DEWALT 20V 8' Brushless Pruning Chainsaw Review DCCS623B DCCS623L1

DEWALT's New 20-Volt 8 in. Brushless Pruning Chainsaw weighs 4.6 lbs bare tool and is designed for cutting, trimming, and pruning. Use it to trim branches from downed trees, cut bundles of wood or branches, and manage thick brush or daily pruning needs. Compact design allows for easy access to tight spaces.

This is a great small saw that does not need large batteries for long runtime. The 3Ah battery included in the kit would be plenty for a decent day's worth of pruning.

[austinite]

Bunch of youtube reviews, this is the only one with an actual demonstration. thank you!

[jamesproctor]

Just bought one & love it. The safety tip does what it is designed to do. That made it impossible to easily cut through a 9” diameter tree, but that’s why I own a Stihl 18” chainsaw. However, as the latter was 4, 500 miles away, I bought an 8” pruning saw for the one tree I needed to remove at this home, and the DeWalt will join the Stihl on my next trip.

[atomatom]

I use this almost every day. A quite, easy to use chainsaw- electric. After we use large saws to take down or prune we use this to remove limb sections and reduce wastes to fit in the truck. Easier to use for a quick saw rather than pull out the gas top handle model. It does a good job. Great for firewood processing also. 9/10 Rated.

[dlkline]

I had one of the more expensive Chinese pruning saws before I got the DeWalt. There's no comparison. This saw cuts like crazy, the 5 AH battery lasts longer than I expected and the quality is there. Pay the extra $, get a DeWalt and don't look back. I like the guard. It keeps the chain out of the dirt and I don't cut anything over four or five inches in diameter.

[standmccray]

I finally got it. I must say I’m very impressed. It’s lite weight and does a pretty good job

[alanpearson]

Just used this saw for pruning and loved the way it performed. The guard can easily be removed and being able to cut with the tip of the saw is a need for me when trimming. No problem with kickback but this could be a problem for some. I did not have the right bit to remove the screws for the guard, but pliers worked just fine.

[michaelfink]

I have one, got it right at release. Happy with it, it's light, fast, and been reliable. It's a single purpose saw for me, I use it to prune while chipping and being able to use it 1 handed is super valuable to me. It works well that way, feels controlled and gets the "Ys" and other crazy stuff that won't feed in the chipper down to size quickly. I actually cut some branches while they feed, certainly not something Dewalt would recommend, but that works well too. ;)

[hottekuh]

Thank You for this video!

I use this little saw in the garden, it is easy to cut every wood up to 10 cm.

I did'nt know how to adjust the tension, now i do☺️

Nice little tool, easy to use and really helpfull in the garden!

[Rolfi-xl]

I took polesaw bar and but it on the chainsaw, and it fits perfectly.

[yukonica]

I heat with wood logged from my property. Removing the slash is the bane of free fuel if your clean-up tool is a 15 pound 18" 55cc chainsaw.
I was looking at DeWalt's 12" electric saw but this is exactly what fits the task. Thank you... Will be on my way to the stores tomorrow.

[samsno]

I've been using my Dewalt's handheld reciprocating saw with a pruning blade to do the big branch cuttings but this would a lot easier... I think I want one of these.

[terrycalvert]

I have this saw the pole saw and both chainsaws first time I used it loved it but as time went on the safety tip on that bar really hinders you!! So I bought another bar intended for the pole saw and it works on the pruning saw perfectly problem solved

[comk]

Curious how the Dewalt compares to the new M18 8" pruning chainsaw. Thanks.

[chipstanley]

I love this chain saw!!! Better yet my wife loves and uses it a lot!!! Only issue is the chips getting the chain to bind once in a while.

[johnnewell]

Interesting result on chain speed. I got a number very close to yours, but not exactly the same: ~1722 feet per minute. That's actually a very small % difference, close to 1% which I think we can file under "sample variation." That's roughly 2x the speed of the M18 Hatchet but the speed difference is probably due to gearing and the torque in the M18 hatchet is probably proportionately higher. I'd love to see a head-to-head that included the M12 and M18 Hatchets and this DeWalt pruning saw! I realize they're all old news at this point so it's not likely.

[TJ-hdym]

The milwaukee m18 is a beast. i got the 8.0 battery worth the extra bucks. It blast through the wood without any bogging it shits and gets.

[AaronAnita]

Very good review. Thank you for always being detailed. How would you compare it to the Milwaukee M12 6" pruning saw? Also have you tried the new Ryobi brushless 6" pruning saw?

[Nyall]

That tip has another purpose. When making upwards cuts, the blade will try to push out of the cut. That tip provides a place to butt the branch against.

[backmanlynda]

I love it, but as I was working in the woods trimming up small branches, the tip came off actually! I lost the screws so today I'm using it without the tip. Review was great about the sawdust getting in there and sometimes very small branches would clog up and we'd have to stop and get the branches out. Other than that, I love it.

[highvoltagefeathers]

I own one of these and its a little monster. Ive cut down and processed a 40 foot pine tree with it, and it comes out every week for something around the property. I have been absolutely terrible to it and it doesnt care.