Greenworks 40V 16" Brushless Chainsaw Kit vs Ryobi 40V HP Brushless 16" 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
Greenworks 40V 16" Brushless Chainsaw Kit
- Complete 4.0Ah kit at $300 undercuts most 16-inch battery saws from name brands
- 9.28 lb bare is light enough for sustained overhead limbing
- Narrow .043-gauge chain keeps the motor from bogging in small wood
- The 40V pack runs 75+ other Greenworks tools, including their mowers
- Tool-only version (2006002AZ, about $180) exists for owners who already have packs
- 120-minute recharge is double what Greenworks' own 60V and 80V kits take
- 16-inch bar oversells a 40V motor — big hardwood bogs it
- .043 chains are a narrower aftermarket than the .050 stock every shop carries
- 3-year warranty, not the 4-year the 80V line carries
- Greenworks reuses SKU numbers across generations, so parts lookups and used listings get confusing
Ryobi 40V HP Brushless 16" Chainsaw Kit
- 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
- 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