Customer Reviews for DEWALT FLEXVOLT 60V MAX 16in. Brushless Cordless Battery Powered Chainsaw Kit with (1) FLEXVOLT 2 Ah Battery & Charger

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.

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 $.

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.

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.

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.

Just returned #2 after the first one failed with oil leak. Slow leak around the hole the oil goes into - the seal is hard plastic - there is no rubber gasket in other words.

Sparks started flying from motor after using it for 30 mins will be returning Other than burning out I really liked it cuts like butter but defect motor sparks . Other reviews mentioned the motor having sparks coming out .... so has a defect for sure

I have used chainsaws for 40 years and heated with wood for the first 10 of them when we lived in an oak woods. I am the guy that reads the manual, studies the diagrams, learns about the tool before I use it. It's just smart and safe, right? Tried it for 30 minutes, it worked OK. Drained the chain and bar oil as recommended. A couple days later, filled it with high quality bar and chain oil again and a few minutes into the second cut the automatic oiler failed. I knew because of the smoke and the smell. This damages both the chain and the bar and it's dangerous. The reviews I had read were OK; I really wanted to like this saw. However, I'll be returning it and the extra batteries I purchased for it. I own other DeWalt tools because typically their quality is great. This saw? Nope.

Incredible product! Cut down large tree with no issues!

I put a heavier Oregon .05 gauge bar and a Rapco carbide tooth chain on this and now it is more heavy duty, never have to sharpen, carefree saw. I maintain rental property and keep this in my truck to trim overgrowth at houses and it is perfect. Don't have to carry gas or sharpening tools. Highly recommend, especially if you enhance it as i did.

This saw is powerful, but I have had to return 2 of them. The first saw was running good for about 2 or 3 hours of cutting down saplings. Then the chain started flying off the bar. The bolt and washer that keeps the chain from coming off fell out while cutting. The 2nd one I bought was just as powerful as the first. Up in New York preparing for winter I got about 20 hours of cutting up logs for splitting before going down to Kentucky to clear a tree stuck between oil tanks. Cut the tree down and cut it into 3 pieces when the motor made a weird noise and a cloud of smoke came out of it. The chainsaw stopped working after that. I would recommend this to any and everyone 13 or older male, female, or what ever you call yourselves. Quick and easy to use. The average person won't be able to run this saw as hard as I did. I have 8 flexvolt batteries and have converted completely to the Flexvolt line.

What a joy this chain saw this is. I got a smaller gas powered chain saw last year for my birthday and it is light enough for me to carry and cut with. The problem is I can rarely get it started. It's just so frustrating! This Dewalt 16 in. 60-Volt chainsaw is amazing!! Release the brake, push the button and pull the trigger and start cutting. It is light enough, powerful enough for limbs and smaller trees, even larger dead wood which we have too much of. It's a real game changer, wish we would have gotten one of these a long time ago. Wooooo Hoooo, lop, drop and load up the wood. :D MAG Bastrop, Texas

I love it! Finally got me a lady saw. I have never been able to get gas powered ones started on my own. Quiet, no dealing with gas, Push button to start. This one is great!

Man! I really love this DEWALT SAW ! Extremely powerful saw to be a cordless brushless 60 MAX saw. Easy operations and amazing safety shut off features! I really enjoy using it... Excellent product and we'll worth the price. I cleared almost entire backyard treeline out with saw, in less than a few 2 hours! So I nicknamed it "Little Mule".

I am a sawyer that clears hiking and mountain biking trails, And also heat my home with wood. For the average home owner this would be a perfect saw. but is not designed to replace a gas chainsaw especially for hours of use like firewood processing. its build quality and strength are not up for continuous use. I purchased this to primarily clear blowdown on trails. This is where electric really shines. I can stop cut out a log and put the saw back in my backpack in a fraction of the time it would take my gas saws. and because there is no hot exhaust It wont burn my pack or other gear, and because its quieter i can us it (responsibly) around children and other trail users without issue. as AVE and others on youtubers have pointed out the chain tensioner is a bit weak so time will tell how long it will last me. I remove around a dozen trees every week with this saw so we'll see! have used it for about 3 months of continuous use so far

Used it twice and it cut down relatively large trees. Let it set over the winter and now it's dead. The battery shows a full charge but the tool wont work.

Like so many fine products this one has a fatal flaw design. The chain oil filler cap is recessed. It is oily and collects sawdust. No matter how I try to clean the sawdust away before removing the cap, there is always sawdust there. No matter how hard I try to clean before fill, I always seem miss some. I figure over time enough sawdust will get into the oil reserve and clogg the auto oiler.

Have used it for a year. Works as advertised. Used it for clearing some hedgerows. Very convenient if working alone when you need to put the saw down numerous times when clearing the cut items. Unlike a gas saw, you don't have to shut it off and turn it on numerous times. I've used it all day in temperatures down to 10 F. So good cold weather performance. While not a heavy day of sawing, it was used on and off for 6 hours and was still at 3 out of 3 lights on power with the 3 amp hour battery. Did not charge overnight and used the next day somewhat less. Stayed at 2 lights out of 3 on charge. Cuts as quickly as a gas saw. In the summer I used it to cut down and cut up a couple 8" diameter pines around the house. And also a day of clearing hedgerows. Has never run out of power. My only complaint is that there is no an option to order it with the 6 amp hour battery instead of the 3. So if you do need the extra capacity, and I will at some point, I'll have to spend another $100 for that. I suspect if it was packaged with the 6 ah bat instead of the 3 ah it could be sold for just an extra $50. I am really getting tired of all these power tool companies selling the tools with low end proprietary batteries as a way to force you to buy a higher capacity battery which only they make and which they can thus extort an exorbitant price for. That is the reason I gave this a 4 star instead of 5.

I Purchased this tool about 2 weeks ago to cut up railroad tires, it ran out of battery life after about 15mins. Chain came off its track twice since ...Next time I will go with GAS. This item did not meet my expectations...

Great for Occasional Use or Around the House Projects The saw was powerful and comparable to a gas saw. No complaints about the design/performance. Also, it is lightweight and reasonably quiet. HOWEVER - The battery life is about 15-20 cuts on an average size tree. Not as advertised and disappointing. So if you're looking for tool to cleanup the yard this is perfect. Anything more and you should consider another saw.

For a non-gas chain saw, it has good power and the battery life is very good. Comes in handy for all our utility cutting needs, where a table saw application is not an option.

This is the perfect small tree trimming chainsaw. Starts right up and cuts easily and quickly. It uses the same 60v max batteries that my other Flexvolt tools use.

Tried it out this weekend to clear some small trees and it worked great. No gas and oil to mess with. Also have the 20v hedge trimmers. Makes a great pair together.