Idiots guide to Milwaukee.....

[JoshM]

Such a long thread to look back but has anyone bought a Milwaukee strimmer ??
My current one ( non Milwaukee)has terminally failed prematurely but see Milwaukee do one and I have lots of the stuff (plus batteries) so thought maybe to add to the collection . Not going to be doing loads , just a few hours a month for 8 months maybe . Would the 5 amp batteries be enough or in other words how long would a 5 amp last in work time?
Thanks.

I've had one for a year or so now. It's not used daily by any means, but with the use of a 9AH battery generally I have used it enough to do what I have wanted to do.

With a 9AH battery on hard going thistles and docks etc it will last 15min of consistent work. It's always been enough for me.

Incidentally I bought the chainsaw extension as well as the strimmer part of it, that is extremely useful for cutting limbs in a man cage if you get up to that sort of thing, the distance away from the limb with the extension is quite an advantage!

 

[cheggars]

They use shrinking tube as a good example of how handy this tool is on the review videos

Thats about the limit of its abilities

 

[ACEngineering]

Anyone seen good deals on a drill with batteries and charger?
Trade counter direct have very little in stock.

Powertoolmate is always a good place to start looking. M18FPD is the better drill

 

[ACEngineering]

Anyone seen good deals on a drill with batteries and charger?
Trade counter direct have very little in stock.

I have both these drills and screw driver impact and highly recommend. Its also all they have in stock by the looks of it!

Milwaukee M18FPP2A2-502X Fuel M18FPD2 & M18FID2 Impact Driver 2 x 5.0Ah

www.powertoolmate.co.uk

 

[ACEngineering]

Another red purchase.

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A hot air gun, some of the reviews aren't very kind however people were doing things with it that I don't do like drying plaster and paint. I hope that it can partially or fully replace the bucket of hot water (that cools very quickly) and sponge that I use for thawing out drinkers on cold days. Time will tell but it looks ideal to me.

I bought one not as hot as I would like but it'll warm my spanners up nicely on a cold day

 

[shumungus]

I bought one not as hot as I would like but it'll warm my spanners up nicely on a cold day

How do you find their locking pliers compared to original vise grip ones?

 

[ACEngineering]

How do you find their locking pliers compared to original vise grip ones?

Dont know, first pair and not used them yet. They look decent, slightly disappointed as i wanted bigger ones, 9" was the biggest they do and thought that was going to be bigger than the pair vice grips i already got now but there the bloody same size

 

[Half Pipe]

The Milwaukee grips are similar quality to vise grips.
The shape of the adjuster makes it easier to tighten with various tools

 

[shumungus]

Had my first extended warranty repair on a Milwaukee tool. Took a minute to navigate the web form and a word of advice to anyone registering a tool on line scan your proof of purchase as you have to have it for a claim. Anywhoo, the webpage created a label which I stuck on a box with the drill on it and left it on the doorstep, it disappeared and re appeared 3 days later fixed. First class service from Milwaukee and Tooltech Coleraine.

 

[tomlad]

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Anyone used this torch, any good
Only knew it existed because saw it on a uu dudes jacket other day, if not that model then very symular.

 

[Hard Graft]

Today’s shopping

 

[John]

One of my 9ah seems to of lost its capacity says fully charged but less than a minute it’s flat. Anyone got any ideas?

 

[grainboy]

Knackered,
I had one like that. at about 6 months old, but hadn’t filled in the warranty form, !!

 

[grainboy]

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Likewise

 

[ACEngineering]

Knackered,
I had one like that. at about 6 months old, but hadn’t filled in the warranty form, !!

you wouldnt have need too if 6 months old, you have 12months as standard from date of purchase, you register them for the free optional extended warranty, 2 years on batteries and 3 years on the tool

 

[grainboy]

you wouldnt have need too if 6 months old, you have 12months as standard from date of purchase, you register them for the free optional extended warranty, 2 years on batteries and 3 years on the tool

Perhaps it was over the yr old, but felt like 6 months, but no one would stand on warranty,

 

[ORRA LOON]

Has anyone got the flathead grinder yet? Our oldest grinder is sounding pretty rough now and fancied replacing it with the flathead but it was double the price of a standard 1 .

 

[John]

Having got a 9ah battery that has gone tits up after 2yrs of light use bet it’s had no more than 20/30 charges.
What are the reports on the cheaper copies?

 

[YELROM]

I bought two 6ah copies one will not of been charged a dozen times and it’s packed up and theydon’t seem to last as long as my genuine 5ah batteries, l wouldn’t buy them again

 

[ACEngineering]

Having got a 9ah battery that has gone tits up after 2yrs of light use bet it’s had no more than 20/30 charges.
What are the reports on the cheaper copies?

the 9amp battery does not get good reviews, i have one and no complaints about 2 years old i think. The 8amp is a better battery than the 9amp as it has better cells in it so slightly higher powered, 5.5amp, 8amp and the 12amp all have the same better cells.

i only have 4amp, 5amp and the 9amp. my 4amp ones are now very old about 8 years and still work as well as when new IMO, my 5amps are around 6 years old i guess? and again working fine and my most used of all of them.

I wouldn't buy another 9amp know knowing the bad reviews of it and the fact they don't have as good a cells s the 8amp