Best Makita Chainsaws
Makita DUC254Z
Great little saw – Awesome little saw i use it all the time nice and light and powerful enough to do the job. Love the fact that it can do what my petrol 12” saw can do Show details
Makita DUC302Z Cordless Chainsaw
Almost too easy to use – I have 3 chainsaws - 2 are petrol (62cc and 32cc). The Makita is the one I always go to first. I think that is mainly because it's cordless - no… Read more
mixing fuel and it's quiet. But the 302 is also great. Heaps of power and good build quality.
It's better suited to pruning than cutting stuff on the ground. The battery weight is at the back - so I find I use my wrists to put a bit of pressure on the chain. It gets tiring. The bigger cordless saws have the batteries in the middle.
It's such a light, quiet and easy saw to use that I worry about my safety. For the petrol saw, I always put on chaps, helmet, gloves, boots etc. It's so easy to quickly grab the Makita that I often don't bother with safety gear (although I always throw on safety glasses). And occasionally I find that I am only using one hand - yikes! I wouldn't dream of doing that with the petrol saws. But that's not the Makita's fault.
Makita DUC400 18Vx2 Brushless Chainsaw
It is ok but some very annoying design choices First design flaw is when you turn it on the saw switches itself off after about 3 seconds. This is a… Read more
programmed choice by makita but it means you are continually turning it on
Second is the chainspeed is good but the saw bogs down and stops in hardwood. It is tedious to use in hard timber
AWESOME 18V PRUNING CHAINSAW! I'm very impressed with this little handheld pruning chainsaw. Being small and just 18V, I thought it would struggle a… Read more
little, particularly with a native hardwood tree that was about 4 metres tall. I originally intended to use it just on the outer branches, but this little chainsaw effortlessly took down 95% of the entire tree. It's really easy to handle due to its small size, and I was able to easily cut through branches 150mm thick with a little up/down and around motion with the blade. It's an awesome little chainsaw, highly recommended.
Makita DUC306Z
A great tool – Having seen a professional with the same or similar Makita, I decided to get this. This was after I had researched what brushless meant! It's light… Read more
and much quieter than a petrol driven chain saw, so no ear muffs needed. It was safer using this to cut up all the branches left on the roof after a large branch came down. The professional did the big bits! Sooo much better than the early electric saws, which were useless. The battery lasts ages, and I still haven't sharpened it. Still need the petrol driven one for big jobs, but this is much handier for the little jobs. More inclined to get them done, too, as just need a quick oil and chain check.