*Coming up on having had this saw for a year....am a casual user and bought it to cut up sections for bowl blanks. Easy to start, **Bestfor.Garden** also recommend even after storage for a couple of months. Simple chain tension adjustment. Just cut up some 20" Osage Orange, including ripping bolts in half (at an angle). Like butter!*
I bought one and love it. No noise,no vibration,no need for oil and gas,no smell. A delight to use and handled all I ask of it. Much nicer to transport in car and van. Perfect for those firewood poaching trips...... Sorry,windfalls!
After making it to the 2:25 mark, I'm sold. The things I do with a chainsaw are right in line with this. No more stale gas. No more messing with the starter cord.
Well,one year on so might as well update on the saw. Still working well and no real complaints. Bought a second battery- not cheap but if you work out what it saves in gas it is not too bad. Kaveri worked saw very hard at times and nothing has failed. It has probably cut ten tons of firewood so happy with that. Worked hard after a storm clearing blown down trees. Everyone commented on how quiet it is. A friend who is a tree surgeon has bought one. The ease of use in tricky positions appealed to him as does lesser noise. Any regrets? Absolutely not. Would I recommend it? Yes,very much so. Don't let the battery thing fool you,this is no toy but rather a very well made professional level tool.
I purchased this for some small tree clearing and for the occassional homeowner use, nothing huge, I cannot see how this saw could be any better. Quite, cuts nice, battery last a long time and all you have to do is pull the trigger. Absolutely a 10 for what it is intended for
That's awesome! That thing was cutting through some big logs. Obviously if you have a lot of stuff to cut, this may not be the best fit, but for home owners, as you guys said, its perfect. I have the old 12" ryobi blue and gold 18v chainsaw, that thing sucked! This would be a great investment and I may look into getting ones of these.
I'm impressed on how quiet it is. It would be real handy for camping. My late uncle would use an electric for just for that. He was also bad at maintaining his pile of gas chainsaws and I got the chore of the maintenance.
Got mine the other day and for me, it works great, and got about 88 cuts on wood 12 inches in diameter, and had more left in it. I bought the blower with same battery, so used that battery to finish off work, and by that time, the other battery had charged. Both of them for under 680 bucks! Stimulus Money. LOL
I have this model and with the exception of the chain oil fill opening that is too small (smaller than the fill on my Greenworks 80V pole saw) it is a great saw. I have cut through a lot that is larger than the bar length. I have a 4 amp and 2 amp battery. The 4 amp is really nice to use in this. For my property maintenance a cordless chain saw is great and this one is a good size and lots of cutting power.
I have a corded Greenworks chainsaw and it's awesome for light loads. Best of all I don't have to mess with oil, gas, filters, and spark plugs. The cordless version is nice obvious reasons. I would love for a company to produce an electric chain saw that could rival the power and speed of a gas powered one, but that would take a battery the size of a small horse. I like your videos that show the "tools in action." :)
I bought one. It's nice. It does like to kick the chain off if your cutting small stuff at an angle. I just had a small, springy branch kick the chain off (testing on some brush). Seems to need pretty high tension to stay on track. Looks like it would work really well for bigger stuff though and I have a couple batteries I can swap.
CLAP! CLAP! For Eric lol! Nice saw from green works guys and looks like it was cutting that wood pretty easy and overload protection is nice it looks like U just gotta let the tool do the work and not force. Thanks Dan and Eric!!! T.I.A!!!
totally psyched on this new mean green mowsheeen!!! I am never never never ever going to pull my arm out of socket from pull starting again or all that other BS that goes with a gas one ha aha ahaaaa. Yes oh I know its only 30 mins worth but get another battery that charges in 30 mins and problem solved. Thanks for the cool Video you Guy because of what yawl showed me I went to Amazon and reeled one in.NICE!!!!
You guys were cutting some big wood with that saw. Wow. Its funny you guys were cutting ice with it because I went out on the creek ice near my house last week when it was about 10 degrees and cut down 4 trees that were leaning in badly. 1 big maple about 16 inches in diameter and 3 other smaller trees that I don't know what they were. I cut thru the ice with the saw and it was about 14 inches thick which is impressive for creek ice. One thing that's nice about electric saws is also the noise not only the fumes and getting it started. Also its not really a good idea to use regular used motor oil in a chainsaw because its not as sticky as bar oil is and doesn't stick to the bar and chain as long as bar oil does. If the saw has a hard time pushing the bar oil thru the saw then use something less sticky like motor oil. Great video!
Eric makes a good point, for the average joe your chainsaw will sit a lot and you will have stale gas. This is the perfect always ready grab and go chainsaw. The footage of the saw in action really surprised me.
Thanks for the review guys. I was looking at gas chainsaws, but I think this might be perfect for my needs. I would only be using it to trim the trees in my yard.
I would consider a battery powered unit over gas any day. The problem is with gas unless you get a pro grade tool your going to fight starting it when you really need it. You can also add more bare tools to the system down the road like lawnmowers, hedgetrimmers, snowblower, they have a bunch of different options
Great saw! It looks like it really cuts through some of that stuff nicely. I personally would get really annoyed with the overload protection after a while, but for small applications, I can see this as a great piece of a homeowner arsenal. Keep up the great work greenworks!
Thanks for the review, I clapped for you Eric. They really have come so far with electric tools. I'm seriously impressed by the run time and power all with very little sound. How long do you guys think before we honestly don't use gas tools? 20-50 years maybe? I'm not talking industrial, just general construction and homeowners.
Tools In Action It might be even quicker if the government steps in and requires tighter emissions especially on 2 cycle tools. That's why the new gas power tools are more finicky they run so much leaner than before. I think it will be closer to 15 that a good chunk of homeowners don't use a gas powered yard tool. The tool companies and pushing the battery stuff hard.
Well that was extremely surprising, I was expecting this thing to perform about half as well as it did. I've used one of those cheap electric ones from Harbor Freight and I'd say this thing performed just as well if not better.
awesome piece of kit, I have been toying with the idea of a lithium chainsaw but was gonna go for the Ego as I have their string trimmer, but now I'm tempted by this, the 80v sounds impressive and a 30 min charge time is great. The wife has a tree in the drive she wants taking down...sounds like a great spring project and a reason to buy a new tool...perfect!!...lol
That is a little workhorse for a battery chainsaw. The overload protection is a really good idea. Nice review. Quote of the day goes to Eric at 6:50 : "Who doesn't like lube?"
Never put anything but bar and chain oil in the bar and chain tank on any chain saw. Bar and chain oil is thick and super sticky designed to cling to the moving parts. Bar and chain oil is detergent free oil, any detergent could damage the pump or oiler tubes causing them to fail or under oil. I pass this along because I saw an expensive echo chainsaw need an expensive repair because of using engine oil in the bar and chain tank. I am not a bar and chain oil stockholder I just don't like when tools get damaged. If you think I am wrong and these guys are right that is your choice and your saw!
dan randall Bar and chain oil is sticky like it should be. Chainsaws are not designed to cut dirt so if you hit the dirt with the chain you can clean it up when you sharpen it. Chips clean out very well for the most part, it is dust that sticks to a chain creating dust is also a sharpening issue. I am glad bar and chain oil is sticky or the 24'' bar on my chainsaw with an engine RPM of 13,000 would sling it off before it could get the chain moist.
dan randall If you desire so much to use the wrong oil in equipment try this go buy some type F automatic transmission fluid and change every oil in your vehicle over to it!
Woooooooooow that is some funny stuff right there. By the way we NEVER run bar and chain oil but used engine oil and we'd use chains until the teeth started to fall off from being sharpened so many times. Bars lasted years too and this was as a professional logger soo.... If you're a homeowner then you might as well buy a gallon of bar and chain oil as it'll last you years whereas we would go through a gallon quite fast. Oh and we never had to change an oil pump in any of our stihl saws with running used engine oil, maybe that echo was not built durable enough..?
A machine like this is happy for anything it can get. Bar and chain oil is designed to resist "splashing." Motor oil does this weird thing where little droplets fly over the meniscus. Bar and chain oil is way slower at that.
I don't understand why the saw in this video keeps going into overload protection. I bought one and I really (and I mean really!) have to reef her down and purposely bog it out to even get the overload protection to kick on. Either the saw in the video is faulty and kicks on to much, or mine is faulty and doesn't kick on soon enough...lol all I can say is that mine will never kick on with normal use. There is more than enough power with these saws to get the job done. My dad loves it, I just wish the batteries didn't cost a kidney. I'd like to buy a 4amp, but right now I just have (2) 2amps.
And the SCARCE of aviability is a big issue to.. I got the same unit with the extra battery but would like to try the 4 amp/h if it was not to expensive..
***** It is supposed to be 1 3/4 inch taller then the 2 a/h.. That is not an issue for me since the handle sit higher with your hand on it.. The issue is the price and aviability.. I found one for 528$ canadian.. Higher price tag than the ole saw package???? No way!
Yeah, it's rediculous. I just saw a "5amp" battery for $380 on sale. But I don't know if it's a typo.... I wasn't aware that they offered a 5 amp yet. Just the 2 and 4.
I have professional chainsaws that are designed for everyday tree service use and would never consider a cordless electric chainsaw for professional use. However, I was quite surprised with this Greenworks 80V model. It would be great for a homeowner that doesn't want to deal with ethanol gasoline, gummed up carburetors, and noisy 2-stroke engines. Even a pro might find it useful for an area where noise is a major concern.
Please do NOT use “used motor oil” on the chain. It’s abrasive, which is not good for the bar and it’s toxic, not to be sprayed all over the woods. Mostly, it’s not sticky. Proper bar oil is very sticky so it doesn’t immediately fly off of the chain and leave your bar dry. Not a bad review, but try not to make uninformed recommendations like that. And I want to know what diameter those “150 cuts” are.
Interesting to know. I used to change the oil in my car myself and still have about 20 quarts of motor oil I planned on using on my new 80V Greenworks saw. Not sure what else to do with the oil. Pretty hard to believe oil is abrasive. I guess you're saying that because it doesn't stick well enough. I am very happy with the saw so far. I'm cutting 14" diameter logs (Tulip Poplar). I think I can get about 6 or 8 cuts from one charge.
@@vecamiolo Used motor oil is abrasive due to the fine metal filings that it contains. Sequestering and removing these filings is one of the primary functions of motor oil. I used umo in my saws when I first started logging, and I destroyed two bars before an old timer (which I am now, I guess) explained this to me. I’m just trying to pass on what I’ve been given.
The "need to be used" comment is not true for 18650 based lithium battery packs. NiCd and NiMh sure, but the best thing for a lithium battery is to keep it at 50% charge and cold. I store my Milwaukee m12 and m18 packs in my garage fridge at 50% when not in use.
Hey don't use old motor oil for bar oil in a chainsaw. I used to do it and thought that I was saving money until it clogged up my oil pump and I had to replace it.
Wow! That's a ton of power! 80v?!?!?!?!?! The Italian in me loves that....hmmmmm. We'll call this an evidence eradication device ;) Seriously, that is a heck of a cordless saw. Great video!
Great review guys, this things does look powerful, how long does it take for recharge? Just a side note Bar and chain oil is tackier than used motor oil, I still love my oil burners tho, guess I am old school, but love the brushless tech!
Impressive power for a battery machine! Has everything going for it but I think I'll wait till they come out with the new super-duper zinc-bromine batteries.
+Allan Wells The type of battery used in this chainsaw is a lithium ion, which has at least a 100 watt hour per kilogram specific energy. (But is likely much higher). The zinc bromine batteries have at most a 54 watt hour per kilogram specific energy. They are not the type of battery to be used in this type of application. That said, I don't know what type(s) of battery will be the winner when it comes to besting lithium ion by a significant margin. (At least 5 times the capacity would be nice). My fingers are crossed for the hope of a super battery by 2030 the latest :).
I check everywhere I could, they don't say the total life of the battery. Here's what I found so far. The battery has a 2 year limited warranty. The motor has a lifetime warranty. Tool has a 4 year limited warranty. Hope that helps.
love the contradicting statements, works great for the home owner sits around a long time between uses..... the battery needs to be used all the time or it will go bad.
I think batteries like that have a great shelf life. The issue is that they only have so many recharge cycles. I'm thinking perhaps a limit of a couple hundred.
Honestly I thought it'd be under-powered, but it looks like it handles the tree pretty nicely? How much does one of those things cost and average battery life?
3 kidneys .. and about 20 -. 30 mins . Husky reckon their batts good for 1,500 recharges ( but you need to sell 5 kidneys. Stihl reckon about 1,200 ..from memory . Others might say 1,000 . Cheap ones you might be lucky to get 500 ...or if you leave them in hot vehicle . Run em hard when cold . Or Run em real flat regularly
The voltage has little to do with battery size or capacity. It's just how the individual cells are wired in the pack, either parallel or series. High voltage has the disadvantage of requiring careful cell matching, especially when drawing heavy loads or when operating at cold temperatures. With multiple cells connected in a string, the possibility of one cell failing is real and this would cause total failure. When wired in parallel at a lower voltage if a single cell fails it just reduces the overall capacity by one cell (unless it shorts out, but that's bad in both cases)
Would you guys happen to know the difference between the GreenWorks GCS80420 model vs the GCS80450 model? I just moved to the mountains and am interested in this saw for firewood purposes...
It looks like a great product, but I don't think you could go through a tree with it. I think the technology still has a long way to go. I would really love a comparison of the Stihl chainsaws to the Greenworks.
I guess it depends on what you consider a tree to be. I've made plenty of 16 to 18 inch cuts with my Greenworks Digipro 40V. I cut all day on two packs and about 3 charges.
@@corystansbury I have the 80V. Not sure how it compares to the 40V but I also have cut 18" logs. Maybe only 6 or 8 cuts on one 2 Amp battery which is fine with me. I recharge in 30 min while I'm doing other things. I may get a second battery.
I have the Ryobi 40v 14" chainsaw and 40v trimmer. would you recommend switching to the Greenworks 80v line or staying with Ryobi? I really like what I've seen from Greenworks but don't know if the difference between 40v & 80v is worth the change
www.ebay.com/itm/Plasma-Cutter-50-Amp-Dual-Voltage-Compact-Metal-Cutter-Lotos-LT5000D-Clean-Cut-/201678592625?hash=item2ef4fb1a71:g:JtkAAOSwOVpXfta1 I've had this one, for 3 yrs now, and used it "hard", I'm a bodyman, and "steel" guy.
@@Toolsinaction I don't think a real answer to both questions would be so hard. One question no answer and the other is something you believe. Belief is for religion not tools and hardware. Fail.
can anyone tell me why the battery only lets me use it for 20 minutes after I charge it for the whole 30 minutes and after the charger has stopped ? The limbs of the trees I was cutting today were around the 4".
The amp hour rating determines run time. Some are as little as 2ah. The lower the ah, the faster it charges. A higher ah rating takes longer to charge but gives you more run time.
Pretty much cut voltage in half and equivalent in gas ccs. 80v is about like 40cc, which is about right for an 18 in saw. The 40v version has a smaller bar.
