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  • All right, it is a perfect day here in Pittsburgh to do a review on DeWALT’s brand new 40V

  • Max Chainsaw. Were going to look at the different features, some benefits that it

  • has over gas-powered chainsaws. Were going to do some tests. It’s going to be a lot

  • of fun. So let’s dive into the review right now.

  • Were going to take a look at DeWALT’s brand new 40V Max Brushless Chainsaw. This

  • is the DCCS690H1. Cut open the box, and the first thing that pops out is the charger.

  • So this charger is for the 6.0Ah battery that came with this unit. Here’s what the chainsaw

  • looks like. Pretty much right out of the box, ready to use. The battery’s not inside of

  • it because it would be crazy to package it that way. And the battery is at the bottom.

  • So again this is the 6.0Ah. It came with one green light of charge. So I had to charge

  • it up before I could test it out and take a look at how the chainsaw works.

  • This chainsaw is very easy to work with. But the first thing you want to do is make sure

  • the lock-off lever is engaged before you install the battery. Push the battery in. Youll

  • hear a click. That’s how you know the battery is engaged. Very simple. To pull the battery

  • out, press on the button in front, the battery pops out. Very easy to do.

  • So here’s what were going to do. Were going to double-check that the guide bar and

  • the chain are seated properly. Pull the battery outyou don’t want to lose your fingers.

  • Then turn the large lever on the sprocket cover counter-clockwise until it pulls off

  • the chainsaw. Very easy to do. Then check to make sure that the chain is seated on the

  • sprocket and around the guide bar on the top and the bottom. The chain should be properly

  • seated and have about 1/8” of tension. So you can pull back on the chain, it should

  • pop back into the guide bar. Now in order to adjust that tension, there’s

  • a little lever underneath where that sprocket cover was. You can turn that little lever

  • counter-clockwise to loosen the chain tension or clockwise to tighten the chain even more.

  • When you put that sprocket cover back on, just line up the hole in it with the bolt

  • that’s holding the guide bar in place, and then turn the lever clockwise until you hear

  • a click. Now a new chain does stretch, and DeWALT recommends

  • that you check the tension of the chain during the first two hours of use.

  • The oil reservoir is in the front left-hand side of the chainsaw. You can fill it up with

  • oil, and then check to make sure that you have the right amount in it by looking at

  • the little window. There is a chain brake on this chainsaw. You

  • want to pull it forward then itll be in the set position. The theory is that if there’s

  • kickback, your hand will hit the chain brake and stop the chain from moving. So were

  • going to test this out and see if that is the case.

  • To test the chain brake, you need to put the battery in first. Obviously, pull the chain

  • brake towards you and then start the chainsawand it works. So the chain is locked. Nice

  • safety feature. All right, were going to test this bad

  • boy out. Now here is the deal. With the 6.0Ah battery, which is what we have, and it’s

  • fully charged, we should be able to cut 100 slices out of a 6’ x 6’ piece of pressure-treated

  • lumber. Now I don’t have a 6’ x 6’, but I do have some 2’ x 6’s, and I’ve

  • stacked them together. So were going to test that out right now.

  • By the way, did you know that Jason never used a chainsaw? I blame this misconception

  • on Clark Griswold. “Hey, Griswold. Where do you think youre

  • going to put a tree that big? Bend over, and I’ll show you.”

  • Safety first. Okay, guys. So about 112 cuts, the chainsaw

  • crapped out. So but still, that’s the thing. They definitely made it to 100 cuts. And I’m

  • using the 6.0Ah battery. That was a lot of cuts! Let me know if you need any shim. I

  • have plenty. So I don’t have a ton of trees to cut down

  • on my property. But I have a lot of brush that I don’t want to use the saws on. And

  • a chainsaw would really come in handy for this. Or smaller trees like this one if they

  • get diseases and needs to be cut down. Okay, so there you go. That is DeWALT’s

  • brand new 40V Max Brushless Chainsaw. I was definitely impressed by the number of cuts

  • I could get. And there are some true benefits over a gas-powered chainsaw, like: you don’t

  • have to worry about the engine; number two, you don’t have a pull-start; and three,

  • you just plug in the battery and go. There’s no real maintenance issue with this particular

  • chainsaw. But I want to get your feelings on it down

  • in the comments over here on YouTube or over on HomeRepairTutor.com. So the price point

  • for the 6.0Ah chainsaw is $479. The 4.0Ah chainsaw is $379. I definitely want to open

  • up the discussion about this particular product because it seems like everything is going

  • to battery-operated. And there are some pros and some cons to that, especially when it

  • comes to lawn maintenance products. So let me know what you think down in the comments.

  • And remember, we come up with a new video every single Friday. So you can subscribe

  • to our YouTube channel. We try to make these product reviews fun. And when were not

  • doing product reviews, were doing DIY projects by building a walk-in shower, tiling, you

  • name it. So Home Repair Tutor is a real great place to come if youre a home owner and

  • you want some great tips. Thanks for watching today’s video. I really

  • appreciate it. Have a great day. I’ll see you next week.

  • See these folks walking over here? They probably think I’m nuts. My wife doesn’t know I’m

  • doing this. It’s Thanksgiving Day. I am tired of this tree. It’s heavier than it

  • looked.

All right, it is a perfect day here in Pittsburgh to do a review on DeWALT’s brand new 40V

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