High Output 18Vx2 Brushless Line Trimmers 

I had a model older than this one that I love. My sister has difficulty with tools that are too heavy and she actually loved mine and found it easy to use ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . This is a newer model but was even lighter which she really appreciates. She enjoys it and I no longer have to go to her house to trim as she can handle it fine. Haven't used it enough to comment on the battery life but lithium batteries last longer than the old style. Being cordless makes it easy to trim the far edges of the property. The entire yard can be trimmed with one charged battery.

Love it and using all kinds of blades and line on them. One thing they should make a standard is biodegradable line anno 21st -plasticsoup century. Other then that a great durable product. Buy an extra set of batteries or a backpack for it though, it likes the juice. Batteries are quite the investment, but soon as you have them I think an advantage over buying expensive gas and getting the noise and fumes for free. I have this trimmer, a hedgetrimmer and an electric chainsaw. Love all 3.

I bought one of these about a year ago and I'm amazed at the power it has. I have been using a stihl brushcutter for about the last 15 years so the makita had big shoes to fill and does it very well. According to the specs the stihl is almost twice as powerful but you really can't tell for anything I do (general lifestyle block cleanup) The only complaint is the run time. Surprisingly it doesn't seem to matter what speed you are on you only get 20-25 minutes per pair of batteries. Luckily I have been on the makita platform for many years so have a heap of batteries but even so it is a bit of a pest having to wander back to my workshop so often . To sum up I really am very pleased with this tool and wouldn't swap back to petrol.

This is a great tool and has excellent battery life. I'm getting about an hour out of mine. As an older female I attest to the lightness and ease of use of it. So much easier than my older petrol brush cutter. Any chance of a video on changing from the line trimmer to steel blade as the manual that came with is not very helpful.

Really wanted to buy this model last week, but they incredibly difficult to source - settled for the DUR368L instead - we'll see how it goes once I set it up.

Any idea on battteries running time?

Are these more powerful than that 36V model that has the motor on the bottom, near the cutting head? Which one is more commercial grade?

What's the difference between xru17 and xru18 please? They don't mention motor power any more one any them. That's not good at all. Do you guys know which one is the most powerful out of the XRU and DRU series? Thanks

So just confirming the trimmer spins the head anti clockwise like a petrol station? It looks it on the footage of it cutting those weeds but the reverse footage wasn’t very clear which direction was reverse

1.53 what is the part name what attached the metal blade?

Why is the motor in the body? It’s in the head in the DUR368.

What's the run time on these machines? I can't find it listed anywhere!

So it’s not 36v ?

Despite all the positive reviews (from Makita staff?) runtime of these machines is terrible!