I love the introduction of "control" tools like the hand saw and reciprocating saw. It really helps put more niche tools in perspective.

With winter coming up, I'd love to see window plastic or other options for insulation treatment tested. Also been curious if it really even works

I have the Milwaukee saw. As a landscaper I use it constantly. It’s extremely agile for cutting brush or tree trimming smaller lower branches. It’s almost impossible to make the chain shake off the bar which is very good for cutting smaller stuff that would normally toss a chain off a regular chainsaw. If I take my time and don’t put too much pressure it will cut through 5” oak. Battery lasts a very good amount of time with the 6 amp. I’ve been running the tool hard for over 2 years.

The Makita having a higher sprocket speed falls in line w its intended use. It’s an arborist saw that is usually run in a tree sometimes w one hand. So you wouldn’t be pushing down with as much force as say a felling saw. The design and specs of the Makita is conducive to what its intended use it.

As an arborist, the chain type, tooth shape, and tooth count are almost as important as the tool itself. I’d love to have been able to see the difference on the chains and if you’d sharpened them after each use or anything. Great content thank you for your commitment!

Great video - if I might make a suggestion… for the sawzall, I’d really recommend using a “pruning” blade in the saw instead of the normal demo blade. They’re quite inexpensive, but work wonders for the type of tests you have here. To be honest, it’s what I use for most of my smaller pruning requirements.

How is it that you've done more for consumers in your KZfaq career than Consumer Reports has done in decades? Love your work!

I have the dewalt 12 inch with the larger battery (5 amp hr?) didn’t expect too much from it but have been very impressed! I use it for trail maintenance and limbing firewood where my husky 388 Xp is too big. The saw never leaves my quad and has become my go to for maintaining my 84 acre wood lot. The battery life is better than expected and I usually get better than 80 plus cuts through hard dead 4 inch limbs! I have used it for 2 full years and don’t regret buying it for a second

I just used my M12 minisaw the other day for pruning and absolutely loved it! Its a perfect in-between of a larger chainsaw and pruning shears. Plus not having to pull start it is a plus as well. You can cut what you need then put it down to pull the cut branches out and then pick it back up and continue cutting.

Excellent video as always! I just happen to be in the market for a compact chainsaw. This is was perfect timing! Thanks Project Farm!

I have the the little Milwaukee tool, it's awesome! We used one at my friends house. When he moved in, the whole yard almost a half acre of volunteer trees and overgrowth was just insane, we cut at the base, never missed a beat. Some of the trees were a foot in diameter, yeah, he also had his gas powered chainsaws but for most of it I used the little one because it was so light and easier to use in the confined jungle. I kept commenting how nice it was and he bought me one for helping him.

Wonderful comparison, as always. If I hadn't already ordered a mini chainsaw from Amazon this spring, I would have been tempted by these. There was no brand name on the one I got. It just says "mini chainsaw" on the casing. It came with a four inch blade, two chains, a battery, a charger, complete instructions, and a very nice zippered case, all for a little less than $50. It has become my substitute for pruning thicker stuff, like the thumb thickness branches and stems in my garden, but in a pinch, I also cut right through a 4 X 4 with it. One of the most useful tools I have. I can cut off pretty large tree branches, and the chop them up with ease. It is so lightweight I can cut things overhead with no problems, and I am 82 years old.

Superb work, as always. This was what my dad asked for Xmas last year, while he said that he just wanted some 50 USD generic no brand electric saw, I got him the Milwaukee one you featured here. After almost a year of every other week sporadic use, it’s been perfect, and for trimming desert trees like desert ironwood, mesquite, palo verde, and some varied citrus, it’s great, and makes super quick use of them.

Great review as always. They make a pruning blade for reciprocating saw that really works great much faster especially on green wood. Perfect for cutting roots out of footing holes when you don’t want to get dirt in your bar. Try one ,my guys like them so much they use them where ever there’s not nails.

Awesome. For my work, trimming problem tree branches is an occasional necessity. Mostly under five inch size. I use a reciprocating saw with a blade called a “branch blade”. It is an aggressively cut blade that mimics a standard tooth pattern on most hand held pruning saws. I wonder if that kind of blade would have changed your times with the reciprocating saw used.

Loved this test!!! I have a Stihl MS880, MS170, and the Milwaukee. While every one of my chainsaws have fairly specific uses, my absolute first go to saw for medium to light cutting is the Milwaukee. The Milwaukee with it's light weight, pretty good cutting ability, battery compatibility with my other Milwaukee tools and automatic chain oiler makes it a pleasure to use. I NEVER go in the woods without my Milwaukee. I must say though, I was thoroughly impressed with the larger Kobalt chainsaw and I will most definitely be scooping one up to add to my selection after seeing it's capacity for work! Sometimes you just don't want to have to deal with a noisy 2-stroke to do some work 😎 . Thanks again for an awesome and informative test!

Id love to see a video testing popular oil filters oil filtering ability. All other reviews just break them down and don’t look at how the oil actually filters oil. You could maybe add particulates of different sizes to pre filtered oil and look at how the filter did with each particle size. Love your stuff!!

It is really amazing how many options there are now with the addition of Hart, Kobalt, and Craftsman being updated and expanding. A great time to get great tools at great prices.

The idea of using reciprocating saw was a stroke of genius and a nice comparison. Nice to show that in a pinch/emergency it can act as a multi-tasking tool.

I have the 12" Kobalt saw, purchased in the fall of 2022 - I was amazed at how fast it cuts - it was a great addition to my 24 volt Kobalt tool system - the spare/replacement batteries are very reasonably priced - Lowes has developed an excellent 24 volt (store brand) system of tools.

Really like the addition of the control items. Had bought the ryobi pruning saw for my mom and had pretty low expectations but it worked really well. Seeing how versatile Sawzall can be it be nice to do a video comparing "specialized" blades to standard blades. Ie is a "pruning" blade really that much better than a good wood blade. Do the specialized demo blades really hold up better than a wood with nails blade

I have the DeWalt one and love it. I carry it with me when clearing and grooming snowmobile trails. I find it perfect for that application. Works well and is fairly light to carry when trudging through snow. It's been a great buy for me.

I purchased a WORX chainsaw 3 or 4 years ago. Though I don't use it a lot, the battery still holds a good charge when I do use it. Really handy is the no tool adjustable chain tensioner and on-board auto oiler. I give it big thumbs up!

I have the DeWalt 12" and I find it works quite well if I sharpen the chain even when new. It's quite dull for some reason. Also using bar oil makes a big difference in speed and torque. It does leak quite a bit so I had to get a lined bag for the chainsaw to keep oil from draining onto my storage container bed.

I like the idea of testing the power tools with a hand tool and the sawzall. I've used a mini sawzall to cut tree roots - it's not the best tool for that job. A chainsaw may have worked better, but as soon as it hits dirt, it would've dulled the chain. So maybe the best tool was the sawzall??? Another great video! Thanks for your hard work.

Well done, Kobalt! That was an unexpected result. I thought it was going to do good, but not THAT good! Very impressive 👏👍 That is an excellent rig for testing downward force, Todd. Got some fantastic creativity over there at Project Farm! 🐺🔧

I have the Ryobi 10 inch chain saw. I been very pleased with this saw. Have used it quite a lot over 5 years I have owned it. What I like is being able to operate it with one hand when pruning limbs from a ladder. I recently bought the Ryobi 12 inch chain saw. It is a better saw, but to heavy for one hand use.

These comparison videos, are probably the most comprehensive and thorough videos, on any subject, that I've ever seen. That is extremely impressive, by itself.

I bought the Milwaukee about a week ago and I can confirm it is an absolute beast considering it's size and weight!!!

Glad to see kobalt represented! I am a huge makita fan for my carpentry tools but I have a bunch of kobalt tools that have never let me down using some of them daily on the job site. Tough to beat for the price. Hoping for more xtr tools in the future which is their high end lineup

I always appreciate your tool tests! Thanks! Maybe do a follow-up discussing available replacement chains and performance with a properly sharpened chain.

I’ve used a few of these and own the Ryobi. The chain plays a giant role in the saws performance. On the Ryobi chain the takers are set super conservative. The chain almost doesn’t cut due to the raker height. Taking a few file strokes off the rakers really wakes the saw up and lets it cut. The slow chain speed isn’t such an issue then and the torque lets it pull the chain with the teeth digging in and cutting. Pretty hard to try to even out all the different chains though, and even harder to tune each saw/chain combo for best performance. I bought Ryobi cause I have the batteries for my other tools. I love the videos. I come here for product research often. Thanks!

A test i’d like to see is best countersink drill bits, i’ve had a lot break on me and others where the flutes clog constantly and you have to keep cleaning them out. I’d also be interested in seeing mini gas powered chainsaws and how they compare to the battery powered, they can be very handy. Great video as always!

Always great content. Really curious what tests you would come up with for Best Toilet Paper. Maybe for April 1st?

I have the Kobalt 24v max Brushless chainsaw and I use it solely for carving ice, along with a corded Brushed Craftsman. The Kobalt does fairly well, but these batteries don't like being in a freezer or outside in the fridged cold unless they are being used. The Stihl and Milwaukee handhelds look like I might give one a try for finer detail. Thank you for the best informative product/tool rating videos on KZfaq. I hope they are treating you well. God Bless! (PS I use a single 24v Max 6ah battery and it can do about .5 to .75 of a fully carved ice block. Two batteries would defiantly finish one carved block.)

Another great video. Been watching you for the past couple of years and you’re always the first source I consult if I need a new tool and don’t know what to look for. I notice you haven’t done a video on bench grinders (as I’m currently looking at some). Would love to see a bench grinder video!

I have the M12 Milwaukee. I had a tree limb at close to the max capability for my saw come off a decent sized tree and was darn glad to have it. It worked great. I have two others larger DeWalt and an old Craftsman 19.2 and they both work well also with the obvious nod to the DeWalt. But, the Craftsman is perfect for off roading where trees fall across the road and since it is so old, I don't care and it gets abused but continues to work fine... It's important to remember it is basically a Ryobi. NOW, if someone could figure out hot to create a case that at least contained remaining bar oil they would make a fortune on any of them. Intrinsically, the bar oil has to get out to do its job. They all suck. I try to put JUST ENOUGH to get a job done and monitor it closely... Still always makes a mess.

I really like that you included both a handsaw and a reciprocating saw in these tests. Those are both tools that I currently use for the task of cutting small limbs. I've been curious if it'd be worth it to buy a dedicated saw for cutting small limbs and I can see that it is.

Hi Todd, Great presentation as always. Here in Canada, shopping for a cordless chainsaw can sometimes be a head scratcher since the prices for the full kit for #1 Kobalt and #2 DeWalt can be similar.

Excellent and thorough review, as always. You might note, however, that throughout the video the 10" Ryobi was noted on all of your printouts as being an 8" saw (which I just bought to augment the 6 or 7 other chainsaws I currently own and was hoping to see reviewed).

I would love a round up of which brands have outperformed the others through all of your videos. That way it would make it easier to make a decision on which battery set to invest in.

Excellent review--very helpful and well thought out methodology with no nonsense presentation. Thank you.

Great video! Some saws I'd like to see tested include the 18V version of the Milwaukee pruning saw with the 8" bar, the Ego 12" saw, and the Worx brushless 5" saw (WG325). I actually just bought the Worx, but it kept overheating, so I'm returning it, which brings to mind another factor you could test, to see how long they can operate before overheating. It didn't take much to overheat the Worx. Also, testing oil leakage during storage would be helpful as well. I heard the Dewalt leaks, and they recommend storing it without oil. But one cool thing about the Worx is that the oiler is manual. The action of moving the bar guard up activates an oil pump. If more saws like these had manual pump lubricators, we wouldn't have leaking saws although my 18" Ego saw doesn't leak oil, so I don't know. Oh, also Dewalt, Ryobi and Kobalt also have smaller pruning saws, so I'd be curious how they compare as well (though mainly the Dewalt).

I have several Bauer products and batteries. So when the chainsaw was on sale a couple years back, I jumped on it. I figured it would work well as a saw for cutting limbs, saving me the energy required with my 13LB saw. It works fine for doing that. Even does good work felling small trees. Where it has really shined for me is the 2 times cutting out roots on tree stumps. I dig back to expose the root, then cut out a piece of root. Then dig more for the next. Keep going until enough of the stump is free to push over. The safety chain is very robust and doesn't get dull when accidently hitting dirt. Small size of saw makes it easy maneuvering in the tight areas as well. It didn't finish great in the testing. It does do really well for what I need it to do. And for the price, plus already having the battery/charger, it's been perfect for me. If someone isn't already invested in Bauer though, I would not recommend.

Best part of Sunday is getting to watch new project farm

I got my mom a Kobalt chainsaw for Christmas last year. She loves and and has used it a lot. It's a good saw and pretty impressive.

I am considering a saw right now and I appreciate your content, very comprehensive testing. I think based on this since I am already bought into the m12 battery that is what I would get on the small saw, interesting about the kobalt, it performed really well in testing!

Love the channel. You've helped inform a number of my purchases. I'd love to see a best headlamp comparison or a hard hat comparison

Ah, this is a video I've been waiting for. My dad has shoulder mobility issues so has trouble with regular back & forth saws but still likes to garden & prune. So I'm now in the market for something like this.

Wow, great content! I really appreciate how much hard work you put into every video! I would love to see a video testing surge protecter power strips.

I have recently been shopping around for a compact battery powered chainsaw to replace my lopping shears. I have looked at a Worx brand, Ryobi, and Crafstman due to the current battery systems I use, but looks as though I need to take a look at the Kobalt. Thanks for sharing your findings...I truly enjoy you YT channel.

I have the Dewalt and use it for all sorts of outdoor projects, not just tree cutting. I have a gas powered MS291 Stihl chainsaw for tree felling. But for branches and smaller trees I like the ease of use of a lighter saw. I like throwing it in my Jeep for trips into the woods and not having to worry about a gas smell. As a bonus it can take the 60 volt batteries (flexvolt). Haven't tried it yet as they're expensive. Only complaint with my saw is that it liked leaking bar oil from the cap, an o-ring resolved the issue. I am not the only one to run into that problem though. Overall, happy with my purchase and have used it for about a year.

I work seasonally at a Christmas tree farm and last year we picked up the Milwaukee hatchet and it was honestly a life changer for the job, I would absolutely recommend one to replace a plug in electric saw

The Squid! 🤣I couldn't think of a better name for that. I chuckled every time you said it. I think you gave the best comparison possible for all of the saws, with the exception of the reciprocating saw. It looked like the shoe wasn't placed firmly against the wood resulting in a lot of that power being transferred into your hands rather than into the wood. I recently used a Black and Decker reciprocating saw to cut down some trees and found that it was slow with a lot of vibration if I tried to hold it like a chainsaw, but worked much better if I applied firm pressure forward to hold the shoe against the log. It was a lot faster than using my Fiskar hand saw that looks almost identical to that Stihl model. Despite that one issue, I think this was a great comparison of the miniature electric chainsaws. I especially appreciate how you tried to account for the wildly different chain speed and torque (essentially gearing) of the saws. It's clear that neither high torque nor high speed are necessarily best. Fatigue is definitely an issue. I would want something that doesn't require much downward force, but is also a bit forgiving if I get impatient and push a bit too hard. It seems the Black and Decker would require too much force but the Makita might require too light of a touch. The mid-range speeds like the DeWalt and Kobalt seemed like a good middle ground.

The Worx JawSaw is a pretty fun outlier for pruning that probably wouldn't fit the testing protocols you used. It's got a big u-shaped, teethed opening and a 6" bar that swings through the opening when you push the rear handle forward.

Some finding on the Ryobi. Have owned it for 3 yrs and used it a lot. If you use another brand chain that is not low kickback, the saw will chatter. The moter is brushed. I wore out the brushes and found they are not replaceable. I did find a replacement motor and the saw is working fine again. Ryobi now has a small pruning chain saw.

Would love a comparison between aviation snips. Grat content as always!

Outstanding product testing and review as always!

These small hand chain saws are good for pruning a tree when you are inside the tree on high up on a ladder. I have always used the hand pruning saw but at certain angles is very hard to saw a branch. The hand chainsaws saves a lot of time and is able to prune at hard angles with much less strain on your hand and arm.

I've got the Milwaukee, mostly because I found it cheap on a local buy-sell and I've got a bunch of the M12 batteries. I love that little saw, it's way exceeded my expectations for trimming around the yard or cutting small logs while camping. One thing that you can do if you want a small saw but a little more bar is to buy a bar and chain from the M18 10" pruning saw and swap em on. It's not perfect but it does give the saw a little more capacity for about $40-50 investment. Do so at your own risk however.

I have the Milwaukee 6” saw here. It’s FANTASTIC totally blew me away with what it can cut and how light it is and the runtime on a 4Ah battery. They make a bigger 18v one now I think. Gonna look into it

Great comparison as usual. The cutting tests are by far the most telling. Definitely like the subjective impressions as well. EG comfort, vibration, ease of use, etc. Video suggestion: Compare door jam reinforcement kits. Potential test method: Use a log or large sandbag hanging from a rope (two for log) as a pendulm to strike the door.

I use a silky hand saw every night at work. It's crazy to me that the Makita was the only one with a chain catch (aka little metal piece under the chain in case it breaks, it won't hit you) I would love to see you include the 10-in stihl battery powered saws. And as an arborist this was really informative! Thank you We are always looking for new equipment. Something you should look into is the felco brand They have electric pruners and I would love to see you test some of those!

Thanks for including the hand and recip saws for comparison since those are what a lot of us are currently using for these tasks.

Project farm...the reason I love Sunday's. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into every one of your videos. Impressive and informative as always Todd!

Damn... I figured my Kobalt might make top 3, but certainly didn't expect the win!! It's a great saw to toss in the truck with a few batteries to hit the back country for camping... great for clearing felled trees across the trail, and makes quick work of firewood.

Really nice videos!!!! I love to check things before buying and your videos do help a ton. One idea for a video, what about double edge razors for safety razors? there are a ton online, are quite cheap and there are a lot of opinions, but no real tests I can check see.

Hey there, your take on things is fantastic. I have down sized many things over aging. My favorite wood stove, is a cook stove with a small fire box. Tree tops make great fuel. What I do is wade it to the very top first. This is where I start limbing. This way the inertia of the trunk holds the branches in place, while working to the bigger limbs. My smallest saw is a Stihl ms 171 .

Another great video as always Todd. One suggestion though. Obviously as you demonstrated, a reciprocating saw is often a poor substitute for a chain saw being that one of the primary benefits of the chain is constant chip ejection. However, with the proper blade and a bit of technique I believe the gap in performance could be closed considerably. For pruning jobs I've had a lot of good experience with Diablo's carbide tipped pruning blades. They have a longer hooked tooth geometry and a low tpi of only three per inch which results in them having large gullets to resist clogging with cuttings like the Milwaukee Axe you demonstrated. You can see the sawdust clinging to the stub of hardwood after the cut that was trapped in the gullets between the teeth, forcing them to be scraped back and forth and recut until they could squeeze between the kerf of the teeth and the tang of the blade. By this point they had been heated by friction to the point they stuck to the wood. This constant re-cutting and extra friction slowed down the cut considerably. On larger branches that will stay stationary, a back and forth sawing motion of the saw would help to eject a lot of said cuttings that otherwise get stuck between the teeth that are in the cut. Those Diablo blades are also razor sharp so they leave a very clean cut for the tree to quickly heal and minimize the chances of catching some sort of blight. On softer woods I've noticed the cuts to be almost smooth enough to graft to which is extremely impressive to me considering their aggressive tooth design. The carbide tips are nice for long service life and also being able to resist dulling from touching dirt while pruning low to the ground or cutting roots. Here's a link to the blades. www.diablotools.com/products/DS0903CP Sorry for typing up a letter, figured you'd appreciate an in depth explanation. Keep the reviews coming and keep the manufacturers honest, Todd. You and the guys at Torque Test Channel are my favorite places on this site.

I always like your videos, but I like them even more when the tools I already own are the clear winners in your tests. 😂

I got a home made chair saw. It works great. It is a chrome section piece from a kitchen chair. The frame is a continuous piece of chrome pipe that goes around the top of back rest, down the sides, under the seat, down the front legs and loop around the bottom to the back. Take a corner section. Then make 2 aluminum incerts to hold and tighten a tough rough cut blade or tree saw. There I have a chair saw.

Love how you get right to the meat of the topic without extraneous chatter and annoying music. Your comparison videos are very helpful- thanks!

Excellent comparison, Milwaukee just came out with their M18 Fuel Hatchet 8 in pruning saw. Be interesting to see how this one compares. Great video!

Great comparisons! Silky makes probably the best hand saws around. Maybe that should be another good test

Great video as always! Could you do a review of cordless jigsaws? Maybe throw a good corded one in there too just for comparison. A jigsaw is probably my favorite use of a cordless system just due to how often you have to move the cord while cutting weird shapes.

Kobalt really has shown me lately that, as far as budget tools go, they are absolutely at the top when it comes to performance and durability for the cost. I’m def gonna switch my at home tools to kobalt in the near future

I like that you split it into two categories!

I purchased Bauer and returned it the next day as the tension knob would not hold chain tension very long and had to be retightened after every third cut initially then after around 1/2 hour of use it had to be tightened after just 2 cuts while pruning 1 1/2 to 3 inch branches on my apple tree which is hard wood . Also it got to the point where I couldn't just tighten the knob , I had to loosen it wiggle the bar then I could retighten it.

A great review... now a year after this review Milwaukee has an M18 hatchet/chainsaw with 8" bar. Hopefully will be able to find one on sale this coming Black Friday. An added bonus: I already have an M18 battery for my Milwaukee impact wrench.

If you end up doing a "round 2" on this category I'd like to see Milwaukee's new M18 Hatchet in the line up, it has a 10" bar I believe and would be an apples to apples comparison with the larger 20v tools. Great video as always!

Very timely since I have been considering a compact chainsaw for my wife to use pruning our trees. We have several hand saws and while they are convenient and light they are useless in situations with closely tangled limbs where clearance and angle of attack is limited. I hoped for a better performance from the small compacts but at least I have a good starting point. Hopefully this channel is well monetized. One of my first stops when shopping tools and materials.

When I started my power tool journey I went with kobalt. I didn't know anything about what was out there and was just beginning to love fixing things. I ended up owning a small handyman business for a little while. Anyway, I have nothing but good things to say about Kobalt tools, I have put them through hell and deliver way more than you would expect from the price point. Most especially the XRS line, those are some top quality tools.

Very interesting review. I think that the hardwood branches are very deceiving as you so get some that seem hard and are easy to cut and suddenly you come across a petrified log almost impossible to cut. Nonetheless I enjoy watching all your videos. I’ve had 4 cordless chainsaws myself, 2 of which I still have. At one point I also compared a sawzall to my smaller chainsaw and had similar results. It works but very tiring on the push down hand. Your videos rock, continue sharing the knowledge and experiments. Thanks again.

i'd love to see a portable air compressor review like the wireless Milwaukee, dewalt, and wired ones for homeowners . Love your channel 🙂

A pruning blade for the hardwood would have changed the time on the Sawzall quite a bit. Love the videos! Keep them coming!

Had the dewalt for 2 years. Paid $100 bare tool, and have since went to a 14" bar. Great for yard work or on the trail. I use mine most often to cut hardwood for the smoker/grill. Biggest complaint is the leaky oiler. I also have the dewalt pole saw, a stihl ms261, and fs240.

Hey love all the videos. Glad to see this one as well. I haven’t seen a full size electric blower video or mini elec blower video comparison. I know other people have done them but love how you do yours. Or maybe one comparing base model tools to higher model. Ex Milwaukee vs Milwaukee fuel is it worth the price diff. Thx

A test of the best permanent marker for normal use and construction use would be great.

It's crazy how much thought, time and effort you put into these videos and test. It's also crazy I've watched just about all of them lol

I was just in the market for these types of battery-powered chainsaws. It's always a pain to get the gas-powered engine going just for a few cuts around shrubs and bushes. Thanks for the reviews [and it looks like my suspicions based on brand names were pretty on-par]. Great comparisons! 👍

This summer I renter a boom lift to trim two large trees. I used my cordless reciprocating saw with a pruning blade. Very easy and very fast. Because everything you are cutting with this scale of tool is small you do not need a chain which just adds mechanical drag because of its width.

I've got the Stihl one and it works great in tight places, especially where a hand saw cant fit.

Hey Todd, I was wondering if you’d ever considered testing all the different brands of windshield wiper blades? I know it’s a pretty subjective topic but it’d be interesting to know which ones actually last and which streak right away

Hey Todd! been a big fan for years. With winter weather coming I thought it might be "cool" to see a video on different types of insulation for putting into shops. i.e. spray foam, great stuff, foam board, minerall wool, fiberglass.

good video, I just bought a gas echo chainsaw which i like a lot. Buying a new gas chainsaw is more hit or miss and they can commonly be a nightmare for customers. For example a lot of echo units are having trouble with flooding the plug, and not starting. A lot of other brands are seeing them returned to stores prematurely also.

Great video. I recently purchased the Kobalt Brushless that you used in this test after looking at many. I managed to find the saw with 4.0 amp battery and charger for $129. That was the no brainer that made the Kobalt the one. For all the small stuff in my back yard, this thing rips and the battery lasts all day also, um, for a couple of hours of hard work. Good to see I made the right choice.

Would love to see the battery differences on the DeWalt to see if performance increases greatly.

i have the bauer and i actually really like it its my go to saw for cutting firewood 8 inchs and climbing trees to trim branches 8inchs and under. it also feels like the chain last forever on the tiny saw although i upgraded to an Oregon chain.

Another good and useful video for DIYers as well as Pros. I think I might finally have something for you that you haven't tested yet... How about Tin Snips or Sheet Metal Shears, whatever you want to call them. Folding Camp Saws might be another, Thank you again Todd!

The biggest issue with battery powered tool reviews is that most of the time it doesn't really matter which is best. If you have a Dewalt battery setup you're not going to get that one Makita or Ryobi tool because you'll need more batteries and chargers for those. It kinda sucks how they lock you in with batteries even though they all use similar cells.