Chainsaws: Stihl, ECHO, Husqvarna, Poulan Pro, Craftsman, Ryobi, Salem Master. Chainsaws compared for weight, pulling force to start the saw, cold temperature starting performance, torque, no load sprocket speed, cutting speed on manufactured log, cutting speed with 5 pounds of weight on the bar, cutting speed through hardwood. I purchased all of the gasoline / petrol chainsaws and supplies used to test the chainsaws to ensure an unbiased review. So, thank you for supporting the channel!
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After testing battery-powered chainsaws There were a lot of requests to test Gasoline powered saws so let's get the Testing underway and see if the 140 saw Is just as good as one to cost 400. in The first test we'll see which chainsaw Makes the most torque then we'll see Which one cuts the fastest we'll see Which saw is the easiest to start in sub Freezing temperatures finally we'll see Which saw takes the least amount of Effort to start the engine at a price of 140 dollars the least expensive Gasoline-powered chainsaw we'll be Testing is a Salem Master Pro most of The chainsaws we'll be testing have Around a 40 cc engine but the Salem Master Pro has a 58 cc engine so the Very affordable saw has a much larger Engine we'll see if it can perform Better and the chain cover on the Salem Pro is mostly plastic the bar is secured In place by two studs the sprocket house Cutouts for the chain which seems like a Pretty light duty design and the metal Bumper spikes are rounded and just won't Offer as much grip as some of the other Brands and the chain tension screws on The front of the saw which is just not As user friendly as some of the other Brands and the handle might be in the Way when trying to fill the bar oil Reservoir very easy access for the fuel Fill and the air filter setup seems
Adequate but the air filter has to be Removed to access the a spark plug and The sailing Master weighs 14.53 pounds Without fuel or oil all the chainsaws We'll be testing have an 18 inch bar the Manufacturer claims it comes equipped With a high quality chain and high Hardness bar to start the engine engage The chain brake open the switch button Pull out the choke control hold the body Of the Chainsaw on the ground with your Left hand put your right foot through The rear handle all the saws have a Two-stroke engine that requires a Gasoline oil mix to test the saws I'm Using fresh 91 octane no ethanol Gasoline with a 50 to 1 mix put the Starter rope until the saw starts run The salt for 20 to 30 seconds at Elevated idle speed the Sailor Master is Made in China right out of the box the Salem Master needs seven pulls on the Starter rope to start the engine and the Saw is pretty loud at 108 decibels at 24 Inches from the saw and a sprocket is Spinning very close to 10 800 RPM at a Price of 200 is this Poland Pro it even Comes with an extra chain 42cc engine it Claims to be ideal for medium duty storm Cleanup cutting firewood and felling Trees and the ranch is stored under the Chainsaw handle compared to the Sailor Master the Poulan Pro seems to offer for Easier access for filling the bar oil
Port the adjustment screw for the chain Tension is on the side of the clutch Cover for easy access the outward facing Sprocket makes bar and chain Installation very easy just like the Salem Master the Poland is mostly Plastic with the metal guide bar plate Installing the guide bar and chain is Much simpler compared to the Sailor Master the Poland does not come with Bumper spikes the Poulan Pro weighs 14.32 pounds press the primer bulb 10 Times pull the blue choke lever out Fully pull the starter rope sharply Until the machine attempts to start Push the blue choke lever to half Position pull starter rope until the Engine starts allow the engine to warm Up for 30 seconds a little quieter than The Salem Master at 106 decibels and Faster spinning at almost 11 300 RPM at A price of 209 or about nine dollars More than the Poulan Pro is this Craftsman brand just like the Poulan Pro This one has an 18 inch bar with a 42cc Engine the oil and gas field ports offer Very easy access the Craftsman is made In Mexico information on how to start The saw is located on top of the saw you Can remove the spark plug without Removing the air filter the chain Adjustment screw is on the side of the Saw the Craftsman's clutch cover looks a Lot like the ceiling Masters but there
Are some differences the sprocket teeth Are also different the bumper spikes are Nice and sharp and a Craftsman weighs 12.93 pounds make sure the Chain break Is disengaged slowly press and release The primer bulb 10 times or until the Fuel is visible pull the choke knob out To position one pull the starter rope With a controlled motion for five times Push the choke knob into position two Pull the starter rope five more times to Start the engine and it took four pulls To start the Craftsman the same as the Poulan Pro very close to 12 000 RPM is The fastest yet and 106.7 decibels is About the same as the Poulan Pro at a Price of 259 dollars is this Ryobi brand 18 inch bar with a 38cc engine the Ruby Is made in Vietnam the gas in the oil Fill ports look about the same as the Craftsman's instructions for starting The saw are on top of the carburetor Cover and aerobi has a washable foam air Filter and easy spark plug access and The bumper spikes are very sharp and Look just as good as the craftsmans the Clutch cover and the sprocket look very Similar to the craftsmans as well and Aerobics the lightest yet at 11.78 Pounds release the chain brake pull the Choke outward press the primer bulb 10 Times pull the starter up three to five Times Set the choke to run pull the saw until
It starts six pulls to start the Ryobi Almost 13 000 RPM is the most yet 106.8 Decibels is almost the same as the Craftsman at a price of 360 dollars is This Husqvarna 440. I wasn't able to Locate any information on where this saw Was manufactured Husqvarna claims this Saw is designed for medium duty use and Goes to 40.9 cc engine the oil and fuel Ports are recessed and tend to trap dust And wood chips unfortunately this can Cause oil and fuel contamination when Removing the Caps definitely not a great Design the engine cover is very secure Easy spark plug and air filter access The bar is secured by two metal dowels In one stud the clutch cover is the First one that's made of metal and the Bumper spikes are very sharp the Husqvarna weighs 11.92 pounds position The choke to the start position press The primer bulb eight times pull the Starting rope three times I pulled the Starter rope five times instead of three But the engine started on a six pull Move the choke to the Run position pull The starter rope until the saw starts 110.1 decibels is the loudest yet and Just over 13 000 RPM the fastest yet at A price of 369 dollars is this Echo CS 400 the echo is assembled in USA Includes a 40.2 cc engine the handle Location can make adding bar and chain Oil a little bit difficult I really like
The wraparound fuel cap which is well Designed to prevent fuel tank Contamination and the air filter seems Very well engineered the chain tension Screw is located on the side of the Clutch cover and the clutch cover is Made of plastic the echo has an inward Facing sprocket the bumper spikes are Very sharp the echo weighs 12.04 pounds Move the stop switch to the Run position Push the purge pump three to four times Until fuel is visible pull the choke Control knob all the way out pull the Starter handle several times until first Starting sound push the choke control Knob all the way in pull the starter Handle to start the engine and the Engine started on the fourth pull close To 11 500 RPM for the Echo and 105.7 Decibels at a price of 400 is this steel Ms250 I bought the saw the dealership And it did not come in a box the steel Is at 45.6 cc engine the steel is made In Germany and the handle might just be In the way when adding bar and chain oil Fuel offers very easy access instead of Locating the adjustment screw in the Clutch cover the Steel's adjustment Screw is built into the saw a very nice Design when combining that design Feature with the outward facing sprocket The bar and chain installation is the Easiest in the lineup and the Steels Bumper spikes are by far the most
Aggressive 12.5 pounds for the steel to Start the saw move the choke to the Fully closed position the steel does not Have a manual fuel pump to Prime the Carburetor without a manual fuel pump it Took a little more effort to get fuel to The carburetor seven pulls on the Started cord to start the saw and the Steel is by far the highest you're Having saw at 14 800 RPM it's also the Loudest at 112.3 decibels before we test Cutting speed let's compare the engine Torque using this Tester the tester will Measure how much downward force on the Bar it takes to stop the chain the steel Plate weighs right at 10 pounds okay Right at 10 pounds and a 58cc engine Makes very good torque at 25 pounds of Downward Force to stop the saw and a 42cc Poulan Pro performed almost as well As the Salem Master at 24 pounds and a 42cc Craftsman match the Poulan Pro at 24 pounds to stop the chain and the high RPM 38cc Ryobi gave up sooner than the Competition at 19 pounds and the 40cc Husqvarna tied to Poland Pro and the Craftsman at 24 pounds and the 40cc echo Outperformed a 58cc sailor Master at 27 Pounds to move into the league and a 45cc still is a total Beast finally Coming to a stop at 37 pounds very Impressive while cutting speed is Impacted by several things torque is one Big factor and the steel came out on top
At 37 pounds the echo finished in second At 27 and Salem Master 25 pounds the Weight of a saw is a pretty big factor And the Ryobi is the lightest at 11.78 Pounds thousand is almost as light at 11.92 Echo 12.04 and steel 12.5 pounds In the next test we'll see how long it Takes for the saws to cut through nine Four by fours beginning with the Sailor Master allow the saws to warm up for 30 Seconds before the test begins and I Pushed the Sailor Master a little too Hard on the first cut and it stalled and It's all finished the first cut in 14.14 Seconds And the Salem Master made the second cut A little faster than the first one in 13.68 seconds and the engine bar and Chain are finally hot and working Efficiently And I made the Final Cut without Stalling the saw and the third cut is The fastest in 12.82 seconds and Napoleon Pro really struggled on the First cut taking twice as long as the Salem master and a 42cc engine really Lacks the power that's needed to cut Through a 10 inch board efficiently 29.5 Seconds to make the cut and Napoleon Performed a lot better in the second cut And 23.08 seconds which is still 10 Seconds slower than the Salem master and The engine bar and chain are finally Warmed up and a third cut is the fastest
Of the three at 21.91 seconds or 9 Seconds slower than the Sailor Master Just like the Poulan Pro the Craftsman Also has a 42 cc engine however the Craftsman makes more no load RPM than The Poland which really helped it on This test Foreign S during the first cut which slowed the Cut even so the Craftsman is cutting More efficiently than the Poulan Pro Finishing the first cut in 23.48 seconds And the Craftsman is completely warmed Up and the Saw made the second cut Without stalling in 21.09 seconds which Is faster than the Poulan Pro and the Third cut took about the same amount of Time as a second cut at 20.79 seconds so The Craftsman moves into second place Behind a sailing master and a 38cc Ryobi Seems underpowered compared to the Salem Master and the Craftsman and the high Revving row be quickly bogged down with Just a small amount of force And Nairobi made it through the first Cut without stalling and 26.58 seconds And I pushed aerobi a little harder on The second cut and it completed the cut Without stalling and 22.67 seconds and Aerobi's engine Barn chain are warmed up And cutting efficiently 21.65 seconds is Good enough to move into third place Behind the Salem master and the Craftsman
And the 40cc hus Fawn is not only Lighted Under 12 pounds it also Cuts More efficiently than some of the Heavier saws and the high revving Husqvarna makes over 13 000 no load RPM And that really helped it on the first Cut at 16.8 seconds which is good enough To move into second place behind the Sailor master and the hus Barn is Cutting far more efficiently on the Second cut now that the saw is Completely warmed up and thus far and is Almost as fast as a sailor Master at 13.95 seconds and the third cut is very Close to the same as the second at 13.63 Seconds so the Husqvarna moves into Second place behind the Sailor master so The echo makes a little more torque than The Husqvarna but 1500 less RPM And the echo just doesn't make enough RPM to keep up with the Husqvarna and The echo moves into third place behind The Husqvarna at 15.92 seconds on the First cut and assault made the second Cut a little bit slower than the first One at 17.28 seconds and the third cut Is a little faster than the second one At 16.48 seconds so the lightweight and Smaller displacement Echo and Husqvarna Saws are faster than the heavier Poland And Craftsman saws and the steel is very Fired up and ready to go and it still is By far the fastest revving saw in the Most powerful saw in the lineup and is
Still easily beat the larger Displacement Salem master in under 10 Seconds on the first cut very impressive And the steel is fired up again on the Second cut and absolutely destroyed the Board like a hot knife through butter in Just over 10 seconds and the steel Totally crushed his test again on the Third cut in just under 11 seconds Before we move on to the next test let's See how the winner of the battery Powered chainsaw Stacks up against these Larger gasoline saws the only new chain That I have that will fit the echo is Made by Steel And the echo made the first cut and only 13.99 seconds and the battery-powered Echo lost a little bit of speed on the Second cut at 14.85 seconds which is Still very fast and the echo made the Third cut in only 14.14 seconds which is Very close to the same speed as the First cut so taking just the fastest cut Of the three the steel is the fastest Song in the lineup at 9.73 seconds the Salem Master finished in second at 12.82 Seconds hus farna 13.63 and battery Powered Echo 13.99 seconds a little more Scientific way to test the sauce is to Just add five pounds of weight to the Front of the saws and see how they Perform I'll make just one cut since our Log is becoming short And the Sailor Master makes more than
Enough torque to make the cut with the Weight of the song and five extra pounds 16.38 seconds is a pretty good time Once again the Poland Pro really Struggled on the testing and the saw Really struggled to maintain chain Speed Without stalling with the weight of the Saw and the five extra pounds 28.3 Seconds to make the cut and the Craftsman also really struggled to Maintain chain speed but it did perform Better than the Poulan And the Craftsman finished a cut in 25.5 Seconds and Roby weighs a little less Than the first three saws and that Really helped it on this test Anderson made the second fastest cut in 22.82 seconds and the lightweight Husband did a much better job than the Poland Craftsman Nairobi and maintaining Chain speed And the Husqvarna is almost as fast as The Salem Master at 17.2 seconds just Like the Husqvarna the lightweight Echo Is maintaining good chain Speed without Stalling And yaku made the third fastest cut yet In 19.47 seconds Once again the steel seems like it's in The league of its own with the very high Torque and high revving engine and the Steel could easily handle more weight on The bar 12.67 seconds is the fastest cut Yet once again the steel made the
Fastest cut in 12.67 seconds the Salem Master finished in a distant second at 16.38 seconds and Husqvarna 17.2 seconds Cutting through softwood is one thing But let's see how the saws perform Cutting through this Hedge Apple Tree Which has had over a year to cure the Engineers who designed this all match Chainsaw chains to the saws an assailant Master has a really large full chisel Chain and it really struggled on this Test at 32.1 seconds An assailant Master made the second cut A little faster than the first and 30.12 Seconds and the third cut is the slowest Of the three making the cut in just over 34 seconds and Napoleon Pro is really Slow from the start and just seems to be Really underpowered 50.1 seconds on the first cut And the Poulan Pro is warmed up and is Cutting a little more efficiently on the Second cut and it finally finished the Second cut in 42.6 seconds and the third Cut is pretty slow but is faster than The first two 39.5 seconds is quite a bit slower than The Salem master and a Craftsman is off To a faster start than Napoleon Pro but Not quite as fast as a sailing Master 41 Seconds on the first cut and a Craftsman Is a little faster on the second cut at 38.5 seconds and the third cut is about The same as the second cut at 38.8
Seconds Foreign Does have a smaller displacement engine Than the Craftsman but it also has a Higher revving engine the Robey made the First cut in 38.45 seconds and their OB Is fully warmed up and revved up making The cut three seconds faster this time And 35.15 seconds and the saw lost a Step on the third cut but is still Faster than the poet in the Craftsman And 36.73 seconds And a high revving Husqvarna uses a Semi-chisel narrow kerf chain instead of A full chisel chain like the Sailor Master and the Husqvarna made the Fastest cut yet and 27.03 seconds and a Husqvarna made an even faster cut on the Second attempt making the cut in 24.25 Seconds or six seconds faster than the Salem master and the Saw made the third Cut about as fast as the second cut 24.7 Seconds gives the Husqvarna a six second Lead Just like the Husqvarna the echo uses a Far more efficient chain design for Hardwood compared to the Salem master And the echo made the first cut in 28.9 Seconds and the echo only gained a small Amount of speed on the second cut 28.7 Seconds is 0.02 seconds faster and the Echo made his fastest cut on the third Cut and 27.3 seconds so the Husqvarna is Three seconds faster than the echo
And once again the still seems to be in A league of its own with gobs of RPM and Torque and the steel has more than Enough power to efficiently cut through The hardwood in 18 seconds is by far the Fastest cut yet very impressive and the Steel is even more warmed up and Motivated on a second cut and a saw just Ripped through the Hedge Apple log and Only 16.9 seconds on the second cut and The steel performed about the same on The third cut as it did on the second 17.1 seconds And the battery-powered Echo is also Using a narrow kerf semi-tisel chain Which is very efficient in hardwood and The echo made the first cut in 28.9 Seconds and the echo made a little Better time on the second cut and 27.6 Seconds or about one second faster and The echo lost a little momentum on the Third cut but still performed much Better than several of the other saws at 29.8 seconds so just taking the fastest Of the three cuts for each brand the Steel made by far the fastest cut and Only 16.9 seconds and a Husqvarna is About seven and a half seconds slower Than the steel at 24.25 seconds and the Echo gas and battery-powered saws Performed about the same in just over 27 Seconds and the cells have been outside All night and they're very cold at 15 Degrees Fahrenheit or minus 9 degrees
Celsius At a chilly 15 degrees the Salem Master Fired up on the third attempt not bad For a budget saw after priming the Carburetor and setting the choke the Poulan Pro wasn't as motivated as a Salem Master to get going 16 pools in The Poland Pro is up and running And a Craftsman is a lot more motivated To get to work than the Poulan Pro and a Craftsman almost started on third pool And I should have pushed in the choke The Craftsman is up and running on the Fifth attempt Just like the Craftsman the Roby is Pretty easy to start in cold temperature Five pulls on the starter open the saw Is up and going And Husqvarna does it seem too bothered By the cold temperature and Husqvarna is Fired up and going on the fifth attempt Just like the sailing Master the echo Seems ready for action quickly in the Cold three pulls on the starter rope And the steal almost came to life on the Second pull I should have moved the Choke into the intermediate position Before the next two attempts and the Steel was up and going on the fifth pull But probably could have been going on to Third In the final test I'll use a push-pull Meter to measure the amount of force it Takes to complete three back-to-back
Pulls on the starter rope this measures The peak force of the three attempts so If you're starting the Sailor Master the Arm and shoulder will experience a Momentary Peak force of 14 kilograms or Almost 31 pounds and the Poulan Pro Reached a peak force of only 7.5 Kilograms or about 16.5 pounds and the Craftsman is about the same as the Sailor Master at just over 14 kilograms Or around 31 pounds and the Ryobi has a Little smaller displacement engine than The other brands but it's a little more Stubborn to get going 17 kilograms or About 37.5 pounds and the Husqvarna Takes about the same amount of force to Start as a Roby at 16.5 kilograms or 36.3 pounds and the echo is very similar To the Sailor master in the Craftsman And the echo reached a peak torque of 15 Kilograms or about 33 pounds And the steel is a very high performance Saw and it takes more strength to get This all going 21 kilograms or 47 pounds Of force is quite a bit if you're Looking for a saw that won't expose the Arm and shoulder to a lot of force the Poulan Pro reached a peak torque of 16.5 Pounds sailor master and Craftsman 31 Pounds and Echo 33. so it saw performed The best when only taking cutting speed Into consideration the steel finished in First place in every event the very Affordable sailor Master had an average
Finish of 2.75 and Husqvarna averages a Third place finish there's more to Consider than just cutting speed for Example 2-3 extra pounds of Saw weight Is a pretty big difference if you're Using this all for an extended amount of Time the amount of strength required to Start us all is another Factor while the Steel performed by far the best it does Take a lot more pulling Force to start The engine the subject to build quality Is highly subjective but this is my Assessment based upon a close look at Each of the saws when it comes to Chainsaws My Philosophy is buy once and Cry once and for that reason I really Like the steel however if you can only Afford a budget saw I'm really impressed With the short-term performance of the Sailor master I'm not so sure it's going To hold up very long it seems like like A pretty light duty saw finally I really Like the Husqvarna it seems like a very Good saw and it's a little bit lighter Than the steel as well as the Sailor Master I always buy the products that I Test on this channel and I never accept Sponsorships just to make sure that the Reviews are fair and unbiased all the Videos in this channel are viewers Suggested so if you have a video idea I Hope you'll take time to leave a comment Thanks so much for watching please take Care and look forward to next time