Milwaukee Adds New M18 Inflator 2848-20

Milwaukee just announced a new cordless tire inflator as part of their M18 cordless 18 volt platform with the M18 inflator model 2848-20.

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This isn’t Milwaukee’s first cordless battery powered inflator as they already had a M12 unit with the M12 compact inflator 2475-21XC but now they’ve added a tire inflator for those in the M18 system. The M18 inflator is larger in size than its M12 counterpart and according to Milwaukee they say that their inflator is the fastest 18V inflator on the market. They also back that up by saying that this unit can top off a 33″ light truck tire in under a minute. That’s faster than their M12 unit which said that it could top off a car tire in under a minute, but the M18 one ups the M12 unit by doing the same feat for a larger tire in the same time frame.

As far as features go, it has the standard features found on many cordless inflators from the competition such as a backlit LCD screen that displays current tire pressure and you can dial and set the desired pressure and let the tool fill up to that selected PSI and shut off automatically. Milwaukee calls this feature “Truefill” but it’s their trademarked marketing word for a feature that other brands already have. Where Milwaukee shakes things up is by adding presets so you can save up to 4 PSI settings. This is a great feature because I have the Dewalt 20V inflator and have used both of Ryobi’s 18V inflators in the past and it does get tedious when having to set the PSI every single time you use the unit. Probably not that big of a deal to most people but I regularly top off my high pressure road bike and it does get annoying doing that several times in a month, sometimes multiple times a week. The M18 inflator would make it easier for me as presets would save a little bit of hassle and time. Not much but for the professional, time is money. The hose is a braided fabric exterior hose with a screw on brass schrader chuck and has hose storage on the rear and built in storage for the included nozzles. Milwaukee says it has an internal cooling mechanism and fan to keep extend the life of the tool.

One thing that Milwaukee’s M18 inflator doesn’t have is an onboard light like the Dewalt 20V does. The Dewalt model has a light you can turn on which helps you use the tool at night and is handy when out on the side of a road and you have to change your tires in an emergency. The Milwaukee doesn’t have anything like that so hopefully they can add one in the next revision of this inflator.

The Milwaukee M18 inflator will be available in Aprill 2022 and will be priced at $169.00 as a baretool.

M18™ Inflator (2848-20)

  • Battery Voltage: 18-Volt
  • Dimensions (L x W x H): (13.8” x 6.4” x 7.8”)
  • Weight (Tool only): 7lbs
  • Hose Length: 36in.
  • Accuracy Compared to Standard Gauge: +/- 1 PSI
  • PSI rating: 0-150
  • SCFM at 0 PSI: 1.41
  • Warranty: 5 Years Tool


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