HusqvarnaPower Axe 350i Cordless Electric Chainsaw, 18 Inch Chainsaw with Brushless Motor and Quiet Superior Cutting Power, 40V Lithium-Ion 7.5 Ah Battery and Charger Included. 970601202

Excellent tool for cutting down small to medium size tree. Easy to use, handle and maintain. More power than you would expect from a battery operated chainsaw of that size. Battery life is more than I could hope for. Just make sure to clean it after use and check the oil levels. Well worth what I paid. 👍

Great chainsaw meets my cutting needs. Better than my gas. Lighter and cleaner air around me.

I got this chainsaw to clear a rural plot of downed trees. I read reviews and this was the 2nd best one, next to the Stihl…but the Stihl was twice the price. This one was not cheap either! It turns out the cost is mostly the battery. The actual chainsaw is only about 1/4 of the total cost. More on that later…Power:If the chain is sharp, this has great torque to cut through thick logs. I did 2 foot round Douglas Fir logs with it(multiple cuts).Battery life:The test I read said it could do 208 “cookies” that were 6” around. I found I could work with it about 30-45 minutes of actual cutting on larger logs. I needed at least 2 batteries for a full day’s work…or at least until I tired myself out and stopped.Build Quality:It is built well, but I keep it in a case and service it between work-days(4 hours of work). Most of the exterior is plastic, including knobs and oil caps. Vibrations and wood chips drive into the mechanism, and loosen bolts. At the end of a long day I dropped it and it got all jammed up. I was done for the day as it wouldn’t work anymore. Back at my garage, I could take it apart and clean, vacuum out the wood chips, oil and sharpen the chain. It is easy to take apart and service. Once serviced, it was like new again. Rugged little saw, just keep it sharp and clean it down between uses and it will last.Gotchas:The batteries are insanely expensive!!! They are $310 each. The system has 2 types of batteries, which will work, but the smaller ones offer less time between charges. This takes the larger “BLi30”. The Edger takes “BLi22”. Nowhere on the Husqvarna website do they say this. I tried to be clever and buy the Edger for around $280 just for the extra battery (save $40 and get another tool) but the battery was the smaller “BLi22” which gives about 1/3 less battery time. I ended up buying another battery, another “BLi30”($300)…so now I have a total of 3 batteries. I can cut longer than my own stamina now(won’t run out of power), but I spent nearly $600 extra. So, consider that if you need to use this in off-grid or remote area. It might be easier to just use gas, if you’re on a budget. I think 2 batteries is enough, though. It was just a surprising cost that nearly doubles the overall cost. But, I didn’t want to be servicing a small gas engine and dealing with winter-izing it. The electric is nearly service-free and quiet. I have electric drills from 1960 that still work, so that’s nice. Plus it’s really quiet![Edit] I’ve been using this weekly for about 2 months. All the above is still true. But, I have buggered the mechanism that sets chain tension. It’s easy to do. The entire mechanism is held in plastic. The electric motor has enough torque to rip the mechanism apart if the chain gets stuck or pinched. While getting pinched can be reduced by technique(I’ve gotten wiser), it still DOES happen. The screw that sets chain tension is set in a plastic channel with a stop. The torque generated by a pinched chain (pinched in a tree that settled during a cut) is enough to rip out the tension screw and deform the plastic channel. The deformed channel is now more likely to slip the tension screw. I basically have to take it apart about once an hour and fix it, now. The new part is $40 from Husqvarna, but it’s back ordered…so I have to wait 2 months! I’m limping along with this process: 1) Use it for an hour until it pinches or slips a chain.2) Take it apart, clean the chips out, re-set the tension screw back in it’s channel, re-Mount the bar, etc.3) Repeat.I wish Husqvarna made the tension screw inner assembly out of metal! It’s the Achilles Heel of an otherwise great saw.

This is a good homeowner 18” chain saw. Cuts very well and is lightweight. My only negatives are that if trying to cut tree trunks in fire wood length I overheated the battery and it then took a couple hours to cool enough to recharge. If liming trees or cutting 12” trunks that probably wouldn’t be an issue. Has plenty of power for most work. Reviews for other brand chainsaws also mention the battery cool down issue so it is typical of this size battery chain saws. Oil is easy to fill and the sight window is a great feature along with tool less chain adjustment

We found it hard to believe how long this battery last. It is amazing and I am so glad that I chose this one after looking and reviewing many battery operated saws. I almost went with EGO because we have a weed-eater by them and it is good to have a spare battery, BUT I always heard my husband complain that the battery didn't last very long so I bought the Husqvarna and not only does my husband love it, but I do too!! Very easy to operate, cuts fast, no stalling, easy maintenance and battery last longer than I do. Lol! Seriously, we could not be more pleased, with the exception that I wish I could have afforded a bigger one.

Barely lasted a week:This product is very poorly designed as the design failed within a week. Clearing things next to my fence in the back yard, I noticed the chain kept popping off with the slightest nip of the fence. I noticed that the actual housing of the chain assembly was starting to warp. I took it off and noticed that the tensioner had fallen out of the support for it and actually jumped forward. I unscrewed the assembly from it's housing, you can see two screws on the right that you can remove to remove and replace it.I thought this was a one-off instance, oh perhaps the chain link fence was too much for it. But the problem in which I actually ended up returning it. This started happening with just wood, as seen in the photo, the plastic housing is unable to hold the tensioner in place for the blade, causing it to jump from the red box where it's supposed to be, outside of it to the right. Causing you to have to disassemble it and correct the issue before continuing in your task. But for each time this happens it warps the plastic that houses it, showing that it's only destined to fall apart.This is a major design flaw in this chainsaw, while its power has been wonderful while we have used it, and the battery does go for quite a while. This design flaw shows that it is a major concern and we must resort to finding an alternate replacement.

Truly excellent.Be careful - it’s so quiet and different than a gas saw that you may be lackadaisical about the fact it could cut your leg open.