Am I the only one who thinks Milwaukee's new cordless grease gun is overhyped?

Overheard two guys at the supply house yesterday raving about it. Said it's the best thing since sliced bread. I borrowed one from a buddy last week. Ran it for 3 straight jobs on a rental skid steer. Battery died halfway through the second job. My old pneumatic gun never did that. Anyone else run into battery issues with the newer cordless models?

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the_daniel12d ago

I got an older M18 grease gun and the battery situation is kinda hit or miss honestly. Had better luck with the 5.0 high output batteries than the regular ones.

the_mary12d ago

Last year I bought a new leaf blower and realized the same thing. The regular batteries would quit after 20 minutes but the high output ones would run almost twice as long. It's like they purposely make the standard ones weak to push people toward the pricier option. That whole system feels like a racket sometimes. Makes me wonder if they could just make all the batteries decent but choose not to.

luna26111d ago

Wait, wait. The standard batteries only last 20 MINUTES? That's insane. I thought my old drill batteries were bad but that's basically useless for a leaf blower. So you're telling me if you buy the tool and the standard battery pack, you basically get a toy that dies before you finish a small driveway? That's not even a racket, that's just robbery with extra steps. I'd be returning that thing the same day, no question.