Cordless drill - Dewalt vs Milwaukee

[Mikegh]

For informational purposes, here's a video AvE made several years back, as part of a series drawing comparisions between top end Makita, Dewalt & Milwaukee combi drills and his observations are certainly interesting.

I'd draw particular attention to the chucks as Makita have never used plastic chucks on top of the range drills, which is at odds with your claim about owning a £400 Makita combi complete with plastic chuck.

Hmm 3 top end combis

Before I see it I'm wondering did he successfully reassemble them

 

[nicebutdim]

Hmm 3 top end combis

Before I see it I'm wondering did he successfully reassemble them

He has a poor track record where successful reassembly is concerned ?

 

[Mikegh]

He has a poor track record where successful reassembly is concerned ?

They make the best testers

Prepared to sacrifice the equipment to get the best results

Maybe??

 

[UNG]

The longevity all power tools be it battery or corded machines can be measured by what is proper use and what is user abuse
Everyone complaining about the longevity of batteries probably leaves them overnight in a cold van or garage during the winter with sub zero temperatures and then they wonder why their batteries prematurely fail
How long any power tool lasts is down to how the user operates it or abuses it treat it with respect and use it within it's limitations and it will give you many years of service abuse it and take the consequences
Karcher is a well known brand if you look at their range of pressure washers they go from budget level up to premium price and you get what you pay for at the lower end they are built to fail after 50 - 60 hours use evidently the average use of a domestic pressure wash is around 24 hours / year
If you want an opinion on power tools my advice would be speak to the guy doing the tool repairs in the workshop at your local independent hire shop also have a look at which manufacturers tools are in their hire fleet as they will be some of the most abused tools you will find

 

[Mikegh]

The longevity all power tools be it battery or corded machines can be measured by what is proper use and what is user abuse
Everyone complaining about the longevity of batteries probably leaves them overnight in a cold van or garage during the winter with sub zero temperatures and then they wonder why their batteries prematurely fail
How long any power tool lasts is down to how the user operates it or abuses it treat it with respect and use it within it's limitations and it will give you many years of service abuse it and take the consequences
Karcher is a well known brand if you look at their range of pressure washers they go from budget level up to premium price and you get what you pay for at the lower end they are built to fail after 50 - 60 hours use evidently the average use of a domestic pressure wash is around 24 hours / year
If you want an opinion on power tools my advice would be speak to the guy doing the tool repairs in the workshop at your local independent hire shop also have a look at which manufacturers tools are in their hire fleet as they will be some of the most abused tools you will find

Im kinda of that opinion regarding use of power tools
I posted earlier I've got the Bosch 18v SDS fitted with a 5.5 masonry and it stays in it
Underused but it's an important task and if it does than 1 task indefinitely that's enough for me

Rough work I've other corded stuff that can come out

 

[nicebutdim]

Im kinda of that opinion regarding use of power tools
I posted earlier I've got the Bosch 18v SDS fitted with a 5.5 masonry and it stays in it
Underused but it's an important task and if it does than 1 task indefinitely that's enough for me

Rough work I've other corded stuff that can come out

I keep a 5.5 bit permanently in a 12V SDS. People laugh at it, but it's light, gets into tight spots and isn't troubled by drilling small holes.

 

[Mikegh]

I keep a 5.5 bit permanently in a 12V SDS. People laugh at it, but it's light, gets into tight spots and isn't troubled by drilling small holes.

What brand

 

[nicebutdim]

What brand

Didn't think I'd need to state that... Makita ?

 

[MJPD29]

I keep a 5.5 bit permanently in a 12V SDS. People laugh at it, but it's light, gets into tight spots and isn't troubled by drilling small holes.

I do the exact same. M12 milwaukee sds with 5.5 in it. Brilliant bit of kit. Bigger sds only comes out for bigger stuff

 

[Mikegh]

Didn't think I'd need to state that... Makita ?

I do the exact same. M12 milwaukee sds with 5.5 in it. Brilliant bit of kit. Bigger sds only comes out for bigger stuff

Ya I've only got the 18v but the 5.5 masonry is such a go-to item I'm happy enough to leave it there
Got the hilti te5 and the 18v impact/combi

 

[Timbo]

Been using Milwaukee since 2008, still use original 12v batteries. Been using M18 for 8 years, no problems with tools or batteries. Summer or winter.
Tools do everything asked of them, usually more than design spec.

 

[kurtbelyeu]

Which is the better cordless drill between Milwaukee M18 4.0AH brushless cordless combi drill and Dewalt DCD778M2T-SFGB 18V 4.0AH brushless cordless combi drill?

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My Milwaukee tools have taken an absolute beating and still perform like the day I bought them.. I have only needed to buy new batteries over the last 4 or so years.

That being said, I am jaded.

/kurt

 

[LukeD]

I use dewalt and festool a lot. But latest tool is a Ryobi 2nd fix brad gun. If I had to ...I would buy another Ryobi . What keeps most people locked into a brand is batteries and chargers . I dont play that game .I buy the best for the job

 

[UNG]

I use dewalt and festool a lot. But latest tool is a Ryobi 2nd fix brad gun. If I had to ...I would buy another Ryobi . What keeps most people locked into a brand is batteries and chargers . I dont play that game .I buy the best for the job

I find that using different battery platforms for tools is ok if they are frequently used tools, over the years I've found that batteries that are not frequently used tend to have a shorter life than you expect

 

[LukeD]

I find that using different battery platforms for tools is ok if they are frequently used tools, over the years I've found that batteries that are not frequently used tend to have a shorter life than you expect

Thats called "battery management !! and involves making sure the stuff not used often is kept in good order .Different types of batteries have different ways of stopping them from dying quickly