A filter grouping the lightest saws here.
The HIKOKI CS3630DAW4Z CS3630DA is a chainsaw with mains electric power. The specification lists a 36V battery platform, a listed weight of 3.6 kg. It is fitted with a chain brake, tool-free chain tensioning, low-kickback chain. A mains saw gives the most cutting power per pound spent, as long as the work happens within reach …
STIHL MSA 120 C-BQ Battery Chainsaw pairs a 30 cm (12 in) bar and battery power. With 30 cm of bar, expect to deal with logs up to about 25 cm without thinking about it, and up to 30 cm in one pass. Beyond that you are working from both sides, which is fine for …
On paper the BLACK+DECKER GKC1820L20-GB comes down to a 20 cm (8 in) bar and battery power. A 20 cm bar puts this firmly in pruning territory: branches, saplings and tidying up after a storm, on wood up to about 15 cm. For logs and firewood you want considerably more bar. The specification lists a …
SPRINT 18SCS pairs a 25 cm (10 in) bar and battery power. With 25 cm of bar, expect to deal with logs up to about 20 cm without thinking about it, and up to 25 cm in one pass. Beyond that you are working from both sides, which is fine for firewood and poor for …
Greenworks 24 V Cordless Chainsaw pairs a 25 cm (10 in) bar and battery power. With 25 cm of bar, expect to deal with logs up to about 20 cm without thinking about it, and up to 25 cm in one pass. Beyond that you are working from both sides, which is fine for firewood …
On paper the Greenworks Tools Battery Chainsaw GD40CS18 comes down to a 40 cm (16 in) bar and battery power. The usable cutting length is 40 cm, which puts this saw squarely on timber up to around 35 cm. The working rule is to keep the bar about 5 cm longer than the wood you …
The Greenworks Battery Chainsaw GD24X2CS36 is a chainsaw with a 36 cm (14 in) bar and battery power. A 36 cm bar cuts a log of about 36 cm in a single pass, and is at its most comfortable on timber up to roughly 31 cm. Thicker wood is not impossible, since cutting from both …
Dewalt DCM575N-XJ DCM575N FlexVolt XR Chainsaw pairs a 40 cm (16 in) bar and battery power. With 40 cm of bar, expect to deal with logs up to about 35 cm without thinking about it, and up to 40 cm in one pass. Beyond that you are working from both sides, which is fine for …
On paper the Makita DUC254Z comes down to a 25 cm (10 in) bar and battery power. The usable cutting length is 25 cm, which puts this saw squarely on timber up to around 20 cm. The working rule is to keep the bar about 5 cm longer than the wood you cut most. The …
On paper the WORX WG381E.9-Sierra de Cadena comes down to a 30 cm (12 in) bar and battery power. The usable cutting length is 30 cm, which puts this saw squarely on timber up to around 25 cm. The working rule is to keep the bar about 5 cm longer than the wood you cut …