Battery powered string trimmers, good, bad or ugly???

[bearpaw]

We love our milwaukee 18 volt tools so much I bought the wife the milwaukee trimmer, she loves it, much easier for her to use than the gas powered stihl we've been using.

[fly-by]

They're not professional grade but the 18v Ryobi tools, including the string trimmer, have worked well for me for a couple of years. No problems with edger, blower, pole saw, or string trimmer. Watch for deals and you can get them for just over the value of the battery.

[Stein]

I'm not sure if the work for the trimmers, but there are cheap adapters you can buy to use most batteries with other brand tools.

[b23]

Went ahead and bought the Milwaukee Quik-Lok version.  Not sure if I'll ever have a need for any different attachments but you never know and I'd rather have it and not need it than not have it and wished I did.  Kinda sucks, but it doesn't look like I'll get it till the end of next week at the earliest.

[follow maggie]

Went ahead and bought the Milwaukee Quik-Lok version.  Not sure if I'll ever have a need for any different attachments but you never know and I'd rather have it and not need it than not have it and wished I did.  Kinda sucks, but it doesn't look like I'll get it till the end of next week at the earliest.

Dos it use the same batteries as my Milwaukee tools? Impact driver, oscillating tool & such?

[b23]

Went ahead and bought the Milwaukee Quik-Lok version.  Not sure if I'll ever have a need for any different attachments but you never know and I'd rather have it and not need it than not have it and wished I did.  Kinda sucks, but it doesn't look like I'll get it till the end of next week at the earliest.

Does it use the same batteries as my Milwaukee tools? Impact driver, oscillating tool & such?

If those are 18V Milwaukee tools, yes, should all be the same battery.  I watched a couple vids on youtube and they all were using the same Milwaukee 18V batteries as I have.

[ridgefire]

I have the 20v dewalt trimmer and it has been great so far. I can do my whole yard on one battery no problem.

[Taco280AI]

I have a 20V trimmer that works for short periods on grass and light weeds, but just picked up a gas Echo that tears through heavy brush and vines like the battery one can't come close to.

[blackpowderhunter]

I think for the average home owner sized lot these are great.
I have the milwaukee 18v String trimmer, hedge trimmer, and leaf blower.  Work great for what I need/want.
The ability to just throw the battery in and go is great.  After I mow the yard, I can do a quick edge with the string trimmer around the fences in no time and not worry about the maintenance of the trimmer, storing it over the winter, loaning it to a neighbor, etc.
  Keep an eye out for deals, I think i got my string trimmer in a package with the hedge trimmer for a song.
for these tools, the bigger 8ah battery is worth it.

[buglebrush]

If you're just trimming yard grass they're great, but can't match the gas trimmer for knapweed, etc...

My neighbor has the Milwaukee and really likes it, but borrows my gas for trimming along his drive, etc...

[blackpowderhunter]

If you're just trimming yard grass they're great, but can't match the gas trimmer for knapweed, etc...

My neighbor has the Milwaukee and really likes it, but borrows my gas for trimming along his drive, etc...

exactly.
if one understands their limitations, they can be GREAT. for those that get a milwaukee and expect gas powered results, you're fooling yourself.

[Dhoey07]

I have a 40V Oregon set up.  Zero complaints here

[Curly]

I got a combo deal on a Johnsered trimmer/blower. They use a 50V battery. Got it from Costco last year for what seemed like a very good deal. Works pretty well.

[bearpaw]

Went ahead and bought the Milwaukee Quik-Lok version.  Not sure if I'll ever have a need for any different attachments but you never know and I'd rather have it and not need it than not have it and wished I did.  Kinda sucks, but it doesn't look like I'll get it till the end of next week at the earliest.

Does it use the same batteries as my Milwaukee tools? Impact driver, oscillating tool & such?

If those are 18V Milwaukee tools, yes, should all be the same battery.  I watched a couple vids on youtube and they all were using the same Milwaukee 18V batteries as I have.

We got a larger battery for our blower, it worked much better than the smaller batteries I have for drills and drivers.

[b23]

If you're just trimming yard grass they're great, but can't match the gas trimmer for knapweed, etc...

My neighbor has the Milwaukee and really likes it, but borrows my gas for trimming along his drive, etc...

exactly.
if one understands their limitations, they can be GREAT. for those that get a milwaukee and expect gas powered results, you're fooling yourself.

I'll never need it for anything more than a little touch up here and there so it should do everything I need it for, and probably then some.