I've had a Greenworks 16in 40v battery chainsaw for years. I heat my 2300 sq ft house with wood, and that's the saw I use. Not perfect, uses up batteries fairly quickly (I have 6), but I'm always cutting wood. No problem starting it up, the chain stops when you release the trigger, and its very quiet so I don't need ear protection. I hate loudness of any kind. It's a useful tool.
You've managed to respond several times to this thread without adding anything but snarky comments. Ever use a battery powered saw? Perhaps you should invest in some two stroke drills and impact drivers while you are at it.
I have a Stihl MS120c. It's small, but great for limbing, and trimming, and will take down the occasional 4-8" tree. The bar is 12" with Picco chain, so it can't be rushed, but it has never not ripped into stuff with more gusto than I imagined. I'm happy. And, that battery life is surprising.
Nice to see an LS Tractor represented. I love mine.
I have the 16 and 18 inch EGO saws, mower, and power head with string trimmer and hedge trimmer attachments. As for the batteries, I'm not concerned as to future availability. The EGO battery ARC technology, in my opinion, seems to be superior due to design. https://egopowerplus.com/innovation
I own a Kobalt 80V chainsaw as well as the corresponding 10' limb saw. I currently own 2 batteries and if cutting something like a 12-14" tree and a new/newly sharpened chain I can get through it with one + battery charge depending on the tree species. the harder the wood less cutting it can do before running out. Just aftr I got it I decided to tackle a tree about 24-30" and only got about halfway done with both battries. I was also at the point that I had to continue due to where it was and where I needed it to fall. I had to get out the gasser to finish the job. I like my battery chainsaw as I don't need to get out gas and mix etc. It is convenient and works for most things I need to cut and any more the length of time this old body can stay with it as well. I find 2 batteries worth is about all I want to use in one day. Like I said for most of what I need to do my Battery powered saw is the tool I use most these days. If you are going to be cutting for more than about an hour straight you need to go to a gasser. I usually cut maybe for an hour and re-charge batteries while i do something else so for me it makes sense. Also as long as the chain is sharp mine cuts extremely well and of course the batteries last longer. Hope this helps!
If you already own battery powered tools, I would stick with one brand's platform. That way, all your batteries work with all the tools in that platform and you're not having to stock 50 different chargers and sets of batteries. For lawn and garden, I began with the WORX platform and now have their chainsaw. It works pretty well for small jobs. I have noticed, however, that the chain can jump off the bar when cutting really small branches. Someone mentioned that you have to monitor the tension and maybe that's what I need to do every time I stop the saw. You can't have a slight sag in the chain as you do for a gas powered saw. For bigger jobs, I would use my gas powered Stihl.
Bought the wife a gas Stihl string trimmer, always had trouble starting it. Got her the EGO 56v trimmer now her and the battery run out of power about the same time. She had a light weight easy start Stihl chainsaw, same problem, always had trouble starting it (operator errors) bought her the EGO chainsaw now its just put the battery in and pull the trigger. Great things.
i have several Ryobi saws, pole saw, weed trimmer, leaf blower all use 40 volt batteries. the saws are great for cutting limbs after dropping a tree, really handy around the saw mill and much safer. As long as you keep them sharp they cut good
