BOLTR: DeWALT Chainsaw | Engineering FAIL

Plenty of torque, but throws the chain. A. LOT.
Thanks for helping me make corpo-bs-free vjos! / ave

[@StephenAlston]

I never thought videos of a grizzled pair of hands aggressively dismantling power tools while a disembodied voice with a weird accent curses and uses weird words would bring me such joy, yet here we are, video after video. Keep on pushing through the skookem, whatever the hell that is

[@matthewcalifana488]

Skookem for Presisdent ! Skooken means GOOD & works Good !

[@RinksRides]

also, it be pronounced VI-JAY-OH

[@CheezyDee]

That "weird accent" is Canookistan Engrish native to the Great White North A.K.A. everything north of Westchester county NY.

[@JDeWittDIY]

Cheezy Dee, by the other ocean.

[@Trident_Euclid]

Some words sounds like the one we use (Arabic speakers).

[@charliegoodson8247]

Pulling and pulling and it just won't chooch - AvE We've all been there before.

[@jeremydewolfe8026]

Charlie Goodson think its time Ave invested in a little Mustie1 friendship and have himself a carb bath?

[@matthewcalifana488]

NO Chooch No Smooch

[@5roundsrapid263]

Poulan saws are crap. If you can’t afford a Stihl, get a Husqvarna or Echo.

[@Dark6star]

Only ends with an empty ball of shmoo

[@LanceMiller1985]

5Rounds Rapid Viva La Stihl! Chooch it will!

[@c31979839]

Dewalt will have a hell of a time trying to sue him. They're never going to figure out whether the words he was saying is actual criticism or just jibberish.

[@Stopes.]

c31979839 no self respecting fellow Canadian would dare take the job as translator in that lawsuit. Nooo way.

[@AnatoFIN]

APileOfChins I have some doubts that Ave doesn’t know either :-P

[@CogentConsult]

Nothing libelous here. He was just speakin’ da God’s truth...even if it was in some intergalactic language.

[@mackjones7688]

Strange... I am not Canadian. I am just a Merican. I have never had any trouble understanding AVE. Even his idiosyncratic vocabulary hasn't given me any issues. His choice of words seems natural for the situation to me. Just wish I was bilingual, trilingual or more... like AVE.

[@igla2187]

@@mackjones7688 I think I've started to pick up some French after watching his videos

[@rossmanngroup]

Today I learned when you saw a tree trunk ants jump out of it.

[@Toad_Hugger]

Louis Rossmann Little things are everywhere! Even in MacBooks, eh? ;)

[@jayshartzer844]

Come on Louis, Think Different. Only Apple trees have that problem.

[@playereric7538]

Jay Shartzer yeah that's the only way you can get all the bugs out

[@marnoi8754]

Trees are made of ants.. are you serious?

[@metheone4]

The ants in the tree trunk are like "Damn, the leafcutter ants have evolved and now lets get out of here!"^ ^

[@johnpossum556]

The spring in the tube is a very old engineering trick. Many of the old V-8 car engines had a spring in the lower radiator hose to prevent it collapsing during vacuum conditions. The DIY home mechanic would often throw the spring away thinking it was just part of the packaging and then the motor will continually overheat because that lower radiator hose would collapse, no fluid cycling, be stuck at the side of the road. A few minutes later it'd work for so many miles. Lather, rinse, repeat.

[@Panzerschrecktheband]

John Possum can confirm, have old dodge puckup with a spring in the lower rad hose

[@johnpossum556]

yeah, imagine how I know the whole cycle. My dad, a staunch DIYer, made that mistake and I remember spending a lot of time as a youngster waiting at the side of the road for the car to cool back down. We were pretty poor! LOL!

[@JimmysTractor]

Yeah, those horses get soft when hot

[@Brettjnash]

Ave is gonna use this in the next texas chainsaw massacre remake, He'll also be wearing safety chaps... No pants though, Just the chaps.

[@Melfs_acid_flashback3604]

Boof A Canajun slasher flick where the titular psycho dismantles teenagers, pausing to criticize their design flaws? I'd watch that movie.

[@robertlee9395]

But the battery dies before the victim! And if you beat the victim with the chainsaw, the bar comes off! Better use that $200 dollar axe!

[@tommyodonovan3883]

Boof The sound of a gas axe with a busted muffler is scarier than the sound of a vacuum cleaner.

[@Melfs_acid_flashback3604]

I think we can agree that ratchet on the bar stud and the bearing-less tensioner wigglin in the frigglin plastic frame are the REAL horror show, here.

[@cdurkinz]

Sad when a company like Dewalt lets something like this out. This should have never made it out like that. Especially on the 60v Max line, it's supposed to be a skookum choocher. There should be two bolts, you should be able to pull the damn bar taught. Even the cheapest gas chainsaws do this, smh. This "lets use plastic for everything" needs to stop at some point. Thanks AvE, love the vids.

[@gandsnut]

There is not ONE KZbinr who can effortlessly use 1) juxtapose, 2) skookum, and 3) weeble-wobble in the same video. Love it!

[@stevenbrace8579]

I recently purchased the DeWalt saw. Since this initial review on it they have gotten rid of the ratcheting bar attachment system. They integrated a metal nut into the plastic securing plate for the bar, and you can further torque it with an Allen wrench. I have logged a few hours of cutting on the saw with no issues of any kind. Cutting done on logs approx. 12-14” in diameter down to sectioning the small branches. I can update this if I have any issues. I also commented on his video comparing to the Milwaukee.

[@Dustysa4]

DeWalt must keep a Google alert for your videos. I just picked up their smaller 12" (20v max) chainsaw, and they've done away with the tq-limiting plastic ratchet crap. It can still be tightened by hand, but they've exposed the metal nut in the center of the plastic hand-tightener. The nut? accepts a 5/16" hex wrench for better tightening, and it makes direct contact with the bar. So at least that one nut can be tightened up good, even though the rest of the bar is still clamped by the plastic housing part. I am unable to find any images of the change online, so it's probably a recent update.

[@JonathanLovitt]

This is the reply I was looking for! I'm hating my craftsman 2 cycle and have been thinking hard about the dewalt 20v. Thank you.

[@AuMechanic]

Looks like the un-boxing model, not meant for wood.

[@trapperkcmo3460]

unstable one-handed operation! how can anyone fap to that?

[@cameroncrane3770]

trapper kcmo how can someone not fap to that?

[@Darkassassin09]

trapper kcmo personally I always fap with a chainsaw in the other hamd

[@stoutlager6325]

I'd rather buy the little Borscht.

[@Phantazum]

"Engineering FAIL" "Not meant for wood" Well, its an Electric chainsaw, how more obvious can you be?

[@karlx-1]

The Fisher- Price "My First Chainsaw" toy.

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Wow, we had a Bosch chainsaw (Elektrisches Fichtenmoped) with the same stupid plastic clamp/adjuster/SDS system for the blade was also plastic. It happened to fly trough the yard a few meters... Got replaced by a Hitachi internal explosion driven saw.

[@YamahaYZFR6RJ05]

omg, are you that stefan gotteswinter, who made it as a "meme" in this old tony´s videos?

[@christiangeiselmann]

All electric chain saws i have seen have flimsy blade fastening methods similar to this. I really wonder why they cannot put good old nuts there. The advertising always praises it as "tool free use". I do not get the point. Who uses a chain saw has wrenches anyway.

[@christiangeiselmann]

666Tomato666 I first thought that, yes, this might be the explanation. But then: I never would buy a combustion one for the work I need it for. Simply too loud. But as soon as I find an electrical one with serious fastening of the blade I will buy it. Market niche?

[@dfiler2]

Green works has 80v saws with standard two threaded post attachment. Fantastic saws.

[@JimmysTractor]

Christian Geiselmann the green works is metal from the motor to the blade tip with 2 15/16in(lol) bolts holding the blade to the metal sub assembly containing the motor

[@electronicsNmore]

Since it's not too great for wood, how about circumcisions?

[@doorguner01]

electronicsNmore WOW i guess so lol

[@robinturner2300]

Given the loose bar fixing it might be a side effect... Chain flies off mid cut and hacks off the tip of your manhood...

[@doorguner01]

Robin Turner 🤣

[@Trident_Euclid]

Jewsaw?

[@Ididerus]

Mohels hate him!

[@playereric7538]

Can you say they lowered the bar

[@mattdeslauriersnc]

................................... pun so bad its good lol

[@cameroncrane3770]

In all the wrong fucken ways. I love when people tell me these electric chainsaws are "pro tools". Fucken adorable

[@JimmysTractor]

Cameron Crane some are much better than the homeowner stuff out there, but yeah, not commercial yet.

[@philipthalmann9216]

Fun dissection! One minor note.. that angled gear has a pin that goes right into the saw body so it's actually held reasonably well.. plus you're not really wanting to put a pile of force on the chain when tightening anyways.. probably going to be fine. I have one of these saws (and was always a gas guy) and I have to say.. it's pretty damn great for the right job!

[@rianmach9043]

“Kick back arrestor” back in my day your kick back arrestor was your femoral artery

[@dhdhlee9449]

Rian Mach I don't know how you are still here and talking. Maybe you are the incredible hulk. The saw baldes always come second best when they are spinning thousand revs a minute and come into contact with you fleshy body...

[@rianmach9043]

Dhdh Lee I’m still alive because my pap taught me how to use a chainsaw and not fucking die using one

[@Z-exxe-r]

Rian Mach ok boomer

[@N3gativeChill]

@@rianmach9043 Big boomer comment but I feel this

[@defy2598]

@@rianmach9043 3 finger joe

[@davidmlong63]

The torque limiter looks like a good place to store some JB Weld, just in case you need some out in the feild.

[@Mudsuitable]

Not only is it built like frenchman's wrist, it's about as safe as an 8 ball at an NA meeting!

[@kneedeep185]

These are videos and explanations about product engineering that I didn't even know I needed in my life, but now desperately do. Subscribed.

[@Greenhelix5]

It's great here.

[@BRNKoINSANITY]

I would love to see you compare this to the milwaukee saw. That one has the traditional bar mechanisms and looks a little more skookum, and also has a few more battery cells kickin behind the cut. Would be interesting to see if one costs more than the other and whether that was worth it or not based on the breakdown.

[@SoLSamuraibloodblade]

BRNKoINSANITY a quick price check shows Milwaukee at 400usd with a 18v 12 ah battery, charger and bar cover. Looks like 350 for the one UBF has their, comes with their 60v3ah battery. Both have Oregon Bar and chains. I would pick the red beaver over that yellow one because of that tool-less interface, just can’t beat having two nuts to get the job done good and proper.

[@sonofnone116]

Homeless DeathSpot is running a deal near me. $300USD gets you the saw plus a "free" string trimmer (weedwhacker).

[@JimmysTractor]

Yeah, there are a few good ones out there. Just have to do a minimal amount of research, just look at box for picture where the bar is held on- 2 nuts=good plastic knob=bad lol. My green works ESC is also 3x-4x the size with a big heat sink to boot.

[@MarkFunderburk]

I think he should compare it to the EGO, everyone I've seen that has one loves them.

[@alabastardmasterson]

Mark Funderburk anyone that would buy one of those, most likely has no comparison reference

[@jeep2003]

All it needs is a baseball card to flap against the chain

[@mtxrawkus]

Underrated comment.

[@glock-xu1ds]

I wonder how many people get it. Only 156. C'mon people....

[@abraamsamor7418]

Vrooooom

[@kbrnsr]

Vtech on a bike cycles

[@psil8600]

AvE and a chainsaw, I see no way this can end badly

[@EdwardKowalski]

He's a shamanist mystic psychic predictacator, saw it with my own eyes it's right there in RGB.

[@donaldwrissler9059]

As others have mentioned. I would like to see a few vids on modifying tools such as this to mitigate design flaws. On this one, Milling a side plate and adding a second fastener in place of the pin.

[@Matt0x00]

The question we all want answered is how does it do at opening boxes?

[@CaseySexton]

I actually have this exact model and love it. I only do fairly light work with it, but it's always had more than enough power for my uses.

[@GearheadDaily]

Dewalt quality has gone down the shitter.

[@beepboop69420]

and the brains of the operation with it!

[@goodkill1]

I have a dewalt angle grinder that performs pretty good. But I agree they're quality is definitely dropping

[@SGFrySG]

They've gone down the shitter once stanley black and decker bought them out....It's just a name.

[@TimnParks]

And their a pain in the ass to deal with anymore

[@Daeraxia]

So the reputation all stems from the 50s?

[@DhimanAhir]

As an Aussie, I just learnt a whole heap of new slang I'll be adding into my vocabulary

[@web1187]

like smuck lol

[@mikebald]

Turned on Closed Captions; couldn't make it past the first minute without laughing quite uncontrollably. You certainly give the automated system a run for it's money =).

[@mattdeslauriersnc]

Mike Bald thank you. Had to rewatch it now. Haha

[@tyttuut]

KZbin has trouble recognizing Kanuckistanian.

[@another_unique_username]

Mike Bald I keep my captions on for some reason. At least they catch Skookum, but leave you guessing at where it got “a tree in space y’all”

[@Jer_Schmidt]

I was tempting myself to buy one of these, but I think I'll wait for someone to release a more skookum one now.

[@chrisstehm5328]

Picked one up not to long ago, and I don't have quite the same experience. Not sure if much has changed in the time since this video, but I dropped 12 small-ish trees (only a foot and some change in diameter at the base) and it worked fine. I didn't buy it to do massive amounts of work with, but because it just needs to be OK and be able to turn on in 5 years when I need it again xD

[@grumpus27]

@@chrisstehm5328 But will you have any working batteries left in five years? I bought a very cheap and not-too-nasty mains electric chainsaw, it came with a proper tool for setting the bar. On the not-so-great side the oil feed tubing was pinched in the shell, but it was easier to fix that than take it back to the store. I use it for pruning a few trees in the garden every few years.

[@AllenReinecke]

Pretty disappointing design, considering the brand. Most impressive feature was the coil oil tube internal support. As an engineer, I wouldn't want my name associated with this design! 😮

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

I have one, I use it for cleaning up my fence line and storm damage limbs, cutting up firewood when long-term camping, etc., it’s got all kinds of power, uses the same batteries I already have, and needs no maintenance. I used to have a good, pro-grade Jonsered when I needed to use and sell an awful lot of firewood, and wouldn’t use something like this for serious work. I couldn’t be happier with it for what it is, which (I think) is exactly what it’s marketed as. The reason it’s cheesy is so Jeffrey J. Homeowner that works for an insurance outfit and wouldn’t know a deep well socket from a Robertson screwdriver can figure out how to use it without hurting his delicate hands. I get why it exists and why it’s made the way it is. If I wanted or needed a real saw I’d still have one.

[@bazza2540]

Same, I got one for the garden. It's pretty cheap if you already have the batteries and not for real woodchuck work. I appreciate for what it is, if I wanted a Stihl or Husqvarna I would've got one. I wanted a cheap chainsaw with plenty of power and it's great for that. Happy for the compromise in design as it lowers the price.

[@martinlumber]

Brushless chainsaw? Yawn. Step it up Dewilt....chainless chainsaw!

[@matthewcalifana488]

Time Machine ! back to the past ?

[@Palpac]

Frkn lasers

[@RedfishCarolina]

Needed a chainless brushsaw.

[@DennysCountryLife]

Well done Redfish! Ha ha ha

[@kitecattestecke2303]

Dewalt Dynamite "Can take out any tree!". sssh don't tell the customer its onetime use

[@tnekkc]

I have one. I drilled and pinned the ratchet stuck so I can tighten it. I also modified the oil cap. I stocked dozens of chains for when I go underground on the big doug fir roots.

[@johncarter9054]

Good idea on drilling and pinning the ratchet

[@benkeachy]

I only recognize about half the words this guy uses but I understand perfectly what he is saying. Miraculous.

[@brandonw4800]

I give you props man, I literally could care less about what a tool is made of, as long as it works for what I need it to work for. But I love watching your videos, you have that addicting factor. Half the time I have no idea what your talking about but it’s tool related and entertaining. Keep it up my dude!

[@harryjones8843]

here's a list of power tools i'd never skimp on a: chainsaws

[@kitecattestecke2303]

b:pullers (buy form klauke they are nice) c:hydraulic press (remember chinesium bends like haribo gummibear)

[@mikew2893]

I saw a RYOBI skill saw trigger stick and it wouldn’t turn off. Any bladed tools for me too

[@joestevenson5568]

@@mikew2893 Circular saws are like the best tool to jam on though. Built in blade guard should give you plenty of safety whilst you cut the power.

[@cm01]

@@joestevenson5568 basically anything should be pretty safe as you disconnect power unless it's from hell. Like I can't think of anything. Maybe a grinder with a polisher attachment with a hole saw on the polisher attachment on the grinder in the hands of a 6 year old girl but that's a stretch.

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Is there going to be a video on the Chinese chainsaw? It looks very similar to the Chinese saw I have.

[@red90rover98]

That is the smallest 15/16" bolt the world hast ever seen....

[@bobs12andahalf2]

Red90rover 15/16cm

[@SammyInnit]

Red90rover he did say 5/16s just a few moments later so I'm guessing he misspoke.

[@Sens23Bruins]

I never even seen a 15/16th bolt not even a real size!

[@red90rover98]

Thanks tips......

[@NitroReviewsMN]

15cm is almost 6"!!! think you meant 15MM lol

[@erickforsgren5337]

I have appreciated all the points brought out in this video, however, i have owned one of these saws for a year now and have cut something like 10 cord of wood with it and i have yet to have any issues with what you have brought up. I have been very impressed it. I would highly recommend it to someone who needs to do simple weekend work from time to time. I have even used it to fell trees around 15 inch to 20 inch in diameter with it. Great saw in my opinion and yes i have used gas saws.

[@dalltex]

Good enough to unbox a stihl chainsaw?

[@Stopes.]

Dall Tex haha What do you use an electric dewalt chainsaw fer? Opening the box on a new stihl. Then throw it away.

[@henryfitzthum7563]

off the subject.... keep ya dildo in a vice.... Stihl chainsaw is a great work horse, I brought a Poulan chainsaw from wally world ( walmart ) 1 year ago pulled it out of the box sharped the chain it's been to hell and back I mean worked it hard, I was really amazed with this cheap piece of shit, with a couple of improvements would be a fantastic chainsaw

[@CadillacZachOffical]

You'll be pleased to know DeWalt updated the bar clamp. They did away with the torque limiter and made the center hollow for an Allen key. It still has the flip up tool free thumb flap but should you break that you can use an Allen key. I've bought both the 20v and 60v both with the updated bar clamps. I put a 16" bar on the 20v and 20" bar on the 60v. I haven't had any trouble out of either one yet and I'm regularly cutting stuff way too big with them. I'm interested to see the next generation. I think they will address some of the issues others have had. I'd like to see steel felling dogs and it'd be nice to have some .43 ga bar options (I converted my 60v to .50 ga)

[@petercollin5670]

At first I thought, "Hey - it pumps oil even if the chain isn't turning!" Then I remembered, oops, an electric saw doesn't idle.

[@ExplizitDuester]

it won't even idle propably :D they should add that

[@PatrickWagz]

Looks perfect for the suburban homeowner husband that plays lumberjack a couple of minutes per year ?

[@steventhehistorian]

You know darn well that the suburban homeowner husband's chainsaw will be listed on Craigslist after the first year's couple of minutes. "Charger is lost so battery is dead but saw was only used once. Serious offers only, No low balling."

[@aluckyshot]

Too funny great comment. So glad I didn't get this thing to match a bunch of other tools that are played with a couple minutes per year.

[@rstorrey1]

@@aluckyshot Use mine trimming trees on my property . Throw it the ATV and cut wood outta the way . As long as i keep the chain tensioned right she's Skookum and ChoOches right along . Love mine . Remember , she's NOT MADE TO REPLACE , OR COMPARE , TO YOUR BIG BAD OIL BURNER .

[@bradleykramer4269]

It may be a craptacular wood carcass dismantler, but it makes a good ant/termite grindair.

[@GashimahironChl]

The fun stuff is that you can chainsaw ant nests all day and probably not hurt a single one of the slippery bastards.

[@bradleykramer4269]

GashimahironChl true, but it's still fun to piss them off.

[@TheWrinkledCheese]

Cool story. Step dad gave me a non functioning chainsaw today. I forget the part he said it needed, but I've been watching all your videos for the past two weeks. I got the great idea to get me a proper x-y table and a coupler and give my hand - possibly literally - to build the part my self. Very much enjoy your videos, and your confidence to fuck up to the world means a great deal of encouragement. And I think I learned a thing. Something about squinting when you think something hot is ejected towards your face.

[@davidsmurf8559]

Love the honest review. Thank you

[@HelloNotMe9999]

I own one of these puppies. Haven't had any of the issues you mention. Bar stays quite firm during use, but you need to be sure you get it set proper before torquing it down. Best thing I have found is to snug the bar to just before the clutch engages, then jiggle the bar to ensure it's fully seated on the pins, then torque it fully till the clutch engages. I've gone through 14 inch logs like butter. Still not something I'd recommend if you're a logger by trade, but for your average rural property owner keeping things in check it's skookum fantabulous.

[@JimmysTractor]

24mm- The greenworks I got is better than any of the homeowner type gas chainsaws. It has an Oregon bar and chain with the standard 2 bolt bar hold down and a screw for tensioning. I dont get why dewalt would put out a plastic chain holder either. The GW will also make 14 cuts in a 15in log before dying. Youd probably get 30+ minutes of actual cut time with typical homeowner tasks. No clutch on electric-lol, that's why it pulls the chain right off the bar. Edit: I just put up a video with the highlights of where the Greenworks 60v out does the DeWalt. IMHO, it is better in almost every way- It's metal from the motor to the tip of the blade- very little flex. ESC is about 3 times the size.

[@cameroncrane3770]

I'm sorry but no, husqvarna and stihl homeowner models like husqvarna rancher 455 or 460 just dominates.

[@Cynyr]

Cameron Crane, that Husqvarna 455 is also close to 2.5x the cost of the greenworks 16" bar saw (at least on amazon, so too lazy to hunt down deals on both). I know i'd rather have the Husqvara, but it'd be a hard sell to the better 3/4's given the 3 (small) trees in our small suburban lot.

[@cameroncrane3770]

Andrew Frink I know the husqvarna was high as hell and honestly if I was buying new I would've just bought the husqvarna 576xp or 572xp instead but I got it used for 250 in perfect condition and gas it like a year where I used it like a typical homeowner but then used it professionally since then and it hasn't disappointed but it may not be the best pro saw simply because of the power. The build is quite astounding though

[@JimmysTractor]

Yeah, big difference between real pro equipment like Stihl and Husqvarna. Thing is, for $400+ you could get a real pro brushless 16in saw(without batt/charger), before questioning the $400 you'd spend on a kWh worth of batteries/charger, consider the 1000 kWh worth run time(2000+ hours) without having to deal with buying/mixing gas or starting. I believe the Greenworks is more "pro" than the $100-$200 homeowner saws, but not quite what you'd get with an entry level commercial saw.

[@tstodgell]

Bar and chain oil is also for when you get to the job site and forgot to bring 2 smoke fuel. Pour a little in, add half a tank of pump gas and give er a shake.

[@randallbollinger1449]

I have owned that exact chainsaw for more than a years now and have used it for several hours(I’m not a lumberjack) and there is zero play in the bar, left/right nor up/down. I’m very satisfied with its performance and reliability.

[@kendigjl]

Please make an electric bicycle out of this marginally useful tool.

[@bur1t0]

Ahh but you can roll it in glitter

[@jjwiii1432]

Put it on a trycycle if you want a divorce.

[@shinjiiiiiiiiii]

exactly what I was thinking. crotch rocket or kids' go kart

[@JimmysTractor]

ESC sucks. Start with a quality saw

[@5roundsrapid263]

Chippy Steve Polished sh*t? You mean modern “country” music?

[@jayjones1544]

Came back to this vid after my saws chain break was always engaging, you were right. After a few years of use the chain break mechanism fills up with schmoo and needs to be cleaned out. Thanks for the info!

[@pacificnorthwestnative5050]

Take all the plastic parts to be laser scanned and have them milled into Aluminium

[@465fire]

Pacific NW Native that's dewalts job though

[@dpmakestuff]

Maybe yours is defective. I have the same model and have it hooked up permanently to my chainsaw mill. It outperforms my little Stihl and I don't have to smell like the inside of a carb at the end of the day. The noise is attrocious though...

[@AndrewBrowner]

battery powered saw on a chainsaw mill... what are you milling tooth picks? the battery saws are great dont get me wrong but milling is just the wrong place for them

[@razorsazors]

Im glad I'm not the only one who thinks he has a bad one. I love mine. Alaska winters the Stihl won't start for anything. Pop a battery in and this works. It's pretty damn convenient but i can't say it could go well against a professional for felling more than 2 trees

[@unclegeorge7845]

Chainsaw mill does sound a little ambitious for this saw but your the guy with milled lumber.

[@dpmakestuff]

@@unclegeorge7845 I don’t think you’ve used this saw if that’s your take.

[@unclegeorge7845]

@@dpmakestuff Hmmmm. We're talking about ripping 8+ inch logs - right?

[@summitlt]

Been eyeing one of these for a while. Thanks for the vidjayo. I'll stick to the gassers, thought this would be nice to throw in the back of the truck, but I like things that work every time.

[@cipriandavid4995]

when i buy something i search for a disassembly video... now this guy, this legend goes way beyond that :))

[@anthonywitham2305]

Good to see someone's still making a toy chain saw, now that Toys Was Us has gone! 😂 Are you taking about the chain saw? inpreganating, pumping mechanism, in out in out, lubricating flow! 😂

[@jameswalker590]

I got the Echo 58v battery powered saw a few months ago after plenty of research. It works great so far. The bar has 2 bolts. I was able to fell two 12 inch trees and get them mostly limbed on one charge. I plan to buy a second battery. No gas to mix, no carbs to clean, no pulling your shoulder out of socket trying to start it. I'm just cutting firewood and trimming. Works well for me.

[@jd2377]

Everyone needs their own electric beaver!

[@DaveDablave]

JD George I've had a couple electric beavers over the years. In the privacy of one's own home, a good motorized beaver is a joy forever.

[@bartman59laj55]

As long as it’s one of them a/c uneuchs.....

[@beepboop69420]

remove the teeth and ya got yerself a one man party( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@matthewcalifana488]

Or just shove an extendshun cord up the beavers butt !

[@ZappelFly]

My Dad gave me one advice, when it comes to tools: "Never buy Black & Decker!"

[@skuula]

Mine had a rather crappy B&D drill (early 1970s maybe), which he intended to get to crap out, and then replace. But it never crapped out.

[@treerat7631]

B&D owns a lot of different tool companies these days

[@cm01]

@@treerat7631 yes but Black and Decker branded tools are terrifyingly cheap power tools found at Walmart that can only be undercut by Drill Master. Not exactly scookum.

[@RICORECONREDO]

I have an old school 7 1/4 circular saw it’s built very solid...at one time Black & Decker was THE name in tools but went way of mass produced Chinese... now they own companies like Dewalt and Bostitch...Dewalt is the platform I buy I like their flex volt batt

[@SkigBiggler]

Old black and decker tools are pretty damn skookum, but anything since they went with their black and orange colour scheme is cheap junk for the most part.

[@robhimself79]

Cant wait to see wranglerstar copy this... But he won't because he won't get any more free shit from dewilt

[@axtra92]

robhimself79 he would just want us to buy it..

[@scruffy6151]

what people still watch him? they say there is a sucker born every minute. he has turned himself into a salesman.

[@JimmysTractor]

Scruffy 61 he made the $99 chainsaw look good.

[@scruffy6151]

i did that about two years ago

[@TheMetalButcher]

@ Steve, right? I must have told youtube no about 20 times 4 or so years ago, never seen a recommendation since. I've also unsubbed to AVE but I guess some of his stuff is ok.

[@evilke-kneebone8025]

I just removed all that plastic ratcheting crap and put a washer and nut on it, put the cover back on, works like a charm.

[@padraicmcguire108]

Looks like real apcray. How about testing the pixie powered Stihl and Husqvarna power beavers?

[@phbrinsden]

As a homeowner with only light duty lopping and limbing and a shop full of DW tools I dumped the old gas saw that was more trouble to me than it’s worth and purchased the 20 volt version. I love it! No, I won’t go out logging with it but for the homeowner it’s awesome. Pick it up, slap a batt in and off you go. Job done.

[@nxt-1]

Legend has it if you call mister Arduino versus Evil by his long forgotten name, magical things happen :)

[@notajp]

As I recall from the sump pump vidjayo, his name is Chris. At least that’s what he told the hoser on the phone...

[@mcpa2991]

Actually the whole Arduino vs Evil thing is a deliberate misdirection. The truth is much more interesting. AvE, or Alexander von Emmerand, is a social media marketing specialist working out of Bohn, Germany, using deep-cover indirect grass-root social media influencing techniques and reverse psychology to advance the interests of his customers. His largest client is Chickadee Heavy Industries - a shelf company operating out of Shenzen, China, that owns or has interests in just about every power tool manufacturer in the world as well as R&D companies that have developed or discovered such things as high tensile Chinesium and aerospace-grade Schmoo. AvE is responsible for not just marketing the products but for manipulating pricing on a global scale with untraceable techniques. Interestingly, just about all such marketing runs out of Westwern Europe - where tax laws and access to technology provide favourable conditions. The only marketer operating out of Canada is Stacy MacIntosh-Villeneuve who is probably best known to KZbin fans as Laura Kampf and This Old Tony.

[@nxt-1]

@Mc Pa oooh you' done it now, spilling the overlords' secrets :)

[@andreasbachlindsmann1610]

Mc Pa That made me oddly paranoid...

[@FloTheBestEver]

You want to have a look at the Makita DUC353. It has a similar mechanism but it‘s partly made out of metal. Works great.

[@EverythingIsPhysics]

This looks like the chainsaw Mathias said he threw as hard as he could, raging out over the chain slippage.

[@robertpatterson7182]

Your spot on with this saw. I have owned this saw to limb and yes the weak link is the bar attachment to the power unit

[@LucasGarrow]

PPA is more expensive in US, and cheap in Ch-apan. The opposite is true for PPS.

[@brynnedwards5895]

Cheers, was looking at one of these for the occasional small tree that needs removing, so the battery life didnt bother me, but looking at that build flaw, im going to hold out and see if they improve this area in future models. Thats just shoddy design. Thanks for offering honest and blunt reviews, it gets tiring trying to find tool reviews offering hard facts without the brand bias, but you provide time and again. 👍👍👍

[@stevey500]

I've put my 20v model through hell, so far so good! Love that sucker. I just have to watch chain slack and be sure it's properly tensioned

[@ol1294]

How is it holding up after 3 years???

[@johncarter9054]

@@ol1294 Ive been using mine since 2018. The only probs are the ones described so far in the video. They hold up well. The slide in battarys are a real hit for dewalt. I have numerous dewalt tools and they all take the 20V battarys. 9 Amp hr.

[@azwrenchmaster5334]

I bought one of these because I fell for the Flexvolt system on several other tools (love the weed wacker). I took it up to my buddy's place for a weekend of testing (abuse). Took 3 batteries and a small generator to keep them charged (using a gas engine to keep a battery unit going. lol). Seriously, it out worked a Stihl 250 and a 320. I cut close to 3 chords, popping the chain off 3 or 4 times. My only complaint? The f****** bar setup.Once I learned to not twist the bar, it wouldn't throw the chain as much. The gassers would run out of fuel before my batteries would go dead. They also have the oiler tuned almost perfectly...when the battery died, it was out of oil. The thin kerf chain just cuts faster, and it was hard to stall the motor (more torque than gas). We were cutting juniper mostly, along with pine and oak. Pretty sure it wouldn't hold up to doing it every day tho, but tougher than it looks.

[@halnywiatr]

@ 23:05 "Where it falls short is at the bar". After having one more than too-many; who among us has not faced the same problem?

[@timmilligan7110]

I've got one of these as well as a Husky 359. The husky is used on trunks and when "real" work needs to be done, but most of the time I find myself cleaner small branches and brush. The Dewalt is great for that. No gas/oil and no tools when tightening the chain or servicing makes it easy to grab and go. Two different tools for different jobs. I wish the dewalt was a bit stiffer and I would pay more for more metal bits in it.

[@SammyInnit]

You'll have to do the Milwankee they're all blowing smoke over.

[@eggnog200021]

Thanks for doing that little collaboration with that cool fella at Practical Engineering. Please do more.

[@JimmysTractor]

Those 3 phase AC motors pull hard.

[@microbuilder]

I want to stick that thing in one of my bigger RC planes!

[@JimmysTractor]

Its a bit heavy, but would definatly pull its own weight. Id recommend it highly for an ebike.

[@katherinemadimurphy3429]

Would go great on a scooter

[@microbuilder]

with that gearbox it could probably turn one hell of a prop

[@JimmysTractor]

microbuilder 28x12 blade 10kg thrust.

[@loul7239]

We haven’t had the pleasure of watching your lathe chooch to the calming tones of Mozart in quite a while. So let’s see the birth of that lefty bolt.

[@majntwesterberg]

18.45 "This is better at staying stiff in heat.." Really, no comment on that?

[@SpanishArmadaProd]

nope

[@7sunsetmaro7]

My STIHL 031AV from the 80s is still kickin' ass today! I like old tools, back when stuff was built with quality parts and engineered for longevity.

[@Dacro2000]

''Donnes-y en pas trop sinon tu vas la petter'' * CLACK *

[@warnaud65]

Too much "t" here ;)

[@aspincelaframboise5300]

Worry pas ta brain avec ça l'ami... Ü

[@benoitbourque344]

mets-en... elle va te petter au visage la tabarna... J'ai brûler ma batterie flexvolt 60v en coupant une souche avec mon brushless sawzall... J'aurais dû m'acheter une internal explosion kettensäge... beaucoup plus skookum... J'espère que Dewalt va pas commencer à nous poucer de la cochonnerie maintenant qu'on à tous acheter des batteries...

[@louismorejohn586]

I own 3 of these DeWalt 60 V saws and address 4 major items about this video (no, I don't work for DeWalt): 1) This chainsaw is NOT just for quick easy jobs as represented, if used carefully. This narrow-chain saw will cut and process medium sized hardwood trees. I have used it in Hawai'i to clear and process an entire kiawe (mesquite) forest over the past 3.5 years. The largest trees are 60 feet tall and 24-30 inch in diameter. But, you need some finesse. 2) The cover locking ratchet handle vibrates and can become loose quickly and must be retightened. If you don't, the chain can derail from the bar by skipping over the chain-retaining washer on the sprocket. This washer is not torqued down by the sprocket bolt, so it floats and vibrates (stupid). My fix was to add a second OEM washer that takes up space and to torque the sprocket bolt on it. Derailing now rarely occurs, unless I let the ratchet handle vibrate loose, so I retighten it often. 3) The bar tensioning system can fail, but NOT from stripping of the gears, or flexibility of the plastic cover. The cylindrical tensioning bar snaps, if you get repeated bucking from broken chain cutters on seasoned hard wood, like cured mesquite. So, I have new Oregon chains and OEM bar tensioning replacement kits that are inexpensive and very easy to replace. I now cut seasoned wood slowly and buzz right through uncured logs. 4) Tips: I sharpen the chain every day with 4-5 strokes using the manual Stihl 2 N 1 sharpener that has both round and flat files. When I break more than 2 cutters on a chain, I replace the chain that costs only about $13 from Frawley's on Ebay (no, I'm not Frawley). Replacing the chain is a lot easier than fixing bar tensioner items, and it cuts like budda.

[@MarkBingham511]

The metaphors you drop are ridiculously funny. Have you considered stand up or writing a book or screenplay. I think you have a ton of potential in you!

[@vikingrobot4179]

I’ve been using mine on the farm clearing hunting trails and shooting lanes, limbing trees and even cutting some fairly large diameter poplar like butter. I find myself grabbing this saw so much more than my husqvarna power saw to do quick jobs and never had one issue with the chain loosening or lack of oil. It has a very narrow bar and chain which makes it cut such a smaller swath through wood. The batteries seem to last a fairly decent amount of time for small jobs. I keep two back up 60v batteries in case I need them cause they take so darn long to charge the 60v ones. The updated saws don’t ratchet with the flip up turn thingy….they tighten as much as you want. I haven’t dulled my chain yet and I’ve been using it for a year now on and off. I could have tried to make my story more interesting and confusing by making up stupid cartoon words like Yosemite Sam but I figured people would rather hear English and not someone trying to impress themself.

[@crazyguy32100]

Save a tree, eat a beaver.

[@matthewcalifana488]

As long is not a Justin beaver !

[@SS--CAL]

Now do a video on a 20v dewalt chainsaw. Type 2. They upgraded a bunch of parts. Thanks for all your videos.

[@b.w.22]

Good god, a chainsaw is the very last thing I’d “engineer” to have plastic of any sort holding the kill-you parts together. This thing is terrifying.

[@notajp]

Amen on the Poulan! In the trade we call ‘em “Pull-ons”, cause that’s what you do with ‘em. Not even skookum for a home-gamer. Get a lot of them thru my shop. I can remember a time when they made pretty decent stuff. Not no more.........

[@p_mouse8676]

So basically you can get rid of the weeble woble when using an extra metal washer and proper bolt?

[@JimmysTractor]

Piet Muijs or just spend $50 less on the Greenworks with 2 nuts that secure the bar to a metal subassembly that includes the motor?

[@JimmysTractor]

TomOfTurmiola winner winner chicken dinner!

[@Naitsabes68]

And then it'll chooch

[@matthewmiller6068]

Unless your Sears is like mine and doesn't actually have anything left to sell anymore...I went to look for a drill press all they had was a floor model missing parts for $180. Pass.

[@rustygolfer3475]

I was thinking the same. Tap that retainer "bolt"

[@mfk12340]

I love those little battery saws. I was just climbing a tree with one of these dewalt saws pruning the tree.

[@geraldgepes]

Ya' think maybe they're waiting to see how it sells so they can then make a better model with proper bar fasteners? Seems like they put a lot into it, gotta be testing the waters.

[@tubastuff]

I predict that in 10 years, most of the ones sold today will be polluting a lake in Ghana with their remains.

[@burtwonderstone5315]

I've had the opposite experience with this saw. Mine has worked great. No serious issues, even with pretty large trees (16-20" diameter).

[@pympin87]

seems like they need to take the phrase "if it ain't broke don't fix it" to heart

[@scriptguru4669]

No one round here says that, "if it ain't broke, fix it until it is"

[@JuanHerrero]

If it don't break you won't buy another one. They know EXACTLY what they are doing.

[@michelsimard1065]

colin p if it ain't broken... take a heavier sledgehammer!

[@JimmysTractor]

If it ain't broke, build it with cheaper materials.

[@iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743]

If it ain't broke, it's doing better than me.

[@nickince5934]

The capacitor is more likely there for power factor correction. AC (pulse width modulated DC reacts the same) is required for brushless motors need the inductive reactance compensated for or they don't run at full efficiency.

[@LanceMiller1985]

Viva La Stihl! Chooch it will! Hard to believe AvE doesn’t at the least own a Husqvarna🤔

[@SeanHodgins]

Weird that capacitor has a dedicated board and a connector. Seems like a huge waste of money considering they cheaped out in a lot of other areas.

[@CraigGrunenfelder]

would like to see a teardown on the makita cordless chainsaws

[@rablord8944]

Is probably just the same as Dewalt

[@CraigGrunenfelder]

Rab Lord could be but it's been on market for a lot longer. 5+ years.

[@CraigGrunenfelder]

Gabriel Matte husky as one as well,

[@jjwiii1432]

The makita sawzall with the long blade goes thru smaller branches like butter.

[@docferringer]

Same here, the Makita looks similar but they show it going through limbs that are about a foot thick.

[@overlordsshadow]

Bought one last year, didn't start one of my gas saws for a whole year. Took down and bucked into 36" stove lengths at least 75 poplar and spruce up to 20" wide at base. Hoping it keeps it up

[@fruitydudexD]

Plastique makes plastic sound so elevated 😄

[@Cheese_1337]

This plastique is so unique :D :D it contains the skookum gold!

[@maxmoats2517]

Just discovered this channel. Never heard a more Canadian Canadian

[@brutebetter9188]

So tired of buying 2cycle crap that is not adjusted to run at 4500 ft. And now thanks to the EPA's reg, non-adjustable carbs!😢

[@tubastuff]

That's why god made dremels, just cut a couple of slots in the heads and you're good to go. For light pruning, I have a Homelite XL 2-banger with a 16" bar that's going on 30 years. Probably nearly as light as this thing with a whole lot more oomph. And there's no chain brake to throw in the trash.

[@huntercarter5426]

tubastuff I found a home lite in the woods the other day. Thing is built like a tank. I’m guessing 1960’s model.

[@dixoncider7256]

check some youtube channels, you should be able to remove the plastic limiter covers off the adjustment screws and cut a slot in the pins as tubastuff mentioned.

[@tubastuff]

On some carbs, the insulated sleeve on a wire crimp lug will fit snugly over the adjustment screw head and give you enough traction to adjust things. I did this with a power pole pruner that refused to start and run right out of the box. A little tweak and it works just fine.

[@leesuschrist]

You can also buy the special tool to adjust the carbs on Amazon and eBay.

[@Stuntman707]

Hand tool rescue just restored an old brushed electric chainsaw. Nice metal chassis, screw tensioner and no integral plastique parts. He added log grabbing spikes too. Only negative would be the asbestos clutch.