But after years of maintaining and dealing with common small engine struggles, my wife gave me an electric chainsaw as a gift. After some initial skepticism, I’m now firmly converted.

Looters stole a cave painting and damaged others with an electric saw at La Cueva Pinta, photos show and officials said.

With a gas-powered chainsaw you simply need to top off the tank to keep it running. Light-duty gas chainsaws typically max out with a 16-inch cutting bar and generally pack a little less power.

Below, we've also picked the chainsaws that came top in our test. Here's our pick of the top chainsaws, including cordless, electric corded and the cheapest chainsaw to ace our tests. Only logged-in ...