Mitox multi-tool / quality overall?
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Hi All,
a search did not bring up much - so a question instead:
NAnyone got a view on the Mitox garden gear ?
Whilst I have had on long term loan some stihl gear, to replace would take me in to the thousands.
Fortunately my nearest Farming retailers is the wonderful Sam Turners - and they have on offer the
Mitox 28MTA 5-in-1 Petrol Multi-Tool Select
https://www.sam-turner.co.uk/products/mitox-28mt-5...
I know. / realise there will be a load of 'buy cheap, by twice (mantra I live to) but initial research says a) this kit normally goes for £500 +, and b) seems decent enough
We need to use each attachment perhaps three times a year, and supplement this with some of the lighter weight battery stihl gear (box hedges, lawn edges)
Is this good enough to last 5 yrs? Al I see is 'drain the petrol before storing' in reviews and a little heavier than others.
a search did not bring up much - so a question instead:
NAnyone got a view on the Mitox garden gear ?
Whilst I have had on long term loan some stihl gear, to replace would take me in to the thousands.
Fortunately my nearest Farming retailers is the wonderful Sam Turners - and they have on offer the
Mitox 28MTA 5-in-1 Petrol Multi-Tool Select
https://www.sam-turner.co.uk/products/mitox-28mt-5...
I know. / realise there will be a load of 'buy cheap, by twice (mantra I live to) but initial research says a) this kit normally goes for £500 +, and b) seems decent enough
We need to use each attachment perhaps three times a year, and supplement this with some of the lighter weight battery stihl gear (box hedges, lawn edges)
Is this good enough to last 5 yrs? Al I see is 'drain the petrol before storing' in reviews and a little heavier than others.
You could get a very similar thing with a different badge for about half the money.
I have a ~50cc set, with hindsight I would have bought the smaller lighter type.
Mine is a cheap one from ebay, it has been fine, apart from needing new fuel lines every couple of years, I think ethanol in petrol gets the blame for that.
I drain it if I'm not going to use it again in the next few days.
It's done 10 years of casual use, I don't see why it shouldn't do another 10.
I'm using it less these days though, as cheap battery tools are just easier. As are mains tools if within range of your cable and it's not raining.
I inherited a mains pole saw and mains pole trimmer which are cheap things but just work.
Our garden is more under control too, less need for a petrol pruning saw.
I'd also prioritise spending the cash on decent ladders so you can access hedges etc better, rather than pole tools.
I have a ~50cc set, with hindsight I would have bought the smaller lighter type.
Mine is a cheap one from ebay, it has been fine, apart from needing new fuel lines every couple of years, I think ethanol in petrol gets the blame for that.
I drain it if I'm not going to use it again in the next few days.
It's done 10 years of casual use, I don't see why it shouldn't do another 10.
I'm using it less these days though, as cheap battery tools are just easier. As are mains tools if within range of your cable and it's not raining.
I inherited a mains pole saw and mains pole trimmer which are cheap things but just work.
Our garden is more under control too, less need for a petrol pruning saw.
I'd also prioritise spending the cash on decent ladders so you can access hedges etc better, rather than pole tools.
Seconded, unless it’s a pretty sneaky clone I’m 99% sure the Ferrex Aldi offering at under half the price is the same thing.
(I had the ferrex, dad has the mitox to compare)
Far too heavy / cumbersome to use with the extra extension. Also turned out the carb had absolutely zero adjustments (all very well blanked off!)
Binned it in the end and went dedicated 18v /36v makita, zero regrets.
(I had the ferrex, dad has the mitox to compare)
Far too heavy / cumbersome to use with the extra extension. Also turned out the carb had absolutely zero adjustments (all very well blanked off!)
Binned it in the end and went dedicated 18v /36v makita, zero regrets.
Ryobi, and buy a couple of extra battery's, genuine ideally. So much better.....
The kit is good, every attachment in the pic they have, and they work just as well as the petrol stuff before it. The best bit... No faffing with petrol, the smell, noise, vibrations etc. I'm a pretty heavy domestic user, and it's never missed a beat.
I used to spend as long preparing to do the work then actually doing it.
The kit is good, every attachment in the pic they have, and they work just as well as the petrol stuff before it. The best bit... No faffing with petrol, the smell, noise, vibrations etc. I'm a pretty heavy domestic user, and it's never missed a beat.
I used to spend as long preparing to do the work then actually doing it.
Andeh1 said:
Ryobi, and buy a couple of extra battery's, genuine ideally. So much better.....
The kit is good, every attachment in the pic they have, and they work just as well as the petrol stuff before it. The best bit... No faffing with petrol, the smell, noise, vibrations etc. I'm a pretty heavy domestic user, and it's never missed a beat.
I used to spend as long preparing to do the work then actually doing it.
We’ve been impressed with ours. Tackles a thick hedge with ease and battery charge life is good. Agree that it’s a bit heavy (we use the optional harness), but otherwise it’s excellent The kit is good, every attachment in the pic they have, and they work just as well as the petrol stuff before it. The best bit... No faffing with petrol, the smell, noise, vibrations etc. I'm a pretty heavy domestic user, and it's never missed a beat.
I used to spend as long preparing to do the work then actually doing it.
I went Stihl battery also some from Sam Turner.
At the moment hedge Trimmer and Strimmer only, but would never go back to petrol, so much quieter and lighter, bought the middle battery, I haven't managed to flatten it yet, although At my age I tend to work in one hour slots and then have a good break.
The hedge trimmer I thought might be short of grunt, boy was i surprised.
At the moment hedge Trimmer and Strimmer only, but would never go back to petrol, so much quieter and lighter, bought the middle battery, I haven't managed to flatten it yet, although At my age I tend to work in one hour slots and then have a good break.
The hedge trimmer I thought might be short of grunt, boy was i surprised.
PushedDover said:
Hmm, OK, food for thought. and seems that no one finds the the Battery stuff incapable of tasks?
Does 18V do enough ? or has to be up in the 36v ?
2hrs use?
Hedge trimmers use quite a lot of power.Does 18V do enough ? or has to be up in the 36v ?
2hrs use?
Mine is an 18V cheapy, it gets through batteries quite quickly, but I have several batteries.
Albeit small 2Ah 'for Makita' ones mostly.
I don't have miles of box hedge to trim, so when I got to do a couple of hours work on the hedge, it's often a mix of trimmer, secateurs, loppers and saws.
Mixed in with mucking about with ladders for access and clearing up.
If I was expecting to use a trimmer solidly for an hour, I would be sorting out a mains lead or the petrol tools.
The battery tools are really great for when you've got the odd 20 minutes to use productively.
Bear in mind that around here, a 'real' hedge trimmer is a thing on the back of a tractor!
I have been running Mitox kit for a number of years (15!) - strimmer, blower, long reach hedge cutter and chainsaw. I think it is great kit for the money. I use it quite a lot (we have a quite large wild garden......). It has all been very reliable, easy to start (drain the fuel from the carb when laid up!) and when I have needed spares, cheap and easy to get hold of.
Mind you I have just bought a Dewalt electric strimmer (I have loads of the 5.0ah 18V XR batteries) and I am pleasantly surprised. Certainly makes strimming the immediate garden area more appealing.
Mind you I have just bought a Dewalt electric strimmer (I have loads of the 5.0ah 18V XR batteries) and I am pleasantly surprised. Certainly makes strimming the immediate garden area more appealing.
After getting fed up with a heavy toolstation thing similar to the one in the OP, I went for the Milwaukee M18 battery one. More than enough power and run time in hedgetrimmer and pole saw modes, enough for even big jobs. Strimmer mode absolutely hammers a 5ah battery though, I have 2 of them. You'd probably want to look at the 8 or12ah batteries if a lot of strimming is on the cards. It is very powerful though.
te mentioned further up this thread.
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