Best Petrol Chainsaw 2026: 10 Ranked, and Why the Horsepower Claims Don't Match

This sits at the top because of evidence, not power. It has 1,324 ratings at 4.2 stars, the biggest review base in the list, and 67 of the 100 ratings shown are five star. The 20-inch (50 cm) bar, the 7 kg quoted weight and the £109.99 price line up neatly, and a 3-year Hyundai platinum warranty with five years of stated spare part availability is more cover than anything else here offers. In practice, that makes it the best petrol chainsaw on this page for most buyers.

The engine is a 62cc two-stroke with Euro 5 technology, which Hyundai says lowers fuel consumption and emissions. The box includes two chains, a bar cover, a mixing bottle, a bag, a toolkit and a service card. The side-mounted chain tensioner works without removing the cover, and anti-vibration mounts are built into the handles, so 7 kg does not punish your arms quite as much as the figure suggests.

The catch is right there in the spec table. It claims 3.0 HP, the lowest figure of any 62cc saw in this list, against 3.5 HP and 3.8 HP from engines of identical size. Also, 11 of the 100 ratings shown are one star, and 7 kg is a lot to hold at full reach while limbing. If your work is pruning above shoulder height, buy something lighter.

The Husqvarna earns second place on the numbers buyers can check: 1,887 ratings at 4.6 stars, the highest score from the largest base in this list, with 83 of the 100 ratings shown at five stars and 3 at one star. It is also the only saw here that quotes power in kW — 1.4 kW from 38.2cc — which is a claim you can convert and check. By contrast, its Best Sellers Rank is 50 in Chain Saws against the Hyundai's 5, which shows that review volume and sales rank measure different things.

The 38.2cc X-Torq engine is a two-stroke with a stated 20% lower fuel consumption and up to 75% lower emissions than the model it replaces. Air Injection throws dust out of the intake before it reaches the filter, which stretches service intervals. Crucially, it weighs 4.85 kg, the lightest petrol saw here, behind a 14-inch bar and a low-kickback H37 chain. For garden maintenance and stacking firewood it is the best petrol chainsaw for firewood in this list.

That said, it costs £169.00, the most here, and you are paying that for the smallest engine and the shortest bar. A 14-inch bar means more repositioning on anything thick. The listing also states its power source as hand-operated while the product name says petrol, so the spec table is not flawless. If your firewood is large diameter, look at a 20-inch bar before you look at this.

1,507 ratings at 4.3 stars put this behind only the Husqvarna on review volume, and 67 of the 100 shown are five star. At £131.99 it sits between the two Hyundais on price but above them on the power claim: 3.5 HP, or 2.6 kW, from a 62cc engine. Its Best Sellers Rank is 216 in Chain Saws, well behind the £109.99 Hyundai at 5, which is worth noting if you read rank as a proxy for popularity.

This 62cc petrol chainsaw ships with a 20-inch bar and two chains, plus a carry bag, bar cover and toolkit. The listing states CE, GS and EU-II certification and gives the country of origin as the United Kingdom. The 50 cm bar matches the Hyundai's, so reach and cutting capacity are directly comparable between the two.

The trade-off is weight: 8.74 kg, the heaviest saw here. Even so, that is roughly the price of a 62cc engine and a 20-inch bar in this bracket. No warranty term is stated anywhere in the listing data, and the 3.5 HP claim sits below the 3.8 HP quoted for the same 62cc displacement elsewhere in this list. Skip it if you want the lightest saw you can carry; consider it if bar length matters more than your forearms.

FUXTEC quotes this one in kW rather than horsepower: 2.3 kW from a 54cc two-stroke, with a 46 cm (18-inch) bar and a stated chain speed of 24.1 m/s. 465 ratings average 4.3 stars, with 67 of the 100 shown at five stars and 9 at one star. At £119.00 it undercuts both Hyundais while offering a bigger engine than the Husqvarna.

The practical details are about starting and refuelling: an Easy Start system with automatic choke, tool-free caps on both the fuel and oil tanks, and a chain brake. A blade guard and carry bag are included, and the 46 cm bar is aimed at delimbing and preparing firewood. The brief here is clearly a saw you can get running without a fight.

The problem is the weight. One bullet describes a 'lightweight 5.2kg design'; the spec table lists the item weight as 8.5 kg. That is a 3.3 kg gap on the same page, and it decides whether the saw feels comfortable or tiring over an afternoon. Worth noting that the spec field converts the engine to '3 Horsepower', and 2.3 kW is about 3.1 HP, so those two roughly agree — unlike the weight. If handling weight is your main concern, get this one in your hands before buying.

Hyundai's other 62cc saw costs £129.99, £20 more than the top-ranked one, and carries 248 ratings at 4.3 stars with 71 of the 100 shown at five stars. The engine and bar are the same size — 62cc, 20 inches — and the quoted weight is the same 7 kg. What is missing is a power figure: there is no horsepower or kW number anywhere in this listing.

The 20-inch bar is described as capable of cutting up to 40-inch diameter trees, and the saw has an anti-kickback chain, a heavy-duty manual chain brake, automatic chain lubrication and a side-mounted chain tensioner. In the box you get two chains, a carry bag, a chain file and a two-stroke mixing bottle.

As a result, this is hard to justify against the £109.99 Hyundai unless the extras matter to you, and it is not the best petrol chainsaw on this page if you want to compare power before buying. Also, 12 of the 100 ratings shown are one star, more than the cheaper saw's 11, and the spec table lists model number HYC6200X — the same model number as the saw ranked first. If you want a petrol chainsaw with 20 inch bar and a documented output figure, the cheaper Hyundai is the one.

£106.99 buys a 58cc engine behind a 20-inch bar here, quoted at 6.67 kg and 3.3 HP. On paper that is the best value of the full-size saws in this list. In practice, the 4.6-star score rests on 11 ratings, so it carries far less weight than the 1,887 reviews behind the Husqvarna.

It is a rear-handle saw with anti-vibration mounts, an automatic chain oiler, a recoil starter, two chains, a wrench, a mixing bottle, a funnel and a carry bag. Noise is stated at 111 dB(A), which is loud, so ear defenders are not optional. The 20-inch bar and 58cc engine put it in the same working class as the Hyundai and ParkerBrand saws.

Two contradictions in its own copy are worth flagging. The title calls it a top handle saw, while a bullet says it uses a 'standard rear handle layout'. Meanwhile the bullets describe 'compact power for light-duty cutting' for a machine with a 58cc engine and a 20-inch bar. Add a warranty that reads as one year in the bullets and three years in the spec field, and you have a listing that needs reading carefully. Not one to buy sight unseen.

The cheaper of the two 26cc saws at £99.99, with 178 ratings at 4.2 stars and a 10-inch bar. It claims 1.22 HP, the lowest power figure in this list and the one that actually fits a 26cc engine. The other 26cc saw here claims 2.7 HP from the same displacement, which is the clearest example of the problem with this category.

This is a top handle petrol chainsaw, built for pruning and limbing rather than felling. The bullets state it can cut 210 mm diameter trees, with a heavy-duty air filter, front and rear anti-vibration handles, a chain brake, an assisted starting system and a safety valve throttle switch. The kit includes three chains, a 10-inch bar, a blade guard, a mixing bottle, a toolkit in a case and a carry bag. Fuel tank 0.23 L, oil tank 0.16 L.

The catch is the data. The bullets give the weight as 3.5 kg; the spec table says 2.5 kg. Displacement reads 26cc in the title and 25.4 cc in the spec. The warranty is one year, against three on the Hyundai and Husqvarna. A 10-inch bar limits you to small-diameter work, so if you are processing firewood in bulk, this is the wrong tool.

The biggest engine here: 65cc, quoted at 3.89 HP, with a 20-inch bar and a 16-inch bar both in the box for £129.99. 123 ratings average 4.1 stars. It is also the one power claim in this list that scales the way it should — the largest displacement produces the largest figure, rather than the other way round.

You get two bars and two chains for each, so you can run the 16-inch for pruning and the 20-inch for felling without buying a second saw. It has assisted starting, a safety valve throttle switch, a fast stop control, front and rear vibration-reduction handles, a two-stroke oil primer and a 25:1 fuel mix. A toolkit and storage bag are included, and the saw is CE, GS and EU-II certified.

The downsides are ratings and details. 13 of the 100 ratings shown are one star, and 4.1 stars is below the saws ranked above it. The spec table lists a chain length of 10 inches, which matches neither bar in the title — a data error, but one that makes the rest of the table harder to trust. Also, the 25:1 fuel mix differs from the 40:1 stated by the WORKIT, so check what you are mixing. At 5.4 kg it is the best petrol chainsaw for cutting logs in this list on weight-to-engine ratio, provided you accept the rating spread.

62cc, quoted at 3.8 HP — the highest figure in the 62cc class here, against 3.0 HP from the Hyundai — with both an 18-inch and a 20-inch bar and two chains for each, at £109.99. The catch is the evidence: 21 ratings at 4.1 stars, and 20 of the 100 ratings shown are one star, the largest one-star share in this list.

The kit is genuinely complete: 18-inch and 20-inch guide bars, chains for both, a bar sleeve, safety goggles, ear defenders, gloves, a funnel, a spark plug, a 1.5 L mixing jug, a cleaning brush, a chainsaw bag, a toolkit and a manual. A decompression valve reduces cylinder pressure to make pulling the cord easier, and there is automatic chain lubrication plus tool-less chain tensioning. Fuel mix is stated at 40:1.

However, at 8.8 kg this is the heaviest saw in the list — more than the 8.74 kg ParkerBrand and 1.8 kg more than the 7 kg Hyundai. The warranty is one year. The chain speed is quoted at 34.8 ft/s, while the FUXTEC quotes 24.1 m/s, which converts to about 79 ft/s, so those two numbers are not measuring the same thing. If you want a proven track record, 21 ratings is not one.