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The saw that invented this category and the one utility and line-clearance crews actually carry. A 6" bar on an M12 pack, 4.1 lb bare and under five pounds with the battery, rated for 3" hardwood and about 120 cuts per charge. It is a one-handed tool by design — that is the whole point, and why it ships with a scabbard — which makes it the fastest way to take a limb off a fence line, a right-of-way, or a storm pile without putting a full-size saw in the air. Where it stops being useful is anything structural: past about 3" it bogs and the oiler cannot keep a loaded chain wet. If you want the same idea with more reach, the 8" M18 Hatchet is the step up, at nearly twice the price. $269 for the kit is cheap by chainsaw standards and expensive for a pruner.
Best for: Line-clearance, utility, and orchard crews who need a one-hand pruning saw on the M12 platform rather than a chainsaw.
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.
