I can't say enough about this. It's an amazing saw. I'd give it 6 stars if I could. I've had Husqvarna, Craftsman and several other gas saws. This is soooooo much better. I never have to deal with stalls, gas/oil mixtures, it shuts off between cuts, it's quieter. I absolutely love it. I bought extra batteries for longer run times. They charge in about 20 minutes so I can swap around easily if there's power nearby. I've downed and cut up 16" diameter trees, cuts through limbs like butter. Most of the time I run a 14" bar and chain. That's long enough for most of what I do, lighter and easier to wield. I don't know if I'd want to deal with recharging if I was an arborist for a living, away from a power source, but for general home use, this thing is nothing short of life-changing. I used to dread having to get my saw out, wrestle with starting, fueling, maintaining and stabilizing the right mix, etc. I leave this on the back porch and grab it whenever I go out for firewood. Because I don't have to use gas/oil, I can throw it in the cab of the truck any time and not worry about fumes or spillage. Starts and runs every time. It's taken chain saw use from frustrating to fun. My one hesitation is that I haven't used it in the summer yet. I have a little 20v Black and Decker that heats ups and shuts down quickly in anything but the coldest weather. This 80V Greenworks has never shut down on me and I've seen reviews that says it doesn't have overheating issues but I'll test that for myself over the hot southern NC summer. I also bought the Leaf Blower (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CLSDL517) so now I have two chargers. The leaf blower is also great. I'm recommending both to family and friends.

I've had gas powered chain saws before and they were noisy, smelly, required special mixes of oil and gas, and eventually they became very hard to start. So, I wanted a battery powered version this time. Locally, there were 40 volt saws ranging from $150 to $400, but this saw was the one that doubled the power to 80 volts and cost less than $300. Since I've had it I've gotten a good review from a professional cutter and a cousin well versed in saws and they all loved it. The GreenWorks 18" saw feels like a chain saw and work like a chain saw. It is balanced so that the weight of the saw does most of the cutting work. It delivers great work load, though I've yet to use up all the charge, it even sports an intelligent charger that fully charges the battery in around 30 minutes. When it stops raining, I'll put it to another test by cutting up some fallen trees and I'm so looking forward to that work since it cuts fast and reliably with quiet and strength. Fast forward from purchase date of December, 2015 to now, April, 2020. The saw still works great. I did have a time when the chain came off, but just once. I've cut limbs, medium trees, boards and even plywood (not a very clean cut for that, but good enough for the job). Now, there are 80v saws available for around $300 at local stores, but this saw is still a great selection.

We heat our home full time with firewood we cut ourselves. We purchased this saw after using a husqvarna 440 18" saw for several years and are very pleased with this new electric saw. I have not started up the gas saw since this one arrived. It's darn near perfect. It cuts fast, reasonably lightweight, tons of power, seems very solid and robust, and of course no gas engine. We cut about 3.5 cords a year and this saw will / has cut most of that. Like any electric tool, it's all about the battery. We use the stock 2.5 ah GW battery and an additional off-brand 3.5 ah to supplement and this works fine for 2 ppl on wood cutting day. My only caution with green works tools (and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5) is that they have SO MANY models of their tools and they seem to swap out old stuff with new stuff 'as new' - so be mindful of what you're getting as the 'bundles' change often. Note that within the 80v line, there are at least 3 generations of saw chassis, 3 gens of chargers, and 2 gens of batteries. I believe the one we purchased is a Gen 2 saw with a 2kw motor, a gen 2 battery and a gen1 charger. So we got the bigger motor, the refined chassis, the newer (but smaller) battery, and an old slow 2 amp charger for a decent deal. Older saw models have a smaller motor and the battery mounted crossways, while newer generation saws have larger motors, better oil tanks, increased airflow and the battery sits sideways. Older chargers are 2amp chargers that mount vertically, while newer chargers are 4 amp (so they charge twice as fast) and hold the battery at an angle. Older gen1 batteries do not have the rubber grips and can be quite tall in size for their AH rating. Overall, It's a great saw that has tons of power and cuts fast. It will last all day if you've got 2-3 batteries ready to go and a fast charger. Good luck!

Easy to use. Cuts well. This is my first battery powered chainsaw. Happy with it so far.

Background -- I live on a 6.5 acre hobby farm and own two Echo chainsaws (18" and 20") to compare to. They, and all the other two stroke engines I have around here are a constant headache. I also own a diesel tractor, a zero turn, and in the past had walk-behind tractors, rototillers, gas pressure washer, etc. Lots of small engines, so much so that after a couple years of living here I went out and took a small engine repair course because dealing with this stuff became expensive and a hassle. I basically have come to hate the smell, the noise, and the hassle of two-stroke engines. Won't start half the time, carburetor clogging up, yanking a stupid start chain over and over again, refilling with fuel, polluting like crazy, etc. etc. I am also an owner of an electric car and a plugin-hybrid, and I own a few other things in the Greenworks 80V Pro collection (lawnmower, string trimmer, and hedge trimmer), so I already had two battery packs and a charger. I was unable to find the 18" version of this chainsaw without the battery and charger, so I have now have 3 packs and two chargers. Which is not necessarily a bad thing as I'll explain below. Most other machines that operate on wood are electric (saws, planers, drills, etc.) so why not a chainsaw? I was very excited to get my hands on this. Now to the review. It's fine, actually excellent, for power. If you keep the teeth sharp you will have no problems. I got it today and took it out straight away to cut up a couple spruces tree I had felled earlier this spring. Softwood, yes, but thick diameter (up to 24" or so) and had no problems. I then cut the stumps down as low to the ground as I could, and that worked well, but drained the battery more quickly. I did a few more cuts, and did some lengthwise cuts on some longer pieces to see how it would do. Overall, power was good. Cuts were clean and pretty fast, and I only stalled out once when I got in an awkward angle. I did have to swap the battery pack twice, but by the time I came back to the charger for the second swap, the first was already finished. With the two chargers and three packs that I have, I could probably go continuously. I was very happy to not have the smell, the noise, and the hassle of starting/stopping like with my gas saw. In terms of the actual build of the saw, I'd say this is the weaker side of the product. The bar is flimsier than my Echo saws, and the plastic housing not as strong or nicely put together. The handle is not as comfortable, the plastic thinner, etc. The tightening system is very similar, but not as robust. The chain did come off at one point, as others have complained about -- likely because it needed some tightening -- but the saw stopped immediately so it wasn't a safety concern. I haven't had problems with the bar oil tank like someone else was complaining about. So I feel like this product is 85-90% there. I far prefer using it (vs my gas saws) so .... given that there's always something to cut around the farm, I will probably end up breaking it over time by taking on too big of tasks with it... But it seems to me like most of the parts in here are fairly replaceable, as long as Greenworks is committed to this line and battery pack over time. But I do hope they come out with something that is just a bit beefier, maybe even something that takes their larger battery pack and has a 20" or bigger bar? That would be awesome.