Anyone rate this drill?

[shanky887614]

I'm also somewhat of a DeWalt fanboy, I have several 18V cordless (the older style LiIon, not the latest XR type), as well as the odd corded hammer drill. One thing does annoy me though, the change of battery style a year or two back.

thats my biggest gripe with dewalt.

there old kit was spot on with no issues, now they keep chaning the batteries and there less reliable.

makita tools have used the same 18v battery for years and i dont see that changing

 

[Anthony S]

I've got few bits of 18v & 12v dewalt kit with the old style bats and they just keep going.

 

[R G]

The old ELU stuff was good , it got taken over by Dewalt , I have an 18V one its solid , although its with NiMH batteries , Metabo gear is also very good , but everyday use I use Makita 18 V and Makita roto stop 230v drill

 

[Anthony S]

The only Makita gear Iv'e got is the Chaser & Hoover and that's served me very well.

 

[7029 dave]

I have had bosh for years, does take some beating. (early days belch an decker)

 

[R G]

I have had bosh for years, does take some beating. (early days belch an decker)

If you worked for the the old SEB (Now SSE) back in the 80s , they used Impex drills on contracting , I worked for the SEB back then

 

[7029 dave]

If you worked for the the old SEB (Now SSE) back in the 80s , they used Impex drills on contracting , I worked for the SEB back then

No RG only been with them 5years .

 

[Anthony S]

I have had bosh for years, does take some beating. (early days belch an decker)

Their small multi sds drills are nice and compact and pack a punch for small works.

 

[R G]

No RG only been with them 5years .

I worked for them as a subbie for the last 12 years with them in the end until 3and half years ago from the early 80s , , get their pension in 3 years time ..

 

[Connor1993p]

And what's your views on getting the brushless model? Or does it not make much difference

 

[shanky887614]

And what's your views on getting the brushless model? Or does it not make much difference

the brushless models run cooler, ive got a Makita brushless and it runs cooler and for longer than the older version on the same batteries (body only tool so they were not new batteries that i tested it with)

its rare i have to charge batteries in a day now unless im drilling a lot of 16mm holes with my sds.

the brushless drills from all the manufacturer's should run cooler because there isnt friction from the carbon brushes for a start

 

[rapparee]

Don't rule out hitachi.

 

[sammyshooter]

Makita all the way for me. Great array of tools, same battery, which you can get in 3, 4 and now 5Ah versions.

I burnt out a Combi drill cutting massive holes in I-beam webs, but I worked the nuts off the poor thing, and it still lasted 3 years bless it.

Ordered another as soon as I smelt burning plastic.

 

[shanky887614]

Makita all the way for me. Great array of tools, same battery, which you can get in 3, 4 and now 5Ah versions.

I burnt out a Combi drill cutting massive holes in I-beam webs, but I worked the nuts off the poor thing, and it still lasted 3 years bless it.

Ordered another as soon as I smelt burning plastic.

the good thing about the new ones is they cut out when they get too warm, let them cool and there fine.

i really abused my old one, drilled over 20 x 20mm holes in a glandplate in an outside panel.

 

[davesparks]

Don't rule out hitachi.

They are utter rubbish, I was issued one of their SDS drills by a previous employer, it had to be replaced under warranty every 4/5 months as they kept failing in normal use. We had similar trouble with 2 cordless drills of theirs too.

When I started my apprenticeship my mentor had a spit 322 SDS which was a few years old then and was still going strong 8 years later despite serious abuse. That's the kind of reliability you want from a drill!