Zombi ZST5817 15-Inch 58-Volt 4Ah Lithium Cordless Electric Straight Shaft String Trimmer, Battery & Charger Included

Initially I was very happy with this chainsaw... it cut wood, even 20" Oak rounds with ease... just don't force it and it cuts just fine. It at the time did better than a lean burn "Pull On" I had.Then it began leaking oil like a colander. Very unhappy with a soaked truck bed and cardboard. It even leaked out of the cap's vent.With 2-1/2 years on the warrantee, I contacted ALM and they gladly replaced it with a Scott's since they discontinued the Zombi.When the Scott's arrived today, I immediately filled the reservoir with oil and carefully tightened the cap.Drip, drip, drip... eh it didn't look bad at first... but nope, it leaks like a colander too.So back to the manual I went. In the chain care section there's plenty about adjustment and sharpening... yet there it was in black and white: Drain the oil after use.OK, So I went back to the Zombi manual... and hidden in the chain care section is a little sentence about chain lubrication too... gulp! I missed it! It too says to drain the oil after use!It might be an inconvenience but it is what is.Now it looks like I owe ALM payment for the Scott's. But hey two saws are better than one!I bumped it up to 4 stars since the battery interchanges with their Earthwise mower... and yes the saw is a wood cutting monster... just gotta drain that oil.. a coffee filter is highly recommended!

I bought this saw because I need a chainsaw only rarely, and though an electric one would have fewer problems starting in that situation. It does, of course, start right away whenever you pull the trigger, and the battery seems to last a decent amount of time. Drawbacks, though, is that it's heavy, and doesn't have the power of a gas-powered saw. Chain tensioning is easy, and I have had no problems with anything breaking down in 6 months of owning this saw.

I you could marry a chain saw I'd propose to this thing right now. I've only had one day of use thus far, but this is a superbly designed product that works absolutely as advertised and greatly exceeded all of my expectations. This product is transformational. This battery chain saw is to chainsaws generally what digital photography was to the darkroom and the aluminum truck frame is to pickup trucks. After just a few hours of use today I know that there will NEVER be a reason for me every again to pick up a gas powered chain saw and fuss with a clogged carb, mixing fuel, picky engine adjustments, cleaning the plug, and pulling forever without a successful start. This Zombi is a load and go product that is there immediately when you need it, but which waits patiently and quietly for you until you need it again.I did an initial two hour battery charge, poured in some chain oil, and then attacked trees and branches that had been intimidating me for several years. Over a three hour period I cut off branches, downed one tree, cleared some shrub stumps, and cut many 12 inch diameter pieces of very hard wood to fireplace lengths. The Zombi remained powerful even at the end of the three hours. If you're worried that using a battery chain saw will compromise your masculinity, forget about it. This thing is absolutely as powerful as a conventionally powered saw, is very easy to handle, and deploys chain oil sparingly and automatically without the slightest leak. Its a real honest to gosh power tool. (For size comparison, see the photo with the Zombi and my old, inoperative gas powered chain saw. The Zombi is not a toy.) The battery outlasted me. When I finally gave up, exhausted, the digital LED display on the battery pack still showed 15% charge, at which time it was still delivering total full torque.I have the 16 inch bar, 4 amp-hour version with the 58 volt battery. The saw, charger, and battery are all sold together and seem to me to be a tremendous value for the price. The product is out of the box and into field service within a couple of minutes after battery charge. Congratulations to the gals and guys at The Great States Corporation, Shelbyville, Indiana for a great piece of industrial design. The product looks and feels very rugged, and the design beautifully balances simplicity and functionality.I will only use this product in spurts, with months of dormancy in between uses when I am at my other house, so time will tell about the long term durability of the battery and charging system, but I believe that if you carefully follow the directions for proper care of lithium batteries that all will be fine.

I purchased this and initially thought it was quite nice. Balance was a little heavy due the battery being large which may be an issue for some. I returned the product because the battery failed to trigger the safety switch on the main unit at the bottom of the battery holding area. This didn't happen all the time but enough to be tiresome. After using this for a couple of days, the motor would not engage properly. I was able to get the motor to re-engage but it repeated later which was when I decided to return the unit. I had to many problems to be worth the money spent. When working, it has decent power and worked to my satisfaction. Had it not had the problems I would have given it 4.5 to 5 stars.

Not as powerful as a full on gas saw, but good enough to cut good size logs quickly enough. I keep it in my jeep when up in the mountains. Bonus is I don't need to haul gas in with it and it is relatively quiet. Great for making some cuts to clear a trail. If the juice runs out there's the Silky Katanaboy, but haven't had that problem. I cleared a few logs last trip and still have 75% on the battery. More than enough saw for trail and yard. Pretty good quality. Dropped 1 star because the chain tensioning system isn't extremely precise and the bar wrench storage slot is cut such that I need to secure the wrench with gorilla tape. No big deal either way, but not a 5 star for these two reasons.

The problem with this saw is the same with 3 electrics I tried from Lowe’s and returnedChain falls off very easily and must be replaced. Tightening screw better than Dewalt $300 model, but fails after Multiple chain replacements. Every 10 minutes of cuttingBattery not an issue, lightweightSeems to me one needs to spend $1000 to get a dependable, reliable, and durable chain sawUs weekend warriors do not have good electric options