The Milwaukee M18 Hedge Trimmer Beats Around – And Through – The Bush – REDLINK PLUS™ Electronic Intelligence enables advanced communication between your batteries and tools, allowing for unmatched levels of performance, protection, and productivity. – The Milwaukee REDLITHIUM™ Battery Pack is the most durable pack on the market, delivering more run-time, power and longer battery life. – Milwaukee POWERSTATE™ Brushless Motor provides more power, more run-time, and longer life. – The Milwaukee M18 Hedge Trimmer is fully compatible with 125+ solutions on the M18 system. Here’s a list of specs and features, followed by a short video from the folks in Red:
One more useful feature is the keyhole hook on the back of the tool, which gives you a convenient way to store the tool in your shop or tool trailer. My, Red, what sharp teeth you have… A keyhole slot makes it easy to stow the Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer This is good for the blades – and anything they might come in contact with. A hard-plastic protective sheath is included, to cover the blades. The Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer is equipped with a nice, long 24” blade, with a tip guard at the end. The ambidextrous thumb safety is easy to operate from either side. Once depressed, it’s easy to squeeze the large trigger, at which point you can release the safety. The Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer has an ambidextrous thumb-activated safety, which is easy to operate from either side. A thin rubber overmold works well on the rear handle… The bail handle is roomy and makes the trimmer easy to maneuver. I wish they had included a nice thick layer of rubber on the bail handle, rather than the hard plastic handle it comes with. There is a thin rubber overmold on the rear handle, which makes it a bit more comfortable and slip-resistant. The handles are roomy and comfortable, and the bail (support) handle wraps around three sides, making it easy to rotate the trimmer.
With the High Demand 9.0 Ah battery in place, the trimmer is very nicely balanced. The robust gears on the right are what makes the blades fly on the Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer. The picture below shows the guts of the Milwaukee trimmer on the right, a competitor’s on the left. During the 2016 Milwaukee New Product Symposium, we were treated to a demonstration of the Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer relentlessly mowing down a “dowel bush” composed of numerous dowels up to 3/4” in diameter. It drives an equally robust slider crank mechanism, housed in an all-metal gear case. The core of the hedge trimmer is a robust brushless motor. The end result, in the case of the Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer, is a tool that’s well-balanced, powerful and durable.
Recently, we took a look at the Milwaukee M18 Fuel String Trimmer, and we’ll soon be checking out the M18 Fuel Blower. When Milwaukee decided to produce a line of pro-grade Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE), they spent hundreds of hours talking to landscapers and maintenance crews, to find out what they liked – and what they DIDN’T like – about the equipment they used. Anatomy Of The Milwaukee M18 Hedge Trimmer The tool will operate on any Milwaukee M18 battery, but for maximum trimming enjoyment, Milwaukee recommends using the 9.0 Ah battery, which will provide up to two hours of slicing and dicing. Available as a bare tool, model 2726-20, the trimmer is also available in a kit, model 2726-21HD, which also includes a 9.0 Ah High Demand M18 battery and a Rapid Charger.
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A box full of hedge-taming RED – and nary a cord in sight.Īimed at pro users and large property owners, the Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer is designed to be an alternative not only to corded trimmers, but gas-powered trimmers, which are much more likely to be found on a landscaper’s truck. However, since I have cut the cord – literally – twice while dragging it around behind an electric hedge trimmer, I was bushy-tailed with delight when we received the Milwaukee M18 hedge trimmer to evaluate. And with recent advancements in brushless motor and Lithium-Ion battery technology, cordless equipment is often at least as powerful as its corded cousins. The current mantra in pretty much all things tool-related is “Cut the cord.” In general, I think that’s a great idea – it gives you much more flexibility in when and where you can use your tools.