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As an arborist I use both battery and petrol saws professionally. The top handled battery saws do have their place. Perfect when the tree pruning/removal involves many smaller cuts (< 6" or 150mm)

My main reasons for using the battery saws are:

  - quiet – great when you want to start work before 0700 or work on Sundays.
  - no fumes.
  - no need to repeatedly start the saw via pull cord.

The Husqvarna T540i XP is a great little saw. It was released before the comparable Stihl MSA 220 T.

I used to have a Stihl MSA 161 T but it was woefully under powered and not suitable for high volume production use.

Have yet to try the new Stihl MSA 300 which according to Stihl "is the first battery chainsaw that was specially designed for professional work by STIHL"