Chainsaws

What Kit? Professional rear-handle chainsaws and top-handle chainsaws for use by arborists, tree surgeons, gardeners, grounds maintenance and landscape contractors working in gardens, parks, estates, forests and other green spaces.

Review - Chainsaws

With such a wide choice on offer everyone should be able to find a model that meets their professional needs, says Sally Drury

Latest Chainsaw Reviews

Husqvarna 545 chainsaw

Stihl MS 261 C-M chainsaw

Husqvarna 560 XP chainsaw

Husqvarna T540 XP II chainsaw

Husqvarna 450 chainsaw

Stihl MSA 160 C-BQ and MSA 200 C-BQ cordless chainsaws

Husqvarna 536Li XP cordless chainsaw

STIHL MS 150 T-CE arborist chainsaw

Hyundai HYC5620 petrol chainsaw

All articles are written by the UK's leading horticultural machinery expert, Sally Drury.

If you have any new kit releases or wish to participate in a Kit Test, please contact Sally at sally.drury@haymarket.com.

Sales Director

Frank P Matthews Ltd, Worcestershire
Retail General Manager

Notcutts Garden Centres, St Albans & Garden Pride
Gardener

The Trustees of the Knole Second Trust Fund, Sevenoaks, Kent
Sole Gardener

Swynnerton Estates, Stone, Staffordshire
Gardener / Handyman / Porter

Trustees of Albany, W1J 0AL, London (Greater)

How To Buy & Market Reports

MSA 220 T is well-balanced and easy to handle in outstretched positions - credit: Still

Do the latest battery chainsaws mean petrol is on the way out?

Arborist cutting branches high up in a tree using a Ego Power+ CSX3000 top-handled chainsaw

What are the latest chainsaw innovations for tree work?

Light and compact: 2.8kg DUC254Z-18V intended for use by operators when climbing - image: Makita

What do the latest developments in petrol and battery-powered chainsaws have to offer?

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Highly manoeuvrable: CS-2511WES has the best power-to-weight ratio in its class - image: Echo Tools

What can the latest chainsaws offer to make your work easier?

28 November 2019 , By Sally Drury

Makita: vibration-dampening technology on premium saws reduces risk to operator - image: HW

Chainsaws - Improving performance

30 November 2017 , By Sally Drury

Battery chainsaws offer many advantages while innovative technology shelps the latest petrol models meet emissions standards, writes Sally Drury.

Chainsaws tested and reviewed: battery v petrol

21 November 2017 , By Sally Drury

How do the latest battery models shape up against new petrol chainsaws when tested at Bridgwater College? Sally Drury reports.

Battery tools: latest range introduced by Echo aims to take on petrol counterparts - image: Echo Tools

Battery tools on the up

8 June 2017 , By Sally Drury

The revolution in battery powered equipment continues apace with more manufacturers offering ever-improving machines, Sally Drury reports.

Makita: two fully charged 5.0Ah batteries able to deliver 60 cuts through 5in timber - image: Makita

Chainsaws and pruning tools

25 May 2017 , By Sally Drury

Selecting the most appropriate equipment for the job is key to getting the best result and there are plenty of new options, Sally Drury finds

Battery power: often cheaper to purchase and easier to start and operate - image: Husqvarna

Buyers' guide - Chainsaws

16 December 2016 , By Sally Drury

Chainsaw sales are buoyant at the moment; it's that time of year. Winter gale damage needs clearing and firewood preparing.

Pellenc Sellion P130 pole saw - image: HW

Tested and reviewed - Arboriculture kit

25 November 2016 , By Sally Drury

These battery and petrol pole saws help arborists keep their feet on the ground but which will the students at Bridgwater College prefer? Sally Drury finds out.