Yes there is a switch for the lights on the top of chainsaw. Even a high and low beam setting!! All EGO Batteries are interchangeable between tools you just might not get the as long of run time with smaller batteries. The 18” Chainsaw is Awesome!! The 18” bar is the only one you can currently put on the CS1804 model because of the tensioning system. EGO is the #1 Rated Battery Powered Platform on the market and blows the competition out of the water!!

Did you compare this EGO 18 inch model to other brands? If so what is your insight?

@@MrKaido93 have an 18" and a 20" husky 455. The 455 is an animal and if going for thicker hardwood and a lot of cutting, of course i'd use that. The ego you can cut a cord easily on a 7.5a battery, delimbing and 16" cuts on a couple 50-70ft trees with 14-16" trunks no problem. By that point you'll probably want to take a break and need to add bar oil, plus move the wood around. 2 batteries will easily do 6-8hr of work, I've cut around 10 cord with the ego 18" and I'm really impressed. With the inverter and lawn mower it makes for a nice setup.

@@MrKaido93 I have the 18in and did a good amount of research, I am happy with the purchase but it wont be your primary saw if you heat with wood but still my go to saw now for 80% of my wood cutting. Love the chain tensioner! I have had no issues with it and cleared 2 land lots so far.

14 “ and 16” chainsaws can swap. The 18” chainsaw or 10” pole saw only have one option.

Hi I also wondered the same as have been using the 18 bar successfully but wondered if the shorter bars would fit, and according to Ego we CAN interchange the 14" & 16" bars on this saw however not the 10". Can't wait to try!

No, only the 14” and 16” bars can be interchanged.

Yes..EGO batteries work in any EGO product. I own several EGO products

I know the 14" bar is thinner.

The batteries are universal throughout the entire ego range.

My 18" chain is WAY to tight, if I back the big nob off so its at the right tension the cover is half off and the bar falls side to side basically unusable, I have to run it with the chain way way to tight, I'm surprised smoke doesn't roll off the bar when I'm using it. Pretty crappy design, just put a normal adjuster on it like a real chainsaw or is this saw just targeted towards stupid people with no knowledge of any mechanics. They probably shouldn't be running a saw in my opinion. Lol

@@milesfifer171 yeah I get smoke when bucking firewood. last winter I would have to jam the bar in snow to cool it off constantly. I thought I must have been doing something wrong. Either have a tight chain and a stable bar. Or a wobbly bar and a proper tension on the chain. Maybe I got defective model

Derek Simenac you can not, the 14 and 16 inch bars are interchangeable but right now nothing is changeable with the 18” bar

I did. I have the 18" saw. I put on a 14" bar so it would fit in backpack but it wouldn't oil the chain. I put calipers on both bars and the 14" is thinner. With the thinner 14" bar the pin on the block that screws onto the 18" bar was going in too far and blocking the oil. On the 18" bar you can see light through the oiling hole but not the 14". Since I didn't see how to purchase that block that screws onto the 18" without buying another 18" bar I drilled the 14" bars oiling hole 1/16 larger and can see light around the pin now. The holes are 1/4". In a drill press I drilled ONLY the oiling hole on the saw side 5/16 and can now see light around the pin. If you have a 18" saw and fit a smaller bar pay attention to how it oils and why not.

I would definitely recommend this to any home owner. It has all the power and can do a lot of cutting per charge. The only reason to go petrol is if you are logging many hours a day. And since you asked, I would guess you are not a logger :)

Agreed, 18” is way faster!! Unfortunately 18” is the only bar size right now.

Terry Boaz what info needs to be better??

J&J Groundworks you had a click bait title. You never said in the end why watching your video would help is BEFORE WE BUY AN EGO CHAINSAW!!! you did not tell us how many cuts they get per charge. You did not compare them to gas chainsaws. You did not even do any cut or power Comparisons between the models. You were just like here a big one. Here a small one. That was pretty lame.

leyline77 the purpose was to compare the 14” vs. 18” and help you make a decision on which EGO to buy for you. Also please forgive my video quality I’m not a professional KZfaqr just trying to help the cause!

@@jjgroundworks3451 I appreciate the effort. This video told me the differences between the 14, 16, and 18 which is really hard to glean from EGO's website or anywhere else. If you want cut or power numbers, those are on the website.

Why burn them? He says that the 18” and 16” now come with a 5 volt battery! That has to be a whole lot cheaper than the 56 volt battery that the 14” requires, don’t you think?