Milwaukee 18 String Trimmer

[AndyMA]

Works great for me. My 3 Stihl’s shock work excellent also sir the majority of the time

Only change I made was a manual head. I hate Bump Heads

Don’t knock 18V. Power is volts times Amos and Milwaukee is a master of high current batteries




Andy

 

[BubbaJr]

When I looked at the title I thought you had a trimmer with 18 strings on it. That peaked my interest.:laughing:

 

[Bird]

When I looked at the title I thought you had a trimmer with 18 strings on it. That peaked my interest.:laughing:

Me, too.:laughing:

Only change I made was a manual head. I hate Bump Heads

And I'm the opposite; really like the bump head. And I like my EGO string trimmer with the bump head better than any I've had in the past. I do go through more string than I probably should, and if it were a commercial operation, I might have to do some changing, but for my use, I'll just buy the string and not worry if I'm wasting some.

 

[AndyMA]

When I looked at the title I thought you had a trimmer with 18 strings on it. That peaked my interest.:laughing:

Yuo screwed up the title on my iPhone

I run Stihl 0.105 string which I buy is a giant reel. I just can't get the Bump heads to work for me.
Also loading them takes some time. I carry a big coil of line in my pocket and a pair of cutting pliers. I can load two new strings in well under a minute.

Andy

 

[gsganzer]

Me, too.:laughing:





And I'm the opposite; really like the bump head. And I like my EGO string trimmer with the bump head better than any I've had in the past. I do go through more string than I probably should, and if it were a commercial operation, I might have to do some changing, but for my use, I'll just buy the string and not worry if I'm wasting some.

I have an older Husky 225R Brushcutter, heck I've had it for 20+ years now and it still runs great. The original bump-and-go head wore out and I replaced it with the new design Husky head and I really like it. It holds a ton of string and it doesn't jam like the old design. I recommend it for anyone needing a new trimmer head. Husky makes a few different models with different thread size/pitch so they should retrofit onto most brands.

I have a bunch of the Milwaukee 18V tools, glad to hear the string trimmer works well.

 

[AndyMA]

I have an older Husky 225R Brushcutter, heck I've had it for 20+ years now and it still runs great. The original bump-and-go head wore out and I replaced it with the new design Husky head and I really like it. It holds a ton of string and it doesn't jam like the old design. I recommend it for anyone needing a new trimmer head. Husky makes a few different models with different thread size/pitch so they should retrofit onto most brands.

I have a bunch of the Milwaukee 18V tools, glad to hear the string trimmer works well.

And the new M18 Chainsaw is even better. The 12 AH Battery is higher current that the smaller batteries

Andy

 

[HappyOne]

I have one and put an oregon gator speed load head on it. Not the cheapest string setup but sure make a nice gab and go tool. Plenty of power and I can usually do the whole house with a 4mah battery.

 

[John_Mc]

... I can usually do the whole house with a 4mah battery.

I'm assuming you mean a 4 AH battery. A 4 mah battery would not last long at all.

BTW, don't they come with a 9 AH battery?

 

[Opti-Mist]

I recently got the wife a Ryobi 40 Volt Line Trimmer (bump line feed) as her old 12V batteries died. It has two speed ranges. She loves it, might even let me borrow it some time. :thumbsup:

 

[AndyMA]

I'm assuming you mean a 4 AH battery. A 4 mah battery would not last long at all.

BTW, don't they come with a 9 AH battery?

Yes Or Tool Only. 9 & 12 AH because of higher current due to different cell configuration provide higher power

Andy

 

[John_Mc]

Yes Or Tool Only. 9 & 12 AH because of higher current due to different cell configuration provide higher power

Andy

I'm waiting for them to package the 12 AH battery with the trimmer.

 

[AndyMA]

I got the 12 with the chainsaw. I weed whacked for over an hour using less than half charge. The additional power is noticeable

Andy

 

[Tennsawdust]

I recently got the wife a Ryobi 40 Volt Line Trimmer (bump line feed) as her old 12V batteries died. It has two speed ranges. She loves it, might even let me borrow it some time. :thumbsup:

I just bought the Kobalt 80V from Lowes. So far it has impressed me. It will last about as long as I will doing heavy duty fence line clearing. The 80V version is set up just like my old gas trimmer and uses any of the universal trimmer attachments I have. I used it for a good 45 minutes yesterday with a pole saw attachment trimming trees around the horse barn. It sailed through 6" limbs - and no fussing with a balky trimmer motor was required. So far I'm quite happy with the electric experience.