Electric chain saws are probably the best product to consider ror those people who don't have a regular need for a chain saw, or who don't need one for heavy duty work. Unlike gasoline driven chainsaws, electric chain saws are more environmentally friendly. They are quieter too, so if you plan to cut wood on a Sunday morning, your neighbors will probably appreciate your choice of electric chain saws.

Electric chain saws do have a few disadvantages that their gasoline cousins don't have. With electric power you are tethered to a power cable, which limits the distance you can move around in. The cable can be long of course, but it can get unwieldy too. And if you need to go where there is no electric power available, then you either take along a generator, or you use a gasoline powered chain saw.

Electric chain saws have many advantages just the same. They are lighter and more vibration free, making them easier to use for light work. Most people get a chainsaw more powerful than they actually need, probably thinking that one day they will need the extra power. Usually they never do. Often the electric chain saws are the only range that the average weekend or occasional user needs.

There are other advantages with getting electric chain saws. They tend to be cheaper to buy. This is an important consideration if you will only be using the tool every so often. There's no sense in buying an expensive model that sits on a shelf most of the time. Electric chain saws also don't need nearly as much maintenance as engine driven chainsaws. For the handyman who isn't too mechanical minded, this can be a big bonus.

When it comes to pruning and trimming in the garden or back yard, electric chain saws are usually all you need. You can get an extension cable of 100 feet, which should be enough length to allow you to roam around fairly free, almost as good as with an engine powered model. There's no refilling of fuel to do every so often. The chain saw is clean and instant to use, so no starting up problems either.

In these days of concern about CO2 emmissions, electric chain saws win every time over gasoline models. The chain saws are emmission free, so no nasty fumes or leaking oil. They start up with the click of a switch, so no priming and starting problems either. No matter how cold the morning, the electric chain saw will start immediately. It won't splutter on starting either, but will simply run as good in the first few seconds as it will after an hour or more.

Don't be fooled into thinking that electric chain saws are only for the light occasional user. The heaviest of the models can be surprisingly powerful and can take on quite challenging work. Of course, just because it's an electric model don't think also that it's somehow safer. You will need to use all the same safety protection clothing that you would expect to use with an engine powered model. Electric chain saws are still a chainsaws, after all.