| Battery powered chainsaws are fairly rare in the | | | | piping diameters. |
| United States, but if you are interested in a | | | | We found two other brands of battery powered |
| battery powered chainsaw you can find them. It | | | | chainsaws. One made in China has a 12 volt |
| may take some digging to do. There is one brand | | | | battery and a shock absorption system. The |
| currently being offered that claims a single chain | | | | other brand has an 18 volt battery and a 10 inch |
| blade can cut 4,000 pieces of PVC pipe with only | | | | chain. There is little information currently available |
| a small amount of oil required. | | | | on these saws and most of what is available is |
| This saw has a chain tip guard to prevent | | | | anecdotal. |
| kickback and extend chain life. The electric brake | | | | On one message board we found a discussion |
| stops within ½ second of releasing the | | | | thread on cordless battery operated chainsaws. |
| trigger. It also has hand guards. A hex wrench | | | | One participant said he made 12 cuts and took |
| allows for rapid blade changes and adjustments. | | | | down a five inch sugar maple. |
| The chain guard allows fast entry to the blade | | | | Another said he got one and it wouldn't cut a two |
| and motor housing area. The 12 V.N1-MH battery | | | | inch twig - he had the chain on backwards. Overall |
| gives you a longer operating time. You can buy an | | | | it looks like the ideal chainsaw for the occasional |
| optional handle if you will need a longer reach. This | | | | user who wants to do some light pruning or to |
| 4.6 pound dynamo cuts through a variety of PVC | | | | take down small trees. |