I'm retracting my statements about the Dewalt 20" saw after watching a few UA-cam videos on it. Those videos were better than nothing; but I guess I DO need to see YOU test one; because your videos are just better! They give me the information I'm looking for.
THANK YOU! BUT! I was REALLY looking for the ultimate lightweight 20" battery operated chainsaw. I understand that I may only get one cut with the 2ah battery; but in a waist/chest high cutting/felling operation; one cut might be all you need!
Sorry about all the comments. But; did you notice any oil leakage? I am watching a video on the Ryobi 18" saw; and it has what I would call a severe leak; right out of the cap.
In a second call I made to Ryobi; this time the person I spoke with said that the 4ah battery was the minimum battery to use in this saw; NOT the 2ah as I had been previously told. I couldn't get it through this person's head that I didn't care about runtime; just functionality. On another note; an alleged owner of one of these said; on Reddit; that the saw would start with the 2ah battery; but would immediately stall when put to a piece of wood. I don't know if he tried to force it into the log or what. Only reusefull knows the truth!
...still investigating this saw. THIS time; I am commenting on the negative reviews on Home Depot's app. There are over twenty; and they are brutal! The biggest takeaway I got was the rather severe weakness of the chain tensioning mechanism. Did YOU experience any problems with it?
I didn't have any breaking or tensioning problems, but it feels cumbersome to work with. The tensioner is in the cover plate. I don't make my chains super tight and I didn't really check out the setup other than being a little annoyed. I'll take a closer look. Didn't have any problems with the chain coming off, but my cuts were all easy vertical. I'll be doing more with it soon.
I can't remember if I've posted this elsewhere; but when I was reading the Q&A section of Home Depot's description of this saw; a Ryobi representative stated that the 20" and 18" saw shared the same motor. No major engineering from the ground up like EGO did with THEIR 20" offerings. That's why I'd kinda feel like a chump for spending all that money on an 18" saw with a 20" bar on it. I sorta did the same thing with my 14" 40v Greenworks saw that I paid a hundred and fifty dollars for. Is it now worth three hundred dollars because I stuck a thirty dollar 18" bar and chain on it?
@John-cj3ve The specs quote the ryobi 18 inch saw at 14.2m/s chain speed and the power of a 40cc gas saw, while the 20 inch saw is 19m/s with the power of a 50cc gas saw, so even if it's the same motor, they're putting more juice to it.
...I'm finding it curious; that I do NOT wish to see any tests of the Dewalt 20" saw🤔 It just kinda seems like an 'also-ran'. This Ryobi on the other hand; I have been VERY interested in, and will probably buy one before the end of the year. I love my two big EGO saws for their incredible power; but they are HEAVY! Hence my attraction to the Ryobi.
@reusefull no biggie; I just thought I'd comment on the Dewalt 20": the weight of the saw itself is 12.6lbs. And the weight of the 15ah battery is listed as 4.55lbs. Making for an operational weight of a little over 17lbs.
What I meant by all my scrutinizing of the Dewalt is that it's a middle of the road 20" saw. It's not the lightest and it's not the most powerful one. I guess the people who would be interested in it; are the ones that have a few of the Dewalt batteries that fit Dewalt's 20" entry into the 'big' saws category. THAT I can understand.
@@John-cj3ve I have 3 saws a 12 inch an 18 inch and a 20 inch the 18 and 20 take the 40 volt and the 12 inch takes the 18 volt I like all 3 and had no problems with any of them. In the 40 volt my smallest battery that I have is a 4ah one and the largest one that I have is a 8ah one and for me personally they all work great
@@chrisstauffer-kq4bs thank you for your kind reply. It's good to know Reusefull's results are repeatable with a second user. But; again; the specific thing I am looking for is corroboration of the answer I received from the first representative I spoke with at Ryobi; that their 40v 20" saw WOULD run on a 2ah battery; IN a piece of wood befitting the length of the bar.
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I'm retracting my statements about the Dewalt 20" saw after watching a few UA-cam videos on it.
Those videos were better than nothing; but I guess I DO need to see YOU test one; because your videos are just better!
They give me the information I'm looking for.
THANK YOU! BUT! I was REALLY looking for the ultimate lightweight 20" battery operated chainsaw.
I understand that I may only get one cut with the 2ah battery; but in a waist/chest high cutting/felling operation; one cut might be all you need!
Seek help! I am sensing the developing signs of an addiction to the Ryobi battery platform!😂
Sorry about all the comments. But; did you notice any oil leakage? I am watching a video on the Ryobi 18" saw; and it has what I would call a severe leak; right out of the cap.
I didn't notice anything. I'll take a closer look to make sure, but nothing egregious.
Add a rubber o-ring to the bar oil cap. I did and it stopped leaking completely. Ridiculous but it worked. No leaks the last 2 months.
In a second call I made to Ryobi; this time the person I spoke with said that the 4ah battery was the minimum battery to use in this saw; NOT the 2ah as I had been previously told.
I couldn't get it through this person's head that I didn't care about runtime; just functionality.
On another note; an alleged owner of one of these said; on Reddit; that the saw would start with the 2ah battery; but would immediately stall when put to a piece of wood.
I don't know if he tried to force it into the log or what.
Only reusefull knows the truth!
@@John-cj3ve the 2ah will be here next week👍👍
...still investigating this saw. THIS time; I am commenting on the negative reviews on Home Depot's app.
There are over twenty; and they are brutal! The biggest takeaway I got was the rather severe weakness of the chain tensioning mechanism.
Did YOU experience any problems with it?
I didn't have any breaking or tensioning problems, but it feels cumbersome to work with. The tensioner is in the cover plate. I don't make my chains super tight and I didn't really check out the setup other than being a little annoyed. I'll take a closer look. Didn't have any problems with the chain coming off, but my cuts were all easy vertical. I'll be doing more with it soon.
I can't remember if I've posted this elsewhere; but when I was reading the Q&A section of Home Depot's description of this saw; a Ryobi representative stated that the 20" and 18" saw shared the same motor.
No major engineering from the ground up like EGO did with THEIR 20" offerings.
That's why I'd kinda feel like a chump for spending all that money on an 18" saw with a 20" bar on it.
I sorta did the same thing with my 14" 40v Greenworks saw that I paid a hundred and fifty dollars for. Is it now worth three hundred dollars because I stuck a thirty dollar 18" bar and chain on it?
@John-cj3ve The specs quote the ryobi 18 inch saw at 14.2m/s chain speed and the power of a 40cc gas saw, while the 20 inch saw is 19m/s with the power of a 50cc gas saw, so even if it's the same motor, they're putting more juice to it.
@@reusefullI don't know what else they might have done; I'm just repeating what I saw on Home Depot's app.
...I'm finding it curious; that I do NOT wish to see any tests of the Dewalt 20" saw🤔
It just kinda seems like an 'also-ran'.
This Ryobi on the other hand; I have been VERY interested in, and will probably buy one before the end of the year.
I love my two big EGO saws for their incredible power; but they are HEAVY!
Hence my attraction to the Ryobi.
It's funny you mention that because I've gone back and forth about whether or not to test a DeWalt.
@reusefull no biggie; I just thought I'd comment on the Dewalt 20": the weight of the saw itself is 12.6lbs. And the weight of the 15ah battery is listed as 4.55lbs. Making for an operational weight of a little over 17lbs.
What I meant by all my scrutinizing of the Dewalt is that it's a middle of the road 20" saw.
It's not the lightest and it's not the most powerful one. I guess the people who would be interested in it; are the ones that have a few of the Dewalt batteries that fit Dewalt's 20" entry into the 'big' saws category.
THAT I can understand.
I have not had any issues with the size of battery I used in my saw only difference was run time
Do you HAVE a 20" Ryobi? Have you tried a 2ah battery?
@@John-cj3ve I have 3 saws a 12 inch an 18 inch and a 20 inch the 18 and 20 take the 40 volt and the 12 inch takes the 18 volt I like all 3 and had no problems with any of them. In the 40 volt my smallest battery that I have is a 4ah one and the largest one that I have is a 8ah one and for me personally they all work great
@@chrisstauffer-kq4bs thank you for your kind reply. It's good to know Reusefull's results are repeatable with a second user.
But; again; the specific thing I am looking for is corroboration of the answer I received from the first representative I spoke with at Ryobi; that their 40v 20" saw WOULD run on a 2ah battery; IN a piece of wood befitting the length of the bar.