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The saw's light weight and good balance make it easy to handle when you're hunched over, cutting stumps or pruning at an odd angle. Even with a 16-inch bar, it weighs only about 12 pounds.

For starters, the two saws are about the same size, with 16-inch cutting bars. That’s more than enough to shape hedges, clear thick brush, remove a limb, and even down small trees.