Are The EGO Battery Chainsaws Any Good?

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EGO CS1400 review, 56V battery powered

In summer 2021 I purcahsea a CS1400 EGO 56 Volt battery powered chainsaw. I immediately used it to cut up several small trees and branches that needed clearing in my yard. This chainsaw is surpisingly powerful for its small size and the fact that it is battery powered.

Features:

  • Bar oil reservoir
  • Chain tensioner with finger grips, (no need for screwdrivers).
  • Bar/ chain removal with hand tightening, (After years of changing chains and bars with bolts and wrenches, several times per use, this feature was my favorite feature, by far).
  • No need for the hassle and mess of mixed gasoline.
  • I got about an hour of continual use per charge.
  • Rapid battery charge took less than 45 minutes.
  • Power indicator on the battery itself.

However, one limitation to make note of is that I was not able to successfully cut logs that were larger than 6″ diameter. They seemed to be a bit more than the chain could cut from a power perspective. However if I cut slow enough and was careful to not allow pinching I was able to get through them.

I would highly recommend this chainsaw for the homeowner for general brush clearing, and branch cutting. It’sclean, its powerful enough and it seemed as safe as one can get with a chainsaw.

I purchased this at Lowes but here is a Link to this same saw on Amazon

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Husqvarna 365 Special Review

Earlier this week I had the chance to run this Husqvarna 365 Special chainsaw. I used it to remove several small trees and trim some branches from another tree.

The 365 special reminded me of my 257, it has the same toggle on/ off switch and the same blue decompression valve button. The gas and bar oil ports are in the same position. It has a 65cc (cubic centimeter) engine volume.

It ran well with a 20 inch bar and had good power at an advertised 4.6 horsepower. It did feel a bit more powerful than my 3.6 hp Husqvarna 257.

The choke is the pull-out type of the opposite side as the on/ off switch. I like this less than where my 257 choke is located. For this reason I put this saw slightly below my Husqvarna 257. But it is almost a tie.

The word Special in its name means it has side (lateral) chain tensioning but the original 365 does not. Those who’ve used both claim the Special is more powerful.

Read more here:

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/husqvarna-365-vs-365-special.25152/

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