I've been a Milwaukee fanboy (have many of their power tools and a blower) but since they've decided against releasing a mower in the foreseeable future, I'm gonna go get myself an ego mower and string trimmer combo. It looks like I'm gonna be real happy with those purchases. Thanks for the video!
Glad you liked the video - the mowers/snow blowers are where the rubber meets the road. Currently Milwaukee batteries are just not up to powering those kinds of tools.
I just got an Ego mower 3 days ago and I'm super happy with it. It's soooo much lighter than the Black and Decker battery powered mower I've had for 7 years. It had no issue with the hills on my property. And those batteries charged fully in 45 minutes or less. (from the 30% charge they initially came with)
@@Kitearmy I actually bought their snowblower back in December and used it with two 5Ah batteries all winter. I never timed the recharge time, but 1 Hr seems about right. I'm pretty happy with all of their products that I've purchased so far.
I wanted something light weight and capable of cutting. This little string trimmer is just that ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . The battery will last about half an hour. It cuts through most weeds and grass. I wanted to see what this trimmer could do and tried cutting down some brush. It does okay with light brush but heavy brush, not so much. This is a great tool for trimming around the yard. It's not great for clearing out brush but no one would expect it to be.Out of the box, this trimmer is extremely easy to use. All I had to do was attach the guard and load the battery.
The fact that I have 15 other M18 tools is more than enough reason to go with the Milwaukee, one type of battery / charger combo and I'm good to go with any of my battery tools. I got the trimmer and an edger attachment on sale for $230 and if I could just get Milwaukee to make an M18 backpack blower I'd never have to mix oil and gas again!
I gotta say...I was a non-believer in this technology until I actually saw it work. I bought all EGO equipment because of this channel (mower, multiple head kit with trimmer & edger, and then a blower) It's an impressive amount of power and engineered for user friendliness.
I have had the Milwaukee trimmer for about a year now, it works very good, ego seems to be good also, I say you can't go wrong with either one. Good video
What’s the biggest baddest ego trimmer available right now? Also, can I not have the guard on it? I currently have the goofy 60 V Dewalt and it is horrible and if you take the guard off the motor it will burn up immediately. Trust me
I've been using an electric trimmer for about 2 years now I absolutely hate dragging the electrical cord around the yard and I spend more time putting string in the thing than I do actually trimming and cutting thanks for this video I'm going to pull the trigger soon on a battery powered one battery-powered
Can't believe I'm still watching string trimmer videos! I ended up buying the Milwaukee trimmer (with free leaf blower) last week after watching tons of comparisons (EGO and Milwaukee were the finalists). The Milwaukee seemed more industrial, and the battery works with more stuff I might need. If you had turned the string cutter around to the 16" position, it may have worked better. Only used mine once so far, but seems to have more than enough power.
Looks like you'd be happy with either one realistically. I think if you are invested in Milwaukee tools already it's a great way to go. If not I say go with ego. Great video again Andrew!
Good comparison man! I'm impressed that the Milwaukee can really hold it's own against the ego considering it's down 38 volts. Milwaukee knows how to squeeze every ounce of power out of that battery platform. Any trimmer will struggle with grass that tall, that was a good stress test for sure :) so much for that claimed hour run time lol (normal maintained lawns of course!)
Milwaukee has come a long way - that being said all I need to do is pop in a 7.5Ah in the EGO, and I would run circles around the Milwaukee. I think for normal conditions 1 hours is about right - this stuff was nasty.
@DrgnFlys right but at the same time higher voltages have the potential to output higher power/demand/wattage with less heat loss and strain from the batteries because of less resistance. The voltsxamps calculation will just get you the watt-hours capacity of the battery to make a calculation based on run time.
@DrgnFlys Ok - I think it gives a better picture if you include retail on the Milwaukee like you did the EGO. So the Milwaukee is $250 for a 12Ah. So based on the Watt hours it is about 1/2 that of the EGO battery. So if you double the cost of the Milwaukee, which would be close to equal amounts of Watt hours, the EGO is $350 and the Milwaukee is $500. Bottom line Watt hour to Watt hour - the EGO is a better deal.
@@Kitearmy Milwaukee is a quik-lok attachment system that Milwaukee makes attachments for, you have the ability to change from a trimmer to a hedge trimmer, pole saw, and edger, plus you can use that same battery on a drill, impact, grinder, compound Miter Saw, table saw just to name a few and whatever M18 tools Milwaukee makes. Can EGO do that? So how's EGO a better deal?
Was in the dilemma between the two. Got the Milwaukee quik lok and I couldn’t be happier. I feel that the Milwaukee is more commercial grade then EGO. Thanks for the video.
@@vojnikjna30 I'm of the camp you need a good shop tool and battery and another for outdoor power equipment. The shop tool batteries just don't have the power to do things like lawn mower and snow blower.
I have watched all the videos and decided today to pull the trigger(literally lol) I got the EGO. At Home depot PRICE ALERT! It was $229. On sale now $199. I also has a$20 off coupon from signing up for Home depot Pro. So $179. Plus tax Yippie!
what a beautiful place you live...love all the natural trees. Not sure why you would want areas cleared of those beautiful trees into big fields. Thanks for the videos...it helped me make my decision. I am returning my Workz for an EGO
I researched between the two. I ended up buying Milwaukee. If you are invested in Milwaukee tools, it's better to get the Milwaukee. Ego supposedly has a 5 year warranty where Milwaukee has a 3 year warranty. But Milwaukee has a much more proven system and has been around a long time. Milwaukee is a much better balanced system between the head and the battery. It's not overweight on either side so you do not have to battle to balance it, and at 6'4", it does not hurt my back to mow. Ego was a tiny bit off balance, and moving the handle to the balancing point made it awkward to hold. Really its all about preference though.
It doesn’t matter how powerful of a weed eater that you have. Grass clog up is just normal. I have literally the biggest gas weed eater that stihl makes. It’s like $1,800 dollars. I use it to clean fence rows on the farm and it’s a beast but grass still wraps around the head. Nice review though. Looking to get the m18 so I don’t have to use my heavy weed eater around my yard at least.
Gr8 review. Love my Milwaukee powerhead and all my other Milwaukee tools. But very disappointed to find out Milwaukee is a Chinese owned brand. No issues with Chinese people but I do with Chinese and related governments and their growing shadow of influence in the world. I will now switch to DeWalt or Makita. History: Milwaukee is owned by techtronics: Founded in 1985 in Hong Kong, TTI's brand portfolio includes Milwaukee, AEG, Ryobi, Homelite, Empire, Stiletto, Hoover US, Hart, Oreck, Vax, and Dirt Devil. TTI also manufactures power tools under the Ridgid name through a licensing agreement. I know one cannot avoid buying stuff made in China but I've made the personal decision to try alternatives made in other countries.
Yeah.. but just try to find a cordless powertool made elsewhere. DeWalt assembles a few tools here in the US but many if not most of the parts are from China. I don't know maybe Festool is made in Germany but if you're using powertools you probably can't afford theirs.
I own the Milwaukee Quik Lok string trimmer and so far it's been great! I think the main attvantage of the Milwaukee is the battery, the amount of tool offerings that come from Milwaukee is huge and is growing quite fast.
I have shop tools and yard tools - In my opinion they each warrant their own batteries. How soon do you think their will be a Milwaukee 18v snow blower?
Nice review. The Ego is an excellent trimmer, for sure, and the rest of their OPE is top notch, but Milwaukee's enormous line of M18 tools makes it a very desirable platform. Besides OPE, they have vacuum cleaners, led lights, even a rotary polisher, not to mention a complete line of power tools. Plus, a lawnmower is reportedly on the way! Batteries can also be shared across tool lines. For example, I can throw my trimmer's 9ah into my vacuum and it has the runtime for tackling large jobs. Or, I can throw my impact driver's 2ah into the trimmer if I need a few extra minutes of runtime. With Milwaukee, there are a lot of options.
The Milwauke trimmer is a vast improvement over the first Milwaukee trimmer I tested. I mostly agree with you expect when you talk about true battery power density - the 18/20v fall short on the high side. I heard EGO is going to release a 56v 10Ah battery - that is a true monster for monster work.
I bought the Ego trimmer and love it. The biggest difference I noticed was the weight of the Milwaukee was so much heavier than the Ego. I'm surprised he didn't say anything about it, but either trimmer is probably pretty good.
Thanks for mentioning the weight difference. That's a big deal. The Ego seems like the better choice to me, especially since it's also quite a bit less expensive.
I have both and they are great, but only 1 thing makes the Milwaukee 1st for me is that the battery lost longer and doesn't go into hibernation mode like ego does. I didn't charge my ego for a long time and it wouldn't charge anymore but my Milwaukee still have full bars even though haven't charge it for months
I've watched all your videos plus several from others. I'm still torn. I'm a carpenter and have all Milwaukee battery tools. They stay on my truck most of the time except when I am able to leave them on a jobsite. I'm really not sure how necessary it is for me to stick with the platform considering they will be used at different locations. I don't want to take a battery off my truck to use in the yard because I might forget to put it back on the truck. So the yard batteries will stay with the yard tools no matter which way I go. I have played with the Milwaukees at the store and love the feel and balance of them. I went there to buy the Ryobi and just happened to pick up the Milwaukee. Put the Ryobi back and came home and now I'm here trying to make up my mind. Ego wasn't even on my radar until I saw your videos searching for "Milwaukee vs Ryobi trimmers". I'm not interested in too many features, mostly want it to work every time for many years. Right now I'm only interested in a trimmer, blower, and edger but could see getting a mower if my old Lawnboy ever dies. Kind of been wanting it to for several years now. It still cuts great but it's old and abused. Can you speak on the durability and longevity of the Ego system? Which edger is better the Milwaukee or Ego? Thanks.
I should add that I think the only reason I'm leaning towards the Milwaukee is that I have a very loyal personality. Often times to a fault. But if the the Ego trimmer, blower, and edger are better then I think that's what I'll get. I've also noticed there's a lot of unsolicited praises for the Ego in several forums I've been reading.
Just returned the ego and got the Milwaukee. Wouldn't have even wasted my time with the ego had I known it has a reverse rotation head. Makes trimming around the pool throw grass forward into the pool. Also makes edging difficult to cut a razor sharp edge because it's pushing the trimmer back at you and wanting to kick and buck.
Yeah - it's funny I have been using clockwise heads for so long that I have the same problems you have but with the Milwaukee - guess it is just what you are used to
@@Kitearmy I'm 43 and have been doing lawn care for a living since I was 13. Echo, Stihl, Husqvarna, maryuama etc etc. The ego is the first trimmer I've ever had the head rotate clockwise lol. Immediately I was like wtf 🤣
The milwaukee 9.0ah battery is junk, never liked it in any of the Milwaukee tools. The 12.0 on the other hand is a beast!! Similar power output but lasts way way longer on the high demand tools!! Great review keep it up!!
James I was happy/sad to see your comment. I was about to buy Milwaukee trimmer with 9.0 high demand battery but all i see online is horrible reviews. That single battery is the worst thing they ever made. High Output batteries I think are the way to go, sadly the names are so similar/confusing. So you concur that 9.0 High Demand is bad bad bad battery? Thanks brother!!!
You forgot to mention the Milwaukee is a quik-lok attachment system that Milwaukee makes attachments for, you have the ability to change from a trimmer to a hedge trimmer, pole saw, and edger, plus you can use that same battery on a drill, impact, grinder, compound Miter Saw, table saw just to name a few and whatever M18 tools Milwaukee makes. Can EGO do that? You can save a lot of money by just buying the attachments instead of having to buy a separate tool for each one.
I own almost all the Milwaukee yard tools including the string trimmer. I also own the Ego lawnmower by itself (self propelled with plastic deck). I expect all the tools will last me a good while but I would be surprised if Ego's quality was up there with Milwaukee. I have dropped and abused several of my Milwaukee tools including my drills, light, vacuum etc... and have not been able to kill a single Milwaukee tool. They seem to last forever. Ego does offer a lot of value and good performance though. The 7.5 battery that comes with the 500 dollar self propelled lawn mower is a very big battery with 420 watt hours. Just to give you an idea the m18 (9amp) battery has about 150 watt hours. A lot of power is needed to run a lawn mower. The fast charger that comes with the Ego will charge it in just 1 hour. Compare that to the other lawnmowers and they all offer a slightly more expensive mower kit that comes with a smaller battery. Ego makes 3 lawn mowers, two of which have a plastic deck and 1 that has a steel deck. They also make a snow blower that runs on 2x the 7.5 batteries. They also have a commercial line up with a backpack battery. The amount of tools they offer is impressive. I like Milwaukee more but considering they don't make a lawnmower I'm very happy with my Ego mower so far. I bet the 7.5 battery it came with would last a long time in the string trimmer.
Amps are what does the work not the volts. I have many 18volt Milwaukee tools and they now offer their UHD series. It’ll run the garden tools forever. I own the edger, blower, trimmer, extended reach trimmer snd chainsaw. The UHD battery will give long run time with all these tools and then work the impact auto tools. For versatility I chise the Milwaukee.
But they make a ton of lawn, construction and automotive tools that use one battery system. I have 13 acres and mow 4 of them. No one builds a battery lawn mower for that. Still liked your review and watched all three just pointing out lots of options snd long term commitment when choosing a tool brand
You could rotate the line cutter underneath the string guard and change to the 16” cutting width from the current 14” you did the test with. I’m certain you will see much more $$value$$ from the Milwaukee trimmer. Not to mention there’s something about “Made in the USA” that is appealing. Not that the ?Ego trimmer isn’t. Thanks for the great information though. Your time and energy is appreciated!
Thanks mate. Yeah careful on the claim of being "Made in the USA" - very few Milwaukee tools are now. In fact Milwaukee is owned by a Chinese company called Techtronic Industries. Techtronic (TTI) makes Ryobi as well.
Tim from Canada the only difference between the EGO. String trimmer or blower compared to (Milwaukee M 18 fuel quick LOK is Milwaukee M 18 batteries fit anything in the )(M18 category of tools or lawn care..)You cannot see this for you cannot see this for.EGO.. and the..(EGO.. batteries are more expensive.)
so do they both weigh about the same? also do they both come with fast chargers? what about charge times? and cost for extra battery for each? I am researching which one to get..thanks
@@Kitearmy true. Gas lawn mowers are more convenient for me since I have to mow an acre worth of grass. Otherwise I would grab the ego in a heartbeat. But sucks the batteries are not compatible with all my power tools.
Great videos, I have been using ego commercially for 3 years and often asked about Milwaukee. I use the multi tool string trimmer just for the ability to use multiple attachments. Great to see the comparison. Top job. Thanks Scotty
HD currently has the Milwaukee w/battery for $269. If I didn't already have 3 EGO tools I'd probably be purchasing Milwaukee just to minimize batteries and chargers. The construction power tool folks are a little late to the game. Probably saw EGO and others open the market 1st then figured there's $ to be made.
That's my setup - I have shop (and batteries) and I have yard tools (and batteries). I don't think that the shop tool guys will ever take on things like snow blowers and lawnmowers.
I def think the milwaukee is the best bang for buck because most ppl already have Atleast one other m18 tool and battery. I feel like ego is really trying to get their foot in the door with the attractive price tag. Either one seems to do a great job and they perform almost identical. Still tho. M18 batteries can be found for about half price on craigslist or offer up. Where ego batteries are not as common
I think the EGO would have went the same distance if not farther if the power wasn't being wasted by revving it before the start of the trim. the Milwaukee went straight to work without battery usage
@@Kitearmy It's amazing how many "reviews" there are of these that have barely even turned the thing on! I'm gonna get one of these for my Dad, any final recommendation on which you prefer? He doesn't have Milwaukee or Ego so battery choice is irrelevant
I got the milwaukee quik lok im so impress how powerful it is only problem is the battery life i have 9ah and it will only last almost an hr in rabbit mode
Thank you for the review, I think battery lawn tools are the wave of the future. I have a network of Milwaukee M18 power tools already and would love to keep the platform the same for the lawn. However one tool I really need is the power brush (and Milwaukee doesn't make one). Can you do a comparison of interchangeable tool heads between the electric platforms? Or at least let me know if the EGO and Milwaukee's heads are interchangeable? Thank you
The new EGO ST1534 has a rear motor and a smaller head with the same loading feature. Honestly I think it would blow both of these out of the water. Also at 300 dollars it's a more equal test vs the Milwaukee
And the Milwaukee has 22 more Wh of power so made sense it went a little further. But ego was faster. Probably due to the higher efficiency of having more voltage
Came from Canada when you were looking at these prices he showing you at the top these are American prices you would never get that in Canada that cheap... here in Canada you pay too much for what they offer... just walk through Home Depot anytime or walk through Lowe’s at any time and go to the American websites the Home Depot American website things are cheaper there always have been always will be...
Noticing the date of the video I have a question about the battery. I see it is one of the 5 segment power meter type - First week of May 2020 and I can't find the trimmer with that battery at Home Depot. Did that battery come with that trimmer?
I think this has it: www.homedepot.com/p/EGO-15-in-56V-Lith-Ion-Cordless-Electric-Powerload-Carbon-Fiber-Shaft-String-Trimmer-2-5Ah-Battery-and-Charger-Included-ST1521S/303419976
Ego website states 45 minutes of run time from a 2.5Ah battery. Do you think this is accurate? It would be nice to see a runtime test between more brands of string trimmers similar to the test you performed with the blower test and beach balls. The field test you did above with the string trimmer should give a good comparison because the string trimmers are under a load.
Good video however the Milwaukee is only 18 volts with a 9 amp hour battery the ego is 56 volts so my money still with Milwaukee tool. Like one of the previous comments said put the 12 amp hour on there and see how long it goes then
The batteries are very close in wattage, Milwaukee slightly higher at 162wH and Ego at 140wH. You can get a 5.0Ah battery for the Ego which would give it 280wH.
Milwaukee batteries are designed very well and should last a long time. Don't know about the cells or power management of ego. Plus I'm heavily invested in Milwaukee tools. Quality stuff. Everybody is making pretty good electric tools these days however.
I’ll keep it a little sweeter this time, but again, the reason your head bogged up was because you are cramming the whole head into the uncut grass. You are supposed to use the last 2-3 inches of the string’s tips to cut the grass, not the entire string.
Much sweeter - I will be first to admit that I don't have much experience string trimming a field of grass waist high. The only thing that stopped the binding was moving slower - totally no fun.
@@Kitearmy I forgot to tell you, I loved the video though. I've now purchased that same string trimmer and the 580cfm blower due to your great reviews. Thank you! You're still my new favorite!
@@Kitearmy They both just astonish me at their unbelievable performance. Especially after using gasoline in both items for 15+ years, then getting fed up with the continual carburetor issues so converting to corded electric trimmer & blower an the hassles of dragging a 100' extension cord around everything. I'm simply amazed at how PERFECT the Ego trimmer and blower are. (I haven't been able to use the auto winding feature of the trimmer head yet because I'm still on the factory installed string.)
@@TheSib Gas is dead. Sounds like you have a good combo of tools. Come on mate - pull that string out of the head - give it a go. It's real satisfying!
@@Kitearmyknow how much is that 10 Ah battery going to cost you $400 maybe $500, that's ridiculous....I can buy another Milwaukee string trimmer for half of that..
@@Kitearmy - Considering the Milwaukee's "gas tank" is almost three times bigger, that's an impressive use of electrons on the part of the Ego. Interesting, because I suspect the Ego battery charges faster.
Dewalt 60v hands down is better than both of these more powerful and less vibration, another guy did a comparison between Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee and Ego and Dewalt was#1 Makita#2 Milwaukee#3 and Ego#4
I think you should compare the rear motor ego trimmer to the Milwaukee instead of this one. They are the only two brands that I've found to offer rear motors which are built more like gas powered trimmers.
@@Kitearmy not sure if it's that one or not. Here's a link to it from home depot egopowerplus.com/power-15-rear-motor-string-trimmer-with-rapid-reload/ It probably is even more powerful just thought it might be a more direct comparison. I own the non-combi Milwaukee and love it but I do like what Ego has to offer. Thanks Andrew!
My brands of choice are Milwaukee, Rigid, and of course Husqvarna, anything cordless I will go with these brands except a mower I will still have to go gas on that one, not cordless
One thing you forgot to mention in your testing battery prices for replacement batteries time for charging I don't know if it would make a difference but just asking the questions thank you
I watched all three of your videos you don't mention the batteries that all charging times or anyting are you sure is loading times on the string how strongly are through cutting taping cardboard nothing about the prices of replacement batteries how long to charges I'm where the other uses the batteries have
Well done video with an extreme test environment. My issue with my echo gas trimmer is that the line breaks often when I hit fence or concrete blocks. Then the string head feeder seems to jam ALL THE TIME, forcing me to reload the string again into the feeder. Which of these proved to be reliable or durable if the string breaks and you have to extend the line back out to resume cutting?
@@Kitearmy Thanks Andrew - Sounds like EGO is the better bang for the buck and consumer friendly. Milwaukee seems to be more expensive but they seem pretty reliable. So I'll ask you one more question, if you already had the Milwaukee chainsaw and Sawzall along with 5AH and 12AH batteries, would you spend the money to be invested in EGO for the blower and trimmer combo ?
@@pasqualepisani That's a tough one - Let me tell you what I do. I have a shop tool set 18v and I have a yard cordless battery set. It all starts with the blower and trimmer then you consider edger/lawn mower/snow blower/battery inverter, that's when the shop tool batteries don't cut it. It just works better for me - I don't have to go hunting for batteries too.
Kite Army - I’m going to give EGO a try with the blower and trimmer. Hopefully, they sell a combo kit with extra batteries as a set so we can save money.
Andrew - I just finished scouring the web and EGO doesn’t have a trimmer/blower combo, like many competitors. If you have any influence, please encourage them to put one out there! Please
Asking for a response from anybody. I have milwaukee power tools set but I want a cordless string trimmer and push mower. Would you go with an ego set for both or milwaukee trimmer and just and ego mower?
I’m a dewalt guy, I’ve got a lot of their power tools and batteries. I’m looking to replace my gas trimmer and blower with a battery set. I was going to get the dewalt kit but I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews about their outdoor equip. Would yo recommend going with the ego kit? Or stick with the dewal since I’ve got the batteries and chargers
Why don't you mention Watt-Hours? The Milwaukee's battery has 162 WH and the EGO has 135 AH. Everything else being equal the Milwaukee should go slightly longer than the EGO - which it did. By the way, when trimming long grass start about a foot from the top and then work down to the bottom. Your trimmer won't wrap up the grass around the head like it did in your video.
I really don't think this was a apples to apples comparison. First, please compare EGO multi-head tool, at least on price, to the Milwaukee multi-head tool. The EGO isn't available bundled with a battery and charger. I personally need a string trimmer and edger. To get this with EGO's multi-attachment product, I would have to buy the powerhead, line trimmer attachment, edger attachment, battery, and charger all separately. This amalgamation of parts would cost me $800+ if you can find the necessary pieces in stock. The Milwaukee would be $299 plus about $109 for the edger attachment. I think a mention of, you are stuck with only a line trimmer with the EGO is in order when comparing the two. I am certainly not a Milwaukee fanboy, I am just researching the two brands and jumped on your video hoping for some clarity. Unfortunately, it left me with questioning your methodology and perhaps motive in your conclusion.
@@Kitearmy fair enough, just curious because of the how well it seemed to work for about 2 seconds. The head being big I see as being bad, the motor being right at the head I see as good.
@@garradmiller5025 Yeah - I like units with the motor on the head. The EGO is setup this way and the Milwaukee is not. That is the reason the Milwaukee has lots of vibration. Still, the Dewalt in my opinion is a dud.
@@Kitearmy I like the way the 20 volt dewalt feels in my hands and it does cut well when it runs. I can only get one 9 amp hour battery through it then I have to wait and let it cool down. Also the bump head gets filled with grass around the edge and won't let the string out . Bad design there.. And putting new string in is not fun. Usually have a friend hold the end of the string so a two-person job. I will give it a thumbs down.
The Ego is in this fight with basically both hands tied behind it's back with a itty bitty 2.5Ah battery. A 7.5AH battery would take way more out of that field it would probably give you almost an hour of run time or more. Does the Milwaukee offer a bigger battery?
You obviously don't understand battery power. They are both very close in wattage. Wattage is a measure of electrical power. Wattage is equal to Volts x Amps.
Good video comparison. Just wondering if you do understand that the power of each was rated pretty close. 9 x 18 = 162 and 2.5 x 56 = 140 so Ego was down about 13% from the Milwaukee .
@@jimji2774 Don't know who your comment was to - all I can say is the math is for someone else - This guy does real world testing. Make sure you see my new video
I've been a Milwaukee fanboy (have many of their power tools and a blower) but since they've decided against releasing a mower in the foreseeable future, I'm gonna go get myself an ego mower and string trimmer combo. It looks like I'm gonna be real happy with those purchases. Thanks for the video!
Glad you liked the video - the mowers/snow blowers are where the rubber meets the road. Currently Milwaukee batteries are just not up to powering those kinds of tools.
I just got an Ego mower 3 days ago and I'm super happy with it. It's soooo much lighter than the Black and Decker battery powered mower I've had for 7 years. It had no issue with the hills on my property. And those batteries charged fully in 45 minutes or less. (from the 30% charge they initially came with)
@@jameskrolak Welcome to the club - I think the 5Ah battery charges fully in about 1 hour. Keep us updated
@@Kitearmy I actually bought their snowblower back in December and used it with two 5Ah batteries all winter. I never timed the recharge time, but 1 Hr seems about right. I'm pretty happy with all of their products that I've purchased so far.
@@jameskrolak Their stuff is pretty solid
I wanted something light weight and capable of cutting. This little string trimmer is just that ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . The battery will last about half an hour. It cuts through most weeds and grass. I wanted to see what this trimmer could do and tried cutting down some brush. It does okay with light brush but heavy brush, not so much. This is a great tool for trimming around the yard. It's not great for clearing out brush but no one would expect it to be.Out of the box, this trimmer is extremely easy to use. All I had to do was attach the guard and load the battery.
Thanks mate
I have the Milwaukee string trimmer and I'm very happy with it.also have a bunch of other Milwaukee tools so it made more sense to me.
I guess next on my list is the Milwaukee blower - no rest for KiteArmy :(
The fact that I have 15 other M18 tools is more than enough reason to go with the Milwaukee, one type of battery / charger combo and I'm good to go with any of my battery tools. I got the trimmer and an edger attachment on sale for $230 and if I could just get Milwaukee to make an M18 backpack blower I'd never have to mix oil and gas again!
@@taxxin What about lawn mower/snow blower?
Yeah I got 17 Milwaukee tools so it made to me also. I'm just waiting on a lawn mower and I'll be gas free!
@@aaronrepper7649 gas free is the best
I gotta say...I was a non-believer in this technology until I actually saw it work. I bought all EGO equipment because of this channel (mower, multiple head kit with trimmer & edger, and then a blower) It's an impressive amount of power and engineered for user friendliness.
Your all in guy! Hopefully were you live you don't need the snow blower
I have had the Milwaukee trimmer for about a year now, it works very good, ego seems to be good also, I say you can't go wrong with either one. Good video
Thanks mate - both these trimmers are great
What’s the biggest baddest ego trimmer available right now? Also, can I not have the guard on it? I currently have the goofy 60 V Dewalt and it is horrible and if you take the guard off the motor it will burn up immediately. Trust me
I've been using an electric trimmer for about 2 years now I absolutely hate dragging the electrical cord around the yard and I spend more time putting string in the thing than I do actually trimming and cutting thanks for this video I'm going to pull the trigger soon on a battery powered one battery-powered
Welcome to the club - enjoy your R&R time
Can't believe I'm still watching string trimmer videos! I ended up buying the Milwaukee trimmer (with free leaf blower) last week after watching tons of comparisons (EGO and Milwaukee were the finalists). The Milwaukee seemed more industrial, and the battery works with more stuff I might need. If you had turned the string cutter around to the 16" position, it may have worked better. Only used mine once so far, but seems to have more than enough power.
I can't believe that I'm still making string trimmer videos...your right about power, both these models kick butt.
Yes and need to be in rabbit mode !!!
@@franciscocoronado7274 Right - always in rabbit mode
Looks like you'd be happy with either one realistically. I think if you are invested in Milwaukee tools already it's a great way to go. If not I say go with ego. Great video again Andrew!
Thanks Bret - you hit the nail on the head with your summary.
Good comparison man! I'm impressed that the Milwaukee can really hold it's own against the ego considering it's down 38 volts. Milwaukee knows how to squeeze every ounce of power out of that battery platform. Any trimmer will struggle with grass that tall, that was a good stress test for sure :) so much for that claimed hour run time lol (normal maintained lawns of course!)
Milwaukee has come a long way - that being said all I need to do is pop in a 7.5Ah in the EGO, and I would run circles around the Milwaukee. I think for normal conditions 1 hours is about right - this stuff was nasty.
@DrgnFlys right but at the same time higher voltages have the potential to output higher power/demand/wattage with less heat loss and strain from the batteries because of less resistance. The voltsxamps calculation will just get you the watt-hours capacity of the battery to make a calculation based on run time.
@DrgnFlys Ok - I think it gives a better picture if you include retail on the Milwaukee like you did the EGO. So the Milwaukee is $250 for a 12Ah. So based on the Watt hours it is about 1/2 that of the EGO battery. So if you double the cost of the Milwaukee, which would be close to equal amounts of Watt hours, the EGO is $350 and the Milwaukee is $500. Bottom line Watt hour to Watt hour - the EGO is a better deal.
@@Kitearmy Milwaukee is a quik-lok attachment system that Milwaukee makes attachments for, you have the ability to change from a trimmer to a hedge trimmer, pole saw, and edger, plus you can use that same battery on a drill, impact, grinder, compound Miter Saw, table saw just to name a few and whatever M18 tools Milwaukee makes. Can EGO do that? So how's EGO a better deal?
Was in the dilemma between the two. Got the Milwaukee quik lok and I couldn’t be happier. I feel that the Milwaukee is more commercial grade then EGO. Thanks for the video.
The Milwaukee is good, but my money (with some left over) goes to EGO
Kite Army why is that?
@@vojnikjna30 I'm of the camp you need a good shop tool and battery and another for outdoor power equipment. The shop tool batteries just don't have the power to do things like lawn mower and snow blower.
Kite Army I guess your right. Thanks!
@@vojnikjna30 No worries - thanks for the comment
Ego is the best string trimmer I've ever owned
If you consider - all the features, no question it is the champ
I have watched all the videos and decided today to pull the trigger(literally lol) I got the EGO. At Home depot PRICE ALERT! It was $229. On sale now $199. I also has a$20 off coupon from signing up for Home depot Pro. So $179. Plus tax Yippie!
Way to get those deals - Let us know what you think once you use it.
That’s a steal. Those EGOs are beasts.
what a beautiful place you live...love all the natural trees. Not sure why you would want areas cleared of those beautiful trees into big fields. Thanks for the videos...it helped me make my decision. I am returning my Workz for an EGO
Your right - the trees have to stay - be well
Have a Milwaukee, been good for 3 years but not I'm having issues with it working. Going to try the eco now.
EGO - make sure you get the powerload - on sale with free battery at lowes
I researched between the two. I ended up buying Milwaukee. If you are invested in Milwaukee tools, it's better to get the Milwaukee. Ego supposedly has a 5 year warranty where Milwaukee has a 3 year warranty. But Milwaukee has a much more proven system and has been around a long time. Milwaukee is a much better balanced system between the head and the battery. It's not overweight on either side so you do not have to battle to balance it, and at 6'4", it does not hurt my back to mow. Ego was a tiny bit off balance, and moving the handle to the balancing point made it awkward to hold. Really its all about preference though.
It doesn’t matter how powerful of a weed eater that you have. Grass clog up is just normal. I have literally the biggest gas weed eater that stihl makes. It’s like $1,800 dollars. I use it to clean fence rows on the farm and it’s a beast but grass still wraps around the head. Nice review though. Looking to get the m18 so I don’t have to use my heavy weed eater around my yard at least.
M18 is my second favorite string trimmer - not a bad pick
@@Kitearmy I use Milwaukee tools so it only makes sense to keep one battery platform.
I just want it for light edging during work. I rather have Milwaukee because I already have the blower, chainsaw, vacuum and drills.
Once your so deep into a battery platform sometimes it makes sense. Still not a bad unit.
Gr8 review. Love my Milwaukee powerhead and all my other Milwaukee tools. But very disappointed to find out Milwaukee is a Chinese owned brand. No issues with Chinese people but I do with Chinese and related governments and their growing shadow of influence in the world. I will now switch to DeWalt or Makita.
History: Milwaukee is owned by techtronics: Founded in 1985 in Hong Kong, TTI's brand portfolio includes Milwaukee, AEG, Ryobi, Homelite, Empire, Stiletto, Hoover US, Hart, Oreck, Vax, and Dirt Devil. TTI also manufactures power tools under the Ridgid name through a licensing agreement. I know one cannot avoid buying stuff made in China but I've made the personal decision to try alternatives made in other countries.
A very noble cause! Many people believe Milwuakee is a USA made brand.
Yeah.. but just try to find a cordless powertool made elsewhere. DeWalt assembles a few tools here in the US but many if not most of the parts are from China. I don't know maybe Festool is made in Germany but if you're using powertools you probably can't afford theirs.
@@Kitearmy Count me as one of the deceived!
@@Laguna2013 It understandable - I mean the tool brand is named after a famous US city
@@skyecore Stihl.
Thank you. I wasn’t sure how much grass I would be able to cut with a battery weed eater. Now I realize a definetly need a gas trimmer
This is worst case scenario - if you have over 1acre you might need gas
I own the Milwaukee Quik Lok string trimmer and so far it's been great! I think the main attvantage of the Milwaukee is the battery, the amount of tool offerings that come from Milwaukee is huge and is growing quite fast.
I have shop tools and yard tools - In my opinion they each warrant their own batteries. How soon do you think their will be a Milwaukee 18v snow blower?
@@Kitearmy no idea. I see your point though.
@@joelwilson97 Not to say it won't happen, but their batteries are truly designed for drill & saws. Not lawn mowers and snow blowers.
Kite Arm
@@tommeyer6534 Kite Arm here
Nice review. The Ego is an excellent trimmer, for sure, and the rest of their OPE is top notch, but Milwaukee's enormous line of M18 tools makes it a very desirable platform. Besides OPE, they have vacuum cleaners, led lights, even a rotary polisher, not to mention a complete line of power tools. Plus, a lawnmower is reportedly on the way! Batteries can also be shared across tool lines. For example, I can throw my trimmer's 9ah into my vacuum and it has the runtime for tackling large jobs. Or, I can throw my impact driver's 2ah into the trimmer if I need a few extra minutes of runtime. With Milwaukee, there are a lot of options.
The Milwauke trimmer is a vast improvement over the first Milwaukee trimmer I tested. I mostly agree with you expect when you talk about true battery power density - the 18/20v fall short on the high side. I heard EGO is going to release a 56v 10Ah battery - that is a true monster for monster work.
Well, that was more than I ever wanted to know about string trimmers! And I'll take the less expensive Ego.
Great minds thing alike - I have to admit I'm happy to be done with string trimmers!
I bought the Ego trimmer and love it. The biggest difference I noticed was the weight of the Milwaukee was so much heavier than the Ego. I'm surprised he didn't say anything about it, but either trimmer is probably pretty good.
Only so much that you can squeeze into a 5min video
Because he's a man lol. Jk
Thanks for mentioning the weight difference. That's a big deal. The Ego seems like the better choice to me, especially since it's also quite a bit less expensive.
Milwaukee makes a brushless motor version of the trimmer that is dedicated, no other attachments, for only $179. The motor is on the trimmer head.
I have both and they are great, but only 1 thing makes the Milwaukee 1st for me is that the battery lost longer and doesn't go into hibernation mode like ego does. I didn't charge my ego for a long time and it wouldn't charge anymore but my Milwaukee still have full bars even though haven't charge it for months
The hibernation mode thing is interesting - you just hold down the button to recover
Really stupid ego rep didn't even tell me that thanks will try.
I've watched all your videos plus several from others. I'm still torn. I'm a carpenter and have all Milwaukee battery tools. They stay on my truck most of the time except when I am able to leave them on a jobsite. I'm really not sure how necessary it is for me to stick with the platform considering they will be used at different locations. I don't want to take a battery off my truck to use in the yard because I might forget to put it back on the truck. So the yard batteries will stay with the yard tools no matter which way I go. I have played with the Milwaukees at the store and love the feel and balance of them. I went there to buy the Ryobi and just happened to pick up the Milwaukee. Put the Ryobi back and came home and now I'm here trying to make up my mind. Ego wasn't even on my radar until I saw your videos searching for "Milwaukee vs Ryobi trimmers". I'm not interested in too many features, mostly want it to work every time for many years. Right now I'm only interested in a trimmer, blower, and edger but could see getting a mower if my old Lawnboy ever dies. Kind of been wanting it to for several years now. It still cuts great but it's old and abused. Can you speak on the durability and longevity of the Ego system? Which edger is better the Milwaukee or Ego? Thanks.
I should add that I think the only reason I'm leaning towards the Milwaukee is that I have a very loyal personality. Often times to a fault. But if the the Ego trimmer, blower, and edger are better then I think that's what I'll get. I've also noticed there's a lot of unsolicited praises for the Ego in several forums I've been reading.
For what it's worth I have Ryobi in the garage (weekend warrior) and EGO for the lawn. You just need larger batteries to get the lawn work done
Just returned the ego and got the Milwaukee. Wouldn't have even wasted my time with the ego had I known it has a reverse rotation head. Makes trimming around the pool throw grass forward into the pool. Also makes edging difficult to cut a razor sharp edge because it's pushing the trimmer back at you and wanting to kick and buck.
Yeah - it's funny I have been using clockwise heads for so long that I have the same problems you have but with the Milwaukee - guess it is just what you are used to
@@Kitearmy I'm 43 and have been doing lawn care for a living since I was 13. Echo, Stihl, Husqvarna, maryuama etc etc. The ego is the first trimmer I've ever had the head rotate clockwise lol. Immediately I was like wtf 🤣
@@prostreetcamaro Yeah - oddly enough lots of battery brands are moving toward clockwise
I got rid of my ego and bought the Milwaukee and just love it
That’s funny- I just dumped my Milwaukee and bought EGO. Could not be happier
Nice video. I was debating between these two at Home Depot. After seeing the comparison between the 2, I'm rolling with Ego.
The EGO just got put in my garage too
Good choice,,,,plus they have a huge line of other yard tools and power station,,,,love mine sebastian
@@thomasheath6084 EGO love
Ego self propelled mower is amazing also btw, you might want to get it with the giants battery then everything else without battery to cut down costs
Yeah - that is what I do now - I buy all my tools bare for around $100.
agree got to go with E.....G....O.... Well because I have the the lawn mower, blower, edger , and weed eater... Batteries(3) last great. THANK YOU
The king of OPE
The milwaukee 9.0ah battery is junk, never liked it in any of the Milwaukee tools. The 12.0 on the other hand is a beast!! Similar power output but lasts way way longer on the high demand tools!! Great review keep it up!!
Thanks mate...see my other review with the Milwaukee 12Ah battery
James I was happy/sad to see your comment. I was about to buy Milwaukee trimmer with 9.0 high demand battery but all i see online is horrible reviews. That single battery is the worst thing they ever made. High Output batteries I think are the way to go, sadly the names are so similar/confusing. So you concur that 9.0 High Demand is bad bad bad battery? Thanks brother!!!
@@kosinskiarek it's works fine, just for the weight and cost you get so much more with a 12.0 also 2 HO 6.0s are hard to beat as well
You forgot to mention the Milwaukee is a quik-lok attachment system that Milwaukee makes attachments for, you have the ability to change from a trimmer to a hedge trimmer, pole saw, and edger, plus you can use that same battery on a drill, impact, grinder, compound Miter Saw, table saw just to name a few and whatever M18 tools Milwaukee makes. Can EGO do that? You can save a lot of money by just buying the attachments instead of having to buy a separate tool for each one.
Right - but does Milwaukee have a zero turn ride on mower powered by the 18v batteries? Ego does
I own almost all the Milwaukee yard tools including the string trimmer. I also own the Ego lawnmower by itself (self propelled with plastic deck). I expect all the tools will last me a good while but I would be surprised if Ego's quality was up there with Milwaukee. I have dropped and abused several of my Milwaukee tools including my drills, light, vacuum etc... and have not been able to kill a single Milwaukee tool. They seem to last forever. Ego does offer a lot of value and good performance though. The 7.5 battery that comes with the 500 dollar self propelled lawn mower is a very big battery with 420 watt hours. Just to give you an idea the m18 (9amp) battery has about 150 watt hours. A lot of power is needed to run a lawn mower. The fast charger that comes with the Ego will charge it in just 1 hour. Compare that to the other lawnmowers and they all offer a slightly more expensive mower kit that comes with a smaller battery. Ego makes 3 lawn mowers, two of which have a plastic deck and 1 that has a steel deck. They also make a snow blower that runs on 2x the 7.5 batteries. They also have a commercial line up with a backpack battery. The amount of tools they offer is impressive. I like Milwaukee more but considering they don't make a lawnmower I'm very happy with my Ego mower so far. I bet the 7.5 battery it came with would last a long time in the string trimmer.
I think this is what you are looking for: ua-cam.com/video/d8GMqr2mGU4/v-deo.html
Amps are what does the work not the volts. I have many 18volt Milwaukee tools and they now offer their UHD series. It’ll run the garden tools forever. I own the edger, blower, trimmer, extended reach trimmer snd chainsaw. The UHD battery will give long run time with all these tools and then work the impact auto tools. For versatility I chise the Milwaukee.
Milwaukee has not be brave enough to take on a lawn mower - just not enough power in those batteries
But they make a ton of lawn, construction and automotive tools that use one battery system. I have 13 acres and mow 4 of them. No one builds a battery lawn mower for that. Still liked your review and watched all three just pointing out lots of options snd long term commitment when choosing a tool brand
@@jimnuna2022 Good point!
TIM from Canada you cannot compare a 9 V battery string trimmer to a 56 V string trimmer. There is a big difference in power.
You could rotate the line cutter underneath the string guard and change to the 16” cutting width from the current 14” you did the test with. I’m certain you will see much more $$value$$ from the Milwaukee trimmer. Not to mention there’s something about “Made in the USA” that is appealing. Not that the ?Ego trimmer isn’t. Thanks for the great information though. Your time and energy is appreciated!
Thanks mate. Yeah careful on the claim of being "Made in the USA" - very few Milwaukee tools are now. In fact Milwaukee is owned by a Chinese company called Techtronic Industries. Techtronic (TTI) makes Ryobi as well.
BTW - If you find me a brand made in the USA - I will champion that product
Tim from Canada the only difference between the EGO. String trimmer or blower compared to (Milwaukee M 18 fuel quick LOK is Milwaukee M 18 batteries fit anything in the )(M18 category of tools or lawn care..)You cannot see this for you cannot see this for.EGO.. and the..(EGO.. batteries are more expensive.)
All EGO batteries fit all EGO tools
so do they both weigh about the same? also do they both come with fast chargers? what about charge times? and cost for extra battery for each? I am researching which one to get..thanks
Milwaukee hands down if you have other tools. I own 15 Milwaukee batteries so it's a no brainer
True...unless you need a lawn mower or snow blower
@@Kitearmy true. Gas lawn mowers are more convenient for me since I have to mow an acre worth of grass. Otherwise I would grab the ego in a heartbeat. But sucks the batteries are not compatible with all my power tools.
I own shop tools and yard tools - those 2 should never meet
This is how you do a "head to head" comparison!!! Nice work! Ego it is!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You certainly make it interesting!!
Got to have fun
Great videos, I have been using ego commercially for 3 years and often asked about Milwaukee. I use the multi tool string trimmer just for the ability to use multiple attachments. Great to see the comparison. Top job.
Thanks
Scotty
Thanks for sharing!
HD currently has the Milwaukee w/battery for $269. If I didn't already have 3 EGO tools I'd probably be purchasing Milwaukee just to minimize batteries and chargers. The construction power tool folks are a little late to the game. Probably saw EGO and others open the market 1st then figured there's $ to be made.
That's my setup - I have shop (and batteries) and I have yard tools (and batteries). I don't think that the shop tool guys will ever take on things like snow blowers and lawnmowers.
Returning my Milwaukee this week and going to buy an Ego.
Can't say I blame you
I def think the milwaukee is the best bang for buck because most ppl already have Atleast one other m18 tool and battery. I feel like ego is really trying to get their foot in the door with the attractive price tag. Either one seems to do a great job and they perform almost identical. Still tho. M18 batteries can be found for about half price on craigslist or offer up. Where ego batteries are not as common
Watch those Milwaukee batteries on Ebay - lots of fakes
@@Kitearmy i have bought about a dozen m18 5.0 6.0ho and 8.0 on offer up. All factory sealed. Most of the time for about 150 for the 2 pack
@@X360KBaller I bought one just like that - it was a fake
Biggest selling point for some is the cost of the battery. You can buy another Ego for less than a 2nd battery...that makes it a pass for me.
The batteries are expensive - but they are damn good. If you want cheap go Ryobi - but they are not so good
Another difference to consider, that is the second best battery you can buy for Milwaukee, but tge lowest battery you can get for the ego...
I think the EGO would have went the same distance if not farther if the power wasn't being wasted by revving it before the start of the trim. the Milwaukee went straight to work without battery usage
I have a milwaukee string trimmer and it always cuts off power. Probally due to overheating issue. I may have to head over to ego for this reason
I was pretty surprised on the run time on both these trimmers. I thought you would get much more than 9-11 minutes respectively
In the real world I get about 45 min from the ego. Not cutting down crazy brush.
Hey thanks. That’s much better. I was seriously considering the Milwaukee, for my home. If I got about 45 minutes on a full charge, that would work 👍🏼
@@ridinwithricky6444 You should be pretty happy
Put the 12ah battery on the Milwaukee and you will double your run time. I have the tool and own both batteries.
@@jamespenner1412 Or it could overheat and melt down : ua-cam.com/video/d8GMqr2mGU4/v-deo.html
I like how you actually put them to the test. Thanks!
No problem!
@@Kitearmy It's amazing how many "reviews" there are of these that have barely even turned the thing on! I'm gonna get one of these for my Dad, any final recommendation on which you prefer? He doesn't have Milwaukee or Ego so battery choice is irrelevant
@@TheTranq EGO all the way - get the autoload - one of my favorite tools I have ever reviewed
@@Kitearmy Sweet! I think im gonna go with that
@@TheTranq Leave a comment after you use it
Thanks for this informative series of videos. They were very helpful in deciding which one to get.
Glad it was helpful!
I got the milwaukee quik lok im so impress how powerful it is only problem is the battery life i have 9ah and it will only last almost an hr in rabbit mode
Thank you for the review, I think battery lawn tools are the wave of the future. I have a network of Milwaukee M18 power tools already and would love to keep the platform the same for the lawn. However one tool I really need is the power brush (and Milwaukee doesn't make one). Can you do a comparison of interchangeable tool heads between the electric platforms? Or at least let me know if the EGO and Milwaukee's heads are interchangeable?
Thank you
Yeah - I can tell you they are not interchangeable.
The new EGO ST1534 has a rear motor and a smaller head with the same loading feature. Honestly I think it would blow both of these out of the water. Also at 300 dollars it's a more equal test vs the Milwaukee
What about a battery charger for the Ego st 1534 dose it come with one when you buy it?
@@twoguysoneboat777 yes I got one when buying from home depot.
And the Milwaukee has 22 more Wh of power so made sense it went a little further. But ego was faster. Probably due to the higher efficiency of having more voltage
This was a good match up
@@Kitearmy for sure. Also probably the only other trimmer out there that has a chance of competing with the ego
@@victorvannatter312 yeah it is my second favorite
Was gonna get the ryobi brushless but think I’ll pop the extra $50 for the ego after this review.
You will not be sorry for that move
Came from Canada when you were looking at these prices he showing you at the top these are American prices you would never get that in Canada that cheap... here in Canada you pay too much for what they offer... just walk through Home Depot anytime or walk through Lowe’s at any time and go to the American websites the Home Depot American website things are cheaper there always have been always will be...
Is the Canadian dollar worth less than the US?
Noticing the date of the video I have a question about the battery. I see it is one of the 5 segment power meter type - First week of May 2020 and I can't find the trimmer with that battery at Home Depot. Did that battery come with that trimmer?
I think this has it: www.homedepot.com/p/EGO-15-in-56V-Lith-Ion-Cordless-Electric-Powerload-Carbon-Fiber-Shaft-String-Trimmer-2-5Ah-Battery-and-Charger-Included-ST1521S/303419976
Ego website states 45 minutes of run time from a 2.5Ah battery. Do you think this is accurate?
It would be nice to see a runtime test between more brands of string trimmers similar to the test you performed with the blower test and beach balls. The field test you did above with the string trimmer should give a good comparison because the string trimmers are under a load.
I would safely say at least 30min
Good video however the Milwaukee is only 18 volts with a 9 amp hour battery the ego is 56 volts so my money still with Milwaukee tool. Like one of the previous comments said put the 12 amp hour on there and see how long it goes then
That video is coming my friend - who do you think will win?
The batteries are very close in wattage, Milwaukee slightly higher at 162wH and Ego at 140wH. You can get a 5.0Ah battery for the Ego which would give it 280wH.
@@rcairflr Right - My next video is going to be an EGO 56v 7.5Ah vs a Milwaukee 18v 12Ah - I know who should win on paper
Milwaukee batteries are designed very well and should last a long time. Don't know about the cells or power management of ego. Plus I'm heavily invested in Milwaukee tools. Quality stuff. Everybody is making pretty good electric tools these days however.
Everyone is making OK tools - these are the 2 best from my testing. I have Milwaukee in my shop and EGO in my yard
I’ll keep it a little sweeter this time, but again, the reason your head bogged up was because you are cramming the whole head into the uncut grass. You are supposed to use the last 2-3 inches of the string’s tips to cut the grass, not the entire string.
Much sweeter - I will be first to admit that I don't have much experience string trimming a field of grass waist high. The only thing that stopped the binding was moving slower - totally no fun.
@@Kitearmy I forgot to tell you, I loved the video though. I've now purchased that same string trimmer and the 580cfm blower due to your great reviews. Thank you! You're still my new favorite!
@@TheSib All great relationships start off a bit rocky. SO what do you think of the blower/trimmer. We all want to know :)
@@Kitearmy They both just astonish me at their unbelievable performance. Especially after using gasoline in both items for 15+ years, then getting fed up with the continual carburetor issues so converting to corded electric trimmer & blower an the hassles of dragging a 100' extension cord around everything. I'm simply amazed at how PERFECT
the Ego trimmer and blower are. (I haven't been able to use the auto winding feature of the trimmer head yet because I'm still on the factory installed string.)
@@TheSib Gas is dead. Sounds like you have a good combo of tools. Come on mate - pull that string out of the head - give it a go. It's real satisfying!
Yeah now put a 12 ah battery in the Milwaukee you will have plenty of power and it will go longer
After that I will put the 10Ah on the EGO and run circles around the Millwaukee - though that is not the point.. This is how they are sold
@J M Stay tuned for the test - I think we are all going to be surprised
@@Kitearmyknow how much is that 10 Ah battery going to cost you $400 maybe $500, that's ridiculous....I can buy another Milwaukee string trimmer for half of that..
@@giovanysantiago5892 Surprise - as expected (well not that the Milwaukee battery went belly up) ua-cam.com/video/d8GMqr2mGU4/v-deo.html
Just confirming there is no extra power with a higher amp hour battery. Just lasts longer.
The Milwaukee should have a considerably longer run. time with it’s much higher amperage battery
Yep - should have
Has anyone ever checked to see if you can put the EGO head on a Milwaukee power source or vice versa? The connections look similar.
The new EGO powerload makes that impossible - I think
A chunk of the higher Milwaukee price is the larger capacity battery. it would have been nice to see how much battery got used during this test.
I ran both trimmers until the batteries ran out of power
@@Kitearmy - Considering the Milwaukee's "gas tank" is almost three times bigger, that's an impressive use of electrons on the part of the Ego. Interesting, because I suspect the Ego battery charges faster.
@@47f0 EGO now has a 10Ah battery - twice the size of the battery used in this video
@@Kitearmy - Now I'm confused... @1:42 it shows the EGO battery as 2.5Ah - isn't 10 four times 2.5?
@@47f0 yep - my bad
Dewalt 60v hands down is better than both of these more powerful and less vibration, another guy did a comparison between Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee and Ego and Dewalt was#1 Makita#2 Milwaukee#3 and Ego#4
I very very very very dislike the dewalt trimmers - maybe even more than i dislike Ryobi. But to each their own
You should do a video for budget level string trimmers, like Bauer and such!
I will consider that
I think you should compare the rear motor ego trimmer to the Milwaukee instead of this one. They are the only two brands that I've found to offer rear motors which are built more like gas powered trimmers.
you mean the power head model? I have heard that is more powerful (that is what I used in my string trimmer outboard motor video)
@@Kitearmy not sure if it's that one or not. Here's a link to it from home depot egopowerplus.com/power-15-rear-motor-string-trimmer-with-rapid-reload/
It probably is even more powerful just thought it might be a more direct comparison. I own the non-combi Milwaukee and love it but I do like what Ego has to offer. Thanks Andrew!
This is what I was referring to: egopowerplus.com/power-head/
Loving my ego nexus power station Andrew,,,,nice video
EGO really went wild with that monster
My brands of choice are Milwaukee, Rigid, and of course Husqvarna, anything cordless I will go with these brands except a mower I will still have to go gas on that one, not cordless
Also I have a big acreage
For big properties you might have to go gas
One thing you forgot to mention in your testing battery prices for replacement batteries time for charging I don't know if it would make a difference but just asking the questions thank you
I cover all that in other videos - check it out
@@Kitearmy thank you I'll go check them out
I watched all three of your videos you don't mention the batteries that all charging times or anyting are you sure is loading times on the string how strongly are through cutting taping cardboard nothing about the prices of replacement batteries how long to charges I'm where the other uses the batteries have
@@konamanstudio2447 Trust me don't worry about battery replacements - most people are 5 years and counting on these batteries.
@@Kitearmy please review the Kobalt. Major electric tool player you left out.
Will the ego multi head string trimmer be the same as the carbon fiber one Would it perform the same Appreciate your thoughts please
If you only need 1 tool go for the carbon fiber if you need a few tools go with the multihead
Gotta stick with Milwaukee through and through. Have many of their tools which makes it much more convenient. Even if the Ego is cheaper...
I have Milwaukee in the garage - EGO in the yard.
@@Kitearmy Thats probably the best way to have it!
@@tacktiician4978 definitely
Well done video with an extreme test environment. My issue with my echo gas trimmer is that the line breaks often when I hit fence or concrete blocks. Then the string head feeder seems to jam ALL THE TIME, forcing me to reload the string again into the feeder. Which of these proved to be reliable or durable if the string breaks and you have to extend the line back out to resume cutting?
Both are good - but the EGO is way easier to load with the electric load feature. I love it!
@@Kitearmy Thanks Andrew - Sounds like EGO is the better bang for the buck and consumer friendly. Milwaukee seems to be more expensive but they seem pretty reliable. So I'll ask you one more question, if you already had the Milwaukee chainsaw and Sawzall along with 5AH and 12AH batteries, would you spend the money to be invested in EGO for the blower and trimmer combo ?
@@pasqualepisani That's a tough one - Let me tell you what I do. I have a shop tool set 18v and I have a yard cordless battery set. It all starts with the blower and trimmer then you consider edger/lawn mower/snow blower/battery inverter, that's when the shop tool batteries don't cut it. It just works better for me - I don't have to go hunting for batteries too.
Kite Army - I’m going to give EGO a try with the blower and trimmer. Hopefully, they sell a combo kit with extra batteries as a set so we can save money.
Andrew - I just finished scouring the web and EGO doesn’t have a trimmer/blower combo, like many competitors. If you have any influence, please encourage them to put one out there! Please
Asking for a response from anybody. I have milwaukee power tools set but I want a cordless string trimmer and push mower. Would you go with an ego set for both or milwaukee trimmer and just and ego mower?
I have some Milwaukee shop tools and EGO yard tools - the power requirements of each application just don't line up
@@Kitearmy Thank you!
I’m a dewalt guy, I’ve got a lot of their power tools and batteries. I’m looking to replace my gas trimmer and blower with a battery set. I was going to get the dewalt kit but I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews about their outdoor equip. Would yo recommend going with the ego kit? Or stick with the dewal since I’ve got the batteries and chargers
Dewalt garage - EGO yard
What about overheating issue with the Milwaukee? I've decided to go with the Ego. it made more sense
Yeah - it was suprising
I just bought a snow blower in August.
I just did a review of a snow blower in August
Milwaukee. I can use the battery on my Milwaukee tools and the ego. There only good for ego equipment which is just for the lawn care
Yep - for now
Why don't you mention Watt-Hours? The Milwaukee's battery has 162 WH and the EGO has 135 AH. Everything else being equal the Milwaukee should go slightly longer than the EGO - which it did. By the way, when trimming long grass start about a foot from the top and then work down to the bottom. Your trimmer won't wrap up the grass around the head like it did in your video.
Great tips - thanks. I don't plan on making it a habit of trimming 5 foot tall grass. Yeah stay tuned for the EGO 10Ah vs Milwaukee 12Ah
I really don't think this was a apples to apples comparison. First, please compare EGO multi-head tool, at least on price, to the Milwaukee multi-head tool. The EGO isn't available bundled with a battery and charger. I personally need a string trimmer and edger. To get this with EGO's multi-attachment product, I would have to buy the powerhead, line trimmer attachment, edger attachment, battery, and charger all separately. This amalgamation of parts would cost me $800+ if you can find the necessary pieces in stock. The Milwaukee would be $299 plus about $109 for the edger attachment. I think a mention of, you are stuck with only a line trimmer with the EGO is in order when comparing the two. I am certainly not a Milwaukee fanboy, I am just researching the two brands and jumped on your video hoping for some clarity. Unfortunately, it left me with questioning your methodology and perhaps motive in your conclusion.
If grass was shorter. Would u get longer battery time?
yes sir
Just bought Milwaukee, but with 12 AH. Now who wins on battery technology and longevity of battery?
Good Setup - though EGO still wins with their 56v 7.5ah battery
this tells the story - watch that battery for thermal overload - ua-cam.com/video/d8GMqr2mGU4/v-deo.html
I would love to know if they are comparable in weight! 68 year old woman!
Check out my video on the Mikita it weighs only 7.5 with battery
Hey, can you compare the gen 1 and 2 of milwaukee?
The egos carbon fiber shaft is prone to breaking
not so sure that is true
One make with the charger and battery. The ego didn't. Cost difference.
I'm sorta confused, what were you testing here? How much you could cut on a single battery charge?
yesish - how they both could cut real heavy brush
The Dewalt looked powerful should add it to the cut test. Not sure if your string issue would happen again.
I truly do not like the Dewalt - look at the goofy head - it feels so off balance. I really expect more from Dewalt.
@@Kitearmy fair enough, just curious because of the how well it seemed to work for about 2 seconds. The head being big I see as being bad, the motor being right at the head I see as good.
@@garradmiller5025 Yeah - I like units with the motor on the head. The EGO is setup this way and the Milwaukee is not. That is the reason the Milwaukee has lots of vibration. Still, the Dewalt in my opinion is a dud.
@@Kitearmy I like the way the 20 volt dewalt feels in my hands and it does cut well when it runs. I can only get one 9 amp hour battery through it then I have to wait and let it cool down. Also the bump head gets filled with grass around the edge and won't let the string out . Bad design there.. And putting new string in is not fun. Usually have a friend hold the end of the string so a two-person job. I will give it a thumbs down.
@@jimji2774 Hopefully you don't give my video a
Thanks Buddy..
cool
EGO-maniac!
Yeah - it happens to the best of us
hey there. i was wondering if the attachments to both brands are interchangeable to each other.
no
Kite Amry what kind of trimmer line is that you put in the ego powerload?? i would like to get some did it cause any issue's with the head???
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650 Square Feet? Maybe you mean a 6xx foot *4x foot swath. 650 sq. ft would be a 25.5 foot square. Or did I miss something?
Sure - I don't have the exact measurements anymore but - figure 100ft x 6ft = 600 square feet
Milwaukee needs to get MX battery yard tools.
That would be awesome to see
The Ego is in this fight with basically both hands tied behind it's back with a itty bitty 2.5Ah battery. A 7.5AH battery would take way more out of that field it would probably give you almost an hour of run time or more. Does the Milwaukee offer a bigger battery?
Yes - they have a 12Ah battery - test with big batteries coming
You obviously don't understand battery power. They are both very close in wattage. Wattage is a measure of electrical power. Wattage is equal to Volts x Amps.
@@rcairflr Why is that obvious - I didn't get that from his comment
Good video comparison. Just wondering if you do understand that the power of each was rated pretty close. 9 x 18 = 162 and 2.5 x 56 = 140 so Ego was down about 13% from the Milwaukee .
@@jimji2774 Don't know who your comment was to - all I can say is the math is for someone else - This guy does real world testing. Make sure you see my new video
Ego 16inch 56v 7ah battery line iq
Awesome review. Well done.
Thank you kindly!