The Best Mini Chainsaws for Women
Does the color count??
Is there such a thing as the best mini chainsaw for a woman?
What would qualify a mini chainsaw as being suitable for women?
Its a loaded question fraught with chauvinistic assumptions that might get us into trouble.
However, in fact, the question is asked so frequently that Seesii has gone as far as producing a small chainsaw for women. It’s a pink colored mini chainsaw – the color possibly chosen in the hope that it will appeal to women.
Luckily, if the chainsaw appeals but the color offends or is unsuitable, you can also get it in a teal-blue color.
So, lets look at some factors that might influence your choice of mini chainsaw if you are a woman or are buying one for a woman.
To kick off, please note that there are NO gas powered mini chainsaws if we define a mini chainsaw as being designed to operate with one hand as per the picture above. They are all battery powered.
So with that in mind…..read on in the search for the best small chainsaw for a woman
Factors to Consider
Weight
How important is weight in choosing the best chainsaw for a woman? A small chainsaw might be most suitable for a woman purely because they are lighter and easier to work with.
Most mini chainsaws only weigh a few pounds and the difference in weight between the heaviest and lightest is not likely to be huge. For example, the Pink Seesii pictured above has a 4-inch bar and weighs in at 2.8 pounds (1.25 Kg).
On the other hand,the Milwaukee chainsaw pictured on the left has an 8 inch bar and weighs in at 5 pounds (without your choice of Milwaukee battery)
In fact, the actual working weight of any of these mini chainsaws is going to depend on the battery size and the length of the chainsaw bar (the cutting part) more than anything else.
The bigger the battery (longer working time?), and/or the longer the bar the heavier the saw.
Of course some other factors do come into play. For example the Milwaukee has a useful automatic oiling system incorporated into it which means the oil will add to the overall weight.
So weight is undoubtedly a factor to consider. However, most healthy and able bodied women will not be challenged by the light weight of a mini chainsaw which makes it an ideal tool for them to use for pruning around the garden.
Mini Chainsaw Bar Length
The most common mini chainsaw bar lengths are 4-inch, 6-inch and 8-inch.
Apart from the weight issue, the length of the bar is important because it will limit the scope of work that can be undertaken by the woman using the mini chainsaw.
In essence, you don’t need a 6 or 8-inch bar if you are going to be pruning or cutting items with a 2-inch diameter. A 4-inch bar will happily do that job for you.
On the flip side, why labor away with a hopelessly outgunned 4-inch bar if you need to deal with 4+ inch diameter branches on a consistent basis?
So perhaps the best mini chainsaw for a woman would be equipped with a six inch bar. That would allow her to tackle most items that might need pruning in her garden while allowing a little leeway if something a bit bigger needed to be cut off or cut down.
Safety Features
It is not an exaggeration to say that a whirling chainsaw chain, no matter how small, can change a life in an instant!
They are dangerous tools and require the necessary respect. Safety features are thus an important consideration whether you are buying the chainsaw for a woman or a man!
Most women are naturally more safety conscious than men. Nevertheless the following needs to be noted.
There is inevitably a bit of a trade off. A mini chainsaw is a fairly small tool and the ones with a 4-inch bar are almost always physically smaller than the 6 0or 8-inch bar varieties.
So here is the (potential) problem.
The bigger the mini chainsaw, the more safety features it can accommodate, but the heavier it weighs.
Conversely, the smaller the chainsaw, the lighter it is but the fewer the number of safety features can be incorporated into the design.
Its the classic trade off that has to be dealt with.
However, as these small chainsaws have become more popular, the safety button (the one you need to press in at the same time as pulling the trigger) that was absent from many mini chainsaws is now a feature of almost every mini saw on the market.
That’s good news!
Unless you are left handed, in which case the normal position of this button can be inconvenient 🙁
What do woman use a chainsaw for?
So this is perhaps the crux of the matter.
What is this mini chainsaw going to be used for predominantly?
Is it for general pruning around the garden?
If that is an activity that is going to involve mainly pruning smaller plants and you want a clean cut surface, then perhaps battery powered pruning secateurs would be a better option?
Is it to take on camping trips or school camps to clear the odd branch on a walking trail or cut up a few thin branches for firewood?
Are There Specific Mini Chainsaws for Women?
The short answer is no.
As a woman, or if you are buying a chainsaw for a woman, you should follow the same process as you would make in deciding on any purchase of this type.
Make a list of the factors that you deem to be important and which need consideration.
For example, we have listed weight as a potential consideration. This might be of importance to an older person or a person who struggles with arthritic hands. But weight might have absolutely no impact on the decision if she is fit and active and quite capable of handling the weight of any mini chainsaw.
With that in mind….
So Here We Go!
If the color pink is an absolute requirement then the Seesii at the top of the page would probably be your only choice! 🙂
Beyond that choice, here is a list of mini chainsaws that will do the job, as defined by the user.
Six great 6-inch bar mini chainsaws
And finally Ten Top Rated Mini Chainsaws
In Conclusion
What is the best chainsaw for a woman to use?
As you can see there are a variety of factors that go into answering that question.
We hope that the points outlined above make sense and will help any woman, regardless of previous experience, to come to a sensible decision with regards to which is the best mini chainsaw they should buy.