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. Photo from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History ...

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.

In all, we have 24 gas and electric models in our chain saw Ratings, along with two power loppers we'll soon be covering in more detail. Before shopping, check out our buying guide.

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 ...