I am in the market for an electric chainsaw. What do you have and what are the pros and cons?

I don't have one but I suggest you look at the battery powered saws.  Those are taking over the market.

@RustyFN I’d echo @HandyDan on battery saws. I had very small one before we moved. (Gave it to a friend, wish I’d kept it) If you’re not a firewood cutter, the battery saws might be the route to take. You get to avoid the gasoline, oil, sharpening et. al. You likely know all this, so I’ll keep quiet now. 

I have two gas chainsaws, both Husqvarnas. My daily driver is a 440 Rancher. However, for trimming blanks, I would really like a battery-powered electric. Seems like it would be very handy. I'll be interested in the discussion. 

The only reason I am looking for electric is I want to use it in my shop. I bought an Ego with a 16” bar. I cut three logs in half and the battery was dead. I put it on the charger and it wouldn’t charge because it was too hot. I took it back for a refund. I need something that will last a lot longer than that.

Rusty I'm not sure there are all that many corded models available anymore, it looks like the battery jobs have taken over. I found Wen makes one, as does Worxx....neither names inspires confidence in me. I had a McCulloch I used for almost 25 years before it died. That company has been bought and sold a few times and is now defunct I guess. I bought a Remington and it was a piece of crap from day one. I always used mine in the shop and never found the cord to be a problem, that wouldn't be true if I was out pruning trees .I'd  like to have another corded one now, and I don't because they are all battery models. But If I was forced to buy a battery unit, it would probably be a Stihl, only because of their reputation.

Edited October 16, 20241 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr

I have a Harbor Freight corded only because I got it for 20 at estate sale. It is noisy but if all you plan to do is cut blanks in the shop it will do that surprisingly well. I would prefer a battery op but the you have another battery just sitting . I see good reviews for Makita and have a friend with one he is satisfied with. Stihl is always a good buy. I suggest you look at reviews online by starting with those best of lists and go from that. Lots more experience in those type posts. Be sure to read individual reviews on the tools.

I have a older McCulloch like @Fred W. Hargis Jr.  Works well.  Mostly I use a Ryobi 14 inch 18 volt.  Rarely need to do more than pruning of branches and such.  BUT, I have plenty of batteries for it as I use several other Ryobi products for tools I rarely need.  

 

I've got the cordless Bauer from "Go Harber Freight" can cut quite a bit of wood on a single charge using the 5 AH battery

That's seasoned Hop Hornbeam (Ironwood) BTW.

I ended up buying the Oregon with an 18” bar. It works great so far but haven’t cut much.

I have an old 16" McCulloch. Had for many years and still runs well. Just got tired of pulling and pulling the cord on my gas driven chainsaw. Battery operated might be an option but be sure to have extra batteries available.

Edited October 17, 20241 yr by Al B

Late to the party, but I LOVE my DeWalt 12" 20 volt! As mentioned above, keep a spare battery handy, but the 5 AH ones seem to run near forever. I also have the pole model, but that one is rather awkward to use.

1 hour ago, HARO50 said:

Late to the party, but I LOVE my DeWalt 12" 20 volt! As mentioned above, keep a spare battery handy, but the 5 AH ones seem to run near forever. I also have the pole model, but that one is rather awkward to use.

 

I've also got the Bauer pole model, also one of the 3 AH batteries.