Makita DUC353Z Twin 18V (36V) Li-ion LXT 35cm Brushless Chainsaw, Batteries and Charger Not Included

Bought this for tackling various jobs around and the garden and am very glad I did! Key benefits for me (over the 2 stroke chainsaw I had been using) are: 1) No battle to start a recalcitrant engine 2) Much reduced noise 3) No smoke / fumes. 4) Pick up and put down ability. If you are tackling a bitty job where you have to cut / look / think / cut or just need to make an occasional cut, being able to pick up the saw, prod the power button and go without having to go through the whole 2 stroke start up rigmarole is fantastic. You are also not clutching a smokey, noisy, hot engine egging you to rush on with the cuts as quickly as possible. Performance wise I wouldn't say this is significantly more capable than a 2 stroke saw of the same size, but it's definitely not any less capable. It won't make you into a lumberjack, but it also won't make you feel silly. Be in no doubt, this is no toy, it needs to be treated with respect. Perhaps even more so because the only downside of an electric motor is there is no noise to tell you it's ready to cut! Having said that Makita have built an auto shutdown into the control electronics, so if you set it aside it will quickly turn itself off anyway. Very easy to make totally safe if you are working on the chain. Just remove both batteries (battery installation and removal is quick and easy). Battery life seems good. I bought a couple of sets of large capacity batteries. The Makita supplied charger works well and charging is quick. Installing / replacing the chain is easy. Tensioning the chain is easy. Chain lubrication works well, with a good sized reservoir. Can't comment on longevity yet, but it feels reasonably well put together. All in this tool was a revelation for me. I'd had a fairly negative relationship with my 2 stroke chain saw and would often just stick to a hand saw to avoid the hassle of firing the thing up. This is brilliant for jobs around the garden. Just treat it with respect, it's a proper chain saw!

First chainsaw owned. Thought I would invest in a battery operated for ease of use as petrol ones troublesome and heavy. Bought Makita as I own several of their power tools and can’t fault them. This chainsaw is very competitively priced. Much dearer ones out there. What a fantastic piece of kit. Easy to set up. Chain can be adjusted with one hand. Very quiet in operation and so far has cut log after log with ease. Some as thick as 12” diameter. The battery consumption has been very good. Well pleased and very much recommended. Get one you won’t be disappointed. Mark

Very good machine. Light and powerful but the chain comes off a lot which is irritating

Difficult to change the chain.

I was thinking of one of these for a long time. I was put off by the price and old double screw adjustment for the chain, I also had a worry how long the batterys would last I'm happy to say I'm glad I took the plunge when I saw this baby at a discount. The saw cuts very well and has loads of power. It does use up the battery more than any other Makita tool I have but not crazy. I bought extra 5amp batteries just in case. I have 6 and that keeps the saw running constantly. The toolless adjustment works well. I also discovered an oil adjustment in the bottom of the saw. Very happy.

I have not used nor owned a chainsaw before, so I am writing as a novice user. My trees had not been pruned in 17 years and they were in dire need. I was looking for a used Stihl petrol chainsaw and then came across some YouTube videos of this chainsaw and was impressed. I already have a lot of Makita battery operated kit, so had the LXT batteries and charger. It arrived next day and I put it to use straight away. Set up was very easy, you just need to pay attention to the way the chain is installed on the bar as if you get it wrong it will not cut. Put some chain oil in and you are ready to go. It made easy work of cutting back the trees. I needed to cut two down entirely, although they were relatively small trees. Nothing phased it, it just cut cleanly throughout the day. Once finished, you take the the side off which enables you to clean out the area by the drive wheel. Very impressive kit.

What an awesome unit this is 👌 Delivery was excellent. Condition of box/ item was excellent. Fairly simple to put together, biggest thing to watch out for is to ensure you put the chain on the correct way, always oil the runner 1st... Also make certain that you keep the underside of the chain (which has shaped nibs) goes fully into the extender runner (it attaches to the saw itself) - keep chain tight or it will keep falling out. Make sure you extend the plate using the small winder, then tighten with the big winder. Before use, make sure it's fairly tight against the runner or it will come off its track. I used this saw to cut back over growth and cut down a few trees.... ordinarily you'd say because it's battery operated unit the power wouldn't be there or that it wouldn't last long, but please, allow me to be foolish --- what a cracking piece of kit this is, did not miss a beat --- enjoyed the safety features of this saw, came in real handy --- I used 5ah battery X2 which is 36v, I had upwards of an hour with them, which is a lot more time than what I got with my brushless 9" 36v grinder (good piece of kit). Happy is an understatement 😊

I only need a chainsaw several times a year in the garden. So always found starting problems with my petrol two stroke one whenever I needed it. It is such a pleasure to grab this one put the batteries in and away I go. Also I can use it anytime without the worry of upsetting neighbours from the noise. I far under use it for what it was designed for.

Die Säge hat für ein Akku- Gerät wirklich eine wahnsinnige Kraft. Nutze sie mit 2x 4Ah Nachbau Akku's von Energup. Sie funktioniert tadellos, die Akku's sind innerhalb von 30 Sekunden gewechselt. Wer 4 größere Akku's besitzt, kann damit fast unbegrenzt sägen, während zwei Akku's laden kann man die anderen beiden zum Arbeiten nutzen. Die Säge hat einen astreinen Schwerpunkt und ist sehr ergonomisch geformt, das Gewicht mit zwei größeren Akku's beträgt, laut meiner Badezimmerwaage, ca. 4,5 Kilogramm. Die Arbeitszeit mit den beiden 4Ah Nachbau Akku's beträgt ca. 35-40 Minuten, in der selben Zeit ist ein anderes Akku- Paar schon wieder aufgeladen und die Säge kann weiter benutzt werden, sie läuft selbst mit 2x 1,5Ah Akku's, ich habe allerdings nicht ausprobiert wie lange. Sie arbeitet sich mit ihrem Eigengewicht mühelos durch große Baumstämme. Im Gegensatz zu einer Benzinsäge ist sie vergleichsweise "leise" hat allerdings trotzdem, meiner Erfahrung nach, die gleiche Leistung wie eine Marken Motorsäge aus der Mittelklasse. Ich habe für diese Säge im Angebot, ohne Akkus und Ladegerät, 199€ bezahlt. Ich hatte sie schon länger im Visier und wo der Preis plötzlich von ca. 260€ auf 199€ abgesunken ist, habe ich sofort zugeschlagen. Die Kettenschmierung funktioniert automatisch, man hat lediglich am Boden der Säge eine "Einstellschraube" wo man den Ölfluss zwischen 3 Stellungen umherschalten kann, wenig, ausreichend und viel Öl. Die Säge macht einen hochwertigen Eindruck und hat am Schutz für den Griff eine Sicherung, wie eine Motorkettensäge. Zum Anlassen einfach den Knopf auf dem Griff drücken, damit die LED anfängt zu leuchten und die Säge einsatzbereit ist. Dann den großen Sicherung's Hebel richtung Griff ziehen und mit der Hand den Schalter betätigen. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit erreicht sie ihre maximale Kettengeschwindigkeit von ca. 20 Meter pro Sekunde. Die Kette und das Schwert, lassen sich mit ein wenig Übung innerhalb von 2-3 Minuten austauschen. Dafür wird nicht einmal Werkzeug benötigt, einfach den Deckel an der Seite, durch drehen des Griffes, lösen und das Schwert oder die Kette austauschen und danach wieder den Deckel raufschrauben, die Kette mithilfe des Rädchens im Deckel spannen und den Deckel danach wieder festschrauben. Ich habe mir gleich 3 Ersatzketten von Tallox gekauft für 19,99€. Auch die Kettenspannung lässt sich sehr schnell einstellen, hier hat Makita sich ein super System einfallen lassen. Ich bin von dieser Säge, wie auch von allen anderen Makita Produkten, restlos überzeugt und würde sie sofort und ohne nachzudenken wieder kaufen. Von mir gibt es eine klare Kaufempfehlung, für jeden Hobby Gärtner der sowieso schon Makita Geräte mit den 18V Schiebeakku's zuhause hat, ist das Gerät eine super Ergänzung für den Gartenbereich. Greift zu solange der Preis noch so niedrig ist, noch vor 2 Wochen hat diese Säge ca. 260€ gekostet. Sie ist wirklich jeden Cent wert und hat bei einer Registrierung des Geräte's auf der Makita- Website eine Garantie von 3 Jahren. -e- Was ich ein wenig nervig finde ist dass die Säge sich bei nichtbenutzung von ca. 30 Sekunden wieder ausschaltet. Die LED auf dem Knopf hört auf zu leuchten. Dann muss man den Knopf wieder drücken damit LED wieder anfängt zu leuchten und kann weitersägen. Ich denke dass das eine Schutzvorrichtung ist, oder es lag daran das die Akku's schon fast leer waren.

Zeer tevreden over

Es la última adquisición que he hecho y como siempre Makita no me ha fallado. Funciona genial y las baterías aguantan bastante tiempo. Un 10 para esta marca

Only have an hour or 2 with it. We use it beside a big gas chainsaw for cutting limbs and smaller bucking jobs. 2 5.0 batteries keep up with a tank of fuel with my stihl, just the stihl can cut larger trees. We were able to limb and buck up 5-6 small aspen trees before tbe betteries needed to be replaced The off safety is a pain, after 5 seconds of use the trigger no longer works and you have to push the button to start it again. We ended up just walking from 1 tree to another pressing the trigger to keep it running, which is more unsafe. In the cold most gloves make the button hard to push and cover up the "on" light. If you take your glove off to turn it on, the saw shuts off before you can place your glove back on. Makita needs to make a button easier to push with thick gloves on and the "on" light further away from the button so your finder does not cover up the light. Simple fixes imo

Ho recentemente acquistato l'elettrsega a batteria Makita e sono rimasto estremamente soddisfatto delle sue prestazioni e della sua praticità. La libertà che offre grazie alla tecnologia senza fili è incredibile, permettendomi di lavorare senza restrizioni e senza la necessità di cavi elettrici ingombranti. La potenza della sega è notevole, e la sua efficienza mi ha permesso di affrontare una varietà di progetti di taglio con facilità. Ho trovato che la batteria ha una durata eccezionale, consentendomi di lavorare per lunghe sessioni senza doverla ricaricare frequentemente. Il design ergonomico della sega è un altro punto a suo favore. La sua impugnatura comoda e leggera ha reso l'utilizzo dell'elettrsega Makita un'esperienza confortevole anche durante periodi prolungati di utilizzo. Inoltre, il sistema di lubrificazione automatica ha contribuito a mantenere la catena in condizioni ottimali senza richiedere una manutenzione costante. Apprezzo anche la sicurezza incorporata nella sega, con caratteristiche come il freno catena rapido che offre una maggiore protezione durante l'uso. La facilità d'uso e la qualità costruttiva della Makita sono evidenti fin dal primo utilizzo