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“I don’t miss the noise!”
Something I’d never thought I’d say, but having been asked to do a product review on Stihl’s smallest Cordless chainsaw the MSA 120 C-B, it’s the first thing that leaps into my head. As a die hard petrol head, I do love the sound of a 2-stroke engine at full screech.
I am by no means a Professional user, more of a weekend hacker that gets great pleasure from a well stacked log pile. Don’t tell anyone, but I also like proving to my other half, that Girls can play with power tools too.
At first I was sceptical. The ultra fine Picco Micro 3 saw chain has smaller teeth than a baby piranha and the lack of noise makes the MSA 120 sound more like something suited for carving up the Christmas turkey. However, it did an admirable job of felling the small holly and limbing off the magnolia in my back garden. It also made light work of the wheelbarrow of logs that I deliberately cut smaller to fit in the rayburn.
After approximately 50 cuts the AK 20 battery was still showing 80% full, which did impress. Chain tensioning was simple, but I did find the oil cap rather fiddly to do up when filling.
Overall, I found it to be of a much lighter weight than my existing petrol saw but lighter on power too. If I was looking to replace my existing saw, I would look further up the range and perhaps try Stihl’s MSA 220 which is much more powerful with a bigger bar and thicker chain. But the MSA 120 C-B is definitely a winner for the home DIYer or someone that wants a simple, lightweight saw for those jobs around the garden.
Another plus point the AK 20 battery will work with most of the other tools in the Stihl AK range, such as the HSA 56 and HLA 56 hedge trimmers, FSA 57 trimmer, FSA 60 R brush cutter and the BGA 57 leaf blower.
And yes, it is quiet enough not to wake up your neighbours on a Sunday morning!