I can tell you EXACTLY WHY THEY HAVE THE LIGHT, I live in Florida, a few Years ago a Hurricane Hit, and I needed to get to the Hospital but there were limbs down and I couldn't even get out of my Driveway and had to cut some limbs in half to drag them, I WAS SO GRATEFUL THAT EGO HAD THE FORSITE TO ADD A LIGHT 👏👏👏👍👍👍

Also keep in mind bogging electric really pulls the amperage. So when cutting big stuff while not pushing will give you much better life

@Shop Tool Review. The light is amazing for when you take this out on the trails when you go UTV/ATV. You don't have to bring extra gas and it fits in the storage box on the back of the ATV/UTV. Run the trails, run into a log, You can pull this out and clear the path and keep going.

Sadly, three of my EGO batteries failed within a year. EGO changed the brand of cell inside these batteries and since then the reliability has declined. As much as I loved my EGO tools, they are of little use if batteries fail. It wasn't my charger as I tried a new charger at my reseller shop and they told me quite a few customers were complaining about EGO batteries failing. I really appreciated their honesty. I ended up selling my EGO chainsaw and mower cheaply and gave away my line trimmer to a community garden group. It was just too stressful dealing with EGO Australia. I've switched to another brand with no issues at all for many months. 🙏

I purchased this model and I have had gas saws for years now. I would definitely recommend this saw. Today I was cutting up some oak trees that came down from a recent wind storm here in Ohio and atleast 16" in diameter and I was very impressed with the performance and life of the battery. I was tired of messing with gas and oil and the issue of pulling and pulling to get gas saws running!! It's worth buying and very easy to operate.

...I have been using an Ego 14 inch chainsaw with a 56v battery. the performance I've been getting out of it has been hopeless - very poor indeed. It struggles to cut through even a couple of 10inch logs and then the battery runs out - not lasting more than 20 minutes. Are the comments below complete lies or is there something wrong with the chainsaw I'm using - thoughts please?

Did you sharpen chain at all during the large oak tree cutting?

When leather face doesn’t want to annoy the neighbours...

Excellent review!! One of the best of any kind that I’ve seen in a while. I just purchased the 16” ego 1604. If I had seen this sooner it may have pushed me to the 18”, mainly for the higher rpm motor, the auto tensioner and the head light that would come in handy for late evening or emergency night work. I went with the 16” mainly because it’s big enough for my needs and I wasn’t sure if I could use the 16”bar with the auto tensioner. Btw the 04’s come with the battery and charger the 00’s do not. The only critique I have is that with any chainsaw gas or electric, if you have a sharp chain and let the chainsaw do the work bogging down should not be an issue.

I have the mower and the battery charges in 20 mins. With 2 batteries, you you a good 5 min break every 40 mins to drink some water and catch a breath. Its great.

I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle

I have had this saw for 12 months now. Best chain saw I have ever owned, and I have owned quite a few. I am in Australia, and our timber is in general much harder than timber found in the US.

Florida Man Uses Chainsaw in Shorts.

Great review. Hit the high points well. Liked the inset video running simultaneous to the discussion, saves time. Good honest commentary. Thank you, well done!

Love my new Ego 18" chainsaw! I'm obsessed and it just made my time cutting wood more enjoyable!

Excellent, informative video. Picked up the 18” today. Works very well. Pleasantly surprised how well it worked. Had to refer to your video to check the way to adjust the chain tension. Very different from the old gas oil saws.

Great review man!

Incredible saw. I couldn't get my gas saw to start for the last time and hit the Google for alternatives. I am SOLD on this machine. I cut and cleaned a stand of 37 4" to 12" poplars over 3 days, cutting the trunks to 16" logs and I couldn't stall it.

Excellent review, supports my research on EGO tools. I certainly plan on purchasing this chainsaw. Thanks!

I've had this saw for a while now, and I've cut a ton of wood with it, including a huge silver maple, and it always does great! No issues for me.