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Mar 22 – Mar 23
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Size: Chain Saw Only
Features
- No gas, emissions, oil mixing or pull starts
- Makita-built Outer Rotor BL Brushless Motor direct-drive system provides high power efficiency equivalent to a 32cc gas chain saw
- Tool-less chain adjustment for convenient operation and maintenance
- Variable speed trigger (0-3,940 FPM) for easy operation
- Two 18V LXT Lithium-Ion batteries deliver 36V power and performance without leaving the 18V LXT platform (batteries not included)
Description
The 18V x2 LXT (36V) Brushless chain saw (model XCU03Z) is powered by two 18V LXT batteries, so users get 36V power & run time but without leaving the strongly-preferred 18V battery platform. & with the efficient Makita outer rotor Brushless motor with direct drive system, users get high power efficiency that is equivalent to a gas chain saw. XCU03Z has a 14” guide bar & the Makita-built motor with variable speed delivers 0-3, 940 FPM For increased cutting speed, but with less noise. It has zero emissions & reduced maintenance. The XCU03Z features Makita extreme Protection Technology (XPT) & star protection Computer controls.
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 21.2 x 10.6 inches
Item Weight: 10.38 pounds
Manufacturer: Makita
Item model number: XCU03Z
Batteries: 2 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
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Mar 22 – Mar 23
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Top Amazon Reviews
Size: Kit with two 5.0Ah batteries
This chainsaw is well-designed and manufactured, like all the other Makita tools I own. I’ve used it for brush cleanup and cutting storm-downed trees up to 14” diameter, into fireplace-sized logs. It is light but powerful, and very maneuverable. I have yet to run out of battery - I run out of energy first. This is a perfect fit for my needs.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022 by William R. Webb
Size: Kit with two 5.0Ah batteries
Love this thing. It takes some getting use to it, but the performance was excellent. I cut up 1/3 of a cord of cherry wood today and it was excellent. I can see this meeting 80% of my chainsaw needs. I have six batteries and I ran out of gas before the saw ran out of electricity. I charge by batteries by solar so it was free cutting.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2022 by ngcpeeper
Size: Kit with two 5.0Ah batteries
This chainsaw works great! It’s relatively light but a workhorse. It comes unassembled. That was a surprise and a little challenge. The directions aren’t as straight forward as I would like. I’ve never assembled one before so there was a learning curve. It needs bar and chain oil which isn’t included.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022 by Bill C
Size: Chain Saw Only
The media could not be loaded. As someone who who happens to belong to to the Makita LXT clan when I needed a chainsaw I looked at this. I have 2 3 month old batteries 1 for my impact wrench https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CA04RH4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and one for my drill https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0160TRO8A/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 So I was thinking all I have to do is buy a bare tool. At first I was going to just rent a chainsaw but when I found they were 80$ a day I decided to buy. Now it should probably be known that I paid my way through college and late high school years as a landscaper (while we did tons of arborist work, landscapers and arborists are not the same. Arborists care about safety) I was rather worried that an electric saw just would not have the power of even a small gas saw. This is because there is a tremendous amount of energy in gas while batteries simply do not have the same energy density. End results: While this saw will keep up with/beat a cheap small gas saw, if you are running Stihl or Husqvarna this saw will not impress. This is a light saw, I think I have eaten sandwiches that weighed more. I know I have smoked pork shoulders that weighed more. It does lack a loop to tie a rope to to haul it into trees or secure it to your person which you might want on a small light saw. Issues. The plastic body feels "Plasticy" as you would expect from the plastic description. On the other hand you might not expect it if you own other Makita LTX tools or are used to magnesium/aluminum body gas saws. The power button is a irritating until you develop muscle memory for it. Then it is moderately irritating. The killer is run time. 5-6 minutes on a full charge on 2 5.0AH batteries. Now I had the saw working for a living but run time that is comparable to a cigarette is not good. To consider this for professional use you'd have to have a massive tool chest full of 5.0 AH batteries at the job site. Batteries that run 50-100$ a piece, that chest would be worth more than the truck hauling it. The previous model Makita XCU02Z 18V X2 LXT which looked to be a limbing saw for climbers, said it offered 30 min run time at less than half the speed of this one. If it is the same motor I'd expect half that run time at double the speed. More horsepower (RPM)= worse mileage. UPDATE: there also seems to be a feature to further reduce run time. I was doing full depth 50" cuts and after 3 min the saw would quit working. So I would get red blinking lights and after unplugging a battery and plugging it in to reset the saw, the charge showed 2 bars per cell. Since the reset didn't fix the issue I suspect this was overheat. So you can over heat this saw in 2-3 minutes and then you will need to let it cool. I was cutting full depth nonstop when this happened. I'm going to have to take a star for that. So I'm including a video of it going through 18" dried (mostly) spruce*. It makes it through in ~45 seconds and as you should, I'm letting the saw do the work. Forcing it, it will stall MUCH easier than gas which you would expect seeing as how the gas saw will probably be doing ~5000FPM where this does ~4000FPM with way less torque. I could take a gas saw through that in less than half the time. Testing it on 3-4" dried maple seemed pointless (You can get lops that big). I do not have significant Elm to try either. So in soft dry wood it cuts happily. The picture is what you get out of a full charge. I took a second one after charging and draining the batteries again but my PC just quit recognizing my phone so you do not get to see a picture of 2x the cut wood. CORRECTION: Looks like the photo did not upload. Imagine 5 logs the size of the one in the video and you are imagining the picture. Is there any reason to own a saw with a 5-10 minute run time? Well if you are already an LXT owner/fan and you only occasionally need to do a bit of clean up around the yard, this could be the Dust Buster of chainsaws you are looking for. "Hey, do you think this gas is still good?" is something you will never had to ask with this. Rental prices are nuts so it is easy to justify buying instead of renting, if you foresee using this more than 3-4 times. If you are truly lazy (no shame in that, beer and Netflix are a powerful lure) the idea of having to spend and hour or two charging batteries while you beer and Netflix after 10 min work may appeal. I think I may not return this as I'm just a home owner now and no longer climb trees. 5-10 min run time I can do some nice touch up. On the other hand if either of the big maples in the yard die, you better believe that a Stihl MS 461 is getting Craigslisted in a hurry. *Please pardon the plumber's crack at the end, beer and Netflix have not been kind to me. FINAL EDIT: I'm giving back a star. As a "home owner" saw this think is amazing. Sure the safety button seems worse every time you have to hit it but if you are cutting 4-6" limbs this thing is a light saber. So the verdict is that between real work and home work this gets an totally average rating of 3 stars.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017 by Albatross Necklace
Size: Kit with two 5.0Ah batteries
Wish I'd bought this tool years ago. No nasty 2-cycle engine fumes, minimal noise and easy maintenance. It's also siginficantly lighter than my gas-powered saw which enables this 72-year old user to carry it in the woods as I clear trails of deadfalls and encroaching branches. Battery duration is exceptional.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2022 by Richard H. Cowan
Size: Chain Saw Only
It's been a long time since I've handled a chainsaw professionally, and nothing I'm doing on my 2/3 of an acre involves long run times. I've used this thing a few times now and at least for a household saw I'm never going back to gas. I was already invested in Makita battery powered tools, so once I decided I was going to buy an electric saw, there wasn't much decision making to do about which one. I've never once regretted my choice to go with Makita, and that continues to be true. My longest session was about a half an hour of bucking up a good sized brush pile. I didn't even use a half a tank of bar oil, I felt like I was moving through it quickly, the saw was easy to handle, I loved the lack of engine vibration, and I definitely didn't miss standing in a cloud of 2 stroke exhaust. At the end of that session, the saw was still going strong, so I can't directly speak to battery life, but I can charge a dead pair of 5 Ah Makita batteries to full in about 45 minutes and I get to 80% in about 30 minutes, so I'm pretty sure I can keep the saw moving constantly with one extra set of batteries cycling onto the charger and I'm positive I can do it with two extra sets. It was also easy to handle for felling a black walnut tree that decided to pop up a few years back in an inconvenient spot. Black walnut grows FAST around here and the wood is quite hard. This saw cut through it like butter. We'll see how it holds up over time, but if every other Makita tool I've ever owned is an indication, I expect it will be good. I've never done any repairs on any of my Makita LXT tools and they all still work perfectly. I did have one of their prosumer grade drills once upon a time. That lasted me a couple years of professional duty use before it gave up the ghost, but for $40 second hand with an LXT compatible charger and battery (both of which are still going) I still don't think I've ever gone wrong buying Makita.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2020 by DR