I love this chain saw. It has the power for firewood, or cleaning up the yard. The most important quality about this machine is it starts every time, without effort. (And it has power)

I have two large stihl chainsaws. Both great but, this is my go-to saw for 4 to 8 inch diameter cuts if I am only to be cutting for a couple of hours. Battery life is exceptional! I spend a couple of hours bringing down and cutting up 3 grown cedar trees and only used 50% of the battery. Light, easy to get into tight spaces. Bought this originally for my wife, since she does not get along with 2-cycle engines. Really was floored by the power without all the noise. I plan on purchasing more of the Husqvarna battery powered tools for myself.

This is a good homeowner 18” chain saw. Cuts very well and is lightweight. My only negatives are that if trying to cut tree trunks in fire wood length I overheated the battery and it then took a couple hours to cool enough to recharge. If liming trees or cutting 12” trunks that probably wouldn’t be an issue. Has plenty of power for most work. Reviews for other brand chainsaws also mention the battery cool down issue so it is typical of this size battery chain saws. Oil is easy to fill and the sight window is a great feature along with tool less chain adjustment

I love this chainsaw! I know it will be much less hassle than my old gas power chainsaw as it ages. It may be slightly lighter in weight, but it is not light, it still requires some effort to use. Be aware that while you no longer need to deal with a gas engine, you still need bar chain oil for the chain, same as legacy saws. Maybe slight overkill for the amount of cutting I do around my yard and in the woods around my house - my gas chainsaw was 16 inch and that was enough for me, but Husqvarna doesn’t make a 16 inch so I got this 18 incher. No regrets, I love it! It’s very powerful. Further plus, I got free delivery as a Prime member, vs Lowe’s & HD quoting 50 bucks to deliver! (not stocked in store, delivery was only option)

I have been looking for a chainsaw to use around the house but due to past experiences with 2 cycle engines, I was hesitant about making a purchase. I came across this saw on the internet and studied up on it before making the purchase. When it arrived I was surprised and how solid it was feeling much like a gas powered saw. Upon using it it I was even more impressed with the performance. This thing is strong and has an impressive battery life. It cuts through wood much better than any gas powered saw I’ve hade before, and not having to warm it up by hand yanking on a rip cord! Very good saw!

I bought a Husqvarna power ax 350 I for a gift. I just opened it yesterday and the saw would not even cut through 3 inch limb. I contacted Amazon and they were absolutely no help. The customer service representative could barely be understood as English English was obviously not their first language. They sent me a link to Husqvarna. I open the link to Husqvarna and there is no way to contact a live person. I was stuck in their chat room that obviously was not connected to a real person but had canned responses.Absolutely no way to talk to Husqvarna. The chat room told me to take it to an authorized dealer which was in a different city. I took it to the authorized dealer who told me they did not work on battery chainsaw. He took one look at it and said that the Chain was totally dull and had been used. The only use we gave it was trying to cut through one 3 inch limb, which it would not do. I am stuck with a chainsaw with a bad blade and neither Amazon nor Husqvarna was any help at all. I ended up having to spend $25 on a new blade , take my advice and if you’re going to buy something like this, buy it from an authorized dealer and not from Amazon customer service Was terrible and they sent me to Husqvarna who is even more terrible.I don’t know if just the chain was used or I got a return from somebody either way I spent three hours wasting my life trying to resolve this satisfactorily.

I got this chainsaw to clear a rural plot of downed trees. I read reviews and this was the 2nd best one, next to the Stihl…but the Stihl was twice the price. This one was not cheap either! It turns out the cost is mostly the battery. The actual chainsaw is only about 1/4 of the total cost. More on that later…Power:If the chain is sharp, this has great torque to cut through thick logs. I did 2 foot round Douglas Fir logs with it(multiple cuts).Battery life:The test I read said it could do 208 “cookies” that were 6” around. I found I could work with it about 30-45 minutes of actual cutting on larger logs. I needed at least 2 batteries for a full day’s work…or at least until I tired myself out and stopped.Build Quality:It is built well, but I keep it in a case and service it between work-days(4 hours of work). Most of the exterior is plastic, including knobs and oil caps. Vibrations and wood chips drive into the mechanism, and loosen bolts. At the end of a long day I dropped it and it got all jammed up. I was done for the day as it wouldn’t work anymore. Back at my garage, I could take it apart and clean, vacuum out the wood chips, oil and sharpen the chain. It is easy to take apart and service. Once serviced, it was like new again. Rugged little saw, just keep it sharp and clean it down between uses and it will last.Gotchas:The batteries are insanely expensive!!! They are $310 each. The system has 2 types of batteries, which will work, but the smaller ones offer less time between charges. This takes the larger “BLi30”. The Edger takes “BLi22”. Nowhere on the Husqvarna website do they say this. I tried to be clever and buy the Edger for around $280 just for the extra battery (save $40 and get another tool) but the battery was the smaller “BLi22” which gives about 1/3 less battery time. I ended up buying another battery, another “BLi30”($300)…so now I have a total of 3 batteries. I can cut longer than my own stamina now(won’t run out of power), but I spent nearly $600 extra. So, consider that if you need to use this in off-grid or remote area. It might be easier to just use gas, if you’re on a budget. I think 2 batteries is enough, though. It was just a surprising cost that nearly doubles the overall cost. But, I didn’t want to be servicing a small gas engine and dealing with winter-izing it. The electric is nearly service-free and quiet. I have electric drills from 1960 that still work, so that’s nice. Plus it’s really quiet![Edit] I’ve been using this weekly for about 2 months. All the above is still true. But, I have buggered the mechanism that sets chain tension. It’s easy to do. The entire mechanism is held in plastic. The electric motor has enough torque to rip the mechanism apart if the chain gets stuck or pinched. While getting pinched can be reduced by technique(I’ve gotten wiser), it still DOES happen. The screw that sets chain tension is set in a plastic channel with a stop. The torque generated by a pinched chain (pinched in a tree that settled during a cut) is enough to rip out the tension screw and deform the plastic channel. The deformed channel is now more likely to slip the tension screw. I basically have to take it apart about once an hour and fix it, now. The new part is $40 from Husqvarna, but it’s back ordered…so I have to wait 2 months! I’m limping along with this process: 1) Use it for an hour until it pinches or slips a chain.2) Take it apart, clean the chips out, re-set the tension screw back in it’s channel, re-Mount the bar, etc.3) Repeat.I wish Husqvarna made the tension screw inner assembly out of metal! It’s the Achilles Heel of an otherwise great saw.