Cheap ebay Mini Chainsaw. Any good? Unbiased Review (by somebody who knows what he's talking about). 

The beaver was enough to make the watch worthwhile, but it would have been equally worth it without the beaver.

That file test was hilarious. Absolutely obliterated that "file" with an actual file.

Excellent Well Balanced review ... covered all aspects ... loved the animation and like you said "cheap cheerful" Thanks

Au E/bay -6" Chainsaw Cordless Cutting Tool Rechargeable Wood Cutter Electric Chainsaws with 2 batteries au $48.95 + tips :)

Very informative & helpful video. I bought one few days ago from eBay with £19.99 for my Greenhouse & vegetable planter making DIY. It arrived today. It comes with 4 inch and 6 inch chains and 2 batteries and design looks better than this one. Assembled it and used it, works really well and build quality is good.

Thanks Andy! I wondered about these things. I'm going to spring for one now.

I use a Milwaukee hand recip saw for limbing since my other tools are the same brand using same battery(s). No wrist lanyard either😂 Get a proper blade. Works well for any electric brand. Safer than a chain. Easy swap out etc. Awesome fun review of this option👍🏻

I'd put a washer under the chain adjusting screw to prevent it digging into the plastic.

This was the most thorough review I’ve seen in a long time. Well done sir!

I'm surprised, was expecting much worse.

Thanks for the specification details very throughly .

I have had a Stihl GTA26 for 2 years. No oiler on that either. However, use any spray can oil before use and it has cut masses of smaller branches rendering the trusty loppers to almost zero use. Quite unbelievable how the mini chainsaw has left loppers 'out on a limb'!

THANK YOU.

Those things fit between full sized chainsaws and reciprocating saws which to me honestly is a niche that doesn't exist

"SawCam"! Instant LIKE for this video!

I'm surprised they spent money to lube those bevel gears. It looks like vaseline?

i've used a fair amount of big brand electric chainsaws and personally this one is fairly crappy just for it's quality and lack of safety features. lack of hand guard no electric auto braking (basically as soon as you let go of the trigger it stops) no dogs no rubber isolators.

Great video

What's that front hole in the bar is for?

Anyone else notice the chains backwards? 5:03

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funny video!

Great product review. Your videos never disappoint.

A really good and honest review, Thanks. Will consider it ...... maybe!

Worth my time for the animated beaver alone!

Fantastic video. Thank you. I learned a lot. Perhaps you should have kept the slightly stubby screwdriver. It would have likely lasted you longer than that mini chainsaw.

£50 is a lot these days on ebay. I've seen them go as low as £10!! I wouldn't trust that to last a single use without breaking. The market is so saturated. And many have claims like 750watt, but in another part it says 700w. And the battery says 42V (but it turns out that's the brand name, lol) and some say 21V max (what does max mean? when it's got a surface charge?) Very dodgy. A LI Battery costs £50 on it's own when you buy from people like Bosch, Makita etc.

You are " A Natural " with dry humored delivery on topic. Well done, I actually learned a lot of useful and safety information. Thank you. Always, Syn Silver !!!

Your comments about value for money seem very reasonable. What does bother me is can the world afford to use its resources making something with such a poor life expectancy, especially as just a bit more effort would make a much more durable product?

I have an 18” ryobi battery saw. Compared to a ms180, it’s even faster and has much more torque. The downside is it runs out of battery long before filling up even more than a 1/4 cord. However, as a limbing saw, it works awesome. When we cut wood, one person cuts sections with the gas saw, and another one cleans up limbs with the battery saw. Works great!

I am a layperson, who not only enjoyed watching this review but also understood every syllable. Thank you!

Wow, you know your stuff! Nice review. Incredibly thorough!

ive had a simalar saw 4 years now ? i have just about worn it out [ but its cut 5 ton of branches into fire wood lol ] its great for the 60 bucks i paied for it . the chain / bar and batterys will out live the saw .ok i oil the bar every few cuts dip it in sump used oil ........... quick easy better than sex ,i since did my brush cutter 24v ebike motor and 2 makita batterys the thing is physco plug and play ........... job done before i could mix the 2 stroke oil and petrol

Just a warning if you have adventurous children keep it stored away from the battery. Like yours my saw has no safety interlock

Nice video,with a little humor thrown in! Next fo a porn analysis!

Some battery powered chainsaws in the 12-14 inch range are actually faster than most of their internal combustion counterpart. Like .. Milwaukee and.. Makita if you want comfort. Pound per pound gasoline still gives you longer runtime than batteries. If you are sometimes away from electricity on bigger jobs, batteries are just simply not worth it. And let's face it, as much as I am a battery guy, nothing quite beats that erotic smell of a cold start Stihl.

For what you put it through and the low price, I'd say you got a great deal. I don't know what the manufacturer was expecting people to use it for, but 12-inch logs were probably not included 😊

Maybe 25 years ago we had a tree die in the front yard. I got the tree out fine, but tried to hire out the stump removal. Quotes were outrageous, like $1000, so I said screw it and got an AC electric chainsaw for about $50. I used it to dig the stump out, cutting dirt and roots and anything else that got in the way. The saw was completely trash when I was done (drawbar all worn, chain stretched waay beyond spec, motor full of dirt and bearings rattling like a paint can), but for how much I saved, I gladly tossed it.

I always find the battery expires from lack of use before the saw does.

Yer I did like the bever too

Good video! The beaver saw was funny!

VERY entertaining video; as well as being informative. To see a real screamer of a mini chainsaw; check out the Kebtek 8" model. Unbelievable speed and smoothness.

I agree it is a little ripper and suitable for small occasional jobs. It is pretty low power, so it should be reasonably safe to use. So it does seem value for money. The problem with ultra cheap electric tools is they come and go over-night, so in the unlikely case that it is still functional in 2 years time, you might have a piece of junk because you can't source a new battery for it. Early cordless drills, etc, were notorious for that. Not sure about "reverse engineering" some extra safety either. That might create a false sense of security. I suppose a cut-out or dead-man's switch would be OK. Professional level tools are value for money too, because you use them, day-in, day-out, and parts are usually available for a long time. The thing is flimsy and not over-engineered. If you put an aluminum guard on it, it would just fail at the screw housing for the plastic attachment. Love the beaver. A funny, yet professional review.

Looks ideal for a January Sunday afternoon apple tree pruning job, and that’s about it. Always being skeptical about battery chainsaws until I got a dewalt long reach battery saw, it’s damn good, but you find it’s limits when working with trees with very large branches, it will do them but you’ll have regretted trying before it does

I purchased a smaller version of this saw last fall. I used it to cut down Lilac trees. It worked pretty good, but the battery life was very short. But I wanted the quiet and I don't own a gas saw. I was also able to cut down 6" black walnut trees. These were remote to where my plugin corded saw would have needed 300 feet of extension cord. I did purchase an 18" Oregon electric saw. This requires 12AWG cord. I was cutting down large oaks and then breaking them down to human carry-able pieces. The problem with that saw, the universal brushed motor failed from the vibration shock of cutting hard oak. But they have a 2 year warrantee.

I have one and I love it!

Well defined Thanks

I have multiple high end 2t saws. I'm at the point where they rarely get used. Have a 65cc equivalent battery saw for the big stuff, and multiple others down to a 10" top handle. Love gas motors, but I just don't reach for them much any longer.

Looks like it would be decent for pruning, especially with the nonlubricated chain, so you don't introduce oil in your fruit tree

This was a very good review and you obvioulsy know your stuff. Well done!

I have the Milwaukee version of this saw. I am actually pretty scared to use it. I put the chance at about 85% that I will lose a finger someday with this thing.

Product safety report deems this chainsaw as hazardous ⚠️ due to kickback issues. Might be worth avoiding it

The wrist strap isn't to carry it, it's to use when you're running it so if/when you accidentally let go of it it doesn't drop on your foot/the ground. Or carrying it up a ladder, same reason.

I noticed that always you talk in metric , and as metric guy I like that and in my opinion it's easier 😅

Why don't you review the Stihl GTA?

Excellent review, thorough and detailed. Loved the dry humour! Subbed!

helpfull. thanks.

1/4" isn't _quite_ the smallest chainsaw chain. Have you seen the Bosch NanoBlade ? I want one, for no good reason at all.

Good one. Should have seen it before buying one. Only thing I'd like to add. The safe distance mentioned at 22:27 is longer than you expect it to be. Guess how I know.

Really like your review style and attention to detail, subbed and liked.

😂😂😂Cheap tool never equals to high quality tools ! ! !potato is potato ! ! !

My hometown is 2 miles from the Stihl factory!

One danger with them is when using one hand to hold a branch and it slipping towards the hand .

60€ buys a used CSP2540, still chinesium but much better cash to quality ratio.

Well put together review

I was using the Stihl equivalent of this a few weeks ago by chance. Just seeing the first cut of this I must say whatever the Stihl thing costs - it seems to be worth it :D

You can't stop CHINA 🇨🇳

A lecturer at my collage years ago was teaching a class of students and had a kickback . He was killed out right in front of his class ! ...Terrible

I bought one of these and it did eventually burn out as I have Makita batteries and using it for far too long with multiple batteries in one go. All in all though it done exactly why I bought it and that was to see if it was useful. I did then buy a 36 makita saw which is great apart from the bar quality which seemed to wear on one side because the bar walls were of a different thickness, a replacement bar seems a lot better. After watching TOT I tried a powered pruner for £30 and that is brilliant for cutting smaller branches and twigs with a far greater battery life , would highly recommend for the garden.

Awesome 👍🦫

10:22 😂

Made in China

That was a very interesting test, just what i was looking for so i learnt a lot going forward. Thanks 👍🏼

"UK Seller!!!!111oneoneone" :D

Thanks. Honest review but the 21 volt is a way to get around royalties to use in 18 volt or 24 volt. That's why they do that is so they don't have to pay that

Try the Makita,thanks.