Looks great. As we all know, once you buy a couple (cordless) tools from one brand, you’re locked in. And in my case it’s with a different brand, but I have no reason to doubt Milwaukee. The great thing about cordless yard care equipment is that battery technology has really advanced to where most tools now give you the power as well as (or in this case more than) the maneuverability of gas. I’ve got a cordless pole saw, chain saw, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, and string trimmer on the same battery set and a lawn mower from another manufacturer. All work great and I’m glad to be free of gas.
Hi Ryan. I’ve got an all-electric landscape maintenance company. We average about 12 properties per day. Some quite large. We use Ego. We use the smallest battery (2.5 aH) for weight and ergonomic purposes. On a super heavy, Pacific NW spring day edging those properties we might use up 3 of those batteries. They are really good in the edger and hedge trimmer. We can get through a huge laurel (20 feet tall x 70 feet long - both sides and top) with 3 batteries as well. They generally last 3.5 years with heavy, daily commercial use in our experience. Hope that helps.
In order to use the Milwaukee system all day you'll want a heavy duty power bank to power the dual bay rapid charger in between properties and you'd want 4 dedicated 8 or 12 Amp hour high output batteries per string trimmer , I use the single battery qwik lock trimmer for my side business and I have yet to find a need to purchase this one however when I have a heavy day of clearing to do I will just go with my gas trimmer if your just dealing with residential lawns and edging these will do fine (the ego one is great but having used both the mwaukee has more power for thicker brush and feels also if you're using these on a hot day , you're batteries will drain about 25 percent faster than on your typical 60-70 degree day . And run time on the quik lock one is about 25 minutes with the 8.0 using it sparingly in turtle mode (plenty of power) and like 35 to 40 minutes with a 12.0 again by using the throttle intermittently , if you hold it wide open your looking at like 15 and 20 minutes respectively
I love Milwaukee tools, my favorite tool manufacturer, but they’re battery power tools are just a bit too expensive for me to justify for my homeowner needs. If I was using a tool daily as a pro I’d definitely invest in Milwaukee myself.
That's cool to see you're sponsored by moasure. You inspired me to get into weed control, I'm actually starting this year doing lawn maintenance but I'm going to get my certifications and take some classes and eventually my end goal is to be a weed and feed guy. I've looked into moasure before and planned to buy one. I'd love to hear your opinions on them if you haven't made a video on them yet. Is it worth the cost? I can see it being immensely helpful for getting accurate yard measurements without using a wheel. Thanks for what you do, always love to get a YT update from your channel.
Looks great. As we all know, once you buy a couple (cordless) tools from one brand, you’re locked in. And in my case it’s with a different brand, but I have no reason to doubt Milwaukee.
The great thing about cordless yard care equipment is that battery technology has really advanced to where most tools now give you the power as well as (or in this case more than) the maneuverability of gas.
I’ve got a cordless pole saw, chain saw, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, and string trimmer on the same battery set and a lawn mower from another manufacturer. All work great and I’m glad to be free of gas.
I have some cordless for my business and love it. But I choose to go with two manufacturers of cordless and am happy I did.
Milwaukee is the best from my experience.
How is the weight of the unit compared to a gas trimmer and how long will the unit run before you need to recharge
I hope you follow up with a battery life segment. I would consider this for my business if it can last through a day of commercial use.
Hi Ryan. I’ve got an all-electric landscape maintenance company. We average about 12 properties per day. Some quite large. We use Ego. We use the smallest battery (2.5 aH) for weight and ergonomic purposes. On a super heavy, Pacific NW spring day edging those properties we might use up 3 of those batteries. They are really good in the edger and hedge trimmer. We can get through a huge laurel (20 feet tall x 70 feet long - both sides and top) with 3 batteries as well. They generally last 3.5 years with heavy, daily commercial use in our experience. Hope that helps.
We use Ego as well. I just pop in a 5aH battery and it lasts all day, 8-10 properties.
In order to use the Milwaukee system all day you'll want a heavy duty power bank to power the dual bay rapid charger in between properties and you'd want 4 dedicated 8 or 12 Amp hour high output batteries per string trimmer , I use the single battery qwik lock trimmer for my side business and I have yet to find a need to purchase this one however when I have a heavy day of clearing to do I will just go with my gas trimmer if your just dealing with residential lawns and edging these will do fine (the ego one is great but having used both the mwaukee has more power for thicker brush and feels also if you're using these on a hot day , you're batteries will drain about 25 percent faster than on your typical 60-70 degree day . And run time on the quik lock one is about 25 minutes with the 8.0 using it sparingly in turtle mode (plenty of power) and like 35 to 40 minutes with a 12.0 again by using the throttle intermittently , if you hold it wide open your looking at like 15 and 20 minutes respectively
This unit will work all day full blast will not overheated like is little brother the quik lok and the dual battery i will say 10 time more powerfull
@OUTILSCLIPSQC that's good to know , I've used the qwik lock trimmer for about 4 years now and very rarely have I needed anything else
I love Milwaukee tools, my favorite tool manufacturer, but they’re battery power tools are just a bit too expensive for me to justify for my homeowner needs. If I was using a tool daily as a pro I’d definitely invest in Milwaukee myself.
Hey boss how about Quack grass? I don’t see any video of you treating this horrible weed.
How's the throttle control? In my experience throttle control on battery tools is sluggish.
That's cool to see you're sponsored by moasure. You inspired me to get into weed control, I'm actually starting this year doing lawn maintenance but I'm going to get my certifications and take some classes and eventually my end goal is to be a weed and feed guy. I've looked into moasure before and planned to buy one. I'd love to hear your opinions on them if you haven't made a video on them yet. Is it worth the cost? I can see it being immensely helpful for getting accurate yard measurements without using a wheel. Thanks for what you do, always love to get a YT update from your channel.
With the dual batteries, do they run in parallel to double the run time or in series (40v) for more power?
Google Earth has a feature it too will measure land mass, from your desk.
From my experience with all my properties at least where I live google earth has not worked for me. It’s way easier to just go and walk the property.
It’s not possible yet until battery reaches 220 volts and higher but the weight will be the determining factor