New remington electric chainsaws are junk
595763
Just  took chainsaw that I bought last year out of box yesterday. Started trimming some small branches after putting in oil&adjusting chain. After about 10 min, it made a weird sound & quit. Bought this one because had an 15yr old one that finally died after trimming mesquite,cedar,&pinion for years. If remington can't  make a good chainsaw anymore, they need to get out of business. Feel like I just threw  my money away. Used to recommend them to everyone at hardware store where I worked & now I feel bad! Since it sat in box for over a year, I'm  screwed. Won't ever buy a Remington product again!
3420839
The batteries go dead so fast that if I'm doing a lot of work the second battery is still charging when the other is finished. Makita was a good company once but now they have their products made in China and like all tools made there this is a piece of junk too. I will only buy power tools made in Europe from now on as the USA no longer manufactures anything. The companies here have sent those jobs to China. This tool feels unbalanced to use and the motor is not very smooth like other drills I've owned, even cheaper ones. I guess $200 doesn't buy much these days. People who like this thing must be younger then I and don't know what a good tool feels like. By the way the little light is nice.
4768318
Mikita used to be only at the top in most users opinions. Well, maybe they still are in the more powerful 18/20 volt lithium lineup. ( I don't know, and I won't find out either as I'm very pleased with Dewalt) This 12 volt Makita stuff is mostly a joke, the 3 inch circular saw is worthless, this jigsaw feels the same - like a cheaply made toy. There's not even a quick blade change, you use a Allen wrench ! How pitiful is that ? Oh, and no battery charge gauge on the tool, so you will be in for a surprise when it goes dead. In comparison, my Bosch 12 volt mini sawzall has a "fuel gauge" on the tool, and a quick blade change feature. And power too. Only thing good I can say about Makitas' 12 volt tools are the led flashlight and vacuum. Just to let you know, the saw and this jigsaw have found new homes, I couldn't stand looking at either.
4876112
UPDATE to the review: I contacted Bosch customer service and the rep. INSISTED this just bolts right on (NOT!) No special bracket to correct the misalignment is available as some have suggested.
I requested a refund for the parts and will be selling my TS4100 saw as well. Bosch: Let me spell customer service for you:M-A-K-I-T-A

This out feed table has been redesigned and POORLY at that.
This new version has different length rods so the full length of the longer rod is superfluous. (You can't utilize its full length)
Installation: the body of the old model 4000 table saw is more angular than the new 4100. The new saw is space-aged-rounded and the contours of the saw body prevent these brackets from properly aligning with the mounting holes! Further, once in position the caps of the cap screws are now tucked under the bracket making them inaccessible for tightening with the allen wrench. And since they are CAP screws One cannot use a box end wrench to tighten them from the side.
I just had to initiate a return for the rear outfeed support kit because of the shoddy machining (rod not threaded correctly) I am now trying to decide whether I should go get hex head machine bolts or return it and be done. (Insulting to have to alter a kit supposedly "designed" for a specific purpose.
Skil has done nothing to improve Bosch.
2456095
I have about 20- 18 volt Ryobi products that work great -except for the grinder now giving me trouble. I figured there 40 VOLT PRODUCTS WOULD BE GREAT TO. BOY WAS I WRONG. When I ordered it from Home depot I received it and the charger did not work out of the box. So home depot shipped me another one. I also ordered another battery with it, so I could keep cutting without stopping to recharge. The saw cuts great up until about 10 hours run time and then the motor started to smoke and the windings started to smell indicating it was probably going to burn out. I can attest to this I am an electrician and have smelled many burned motors. I retuned it to Home Depot for repair after about a month when I needed it in the spring. They decided to replace it with new one. The chainsaw is still working but the charger now is having problems giving the battery a full charge. I would steer clear of buying this saw or any 40 volt products until Ryobi Works out the bugs. And Ryobi has a poor customer relations problem from what I am reading on blogs.
1537784
I PURCHASED THE 36 VOLT SKILL SAW AND SABER SAW LAST YEAR THINKING THE LARGER BATTERY WOULD GIVE BETTER RESULTS WHICH THEY DID FOR A WHILE. NOW BOTH BATTERIES ARE WEAK AND ARE GOING FAST. THIS IS WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOP USE. DO I SPENT $200 ON THE NEW IMPROVED BATTERIES OR JUNK THE TOOLS. I TOO HAVE USED DEWALT TOOLS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. WE SHOULD BE DUE A TRADE IN ON THE NEW BATTERIES.
2946061
I would avoid this product.  We have not yet been able to use this brand new chainsaw since it was broken from the moment it arrived which was November 23, 2015.  I am writing this on March 10, 2016 and we still do not have our chainsaw back.  We took it to an approved repair shop to have it repaired and it took THREE MONTHS for the needed part to come in.  Once the replacement part came in, the shop found that the chainsaw still will not run and is trying to get Poulan to trouble shoot the issue.  We now have to take it to another shop of Poulan's choice.  We are out the money on the chain saw and also several hundreds of dollars on the wood for our wood stove to heat our home that we did not expect to have to spend since we bought a brand new chainsaw.  This is horrible.  Stay away from this brand.  Customer service is awful.  I don't think it is right to take a customer's money and not provide the product that was promised which was a RUNNING chain saw.  This chain saw NEVER ran from the moment it hit our doorstep last NOVEMBER.  It never touched one tree trunk.  We should be due our money back but we are refused.
1397009
I bought this saw to use when I go Camping. I bought it in November of 2011 and didn't use it until October of 2012, and only used it for about 20 minutes to cut some firewood. The tree was 6 inchs in diameter and about 20 feet long. (Approximately 14 cuts) I then went to use it again this spring 2013, to cut some more wood while Camping, on my third cut the motor started to smoke real bad and the motor caught on fire, and needless to say the saw is JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I spent over a Hundred Dollars for a saw that lasted less than an HOUR,for about seventeen pieces of wood. THIS SAW IS A SCAM FOR THOSE WHO WILL BUY IT, AND THE JOKE IS ON ME. I can tell you that I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING THAT IS A McCULLOCH PRODUCT, NO MATTER THE WARRANTY OR COST!!!!! DID I MENTION THIS IS A JUNK PRODUCT.....
4442594
These just came in the mail today. I have purchased replacement blades for my Magic Bullet before, but these are awful. The rubber on the back that causes the blades to spin is so soft that it wore out mid-way through my second smoothie. Both blades. Do not buy these, they literally did not last 30 minutes in my house. If I could submit a -5 stars I would!
3625771
Just threw mine out tonight. Plastic under scroll knob gets hot from cutting and melts when using scroll knob. Once it melts saw is useless. Replaced once then after five min. of use it melted the new piece. Skil has to know this is a problem and still sold the saws anyway which is why I will never buy skil products again.
4964316
I tried to save a few $$$ by getting these for my trusty old Makita tools, but they aren't even close to being the same thing as the real deal.  They have a very short life when it comes to holding a charge, and when you pick them up they are noticeably lighter weight than the factory batteries.

I like to keep my old tools out of the landfill, but with the price these bastards are getting for replacement batteries, they kind of have us by the cojones -It often doesn't make economic sense not to just buy a new drill when your batteries are dead.  I really miss being able to buy industrial grade tools that lasted multiple generations -everything now is just disposable I guess?  For example, my grandpa's 1961 Milwaukee angle drill that has been used pretty much constantly since then just gave up the ghost last week.  I can't think of hardly a single tool I own anymore that is going to last 5 years, much less 50...I'm only 38 and I'm starting to feel like a grumpy-old-man when it comes to things like this.
602850
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/GreenWorks-20312-G-MAX-40V-16-Inch-Cordless-Chainsaw-4AH-Battery-and-a-Charger-Included/dp/B00DRBBRU6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">GreenWorks 20312 G-MAX 40V 16-Inch Cordless Chainsaw, 4AH Battery and a Charger Included</a>

I would like to preface this by saying I do like Greenworks products. I have a Lawn Mower, a Hedger, and two Edgers. However when it comes to this chain saw. I ordered it and it was never delivered at first until Amazon gave me a replacement.

I was going to buy an 18 inch with 80 V but I used this one the past weekend, during the first cut the chain came out. I literally had to fix the chain after every cut and I think I will return altogether. This has been a disappointment given how much I enjoy my other Greenworks tools.
1489131
I purchased the Black and Decker power hand saw to cut up dead limbs and do some light prunning. The saw is very slow and cutting limbs with it was a big disappoint..The saw blade needs to be a more aggressive tooth design and more travel on the blade to saw faster. Even on small limbs very slow,not worth the money.
4536849
Maybe I just got unlucky but I spent more time taking this chainsaw to the repair shop than using it.  On top of that Remington (MTD) was slow in communicating with my repair shop to honor the warranty.  In the end and after going to the repair shop they refunded my purchase.  I wouldn't buy another one.
1760410
Now I get it... these are garden tools, *not* industrial, professional EMS tools. How do I know? Their website says it. Check out the tree in the upper-left of the screenshot.

Just, junk...

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OK, my first review (see below) didn't blast them but now that I've read the warranty and decided to avail myself of it, I see they put an out for themselves... specifically: "Send the product in its original box..."  Yeah, who keeps the packaging? Lame company producing crappy tools and foisting themselves off as high-end.

Do yourself a favor and just pop for a pair of Raptors. Give these piece of Chinese crap a pass.

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As an engineer, tool junkie, and ER nurse, I have hunted high and low for high-quality shears that would both perform and last. When I found these, I wanted to love these shears... and initially, I did. I loved them so much, in fact, that I bought about 10 pairs and gifted them to others as well as using them myself. And then...

After only a few weeks of use, I discovered the weak-link in what should be a terrific tool: The rivet in the joint loosens very quickly and renders the tool only marginally effective because the blades separate just enough to allow cloth to bind up. The Ti-coated blades remain sharp but the loose fit makes the tool unreliable.

I've looked at setting up a punch press to expand the rivet but found it more effort than these shears are worth. Rather than use these poor-quality tools, I've spent the money to trade up to the Leatherman Raptor, whose primary benefit to me is their reliability over extended heavy-duty use in the trauma bays at a level I trauma center.

These Clauss shears *could* be excellent but over a sample size of 10-12 tools, I've found them to be less reliable than the $4 cheapo shears that the reps give away for free.
84215
The ferrules crimped (with no solder BTW) on the ends of the ground out loop wires are the wrong size and do not fit into place. The OEM ferrules are 0.120" and the ferrules on this unit are 0.140". I gave it a one start because I haven't started the saw (026) yet. Will revise later if everything works. To get by this unexpected problem I transfered the wires from the old (OEM) coil to this new model.
3748854
Worthless piece of junk! The motor burned up two weeks after the warranty. I have a 220v mk brick saw thats over 20 yrs old and it still works great. Stick with the older products this newer stuff is garbage.