Milwaukee M18 Inflator (2848-20)

No — this listing is the bare tool. An M18 REDLITHIUM battery and an M18 charger are sold separately. The unit also has no 12V cigarette-lighter mode and no 110V AC mode, so a Milwaukee M18 battery is the only way to power it. Existing M18 owners can pull a battery off another tool; new-to-platform buyers should price-compare against full kits before deciding.

Multiple independent community measurements show category-leading speed for an 18V cordless. Pro Tool Reviews recorded a 6-PSI top-off (30→36 PSI on a Ford F-150 tire) in 0:52, and a separate timed test by John Builds It clocked a 33-inch light-truck tire 0→40 PSI in 4:20. The standard passenger-car flat-to-35-PSI benchmark was not specifically replicated in the review corpus we surveyed, but the available evidence adjusts into sub-3-minute territory for a typical sedan tire.

The Milwaukee operator manual (58-14-0222d2.pdf) states 'UL Listing for Canada and U.S.' in the specifications section. That is a manufacturer-published declaration in a regulated technical document, not just a logo on the Amazon listing. The UL Product iQ public database returned a 403 'Blocked' page when we attempted to verify the corresponding listing entry on 2026-05-18, so independent database confirmation could not be completed. No active CPSC recall is on record for this model.

The manufacturer rates the 2848-20 at 150 PSI maximum. Community evidence on high-pressure performance is concentrated in the top-off range below 80 PSI (passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs), where the unit is fast and reliable. Independent confirmation of consistent flow above 120 PSI was not found in the review corpus we surveyed. For tires routinely run above 100 PSI, look for an inflator with documented high-PSI community data.

No. Unlike the DEWALT DCC020IB, which adds 12V DC and 110V AC modes, the Milwaukee 2848-20 runs on M18 REDLITHIUM batteries only. If you need a unit that can fall back to a car's 12V port when the battery is dead, the 2848-20 is not the right tool for that scenario.