Makita DUR181Z

After 4 years of regular use the motor burnt out. The replacement motor went up in smoke after 3 uses. I cannot recommend this product. The thin line is barely capable of cutting grass. The motor is far to small to cope with the demands of a line trimmer and does not get enough ventilation Show details

Useless tool – The most USELESS product by Makita ever made. Many of my tools are Makita, hence i purchase this. The one thing that should do the job is with no use. The string doesn’t cut through normal grass, let alone weeds. Keeps on breaking up and so frustrating to use as you spend a lot of time putting it back. Then you fix the spool, the spring comes off and fall off. At one point was lost and spend time looking for it in the grass. Show details

Light Use Only – I have owned 3 of these Trimmers. They are good when they work but the problem is that they don't last long. The motors in these Burn out after about a year of Moderate use on my Surburban Block. They are quite loud as well. I have since updated to a Different Model Brushless Motor Version Makita Trimmer and have had no Issues with it. Show details

Avoid wasting your money – Just appalling. Tiny thin line that cannot cut more than its own thickness and only slim grass perhaps. The line breaks and poorly feeds. You will endlessly fiddle to release line that it wont or use so much its a waste. Otherwise its a nice place to store a battery because it fails its one job. Thrown away. Completely unsuited to Australian grass… Read more

and may suit a bonzai plant. Makita you lost a customer for interchangeable battery products over this junk

very poor durability – I do not understand that the machine here gets 5 stars for durability. I used my machine about 10 times before it broke. Because I bought it through amazon and I don't live in Germany I have no warranty. I was a big Makita fan but this machine is no better than the much cheaper Chinese one. Show details

Makita 18Volt whipper Snipper Died – I bought a 18volt Makita whipper snipper about 18 months ago, to go with my drill, impact driver, vaccum & blower. I live on a 700 square meter block and only trim pathways, it was going well until last week and the electric motor in the head of the unit just died. I contacted makita to see if they could look up the serial number and was told to… Read more

deal with bunnings. It came with a 3 year warranty, I would think twice about buying a 18volt makita whipper snipper in future.

Underpowered – Seems you have to have the cord no longer than 5cm for it to run when on the highest speed. Trying to slash thin, short grass and it stops the second it’s put under a little bit of load. I’m disappointed in its lack of power. I’m used to medium sized petrol machines and looks like I will go back to a petrol machine.  Show details

Poorly design – I have just bought Makita DUR181Z from Bunnings driven by the good reputation of Makita products but in this particular case, it was a big and expensive mistake. According to Bunning's specification: The telescopic shaft is adjustable in length from 1,150mm to 1,330mm. (but the locking mechanism does not work!) The nylon cord can be fed from the… Read more

spool by bumping the bump feed button against the ground. This should be done when the revs are high. (It does not work) The spool assembly is easy to attach & remove and easy to rewind and is equipped with a metal bump feed button for wear resistance. (Definition easy, it is impossible to remove the spool cup/holder without a screwdriver). Overall poorly design and expensive product.

Rotate Lock – The device cuts weeds in line with other reviews. My device does not lock when it is rotated. Took in for a service and was told it will not lock at full extensions (up and down) Unfortunately these are the only positions it will rotate in so after a short time it is no longer in the right position. Show details

Mean as! – So I did a little research on the makita 18v Dur181z cordless line trimmer, watched some positive you tube reviews and written reviews and thought this might be good enough to do the work around our townhouse. I brought the makita 18vDUR181Z at Bunnings $129 skin only, as we already have a makita drill set with 18v 3AH batteries which are… Read more

compatible with this line trimmer. I was quite surprised by the power and cutting of this unit as it has a single line only. Did the yard and nature strip edging with ease. It struggles on tough weeds when battery is getting flat but full battery it’s decent. I was going to mow the lawn with our 4 stroke mower but it wouldn’t start so I ended up cutting the small back yard and nature strip lawn with the line trimmer with a total use of 2 batteries. We’ve always used a 2 Stoke petrol line trimmer but I’m very happy with the makita 18v cordless line trimmer easy to set up and use, lite weight no mixing fuel oil ratios no fumes perfect for small-medium jobs.

Does quite well – For a small, single cord machine, it does a pretty decent job. It's light and a 3AH battery will last about an hour, but you will notice the power declining after 15-20 mins. I purchased mine as skin only as I have other Makita tools and plenty of batteries. If you've got lots of thick, tall grass, I recommend a petrol powered whipper snipper. Show details

Line trimmer for edging lawn – Line needs to be heavier duty . I have the single string head but feel the twin head is better for a large block. l only use mine for lawn edging which it does very well. I thought Makita would have sold it with better quality nylon line. You will load less line on a double head machine though. All good because my impact drills etc use same batteries. It is worth the money in this case. Line is easy to replace. Show details