DeWalt 60V Max FlexVolt 16" Chainsaw Kit vs Husqvarna Power Axe 225i
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 60V Max FlexVolt 16" Chainsaw Kit
- Shares 60V FlexVolt packs with DeWalt's miter saws, grinders, and blowers, and the packs step down to 20V tools
- Tool-free chain tensioning and a quarter-turn oil cap make bar service quick
- DeWalt's figure is 70 cuts per charge in 6x6 pressure-treated pine on the 3.0Ah FlexVolt pack
- 12.2 lb bare keeps it manageable for a 16" saw once you work off a second battery
- Kit price around $389 undercuts the Milwaukee and Makita 16" kits by $100 or more
- Oil leakage is the dominant owner complaint — saws weeping from new and puddling in storage with the reservoir drained
- Repeated reports of the oil pump delivering only a mist, which ruins bars and chains quickly
- Owners report tensioner failures after a few hours of use, letting the chain run slack
- Recessed oil filler sits in a sawdust trap, so debris gets into the reservoir unless you clean it first
- 3-year warranty, shorter than EGO's five and Milwaukee's five
- Narrow-kerf .043" chain on a 16" bar limits it in hardwood compared with .050 rivals
Husqvarna Power Axe 225i
- Complete kit with battery and charger at $380 — the cheapest way into Husqvarna battery
- 6.83 lb bare tool with a pass-through battery design that keeps it balanced in the hand
- Boost mode gives 25% more power for the occasional cut that needs it
- Tool-less chain tensioning, no scrench to lose
- 3-year residential warranty, a year longer than Husqvarna's gas homeowner saws
- The 4Ah pack is small — this is a session-at-a-time saw, not a storm-cleanup saw
- .043 gauge chain is the least commonly stocked size; buy spares up front
- 14-inch bar is the only configuration, with no option to step up
- 40V Power Axe batteries do not fit Husqvarna's professional BLi-X tools