Another fantastically informative video Andrew! I’m so glad your channel exists, and that it single handedly turned me on to EGO! (Rocky music - Eye of the Tiger - is playing in my head as I hit the ‘Comment’ button)

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Eye of the tiger - that is my jam :)

I want to say thank you for this series on battery trimmers. I didn't know where to start and this series was so informative I was able to buy my new Ego trimmer with confidence. I have used it all day and I'm super impressed! I own a dog boarding facility on my farm so we have about 800-1,000 feet of chainlink fence. That was overgrown and becoming a pain in the butt to deal with. I skipped trimming because changing string on my gas powered trimmer was terrible and dealing with gas and so on. Even though it took a couple charges the EGO trimmer was amazing. Kept a couple pre cut lines in my pocket and went to work. The power was surprisingly strong and line changes were a breeze. Now all of my yards look amazing and clean from tall edges and grass getting tall around the obstacles. Thank you again super informative, you do a great job! I'll be subscribing.

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome comment - this trick to your problem with battery power is to get the blower with a 5Ah battery, then use it in the trimmer - it will double your run time!

Simple math. Volts * ah=watt hours. 420 watt hours is almost double of 216.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

True - though math couldn't account for the battery thermal shutdown

great test and video. thanks. i think the powerhead+string trimmer attachment is even better.

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Lots of fans for that unit

If I didn't already own Milwaukee tools, I would have picked up the Ego instead. But the Milwaukee string trimmer performed good enough for my small yard. Awesome video as always.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah - trust me I was hoping both would quit earlier that they did. Great comment!

Thank you for your sweat I have the ego and after 6 months the autofeed broke it would not engage on taking the string I bought it back to Home Depot they replaced with no questions ask

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

That's how it should be - my autoload still going strong even after all this nasty testing

@robertsalyers1351

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a little worried about that power load feature on mine time will tell I've used it once today and it makes it so easy to load string

This is a great test, I watched the other 3 videos and was surprised when the Milwaukee Trimmer was able to go further than the EGO but then quickly remembered that you had used the stock battery. Even so, the 2,5 Amp hour battery was able to come very close to the 9 amp hour battery of the Milwaukee. I own the Carbon Fibre trimmer with the 2.5 battery and can trim my front and back yard and the side lot which is just over a half acre. The reload of the trimmer is super simple with the power head. I recommend investing in this tool and the rest of the ego eco system!

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks mate - glad you liked the test

@robertsalyers1351

4 жыл бұрын

You said can't recomend ????

@dannybroddy

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Salyers wow can’t believe I missed that. I totally can recommend, infact, I have purchased a ton more ego products since this. Most recently, the Nexus powerstation. Thanks for pointing out my mistake!

The milwaukee was overheating because it runs on a lower voltage system. Lower voltage = higher current. Higher current = more heat. The Milwaukee is going to create 3x as much heat because of the lower voltage it's using. With the milwaukee, having the same batteries in your yard tools as your power tools is very convenient, but the lower voltage in these high output tools is not appropriate.

@Kitearmy

2 жыл бұрын

That is a really good point - that is why they have high tension power lines - moves power with less loss

Good job Andrew ! Don't forget the repellent and headnet next time

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

I need a bee keeper suit

Nice video Andrew,,,love my ego yard tools ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

You're in good company here

@thomasheath6084

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I am,,,love my ego yard tools

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

@@thomasheath6084 Yeah - testing them is a blast too

I purchased the Ego hedge trimmer last summer and my new Ego string trimmer/edger and 180 mph blower was delivered this morning. Gonna break them in when I get home today.

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

I used mine all weekend long. Let us know what you think of the blower.

@yrock777

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy I ran a commercial lawn service for 15 years. I've owned all of the big name trimmers and blowers throughout the years: Shindaiwa, Stihl, Echo, Husqvarna. I'm not gonna say that the Ego is more powerful than the gas, but it is right there with them. For the home owner, in my opinion, Ego is a no brainer choice out of any other brand, gas or electric. The blower, the trimmer, the edger...all three I 100% recommend.

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

@@yrock777 No maintenance, starting issues, gas, fumes, oil, oil changes, noise- it's all gone

Its happen to me also when heavy cuting high dense grass but its the motor of the quick lock that stop the ho baterie does not overheating except the 3ah ho

@Kitearmy

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah bigger batteries can handle the heat more

Very nice review I really like your reviews. I know you’re an ego guy. I got the Milwaukee before I found you on KZread.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

No worries - Yeah I like EGO. It's hared to argue with good quality stuff.

I wonder if you have 2 batteries if you can switch between them when the cutting off happens, if it really is due to battery heating issues.

I picked up the Ego power load head with the carbon fiber shaft today

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

So what do you think?

@robertsalyers1351

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy so far I Love it Only used it once so far

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertsalyers1351 I'm with you on the love thing

Epic!!! 👍🏻

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate...come join me next time

Thanks for reminding me. I left my EGO battery outside last week.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Funny - let us know if it still works

@mrjack6969

5 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy Charged right up!

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrjack6969 Cool - does it run your tool?

I purchased the Ego weed wacker two weeks ago and then the Ego blower both based on your reviews. They both perform flawlessly. Thank you.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

It's easy to become an EGO fan - welcome to the club

I have the Milwaukee. Purchased because I have a lot of their other tools. Toss the line that comes with the Milwaukee and put .095 on it. That will help a lot. The will help quite a bit. The Ego is definitely making the better trimmer!

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Battery prices?

Of course the Ego went further. The 7.5amp battery is the equivalent of a 22.5amp Milwaukee battery. A fair comparison would have been a 4amp Ego battery. Which i am not sure if they make. So 1/3 the Milwaukee amperage for an Ego battery is what you're looking for for a fair test.

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

This test was to see how long the trimmers would work with the largest batteries made by both manufacturers - many people asked for this test. Here is a link to the test you wanted to see: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4Gs1sWxZ5O4fdY.html

I wonder how the Makita 36V would've done.

maybe do another test ? Ego WINNER vs 82V SNAPPER ( 80v Greenworks ( there are 2 versions Greenworks 1 like the Ego motor in the head and Another like the Milwaukee Motor in the Body )

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

I think I have had enough of that field - someone else will probably have to pickup that torch.

EGO for the win.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Stole it!

Batteries overheating, you're overheating, everything is overheating lol. Suck factor: 10/10. Lol great test again, how much weight did those batteries add do you think? It looks like it really brought the total loaded weight up quite a bit especially with that brick hanging off the ego! I've heard other people having issues with that Milwaukee cutting out like that like you had happening. I really think that 18v battery is being stressed to the absolute limit. Great power from the motor though at the cost of battery strain.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah - the EGO battery is definitely heavier - of course it did go 3x as far. None of these guys have magic fairy dust under the hood - for the most part they just use the same batteries. Though the EGO platform lends to larger batteries.

Ok you sold me on the Ego trimmer Now what brand and size string do you recommend ???

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Go with the EGO carbon fiber power load - best trimmer I have ever tested

My M18 Fuel String Trimmer shuts down with very light residential/weekly lawn use -- nowhere close to the heavy field clearing that you did there. Milwaukee replaced my tool recently for this and the brand new one does the exact same thing. Almost unusable. I love it otherwise - well balanced, super quick response times, power when needed, small guard. But the cutting off is infuriating.

I love my 56V, 2.5 amp Ego trimmer. Never have to charge when I'm trimming the front and back yards

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

I know this test is a bit misleading. My trimmer charge lasts about 4 lawn cuts

Great video! Both are very good trimmers. I have Milwaukee tools, which made the decision to go with their OPE an easy one. Otherwise, I likely would have went with Ego. That said, I'm quite impressed with the Milwaukee trimmer's performance, especially when using their 12.0ah battery. It's really made a noticeable difference in the trimmer's run time and, more importantly, its endurance in hot weather. I regularly trim an area of 1-2ft tall grass/weeds that is roughly 15' x 70' in one charge without cutouts, even in very hot weather. Prior, when using the 9.0ah battery, I could not finish the same area on one charge, and I'd get multiple thermal cutouts in hot weather (note: under normal loads/temperatures, the 9.0 never cut out). The 12.0ah's larger 21700 cells operate cooler than the 9.0ah's 18650's. During use, the 12.0's case feels noticeably cooler to the touch than the 9.0's. Ego's battery is impressive, however. As you said, its design allows better ventilation. It would, however, be impractical for use on most power tools, which explains Milwaukee's design.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Yep - I never have had a thermal shutdown on any trimmer I have tested - that being said this was extreme conditions. Don't want to do that again.

I bought a Milwaukee trimmer not long ago, now I'm hearing some people are complaining about battery overheating, or their trimmers working for 10-20 minutes then stopping. Have you heard about this? I haven't used mine much. would like to think it will keep running OK.

@Kitearmy

3 жыл бұрын

If you watch this video, near the end the Milwuakee started thermal overloading

@mickm5097

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy Yeah, I saw that. You may be onto something with the lack of vent slots in Milwaukee batteries- they probably didn't anticipate the battery heat that would be generated from a device that would be drawing constant power for an hour or more. In one of your other videos you show the trimmer can be greased in the trimmer head. I wonder if keeping this gear properly greased is a key to keeping gear friction low, and putting less strain on the battery. Some complaints come after people have owned the trimmer a while, so maybe some of the grease has thinned out or lost some of its lubricating ability at that point.

@reAllyNoWayyy

3 жыл бұрын

Power head has a thermal shut off feature. I found that my 12.0 HO/HD would cause it to overheat much faster than my 8.0 HO battery. With the 12.0 it ran for 9-10 minutes, with the 8.0 around 13-18 minutes. I use it as a back up for my echo 2620t.

What do you use to pick up all the grass that you cut?

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

I let mother nature do that work

If I’m not mistaken the Milwaukee high output battery has the superior 2170 cells so for its size/weight it’s quite impressive. If Ego filled their huge battery with 2170 cells it’d make an even bigger separation between their competition. Just guessing though.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

I like they way you are thinking - though I have to say that the better batteries also produce more heat - maybe this is why this battery failed.

@AdventuresInTheSky

5 жыл бұрын

Ya it got so hot they should figure that out. I thought part of that high output battery was that it wasn’t supposed to get so hot.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

@@AdventuresInTheSky I have read that the 2170s get real hot (they need really good ventilation)- more power means more heat.

I can use the 7.5AH up to 5 times in my self propelled mower before I put it on charge (edging around house and where tractor can't reach) I can trim, edge, and use blower on the same 5AH battery each time out. I have 3/4 acre lot. EGO is so impressive, I gave my push mower and 2 cycle stuff away. I usually don't brag on stuff like this in comment sections, but the performance of this EGO stuff is amazing....not to mention convenient as hell.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for people how insist on using gas tools - they will get it someday

@sibertigers1138

3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Ego's new riding mower? Uses the same battery packs.

That's what I'm nicknaming my Ego trimmer: Godzilla!

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Love it - you monster

Amir, how about having Ego vs Kobalt 80v trimmers?

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

That would be an interesting test - though at the end of the day it all comes down to watt hour rating of the battery - for the most park

@dr.arnoldbenitez5642

5 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy Well they have a new battery with 6.0 amp now.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

@@dr.arnoldbenitez5642 Cool - they will be added to the test

Honestly it's almost not fair to put any 18V tool up against 56V. Not sure what Milwaukee was thinking not going to 36V at least.

Imagine how far Ego's new 10Ah battery can get you now, I know it wasn't available when this video was made.

@Kitearmy

3 жыл бұрын

I have been thinking of retesting with it - don't know if I could last that long

@memios

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy lol they have a 28 ah battery now but it’s a backpack battery instead so idk if you’d count that

@Kitearmy

3 жыл бұрын

@@memios Monster - though I can't count that

what size line ? 0.080" or 0.095 " ???

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

.095 both models

I bought a new heavily discounted 33cm Ego trimmer, battery and charger from a pawn shop, just for the last two items then sold the bare trimmer for same price. Why? Because as I suspected the trimmer was useless, a toy compared to any straight shaft fuel trimmer. Short cord length, just useless for anything but light small edge work. The blower though is awesome, and I will soon get the hedger. Pro' use by the way..

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

EGO has a pro line - not sure you're going to find to much of it in a pawn shop

@cudadog11

5 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy I'm sure the pro stuff is better. Not sure what difference it makes whether found in pawn shop or not. This item was new unopened in the box. Stuff ends up in pawn shops for many reasons. My point is the 33cm trimmer is a toy while other Ego tools are excellent.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

@@cudadog11 Well - mine worked fine - destroyed this field

Ego for the win!

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

slammed it

I got the Milwaukee blower today and will be getting their string trimmer as well. Went Milwaukee because I can use the M18 batteries on 150+ different power tools and I already own a few Milwaukee M18 tools. It was a better idea to invest in the M18 battery platform IMO over EGO. But I have heard that the 12AH does not pair well with the string trimmer and to stick with the 9ah. I would have went EGO if I didn't want to invest in the M18 platform.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

That makes sense

I’d choose Ego everyday of the week and twice on Sundays 😂😂🤷🏽‍♂️

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Super fan in the house!

@amirswanson6243

5 жыл бұрын

You know it...loved the video as always

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

@@amirswanson6243 Thanks mate - loved your comment

@crimmy0204

5 жыл бұрын

I confess my love to my ego trimmer in this video... its a real thing... kzread.info/dash/bejne/moKYxrpvgJy5irQ.html

Which is a better buy the multi head trimmer or the carbon fiber trimmer

@Kitearmy

3 жыл бұрын

I like the carbon fiber - though if you want other attachments you might want to consider the multi head

@AR-uj3js

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy beside the advantage of changing head on the multi head are they same power, motor, weight, etc tnks

@Kitearmy

3 жыл бұрын

@@AR-uj3js I believe the motor in the multi head has more power - but lots of people really like the auto load feature

Hey 👋 how come you don’t have the cordless electric ⚡️ mowers ??? I just bought a home 🏡 and I will get the EGO power mower, trimmer & blower LOL 😂 Nice 👍 thanks

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

So expensive to buy - it would cost me more money than I make in a year. New blower shootout coming

later in the year do the 2019 Kobalt 2nd gen head to head with Ego

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Why do you hate me :)

@jonienglish3231

5 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy I Luv you - Amazing Review and Videos - Keep up Good Work

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonienglish3231 Thanks mate - I was only kidding. Not sure I'm up to visiting that field again.

Awesome work! Was wondering if they both had the same string. I already know EGO wins but was curious! Keep up the good work.

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Yep - same string - fully charged batteries

What? That's what these can do? It's crazy, Milwaukee says the battery will run for one hour, for one hour i would finish all that place, you just finished a small part, please tell me how many SQ are there, it looks so small in the video, if that's all what a battery powered trimmer can do, id better go for gas.

I'm not surprised by the results the ego arc lithium design is also better than the block style of the rest. Still waiting for the 10.0 though!

@Kitearmy

5 жыл бұрын

Funny you say that - originally I expected to do this video with the 10Ah - thank god I didn't - I would have died in that field.

So ego is the best at everything over everyone

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

I can't argue with that

Get a Thermacell to keep mosquitoes at bay!

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

They really work?

@tedmckenna8339

4 жыл бұрын

100%! I use them in Turkey and deer hunting the clip ons, on the deck the lantern type. Keeps mosquitoes and no-see-ums away!

@tedmckenna8339

4 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIucmM-fp8qTfdY.html

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

I like this video but Milwaukee is way better than ego

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

Okay - in shop tools Milwaukee is good / in yard EGO is good

@kevinkonkel1790

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kitearmy How about....In the yard Milwaukee and Ego are good / In the shop Milwaukee is great.

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinkonkel1790 Cool

@JPTinioMedia

4 жыл бұрын

How does milwaukee be good in the yard when they don't make a fucking lawnmower, i have lots of money invested in milwaukee for hvac, plumbing construction i have 4 sets of drills and all their hand tools the only thing i don't own is yard tools and im tempted to go with ego just due to the fact milwaukee lacks a lawnmower

@mosfet500

4 жыл бұрын

I have both , use both and EGO is as good as Milwaukee technically but I think Milwaukee is better in the consumer services end. EGO is sneaky but the electronics and construction are top rate.

Those results shouldn’t come as any surprise as the ego battery has nearly double the watt hours as the Milwaukee battery. In essence you’re comparing apples to oranges 👎

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

My apples and oranges to your sour grapes.

@rjd8434

4 жыл бұрын

Just call it the way I see it 🥱

@Kitearmy

4 жыл бұрын

@@rjd8434 Price wise they are apples to apples - and that is what most people care about. Performance wise it is apples to lemons