Makita

Excellent mower, we only have a front lawn and hubby was struggling with the petrol mower, as we get older, we don’t realise that pushing a mower can… Read more

be a bit painful. This mower came on special with a few freebies, that was even better and it didn’t disappoint. Hubby has a few batteries, so this seemed like the obvious choice. So easy to start and there isn’t much weight to it , the catcher is a great size. As a non mower person , I was exited at the performance and outcome. Thankyou Makita

Excellent lightweight drop saw – Used this drop saw for a sauna build so it needed to cut framing, lining boards and lots of mitres. It never missed a beat and was easy to finely adjust to get 45 degree angles perfect. Would definitely recommend.

Bought a package deal promo to replace Masport 19 inch 4 stroke mower, work horse for a single 1/4 acre property ( including house). Can’t comment… Read more

on longevity yet but the extra Makita warranty registration gives peace of mind.

Firstly I noted previous reviews couldn’t cut lawn low enough but I’m finding I only use on 4 or 5 setting so maybe Makita’s addressed this earlier issue? For me or any one similar with chronic illness especially related to respiratory system, I believe buying Battey garden equipment is essential.

But even without my condition it’s a winner in so many other areas- quieter, slightly less heavy, easier to push with the large rubber wheels, no smell or fumes when using or storing under house, more pleasant experience so likely to mow more regularly *, Can easily stop and restart when chatting to neighbours or politely turn off when pedestrians or kids nearby, obviously major improvement regarding no fuel, engine air filters Or service worries, this mower is a great mulcher*,

* I haven’t tested yet with super thick grass but it performed well on some high patches, just needed to use the boost function. I’m expecting to mow more regularly during spring season to avoid this. * haven’t used catcher yet but it seems more flimsy than old petrol plastic catcher, the mulch plug also is flimsy in comparison, just need to be mindful when removing and cleaning.

Batteries lasted longer than I expected probably due to low power mode which is very quiet. Did 70% of my block including 400m2 of nature strip, before using a second pair which still had 4 bars when job complete. I bought the Makita as already had purchased other outdoor tools. Definitely buy during promo, I paid $750 and included 4 batteries 5ah, blower skin, plus during oz day promotion at Sydney tools received $100 voucher.

easy to use, and lightweight, except for reloading the line cartridge – This is a good line trimmer in general. It is also fairly light. It did pack up a week after its use by date (end of guarantee period) and… Read more

Bunnings told me to drive it 35 km west, accross Adelaide to some service centre. They repaired it as if under guarantee, which was decent. Now that I have excellent green Stihl line in it it works well on long grass. The Stihl guy in Mt Barker kindly loaded it for me. It is very difficult to replace the line. A really fiddly job that also requires strong hands to get the line cartridge out of its socket. I highly recommmend the bright green Stihl line as the unit works much much better with this line, rather than what it comes with.

Bitterly Disappointed long Term customer – I have used the Makita vacuums for YEARS. I loved them and have recommended to hundreds of people. I have repurchased quite a few times. This most… Read more

recent however is absolutely useless and I HATE it. It’s so weak things just fall out the pipe. It doesn’t get anything in corners or edges. Sweeping is a much faster efficient option. I’m just so so disappointed after all these years and the amount of people I’ve sent to buy one!!

Very Disappointed – Very disappointing considering price point not Japanese now made in China with one of the worst line changers I've ever encountered I worked with… Read more

brush cutters professionally for years but this has one on the worst functioning trimmer heads I've ever come across so hard to put line on and no longer Japanese quality but cheap Chinese.

Essentially useless – Essentially useless Having multiple Makita 18 and 36v products and having 8 5ah batteries I purchased this thing thinking it would be as good as my… Read more

other Makita products. It couldn’t be further from the truth. Unless there is something fundamentally wrong with this particular unit it was a total waste of money. Even with 2 fully charged 18v batteries it doesn’t run for more than a few minutes then cuts out. I’ll be taking it to Makita for a check up prior to asking for a refund. Piss poor effort Makita.

I loved this saw until 3hrs of use time cutting pine skirting, it died. WHAT THE HELL MAKITA? – Brought from Sydney Tools late Aug 2022, didn't get to use it until October 2022 due to landscaping being brought forward. Used only to cut skirting… Read more

and Archs, total run time of around 3hrs. Saw stopped working but still power to light and laser. Took it into Sydney Tools and they sent it immediately to local authorised repairer. Repairer advised that brushes were totally worn out and NOT covered by warranty. At first I think everyone just assumed I was lying and had used and abused the saw, but I asked them to have a look at it and they agreed it was as new and definitely NOT a saw that had been used much at all.

Makita have denied everything and any warranty claim despite the repairer suggesting they should, and the rep won't even call me to discuss. It's not necessarily about the money, but the principle. The saw brushes are obviously faulty.

My Dad had said decades ago that Makita had lost their mojo so I had avoided them for all this time - and I have bought a lot of tools as I regularly move and renovate my homes. So, I finally went out on a limb and back to Makita and this is the result. I am out of pocket for the repairs and totally disgusted in their after sales service. I took the worn brushes back to ST and they suggested that the brushes can sometimes have material contamination which weakens them and they just shatter. Sydney Tools felt my pain, know me well enough and have offered a store credit for the repair costs as I buy a lot from them.

I really look after my tools and I don't flog them. I am sooooo disappointed and based solely on their lack of response, you can be sure that the long list of tools I have on Santas list won't be Makita - its a running joke with the trades on site already. Sadly for Makita I have a wicked sense of humour and they can BANK on me telling my friends and acquaintances (and maybe I'll even go and make new friends just to tell them) how crap this experience has been. Things go wrong with products - noone denies that but its reasonable to expect respectful after sales service when there is a legitimate issue. The rep for Port Macquarie should have just called...

Makita blower battery dies quickly – A powerful blower with convenient automatic on function BUT if you use the blower on max power of 5 or 6 it will last 5 minutes and be not get much… Read more

area of the garden done. Compared to my old Ryobi 36V air-blower it last a fraction of the time and was double the price. Very underwhelming.

It is ok but some very annoying design choices First design flaw is when you turn it on the saw switches itself off after about 3 seconds. This is a… Read more

programmed choice by makita but it means you are continually turning it on

Second is the chainspeed is good but the saw bogs down and stops in hardwood. It is tedious to use in hard timber

Builder with 25 years’ experience. I’ve been a long-time Makita user, but the quality and after-sales support have clearly declined to almost… Read more

non-existent.

I recently purchased a top of the range Makita hammer drill from Bunnings. After just eight weeks of light use (as a backup drill), it failed and would only operate in reverse. The tool still presents as near-new.

When I returned to Bunnings, I was told it had to be sent away for assessment rather than replaced. It has now been three weeks with no update on the repair.

I contacted Makita Australia directly and was simply referred to an online escalation form, with no attempt to assist or resolve the issue.

As a tradesman with approximately $20,000 invested in Makita tools, this level of product reliability and customer support is unacceptable. I have had to cut my work day short due to this.

Based on this experience and others, I will be selling my Makita gear and moving to another platform, likely Milwaukee.

Very disappointing outcome from a brand I’ve supported for so many years.

Makita DUB185Z I needed a new blower so I purchased a Makita DUB 185Z because I already have several LXT batteries to use. I was very surprised how… Read more

good it really was, I used a 5a/h which has lasted quite some time before it has needed a recharge. The blower has more than enough power to do my back and front driveways and large back patio. I also purchased the bag for it to convert to a vacuum as well, although the bag is quite small it is still good enough for the small jobs around the outside of the house and garage. It is quite light to use compared to my blower vac which it quite heavy and awkward to use. I also purchased the longer tube owing to the fact that the small rubber tube it came with was to short causing me to bend over a lot when using it. Some people who have purchased the blower have stated the most annoying thing is if you are right handed like me is the air intake keeps sucking your shirt or shorts over the intake so to remedy that I heated up a plastic 90 degree bend to redirect the intake to the front which is removable if I chose to use the bag (problem fixed ). I really like the fact that it is light to use and gets the job done as intended not awkward like my blower/vac.

Can't trust Makita line trimmers – Mine was subject to recall and Makita are disgraceful the way they deal with recalls. I’ll never buy a Makita product again because of the way they… Read more

dealt with my situation.

I bought a Makita line trimmer from Bunnings.

I used it a handful of times, 5 at most, until I realised it was defective a couple of years later and found there was a recall notice on it.

I took it back to Bunnings to have it ‘repaired’ by a Makita authorised repairer.

After I got it back, I spent months trying to get it working without any success, then just started borrowing line trimmers from friends and family.

I tried to get it going again this year and took it to a Makita service centre at Keilor Park in October and they said an angle grinder had been taken to it and that's why it’s not working. I dealt with a donkey who was the service manager who just had a good laugh at my predicament and suggested I did the damage – brilliant customer service! Yeah, so every tool I have that doesn’t work, I unscrew the casing and go to work on it! Don’t have an angle grinder also by the way. What a drongo!

While Makita think it’s a joke and have no concept of customer service, $200 is a lot to families who have little to no additional income to spend these things.

My advice is to avoid Makita like the plague.

Products are great, company needs to lift its game – I have 3 Makita Routers M3600, RP 1800 and Laminate trimmer 3709X. Plus two Triton Routers bench Mounted. I have found trying to talk to Makita and… Read more

get advice or spares a complete waste of time. They need to lift their game locally, but the Products and good and can take on a lot of work.

makita complaints department are clowns – absolute rubbish lasted about 6 months sent it to approved repairer A one power tools brighouse I paid 105 pounds and to repair it 84 pound bill … Read more

rang akita to complain and just got a pair of clowns that waffled on about nothing I won't be buying makita again save your money and buy another brand

Charger not build in... shame – Will not charge battery... thought i have upgraded but i have downgraded instead...

Great little saw – Awesome little saw i use it all the time nice and light and powerful enough to do the job. Love the fact that it can do what my petrol 12” saw can do

Value for Money Old School Power tool – I'd previously bought a Ryobi belt sander which turned out to be disappointing junk (see my other review). After going through 3 of those I decided… Read more

to go with the Makita M9400 after reading some of the reviews here and what a difference. The Ryobi felt like a toy compared to the Makita. This is your old school power tool with no fancy gimmicks, just one speed (with a lock) and a large cloth collection bag for the dust. Its very powerful and best of all has a 100mm wide belt which makes sense if you're sanding 90mm wide deck boards like I am, meaning less back and forth required and reduced risk of not sanding flat like you would with a 75mm wide belt. The tension knob also keeps the belt tracking straight with minimal adjustment. The first thing you notice taking it out of the box is how heavy it is due to the metal body. This is both a good and bad thing, as the weight of the machine does all the sanding work, but you'll be using muscles you forgot you had to reign this beast back in. So far I've sanded more boards with this machine than the three Ryobi's combined and its still going strong, doesn't get hot and has only used 2 sanding belts (Ryobi I used about 10 because of its bad tracking). Although I paid a little bit extra, this machine is definitely value for money. I think that Bunnings doesn't stock this item (only the far more expensive Makita 9924 version, at twice the price) as sales of the Ryobi's would stop, so I had to source it from Total Tools instead but it was worth it.

Blew the Karcher out of the water – Washing the car or patio it proved very effective leaving very little to be redone. Not supplied with a dedicated patio washer but many others will… Read more

fit with an adapter. Seemed quieter than my old Karcher K4 and more powerful. Trigger grip was a bit uncomfortable after long use but ok with gloves on.

Pole Hedge Trimmer – A little awkward trying to hold the on/off trigger button and reaching to loop leaf and small branches. I use a 3v or 4v battery which is adequate for my small yard. I am very happy with the machine . Better than climbing a ladder.

makita GA5030 720w grinder – from new the locking mechanism was hard to engage so i could remove the disks it was like playing russian roulette will it work or not , it was… Read more

returned to makita to be inspected and repaired it came back only slightly better and not long after the locking device completely jammed, worst makita grinder ive ever owned .

Great Quality – I've had this router for over a year. Very smooth operation. Build quality is awesome. The router may be abit heavy, however its very stable. I have no hesitation in recommending this router to anyone interested.

Great saw with plenty of power – Bought this saw for $119 in August 2020 to rip some 45mm thick hardwood. Very impressed with how easily it ripped through the timber and how fast it… Read more

was. The blade was at the right angle straight out of the box and did not require any adjustment. The guide is surprisingly easy to use to cut to pre-determined width. Overall very impressive!

As good as they get – After my Previous Makita belt sander had a hernia after some 25-30 years I purchased the Makita 9924DB. As they say its a beast. Bit on the heavy side but so powerful . This is one good belt sander

Amazing speaker – I have used my DMR200 heavily for about 2 years. Mostly at full volume. Clear sound, Bluetooth works great. Extremely happy with it. Bought at Sydney tools. Use mine for both music and audio books.