outdoor power tools

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Milwaukee M18 Cordless Mower Review – Fantastic & Better than Gas

Jun 26, 2022 Andrew 116 Comments

I’ve been absolutely thrilled with Milwaukee’s new M18 mower.

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Dewalt Cordless 21.5″ Deck Push Mower Review

Oct 1, 2021 Benjamen 64 Comments

Dewalt’s new cordless mower fixes its predecessor’s battery runtime issues, but at what cost?

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Field Test: EGO 56V Powerload Brushless String Trimmer with Carbon Fiber Shaft

Oct 8, 2019 Stuart 26 Comments

I put EGO’s Powerload cordless string trimmer through some hard testing, and so far I’m impressed.

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Dewalt 40V Max Cordless Outdoor Power Tool System has Been Discontinued

Aug 21, 2019 Stuart 100 Comments

Dewalt has discontinued all of their 40V Max cordless outdoor power tools.

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Is Craftsman Phasing Out V60 Cordless Outdoor Power Tools Already?

Aug 19, 2019 Stuart 79 Comments

Lowes has been clearancing out Craftsman V60 cordless outdoor power tools. What does this mean?

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Dewalt’s New Secret FlexVolt Cordless Blower

May 1, 2019 Stuart 49 Comments

Dewalt has quietly introduced a new FlexVolt cordless blower.

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New Makita Cordless Lawn Mower

Apr 3, 2019 Stuart 32 Comments

Makita has come out with a new 18V X2 cordless lawn mower.

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New Milwaukee Quik-Lok Cordless Outdoor Power Tool System

Jan 10, 2019 Stuart 82 Comments

Milwaukee’s new M18 Fuel Quik-Lok system is launching with 4 interchangeable cordless outdoor power tool attachments.

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New Craftsman V60 Cordless Outdoor Power Tools Lineup

Oct 18, 2018 Benjamen 24 Comments

Craftsman recently announced a new line of V60 cordless outdoor power tools, including a string trimmer, blower, chainsaw, hedge trimmer, and 2 lawn mowers.

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Dewalt FlexVolt & 20V Max Outdoor Power Tools Deals of the Day (10/4/2018)

Oct 4, 2018 Stuart 20 Comments

Today only, save on some Dewalt cordless outdoor power tool bundles.

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New EGO Nexus Escape, a Cordless Battery AC Inverter

Sep 10, 2018 Stuart 22 Comments

EGO has come out with a 150W (1.25A) AC inverter and USB charger that works with their 56V batteries.

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A Quick Review of the Milwaukee M18 Fuel Hedge Trimmer

Jul 31, 2018 Benjamen 36 Comments

Ben put the Milwaukee M18 Fuel hedge trimmer through some bush-trimming testing.

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Review: EGO Cordless 21″ Push Lawn Mower (LM2101)

Jul 26, 2018 Benjamen 46 Comments

The Ego LM2101 21″ cordless mower is quiet, easy to use, performs well, and is easy to store.

New Tools

New Dewalt 2x20V Max Brushless Mower

Oct 5, 2017 Benjamen 46 Comments

Is the new Dewalt 2 x 20V Max cordless brushless lawn mower everything that you asked for?

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Dewalt 20V Max Brushless Chainsaw

Sep 25, 2017 Benjamen 46 Comments

The Dewalt 20V Max brushless chainsaw started hitting stores recently. Here’s our first look.

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