DeWalt 20V Max 8" Pruning Chainsaw Kit vs Ryobi 18V ONE+ HP Brushless 10" Chainsaw Kit
Tinted cells mark the better figure on that row alone: more engine, longer bar, lighter, cheaper. A lighter weight is only a win on the same basis.
What owners like and complain about
DeWalt 20V Max 8" Pruning Chainsaw Kit
- 4.6 lb bare and 8.4 lb with the pack — genuinely light enough for overhead pruning
- Integrated tip guard steadies upcuts, the motion that makes short saws grab
- 10" maximum cut is more than the 8" bar implies; reviewers report clean cuts in small logs
- Runs the 20V Max packs that are already in most American garages
- Kit at about $229 is the least expensive route into a brand-name pruning saw
- 70 cuts in a 4x4 on the included 3.0Ah pack — a cleanup runtime, not a work-day one
- 8" bar and modest oiler stop it well short of bucking duty
- Kit is only about $40 over the bare tool, so the bare tool makes sense for nobody who does not already own packs
- 3-year limited warranty against Milwaukee's five on the competing Hatchet saws
- One-hand use invites unsafe technique; it still throws a chain like any chainsaw
Ryobi 18V ONE+ HP Brushless 10" Chainsaw Kit
- Light and quiet enough that owners reach for it instead of the gas saw
- Brushless motor is a real step up from the older P546 it replaces
- Shares the ONE+ pack with over 300 other Ryobi tools
- About 70 cuts per charge is generous for the bar length
- Bare tool (P2502BTL) at $179 for owners who already have 18V packs
- Repeated owner reports of the bar oiler weeping during storage
- Chain tension needs re-checking early in every session, per owner reviews
- 8-inch branch limit is a hard ceiling, not a soft one
- .043-gauge chain is the narrow stock — fewer aftermarket options
- $229 kit price sits awkwardly close to Ryobi's 14-inch ONE+ saw at $259