BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX* Cordless Chainsaw, 10-Inch, Tool Only (LCS1020B)

This works great for small cutting projects. The 20 volts is a little underpowered for larger jobs, however, I've already cut down three 12 inch diameter threes. I just have to use multiple batteries.

Sawed off a 4" dying tree branch with ease. Cut it into firewood with little effort. Battery is still strong enough for another task.

This small chainsaw is a champ…only 10” but runs well. Could oil better, but the chain on it hasn’t needed sharpening yet. Has about 30hrs on it. Recommend using big battery 8ah, I think.

Does pretty good!

Just the right size for my small jobs that are too big for the pruning shears. Not heavy; can get a lot done with one battery charge!

I own a Stihl chainsaw that I use for larger work, but I bought this black and decker chainsaw for lighter duty/low mobility/low visibility jobs. I have a number of 20V tools and the batteries to go with them so this was a no-brainer to get this to go along with the rest of my kit. I put it through it's paces today with a fully charged 1.5AH battery to cut down a number of small trees that had grown up on my property and trim some woody bushed up close to my house. I got almost everything cut down that I needed to before the battery died. I had another battery in my hedge trimmer that I brought with me but needed to mow before the rain hit so called it a day on the pruning. I found it very easy to maneuver the saw where I needed and it cut through everything with ease. I had put off buying one of these for years now, but finally decided to bite the bullet and i am happy I did. It really made the job easier, especially not having to deal with a much heavier chainsaw, the noise, and worrying about cutting myself while trying to get into position. I have a 4.0 AH battery that I could have used and would have done so if I had a larger job to tackle. Highly recommended!

Cuts good but just make sure you have more than one or two batteries and make sure the chain is sharp and chain/bar lube.

First off let me say that I am in no way, shape or form a professional. I just managed to purchase a home with land that had been neglected for decades at a time, so I am left having to bring it back to its former glory.I currently own a 12” Husqvarna saw, and in the past had an older Stihl 021. This saw seems to cut nearly as well as my Husky, and with much less noise, and no thrown out backs due to pulling on a starter cord.I personally did a few modifications to the saw to make it perform slightly better. First was cutting some plastic to allow it to work with my Porter Cable 20v batteries, however you only have to modify it to accept the 4.0 packs, the 2.0, 1.5 and 1.2 amp hour packs will all fit without modifying the saw.Next I cut off some of the plastic at the bottom of the chain guard, this area had a “lip” that stuck out towards the body of the saw by approximately half an inch. My guess is that this portion of plastic was added for safety, but all it ends of doing is getting the wood chips stuck inside the chain cover. After removing it the chips essentially never get stuck.Lastly, and this requires taking the entire saw apart, was to drill out the nipple that the oil tank hose attaches to on the body of the saw. I removed the hose and drilled the plastic nipple out with a 1/16” drill bit, you might be able to enlarge it even more however even at 1/16” there wasn’t much plastic left. After doing this the saw now oils like it should! A few primes is usually just right, and I now find that five or more pumps is often way too much oil. Definitely a recommended mod if you are confident in taking out some screws, and using a drill.You could in theory also buy the oil pump out of the Black and Decker LCs1240 chainsaw, which is essentially this saw with 40V, and auto oiling. Our saw even has a spot for it, they just decided to skip out on installing it. I thought about doing it myself but have been unable to find a oil pump online.All in all, the saw does what I need it to. It’s convenient for doing work on ladders, or in trees as the tool is fairly light and compact. It has a decent amount of power, however it would be nice if the chain had a slightly faster speed, would eliminate some of the “skipping” some have complained about. The saw has a decent run time with my 4.0 Amp Hour battery packs, and is all around just a great tool, especially considering the cost.