40V 16" Brushless Cordless Chainsaw, 4.0Ah Battery and Charger Included

We have a wood stove as our only heat source in our house. Been this way for almost two decades. For all those years, I have cut firewood using a bow saw and a german made cross cut saw. Had never used a chain saw as they are exceedingly noisy, smelly from gasoline and finicky about mixtures of oil and gas and generally unreliable for what I had seen. I liked the quietness of the hand saws so much better. But I am older now and have to spend much more time caring for aging parents, so have to speed this cutting of wood thing up a little. Did some research into battery powered electric chainsaws, as they have come a long way in recent years. Of all the ones I looked at, I thought this one the best size and power for my needs and and ordered it here on Amazon. While I waited for it to arrive, I watched tons of youtube videos on everything from good maintenance procedures to safe chainsaw cutting practices. I also invested in a good pair of chainsaw apron chaps, gloves and a forestry safety helmet. Read the manual that came with this chainsaw several times, too. Doesn't hurt to see what the manufacturer expects from the users of their products. Anyway, when the first day of cutting with the new chainsaw came, I was very impressed with the power and ease of cutting this chainsaw delivered. Made cutting a pile of firewood faster than when using the hand saws, though, to be clear I am no slouch when hand cutting. Have to say, I really enjoyed using the chainsaw. It's nice and light and does the job well. The battery in the chainsaw really holds up well. I cut all the wood I wanted, a good portion of the day, and found it could have gone on more, as the battery still showed some juice left. The chainsaw was fun to use, actually. Love all the safety features on it. Glad I got it.

The main issue with this saw is the brand new chain cutter links are so short that they look like a worn out chain that is about to be thrown away. But I cut half of a cord of blown down oak, the limbs and the 20" trunk using less than 3 charged batteries, WOW! I was so impressed that when my wife (we are both recently retired) told me she wanted to upgrade from a snow shovel to a little snow blower, I recommended that she buy the Green Works 12" snowblower package for about $200. No snow yet on the apron in front of the house yet to try the snowblower yet, but the extra 40v battery and extra battery charger looked like the perfect addition to the chainsaw! We can now go out in the morning and I cut oak firewood while she shuffles blocks of wood and branches for about 45 minutes, we split the wood with a 20 ton gas powered splitter pulled behind the 4 wheeler, go back home and put BOTH batteries on the 2 chargers on a timer set for 3 hours to avoid cooking the batteries (especially during end of the day charging), eat lunch and relax a bit and then go out in the afternoon and repeat the process with a LOT less noise and no yanking on that recoil starter rope of my 30 year old Jonsered 535 gas saw that has no decompression valve! ( I had shoulder rotator cuff surgery a couple of years ago) We are VERY HAPPY so far, I just hope the batteries last a couple of years. As far as the folks making comments about the oil tank leaking, or the chain falling off, or the chain oiler not working (enough oil for about 1 hour run time) or short battery run time, and regular bar oil works just fine by the way. I honestly believe that they are wanna-be lumberjacks that have NO past chainsaw experience to know how to set-up and safely operate such a well built product. I honestly (honestly, for ONCE in my life) highly recommend this CHINESE product! It works GREAT! As I mentioned earlier, the cutting links on the original chain are too short to sharpen more than a couple of times, but that's the only issue I have had after cutting my second face cord of big oak today! This saw is NOT a toy! We have so far cut 2/3 of our firewood to heat our home this winter! Update... attached pics are the 1/2 cord of oak wood I cut using a total of 3 charged batteries.The trailer bed is 8 feet long, 40" wide, and the pile averages 26" high. I like the saw so much I bought 2 new Oregon chains #R56 (fits PERFECT!) and use my same old Timber Tuff CS-BMM benchtop electric chain saw sharpener with the 3/16" wheel (@$50) for a REALLY sharp chain with great results, much better than a Dremel type tool with a 5/32" bit I used at first on both saws! Timber Tuff does not have a 5/32" grinding wheel available for that model sharpener. Even though it is 1/32" wider than the Greenworks and Johnsered 5/32" chains specify. It only makes a little nick in the main part of the chain that has never been an issue, and the saw power is not affected by the slightly deeper cut the chain makes. Don't worry, be happy! And GO CUT SOME WOOD!

LIKES: It is lightweight and easy to maneuver. Safety features are like those of a gas powered chain saw. The battery stays charged for +- 5 hours of standard tree and limb cutting. Saw will cut wood up to the length of the chain bar. Has the standard features of a gas powered saw but you have the convivence of not having to mix gas and oil or lug a heavy gas can around with you in the field. The saw is quiet so you do not need ear plugs when operating it. It cuts very well for an electric saw. I have cut down trees up to 9" in diameter with it and I'm sure it would handle larger diameter trees providing you use wedges to keep from binding the saw chain blade. Works excellent for cutting limbs after trees are cut down. DISLIKES: The chain bar is very thin and flexible. It's easy to bind up when cutting large diameter trees; and when it binds-up it usually causes the chain to jump the bar, thus requiring the operator to remove the cowling and re-assemble the chain to the bar, retighten, and adjust. This problem can be avoided by keeping the chain tightened and being extra careful not to flex or bind the chain bar when cutting wood. The plastic cowling covering and holding the chain bar in place could have been made stronger: i.e. stamped metal in lieu of plastic. When assembling and/or replacing the chain be very sure to tighten the cowling down properly and tight. If you don't you will have problems with the chain jumping off the bar track. Keep the cowling nut tightened during use. I am not very fond of the power button. When operating the saw the power will remain on for about 60 seconds, then shut off. You have to press the power button to start the saw again. Pressing the power button can be irritating if you are wearing thick fingered gloves. This problem could be eliminated if the power button were redesigned to stick up higher then it presently is. Some reviewers have indicated the saw leaks quite a bit of oil. I have found that you must make sure the oil cap is properly tightened and that the cap cord is not crossing over the cap seal when tightening the cap. I also found if you put too much oil in the reservoir it can leak when the saw is not laying on flat surface. I recommend keeping the oil reservoir filled to the 3/4 full mark. I had no oil leaking issues when doing that. Overall this is an excellent little saw and well worth the money. If taken care of it will do what it is designed to do. It does not have the power of a gas powered saw and the chain bar is not as sturdy as a gas powered saw. Bare in mind this saw is not intended for heavy forestry cutting. It is well suited for the homeowner who needs to cut limbs and/or firewood around the yard. I recommend keeping a gas powered chain saw for heaver use.

This saw is outstanding. On a single battery, I spent 30 minutes delimbing and bucking two tree boughs, and had half the charge level still available. With two batteries, I am confident one could easily saw wood for well over an hour, possibly two hours. This was the initial use of the saw. The saw had zero difficulty cutting through eight inch diameter sections, bucking them on the same level of speed and effort as a traditional gas operated chain saw. Moreover, as was the case with all new chains, halfway through the bucking process I did check the tension on the chain and had to tighten it an eight of a turn. Again, the key thing is to first loosen the cover with at least a half a turn of that knob. You need enough slack on the cover to facilitate tightening the chain tensioner. Once you tighten the chain, you then tighten the cover. Follow that process, and you won't have any problem at all keeping the chain properly tightened. I have read reviews that criticized the bar and the chain. The bar for not allowing the chain to rotate effectively when properly tightened and the chain for continuously loosening. I found that the bar was highly effective, and the chain just needs to be periodically checked for proper tension, using the correct technique, which is also clearly specified in the written instructions. The easy trick to check tension is to pull the lower section of chain on the bar down and see if you have about half a link width of slack to pull down with. I have never before used a chainsaw this easy to operate. As one previous reviewer stated, the only thing you really have to monitor is the chain oil level in the tank! You can sit the saw down, remove the sections you cut, and then grab the saw and be literally seconds away from having it ready to go again. You aren't wasting fuel keeping it running in idle between cutting sessions, and you are always second away from battery insertion, start, and cut. It couldn't be easier to manage. Highly recommend this saw!

I was wrong about electric chainsaws being up to the task. My 20" old Craftsman takes a lot of maintenance to keep running tip top. Periodic tubing replacements, spark plug changes, mixing of fuel, etc. Runs great and is powerful enough for my needs, but again, maintenance. In comparison, the Greenworks chainsaw is easy maintenance. Yeah, still have to adjust/sharpen blades and add chain oil like the gas powered version, but other than that and keeping a fresh battery charged up, that's it. I love that aspect of it, but even then, the chain saw cuts through limbs and small trees well. The chainsaw feels well-balanced and lighter, and my wife even can use it without complaining about the weight. Overall, I'm not sure about durability, but so far, it's cut several small trees and lots of firewood without issue. So it's a good value for the money. Be aware, new batteries are the expensive part should you need to replace it, as usual. Luckily, all the 40V amp-hour iterations from Greenworks should work. Electric doesn't mean maintenance-free. Still need to take care of it. Always take the battery out of the tool afterward and store the battery above freezing to prevent damage. I still maintain the gas powered versions are a bit more powerful in the same size range, but there are tradeoffs. The Greenworks electric comes close, though.

I have been using Greenworks chainsaws for several years now. My point of comparison is the gas-powered Stihl chainsaw, both of which have 16-inch chains. The gas-powered saw will give you more power. When it works properly, it will buzz through wood like crazy. That's good. But the problem is that the gas-powered saw is like a moody grump. It needs coaxing, constant attention. In spite of your best efforts, it will be hard to start and replacement of chains is a real hassle. Stihl requires the use of at least two external tools to replace a chain. I found this process frustrating. Sure, it's easy to replace a chain in your shop, but we don't operate chainsaws in the shop, do we? Having to deal with a fussy saw in the woods can be a frustrating, time-wasting, major hassle. Also, gas-operated saws are loud and stink. I seldom use my Stihl saw any more. The Greenworks saw is much, much easier to operate. No external tools are needed to replace a chain or even the chain bar. Everything that you need to use is contained in the saw. The design engineers at Greenworks have done an outstanding job in creating a relatively easy-to-use, modern chain saw. You just use your fingers to pop in a charged battery, fill up the reservoir with chain bar oil, and away you go! The electric saw isn't quite as powerful as its gas-powered counterpart, so you may need to cut a bit more slowly. However, you will more than make up for this by not having to tinker with a fussy gas-powered saw. I recommend that you get a couple if spare batteries to go with this saw as well as some spare chains. This will save you much time and hassle when you are busy in a tree-cutting project. I also keep a half gallon of chain bar oil handy, because the saw needs oil to run the chain. This one uses a fair amount. However, chain bar oil is pretty cheap and with this saw you don't have to mix oil and gas or buy special, expensive canned fuel....it's battery powered, remember? A couple of folks have commented about how the chain may slip off the chain bar. That happens. It happens to my Stihl saw, too. You can reduce the frequency by keeping moderate tension on the chain. Also, avoid using the saw to cut thin, green, reed-like limbs, the ones that are 1/4 inch or less in diameter. They are flexible and seem to pull off the chain. For those, I keep a hand sheer in my pocket. Problem solved. Do keep in mind that this is a chain, not a toy. If you are inexperienced with chain saws, you will want to practice using it before you jump into a big project. Be careful, be patient. If after practice you are still having a lot of trouble using this saw, you may want to ask a professional tree-trimming service to take over your project. Gas-powered saws belong in the museum, in my opinion. Their technology is about 100 years old. Their design isn't nearly as modern or convenient as their battery-powered competition. The battery-powered saws are already very good and will likely continue to improve in the future. Finally, the Greenworks 16 inch battery-powered saw sells for a fraction of the cost of the Stihl gas-powred saw. So why waste your money on a product that is fussy, unreliable, smelly, loud, and expensive? Stihl chainsaws are over-rated, in my opinion. Go Greenworks! I'm attaching a few photos of a recent yard clean-up project. You can see for yourself how powerful this battery-powered saw is. I used two charged batteries to cut all of that wood.

I'm not a lumberjack, an arborist or a wood carver. I don't even have a tree in my yard. But I do own a Jeep and drive it off-road a couple times a month. Usually at off-road parks but also on private land and [legal] public trails. I never know when a storm is going to drop trees across the trail, or even across a neighborhood road. I already own a Stihl MS170 gas chainsaw. I love the light weight at under 9 pounds. But keeping a gas chainsaw running between infrequent uses is a problem. I have to fill it with gas before each outing, then drain it and run it dry so the gas doesn't go bad and gum-up the carburetor. After paying to have the carb cleaned out twice I was looking for alternatives. Cordless tools have really improved in the past few years, to the point where I've replaced all my air tools with more powerful and more convenient battery-operated alternatives. So I hoped a cordless chainsaw would be a good choice. After reading all the on-line reviews and comparing cost versus performance and weight. There are better cordless chainsaws out there, at least according to the "Internet Experts" doing the reviews, but they were much more expensive. Since I already had what I considered to be a "good" gas chainsaw, I opted to try out this less expensive cordless saw. Worst case, Amazon has a great return policy. I received the saw in typical 2-day Prime delivery. Amazon packed the chainsaw inside a box large enough to hold a dead body, assuming one used the chainsaw to chop the body up for better packaging. I guess if you're a chainsaw murderer this can be a benefit. My 85 pound Belgian Malinois Shepherd now calls this box his bed. Anyway, I charged-up the battery, filled the saw with Stihl bar oil and threw it in the Jeep for a weekend of off-roading at a newer off-road park. Halfway through the first day we were running down this tight crevasse when we encountered a downed tree. The tree was a hardwood, still green and about 14" diameter. Turning around or backing-up was not an option. Fortunately, the Greenworks chainsaw made relatively quick work of cutting the tree into manageable sections, and 30 minutes later we were back on our way. Later that evening we came across a nice hardwood deadfall ranging 6-10 inches that we decided would make good firewood. So we spent another half-hour or so cutting that tree into 18-20" lengths to take back to camp. On the second day we again encountered a tree across the trail and had it sectioned and cleared in less than half an hour. After all this the battery still shows 3 out of 5 bars remaining capacity. And the battery also seems to hold up well in storage. It's now been 4 weeks since I last used it and the battery still shows 3 of 5 bars. I will say that the Greenworks is a bit heavier than my Stihl and not as well balanced. I think it's worth those minor sacrifices to not have to deal with a gas chainsaw. I do wish spare batteries were less expensive. There's a third-party 5Ah battery available, but I'm concerned because it only has fake reviews so far. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this chainsaw's performance and runtime. I would definitely recommend this saw to a friend.

A few weeks ago I borrowed my dad's Stihl Farm Boss to fell a maple in my front yard. Unfortunately he needed his saw back and I was stuck with 5 more trees to fell and no saw. I took a chance on this because I plan to buy a few other cordless tools from this company and I am not disappointed in my decision at all. I've only owned the saw for a couple days but today I felled two mulberry trees with about 7 inch diameter trunks (yes seriously), pruned 4-5 limbs from a maple and a couple more from other trees on my property. I then cut both trees into 14" logs. It was a full day's work. Based on that here's a quick review. BATTERY LENGTH I bought an extra battery. If you can't refuel you can't work. Each battery lasts about as long as a tank of gas in the Farm Boss. I'm not going to say how much wood you can cut because it depends on the density and size of the wood you're cutting. Obviously denser, larger trees are going to burn more fuel whether it's gas or electric. I'd say I worked for about 2-3 hours before it gave out, the second battery didn't die before I was done so 2 batteries gave me about 6 hours of work. Since the batteries charges in about 2 hours that seemed like a decent length for me. If I can charge a battery before the one I'm using gives out I'm happy. When the battery dies it beeps at you to let you know that's why the saw stopped. The batteries pop in and out with a click lock and are very simple to insert and remove. POWER I'm really impressed here. I feel wrong saying it's as powerful as the Farm Boss but man, it sure felt like it was. Maybe just slightly slower getting through the wood but it was hard to tell the difference without a side by side comparison. It tore right through the logs at about the same rate as the Stihl did from what I could tell. As I said I went through all green Mulberry, Maple and a couple other fruit trees. I'll be hitting pine and oak tomorrow. I did have some issues with the chain tension at first and I think that's why the first battery died so fast but once I got it right I was really impressed by the power of this saw. It's also much quieter than a gas powered saw, my wife said she could barely hear me inside the house. I had forgotten my ear plugs at first and was fine. I put them in anyway but I wasn't in any pain or anything while using it without them. SAFETY Safety features are all there and I felt very in control while using it, the brake is really easy to engage with one hand while holding the saw. and while the brake is engaged the saw beeps at you which is really annoying but it also reminded me to just turn it off. So your start up is power button, disengage the chain brake, hold down the safety button with your thumb and pull the trigger. No choke, no throttle, no rip cord. This means no crazy drop starts, no need to set it down and stand on it, just pick it up and go. I really liked starting and stopping the saw. It stops very quickly as well. Shut down is just, let go of the trigger, engage the chain brake, click the power button. The chain it comes with is low-kickback and I had no problems there. I'll probably buy a spare to have on hand, the manual gives you all the details and specs on which chains you can use with the saw. ISSUES I did have one issue with the saw at the start. I'm not sure how I feel about the easy tension adjustment and the side panel. What happened was the side panel didn't thread correctly after I'd opened it up the night before so it felt tight but it was actually not on correctly. Because of this my chain kept loosening while I was cutting. Finally the chain completely slipped off the bar and I had to stop and see what was going on. The side panel had come loose and everything was coming apart. I was kind of upset but to be fair this was partially my fault. Still, the design of the threading for the side panel bolt should be a bit bulkier and a little more heavy duty to avoid these kind of mistakes. I was able to sit down on a tree and re-thread the chain, get the panel back on correctly and get back to work in a few minutes. I had no problems after that. OVERALL The overall design of the tool is kind of unimpressive, it looks and feels like a toy. When I opened it up I immediately felt like I had made a bad decision. It's about the same weight and feel as a small gas saw but it looks like something from Toys R Us. That's not necessarily a negative thing though. The bright green stood out enough in the lawn so I never lost sight of it but I feel like orange or something unnatural would've been better. Just because the brand name is Greenworks doesn't mean your lawn tools should be the color of your lawn. Still I had no problems spotting it from across my yard (about an acre). At the end of the day I didn't think I would be this happy with the saw but I am. I really enjoy using it, love the easy start up, love refueling it (snap a battery in) and just everything about it is pretty impressive. It came with a chain guard and a carry bag. One last thing, you still need to buy chain oil for it and will need to fill the reservoir before you run the saw. It didn't seem to use a lot of oil. With the Farm Boss we refilled the oil whenever we refilled the gas. After two batteries I still have about half a tank of oil. Maybe it just has a larger reservoir since there's no need for a gas tank? Anyway, definitely recommended for pruning, limbing and felling small-medium trees. This saw is no joke. If i have any issues I'll update and will try to review it's durability after i feel like I've really put it through it's paces.

El producto me parece bueno, pero me decepcionó, que la batería que viene no la G-MAX, que se supone es mas nueva y reciente, además, que es el modelo que le corresponde a la sierra que también es G-MAX. He intentando que me lo cambien, pero el vendedor no me ha hecho caso... en fin... mal servicio...

That nice product

Great little saw. Cut down 11 medium sized trees the first day. Barely used any battery life. Very sturdy product.

I ordered this green works 16” chainsaw. Once it arrived it would not tighten the chain . The knob for tightening the chain is defective . I have requested a refund from the Seller and have not heard back from the seller YEERAS in over three weeks. I am left with a lemon and have no way to cut my winter firewood, and have been ripped off over $400 . Amazon has no option to contact them to make a formal complaint. The seller has left and I have no way to get my refund for a no good , defective item that will not cut wood.

works awesome and exactly as per other review. thanks