This is easily the best review of this chainsaw and I watched a few before finding this one.

I have a nice gas saw, but I bought this because the number of times I need to cut up a tree is pretty small but the number of times I need to prune limbs is huge and a big heavy gas saw with all the power just is too tiring for that job. This thing is super light and is going to work great for that

I bought one and it works really good for me as a home owner, i was very impressed with the 4Ah battery that i bought for it, Dewalt hit a home run with this one.

Was in tree service for a long time, did 5 years in the Marines, been in the defense industry for over 7 years now, and have a 5 acre farm. I have a Stihl 009, 009L, 029, a Homelite Super 2, and a Jonsered 920 with a 3 foot bar. I'm a DeWALT guy so already got all their batteries and chargers. This saw has been my most handy saw so far. Love it.

@MrIgottap

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I’m ordering mine as soon as I’m done typing this. I too already have a bunch of yellow batteries and gas saws in many sizes but wanted to see an opinion from someone else before buying one. Sometimes the job sight (apartment maintenance) needs a little more saw than the reciprocator, but I don’t want to always haul gas, oil, and saw plus all the other gear for it. But, one more black and yellow tool for the bag. Why not?

@MrIgottap

5 ай бұрын

Oh, and thank you for your service.

Nice thanks. I am a homeowner that likes to do her own landscaping. Bears came and pruned our trees. Now I need to clean up their job. Love the bears so no problem there.

i love this little saw. i use it camping on state land. so quiet . you can use it when everyone is sleeping . two 4 ah batteries lasted for the weekend. plenty of wood with leftover. also if you need a little more reach, up grade with a oregon S52 , 14in bar and chain.

I have one of those!!! Awesome for camping!!!!!! For $175.- battery included!!!!!!!the only thing is the oil leaking.-

I used this to cut down my moms tree. F*****g awesome saw. It lasted on one battery, couldnt believe it. Caution though. When you first use it it will drip quite a bit of oil being clean and new. After awhile use it built up with wood debris and the oil barely dripped out. Its an awesome saw, best investment Ive made in awhile. BADASS SAW

@therajuncajun6487

3 жыл бұрын

How big around was the tree and what kind of tree was it?

I just bought this saw 2 hours ago. I like everything about it except the oil cap did snap off the first time I opened it. was very tight. now I need pliers to open it. And of course now it has oil in it, it opens easily and probably wouldn't snap off. DeWalt should ship with oil cap loose and instructions to twist on after filling with oil.

This is the perfect size for the homeowner who just wants to fell small trees and trimming down tree's the dewalt 60 & 40v and Milwaukee 16 are a little too big for general use and you put a 16in bar on this saw if you need to cut something bigger

Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video! Is save me time and money I was about to go and buy that saw to cut down the 18 in in diameter tree or maybe it's 20 in in diameter!

Your video is way better than Dewalt official's manual

Sweet ! Kind of impressed that they could get that much power out of just a 20V battery ! Battery technology must certainly be improving !

Thanks for the review! I will pick it up on the next sale, and I will be using it in my kayak/canoe to remove dead fall lying across the creeks. Quick, simple and easy. Now how do I turn it into an outboard motor?

I have the same DeWalt chainsaw, I bought a power care bar and chain 18" y62 Drive Link from Home Depot.."No" modifications needed!. It replaces that little 12" and yes 4 different Home Depots told me it wouldn't work they were wrong. The power care brand fits DeWalt chainsaws.😀

I just purchased one, hoping it meets my expectations on my small piece of property! The carbs and constant maintenance isn’t what I want to deal with on a regular saw.

I have a tree farm and this chainsaw works great. I need to try the 40v version

I liked mine but it died without warning after less than a year. It was not abused. (I'm an aircraft mechanic and don't beat on machines unsuited to that.) It paid for itself but I'll buy something different next time. My 60V works great still.

@WorkshopAddict

5 жыл бұрын

It is still under warranty.

@obfuscated3090

5 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopAddict I know that but I can afford to perform an autopsy and void the warranty since it paid for itself. I don't want a replacement piece of shit with the same sad controller which either died due to pathetically few fins on the heat sink or because they used shit control components. The Makita I replaced it with is a better saw but the bar is crap so the DeWalt's bar now lives on the Makita. If the Makita craps out I'll use the batteries elsewhere then dissect it too.

Nice work shed and corvette

Great video I couldn't understand the instruction manual so this video was a godsend and I love De Walt chainsaw

That Corvette! Drooling...

Hey Brian, great review. I like the way you point out the pluses and minuses for the product. This saw isn't for everyone, as you point out, but sure has a place.

First time using mine thank you

Thanks for this very informative video - got me up and running in no time. Thumbs up!

Great in depth review thanks mate, sounds good enough for me so just went out and brought one, got plenty of dewalt batteries so all good, all the best Andy..

Excellent review! Best I've seen so far. Very thorough.

Don't forget BATTERY INTERCHANGE. The rest of that DeWalt family of tools are excellent and plentiful at reasonable prices. If you buy an electric saw with an oddball battery you can't slap one in from your other tools.

Wow that is so cool. I wondered when someone would come out with a top handle battery chainsaw that actually cuts great.

Thanks for the review!

Good review on a chainsaw I am interested in buying.

Thought mine was broke! Anyone else not pull back hard enough on the safety brake? Subtle but I noticed one quick move that you did. thank you

@ryanjackson2288

5 жыл бұрын

I just did the same exact thing.

Would love to see chainsaw comparisons if possible.

Great review guy... because of your review I purchased this dewalt saw and love it for around the house jobs. Thanks

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Edward Mottern Glad we could help!

Interested in this for camping. All I need is to take down a dead hardwood tree about 6" diameter and make about 15 cuts thru that for logs to split with an axe. Would this do the trick on a single 5AH battery?

@noobsaibot555

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I just bought mine for. How'd yours work out for this purpose?

@OneclickOutside

2 жыл бұрын

@@noobsaibot555 I ended up going with a small gas powered chainsaw which is working out great so far.

Brian, I've had my DeWalt 620 two years and use it for limbing work in my aerial lift in my tree service work. I need to flip the drive sprocket, held in place by a 10mm/ 3/8" bolt. I can't find a stop hole or brake for the sprocket unless its the handle brake. Your thoughts?

@shermananderson700

2 жыл бұрын

I am answering my own question. The 10mm (3/8”) bolt is left-threaded. I used Vise-Grip needle nose to grip the sprocket. I removed the six Torx screws of the black plastic plate to get to the one-piece drum sprocket. The sprocket thus cannot be flipped to extend use. I will Google the parts list and order the replacement drum sprocket as a backup.

i just buoght one DEWALT DCCS620P1 20V.very good ..dewalt shoud made motor brushless jigsaw ..

agreed thought it was going to break my oil cap after openinig it.. just spit on it if you dont have oil lol

I bought it. Burned out one the first trigger pull. Melted around the rotor for the blade and pillowed smoke. Avoid.

I thought mine was dead on arrival until I saw this. I needed the anti kick back pulled back.

@davegordon6943

6 жыл бұрын

Clark Magnuson me too. Haha

@WoolyBuggerPicker

5 жыл бұрын

??? *Shudder*

Thanks for the review.

Chain oiler gave up on mine after 2 years of light use. Kinda bummed. I'll stick with my Stihl chainsaw from now on

@WorkshopAddict

4 жыл бұрын

3 year warranty. Have it repaired.

I just got this saw for Christmas. I can't BUDGE the oil filler cap. I just know I'm going to break it. It helped my feelings to hear you mention it, but it would have been better if you'd have told us a technique to get this cap off the first time. I want to go cut some stuff up!

@tnekkc

6 жыл бұрын

I used a big crescent wrench.

@kriscook7904

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I sprayed a small shot of liquid wrench around the stuck lid, then I covered a big screwdriver in a towel, put the tip against the outside edge of the lid that would give me the best leverage, then tapped the end of the screwdriver with a hammer and broke the lid loose. I was glad to finally get it open.

Fantastic review 🤘 thanks guys

Excellent video, plenty of useful information.

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Carl Ryan Thanks Carl.

Great review..thanks!

I'm surprised Milwaukee hasn't come out with an 18v chain saw yet. As you point out, these have uses on the jobsite cutting posts and lam beams faster than most other methods, though I'm not sure the accuracy is there.

@ryangehrke8019

6 жыл бұрын

Wild Goose they leaked that they are but who knows when

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Accuracy if good enough for cutting poles down on a pole structure, but that is about it. Just an opinion here, but Milwaukee wants to play with the big dogs. So Milwaukee would want to compete with the FlexVolt line or the Makita 18X2 line. This Dewalt saw does not compete with those units, and I bet Milwaukee is working to perfect it. Who knows. Milwaukee also owes everyone a top of the line rear handle circular saw as Dewalt and Makita have taken the #1 and #2 spots.

Definitely a Nice 20v saw I could definitely see myself useing this on the farm I work at! Great Upload😊🤘 #WorkshopAddict

Now for Milwaukee to finally release theirs would be great!

Hmmmm, Didn’t see you put any oil in it? Mine didn’t come with any oil in it or with any oil lamp

Nice tool and review

@WorkshopAddict

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Really great review, thanks and bonus thumbs up for the awesome C3 :)

final got my hands on the Dewalt 20v chainsaw , i rate it as TOY grade it`s good for the home owner who has the 20 Volt batteries platform who does not want to deal with the problem of gasoline engines. I have 18 acres of bush in the back of my house, so a gas chainsaw is more powerfully to deal with hardwood.

will the 2 amp dewalt batterie mount on that saw

Excellent reviews. Thank you.

Hello, I have the same tool, I bought it brand new, but it's leaking oil, even while at rest, is it normal? Mybe mine comes defective... I don't know... do you know something about that? Thanks

@WorkshopAddict

3 жыл бұрын

Many of these saw will leak oil over time especially if you do not use bar and chain oil. If you use 5w30, it will leak.

@mamertofernandez8709

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopAddict ah ok, I don't know what kind of oil I'm using, I'll change it for any especial oil... I asked in the hardware store chainsaw bar oil, maibe it's not too thick . Thanks

Pretty handy little chain saw. I could see that as a tree trimmer at home. #workshopaddict

Good review Sir. Now I think I need one.....I know I need one. Any idea the price?

Can the bar oil be set for more or less oil

How does it compare to the Milwaukee M18 Fuel Brushless Chainsaw with the 12.0amp battery?

@WorkshopAddict

5 жыл бұрын

It does not. The Milwaukee is much better.

@catlady8324

5 жыл бұрын

You would have to compare the Milwaukee 16” Chainsaw to the DeWALT 16” Chainsaw. This 12” is much smaller, for smaller jobs like pruning.

Good review but I have a question for viewers. I have several Dewalt chainsaws and have had two of them just quit. My 40V Dewalt quit some time ago. Just stopped cutting one time and now when you press the trigger it just clicks. Just now had the same thing on my second 20V Max chainsaw. Cutting a small log and it just quit. And I am fully aware of the chain brake and this was not the problem. However, on BOTH my 60V Flexvolt Dewalt chain saws I now have to zip-tie the chain brake to the handle because the chain brake just won't hold. I know the danger with this but I have become very good at sensing kickback and avoid it well. I really like all my Dewalt chain saws but these issues were annoying. Thanks for any feedback.

@shermananderson700

4 жыл бұрын

Charles Nicholas Take a moment to see what I have posted about my saw motor quitting, dated 9-3-2020. I wrote about the maintenance I’ve just done. I hope this helps. I would caution you against using a zip tie on the chain brake for that could cause you serious injury if you couldn’t stop the motor.

I though the Chain Oil Level Window was a flashlight lens 😂 have you been oiling your flashlight? Or have i been running mine without oil? Either way i cant seem to find the on/off switch for the flashlight

How does this saw differ from the DCCS620B?

Thanks Man!

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Your Welcome!

I'm going to buy one just to take camping and carrying on my atv

glad to know these are known to just leak oil everywhere, i thought mine was broken

Does the normal 20v sized battery work with this?

How does this compare to the Ryobi 18V Brushless Chainsaw?

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

It has more power than the Ryobi! The Ryobi does not have a chain brake like the Dewalt does.

I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle kzread.infoUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.

Nice saw. I have a corded saw and don't use it enough to replace it. But if I ever do I'll consider this saw. Thanks. #Workshopaddict

What size file do you use to sharping the chain? Thank you.

@thorbradshaw2637

4 жыл бұрын

5/32

How does the DEWALT compare to the EGO chainsaw?

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Douglas Whitt The only reason I like the DeWalt better than EGO is because they have a variable speed trigger. Otherwise, I think EGO has them beat.

@dougwhitt68

6 жыл бұрын

Makes for a hard decision as I already have some EGO and some 20 volt DeWALT. Been thinking about going DEWALT for the outside tools as well and give my kids the EGO blower, hedge trimmer, 12" trimmer and push mower. Decisions, Decisions

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Douglas Whitt I can help... Sorry, I thought this was our 40 volt video. The 20 volt DeWalt is a kids toy compared to the EGO and the DeWalt 40 volt. If you want a real saw, move up.

What’s the difference from Max XR vs Max Compact??

@davegordon6943

6 жыл бұрын

Clayton Hartin supposedly any xr tool is brushless for extra run time. This the only compact chainsaw that DeWalt makes. They do make a 40 volt and 60 volt both with a 18 to 20 inch bar. If you want a bigger saw go with a 40 or 60.

I own an ego mower so I'll just get the ego chainsaw. By the looks of it the ego will perform better.

@MultiAlxndr

6 жыл бұрын

John Salazar this saw isn't a direct competitor with the ego. You would have to compare one of the bigger Dewalt saws. This model is intentionally compact and light for smaller tasks and convenience it is a different category

great video,nice corvette...any classified documents round there?

Great Review !#workshopaddict

Cost?

He shows how to remove the chain and housing but not how to put it back. There's only one way to do that and I tried every other way before I finally figured it out. If you show how to take something apart, show how to reassemble the damn thing.

@thehhoff69

5 жыл бұрын

You reassemble it in the reverse order. That is the universal way of reassembling anything. Ever.

Does this support other bar sizes?

@WorkshopAddict

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you wont want to move up to a 16". Not enough power.

Nice review. Nice saw #workshopaddict

Will it cut a 14” tree?

@WorkshopAddict

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

Wood construction this will do.

This Dewalt or the Makita 18x2 brushed top handle? #workshopaddict

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Makita X2 has more power and runtime.

@SgtDuster

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorkshopAddict At twice the price IIRC

too small seems like a toy to much plastic and cheap its is a dewalt so im shure its a good tool great review thanks #WorkshopAddict

@shermananderson700

4 жыл бұрын

Always Wrenching My first impression of my saw bought in March 2020 with a spare 5 ah battery was the ABS material is to thin or flimsy and won’t last. I was wrong. I am a professional arborist since 1991. I own and operate a tree service doing mostly domestic work. We did a large property makeover in June and the saw showed it’s true colors of DeWalt quality. In August the motor began quitting when under the slightest pressure. I cleaned the bar grooves with a Stens bar cleaning tool, changed chain and cleaned the three vents by the motor with air pressure. That simple maintenance solved the issue. If the motor quits again I’ll put it on my bench to open the motor for deeper cleaning. My Stihl and Echo gas saws get cleaned after every work day and we seldom have breakdowns other than chain changes. I carry spare chains and small parts in a Husky 22” Tool Box. That’s all folks!

Nice review! #workshopaddict

#Workshopaddict Nice!

Way more than pruning a 1 foot tree.across This shit can handle up to 2 feet wide

Big Baller...

Great review Brian. #WORKSHOPADDICT

Too small. But nice review. #WorkShopAddict

Why would you buy that? something that size I'm sure you can use a cordless sawzall with a Long Blade just as easily and a Sawzall be much more versatile tool

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

For many people, yes, but for a hunter or a person who will limb or clean up a significant amount of branches, this saw would be 500% faster than a sawzall.

@ometofu

6 жыл бұрын

WorkshopAddict plus all men should have a chainsaw!! Lol

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

LOL.... I am unsure of that. I meet a lot of people that should never touch a chainsaw. But this tool has its place, no doubt.

@Defi_is_a_scam

6 жыл бұрын

It would come in real handy camping.

@FishFind3000

6 жыл бұрын

Yes

so funny, wearing a safety chaps and using a 20v chain saw. where is your chainsaw helmet man?

@WorkshopAddict

5 жыл бұрын

I am sorry you are slow.

@shaweehillsworkshop4226

5 жыл бұрын

a 20volt chainsaw can severe an artery just as easily as a gasoline chainsaw

@shermananderson700

4 жыл бұрын

Sohrab Kaviani The saw is quiet so the helmet is not so essential for ground work and de-limbing. I am pro-PPE so I always wear my helmet. With this saw I like the quiet!

It looks like a kid's toy

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

Never noticed that in person, but seeing it on the computer screen, you are correct.

@ometofu

6 жыл бұрын

Just a right size if you are just buy it for home

@WorkshopAddict

6 жыл бұрын

That is true! But if you look at the kids toys from Stihl, they look similar. Not saying this saw is a toy, it just resembles them.

Ok, so this is a great saw. And the battery life is unreal. But I am looking at the Iranian female soccer fans for the world cup 2018. So, uh.... no idea what's going on here. They should be allowed to celebrate their countries games without restrictions.

one of bad designed cheap product, little use, disappointed.