Milwaukee M18 Lawn Mower // Testing The Commercial Cut Quality

These are my initial thoughts on the Milwaukee M18 battery powered rotary lawn mower. Enjoy the video and thanks for watching!

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[pillcosby]

Just bought this and used it for the first time, absolutely love it. Cut quality is great and it bags way better than my toro ever did. Worth every penny imo

[SuperTA]

Nice video. I purchased my mower May of 2022. It is an outstanding mower. The only small gripe I have with it is the mulch plug leaks grass . Cut quality is excellent with the high lift blade which I noticed you had. The drive system is buttery smooth and operates exactly the way my Honda HRX 217 does. Battery life is amazing and the light out put is perfect for that night time mow that I often do. Not a single issue in the 15 months of owning. The build quality is the best I personally seen on a battery mower. There is a fun factor of using this mower that I can't really explain. 👍

[jfarm_]

Good review. Seems like a solid contender in the battery market. I still can’t get over the fact any 21” mower is over $1000 though.

[ainaaipa]

I also, just grabbed me the m18 mower! Excellent Mower!
Great Review Dude! 🤙🏽

[michaelholly]

I’ve used a few different battery mowers and it’s by far my favorite! My only complaint is the cost of additional batteries for my uses as a supplement mowing lawns on the side with it and it seems to be a little bit of rear axle play between the wheels and the axle.

[robertander]

Great video. Your lawns it's amazing! Congrats. 👍

[keithjames]

I bought this mower when it first came out. It was the best mower you could buy at the time. Great power and torque. The cut quality is great and the 10ah hour batteries are awesome. I could cut my front and backyard with only 2 bars out of five. I have had issues with the start button not always starting on the first try. Now there is a new top dog. I sold my Milwaukee and bought the new ego 22 inch mower. The ego is a better mower. More torque and faster blade speed. The twin blades provide more lift for mulching. Additionally the ego is better built with an all aluminum deck. The cut quality is superior to the Milwaukee because of the twin blade. I’m able to cut my front and backyard with one bar on the 10ah battery. The Milwaukee is a awesome mower but the ego is the best mower you can buy

[RoZo]

Looks like it shares a lot of the same chassis parts as the Greenworks/Stihl. Similar height adjustment hardware, handlebar, and steel deck.

[BrianGaisford]

My mower is new and pulling power has just quit. Blade working.
Its fully charged and clean

[TheLawngineer]

I’m interested in this mower. Do they sell the bare tool option yet? All of my tools are Milwaukee… the only thing I haven’t tried yet is their lawn equipment.

I’m wondering if they require two batteries to double the voltage rather than capacity. I’m guessing that’s why they only sell it with the two batteries included.

[taxdad]

Do you notice any pain, discomfort, or numbness in your thumbs while using this mower? Also do you notice any rust on the steel deck?

[impulse]

I was amazed how heavy this mower was when it got delivered to my house 😂

[brandonhyden]

This battery mower sims to have a hight RPM them most others. Witch in my opinion help tremendously on cut quality.

[Steve-gcyb]

I bought the Milwaukee electric mower 2 years ago. If found they cut to be ok but definitely not as good as the John Deere JX75 gas mower it had replaced. Initially the charge lasted long enough to do my 5000 sq. foot lawn. But in the 2nd year the battery endurance started dropping. I could no longer do my whole lawn on one charge. Here's what no one is mentioning about electric lawn mowers. The cost to replace the batteries is staggering! The 2 batteries for this mower cost $500 to replace! So, if you want to spend half of the initial cost of the mower to replace the batteries every 2 years get one of these.
Another reason I am disappointed with this mower is that it does a very poor job of getting up leaves in the fall. I have to borrow my neighbor's gas mower to get leaves up. Just doesn't seem to have much suction. I ordered the optional "high lift" blade but that didn't seem to make any difference.

[IceZag]

Can you test it with the Gator blade(HP version) from Milwaukee? Would love to see the improvement in mulching

[FoLlOwThEwHiTeRaBbIt]

Anyone know what the cut hight is on this mower?

Cheers.

[dm]

The mower is just too heavy with an unneeded steel deck that can rust. It should have been a polycarbonate deck or similar to lighten it up. Thats why I would prefer the EGO 10amp mower as its lighter, just as powerful and costs less too.

[FlatRateTech]

man if the music could be turned up just a little louder that would be nice.

[MartinDee]

Would I need to have the blades sharpened right out of the box before mowing (home use only)?

[terrydanks]

New M18 owner here. Rural property . . . very rough and weedy. Hilly also.
Replaces a gas manual push mower, 21 years old, purchase price $400CDN in 2003.
Gas mower still worked fine but my knees no longer appreciated pushing it up the hills.
All that said.
I am perfectly happy with the performance of this mower but under no illusions about the cost/benefit ratio of a battery powered device where replacement batteries cost, here in Atlantic Canada $675 after taxes!
Preposterous really. I think I need my head examined!
And those batteries are ALREADY obsoleted by the new, even more costly "FORGE" batteries from Milwaukee.
So, this mower is absolutely not to be recommended to the budget conscious!
But, I'd likely do it over again.