it gives you an extra half second to release the trigger. Be my guest to rock nothing instead of something. Even a rubber with a pinhole is better than nothing.
Well consider this, in my shop with my saws (none of them electric) I have several pairs of saw chaps, custom made loggers, and that same fancy hard hat with shield and ear muffs attached, and nomex green pants and shirt. I have wildland fire fighting training in saws so before you try and tell me how to and when to use safety equipment learn something about the safety equipment at hand and how it works. I was giving the fact that saw chaps that were being worn in the video will not stop the chain of an electric saw as if it were a gas powerhead. Saw chaps were not made for electric saws, period. If you doubt me try it, but please put the chaps on a log and see how they work. And if you are stupid enough to have the bar near you quads (unless you are a climber) you deserve to have them cut( because that's just a little to close to my nuts for me). Stay safe and research before you try and tell someone in their field about their field.
Fire, I don't want to get in between your discussion with Chris. I assumed that electric saws cut out once they were full of the material like a gas saw. So, what do I get to show people the correct items to wear. This is an awesome idea for a video also. Can you help educate me on this?
Great review!
I have the same one, the only issue I have is that it leaks oil, when I’m not using it.
Do I must remove the oil after each use?
the owners manual says to drain the oil when not in use. that could be why
Lol I just came on here to find out why mines leaks . I’m a 1st time chainsaw owner reading the owners Manuel does help always good to read 1st 😆
How do you think this stacks up to the EGO 56v 18" and the Echo Eforce 56V
How does it compare to the Milwaukee M18 Fuel Brushless Chainsaw with the 12.0amp battery?
where's the plunge cut?
the DeWalt guys put a 16 inch bar and plastic dogs. clearly they do not consider it for cutting logs. cleary useful and convenient for construction sites.
i run a Makita 36volt that has a 14 inch bar and metal dogs. i really find the metal dogs useful when falling trees or cutting bigger stuff. it will definetly stall if you apply too much pressure but you get used to what it can do and the metal dogs really give stability and precision when cutting bigger cuts.
i did a lot of cutting in the garden. it's definetly a small saw but i get the job done. i like it how Makita only has 18 volt batteries that you can use in pairs as well. very simple and flexible!
40v which model?
If a person were on the DeWalt battery system and the EGO battery system, how would you compare this to the 56 volt EGO with the same size bar and say a 5 amp battery?
EGO will be more powerful by a long shot.
So the 40v is the big brother of the 60v which is another version of a 20v!? lol DeWalt needs to make their mind up on a battery platform.
Jay Fillet of you knew about dewalt tools, it would be clear to you, no confusion here
Jay Fillet not everyone is an expert on DeWalt tools, so it is nice to discuss the voltage changes.
cuate rivera so when I walk in a store looking for outdoor tools I'm supposed to be an expert on the 3 different platforms?
Jay Fillet no, because you will buy according to your budget , so power and voltage would be just the wow factor, now a tool nut would buy exactly what he needs
Jay Fillet you would probably walk out with a ryobi
You just reaffirmed my 40V purchase. That is a bad mamagama
Anyone know if Milwaukee is developing a m18 chainsaw?
ThacMan I really hope so, love Milwaukee
Hope they make one soon and cut the junk china is making with milwaukee's name on it & start back making milwaukee tools in the usa
You won't see that any time soon. Corporate America has sold us for a bit of a profit a long time ago. No patriotism here anymore. An Orange Twitter in chief is the prime example. Wearing that idiotic MAGA hat that's Made in China.
rats!.....damn ,,,,,oh well thanks for the info though
They just announced one in the new product symposium it's out in September!
Any word on reviewing both new stihl battery platforms that are now out. Or the New 36 volt mower for their professional line.
I have one. Works really well but you can't find adman chain anywhere for it as it is not a standard length chain. I had to order extra chains.
It uses a Oregon R56 chain, sold virtually everywhere.
Infrequent camping use strictly for firewood. This or the 20v?
This is better than the 20v but the 20v is all you need. If there is not much price difference, go with the flexvolt.
WorkshopAddict thanks
recently bought one of these 60v 3ah
the first thing I did was add oil and when I did a test it started to smoke
Can you explain to me why or if it is normal the first time.
So straight out the box i used for like 5 minutes with no oil!! Didn’t know🤷🏻♂️ is that way the chainsaw is not cutting at all even after i added oil??
Normally, when there is no oil on the bar and chain, the chain will get very tight. It will also get very hot. After you add oil and the chain starts moving again, the chain will normally be very loose from being stretched. That should not make a huge difference in the chains ability to cut. If it is not cutting, might you have hit metal or got the chain in dirt? It most likely needs to be sharpened.
OK great info here, have enjoy your reviews, nice job keep them coming... Looking to make the switch to battery power saw and I have seen this review, your review of the 40v "commercial rated" Dewalt, and reviews of the EGO 56v. Now, I have a Ego 580 blower, and carbon fiber shaft string trimmer, with 7.5 hr battery...and love these tools btw. I am also deep into Dewalt 20v and flexvolt tools [10-12]... My question is this, if you had to compare the performance of the 3 which had best performance [combination power and run time] ???
EGO has more power and runtime than Dewalt, but EGO does not have near the quality of Dewalt.
You did not say that it is leaking bar chain oil !
Is this good option for cutting through tgi joist, plywood floor and rim board. On a daily basis i need to make 3 or 4 cuts through these materials on the job site. As of right now im leaning toward an electrical chainsaw, i just need some kind of confirmation before investing in one. Help would be greatly appreciated
What other electric tools do you use? If you already own compatible batteries for an existing chain saw I'd lean towards that. I have the 20V DeWalt and that thing will drop and delimb a ~10" diameter tree on one charge. I'd use that on a job site because it's light and effective, but if you make long cuts or want more torque the 60V might be a better choice. Check the Makita saws too as some use two 18V batteries which fit their other tools.
I’ve had this saw for almost two years (Type 1), and find it very useful for bucking smaller trees. Lately, however, I have had an issue with the chain brake. It no longer makes a clear “click” when pulled back. Instead, it feels mushy. And more than half the time, when I start cutting it disengages the saw without anything touching it. Anyone had this issue? I ordered some parts and am going to try to disassemble it, but Dewalt tech support was absolutely no help.
Did you firgure it out? What was the fix if you got one?
Nice, thorough review - like always. Thanks guys, great job!
Sounds like good around the camp site or around the yard.
I see you have also reviews the 20V chainsaw. How does this compare? I would be doing mostly demo work with a chainsaw tool.
The Flexvolt is much better than the 20 volt.
How is a 40V a "big brother" to a 60V??
While the 40-volt line is discontinued, the 60-volt batteries only have 15 cells because they are part of the 20-volt line. All of the 40-volt packs had 30 to 45 cells. That allowed them to pull more amps from the pack with less heat and have more "power" on tap without issues.
So what if I swap the 3ah 60V with a 9ah 60V. Won’t it be more powerful than the 40V? I don’t get it
They don't make a 9 Ah 60 volt. It is 9 Ah in 20 volt wiring......
Just longer run time w the 9ah.
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Looks like a nice camping saw. Batteries have a long way to go for me still.
Hard to beat charge time, QUIETNESS, and versatility. No stinky gas sitting in your garage then wondering if the gas is still good. Charge your battery at home and start cutting. Never need to refill the can. I’m a auto technician who owns nothing but 20v dewalt power tools and that is one of the main reasons I bought this saw. No air hoses for me, loud, annoying, and old school. I can be mobile anytime I want. Dewalt is on top of their game right now and their lithium ion batteries are the best. Damn near full power until the battery runs out. Buy just one dewalt 20v tool to get your feet wet and you’ll never go back. I don’t work for dewalt by the way lol I just love their tools.
Nice, clean, and quick review.
Thank you
After the batteries and saw... Might as well get a stihl
My new 16 dewalt chainsaw get burned in the first tree 🥺 I recharge the battery 3 times ,no good .
might run better if you didn't force it and let the weight of the saw do the work plus you'll save more of your energy that is if you have the chain sharpened to the proper angle I find 35 is the best
You must like being bent over doing all that cutting with the bottom of the bar that should be done with the top, and it's easier to keep it out of the dirt with a little practice. Cutting with the tip is easy too with a hair of skill and keeps you from being bent over all the time.
Also metal dogs are better especially when cutting trees down and doing the back cut and nearing the hinge area.
Hey Travis, Cutting with smaller saws, especially ones with lower RPM and shorter bars is easier at the bottom of the bar. We fully agree with you that in most cases, with a good gas saw and a good chain, that using the end portion of the bar for cutting can reduce fatigue. The chances for kickback increase, but with a faster rpm of a gas saw, grabbing of the grain is less likely.
Of course metal bucking spikes are better than plastic ones, but the reality of this small saw is that it is not a great saw for felling trees. It is under-powered and can cause a more dangerous situation than a good high powered saw. We go over a lot of that in the video if you watch long enough.
If we had out Stihl 660 out, our cutting style would change 100 percent!
Amazingly I learned on an 026 when I was 12... (best birthday present ever!) Cutting trees with that small of a saw is easy, I even used the newer 260 extensively cutting trees up in Alaska when we had to clear more area around the runway for safety/bird reasons. On my own saws I would run a 3/8" pitch 0.063" semi chisel and run them until a few break off from being sharpened to pointy nubs. I also used my dad's old hand me down 064 (which did around 10,000 cords of wood from standing to the mill) for bucking and felling after he got a newer one but it really wasn't much faster off the landing to justify carrying the extra pounds climbing over the trees we had in northern WI. I did have fun trying to teach all my coworkers in Alaska that being bent over cutting with the bottom of the bar was silly as they'd often bury the bar in the dirt until sparks fly. We had a pool of saws for our shift but after having to do massive amounts of sharpening on the saw I'd grab I started to just take the chain off and put an old one on there so I wouldn't have to redo it every day. And every one of these people claimed to be pro firewood cutters yet didn't know enough to file down the rakers, and when I tried to tell them you have to as you sharpen the chain I was vehemently rebuked. I think they thought a raker was some kind of magical being that should under no circumstances be touched, and this was even by a friend who claimed to work as a pro cutting firewood for a company on the east coast....
If you did the hinge right then it shouldn't matter how much power a saw has when felling trees, but then what do I know.......
And I did watch the whole video as I'm looking for something to throw in the truck for camping or strap to the dirtbike for clearing trails and already have a bunch of dewalt 20 volt tools so this would just give me another battery that would get used when the saw is not.
Travis S Sounds like you have a lot of experience with gas saws, but battery is different. You never know when it might time out from and overload. They are not as powerful as the saw you listed. Good luck buddy.
You do understand that when cutting a tree down you are not hogging wood but going carefully so you don't overcut the hinge so it shouldn't be working hard by any means. And even if it did time out that shouldn't mean squat except that the tree is still standing for a little bit until you can cut again. You can always use wedges to keep the cut open if you're worried about a pinch but then you should have taken the lean into account before choosing the direction to drop the tree. Good luck to you friend and don't drop a tree on yourself :D
checkmate Depends on how many brain cells and common sense you have. I ran 3/8" .063" chain and never threw a chain ever.. Threw a chain clearing brush from around a tree I wanted to cut but that was with a shop saw with 30"+ inch bar and .050" chain. A lumberjack is someone who plays with axes for competition, I was a logger..
Dewalt products are nice however grossly overpriced compared to ego imo.
How do I fit my DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Makita batteries into an Ego saw?
Ego make nice saws if you just need a saw though.
Try buying all Stihl products :-O
so the new makita is better?
Mike Zeke yes
Mike Zeke yes the Makita is better. Makita x 36 line I have used it and I have used the devolt 40v. I like the Makita more I was thinking of switching from Bosh 18 to Makita or devolt I'll go with Makita ..
Vlad Alexander to be fair I am pretty deep into makita 18v lxt...
Vlad, dont ditch Bosch for Makita, i work at a hardware store and Makita products come back for repair wayyy mroe than any other brand we sell.
what makes the makita version better? currently on the line between this and the xcu03z
looks like the 80v Kobalt is a much more serious saw from my experience with it
Heck yeah it is! The Dewalt 40 volt would be closer to the Kobalt (or Greenworks really) 80 volt.
So why does the 40v dewalt have more power the the 60v flexvolt chainsaw, please explain.
It comes down to watt hours and if the battery is 1P, 2P or 3P. The 60 volt battery is 1P meaning it has enough cells to make 60 volt. All 40 volt batteries are 2P or 3P meaning they have 2 sets of cells that equal 40 voilts or 3 sets that equal 40 volt. So they could be 80 or 120 volt packs. Watch this ruclips.net/video/MKwoXHwMqPc/видео.html
mateollios 67 I would guess. power=volts times amps ,P=VxI thus 40volt has more amp output than the 60 volt
WorkshopAddict what if I replace the 3ah 60V with a 9ah 60V? Won’t it be more powerful than the 40 then?
@@SATXDONKEY there is no 9ah 60v battery. The battery you speak of, DCB609, is 9ah @ 20v and 3ah @ 60v. And it is the battery they used in the video.
@@thehhoff69 Can you use any Flexvolt battery or does it have to be the 3AH @ 60v and above?
My chain isn't getting oiled
I don't want to saw logs.
Dead or alive.
But when one of the five ginormous oak trees that engulf my home, driveway, and yard, decide to shed, I do need to make sawdust at usually inconvenient moments.
Electric the only way to go for me.
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Anyone have issues with this saw smoking a little bit in first use? I don't know if mines defective or if this is just "breaking in"... This is my 1st chainsaw, so I don't know what to expect.
Smoking on the bar? That would mean no oil is getting to the bar. If it is smoking around the motor, it should not.
Very Nice. But the Amazon don't send to Portugal.(best price).
thank you for the video, it helps alot when trying to judge which to buy.
Glad we could help!
Husqvarna also has a tool free device for chain adjustment. It sucks.
Nice machine🤩
Great REVIEW.
Thanks Luke
xr means brushless not the amp size of the battery, but good video sir.
XR does not specifically mean brushless. Extreme Runtime (XR) is what it stands for and its the higher end of the Dewalt tools that have longer run time, better motors, more torque, more settings, brighter leds etc.
Go with the Milwaukee
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Your Excellent Love your reviews I think you guy's really know your stuff..
if carlsberg made chainsaws .......
They need to make a 120v or 180v machine
I would only use it for small things
Still not enough for me to buy default
Electric is cool for small stuff , for the big stuff need the balls of a gas saw
As soon as I heard it cut, I started laughing. I'm no genius, but I'm sure that saw won't cut very well for very long.
Electric motors are deceivingly powerful, they have full power when even at low speed, problem is that you need a big battery to keep them running. A 80kg electric motor can even pull off over 250 horsepower.
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Nice Monte SS
Put Accualy bar and change lube lol I pay 4.99 a gal for bar lube moter 4.99 a qt.
Great Upload! This chain saw seems Amazing Definitely alot of power! #WorkshopAddict
Help me!
If Milwaukee made one its possible I would get one but i would probably go with a stihl #workshopaddict
I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle ruclips.net/user/postUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.
This review is not 100% accurate. I can just almost use my gas stihl 16" chainsaw for the same amount of time as the dewalt with a 12 ah battery tho. I've cut down numerous 12-16" live trees, including oak. And the dewalt just chews it up like nothing.
that chain brake is gonna be worn out before the days out...
Andrew Browner I think you are referring to me putting the chain brake on whenever I walk or move? That comes from using a gas saw and is a safety step that is important. I have never wore one out and still have all my limbs. Safety first bud.
you must know a lot about chainsaw brakes. but they last forever, i mean forever!
I dont see how is it gonna wear out if u dont rev it up
Andrew Browner
Ur limbs gonna get worn out someday when you trip on a branch
Darth Trump haha its electric ya tool it does work like a gas saw does with the spring and band
40v has been discontinued 🤷🏼♂️
Too bad it's plauged by a fatal flaw that doesn't let you put enough torque on the ratchet. It keeps throwing the chain off the bar.
New ones aren't ratcheting, Full pressure available now. I waited till they fixed that issue & picked up mine 3 months ago. Works great.
@@ruffus8039 Really? Do you have a link for that? I haven't seen it yet.
@@princenoah21 ruclips.net/video/AmnTpQ99bVU/видео.html
@@ruffus8039 Weeelllllll....I might be sold then. I might consider buying it after my unemployment compensation kicks in. :)
@@princenoah21 Made sense for me, powerful enough for the amount of cutting I do in a year & don't need a carb service every year like with my gas saw. Price is kinda steep up here in Canukistan. $500.00,,,, if you're in the states, I think it's half that much.Says on the packing box that with a bigger battery, it'll cut twice as fast.
This makes no sense, 60 is bigger than 40 but 40 has more power than 60, how stupid is that, I wouldn't buy Dewalt just because of that.
Power is P=U*I where U is the voltage and I is the current so a 40 V chainsaw could easily have more power than a 60 V one if it could draw more current.
Job38 Four The 60v flexvolt cuts almost twice as fast as the 40v the 60v flexvolt is more powerful but you will get more runtime with the 40v
Why, why why why?? When we have petrol
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So no one walks to limb a tree right! He says with a chuckle. Come on guys think about it. Everytime you walk!!! NOT!
Love all my Dewalt Tools. But NOT this saw. Nothing but flimsy plastic and one threaded nut holding the bar on . Not one video of this saw cutting sideways. The bar sags so bad that the chain runs off the drive gear. I would gladly have paid a $100.0 more to have an aluminum plate with two threaded nuts holding the bar on. I currently own and use 4 gas saws. This was a waste of money but more importantly a dissapointment. I currently own over $2000. worth of dewalt rechargeables without the saw.
This is obviously some kind of joke, or made for women and children. I suspect this kind of saw comes with its own carrying purse.
They are quite handy for intermittent use. If you are falling the big trees for a logging company you may not want one, but they eliminate carb maintenance (and ethanol fuel problems when that's all you have available or handy).
Is the carrying purse bedazzled ?
Naw, tech has moved on. For a logger, no not yet. For an arborist, many are using battery electric. For the average homeowner, a battery electric saw will be miles ahead of a gas saw.
I don't want to saw logs.
Dead or alive.
But when any of the five oak trees that engulf my house, driveway and yard decide to shed, I do need to move fallen limbs when seldomly convenient.
Electric the only way for me.
Yay..more battery powered crap that sux.
A toy for my daughter
Their 60v line is a bunch of shit