Customer Reviews for DEWALT FLEXVOLT 60V MAX 16in. Brushless Cordless Battery Powered Chainsaw (Tool Only)

No assembly. Just charge the battery and put in some chain and bar oil and your ready to cut. I had a big tree go down in my yard. I bought this brushless 16" battery DeWALT chainsaw and couldn't believe how well it cut! The tree was a dead big tree. I couldn't believe how nice it went through the huge trunk. It did shut off as it was cutting....because it gets overheated it automatically turns off. I just set it down for a while, charged the battery again, added more oil and started back up again!

I needed a chainsaw to cut up fallen eucalyptus, olive and texas ebony trees in my area. So far, the 16in bar is plenty long and eats through crosscuts on these hardwoods, BUT I did find an oil stain on the cement this morning. Other reviews mentioned oil leaks as well. Maybe that's just chainsaws? Owners manual states you should empty the oil well after each use - kind of weird. Good cutter, but leaks need to be addressed in the design.

Plenty of power and the 3Ah battery is more than enough to handle my 2-acre property.

Bought this item a little over 3 months ago. Filled the chain oil as directed and it's been sitting in a climate controlled part of my house. Took it out to use for the first time. The thing leaks oil throughout the device. Into / through the motor, in the handle, all over. Of course Dewalt says you have to ship it (on your dime) to a service center to fix (on your dime). Avoid this piece of hot garbage. Photo is the next morning showing how all the chain oil leaked out of it.

Purchased this product for ease of use and it quickly failed. It would just click when I tried to start it after only one use. I took it back and got a replacement. I used it once and it started smoking straight away. I thought maybe it was just the oil. So I continued. I put it away after using it once. Attempted to use it a second time and no starting, just clicking again. I took it apart to find that the plastic around the gear had melted and hardened. Don’t waste your time or $.

The trimmer is awesome. Easy to use, quiet, light weight. Battery 3Ah (60V) - at full charge, run time is about 45 minutes cutting weeds and bushes. We have large acreage so we purchased a second battery. However, after using this great tool for 8 hours, over several days, the string head is self destructing - see photos. As far as we can tell the plastic is not resilient enough to withstand the designed use. I plan to contact DeWalt for replacement as we have only had the unit two weeks.

this thing rips pretty good, 25 minutes of use and only went through 1/3 of battery. the dewalt string it comes with is really thin, cuts nicely but isn't very strong. gaurd seems to be doing a good enough job, overall happy with my purchase, will update if anything changes.

Just purchased the chainsaw. Charged the battery for an hour, filled the Bar and Chain oil. 5 minutes into using the chainsaw I noticed smoke, chain and bar not lube, and plastic smell. Opened up the C/B cover; the plastic around the sprocket had started to melt. Boxed it up and returned it to Home Depot.

The cheap plastic housing by the chain sprocket melted and seized after a few short uses.

I have an almost new 60v battery fully charged I cut through a tree branch appropriately sized for a 16 inch bar. It cut well but only 2 cuts before the battery was dead. And just that much work made the battery too warm to charge and the charger put it on hot cold delay. I have a smaller 20v chainsaw that has been awesome. I'm bummed that this one sucks. The batteries being 60v cuts their amp hours in half compared to 20v equivalent sized.

* Used this product 2-3 times and it broke (Chain keeps falling off because screw strips out) * Still under warranty (one reason I bought it), but they refused to fix it without me paying them * Paid Dewalt over $100 to have it fixed * After 1-2 uses, it broke again in the same place * Defective product, (Home Depot and Dewalt will not honor the warranty) * I bought an echo gas powered and it works great, no issues * Unless they will honor their warrant, I would say stay away from this product

Recently purchased 16" 60V DeWalt Chain Saw. First project was cutting 14" diameter tree that fell in my yard. Photo shows the entire tree cut up in my cart on one charge - it quit on last cut. Saw is very quiet and blade stops immediately.

I've been fencing company I need intermittent use of a chainsaw and I thought the DeWalt was a solution accept it leaks oil everywhere you have to transport it with the filler cap up the power is good the product is good it just leaks everywhere

First of all, Home Depot provide excellent service. The saw arrived on time, and the buying experience was hassle free. I’m 62 years old, and may be slowing down a small tad. I was looking for something to throw in the Gator on the weekends, that always fired first time, and didn’t have to worry about mixing fuel. Admit I was very skeptical, but after watching online reviews decided to take a chance. It arrived today, and with just one bar of juice able to make over 65 cuts before battery died! Life just got easier! Did not see any bar oil leaks and performed just as advertised.

So i purchased this 2 years ago used one season and noticed the head was completely wore out. I used it once a week for 4 months. My gas powered weed eater head has lasted for 10 years and this one bearly one season? I retuned it to home depot and got another one with an exchange. Thought maybe it was a flaw. But nope, the second one did the same thing. Very poor qualiry on this part. Dewalt should provide a mfg defect warranty for this part. The overall weed eater is great. I can change the trim wire fast the charge is decent and i can do my entire half acher in one charge. I bought a new head Dw01dt995 hopefully it lasts.

I ran a small landscaping company for a few years, and mowed 15 yards every weekend, using Stihl blower and trimmer. This trimmer outperforms my FS55R in large tall weeds by a longshot. Very powerful! This trimmer is perfect in nearly every way, except the autofeed head. For the average homeowner trimming down a few inches of grass, it probably works great. But the autofeed head advances far too much string too quickly when used in heavier foliage. This problem is EASILY solved by replacing it with a Husqvarna T35 bump feed spool head. It's a direct fit and the kit includes a plastic adapter washer that fits perfectly. Keep in mind the thread is left-handed, when you swap them out. With a bump feed head, this trimmer does everything I need it to do on my 37 acres! I have a large array of cordless Dewalt 20v and 60v tools, this is an excellent addition.

Just pull the plastic tube out and attach the trimmer, bam

I have honey bees that do not like my gas powered string trimmer. The bees ask me to leave the area. This electric string trimmer has no problem trimming around the hive area and the bees Ignore me. I have trimmed 3 times so far this year without any bees asking me to leave.

I cannot figure out how to attach the power unit end to the string attachment end. They are the same diameter shafts and the sleeve does not seem to want to move. Also if this sleeve could move i do not than know how the inside shafts gets connected as the power end shaft is a few inches recessed and the attachment spleen not extending beyond the shaft. Dewalt you failed me. I called the 800 number although nice people they could not help with this matter.

Only took one trip back the Home Depot to discover the spacer tube in the trigger end of the assembly. Just grab ahold and wiggle a little bit to remove, then the String Trimmer attachment slides in an locks effortlessly. HAVE FUN, great trimmer.

I created a video detailing my decision to buy this brand and model. https://youtu.be/oG5eXdbF7Tw The only thing that I was a little disappointed in was the battery life. I got 15 cuts at an average of 12 inches each with 1 charge.

I purchased it from a local homedepot and instructions are poor handle needs 4 small bolts to be loosened then taken apart and placed behind black middle piece then re tighten. Charge the battery while you assemble it by the way and then the plastic piece goes under the bar with dewalt facing you and tighten the head down all the way counter clockwise. Theres a small hole in the top of the bar stick the tool that came with it in there to stop the head from turning so you can tighten it up even more. It kept falling off because i didnt tighten it up enough. Really strong i would highly recomend it. It has plenty of power !!! I have gas ones too just was curious about this one definently worth it !

After struggling with my 23 year old heavy duty weed eater and almost throwing it over the bank I decided to go electric. I bought a 60volt DeWalt cordless weed eater from Home Depot last week. It definitely far exceeded my expectations. Light, quiet, plenty of power, accepts all the attachments I have for my other gas weed eaters and starts instantly. I just used it to trim what I typically do with the gas one and the DeWalt is still showing a full charge of 3 bars on the battery.

Absolute powerhouse! I have used gas powered string trimmers all my life and recently got two different string trimmers, one 18V and this DeWALT 60V. And lets just say the Flex-Volt battery truly makes this a competitor of gas trimmers! I love how wide the swath is and feel like I can get around the yard very quickly with it. Also the ability to make it a 17" swath is a great feature if you need to clear a lot of grass. I really like the design of the trimmer and although its much heaver than my 18V trimmer it makes up for it with how balanced it is and the fact that I can do my whole yard three weeks in a row and still have a full battery. Thats actually my favorite part of this tool, the 9AH battery, it lasts forever and I don't have to charge it every day or week. Other great features of the trimmer are how easy it is to reload it with new trimming line, the safety on the trigger that is so easy to engage yet very safe and the awesome support handle. The only flaw I could find with this trimer is that it doesn't come with a shoulder strap, but I am sure I can just find one and attach it myself, so thats not even close to a deal breaker to me. All in all I highly recommend this trimmer if you need a replacement for a gas trimmer or one that can power through large yards for weeks.

The Dewalt Flexvolt 60-volt MAX Lithium-Ion Electric Cordless string trimmer is full of features. The kit comes with a 60-volt 9AH Lithium-Ion Battery and a battery charger that will charge either the 20-volt or 60-volt Dewalt batteries. One of the many features of this trimmer is its high-efficiency brushless motor that will give you years of service. There is a high/low switch to quickly select the speed of the trimmer head to select either 4650 RPM or 5800 RPM. The on/off is controlled by a trigger which also has a safety lock to prevent accidental engagements. The cutting swath is 17 inches and the trimmer comes with one spool of 20 feet long 0.080” diameter trimmer line. It will also work using 0.095” diameter trimmer line. The spool head is fed by gently bumping the trimmer on the ground while running at normal speed and the line will feed. There is a cutter on the shield to keep the string from being too long. This tool also features the capability of attaching other universal attachments from Dewalt and other brands offering the universal capability. Dewalt offers edgers, hedge trimmer, chain saw, blower and other popular attachments. They are all easily changed. The fully assembled string trimmer is 70 1/2 inches long and weighs 14 1/2 lbs. It is well balanced when in use and weighs about the same as a gas-operated trimmer, without the noise. Dewalt has a 3-year limited warranty and 1-year free service on the tool. There is also a 3-year limited warranty and 3-year free service on the battery. The tool is made in Mexico. The charger is made in China, Thailand, or Vietnam. The battery is made in China, Japan, South Korea, or Malaysia. Accessories made in China.

After using the same gas powered weedwacker for 23 years I thought it was time to replace it and try out the new battery powered ones. I have many Dewalt tools and have no issues with them so choosing the Dewalt weedwacker that uses the same battery that I already use for other tools was a natural choice. This particular unit has the motor in the top by the handle and shaft drives the cutter head so you can add other tools onto it in the future if you’d like. I liked having that option for down the road if needed. Assembly was quick and easy taking less then 5 minutes. I left the string cut blade at the 15” setting, but it can also be moved outward for a 17”. The unit felt perfectly balanced in my hands despite the motor and large battery being mounted at the top. I put the 3ah @ 60v (sometimes also called a 9ah@ 20v) battery on the charger. It took less then 2 hours to be fully charged. I took it outside the next day and used it to trim along the chain link fence surrounding my property. The unit had no power issues cutting through fairly thick weeds and the supplied string lasted pretty long even against the chain link. The bump head was very smooth and worked flawlessly every time. Much better then my troublesome old gas unit. I got halfway through my yard and realized I had it on the low speed setting. I was very surprised how much power it had on low. I switched it to high and boy did it spin faster! It ended up being too fast for my needs. I was quickly covered in grass clippings from the waist down!! I switched it back to low and finished up. My 1/3 acre lot took about 20 minutes to trim and I used only one bar on the battery. I must say, I’m very impressed with the quality and power of this unit and recommend you try it out. Especially if you already have Dewalt tools.

This string trimmer is great. It has plenty of power to do the yard work around my house. Mine came packaged with the 9 amp hour battery for lots of capacity. The line cutter can be positioned in two different places making this trimmer have either a 15” or 17” cutting swath diameter. The unit is lightweight and very easy to use. It has a two speed switch so that you can run high or low depending on the demand of the situation. Some minor assembly needs to happen before this trimmer is ready to go. The cutter shield needs to be installed and the auxiliary handle needs to be installed. All hardware and the appropriately sized allen key are included. Assembly should take less than five minutes. Once assembled, the string trimmer attachment gets connected to the power head. This step doesn’t require tools. Just remove the protective cap from the trimmer and the plastic sleeve from the power head before the two components are linked up. Check my photos for details. Align the index marks and slip the two pieces together. Tighten up the knob and you are almost ready to go. Make sure there is line in the trimmer head and slide on a charged battery. This thing has plenty of power and the bump feed action on the spool acts as it should. I recommend this tool. I’m glad that it has the power of a gas trimmer without having to mess with gas and 2-stroke mix and gummed up carburetors. This trimmer is quiet too. I recommend this trimmer.

First off i will freely admit i am a huge Dewalt fan. So when i saw the opportunity to get this trimmer i jumped at it. So the unboxing and assmbly instructions leave much to be deisired. There is a transport cover that it on the battery the sticker shows it sliding back. I couldn't get it off. Well its simple but sometimes not so evident. You have to press the release button the battery just like if you were removing from a tool. The other not so obvious thing. They put a green sleeve inside the shaft. That has to be removed to assembly the attachment. Its seems obvious now but not so much at the time. Other than that it was pretty straight forward. Its fairly heavy but has good balance. I am not sure if there is a weight saving vs my gas powered trimmer. Its still early in new england for lawncare but i cant wait to give it a go. Hopefully Dewalt comes out with some cool attachments

This is a GREAT, easy to use and powerful weed trimmer by DEWALT. Nicely balanced and not too heavy even with the battery anyone should be able to use this. It’s from their Flexvolt collection and you can easily switch out the trimmer for other tools like a hedge trimmer,blower etc and it comes with a 60v lithium battery and charger. Assembly was easy and quick by removing all packing material and attaching the trimmer base to the main unit by inserting and twisting lock key(make sure to remove the small grey tube before inserting!) and attaching the line guard and handle. Let the battery fully charge(takes @30-40 mins) and start attacking those weeds and grass. It has 2 speeds-low and high and you can easily toggle between the 2 with one finger while using it. There is a safety mechanism which requires you to depress the top handle first by pushing forward a slide latch and then the second handle to start the motor. The harder you press the second handle determines the speed at which the trimmer head spins. This is a great feature for when you want to do precise edging or lighter cutting using the lower speed setting and the higher for aggressive cutting and weed/grass removal. Imho,it is very easy to maneuver and flip to get the best angle for trimming. It uses .80 feed line and has the standard bump and feed line output. It has a quick load spool that you simple line up the top and bottom white lines which aligns the 2 holes to create a tube for your new trimmer line to go thru(you can put up to 15-20 feet of line). Then pull the line thru and make them equal lengths and hold the bottom portion with the notches and turn the upper portion clockwise to turn the line onto the spool inside. You can also easily access the inner spool by depressing the 2 notches on the sides to release the spool cover. It is recommended to use only round line vs angular for problem free trimming. The overall length is @6ft and I’m not a tall dude but can easily maneuver and handle this with no problem and was able to get beautiful precise cuts and edging. There may be a little learning curve until you are comfy with it,but for me it was very short and felt like I used it for a long time. Being able to adapt with other accessories makes this a truly beneficial and useful tool in the yard and garden arsenal. Backed with the Dewalt name it will last a long time and will be used over and over again. Would make a GREAT gift for anyone or even as an unexpected new home gift that is useful.

This thing is SWEET!! I've been looking around and thinking about replacing my 2-cycle string trimmer. I came across this Dewalt Flexvolt 60-volt trimmer. This trimmer is well balanced, very quiet and works like a charm when it comes to those weed-whacking jobs. The Flexvolt Lithium-ion battery can be used in both 60-volt and 20-volt tools and uses the regular 12/20-volt Dewalt charger. The head unit can also be used for several other optional attachments such as a leaf blower, hedge trimmer, etc. that are sold separately. And no more mixing gas and oil!