Ryobi 18V ONE+ HP Brushless 14" Chainsaw Kit vs Worx Nitro 40V 16" Brushless 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
Ryobi 18V ONE+ HP Brushless 14" Chainsaw Kit
- Longest bar and largest cut capacity Ryobi has put on the 18V ONE+ platform
- Ships with a 6.0Ah pack rather than the token 2.0Ah in cheaper ONE+ kits
- Full .050-gauge 52-link chain, the same size as Ryobi's 14-inch gas and 40V saws
- Runs on the most widely owned battery platform in American garages
- 18 volts is still 18 volts — hardwood near the bar's capacity is slow going
- Runtime claim depends entirely on the 6.0Ah pack; small ONE+ batteries cripple it
- The published 10.4 lb is the bare tool; the 6.0Ah pack the runtime claim depends on is extra weight on top
- At $259 it costs within $40 of the far more powerful 40V 16-inch kit
Worx Nitro 40V 16" Brushless Chainsaw Kit
- 59 ft/s chain speed is 60V-class and more than double Worx's own WG384
- Brushless motor, so it holds speed under load better than Worx's brushed saws
- Two 4.0Ah Pro packs make it the largest energy budget of any kit in this group
- 5-year warranty on the tool
- WG385.9 tool-only is far cheaper for owners who already have Pro packs
- 15.3 lb listed is the heaviest 16-inch battery saw here — overhead work is out
- Worx publishes no chain gauge for this model, which complicates buying loops
- Still needs two matched packs to run at all
- Kit pricing ranges roughly $240 to $295 across retailers for the same SKU
- A 16-inch bar on a battery saw this heavy competes directly with lighter 60V saws