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their new 16" saw is supposed to be pretty good. yes, it's all plastic. I think it's overall a better design than the 18" version, though I haven't cut with either. if all you're doing is limbing, and cutting up small stuff it will probably work great for most of your needs. I have a makita...

I’m going to try that next time I use that saw. It’s on the shelf at the moment, since the makita xcu07 battery saw I got recently will do everything the 435 will.

The thing that surprises me with these is that for the 070 copy, they didn't bother to copy the AV version, and haven't bothered to copy the optional chain brake. It's kind of crazy seeing them selling the saws without any EPA certs or safety add ons that are ordinarily required.

I've been curious about the weight of the clones vs the OEM saws. Anyone have any numbers to share? Are the clone cases made from magnesium like OEM, or are they aluminum? And does that matter aside from weight? I've got a $12 huztl cylinder on an MS440. I cleaned it up a bit, and it seems...

I have to store my Husky 435 on its side with with the caps down and the bar up. I was told it's an issue with the oil pump, and so I replaced it. Made no difference. Storing caps down ended the problem. It's a shame it does this, since it's otherwise a great little saw. Cuts plenty good...

Has anyone tried the greenworks commercial 20” saw that claims to have a 3.4kw motor? They also have a 60v saw that looks identical, that claims to have a 3.2kw motor. their standard 80v saws people here seem to like have a 2.5kw motor. I just got the makita xcu07 to replace my small gas...

Cramer is the European brand by the same people who sell greenworks in the USA, if I’m not mistaken.

very interested in being able to swap batteries between the "pro" and the "commercial" series. Greenworks commercial, are, as far as I can tell, the only manufacturer who states the actual power of their motors, though there is a bit of discrepency even on their own website, with the 48V top...

What speed does that snapper run at? The newer 16" Ego spins at 20 m/s, as does their 18" saw that appears to be slightly more powerful. Makita now has electric saws spinning at 24+ m/s, and most of their others still available are 20 m/s. The batteries look a whole lot like...

I got a weed eater from them first. Battery died early due to a chip failure. Sadly I realized I could have replaced the chip for 50¢, but the cells died before I got around to taking it apart. they sent a new battery in a few days, no problem. weed eater is really nice. I’ll never own a...

Just noticing now that the 07 has two nuts to hold the bar on vs the quick release on the 03.

The rear handles, there is xcu07pt vs what I think is the older xcu3pt. I think they made the 07 have longer on time for the main power switch before auto shutoff kicks in, but there may be other differences? The 07 weighs .2 lbs more, but they don’t mention any other differences 4 battery...

There are a couple different versions of both the top handle and rear handle 36v saws from makita. I don’t have any experience with them, so can’t say if the newer saws are better than the older ones. They had a deal not so long ago, where they were offering 4 batteries instead of two, but I...

It’s great for what it is. 4” or so is the max it wants to handle. On bigger stuff, especially in harder woods, it shuts down from overheating, so you have to go slow on the big stuff. I mostly use it for cutting smaller limbs to thrown on the fire pit, pruning my fruit trees, cutting big...

Even this “toy” saw has an adjustable Oiler. If I get bored, I’ll try to figure out a way to hook up a watt meter to this and measure power draw under load. Not quite willing to crack it open just yet, but I do have an old dead battery pack that might allow me to make an adapter that I can use...

I recently got a deal on a bare tool version of the makita xc06z, and am definitely not sad about it so far. It’s the 18V single battery 10” top handle saw. I purchased for about $130 delivered from an auction site with a best offer, new in open box. I figured at that price it was worth the...

Lithium batteries come in different physical sizes, but for the most part the greatest power density per unit of size/weight is the 18650 cell. 65mm long, 18 in diameter. Newer Production methods have allowed roughly allowed a doubling of useful capacity From 1.5Ah per cell (or series string...

By the way, Philbert, you can expect about a 25% increase in efficincy using brushless motors. meaning more power, or longer runtime, or a mix of both, compared to "regular" DC motors. This is why all the handheld tools are going to them over the past 5 years or so. I was just looking at a...

there have been advances in batteries. started out that the 18650 cells were good for about 2Ah each, now they're using 2.5 - 3Ah cells. no way that the 2Ah and the 6aH have the same number of cells in them, though. They may have left their battery packs relatively empty with the lower Amp...

It's hard to compare how they cut wood without having them all side by side, which involves more money and commitment than I'm willing to invest!