Is the DeWalt Cordless Pole Saw Worth It in 2025?

We’ve used the DeWalt DCPS620 cordless pole saw for a full year—plenty of time to give you a solid durability review. Is it still performing? What are the annoyances? Here’s our real-world take after extended use. #DeWaltTools #PoleSawReview #CordlessPoleSaw #DCPS620 #DeWaltReview #DIYTools #TreeTrimming #BatteryPoweredTools #ChainsawTips #DeWalt20V #DirtFarmerJay Check out our Website, complete with blogs and more content! www.dirtfarmerjay.com We’ve had success with our suite of DeWalt® cordless 20v XR battery-driven tools, so when it came time to look for a cordless pole saw, we purchased a DCPS620B Bare Tool with a promo pack with an extra chain and bar. It was cheaper than the bare tool, so that was a no-brainer. We stand by our initial observation about tool balance with the powerhead being on one end and the control and battery pack being on the other. The tool feels a bit heavy on the cutting end, but this works to your advantage by allowing the weight of the head to assist with cutting limbs up high. When the control section and the saw section are assembled, the saw is about 5’/1.5 m) long, allowing me to reach about 11 to 12’ (somewhere around 3.5m) up to cut. Adding the center section extends the reach to about 15’/4.5m). We don’t use the additional section, but probably will when I want to prune higher sections of our trees. We still think that DeWalt® could have done a better job on the attachment points though. They aren’t very tight, and the joint flexes more than we’d like it to. The tool performs well, I just don’t like the feel of the tool flexing as I use it. It’s sloppy and distracting. Chain adjustment is very easy by using the onboard tool attached to the safety scabbard. One end of the tool is a hex to allow the loosening and untightening of the bolts to hold the bar in position. The other end is a straight screwdriver to adjust the bar in and out to compensate for chain stretching or when a new chain is installed. I’m still using the original chain, and it is easy to sharpen using a 5/32” (4 mm) round file. DeWalt® recommends you empty the bar and chain oil reservoir after each use. They don’t say why, but our experience is that oil in the reservoir will leak out and make a mess and waste the oil. If you set the pole saw upside down, the leakage is all but eliminated. Battery run time continues to be good. The saw does tend to bind easily if even a slight twist is applied to the head as it is cutting. In field use quickly develops needed muscle memory to make quick adjustments while cutting to keep the blade moving. The bottom line? Our initial impressions have been verified. The tool works well, is holding up, while the loose pole connection does indeed continue to be irritating, as well as the tendency of chain oil to drool all over the tool and wherever it is stored. Would we buy it again? Yes, especially because it utilizes the battery and charger sets we have. Instagram:   / dirtfarmerj   Facebook:   / dirtfarmerjay