The Truth AFTER 9 months Heavy-Use | Track Saw Review

Reviewing the Milwaukee M18 Fuel Track Saw 2831-20 after I've put it through a ton of work.

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[Matt-mypz]

Such an excellent, no filler, no no-it-all, self important, flamboyant, yelling review! Well done man! Entertaining and certainly a review from a guy who knows the key points of a track saw. Many tool reviews are filled with unnecessary talk or reviews on obvious things like... Comes with a battery and then elaborate on the battery...
Thank you for such a great video

[dennisleazott]

John . . . Several years ago I went strickly RED because dealing with 4 different battery types was crazy, and while some of the other tools were very good - none were better than the red tools. Over time I weeded out all the other colors and going with a single battery type has been one of the best tool buying decisions I've made. Now I need to pick up a track saw and I would prefer to stay RED but I had also heard a lot of conflicting information going around YT. Can't thank you enough for doing this video and clearing things up.

[pmdinaz]

John, thanks for taking the time to give us your feedback.
I'm not committed to any brand. I just want to spend money on good products that make life better.
I am on the M12 platform because I dont do anything heavy duty anymore.
I will definitely add this one to my list of wants.
Thank you

[dennismaller]

I greatly appreciate reviews delivered like this one. No showmanship, simply deliver information. A good informative review that helped my purchase decision. Please keep up the good work

[cyrilnorrie]

You did a great job of demonstrating how every feature works on this saw. I can tell that you have a lot of experience with track saws and I respect your judgement completely. Thanks for sharing this.

[ligngood]

I appreciate the info at 8:56 about adjusting the blade to the splinter guard. I have Festool rails and need to be able to swap saws onto them without changing those VERY expensive splinter strips!

[dben]

For myself, I’m running the bosch fsn rails with a mafel Mt55cc and a Bosch GKS18V-25GCN. I love that I can use my track saw with all the other major tracks and the fsn rails. I also believe the fsn track joiner is superior to the other brands. It is hard to hate on Milwaukee though. Thanks for a thought out and thorough review.

[vancebeazer]

Great review. I just bought my Milwaukee after owning 2 ts 55s for years and am really impressed. I actually purchased this to cut a bunch of 20step 2x12 stair stringers and it was so helpful being able to lock the saw in to the guide and shift it from cut to cut so quickly and the big deal for me was using the dust bag and cordless to eliminate the cumbersome hose and cord. Now I will be using my festools a lot less as I am mostly onsite rather than in a shop. I might even finally invest in a long track because it’s less than the festool one.

[agentagent]

I am really happy with the Milwaukee track saw and I own corded ts 55, still will keep it for more demanding jobs but realizing that haven't even pulled it out in 9 months, festool is a great saw as well but Milwaukee checked all the boxes for me so either way both are on the top line, actually including the makita 40 v as well, the only thing is missing on festool is the rising knife which is a must for me but they added another safety future which I am still skeptical

[lawrencescotto]

Excellent review. I've been going between Festool and Makita but after seeing this, I'm actually looking at the Milwaukee track saw now. Thank you.

[haroldanderson]

Great review. I like your style. Direct, honest, to the point, clear. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

[mikeyazel]

A great honest review of the tool and answered a lot of questions others have about them. Thank you.

[keldonrush]

Really appreciate your reviews - thorough and trustworthy. Keep it up!

[michaelnichols]

I had completely written off the Milwaukee saw when it came out, due to others saying the anti tip feature doesn't work with makita tracks. I have the corded Makita saw along with 3 tracks. While I have no complaints out of the corded saw, a cordless saw would be nice. Thank you for clarifying that.

[bcat]

Great review. No gimicy or Hollywood stuff, just honest insights. I already bought mine after loosing my Festool stuff in a wildfire here in Nova Scotia. So, was a little nervous about moving to a battery platform from as corded festool 75. While the Milwaukee will obviously not cut at the depth that my 75 did, it is every bit as solid if not more for 98% of what I do. Thanks

[petenelson]

Thanks for the follow-up review. I'm in the market for a track saw and Milwaukee is on my short list. This review helped to move it to the top of the list.

[PetefromBaltimore]

Thanks for this great review. I'm in the market for my first Track Saw and I've been leaning towards the Makita LXT as I already have multiple tools on the LXT Platform. I'm now reconsidering and may go for the Milwaukee based on this positive review. Thanks!

[mahto]

Great review! I’m sold! I’ve been a builder and then cabinet/furniture maker since 1969. Milwaukee has been my tool of choice since the early days. Kind of retired now but thinking of getting a track saw cause who can really retire.😂 I’ve used the Festool but too steep for me. I don’t even know the prom the Milwaukee but after watching you, I’m sold. Thank you!!

[aaronoconnor]

If this saw was out earlier I would of bought it but I have the makita 40v they are both nice saws. the dust collection on makita with the AWS is a nice feature I think the makita has a bit more grunt or power but the milwaukee is nicer saw alll around more user-friendly adjustment and the fact it has a splinter guard like festool saws.
My next saw will likely be a festool TS 60

[CaveSkiSAR]

I like the foamboard as the protector.