Recommend me..... A power tool suite.

[Rockburner]

Moving out to the sticks next week, so going to be doing a LOT more outdoor work etc, so starting to look at power tools, and pondering between petrol powered and electric.

If i went for electric it would make sense to go for a suite with shared batteries, so does anyone have any recommendations or experience?

I'm thinking a petrol mower will be preferable, but if everything else: trimmer, drill, sander, etc could be the same battery fitting it might end up a little cheaper?

[demographic]

Makita has IMO the most choice of tools on the same battery platform.
Followed by De-Walt and Milwaukee.
I went with De-Walt but thats cos they did the best framing nailgun at the time and I think their batteries seem slightly better in the long run. Since then I've bought a few other carpentry tools (cordless planer, SDS drill, Jigsaw, reciprocating saw and LED worklight) and been happy enough with them.
I'm not 100% convinced about the longevity of Milwaukee tools just yet but they do have a hell of a range of tools to choose from.

All those manufacturers have their expensive and better range tools and the cheaper range as well so don't believe it when someone just says XYZ is automatically better cos any good tools from any manufacturer is almost always better than the cheaper range from another.

Makita do a decent battery powered mowing machine that a mate with a reasonable sized garden really rates as well as the hedge trimmers so that could be a good place to start.

[DefTrap]

My bil is a self employed tradesman and has Makita all day long.
They're super reliable and very well designed.

[demographic]

Oh and I forgot to mention, once you have a few batteries to store.
Look on Ebay for "Stealthmounts"
Available for most battery platforms, screw onto a wall, under a shelf or whatever and if you think about it you only use the batteries off one end then move the others down one so they get rotated and not one over used compared to the rest.

[Silly Car]

Mine are all Ryobi which I started with years ago under the NiCad regime and now on Li-ion. First drill driver (blue) died after many years abuse, chuck gave up the ghost, the impact driver I got at the same time is still going strong. I’ve added skilsaw, SDS, right angle drill (tight spaces), 16g nailer, 18g stapler, reciprocating saw, drill driver and impact driver (when first driver died), strimmer and leaf blower.

Given the choice again and unlimited budget, it would have been Makita or Milwaukee, but that is based on their range now rather than back then.

I still reckon Ryobi has a good range and has proven itself as more than suitable for the jobbing diyer. Next purchase will likely be a lawnmower (front and rear lawns are around 75sqm tops so hardly a stretch) but only if there is a deal with some high capacity batteries.

[Taipan]

Makita. Specifically the LXT battery range.

Re: Mowers; I bought a gtech battery mower and its crap unless keeping already short grass short.