MakitaBL1860B 18V LXT Lithium-Ion 6.0 Ah Battery

Makita brand are the only way to go. I fell for the cheap knock offs and they are terrible. These are the real deal worth every penny.

Added the 6.0 to use with 36.0-volt double battery tools like my blower. Longer lasting when I used it to "air dry" on high (120+ MPH) my new car after its first wash. I now have 2x 5.0 and 2x6.0. I am good for all day work. This purchase included a double battery charger as well. Great!

I use these batteries for a number of different Makita tools, but the one that’s been most noticeable is with my leaf blower. These are more expensive, as well as a little bulkier, and heavier, but for me it’s worth the added expense. If you rarely use your batteries at home, then these probably aren’t worth the added expense. If you’re using them for work, and you’d rather not have to lug multiple batteries around then it’s probably worth it.I mostly use these around the house, but I use my leaf blower to dry my car with as it doesn’t leave hard water stains, or any residual lint or dust. So been a lot more convenient using this battery for that more than anything. I have two 4.0 and one 6.0, usually around the house the 4.0 is plenty for my impact or my drill. However, I was frustrated with my leaf blower dying on me before I had time to dry my vehicle with it. This battery has more than enough power to completely finish job that the 4.0 couldn’t handle.TLDR: It’s a great high quality product. But depending on your use case it might be a smarter buy to opt for a smaller size. These are priced in a similar manner to Micro SD cards or SSD’s; as in the price increases exponentially with minimal gains (compared to x2 increases in lower tiers.)

Had been looking to buy this size of battery at the big orange hardware store for a while now. Price was a factor and Amazon had em for less than half of the other store's price. I went to the Makita site and followed the link "where to buy online" and Amazon was one of the sellers listed so I assume they are authorized Makita seller. Batteries seem authentic and work well. They do take quite a while to charge but the run time is excellent. I use em strictly for the Makita mini shop blower and the larger blower. I had read that these were no better than the 5.0 which I have, but I have to disagree......they do run longer than the 5.0. I may use them for the SPTA cordless polisher that they are compatible with. Happy with em so far.

Seem to be OEM and work as specified.

Honestly, these batteries are hit and miss the knock off batteries that have the makita name some of are junk but you can't tell they look just alike numbers everything. Also the batteries are over priced i have seen them as high as 310.00 for two 18v. Makita should be ashamed i like there tools but the batteries are iffy at best! I've had two junk batteries so far wouldn't fit the chargers or just died. That's 200 wasted dollars!

The 3” diamond cutting wheel sliced through two thick cast iron plates on a subsoiler’s three-point hitch bar that had been hitting my tractor tires when swaying to one side or the other. They were thick plates and not easily accessed, but I was able to maneuver the lightweight Makita saw to cut both sides of the plates leaving just a thin metal connection that easily broke of with a single blow of a mallet. I had to recharge the battery once during the ten minute operation - it was a heavy cast metal I was cutting through. I thought the battery held up well to only need one recharging to cut off both plates.

Used for 1/2” impact wrench hold a lot of charge time. Recently used to do do automotive front end work on big bolts lasting easily for the whole job.