Hyundai 40V Chainsaw, is it any good? Real-world review! 

Thank you mate. Glad you enjoyed the video! You too man 👍🏼

🤣 Yeah I know the feeling. I love the Husky but I hardly ever use it now, just pop a battery in the Hyundai and get at it. It does struggle a bit when cutting the larger (12-14") logs but it's not really meant for that to be fair, especially with the smaller bar!

@@TheNaturalWorkshop What's the rule though - use the smallest chainsaw that'll do the job. I own 10ac of mostly badly managed Larch + invading deciduous which I'm ruthless thinning for firewood (Larch is great firewood, so long as you have the space...) , and the Makita has been brilliant - even the big stuff - yes it takes a while but take it steady and it'll cut. I suspect I might struggle if it was all oak, or field maple - but I'm leaving anything "interesting" in place. Have just bought one of these too - I wanted a second battery (the lawn is 2 batteries in size) and the man-maths said £160 for chainsaw and battery (graded return) was better value than £90 for just the battery - I'll do a head to head in the wood next week...

Man maths 🤣 How did you get on with the Head to head?

@@TheNaturalWorkshop found the on switch a bit odd, the Makita is more positive, wasn't sure how it knew I was pressing it, seemed needlessly complex... More on that later. Like for like (same chain and bar on both) Hyundai much slower, also not a progressive throttle (Makita is brush less motor) then the switch started misbehaving, had to turn it off and on again to get it to respond. Returned it in the end.. So overall, buy a Makita (I have a DUC353) Benefit too is you can get non OEM batteries and non OEM tools for the Makita batteries, Makita is a bit dearer but a much better tool.

Glad to hear you are enjoying using it, its a great tool, especially around the workshop when I want to cut up fire wood but cant be doing with the hassle of the petrol!

Look forward to hearing how you get on! 👍🏼

How did you get on? Interested to see if you had a similar experience?

First impressions are very good! As you described the chainsaw is easy to set up and it was only the rain that delayed me getting on with the job. I’m historically a petrol fan for tools but positive experience with a Stihl battery hedge trimmer tempted me to go with this Hyundai and I’m not regretting that decision. The pear tree is (was) pretty big, trunk approx 60cm diameter and probably 25ft high. The tree died last year and got blown over in the spring but was being held up by a particularly sturdy goat shelter. This meant I needed to climb on the roof of the shelter to cut the many high branches. This is where the battery really came into its own. No pulling a starter cord or having to lug a heavy saw up the ladder, a massive bonus. Just easy push button instant cutting. Cutting power was no problem with only the odd kick back. It’s difficult to put a number on battery life but I finished cutting up the tree and managed to get about a third of it into 25cm logs (for log burner) before the battery died. The job took approx 3 hrs with a lot of time spent climbing/descending the ladder. I’ve just finished recharging the battery which took pretty much exactly 75mins. Overall impressions this seems ideal for my needs. I have 4 acres with mature hawthorn hedges and several medium size trees that need occasional trimming. It’s light but powerful and easy to adjust/change the chain. Auto chain oil is nice but a little tricky to see the level. Todays job used about 1/3 of the oil. Battery life is adequate for my needs. One minor point, the flashing light on the charger is very bright! The plastic construction seems pretty hardy but I don’t think you could describe this saw as a trade tool as I’m not convinced it would stand up well to daily use however Hyundai clearly disagree as they are willing to give trade customers a 1 year guarantee. I agree with your comment that some users would benefit from a second battery but I wont be bothering as todays experience shows that a single battery is sufficient for my needs. Overall I’m very impressed.