While some of us love those battery powered tools we also wanted to identify the best professional
chainsaw for those who need the power and run time gas saws provide this includes professional
arborists tree cutters foresters landscape professionals and more let's start off with
our best 50cc chainsaw the steel ms 261 cm this chainsaw mirrors the fuel efficiency and low
exhaust of the ms-261 but adds steel's m-tronic engine management system it basically uses a
small computer to monitor and automatically adjust the fuel mix to deal with things like elevation
temperature fuel quality and our favorite dirty air filters you can find this saw on sale for
under 600 moving into the 60cc class we tested the echo timberwolf cs590 chainsaw we did things
like removing stumps to even cutting pole barn beams in half the saw starts extremely easily
and without any hesitation more importantly it remained easy to start from the first pull
until the tool was well over seven years young the 59.8 cc motor cuts smoothly and powerfully in fact
it cuts so easily that it feels like you're using a larger pro saw at around 419 dollars this all
won't come up against much that it can't handle decide the bar size you want to use you can pick
between 18 or 20 inches and pick one up the steel ms 881 magnum chainsaw is currently the largest
model that steel offers it directly replaces the well-regarded ms-880 and reduces emissions
this saw boasts a 121.6 cc engine and support for a 41 inch bar while the ms-880 supported a bar up
to 59 inches in length steel no longer seems to offer that as a stock or build order option
check with your local dealer though you might have some options we're not aware of from forestry to
logging or milling this saw brings both power and control you can grab it for a little over
two thousand dollars when it comes to lightweight saws this echo cs2511t top handle is the real deal
sure it's small but the 25.4 cc two-stroke engine really chews through wood quickly
we definitely prefer the 12-inch bar so you can go up to 14 inches in the end we just love how
this saw works from the clutch driven oiler to the oversized gas tank opening it has excellent
features to match its power you can grab our pick for the best lightweight chainsaw for around 430
husqvarna designed the t525 to be the company's lightest gas-powered tree care saw while it's our
favorite top handle it's not quite as light as the echo designed for full-time pro use this 27 cc top
handle chainsaw really impressed us with just how much power you get out of this really compact tool
the t525 uses husqvarna's low emission x torque engine and it has an auto return stop switch
that resets to the on position automatically for restarting this might be our favorite climbing saw
priced around 520 and somewhat difficult to find grab this little top handle and you're not going
to look back this next recommendation deals with technological advances in innovation the steele
ms500i chainsaw is our pick for the saw with the most advanced technology it provides tons of power
with its 79 cc or 4.83 cubic inch engine what stands out to us however is the use of electronic
fuel injection they also use this technology on their ts 500i 14 inch brushless cutoff saw
pushing 6.7 bhp and weighing 13.9 pounds without fuel the ms-500i also has an excellent power to
weight ratio priced around thirteen hundred fifty dollars this is a saw you can plan to use for well
over a decade if you take care of it now on to our best overall chainsaw for pros the original ms-271
came out in 2011 but it wasn't until four years later when steel awarded the coveted boss moniker
to the steel ms-271 farm boss chainsaw that's when it officially replaced the highly favored ms-270
the new ms-271 cut emissions in half while adding a pre-separation air filtration system
that might sound like a lot of marketing material except for the fact that it added five times the
life to the air filter we love what steel has been doing with the air filter systems they're
creating saws that can run longer and with less of a performance set even when the air filter
gets significantly clogged up by work grab this saw for around 420 and you'll have a versatile
pro level saw that you can use for years we hope our pro chainsaw picks were helpful and you can
find links to all the products we mentioned in the description below want to know more
we've got links to our full written write-ups as well have any questions or want to share your
opinions on these chainsaws let us know in the comments below and as always thanks for watching