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Pocahontas said:
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Milwaukee M12 FUEL 12-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Hammer Drill/Impact Driver/3/8 in. Ratchet Combo Kit (3-Tool) 3497-22-2567-20 - The Home Depot

Milwaukee M12 FUEL 2-Tool Combo Kit has the Most Powerful Subcompact Drill, the Fastest Driving Subcompact Impact Driver while being the overall Most Compact Drill and Impact Driver. Includes Milwaukee
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Probably best you get unless you find a deal of the day type deal, if that’s what you mean by hex impact. Technically an impact driver, only say that to help if you are searching.
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That is what I was looking for. I already got that same kit a few years ago but I dont remember what I paid for it. I know it was in one of the deal of the day things.
 
I got a new M18 metal cut saw and promptly melted the PLASTIC blade guard on the 1st cut.

Talked to Milwaukee customer service and apparently that saw is ONLY meant for drywall studs and conduit.
Would think they'd mention that in the instructions.

Not sure why the one that I had before survived fine. Just the motor let the smoke out after many years of use.
 
Picked up a m18 Hackzall with 2 xc6.0 batteries today and a hedge trimmer with 1 xc6.0. I got em off my tool guy so probably overpaid but it was just over $600 for everything.
 
My 12 year old son is tired of battling his 80s or 90s Stihl FS36 trimmer and is trying to decide if he wants an M18 or a newer gasser. He wants to know how long it will run with normal grass with and xc8.0.

Trying to decide if this is a good deal and to get it with one 8.0 for $250 or 2 8.0 for $390.

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Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless String Trimmer with QUIK-LOK Attachment Capability, Two 8.0 Ah Batteries 2825-21ST-48-11-1880 - The Home Depot

The Milwaukee M18 FUEL String Trimmer Kit with QUIK-LOK, designed for landscape maintenance professionals, provides users with the power to clear thick brush, reaches full throttle in under 1-second and
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KungFooMASTA said:
My 12 year old son is tired of battling his 80s or 90s Stihl FS36 trimmer and is trying to decide if he wants an M18 or a newer gasser. He wants to know how long it will run with normal grass with and xc8.0.

Trying to decide if this is a good deal and to get it with one 8.0 for $250 or 2 8.0 for $390.

www.homedepot.com

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless String Trimmer with QUIK-LOK Attachment Capability, Two 8.0 Ah Batteries 2825-21ST-48-11-1880 - The Home Depot

The Milwaukee M18 FUEL String Trimmer Kit with QUIK-LOK, designed for landscape maintenance professionals, provides users with the power to clear thick brush, reaches full throttle in under 1-second and
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If he likes the gasser, get him this. Dual battery 17" trimmer

www.acmetools.com

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 17 inch Dual Battery String Trimmer Kit

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 17 inch Dual Battery String Trimmer Kit - 3006-22
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For the one you linked, I get about 30 minutes of grass trimming out of a 6 or 8ah battery
 
KungFooMASTA said:
My 12 year old son is tired of battling his 80s or 90s Stihl FS36 trimmer and is trying to decide if he wants an M18 or a newer gasser. He wants to know how long it will run with normal grass with and xc8.0.

Trying to decide if this is a good deal and to get it with one 8.0 for $250 or 2 8.0 for $390.

www.homedepot.com

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless String Trimmer with QUIK-LOK Attachment Capability, Two 8.0 Ah Batteries 2825-21ST-48-11-1880 - The Home Depot

The Milwaukee M18 FUEL String Trimmer Kit with QUIK-LOK, designed for landscape maintenance professionals, provides users with the power to clear thick brush, reaches full throttle in under 1-second and
www.homedepot.com
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Half hour on a 6.0 should be able to do an 2 acre yard, what mine is. I think you’re better off with a few smaller batteries than one big battery.
 
I highly recommend the string trimmer / pole saw combo.

And I picked up the handsaw in Benny's avatar. If you have any kind of woody growth that a normal weed-wacker can't touch, out comes this little bad boy.
 
Oh dang that wont work for him. It takes me about an hour with my bigger Maruyama. It takes him about 3 hours between being slower because he is just starting to learn how to weedeat and him having problems with his dying and him not being able to restart it. He wants to start doing other peoples yards and I tell him I wont be around to help him start it when it doesn’t want to start easily.

Thank You guys for the reply. I will let him know.
Benny said:
If he likes the gasser, get him this. Dual battery 17" trimmer

www.acmetools.com

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 17 inch Dual Battery String Trimmer Kit

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 17 inch Dual Battery String Trimmer Kit - 3006-22
www.acmetools.com www.acmetools.com

For the one you linked, I get about 30 minutes of grass trimming out of a 6 or 8ah battery
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Pocahontas said:
Half hour on a 6.0 should be able to do an 2 acre yard, what mine is. I think you’re better off with a few smaller batteries than one big battery.
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KungFooMASTA said:
My 12 year old son is tired of battling his 80s or 90s Stihl FS36 trimmer and is trying to decide if he wants an M18 or a newer gasser. He wants to know how long it will run with normal grass with and xc8.0.

Trying to decide if this is a good deal and to get it with one 8.0 for $250 or 2 8.0 for $390.

www.homedepot.com

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless String Trimmer with QUIK-LOK Attachment Capability, Two 8.0 Ah Batteries 2825-21ST-48-11-1880 - The Home Depot

The Milwaukee M18 FUEL String Trimmer Kit with QUIK-LOK, designed for landscape maintenance professionals, provides users with the power to clear thick brush, reaches full throttle in under 1-second and
www.homedepot.com
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I have a Kombi and I'm surprised it's still going.
Some days it's WOT the whole time and go through a couple gallons of fuel.
 
AKnate said:
I have a Kombi and I'm surprised it's still going.
Some days it's WOT the whole time and go through a couple gallons of fuel.
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Here in town we have the choices of Echo, Maruyama and Stihl. I took him to each place to let him decide what he wants. He wants the Stihl because it has easy start and is cheaper. I suggested he gets a Maruyama. I have one and it is way higher quality than Stihl.

My stepdad gave him that old Stihl. It was a cousin of mines and he gave up on it and got a new one. My stepdad can fix anything and he got it going. It works fine for me but is hard to start for my son once it gets hot and he is already worn out from holding it for so long. He doesn’t have the strength to pull the rope fast enough to get it to run. He has ran it long enough to burn through a gallon of gas with it in just the past few weeks. A gallon of gas lasts me all summer for my Maruyama.
 
ANGELO said:
Is there any deals for packouts? or should I just head to homedepot
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Sales every couple months but hoe depot is the only one going now I believe.

KungFooMASTA your probably good with the 2 battery kit, especially if he charges the one he is not using.
 
KungFooMASTA said:
Here in town we have the choices of Echo, Maruyama and Stihl. I took him to each place to let him decide what he wants. He wants the Stihl because it has easy start and is cheaper. I suggested he gets a Maruyama. I have one and it is way higher quality than Stihl.

My stepdad gave him that old Stihl. It was a cousin of mines and he gave up on it and got a new one. My stepdad can fix anything and he got it going. It works fine for me but is hard to start for my son once it gets hot and he is already worn out from holding it for so long. He doesn’t have the strength to pull the rope fast enough to get it to run. He has ran it long enough to burn through a gallon of gas with it in just the past few weeks. A gallon of gas lasts me all summer for my Maruyama.
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Wat?

Stihl is a quality manufacturer (zee Germans) YMMV as it seems. If it's an older model, it probably needs some quality attention by a proper shop. Ethanol will kill the gaskets and or gum up the works inside (read carb). Deere is partnered with Stihl so if you have an indie shop that works on small engines have them give it a look. It should not take ripping on the cord forever to keep it running. There is a procedure that you have to follow to start them whether cold or warm (priming, choke, half choke, etc - because zee Germans) but it should not be that hard to get it reliable.

I have a Stihl trimmer and backpack blower and they are ridden hard and put away wet. They always start.

What is he doing that requires that much effort? Clearing land or just maintenance? I use the Milwaukee stuff for maintenance but I always have extra bricks on charge anyway and never too far from the shop. If I have to work hard and/or remote, out comes the gassers.

I am unfamiliar with Maruyama but will keep it on my radar.

Manual for FS36 FWIW:
 
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dwygrsshpr said:
Wat?

Stihl is a quality manufacturer (zee Germans) YMMV as it seems. If it's an older model, it probably needs some quality attention by a proper shop. Ethanol will kill the gaskets and or gum up the works inside (read carb). Deere is partnered with Stihl so if you have an indie shop that works on small engines have them give it a look. It should not take ripping on the cord forever to keep it running. There is a procedure that you have to follow to start them whether cold or warm (priming, choke, half choke, etc - because zee Germans) but it should not be that hard to get it reliable.

I have a Stihl trimmer and backpack blower and they are ridden hard and put away wet. They always start.

What is he doing that requires that much effort? Clearing land or just maintenance? I use the Milwaukee stuff for maintenance but I always have extra bricks on charge anyway and never too far from the shop. If I have to work hard and/or remote, out comes the gassers.

I am unfamiliar with Maruyama but will keep it on my radar.

Manual for FS36 FWIW:
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Our John Deere dealer wont work on one this old. They told me they cant get parts for it. My stepdad is a better mechanic than they are anyways he used to have a small engine shop and can get anything running.

Its not that his Stihl is junk. It is fine for a normal sized human that knows how to deal with a small 2 stroke. I can get it started every time. But my son cant, he struggles after he is worn out. He can start it fine before he has been cutting for a long amount of time. Im not sure about you but my arms even get tired after cutting for more than an hour, so I get why he cant get it to start after that.
 
You have a lazy Deere dealer :laughing:

And apologies - I missed the part where your son was young. And yes, my arms get tired. I have a shoulder strap on the Milwaukee and that helps immensely. Handlebars would be a must if I was running a lawn business. I also use heavy leather gloves to help dampen the vibes. You might look into getting a pair of gel filled mountain bike gloves for your son to help fatigue.

And props to your step-dad - I struggle with my Husq saws on occasion :shaking:

/hikack
 
KungFooMASTA said:
Our John Deere dealer wont work on one this old. They told me they cant get parts for it. My stepdad is a better mechanic than they are anyways he used to have a small engine shop and can get anything running.

Its not that his Stihl is junk. It is fine for a normal sized human that knows how to deal with a small 2 stroke. I can get it started every time. But my son cant, he struggles after he is worn out. He can start it fine before he has been cutting for a long amount of time. Im not sure about you but my arms even get tired after cutting for more than an hour, so I get why he cant get it to start after that.
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Did you ever try the trick of pulling the rope all the way out then letting go of it? I've seen the video but never tried it.
 
Filthy McChevy said:
Did you ever try the trick of pulling the rope all the way out then letting go of it? I've seen the video but never tried it.
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Never knew of that. I will have to try it. Not sure that he has the elastostart handle on it though. I think its just plastic.

I have had an easy start stihl. It works ok if its in perfect tune but if not you can pull it real quick twice and it will pull like a normal starter rope.

Sorry to derail this thread. Im sure its been done before.
 
RunningProblem said:
I have access to a ahindawa. Apparently it’s very similar to an Echo of same model number. Im not sure which is the knockoff/clone/copy of the other.
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Talking to my local guy, says that Echo and Shindawa had a merger. The smaller stuff is mostly Echo while the commercial is Shindawa.

I have always been happy with the Shindawa weedeaters and Blowers (golf course use)
 
It’s time for me to upgrade my cordless tool game after losing three trailer tires attending the YORR Big Sky 200 this weekend.

Still not home yet, one trailer tire took out another, the flailing cables took out the trailer brakes. We changed the first tire before departing the race because some belts were beginning to show.

We figured it out at 1:30 am on the side of the freeway with hand tools and the three spare tires I had.

What Milwaukee 1/2” driver would you recommend? I’m set on Milwaukee now after seeing how many racers had so many useful Milwaukee tools in the pits. Lighting being one of them.
 
RM222 said:
It’s time for me to upgrade my cordless tool game after losing three trailer tires attending the YORR Big Sky 200 this weekend.

Still not home yet, one trailer tire took out another, the flailing cables took out the trailer brakes. We changed the first tire before departing the race because some belts were beginning to show.

We figured it out at 1:30 am on the side of the freeway with hand tools and the three spare tires I had.

What Milwaukee 1/2” driver would you recommend? I’m set on Milwaukee now after seeing how many racers had so many useful Milwaukee tools in the pits. Lighting being one of them.
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This made me think. Does Milwaukee have an electric bottle jack yet? If not then why. Even better a one with cordless control so you dont have a to lay under your junk while lifting.
 
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