Customer Reviews for Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18V Lithium-Ion Cordless Brushless QUIK-LOK String Trimmer and Chainsaw Combo Kit (2-Tool)

I love the trimmer. Weight, power and performance is as good as my heavier gas trimmer. My issue is that it has melted the terminals on a 12 and 5 aH battery. One battery is 6 months out of warranty. The other has a month left. I’m afraid to use it again with a $300 battery at risk.

Thought Milwaukee built quality products, I guess not...

After using it once the oil continued to leak out making a mess of my garage, for the price it’s not worth it

The battery terminal is melting after a month of light use. Milwaukee didn't do much testing on this one.

I’ve had this just over a year and used it 12 times. As you can see part of the head wore off in no time. Not covered under the warranty apparently and also you have to replace the whole head instead of the plastic clip on cover. Extremely disappointed considering I bought this with all the other attachments

Bought this to use around the property, battery life was terrible 15-20 min max. On its 3rd or 4th charge the battery wouldn’t come off the weedwacker. Once I got it off the battery looks to have melted. To make this worse I tossed the reciept and Home Depot won’t return so I’m stuck with a $300 piece of trash.

Worked fine in the beginning. I could cut some nice pieces of wood down, used it on the crate myrtles, even trimmed a few branches here and there. Then I realized I ran out of bar oil, no problem I’ll fill it back up. An hour later I noticed I had oil on my clothes and hands because this saw just drips bar oil from the bottom. I had many issues as well readjusting the chain as it would easily come off. I love Milwaukee and the idea of a battery chainsaw but I would not recommend this product.

Just bought this couple days ago and started with edging - my yard is only 50 feet wide and didn't even finished front around sidewalk and battery overheated, machine kept shutting down every minute and finally would not start at all with all the lights blinking in battery - goes back to the store, forget about it, will try 60 volt DeWalt this time

highly recommended product

Over the past 6 months, I purchased the weed whacker, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, 2 chainsaws, polesaw kit with (2) 12.0 & (2) 8.0 batteries and chargers. The weed whacker and leaf blowers draw so much power from the batteries, they are melting the contacts on the batteries. The amp draw on the weed whacker also over heats and shuts it down. Great for small jobs, but for the amount I paid, I want to be able to do more than just trim the edges of the driveway. $500 worth of batteries shot.

If you only want to buy one chainsaw instead of three, then this’ll do just fine. Just get at least 6 batteries and rotate. A larger saw would’ve been great. However, it took this 80” diameter stump out in two days with the batteries recharging overnight.

Absolutely love the edger!

My neighbor has a silent weed wacker now I have it too; I got a deal at Home Depot online for a combo trimmer and 10" pole saw for $362+tax free shipping

I am so impressed! Been using gas trimmers for so long I was hesitant to switch but I'm so happy I did! Just as powerful and super easy! Just pull the trigger and it's instantly at full power. No more gas, oil, or mix to worry about. So happy highly recommend! I'm going to get all the attachments

JUST WISH IT SHIPPED WITH SMALL BOTTLE OF CHAIN OIL AND HEDGE TRIMMER LIGHT WEIGHT OIL. The pictures say it all. What is used to look like. To what it looks like after my new Milwaukee edger got a hold of it. Still have not tried the string trimmer, pole saw or the hedge trimmers. Do to, now having too go back to the store to buy some. I ordered this set online. Not thinking about needing oils. Being most items in the past have come with a starter bottle. I did purchase the blower separately and that was Nice and Light. I did also purchase a hight output 3.0 ahu extra battery as a back up. And to use with the pole saw.

This is a great weed eater, very durable. Only thing I would say is that it's a bit heavier than Ryobi if your weed eating all day you can tell the difference.

These tool systems attracted me because I can change out the business end of the tool but only have the one motor and control unit to be concerned with. That saves storage space. In use the string trimmer is easy to load and a quick knock on the ground advances the string when necessary. The trimmer line is tough enough not to break too easily and it does a great job of cutting through grass, weeds and some woody material. Control at the trigger is very good. The edger is amazing and it cleans up the edges of the lawns very well. The 8.0 Ah battery still had half its power in reserve after string trimming and edging for about 50 minutes and walking about a half mile.

This is an awesome trimmer! It replaces a Ryobi cordless unit which I now see was a total waste of money. I switched over to Milwaukee cordless tools a few years ago and it is awesome that alll of the tools run on the same battery packs. I must have a dozen batteries so I never run out of juice. I look forward to adding a couple of the other accessories that are available for this unit.

Very convenient because the tools are cordless. They both hardly weigh much , making it easy to get the job done quickly.

Milwaukee does it again, perfect, no gas, not loud, and plenty of power! Replaced my 20 year old gas trimmer, this was the way to go!

The trimmer exceeded expectations. Was very hesitant in buying it due to the price, but after biting the bullet and getting it, I will never go back to a gas powered trimmer ever again. No hassle, string loads easy breezy, quiet, battery life so far barely uses 1/4 of life on my whole yard that requires a good bit of trimming and edging. broke down and decided to get the edger and hedge trimmer attachments. If they work anything like the string trimmer, my yard will be the easiest its ever been. Now I just need Milwaukee to come out with an electric ride on lawn mower!

In turtle mode it works really well, saves the battery and is strong enough to cut normal trimming. In Rabbit mode it is more powerful than my high end gas trimmers. I have gotten rid of my gas trimmer because this one is so much better. One battery will last for my entire house and the second battery will cover everything else.

Well built, solid performance... I bought this on special from Home Depot. The power is comparable to my gas powered trimmer. The QuikLok attaches well, but occasionally I can’t get the attachment completely into the power head. A little wiggle or spin of the motor fixes that. You can turn the string cutter around to get the string swath diameter up from 14 to 16 inches. At first, the trimmer had a bad vibration, and I found it was due to the string in the head. It must have compacted in an unbalanced way. Rewinding it with new string made it smooth out. It trims grass as expected, no issues. I used the pole saw attachment on a number of trees and removed branches up to about 4 inches in diameter without any problems. I used a 3Ah HO battery for weight considerations instead of the big HO 8Ah battery that came with the kit. After multiple branches it brought the battery down a couple of bars. All in all an excellent system for my outdoor needs. I think they should include the strap with the kit. Oddly, it was included in the folding hedge trimmer attachment I ordered later.

Milwaukee has been known for great tools and this is no exception. I've owned this for about a month now and the only tool I have not used is the pole saw. Everything I've done with this tool has worked well and exactly as you'd expect. You won't regret picking this up.

Outperformed my gas chainsaw and there's no carb to deal with worth every penny.

Great combo I used it with the 12.0 battery got 2hrs of run time with trimmer. Haven’t used the chainsaw attachment yet. However, the edger and hedge trimmer works flawless as well. I’m very pleased with the quality and diversity of this set and it’s quite. No more gasoline just slap a new battery and keep it going. Time is money and to me this has been money well spent.

Lightweight, powerful, fast and easy to use. I have arthritis in my shoulder so pull start saws are painful. Pulling the trigger is so simple. I also have a corded electric but cordless makes field work so much easier. Have yet to run down the battery.

Did not come with edger and HOME DEPOT wont answer their phone lines.

Couldnt wait to use this chainsaw, once it arrived i put my 8.0 ah battery in and went to work. I immediately noticed the chain was getting loose within a few seconds of cutting. So i kept needing to stop and tighten it, and then i notice the bolt to tighten the chain itself is getting bent after the first time tightening it! Unreal, why would a soft metal be used for such a crucial part

Been holding off making this purchase for over a year. Finally bit the bullet and bought it. Blown away. Handles all the trimming around the yard and enough juice left over to edge around the driveway and street frontage. Even more impressed with the line that comes with the tool. Holds up great.