Which Battery Powered Chainsaw Brand Wins?
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Which Battery Powered Chainsaw Brand Wins?

In our test we compared 10 battery powered chainsaw options head to head. DeWalt came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.

The verdict
DeWalt
Winner

DeWalt

Price shown in test: $440 for chainsaw, battery, and charger

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EGO
Budget pick

EGO

Price shown in test: $300, chainsaw, battery, and charger

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The quick take

The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.

WinnerDeWalt$440 for chainsaw, battery, and charger

the dwell ran circles around the competition for cutting speed and had an average finish of 2.2

Best in 1 of 9 measurements, including Osage orange hardwood cut.

Budget pickEGO$300, chainsaw, battery, and charger

Placed top three in 2 of 9 measurements.

The measured results

Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.

Weight

  • 1DeWalt

    transcript reads 152 lb, almost certainly a mangled decimal for 15.2 lb, the heaviest saw tested, kept verbatim per transcript with ambiguity flagged

  • 2KTYU
    9.78 lb

    the lightest saw tested

  • 3Atlas
    12.84 lb
  • 4Ryobi
    12.565 lb
  • 5Greenworks
    14.56 lb
  • 6Milwaukee
    just over14 lb
  • 7EGO
    13.45 lb
  • 8Echo
    14.125 lb
  • 9Husqvarna
    13.65 lb
  • 10Stihl MS250
    13.635 lb

Fastest of three cuts through softwood 2x10 stack

  • 1DeWalt
    12.49 seconds

    by far the fastest saw in the lineup on this test

  • 2KTYU

    overheated during the first cut and needed roughly an hour to cool down before finishing; recorded times of about 61.5 seconds and 58 seconds, far slower than every other saw

  • 3Atlas

    attempts of 20, 22.82, and just over 24.5 seconds; stalled multiple times under heavy downward force

  • 4Ryobi

    attempts of about 23.5, 21.5, and 21.32 seconds, did not stall unlike the Atlas

  • 5Greenworks

    attempts of very close to 23, just over 24, and just over 23.5 seconds; did not stall

  • 6Milwaukee

    attempts of just over 21, 20.5, and just over 20.5 seconds

  • 7EGO
    14.4 seconds

    on the fastest attempt, described as over 5 seconds faster than the number two spot at that point in testing; final result after all saws tested placed it third behind DeWalt and the gasoline Stihl

  • 8Echo

    attempts of 21.58, just over 19, and 19.7 seconds; second place behind EGO at that point in testing

  • 9Husqvarna

    attempts of just over 18, just over 18, and 17.65 seconds; held second place behind EGO

  • 10Stihl MS250
    13.93 seconds2nd

    second place behind DeWalt

Osage orange hardwood cut

  • 1DeWalt
    11.51 seconds1st

    moved into first place ahead of EGO

  • 2KTYU
    just over1 minute 12 seconds

    the slowest of all saws tested

  • 3Atlas
    just under29 seconds

    torque faded after about 10 seconds and the saw stalled three times

  • 4Ryobi
    just over26 seconds

    survived without stalling

  • 5Greenworks
    28 seconds
  • 6Milwaukee
    23.3 seconds
  • 7EGO
    16 seconds3rd

    over 7 seconds faster than Milwaukee at the time, later finished third overall behind DeWalt (11.51 seconds) and the gasoline Stihl (13.77 seconds)

  • 8Echo
    21.6 seconds2nd

    moved into second place behind EGO before Husqvarna, DeWalt, and the gasoline Stihl posted faster times

  • 9Husqvarna

    took second place away from Echo at some point during the test but no exact seconds figure was stated in the transcript; finished outside the final top three of DeWalt, gasoline Stihl, and EGO

  • 10Stihl MS250
    13.77 seconds2nd

    second place behind DeWalt

Noise level

  • 1DeWalt
    101.7 dB
  • 2KTYU
    99.8 dB

    the quietest saw tested

  • 3Atlas
    110.5 dB

    the loudest of the battery saws

  • 4Ryobi
    105.4 dB
  • 5Greenworks
    102.3 dB
  • 6Milwaukee
    100.9 dB
  • 7EGO
    107.4 dB
  • 8Echo
    107.9 dB

    louder than the EGO

  • 9Husqvarna
    103.3 dB
  • 10Stihl MS250
    114.9 dB

    the loudest of all saws tested, plus two stroke exhaust smoke

Time to peak RPM

  • 1DeWalt
    0.7 seconds
  • 2KTYU
    2.2 seconds
  • 3Atlas
    1.1 seconds
  • 4Ryobi
    1.3 seconds
  • 5Greenworks

    very close to 1.3 seconds

  • 6Milwaukee
    0.2 seconds

    the fastest of any saw tested

  • 7EGO
    0.7 seconds
  • 8Echo
    1.5 seconds
  • 9Husqvarna
    0.5 seconds
  • 10Stihl MS250
    not tested

Downward force in lb to stall the chain

  • 1DeWalt
    66 lb

    tied for most with Greenworks

  • 2KTYU
    29 lb

    gave up earliest of all saws

  • 3Atlas
    45 lb

    good initial torque that faded on an extended run

  • 4Ryobi
    43 lb

    performed about the same as the Atlas

  • 5Greenworks
    66 lb

    tied for most of any saw with DeWalt

  • 6Milwaukee
    65 lb
  • 7EGO
    47 lb
  • 8Echo
    56 lb
  • 9Husqvarna
    61 lb
  • 10Stihl MS250
    not tested

Runtime on full charge

  • 1DeWalt
    6 minutes 12 seconds

    drained quickly due to the powerful motor

  • 2KTYU
    8 minutes 41 seconds

    completed four and a half passes through the log

  • 3Atlas
    5 minutes 30 seconds

    completed 9.5 cuts

  • 4Ryobi
    about5.5 minutes

    total, battery overheated around 3 minutes 45 seconds then resumed after cooling

  • 5Greenworks
    6 minutes 20 seconds

    144 watt hour battery

  • 6Milwaukee
    around11.5 minutes3rd

    at the time it was tested, later confirmed third longest overall behind Husqvarna and Echo; 216 watt hour battery

  • 7EGO
    10 minutes 20 seconds

    224 watt hour battery

  • 8Echo
    11 minutes 40 seconds2nd

    252 watt hour battery, finished second overall in runtime at 11.67 minutes

  • 9Husqvarna
    just over15 minutes

    the longest of any saw tested, 270 watt hour battery, the largest battery capacity in the lineup

  • 10Stihl MS250
    not tested

Repeat cut with 5 lb weight added to bar

  • 1DeWalt
    14.34 seconds

    the fastest cutting saw on this test

  • 3Atlas
    22.93 seconds

    stalled twice during the cut

  • 4Ryobi
    24.6 seconds

    described as about 1 second slower than the Atlas though the stated numbers do not fully reconcile, kept verbatim

  • 5Greenworks
    23.6 seconds
  • 6Milwaukee
    24.84 seconds

    needed more than 5 lb of downward force to cut most efficiently

  • 7EGO
    17.14 seconds3rd
  • 8Echo
    19.41 seconds

    stalled once, about 2 seconds faster than its first test result

  • 10Stihl MS250
    14.45 seconds

    almost as fast as DeWalt

  • 2KTYU
    not tested
  • 9Husqvarna
    not tested
All measurements (2 more)+

No load RPM

  • 2KTYU
    6,556 RPM

    well short of the marketed 11,000 RPM claim

  • 3Atlas

    very close to 12,000 RPM, about twice the KTYU's chain speed

  • 4Ryobi
    12,353 RPM

    higher sprocket speed than most saws tested

  • 5Greenworks
    around5,500 RPM

    the slowest sprocket speed of the saws tested to that point

  • 6Milwaukee
    just under6,200 RPM
  • 7EGO
    10,645 RPM
  • 8Echo
    10,582 RPM

    about as much sprocket speed as the EGO

  • 9Husqvarna
    around6,250 RPM
  • 1DeWalt
    not tested
  • 10Stihl MS250
    not tested

No load sprocket speed

  • 1DeWalt
    around6,950 RPM
  • 2KTYU
    not tested
  • 3Atlas
    not tested
  • 4Ryobi
    not tested
  • 5Greenworks
    not tested
  • 6Milwaukee
    not tested
  • 7EGO
    not tested
  • 8Echo
    not tested
  • 9Husqvarna
    not tested
  • 10Stihl MS250
    not tested

How it was tested

  • time to reach peak RPM from a stopped start
  • no load sprocket / chain speed in RPM
  • fastest of three attempts cutting through a stacked 12 board 2x10 softwood log
  • repeat cut through softwood with a fixed 5 lb weight placed on the bar for consistent downward force
  • cut through an Osage orange hardwood log with a Janka hardness score of about 2,500
  • downward force in pounds required to stall the chain with a 10 lb weight on the log
  • runtime on a fully charged battery until drained
  • noise level in decibels
  • weight of the saw

the dwell ran circles around the competition for cutting speed and had an average finish of 2.2

From the test video verdict.

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