Remington RM1635W 16-Inch 12-Amp Electric Chain Saw

I just used this little chain saw to take down a large tree (well, large in my book ...). These chain saws are always 'advertised' and 'meant' to be used only for small trees (maybe 3"-4"), and trimming and pruning. I had a tree with about a 12" diameter trunk that I had to take down after the recent hurricane. I bought this puppy, and the tree was horizontal on the ground within about a half hour. Another 2 hours or so of cutting it into bite-sized pieces and chucking them into the woods, and I was done.

This chain saw went way beyond my expectations. I always figured that an electric chain saw would bog down at the first opportunity. It didn't even come close. I was careful to take smaller chunks out, wedges, to make a large kerf, than maybe I woul dhave if I had had a large gas-powered chain saw. But this wasn't always possible, and it did fine anyway. Also, I did use it to cut directly through all of the main branches, many of which were 6" or...Read more

I bought this tool 2-3 years ago, unsure of whether I really needed a chainsaw long term. As I have trees on my lot and feed a woodstove, I have found the tool indespensible. However, I am not at all happy with Remington's version of a chainsaw. The positive, and the negative, is simply: this tool is cheap. I liked the fact that it is quiet and emits no pollution at the point of use. The power was always acceptable. The problem comes at the point when you (inevitably) need to adjust the tension in the chain. The tensioner is worthy of a matchbox car, not a power tool. The adjuster travels a plastic track, based on your turning of a thumbscrew. The mechanism bent at first stress, and works no more. Too bad, as the motor and chain are still as good as ever. As they say, the bitterness of low quality lasts longer than the sweetness of a low price. This function could have been more robust. The tool is worth less without it. Spend the extra money to get a real tool.

First of all, I have to say that I am careful with all my tools and I do everything I can to make them last; but this saw is a tiny step up from what you'd find at a toy store and is simply garbage. I got this thing because I had to drop two small trees (One about 12" at the trunk and one 8") then clean up a few dead limbs.

Summary: with a single afternoon of work (about 1 solid hour of run time) I had:
~Bad oiler pump
~Trashed bar tensioner
~Shot trigger switch

Here's the story:
Right out of the box the thing ran dry as a bone with no bar oil being pumped. After 10 minutes of cutting I realized that the reservoir was still full. I then opened the case up and played with the little oiler pump; apparently it was jammed or not manufactured right. After working the innards around, I got something unstuck (?) and that fixed the pump.

After half an hour more, the saw got jammed on tree debris and the blade went slack...Read more