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~$259
Ryobi 40V HP Brushless 14" Chainsaw
40cc class (by bar)
- 40V
- pack
- 14 in
- bar
- 13.7 lb
- as sold
Ryobi 40V platform owners who want a capable cleanup saw without buying into another battery system.
Homeowner4.8/5 Ryobi.com
Sixty cuts on the 4.0Ah pack that comes in the box, 130 if you feed it an 8.0Ah — that gap is the whole story of Ryobi's 16-inch HP saw, and it is why the kit price and the real cost of ownership are different numbers. The saw itself is the sensible middle of the 40V range: a 16-inch bar on full .050-gauge chain, a 28-inch cut capacity, and a 40cc-gas power claim that holds up in softwood and softens in oak. It supersedes the older non-HP RY40530 and RY40550, and the brushless motor is the reason to pay the difference. The $219 bare-tool version is the one that makes sense for anyone already running Ryobi 40V mowers and blowers; at $299 with the small pack, you are paying battery prices for a battery you will want to replace.
Best for: Home Depot shoppers on the Ryobi 40V platform who want a middle-size saw for storm cleanup and light felling.
Specifications
Manufacturer figures except the engine class and single-pass cut, which are derived here. What each spec means
- 16-in bar, 28-in cut capacity
- Over 60 cuts on the kitted 4.0Ah
- 5-year tool warranty
Where it is strong
- Full .050-gauge chain rather than the narrow .043 on Ryobi's smaller saws
- 5-year tool warranty, as long as anything in the big-box battery tier
- Bare tool at $219 is the cheapest route for existing 40V owners
- Runtime scales well — the same saw reaches 130 cuts on an 8.0Ah pack
- Replaces the older RY40530/RY40550 with a brushless motor at the same price
Where it falls short
- 60 cuts on the included 4.0Ah pack is a short afternoon
- 12.8 lb with the battery is heavy for a 16-inch saw
- 40cc-gas claim is optimistic once the wood gets past a foot of hardwood
- Sold only through Home Depot, so there is no dealer to take a warranty claim to
Written from the spec sheet and the maker's documentation; owner reports for this model were too thin to summarize.
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