Best power tool kits

[harrison2987]

Hi guys,

Looking at purchasing a power tool kit and wanted to know what you guys thought was the best brand of power tool that can live up to the daily strain inflicted on them in a site environment!!

I'm going for the 18v li-ion range of kits and want an angle grinder and circular saw included.

Here are some kits I have found, please share you're opinions and let me know if there are other good brands out there to look at.

Milwaukee
Milwaukee M18PP6B-402C M18 Six Item Power Tool Kit

Makita
Makita DLX6000 Power Tool Kit 18v 3Ah Li-ion Batteries 0088381665186

Dewalt
DeWalt DCK691M3 18v Cordless XR 6 Piece Power Tool Kit with 3 Lithium Ion Batteries 4ah : Tooled-Up.com

Bosch
BOSCH 18V LI-ION 6 PIECE KIT WITH 3 X 4.0AH BATTERIES IN LBOXX (GSB18VLI/GDR18LI/GST18LINCG/GKS18VLINCG/GWS18125VLICG/GLIVARILED)


Cheers,

James

 

[Risteard]

For me, Hilti (22-volt for cordless).

I also have some Hitachi stuff too, though, and can't fault it either.

 

[telectrix]

milwaulkee are veryt clever. the 36V SDS hammer drill uses 2 18V batteries in series, so you could then have that with 2 bats, and then end up with 4 batteries in total.

 

[harrison2987]

I have used Hilti before and rate them highly but they are out of my price range unfortunately.

For durability and life span what would you recommend?

I currently have a Bosch 36v SDS which i love, a Dewalt 18v combi drill and a Dewalt 18v impact driver.

I want to add one of those kits to my list though but can't decide!!!!

 

[Aindowsimon]

I have 18v hitachi kit comprising of 110v charger ,240v charger, 2x lights , sds , combi drill , impact , radio , circular saw , reciprocating saw , grinder and a Hoover , and a smaller combi drill as spare . Can't fault it also I find hitachi gear is usually cheapest to , since I bought mine the lads in work have followd suit as they were impressed

 

[Tommy C]

All our stuff is Milwaukee. Have got 8 year old v28 stuff and M12 stuff. Batteries take a bit longer to charge than Makita but one 8 year old still works perfectly. Anecdotal but have been really good. Would consider going Metabo if was tooling up again.

 

[Johnuk]

we have makita

 

[londonfire]

They have the makita kit in costco for the same price with an extra battery. I would probably consider going metabo too if i was doing it again just because there range is so vast.

 

[ElectroChem]

I've been very happy with my Bosch since I got them. Stand up well to abuse and a good range to choose from. I can't speak to their circular saw I don't have or use them but my grinder glides through tray and rebar.

Some retailers will let you swap out some skins/bits of the kit, for example going for the high end (Toughseries) or lighter duty (Dynamic - now in brushless) for your drill depending on your needs. Same for the grinder, mine is a 115mm but I see that kit has a 125mm, gives you a bit more flexibility in disks. The worklight is marvelous in dark areas, I use it when isolating a DB has cut the lights to the room

 

[richy3333]

If you already have Dewalt stuff if it's the up to date lithium it makes sense to stay with them? At the end of the day your buying into a battery system. If I was buying again I'd possibly buy Makita because they do cordless wooodworking tools, but I also like the Panasonic stuff if Hilti is out of your price range

 

[Maddison]

Milwaukee brushless for me..