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Total Junk. Not sure how this got so many good reviews,
I have rewrote to reflect my total experience with this pos.
I guess you can't trust reviews anymore. If you really plan to use this saw, you will regret buying this. I wish I had used this when i bought it instead of letting it sit for nearly a year before using it.
The mechanism for tightening flexes easily. The ratcheting part has stripped out right away. The chain constantly jumps off. I have to be extremely careful when cutting small branches. If I tweak even a tiny bit either way and the bar pops off. This very dangerous to use. I knew this was a light duty saw, and I have only used this once and it broke when I needed it most. I ended going back to the sawsall to do the job I got this chainsaw for. Its pretty pathetic it cant handle 4 to 6 inch branches. I fixed it after knowing what's up now. 6 months after posting this review I went to use it again to cut up some pallets for garbage. Now the internal gearing has failed.
Every power tool I own is dewalt, and I have a lot of em. I hope they redesign this and their weed eater. I rarely have a use for a chainsaw, but when I do the gas ones sit so long the carbs are shot. I was hoping this would be my way out of the gas world. I was wrong.
I don't see how this has so many good reviews. I guess at first it seems great, but any real use will show its true colors.
September 2018 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase