Three hundred cuts of 4x4 on one 5.0Ah charge is the number Kobalt leads with, and it is the honest reason to look at this saw: among $300 battery kits, almost nothing else ships a pack that big. The 80V brushless motor claims 50cc-gas equivalence at 20 m/s of chain speed, there is an inertia-activated chain brake rather than a hand-guard trip, and the 5-year tool warranty is the longest anyone gives at this price. The number Kobalt does not lead with is 16.9 lb with the battery in — this is the heaviest 18-inch battery saw in the catalog, two to four pounds over comparable Greenworks and Ryobi saws, and you feel every ounce after an hour of limbing. As a Lowe's house brand it has no dealer network and no maker's website; the Lowe's listing is the product page, the parts counter, and the warranty desk.
Best for: Lowe's shoppers who cut in long ground-level sessions and will trade weight for runtime.
Manufacturer figures except the engine class and single-pass cut, which are derived here. What each spec means
Written from the spec sheet and the maker's documentation; owner reports for this model were too thin to summarize.
