Dewalt DCCS623B 20V MAX Brushless Lithium-Ion 8 in. Cordless Pruning Chainsaw (Tool Only)

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Big DEWALT fan. Ask my wife, the shop is filled with DEWALT tools. This one i really looked for yard work and occasional small wood to be cut. I may or may not have taken the guard off the tip. I know some comment if it stops mid cut. 99% of the time that’s to save you from getting hurt. Chain can be easily replaced. Runs well, comfortable, get the job done. I cut up some old docks we were removing for the lake clean up and it did it really well. Ended up in the lake (slip and fall in the lake on an old dock), cleaned and lubed with electrical cleaner and cuts and runs like new.

We are currently clearing about 5 acres of land, by hand. We've got 18, 20, and 24" chainsaws but some of the trees are smaller and all of those were overkill, or we needed to be able to manuever in closer quarters so I grabbed this DeWalt. I know it says it's for pruning, and I know it says the max diameter is about 5" BUT I cannot tell you how many 10-12" trees I have dropped with this thing! We are cutting everything from gumballs (slices through like butter), to pine, hard wood oaks and even several iron woods (really winding elms, AKA as chainsaw killers) and this thing tackles them all. The lower profile means I can get super close to the ground, leaving a minimal stump. Others have mentioned the leaking oil. I have not experienced that. I can see where it would be very easy to get the dummy string to cap wound up in the threads when putting the cap back on and then the cap won't seat right. Battery life will ultimately depend on your battery, not this unit itself. We're out there cutting for hours and hours, so we take extra batteries and switch out as needed. The unit comes with a tool for chain tightening, but I found the traditional chainsaw tool to be easier to work with instead of the thin tool they give you. That tool does work, but if you have the traditional "T" tool, it will also fit the nut. Like regular saws, this does not like vines and heavy piles of pine needles and those will both a chain faster than anything. Be mindful of that. The chains are going to get dull over time, just inherent to a chainsaw in general. I had no problems with the original chain, but it has long since been switched out. This unit is light enough to operate one handed when needed, but durable to cut through the larger trees at the stump. As I write this review, I can't think of a time when I actually used it on a limb or to prune because I'm going after the tree itself. I found that I can make better time and clear much more with the smaller saw than pulling out the 18" saw. Obviously we're using the larger saws, also, but this little thing is super efficient for sapplings and anything where the big saws are just too big. I bought this in July of 2026 and have used it at least every weekend since, long hours all weekend, and several days after getting home from work. If it died tomorrow, I will have more than gotten my money's worth for the $149 I paid for it. This is far and away one of the best purchases I've made, both in value and and work efficiency. And for something really ironic, we were at HD earlier this evening, grabbing more chains and oil, and started talking to the sales associate about this unit. He said he'd been on the fence about purchasing one and whether it would be sufficient for this needs (pruning) but after talking to us and hearing what we've been using it for, decided to buy. Highly recommend this unit. It is way more capable than the description, super easy to manuever, and worth it's weight when it comes to getting the job done. For reference, I am a 51 year old female that can easily handle a 20" regular chainsaw, so this was not something I purchased just to play in my garden or trim my rosebushes. When I say we are clearing land, we are clear cutting for pasture and some of these trees are well over 50' tall and probably just as old.

Whoa... This thing is a demon! (In the best way, of course). Cut through some good size tree limbs like butter. Just the right size to be easy to handle and not too heavy. Can't go wrong with the DeWalt brand. Góod purchase. Well worth the money.

This is a great little saw. It works on decent size branches when pruning trees. I very solid piece of equipment.