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Cons: Battery life is not very long but its only 2.0 a-hr., and there are bigger batteries in this line if you want to pay a little more, or get a spare. Battery still takes a long time to charge even only at 2.0 a-hr.
Other: At full extension its a lot of weight and a long moment-arm so it can be cumbersome. I overcame by grasping in the middle, and hoisting to 90 deg.vertical. Raise pole hand over hand to the height of the branch. Tip chain bar against branch and let rest. Backup to a comfortable angle and grab and work the trigger. Quickly lower the tool hand over hand as the saw drops through the branch to a balance point, grabbing in the middle of the pole. I also attached a little 2.5# weight with a bungie cord on the handle end to help it balance. It added to the overall weight but still made the length a little easier to handle. Recommend having a backup means to saw, chop or pry the tool out if it ever gets pinched.
Design change?: Make it possible to remove the left-hand handle and guard to save weight when the pole is attached to save weight on the tool end. Of course that's a safety issue if its not on the pole. So make the removal of the handle and guard a switch, so that the saw will not operate when the battery is not attached on the tool handle end instead of the far end of the pole. Of course that drives up cost, and I did buy this one for cost sensitivity.
I would have preferred another tool brand that I have, a drill and reciprocating saw with great batteries, but their pole saw was only 8', and a lot more expensive. So this did OK but I couldn't work very long with it and couldn't resume work with it for a long time (for recharge) that first day of use.


The chainsaw:
Let’s start by saying that I’m not a chainsaw person. However, the thing works. I’ve taken down 1’ diameter trees with it. It’s very light and maneuverable. Battery is so much easier than gas. Press the button, it’s on, release and it’s off. That’s it. I thought I had to buy a $600 24” monster: nope! Those are for those pros who do it for a living: I’m just trying to keep my yard in order.
The battery: doesn’t last all that long. I bought a 4 so I can swap out between them. Based on the quality of the chainsaw, I ended up buying the Worx weedwhacker and hedge trimmers without the batteries, so this is the more economical option, overall.
Chainsaw on Pole: medieval jousting skills might come in handy. Easy to take apart and put together, but you’ll want to have anyone around you step far, far away. There’s definitely hoisting to get the thing up on the branch, and if you miss, it’s work to get it back up. However, as other reviews have written, the weight of the saw does the work. You don’t have to press down, just press the button. In all, it’s safer than taking a saw up a ladder, but you do have to have some back and upper body strength.
Overall: it works great, and in as much as I’m not using it every day, I think it will last. Very very useful.

CONS: when the pole is fully extended, the pole is a little too limber for my preference. It bows under the weight of the saw. I do not think it will break though. I minimize this by only fully extending the pole only when absolutely necessary.
Overall, I am very happy with this pole saw and would recommend it.


Cons - biggest issue was the chain falling off on first use. Used it to cut off branches of small tree and kept falling off. I thought maybe me but my landscape guy had the same issue fixing this and just asked I return it.
Pros -
- Battery can be leveraged across devices
- long pole extension so don’t have to worry about gas and use this for small branch jobs without ladder
- battery usually lasts for 30 min on other devices but couldn’t get this working for 30 min without chain falling off.





When used as a pole-saw, much of the weight is at the cutting end of the pole, so leverage works against the operator, but it is not so heavy that this has been a challenge. It comes with a 20V 2Ah battery, which is interchangeable with other Worx tools, but some other tools work come with 4Ah batteries, so you may or may not end up interchanging.
I haven't had to change the chain yet, so am not sure how easy that will be, but from diagrams it looks fairly straightforward.
Not really a negative, but because the saw is so light, you have to be more conscious of controlling it than a saw of greater mass. The batteries come un-charged, and take maybe 4 hours to fully charge, so you have enough time to read the safety and maintenance manual before using the saw.

I am pleased with the saw, I will keep it, because returning is too much trouble and won't guarantee a solution. I expect I will have to do some machining of the battery slots to make it usable, and to avoid ultimately doing damage to the tool by the extreme force required to install and remove batteries.


I'M SO GLAD I DID. It's so easy to use with the battery pack (just charge it up and add oil and you're ready to go), and while it does not cut through wood like butter like you might see with a full-size gas-powered chainsaw ... it gets the job done. Unless you have a forest to tend to, this is likely the perfect machine for you.
The battery lasts longer than I expected based on some other reviews, and while, again, I wouldn't really want to tackle cutting down a full-size tree with this ... I think it COULD get the job done!
The flexibility to also use it as a chainsaw is great in terms of both cost- and space-saving. The main thing to be aware of is, as other reviewers have noted, this little chainsaw at the end of a long pole gets surprisingly heavy. I'm a 6-1, 200 lb. male, and it's a workout when you have the pole extended all the way. My 5-7, 130 lb. wife simply can't do it at max extension. So, if you're *primary* need is the max extension of the polesaw, I would recommend you look elsewhere. But if it's just something you're going to use once in a while, you'll love the flexibility and overall ease of use of this great tool!

* footnote: I added a strap from the top of the extension clamp to the provided loop near the bottom trigger. I just used an old carrying strap and some 1/4" rope to make the top loop to hold my strap. I put the entire strap over my head and let it rest on my shoulder to take all the weight of the rig while my top hand is just guiding and stabilizing the cut. Some poles saws provide this kind of strap, but not this company as of this review.
My only real criticism is that the ergonomics of the lower trigger and safety release could have been worked out a bit better. But on the objective side, I have only done about 6 cuts with the pole and it could just need some practice!

The opposite experience with this product was not expected, but it is the result.
The good: it's light weight. It looks nice.
The rest: First, the numerously emblazoned "Auto-Tensioning!" Ha! "Auto?' "you keep using that word..."
What it really means is "you must turn the knob, by hand (that would be manually) after almost every cut or your chain will jump it's track. Guess how well that works with a pole saw and a reach of 10'. Yes, Vut; lower saw; pull in; tighten tensioner. Now, when your chain does jump, and it will, good luck getting it back on. There are a dozen ways to fail in getting the cover/"auto" tensioner back on and only one way to succeed. And there's no indication of the proper way. It's a roll of the dice. A light plastic cover with one thumb screwed bolt/knob is all that holds the chain down and tensions it, manually. Really disappointment that a company who could make such an outstanding product could also put out this.



I had purchased a battery chainsaw several years ago and accepted the limitations of the technology at that time, this Worx brand performs much better with good battery life and impressive cutting ability. I own several gas Chainsaws for heavy work, but I could see this model as a suitable product for the average homeowners needs and would serve them well.
Just a couple of things that are not great but acceptable are the 2.0 amp/hour battery recharge time is about 5 hours with the included charger, so it would be wise to plan your work or have a spare battery, and when using the extension pole the bar and chain are hidden from view so you need to be sure you have it placed in the desired spot as you place the saw.
After using this saw to cut several 5" to 8" trees down and clean them up I am well pleased with performance, battery life, and ease of use.



