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Old 02-27-2021, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Toymeister View Post
Makita.

Why:
- once you buy into a battery system you may want to add more tools. Makita has more cordless tools than any other brand

- Makita has three trimmer models and four blowers. You want choices, you got choices

-makita uses a fan in the charger to cool the batteries while charging.

-makita did not fall in the ridiculous marketing claims (I am looking at you dewalt!) of '20 volt' batteries. All, repeat all, 18 volt lithium batteries are 20 volts at full charge

And finally makita is owned by makita not stanley who owns dewalt and black and decker and craftsman and porter cable. Your tool and your battery will not be an unsupported orphan in a few years because a corporate bean counter decided to push one product line over another. This is what has happened to porter cable.

Well, my craftmans C3s are 19.2 volts!