Pinkway 63ACG Gas Chainsaw Review

The Pinkway 63ACG is a handheld two-cycle gas chainsaw with a 20-inch bar and chain, built for cutting wood, trees and branches. It has a 63cc two-stroke engine rated at 3.26 hp, in a full-size rear-handle layout: the saw sits in two hands, with the rear handle carrying the throttle and the front handle the chain brake.

That combination makes it a saw for felling small trees, bucking logs up to roughly the length of the bar and clearing limbs. It is not a top-handle climbing saw and not a one-hand tool. It arrives as the saw plus the 20-inch chain.

The 63cc engine and its 3.26 hp are enough to pull a 20-inch bar through softwood and seasoned hardwood of moderate diameter, and the cut comes out steady rather than fast.

Bar length

Twenty inches covers most homeowner felling and bucking, and a bar this long is the main reason people pick this saw over a shorter one. Logs up to roughly the bar length are its working range.

Anti-vibration handle

The anti-vibration handle cuts the shake that reaches your hands over a session of limbing and bucking. It is a real comfort feature, not a line on a box.

Spring-assist starter

Automatic chain oiler

The automatic oiler feeds the bar and chain from a bar oil tank that is separate from the fuel tank, so there is no manual pumping. Check the oil level at the start of every session.

Chain brake and throttle interlock

The saw carries a chain brake and a throttle interlock. Check the brake before each use: with the engine running at idle, push the front hand guard forward and the chain should stop.

What's in the box

The box holds the chainsaw and the 20-inch chain. Check for anything else included before you order.

At about 17 lb (7.8 kg), this is a heavy saw for homeowner work. Limbing at chest height or above tires your arms quickly, so plan shorter sessions and take breaks.

Fuel mixing is a commitment

It runs on two-stroke fuel mixed with oil. There is no cord and no battery, so every session starts with a can of mix. That rules out buyers who want to pull a trigger and cut.

Starting a 63cc engine

Check whether the saw has a decompression valve before you buy.

Chain tensioning has a procedure

Whatever you do, tighten or loosen the chain only after loosening the two clutch-cover bolts, without taking them out, then turn the tension pin.

Break-in and chain stretch

A new chain stretches. Expect to re-tension it during the first tanks of fuel, and check that the bar nuts and clutch-cover bolts stay snug.

Unit-to-unit variation

No dealer network

Service and returns go through the retailer, not a local shop. If you want a mechanic down the road, this saw is not for you.

A 20-inch bar suits logs up to roughly that diameter. The about 17.2 lb (7.8 kg) weight is what a full-size gas saw weighs, so the saw is built to be carried in two hands and set down between cuts. The 3.26 hp is enough for homeowner work but not for production cutting all day.

Pinkway also lists the 6220C, a 2-cycle 62cc gas chainsaw with a 20-inch bar in the same handheld rear-handle format for cutting wood, trees and branches. Its engine displaces 62cc against the 63cc of the 63ACG, so the 63ACG is the larger-displacement of the two. Both run the same 20-inch bar length, so the choice comes down to displacement rather than reach.

Fit the bar and chain first, then check the chain sits in the bar groove and on the sprocket before you tension it with the two-bolt procedure.

Fuel and bar oil

Mix two-stroke fuel and oil as the manual that ships with the saw says. Mix only what you'll burn in a few weeks and use fresh fuel, because stale mix is the most common reason a gas saw won't start. Fill the bar oil tank separately and top it up every session.

First tanks

Run it gently for the first couple of tanks, re-tension the chain as it stretches, and check the bar nuts and clutch-cover bolts after each tank.

Cold start

Choke on, a few pulls until it fires, choke off, then restart.

Storage

If the saw will sit for months, run the fuel out or drain the tank, and empty the bar oil tank to avoid seepage.

A full-size rear-handle saw at about 17 lb demands a two-handed grip at all times.

• The low-kickback chain reduces kickback risk but does not remove it.