Milwaukee M18 Quik-Lok Brush Cutter Attachment 49-16-2738

Huge thanks to Milwaukee Tool and The Home Depot for providing the sample for this review.
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This is a review of the Milwaukee M18 Quik-Lok brush cutter attachment for their M18 Brushless power head. I used this brush cutting for a day, and really like it so far. It whips through everything I need it to cut. No problem with thick black berries up to 3/4 inch thick. However, many problems with the giant guard catching on all the vines. The cutter even whips thru small branches. No problem. Not so great on loose tall grass. I blasted thru a 12 ah battery in about 30 minutes. Which is a long time to hold that tool up. You will be grateful for the break.
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[@mattcavanaugh6082]

Just got one. Does fine with thick weeds and up to ~1/2" saplings. Makes for a nice lightweight intermediary between the line trimmer head and my beast of a gas-powered brush saw.

[@tgsgardenmaintenance4627]

Just ordered the Milwaukee M18 brushcutter for larger areas of grass . For the tough stuff, I will continue using my Husqvarna 535LK and a mulching blade or clearing saw, which work surprisingly well, considering it's only 2.2hp!

[@shovelhead8]

Looks pretty good and the battery lasts pretty well. Thank you for showing this to us, Fernbark. Stay safe and stay cool

[@FernbarkFrist]

This is something I will be using a lot up here.

[@SmittyMRE]

Gotta get one of those for clearing the trail. Thanks for the video.

[@FernbarkFrist]

You have to get your own, this one is mine.

[@tracyphillips3325]

Great video, excellent demonstration. Blackberry briers are pretty tough. 👍. The very best brush cutter video, of all time!! Unless you count Smitty's scythe video of a few years ago.

[@FernbarkFrist]

It works pretty good. thanks for watching Tracy!

[@richjean482]

Nice one sir good job

[@richjean482]

New supporter sir from manila philippines

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

The best damn weed wacker attachment thingy video I've seen today!👍🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

[@FernbarkFrist]

Thanks for checking this out!

[@azamjunejo]

“the safety people” haha thanks for the great review!

[@FernbarkFrist]

They are everywhere

[@PFab]

Karen card activated

[@airbiketrimmer9437]

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[@armini0]

Looks good. Let's hope they will also just sell the cutter itself, so we can put in on the string trimmer attachment😅

[@FernbarkFrist]

You can already find it (not Milwaukee brand) at a very very popular online retailer.

[@leah890]

The blade looks like it would be handy in a fence line. I hope no flowers were harmed😊

[@FernbarkFrist]

The flowers....there was some collateral damage.

[@leah890]

@@FernbarkFrist I thought I saw some color besides green 😅

[@eileenmeltzer7615]

please show us how to put it together from the box

[@Asmodeous67]

You're killing me! You had the string trimmer head right next to the brush cutter and you didn't take the string trimmer head off to compare! Any chance you can post a follow up video to confirm or deny?

[@FernbarkFrist]

They are the same. I have been using the string trimmer with a kit off Amazon for a year before Milwaukee made their own. The Milwaukee is better because it fits better and isn't a pain to change the blade, but for the price.....dunno.

[@tyhansen6016]

At 30 mins you had to replace a 12 amp battery? Was it fully charged? That doesn’t see right

[@FernbarkFrist]

I am pretty sure it was fully charged. I don't think I would have started with a partial charged battery. The blade is a lot heavier than string and there is a lot of starts and stops. Also, cutting thru brush uses more power than cutting grass. But if you only have one battery, this could be a problem.

[@jackperfetto5227]

Do you think I could buy the blade and convert my string trimmer to a brush cutter?🤔

[@FernbarkFrist]

Yes

[@truckermre]

Pretty slick. I wonder if that guard can come off for when I mow the blackberry bushes 🤨🤔

[@ALAPINO]

If it was installed with 4 screws it might be removed by reversing that operation. It's the same shaft and head assembly but the guard is different... for some reason, perhaps cost.

[@truckermre]

@@ALAPINO haha that’s what I was thinking 😜

[@ALAPINO]

@@truckermre Where I am the bush cutter is $150 MSRP, I'm going to guess the replacement blade and hub is going to be $50. Red tax is really going to sting on their lawn care stuff.

[@FernbarkFrist]

Yes, I had already bought a kit to replace the hub. I think that was $25 a couple years ago. The blades are another $26-50 depending on which one you get.

[@FernbarkFrist]

The guard is probably different so that they can say it is a totally different item from the trimmer, lol. It is a little bigger, perhaps people were complaining the other was too small.

[@jacobwhittaker6163]

How do you get something that's not even out yet

[@FernbarkFrist]

If you click the link in the description, you can order it.

[@carent5x]

hi can you test a worx hydroshot ultra? thanks

[@FernbarkFrist]

If they sent me one I probably would. I don't have any Worx tools, so I am not inclined to buy one just for the review though.

[@jagarcogheart]

I'm gonna be a safety nut anyway. Milwaukee fucked up. If there is a metal blade on it there should be a metal shroud.