Battery Outdoor Power Equipment 2022 edition

After reading Matt's extensive research, I decided to dive into the world of battery powered toys :huggy: (there's room for so many "yo momma" or "yo wife" jokes here)

I bought the EGO 765 blower, the hedge trimmer, and BASE trimmer. Trimmer came with 2.5 battery and I added the 5.0 battery

The 2.5 works best with the blower to dry off vehicles after a wash as I have it over my chest a lot. The 2.5 powered thru drying off the suburban, the driveway (twice), the back porch and portion of the back yard, my wife's car, and my ALMOST made it thru blowing off the little black car. I LOVE how it doesn't seem to lose any power when it's close to death...it just STOPS

A quick switch to the 5.0 and I was back in action. Though, it's much more difficult to hold above my chest for very long.

So far VERY impressed.

I've yet to use the string trimmer or hedge trimmer. That should be this weekend.
 
UTfball68 said:
So who's gonna jump on the electric power washer grenade???
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I'll likely do that as well here at the house. I have the big daddy at the barndo for jeep duty

I figure an electric would be just perfect for foaming cars
 
DSM Turbos said:
I got a buddy that got one for washing dirt bikes before we load up. It’s so so. It’s not that powerful at all. He did get a cheaper one though but I’m mixed in it
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Yeah…I’ve bought a few of the sub-$200 units…decent for knocking dirt off. Probably a max of 1500psi…so not really good for cutting grime.
 
I have a corded PW, that my BIL left at my house. It does ok. As said the power isn't great. It'd be fine to wash cars with, if it had a regular handle. Many of them have a plastic adjustable one vs a gas handle
 
Random follow up on this thread. I have since sold all of the Ego stuff except for the 765 blower. I went back to Milwaukee for the pole saw and string trimmer. And my new favorite Milwaukee attachment is the pole saw style hedge trimmer. You can walk around the yard and trim up the ends of low hanging limbs in seconds without having to cut the entire limb off at the trunk. Plus you can use it with an extension or two to trim stuff back from the eaves and gutters on a house without having to get on a ladder. I've also added a Milwaukee top handle chainsaw, and would really like to add that double battery chainsaw and blower to my collection, but they are still too expensive.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Random follow up on this thread. I have since sold all of the Ego stuff except for the 765 blower. I went back to Milwaukee for the pole saw and string trimmer. And my new favorite Milwaukee attachment is the pole saw style hedge trimmer. You can walk around the yard and trim up the ends of low hanging limbs in seconds without having to cut the entire limb off at the trunk. Plus you can use it with an extension or two to trim stuff back from the eaves and gutters on a house without having to get on a ladder. I've also added a Milwaukee top handle chainsaw, and would really like to add that double battery chainsaw and blower to my collection, but they are still too expensive.
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I’ve been drooling over those double battery units…but can’t justify the cost for the limited use.
 
Found a deal I couldn’t pass up today…
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It’s definitely not light. Feels heavier than my 028/280, but lighter than my 046/460. Chain speed is good, ergonomics are good, scrench and scrench retention are much improved. Will report back once I actually get a chance to use it.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Found a deal I couldn’t pass up today…
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It’s definitely not light. Feels heavier than my 028/280, but lighter than my 046/460. Chain speed is good, ergonomics are good, scrench and scrench retention are much improved. Will report back once I actually get a chance to use it.
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Looking forward to basin lake GC getting “cleaned up” again this year! Lol
 
First test, it’s stout. But after cutting I realized I could have pushed it quite a bit harder. I think I’m gonna be pleased with the power, but gonna also have to get used to the weight being a a lot higher. In my humble opinion, they should have oriented the batteries vertical and dropped them down 2-3” so the weight better mimics the balance of a gasser.


Honestly the 8.0 batteries make it too heavy. I need to see how performance is with a pair of 5.0 batteries, but in order to do that, I need some more time with it and the 8.0s haha. Got an opportunity coming up soon to put it to good use. Will report back.
 
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jeepinmatt said:
First test, it’s stout. But after cutting I realized I could have pushed it quite a bit harder. I think I’m gonna be quite pleased with the power, but gonna also have to get used to the weight being a a lot higher. In my humble opinion, they should have oriented the batteries vertical and dropped them down 2-3” so the weight better mimics the balance of a gasser.


Honestly the 8.0 batteries make it too heavy. I need to see how performance is with a pair of 5.0 batteries, but in order to do that, I need some more time with it and the 8.0s haha. Got an opportunity coming up soon to put it to good use. Will report back.
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Are you saying its ass heavy or just not balanced like a gas saw? If so where or how?
 
R Q said:
Are you saying its ass heavy or just not balanced like a gas saw? If so where or how?
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Both. Ass heavy, and the weight is up high. If I hold my 046/460 at the handle, it’s slightly front heavy with a 25” bar and balanced with a 20”. With this Milwaukee, it’s quite tail heavy. The balance is weird. But I’ve literally only made the two cuts in the video above, so I don’t want to overjudge it until I have time to get used to it. I do love that it pulls like a 60cc saw and is basically silent except for the chain ripping through the wood and a little gear and motor whine.
 
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