Just curious, I've been using Milwaukee for a long time and have had good luck, til now and I've had two failures. It's not the problem of the tools, they've been used long and hard. So I decided it was time to make some new purchases and if I'm going to change platforms, then now is the time.
I tried the new Rigid Octane.....DO NOT BUY! They are probably the most powerful and feature rich cordless tools I've ever used. Boring through concrete and hole saw use is EASY for these tools. BUT, and this is a big one, you have to retighten the chuck ever three or four times you let off the trigger. What a shame, as these are fantastic tools. But two in a row and they both throw bits out. Try using a hole saw, over your head, and have the darn thing come out because the chuck has come loose. Back they go to Home Depot.
I almost bought all new Milwaukee, but then I saw the DeWalt 796 drill and 887 impact driver. I've been using them for a few weeks and they are awesome, can't say anything bad about them. I've never really been a DW fan, but my son the builder has tons and tons of them, so they must work. I do mostly HVAC work so my biggest job would be drilling thru a sill plate or block for a lineset. For that I use a Hilti electric. Everything else is running wire or sheet metal screw driving and these DW tools are just right for that.
I have a sub compact 12v Makita brushless set for service work, and love them, but the 18V stuff was so expensive and didn't have all that great of reviews, especially the chuck coming loose and I didn't want to go that route again. One nice thing, DW makes about every tool you could ever want for this platform, so I may add the much more powerful DCD996 hammer drill if I find I need more, but I'm doubting I'll need it.
Just curious what everyone else was using and why, I know cordless drills are like oil choices, but flame away.
I tried the new Rigid Octane.....DO NOT BUY! They are probably the most powerful and feature rich cordless tools I've ever used. Boring through concrete and hole saw use is EASY for these tools. BUT, and this is a big one, you have to retighten the chuck ever three or four times you let off the trigger. What a shame, as these are fantastic tools. But two in a row and they both throw bits out. Try using a hole saw, over your head, and have the darn thing come out because the chuck has come loose. Back they go to Home Depot.
I almost bought all new Milwaukee, but then I saw the DeWalt 796 drill and 887 impact driver. I've been using them for a few weeks and they are awesome, can't say anything bad about them. I've never really been a DW fan, but my son the builder has tons and tons of them, so they must work. I do mostly HVAC work so my biggest job would be drilling thru a sill plate or block for a lineset. For that I use a Hilti electric. Everything else is running wire or sheet metal screw driving and these DW tools are just right for that.
I have a sub compact 12v Makita brushless set for service work, and love them, but the 18V stuff was so expensive and didn't have all that great of reviews, especially the chuck coming loose and I didn't want to go that route again. One nice thing, DW makes about every tool you could ever want for this platform, so I may add the much more powerful DCD996 hammer drill if I find I need more, but I'm doubting I'll need it.
Just curious what everyone else was using and why, I know cordless drills are like oil choices, but flame away.