Nice Tool! Batteries NOT!
Update 2: They responded to my seller contact and I told them both batteries failed at the same time. They sent one new battery under warranty, not 2. I am guessing it will last no better than the last ones did. I will never need the extra chain blade or bar that came with the unit LoL. Considering this, I see many options for as little as half the price of this one if you only need a disposable unit for a single project as this one has turned out to be. I'll keep my rating at 5 stars as it is a lesson well learned about the very weak link of battery powered devices. I ended up using an old pair of hand powered clippers to finish off what I could. Update: After 4 to 5 charges each, both batteries will not charge. So lesson learned: the most important feature of any battery powered product is how good are the batteries because without them the device, no matter how good, is useless. I will not make this mistake again with battery powered products - stick with known name brands so you can trust the batteries to at least last a season. This type of saw is awesome, now I have to go pay for a name brand, probably one I already own batteries that are compatible. Works great. Came in a case in a box in a box. Sharpener, glasses, gloves, etc. included. Extra bar and chain included in the option I purchased. Batteries were fully charged upon arrival and I was able to use the tool right away without charging first. In case you are wondering, unlike a regular sized chainsaw, this Tietoc mini-chainsaw uses a much smaller chain blade so it can cut much smaller diameter items without the bouncing and sliding of the blade that you may have experienced with those larger tools while trying to cut small diameter branches, brush and saplings. For those of you who are not familiar with chainsaws, you will not get a cut as clean as using hand held clippers so I would not prune decorative plants and shrubs or garden vegetables with it. If it can easily move, a chainsaw is not the proper tool. Only had it a few days but right now its one of those Amazon items I am thinking I wish I had known about and purchased a long time ago because it works so great for what it does. I don't know how long its gonna last but I am thinking if it lasts only one season it was worth it for me. It seems well built enough for what it is. If I don't accidentally break something I think it could last quite a few years or however long the batteries continue to charge. If you have used a regular sized gas or electric plug-in chainsaw and you are thinking you would like something much smaller and lighter and easily used while being held in only one hand then you will love a battery powered mini-chainsaw. You will be very pleased by its ease of use. I looked at a few mini-chainsaws online and at my local big box stores. I decided on this Tietoc one, I don't even remember why but I think it was the extra bar and chain for the price. I am now thinking it was a good choice. It works great. It cuts through wood like butter. The one bad thing I did notice about this saw was that when I was done cutting what I needed to cut, instead of stopping at that, I found myself looking around my yard for more things to cut with it. You may have to fight that urge also if you get one of these. I used it on limbs and branches ranging from pencil thin to 4 inches diameter on a couple large pine trees I had to climb up to attach ropes in preparation for cutting them down. These pine trees have so many branches I had to cut my way through them as I climbed up. This tool worked incredibly awesome for that. I also have a line of brush about 20 feet by 300 feet that I have to do some clearing every year of saplings and vines and brush that wants to grow out and expand into the yard. This thing works great cutting that back also. It cuts small diameter woody plants like briars and saplings and branches with an ease that nothing else matches. My suggestion: if you are already invested in expensive batteries for a specific brand of tools - check to see what they offer in a mini-chainsaw so you can take advantage of the battery sharing. Otherwise, this Tietoc seems to be a great choice for quality, performance and value. It is 30 percent cheaper than the store brand at my local big box and this one has a case, accessories and an extra bar and chain. I almost forgot, you get an extra battery too. I dont' like to leave 5 star reviews because, tbh, everything could be better than it is. But I am not sure how this tool could be better at this point in time so I decided to give it 5 stars. I will downgrade my vote if it lets me down after I speak well of it. Read more
