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Ryobi 18V ONE+ 30cm Brushless Chainsaw (Bare Tool)
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Ryobi 18V ONE+ 30cm Brushless Chainsaw is number three in this guide. It is a bare tool: the listing title reads 'Battery & Charger Excluded', so the £169.96 buys the saw itself, plus the bar and chain oil and the bar sheath named in the included components. The 18V ONE+ battery that actually makes it run is a separate purchase. It carries 4.5 stars from 2,168 ratings, and the bullets describe a 30cm Oregon bar and chain, an automatic oiling system, tool-less chain tensioning, a mechanical chain brake and a place in the ONE+ system of over 100 tools for the home and garden.
The specification table on this listing is where things stop adding up. In the field marked 'Horsepower' the listing puts '18 Watts', which is a wattage dropped into the wrong box. In the dimensions field it gives 2.1L x 0.49W x 2.4H metres, which is a size no 30cm-bar chainsaw occupies; the item weight beside it is a more plausible 4.49 kg. The chain speed is written as '10 ms'. Every figure on this page comes from the Amazon listing, not from any test of ours.
How those 2,168 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.5 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £169.96, sold as a bare tool |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5 out of 5 stars from 2,168 ratings |
| Motor | 18V brushless, ONE+ system (as listed) |
| Bar and chain | 30cm Oregon bar and chain |
| Chain speed | 10 ms (as listed) |
| Horsepower | 18 Watts (as listed) |
| Battery and charger | Not included — the listing title says 'Battery & Charger Excluded' |
| Weight and dimensions | 4.49 kg; 2.1L x 0.49W x 2.4H metres (as listed) |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Ideal little chainsaw for chopping up those logs in the garden.Very robust and providing you keep the blade sharp it cuts through the wood effortlesslyYet another from the Ryobi One+ system making work around the house easier”
Verified purchase“Great for small jobs, light and powerful.”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Cordless Chainsaw 2026: 10 Ranked, and Why 40V Isn't 40V.
Questions people ask
Does the Ryobi chainsaw come with a battery and charger?
No. The listing title says 'Battery & Charger Excluded' and the bullets call it a bare tool, so at £169.96 neither the battery nor the charger is included.
What bar and chain does the Ryobi 18V ONE+ 30cm Brushless Chainsaw use?
The bullets state a 30cm Oregon bar and chain, with an automatic oiling system and tool-less chain tensioning.
What chain speed does the listing give?
The bullet reads '10 ms', written exactly that way on the listing.
What does the Horsepower field say?
It reads '18 Watts' — a wattage entered into a field asking for horsepower.
How heavy is it, and how big?
The item weight is given as 4.49 kg, while the dimensions field gives 2.1L x 0.49W x 2.4H metres.
What is in the box?
The included components are listed as bar and chain oil and a bar sheath, alongside the saw itself.
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