I've had the brushed model for over 10 years! Love it!

How well do they both cut when not on a trampoline?

Thanks for the review and the comparison 👍 I was up in the air with both of them I am a commercial HVAC technician nothing I deal with is small 😂 but seeing the brushless in action and seeing the speed of it I think for my trade it will benefit me for cutting the large 6" PVC and smaller the small PVC pipe I run into I just use my m12 shears for a cleaner cut and speed but this will help me in a way, I don't have to use the corded one except for demo jobs. Thank you for your opinion I'll start with the brushless and then eventually get a smaller one for lighter work 👍 that's a good idea.

Thank you for the side by side testing and comparison! I have both M18 and M12 Fuel Hackzals. They are both excellent for what they do and when matched to the appropriate job.

I have both as well, also I have them using the new 6.0 battery, unreal how much better the fuel is. But considerably heavier

Thanks sir great video, I definitely will pick one up tomorrow based on your video....✌🏾

Nice see them side by side. Good video jimbo

When it comes to tools, it all depends on how diverse your projects tend to be. (I have the Fuel? But can see situations where the lighter brushed M12 would excel.)

buying one today! Thanks!!

Really they were ment for lighter material i use mine on 3/4 pvc it works very well .

Awesome video. Also checked out fuel vs angle iron video. Had both in my Amazon list...removing brushed now. That's a huge difference in speed/power. It is larger, but I'm no pro construction guy & instead of getting a "real" sawzall I'll be using this whenever I need one. The extra power is worth knocking a bigger hole in the wall to me lol. FYI my other m12 stuff isn't fuel, & I don't plan to upgrade for now as power between ratchets / impact drivers on 12v isn't an issue for me. Thanks for doing this comparison.

Thank you for this video

I have the older brushed one. Was hoping to see a bit more side by side of them to see if the newer one vibrates less. I don't use the saw often, just for small jobs. A lot of 3-5mm bolt cutting and thin aluminum/steel stock cutting vs breaking out the corded jig saw.

Great video bro

Just bought the fuel and it came with free tube cutter bare tool. Pretty good deal

I’ll be buying the fuel version!

The little one I use at work for cutting 1 handed jobs. Like cutting T bolts off a toilet or cutting copper and pvc or cpvc under a house. It does a great job for what it's made for. The bigger is more difficult to use 1 handed and can't get in tight spaces. Its not made for cutting through 4×4s and 2 inch steel pipe

Thank you for the video, I have an old Ryobi 18V that finally died, going to switch to the fuel..

I got the m18 fuel, 80 year old dad is climbing trees with it.

I bought the first model it lasted 6 months. But I did love it but it's in the junk drawer now I have the new model it's over a year old and I have an extra new model for a back up. I use them daily just glad to see the new version last longer.

Looks good for pruning trees

Nice comparison, thanks Jimbo. #tiacrew

Try using a chop saw on 4x4s, works magic lol just got one of these for free non brushless and just curious what people use it for..

If I wanted to cut a 4×4 I'd break out my full size sawzall.

Amazon had the fuel one for 125.00 for the kit a few days ago damn near bought! But I just bought this last month from Home Depot with a free 6ah battery.

Nice comparison, but you stated the original hackzall has a 5/8" stroke and the Fuel has 3/4". This is incorrect. They are 1/2" and 5?8" respectively.

The M18 fuel has 7/8" stroke and it has an adjustable pivoting shoe which makes a HUGE difference. I think with a tool like this you might as well get the M18 fuel because it benefits so much from the bigger batteries.

I made the mistake of buying the brushed version and it could not cut butter. I tried to cut small limbs and it won’t touch them with a 3.0 battery. Definitely purchase the fuel version!!!!

Just bought the one with brush $50 👍

This was another great video Jimbo! It is very clear that the brushless hacksaw is faster then the brushed hacksaw. Its also very clear that the hacksaws themselves are not really designed for major wood working projects, they seem to be designed specifically for cutting pipe, and for that, they do very well. Thanks for showing what they tools were capable of, and always remember to not loose your battery. ;)

I'd like the smallest one they make as long as its brushless

Great video but consider hanging a backdrop behind you to reduce the distraction and clutter.

Just used mine m12 fuel hackzall for first time last night. Cut the catalytic converter out of parts car im scraping. Cut like butter with Diablo blade highly recommended .

I wouldn’t buy either of these in 2023 unless you absolutely needed it for that day. They’re both old enough to get Gen2 releases. I would like an updated M12 Fuel with pivoting shoe (like the M18 version)

Milwaukee, people and tradesmen buy these because of the compact size. So keep them small. Please take note.

Brushless wipes its butt with brushed #NoComparison

I’d say get the base model if you just want it for projects around the house. But the Fuel model is definitely more for the trades. Speed and efficiency means you get the job done faster. Brushed tools just don’t belong in the trades anymore in my opinion. Not a good investment.

Proballly if you use a more aggressive blade it would be faster.

The brushless model has twin crown gears, the brushed model only has one!

That 4x4 reminds me of what it took to cut "Government cheese" 🧀 in the 80's. Lol ✌🏾

🤔 Yo pienso que no cortaste de la misma manera con las 2. Me refiero al movimiento que le das a la sierra a la hora de estar cortando.

Part of the issue is how unstable your table is. All the movement in the table and the wood you are cutting reduces the travel and movement of the blade relative to the material you are cutting. This slows down your cutting ability. You need a more solid work bench.

Both saws would of cut better if they were secured down properly the vibration wasn't allowing them to cut

Why is the larger one called Fuel ? Also, why is it called Brushed model?

lool that took forever... you have to push it back and forth like a normal handsaw... x-D they are not designed for small dimensions.. that is why they make very long blades..

Please reguard this comment as constructive critisism, not a personal attack & meant to teach you. It was painful to watch & painfully slow because you weren't using the saws TOTALLY correctly. In order for a Sawzall/Hackzall to cut properly it's EXTREMELY important to hold the shoe of the saw VERY tightly using A LOT of force AGAINST the material being cut, using the correct saw blade, cutting oil if needed & speed for the type of material & thickness being cut. If not it'll vibrate heavily back and forth in your hand (like in this video) & won't cut worth shit because the whole saw & blade is moving back & forth instead of just the blade. You'll totally agree with me if you clamp the material in a large vise on a big heavy work bench & hold the shoe of the saw very tightly against the material being cut & you use the proper saw blade, cutting speed & cutting oil if needed for the materials being cut. Everything else you did was great & with more experience cutting hard materials the better you'll get at it.

Don’t waste money on any of Milwaukee brushed stuff def go with brushless fuel models. The fuel line is beast!!!

For those of you who have a 2420 Hackzall that doesn’t work or you’re having issues...send it back to Milwaukee for repair. Call 1-800-sawdust! They have a great 5 year warranty!

Hopefully in the five years that this video was made, you've learned how to cut with a reciprocating saw

Tim from CanadaM 12 version Hackzall not worth the money I have found with this. And in Canada the higher the battery the pricier they are Canada is the most expensive country in the world to buy tools coming from another country.

The way you say dash. Your from chicago

Loos like you were trying a lot harder with the fuel, you even moved the whole table

nooooooooooooooooo, do one on 18v

JUST SPRAY WITH WD40 AT THE TOP SEAL OF BLADE, NO NEED TO TAKE APARTN

Looks like both those saws suck. The corded version is way better

You say let the saw do the work but the whole time, you’re doing it wrong. Sit it down and let it drive down you stroke it and that’s not good

You have no clue what you're doing you cannot have a vibrating moving workbench it has to be clamped down tightly with no movement and then the Milwaukee Sawzall will cut through it like butter

TIM from Canada my question for Milwaukee when people spend money to buy your tools. Why is it in a kit. You give people a 1.5 battery or 2.0 battery.. let me explain this one. I recently bought M 12 Hackzall it come with a 2.0 battery. This does nothing these batteries are garbage. It seems like in a kit that you buy from any company they give you the creepiest battery in their lineup which is a low in battery. People spend the money to buy your tools in a kit increase your battery sizes this goes for everyone

I switched out an old used Milwaukee blade for a new Diablo blade, thinking I would be cutting like butter. The Diablo blade was a pc of crap. I put the old blade back on and it worked twice as well. I will never buy another Diablo blade. I wanted one of these saws but between the shaky table and useless blades, you don’t make it look very appealing. Quite frankly, this video is just hard to watch. I know the quality of the Milwaukee lineup, and it’s hard to believe it performs as poorly as you make it look. I still want one, but just barely, after watching this. Damn dude!

Jeez, what a lackluster tool. That was painfully slow for both saws, I can't believe I wanted one of these. It didn't look like it was removing chips of wood, just dust. What a shame.

Actually if you would have stood to the left and pulled the trigger slightly and then feathered it and changed the battery it would have cutt faster derp derp derp😂😂 jk good comparison video Thanks!

Like my little Makita 9.6V circular saw, smaller tools can cut bigger jobs, it just takes more time. If you use these types of tools for a living, all day long, you'll want an 18V version, because time is money. OTOH, If you only use it for a few minutes a day, the smaller less powerful AND CHEAPER tool will be perfectly adequate. Men almost always want bigger, more powerful, MORE EXPENSIVE tools whether they're needed or not. Buy what you need. Not what your ego tells you to buy. Real men know the difference. Adolescents do not.

This does not look a fair comparison. How come you have only cut the steel angle bar using the brushed toll but NOT the fuel version of it ???? Why ??? This is misleading or isn't it ? Some viewers like me would have liked to see the real capability of the FUEL tool when cutting heavy duty steel bars.This would be a decisive deal breaker for someone looking for a small size tool but powerful enough to be used for cutting for instance 41mm by 41mm unistrut steel bars used by electricians in the construction industry. However, I still appreciate your overall effort to make this video. Tnx.

Are you kidding me? useless for what you showed, i’m sure there is purpose, but you didn’t show it. It’s a brushless is the only option.

Dude! Get a JAW HORSE! you’ll see that all that vibration you had going wasted a lot of time and tool performance. When you get the jaw horse the saw will go thru that 4X4 like butter in half the time! Throw that sissy table away!

I don’t get it. You can say “bog” right but “an” instead of “on” and “dat” instead of “dot”. Do they skip kindergarten in your area?