Do you need a 16” Battery Chainsaw? Watch this First! STIHL vs EGO vs Greenworks

We test 16" battery chainsaws to find out which one is best for you. We test chainsaws from Greenworks, STIHL and EGO.

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[liamcooper]

That chain speed on the Stihl is the real winner here. That thing hauls ass. That being said, I'm happy with my EGO CS1800 which is miles better than my works Husqy electric chainsaw.

[kenbee]

The Husqvarna 540i XP also can be had in a 16" bar and I'm surprised you didn't include it. The Stihl is a beast of a battery saw but it's very expensive and heavier than it needs to be. The Husky saw omits the totally unnecessary anti-vibration system (for a battery saw) and uses alloy only for the motor and bar mounting surfaces, and the sprocket cover, which keeps it closer to the much lighter all plastic-housed Stihl MSA 220, as opposed to the all alloy-cased MSA 300. When you include the heavy battery, the thing weights in close to a 70cc gas saw where it's totally outclassed.

Regarding the Greeworks and Ego saws. I'm not knocking them. They probably offer a much better value for the DIY/homeowner.

[ForestPark]

Appreciate the demos. The Stihl MSA 300 is impressive, but that is an expensive kit. For very slightly more you can get an MSA 140 with battery and charger for the small stuff AND an MS 261 (with a run time only limited by the size of your fuel can) for the bigger stuff. Heck, add in the price of a second battery so you can keep working with minimal interruption, and you are very close to Stihl 500i territory. In my experience battery saws shine on the small stuff. I have a little 14" 40v battery Poulan Pro that is complete gold for pruning apple trees, limbing, and coppice work. I use a medium size 2 cycle on the larger stuff. It's the best of both worlds.

[reusefull]

I suppose it's technically a fair comparison because they are all 16 inch saws, but both Ego and Greenworks make bigger more powerful saws, considerably more powerful in Greenworks case, while the MSA300C is the biggest most powerful saw available from Stihl. Ego makes an 18 inch saw, the CS1800, which is marginally more powerful but would probably still not be up to the MSA300C, but Greenworks/Cramer make an 82v chainsaw that packs a 3.4kw motor (as opposed to the 2.0kw motor on the one in this comparison) that has a 25 m/s chain speed and uses an 18 or 20 inch bar. This comes as a kit from Greenworks with a charger and 4Ah battery for $599. I would love to see that in a comparison between the MSA300C vs the Greenworks 82CS34
My experience has been that the saw runs much better using a 5Ah Battery instead of the company recommended 4Ah battery. I think it is because of the added weight they stay away from it, but the performance is worth it for me.

[danielmarkleblanc]

The Echo 56V /18 inch is an amazing battery powered chainsaw. I tried the STIHL and Echo and it was like night and day. The Echo performed in my opinion much better than the STIHL at a much better price point.

[ImpartiallySpeaking]

The problem with the Stihl is that you’re paying double the price for the 30m / per second chain speed where the faster speed exceeds any level of protection offered by even Class 3 safety clothing and safety boots. From a financial perspective and with an eye to operating a chainsaw within the perimeters of safety clothing, the EGO gives users a decent chain speed at a decent price and users can enjoy a degree of protection from safety clothing which you can’t get when using chain speeds of 30 m / per second

[Nono-rhlr]

Greenworks USA is having a Presidents’ Day sale this weekend for 30% off. Seriously considering the Greenworks but I already have a EGO trimmer that I love. And what’s with the weight. All of these better than gas saws weigh more than my MS250.

[cajunjoel]

Remember that amp-hours are not all equal measurements. The voltage is a factor when calculating how much power there is in a battery. A real comparison in watt-hours is:

Greenworks: 240 Wh
E-Go: 280 Wh
Stihl: 316.8 Wh

[PaulStregevsky]

It's unfortunate that your Greenworks 60V 16-incher is the Gen 1 model with a 1.5-kW motor and an an 11 m/s chain speed. Greenworks makes a 60V 16-incher with 2.5 kW and 24 m/s! And I think there's a 60V 16-inch midrange, with 2 kW and 20 or 21 m/s. My Greenworks 40V Gen 2 16-inch chainsaw has 1.8 kW and 20 m/s. With a 4 or 5AH battery and a full case of oil, it weighs just 5.0 kg, making it the most powerful challenger to the Stihl 36V 220 (1.8 to 2.1 kW) in the 5-to-5.5-kW class.

[blakejer]

Would be great to see the Stihl MSA 300 vs the Makita 40V rear handle 16”!

[kellychase]

Would like to see the Milwaukee M18 FUEL 16" Chainsaw added to the mix!

[jordan]

Thanks for this i was about to buy a ego battery chainsaw but after seeing the battery nearly die after 2 cuts thats a no from me, the boxes and websites say 200cuts per charge lol... petrol it is

[ToolHombre]

My next saw is looking like the new GW 60V 20" with 3.0kW.

[bradleybrown]

Awesome video! Done got 12 loads of firewood with that same ego chainsaw!

[mkluch]

Should have done another test: Cutting big lumber while pressing down on the saws instead of just letting their weight do all of the downward pressure.

[modemfox]

Notice the jump cut on the Ego battery. 5 bars to 1 in a tiny screen blackout... they set that up to push Stihl which they sell.

[almclean]

The Stihl is starting to change my mind on battery saws. I Stihl would like to see them being used in a spruce forest doing thinning or clearfell for a day, just to see how they stand up to the punishment of real work. Stihl think they need to sound like a screaming 2 stroke 😊

[Dark_Viking]

How about testing this Stihl MSA200 with 80/82V chainsaw line from Greenworks?

[spikeman]

MILWAULKEE M18 FUEL IS A BEAST, RUN 12.0 IN ALL YOUR MILWAULKEE"BIG TOOLS" AND YOU WILL LOVE EM!

[michaelchownyk]

Good review, however why not do a new review with a dewalt DCCS677 with a 15 amp hour battery and the new ego commercial CSX 5007 along with the msa 300

And how about the green works commercial 82 V

I owned the Dewalt saw and the 18 inch ego and the Dewalt is better