ZHT5817 Hedge Trimmer, 24-Inch, 58-Volt Cordless, Black/Blue

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 was really looking forward to using a leaf blower without the extension cord, and this one received some good reviews. It arrived within less than a week of ordering. I thought "this is working out nicely so far". But when I opened up the nice Amazon box, i came across a not so nice product box that had obviously been opened once or twice before. I thought I would give it a try anyway. So I took the charger and heavy battery, did the charging, which took about an hour or 90 minutes, and assembled the machine. The battery doesn't have the best compartment. Poor design. But the darn thing blew a few seconds and then died. So I'm off to Home Depot now.

I have had many gas saws, went to lithium about 4 years ago and will never go back. I use this saw almost every day for clearing invasive bush honeysuckle from my own property, plus occasionally sawing downed or dead limbs. This is my 4th electric chain saw and is by far the best I have owned. Has plenty of power and so far I haven't even come close to running down the battery in one to two hour cutting sessions. Saw does not stop in middle of a long cut like my other electric saws. Cuts smooth and fast, maybe half as fast as my gas saws, which is pretty good given the quiet convenience of lithium power. The control button is variable speed, which is important to know because if you don't pull it all the way in you won't get full power. Automatic oiler works great but leaks a little like every other saw I have owned. I keep it in a large plastic bucket to catch any leakage. Not that it matters much, but this Zombi saw also looks as good in real life as it does in the pictures.

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.

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!