Milwaukee String Trimmer Review | M18 Brushless 2828 Testing & Experience 

Just got this for Father’s Day. I’m excited to use this thing.

I absolutely love this Milwaukee trimmer. It is perfect for around the yard after mowing the grass. I especially like the throttle on it. It is very much like a gas-powered trimmer and allows you to control the speed by how much you squeeze the trigger. I already have multiple Milwaukee tools that run off the M18 batteries and have never had any issues with any of my Milwaukee gear so purchasing this was an easy decision for me.

This is a great trimmer. We haven’t had any issues. I just got 3 more attachments as part of there quick lock system.

ive found with the milwaulkee powerhead if you weed whack or use the branch trimmer,you have to make sure you are not covering up the power head,it has small vents on it and if you "tuck it" under your arm as your using it it will not breath and this causes overheating issues,love milwaulkee m18 line,run the 12.0 batts and you will be a believer......

Makita dur192lz(xru23) or milwaukee 2828-20 power ?

I've read plenty of people complaining about this same string trimmer over heating. Not just a couple but numerous complaints about it just stopping when it gets hot. Be it running for 25 minutes, or running for a short time in hot weather. This sorta sounds like a commercial?

Milwaukee wants an arm and a leg for their mower

I started to get that trimmer but decided to fix my Stilh FS90R . I wonder if it would hold up to 2,000+ tombstones we weed eat around twice a month during mowing season.

Does an 18v battery mean I will get less than half the runtime of a 40v battery, like Husqvarna uses?

How easy to change the battery? My sister has 18v Ryobi and has a horrible time getting the battery out with her small hands.

I've got to have it

$180 today at Home Depot (with battery). My first foray into team Red.

Just bought the 2828-21. Run at full power on high weeds and battery lasted 25 minutes. Is this normal?

Just bought one of these. I run it without the weed guard for trimming large areas of gravel parking lots with sparse but high weeds. Also, a string cutter wastes a lot of string. Because I let the string out a few inches longer, it does seem to cut off automatically due to overheating? If I keep the string shorter, it does much better. I also may experiment with smaller diameter line like .065. This smaller line may not be as tough, but it actually slices thru vegetation with less resistance than .080, so may work better. It has surprising power for an 18 volt battery. I also bought the leaf blower package deal. Buying an extra battery is an option but they are insanely priced. You can almost buy another trimmer that comes with a new battery? As far as durability, time will tell. I have a battery powered Echo that is till going strong after five years. The battery has gotten weaker over time of course. Echo sold out their customers and changed their battery design, so the new batteries won't fit the older trimmer, the previous blower, nor the previous chainsaw, AND they are less amp hours. The old battery was 4 amp and the newer style battery is 2.5 amp/hours For those reasons, that is why I went with a different brand.

These electric snippers are a cool idea but if you have longer grass it's virtually useless it's only good for short grass

"We tested 10 of the best cordless string trimmers" Milwaukee cries in FUEL

Atlas should of bin in this! like if you agree!

people, just buy the far superior FUEL version.

Save your money battery last about 20 minutes at best on a full charge

It’s heavy though

i wouldnt even bother with walmarts hart brand , they are absolutely junk, i needed something quick cause i have back problems and my husqvarna commercial grade string trimmer was getting to be to heavy for me to carry around , long story short i bought the hart junk and over winter the battery took a crap, was going to replace the battery until i seen the price tag, it cost more than the tool and battery in the kit

You sound like a Milwaukee ad. Think I'll keep my 2 stroke Husqvarna I've had for over 25 years.

Line feed sucks,basically doesn't work

Worst product I ever purchased, feed does not work properly and hard to get the wire back in