![]() ![]() That should be low enough to keep even the stingiest of residents happy, though it does eek over the OSHA limit in our tests. Keeping in mind that the line selection and cutting swath diameter contribute, I got a consistent 86 decibels (dbA) in high and 84 decibels in low speed. One of the major benefits of battery-powered OPE is reduced noise – something along with reduced emissions that we expect to see as a requirement in some communities in the next few years. Instead, there are grooves that allow you to pull the line straight down into place before snapping the head back together. You also don’t have to thread the line through holes. Two clip points hold the line while you position the head back into place. There are a couple of helpful points, though. One of those is found here in the form of a metal ring to keep the bump action from wearing down parts as quickly as plastic-only heads. Milwaukee added several small things that improve the overall durability. The unit comes with a 0.080″ twist line preinstalled.Īs you’d expect, this is a bump feed system. Moving down to the business end, the dual string head will accept either 0.080″ or 0.095″ trimmer line. You’ll need to completely remove your hand from the trigger, change speeds, and activate it once again. You can’t change speeds on the fly, though. The two-speed settings combine with a variable speed trigger for control. On low, you’ll get up to 4600 RPM and up to 5800 RPM on high. Like we’ve seen in many Pro-level battery-powered string trimmers, the M18 Fuel has two-speed settings. ![]() ![]() As far as the kit goes, it will come with a 9.0 amp hour battery. That means no matter what Milwaukee batteries you have, from compact to high-capacity, you can power the string trimmer with it. I guess when I do need a new one I might as well look at Stihl's battery offerings in their 'professional' lineup of trimmers.Milwaukee M18 Fuel String Trimmer Key Features Fuelįor starters, the Milwaukee M18 Fuel String Trimmer runs on Milwaukee’s M18 battery platform. I have never had feed problems and never even heard of line welding before this thread. 095, Husky Titanium, Oregon Gatorline, Arnold Twisted, etc, pretty much anything that's not just round, it's got to have edges to really rip through everything, and it all feeds just fine. I use a bunch of different types of line in. When it runs out it does require popping the head off (toolless) and winding up new line but I've pretty much got that down to science by now. The line just advances automatically depending on how fast it is spinning. The only thing I ever did to it besides regular maintenance like changing the plug and burning the muffler spark screen clean and cleaning / changing the air filter etc was when it was new I did swap out the trimmer head it came with for a Stihl Supercut autofeed head so I never have to bump and put crop circles in the grass to get more line to come out. I've never even had to adjust the carb on it which I credit to only using stihl mix and non-ethanol premium fuel. Bought it in 2003-2004 and I've yet to have had a problem with it. Been watching this thread only because my Stihl FS90R trimmer is coming up on 20 years old now and I've been trying to get an idea of if/when the time comes which electric models might be worth giving a look but I've yet to see anything that gives me confidence I ever want to change.Īll I can say is my Stihl still runs like a champ. ![]()
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