Not being a chain saw aficionado, I will probably offend those of you who use a chain saw daily. I use a chain saw infrequently. Normally no more often than twice a year unless we have had stormy weather and if it is really stormy and I lose six trees simultaneously (3 years ago) then I call my tree guy. I do not use a chain saw on a ladder. If I can’t have two feet on the ground I don’t use it. Now that I have established my credentials, I like this little saw. It is very well made. It is replacing an equally small electric chain saw. I don’t intend to fell forests with it, but when the occasional tree does come down, this appears that it will be able to handle it. With that said, I am not planning on cutting down one of my trees to merely test it. It came with very good instructions, a charger and a battery. I called the 800 number to verif...