Hey Dale,
Have you got any further impressions of this saw?
I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on a purchase of a cordless saw, and am torn between this and the Ego. The price isn't massively different between them.
A major point in favor of the greenworks saw, in my mind, is the variable speed trigger. I'm currently using a borrowed Stihl 025, and some of what it gets used for is cutting tenons on roundwood posts; I think I would miss the variable speed for this.
Other than that, I'm kinda attached to the idea of real bucking spikes, vs cheesy-looking plastic ridges on the Ego.
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From what I've read, with a 2AH battery in each saw, the ego will run about 1/3rd longer. So, the greenworks saw is running at nearly twice the wattage of the Ego if it can use up ~43% more watt-hours(due to the higher voltage) in 3/4s of the time.
The claim that the Greenworks is equal to a 45cc saw seems vaguely reasonable; stated runtime of 30 mins for 2AH @ 80v means it's eating about 320W(80V*4A). The Stihl 025 is a 45.4cc saw rated @ 3.0BHP. Assuming around 20% efficiency, that would be 447W.... At least in the same ballpark.
On paper the Ego is way behind on power; 40 minute runtime on 2.0AH @ 56V means it only put out 168W.
It's way ahead on warranty though; 5 years on the saw and 3 on extra batteries, vs 1 year on the Greenworks and 2 on extra batteries... which doesn't make much sense.
So, in the real world... do you see a big power difference? I've read your glowing
thread on the Ego, so any further comparison info would be much appreciated.