Cut what the mower can't reach
Cordless and gas chainsaws, pole saws, chain sharpening and the maintenance that keeps them cutting — sized for suburban yard work, not logging.
Sharpen a chainsaw chain by hand with the right round file, the right angle and consistent strokes. Includes the file size for your chain pitch, the 5-second dullness test and when a chain is past sharpening.
Battery and manual pole saws compared by reach, cut capacity and weight. What to look for in a pole saw for pruning tree limbs from the ground, and when to call an arborist instead.
A gas chainsaw that won't start is almost always fuel, spark or air. Work through stale gas, the spark plug, the air filter, flooded-cylinder clears and carb adjustment in the order that finds the fault fastest.
6-inch mini chainsaws are everywhere. We compare them against a real 12 – 16 inch cordless saw for pruning, storm cleanup and safety, and name who should actually own which.
Battery chainsaws sized for real yard work: limbing, storm cleanup and small fells. We compare runtime, bar length, chain speed and which battery platform is worth buying into.