Testing the BEST DRILLS at Home Depot: Milwaukee, Makita, DeWalt, Ryobi, Ridgid
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2023
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I bought and tested the most expensive Ryobi, Ridgid, Makita, DeWalt and Milwaukee cordless drills that the Home Depot had to offer to see which ones were fastest, strongest and all around awesome. #powertools #diy #homeimprovement
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u cant just make ome hole atleast do two hole for each drills
The makita 40v stuff smokes everything there impacts are the strongest and there drills
@@Jesusiskingamen7 yo mama think so ??
Project Farm 2.0 ... Love it!
Used to use rigid only...switched to milwaukee about 10 years ago and never looked back. Its hard to find anything the milwaukee fuel system cannot handle. Great video!
Ridgid sucks. I started out with ridgid 6 years ago, half the tools I bought died. Now I have Milwaukee
Red tools and red tractors🫶
They're both the same company
Back in HS, I would help my dad out with projects, and later on in trade schools working under union guys they always used Dewalt. It's the nostalgia for me that's why I always go Dewalt.
DeWalt makes an Atomic compact drill....maybe it is not the most expensive (what you bought), but those short length drills are agile and would probalby rank higher in comfort. Probably the same situation with Milwalkee. People are always ranking by power, but I think a lot more goes into what makes a good drill. If you get Dewalt, Milwaukee, or Makita you'll be happy with most of them.
Makita is good, but their batteries are horrible.
Great thorough work, thanks. Love seeing channels really ramping up their review quality. Competition raising the bar it's great. Thanks very much for this.
Best and most complete review of this type I’ve seen. Very well done and helpful
My father in law was an electrician for 40 years and has a ton of Dewalt tools, in fact that's the only brand he uses. It's his personal preference which I think is what it comes down to.
40 year electrician puts your father in law as the same generation of electrician my father was and back then electricians exclusively used dewalt power tools. At least that's how my father tells it.
That's funny, my father in law was an electrician as well and only used Dewalt power tools, Klein hand tools, and fluke meters
I have a Dewalt Fleet in 18 and 54 Volt and i use Fluke Meters too. All in all best Choice
Loved this video! As someone learning this for the first time, these videos are gold!!
I have a mix of Milwaukee for metal and automotive and DeWalt for wood working, i also like Festool for sanders and dust collection.
Amazing job! Looking forward to the rest of the series!!! 😊
When I first bought a set of cordless tools several years ago, I thought Ryobi would be everything I need. The drills were fine with drywall screws and smaller fasteners. But when it was time to assemble a swingset for my daughter, it wasn't able to drive in the lag screws or 4" deck screws into old pressure treated. I bought a Milwaukee fuel set and it eats through everything I can throw at it. As a side note, Ryobi does make decent brad nailers and I still use the 36volt sliding miter saw I have. Also the 5.5" circular saw is light and powerful enough for light duty and rotten trim cutoffs. Great tools, but everything else I've used from them has failed to meet expectations. Maybe they've gotten better in recent years but the sawzall can't cut through soft pine without jamming. The multi tools (regular and HP) are both pathetic, and vibrate like crazy. I've replaced them all with Milwaukee and I am so glad I did. I only buy new tools when they are heavily discounted or on clearance, so my entire line up of new Milwaukee tools ended up costing about half as much as the same Makita tools would have been.
And less than what I would have paid for brand new non discounted Ryobi which is insane. Their prices have really gone up on some power tools
Amazing job on all the testing buddy. Absolutely love that my Milwaukee did a pretty good job overall. Now you and project farm are my new favorite testing tool channels :) keep up the amazing work
Think Ryobi would have it have done similar to Rigid with the max output battery if you used the HP battery on the Ryobi. Love the tests. As a Ryobi user I love their tools for heavy diy and light job site use.
I was thinking the same thing. I bet it would have made a difference
Interesting - I would say that what matters most to the home DIYer is a few things like cost to expand tool collections where MW and others charge premiums for their other tools and the extensive tool collections like Ryobi. For many Ridgid's lifetime service agreement on tools and batteries is a HUGE bonus and may well be the overriding determining factor in their buying decisions as most home DIYers won't care if it takes less than 1 second difference to drive a screw. Sure Torque might be important but probably NOT for most home projects.
My take away is Milwaukee is for contractors (with DeWalt a very close second), Ridgid for DIY enthusiast, and Ryobi for someone who just needs a drill to basic home drill.
Just came across your videos and totally love the way you do your test on tools
Very good. You're right people should make their own chart. Driving roofing screws all day compared to casual diy is a big difference in demand.
With over $10,000 in tools, I can tell you the only tools I own are Milwaukee and dewalt. I tried Makita and there is no comparison, I would choose Milwaukee as a favourite
I'm just glad your showing Ryobi. For some reason other channels are afraid to put Ryobi products to the test.
great video! thanks so much for this well put together video!
With the exception of not using an HP battery with the Ryobi, nice testing! The HP tools are meant to be used with HP batteries, so leaving it out kind of defeats the point of testing it for comparison.
I was super fan of Makita but now I'm in love with Milwaukee
An outstanding comparison video, Nils. Very clinical, quite scientific. Well done.
And spreadsheets!
I think you would further extend your appeal if you added SI units.
Greetings from Down Under!
Noted! I'll try to include that SI in my upcoming videos and in the spreadsheets too. Thanks for the feedback, friend.
Ryobi is great for me. I'm not trying to do anything crazy so the performance is great. My main thing is the compatibility Ryobi has going. I have maybe 15 Ryobi tools and they all use the same 4 batteries I own.
Bro I thank you so much for this
You basically answered my prayers man
I've been searching on Google for these same answers and you delivered waaaaaaay better than they did
Hell, you even made spreadsheets😮
Appreciate you doing all this man and I look forward to more content
I’m a semi retired contractor and have injured my wrist with drills the anti kickback on the Milwaukee M18 is definitely a wrist saver. FYI I use the M12 vast majority of the time,
@10:01 I think it's a bit weird for festool to be ranked that fast since many of the screws did not go all the way through/down as the others, it was fast however it lacked the torque at that gear setting to completely set the screws
Thanks so much for stating where the tool is manufactured. This is a very important factor in my purchasing decision, so I appreciate it.
Love the analysis, very scientific.
Once you invest in a battery platform you probably need to stay with it, unless it fails you. That's why I committed to Makita many years ago. A $100 battery price is reason enough to stay put. Not every single Makita tool is the crème de la crème, but it is still excellent and will take every battery I own. Many of the tests are theoretical and don't have a huge effect on what you do in your trade.
Good points.
Great stuff, thanks! Regards from Baltimore.
I actually have the Makita, Milwaukee and Ryobi and Love them all! The Makita is my go to though. Also, I even have the Groovelife belt, wallet AND wedding ring!! Lol
I bought Ryobi a long time ago cause I was broke… they never failed and so I kept buying. Kinda hard to upgrade when so invested in a brand. They work and that’s all that matters to me. 1st world problems are nice, when you can have a sweet Ryobi set knowing some afghan somewhere is still using hand crank drills.
I have found Rigid to be the best bang for the buck. They are very durable - Don't know how many times mine fllew out of my hads while I was on a Ladder and no damage!! The hammer drill doesn't have as much torque as I needed for countersinking into the hardibacker very well but it worked. Also the drywall countersinking adjustment isn't great but tolerable on Rigid. For drywall I would use Makita and for high torque applications I would get the Milwakee. General use definitely Rigid!!
I’d run from ridgid, all those tools will die. My hammer drill died and my brothers died, my reciprocating saw died and the impact wrench died last month. Not one made it past two years. Now I have Milwaukee
@@brandonporter7030 all of my ridgid tools have held up just fine. Even if they don’t, the LSA is there. It’s the best bang for your buck easily. I’d only buy Milwaukee if I was a contractor, but for home use, ridgid all the way.
I really enjoyed your little "Head to Head" Home Depot drill video and as a Huge DeWalt Fan I have to tell you that Home Depot Doesn't sell DeWalt XR Power Detect Tools , you can only buy them at Lowes , the Home Depot Does sell 20v Flexvolt Advantage and 60v Flexvolt , Regular XR and Atomic tools ......
I have a Dewalt DCD996 drill. The torque settings are based on the elctronic clutch, which measures current draw. So for lower torque, use gear 3. I think you used gear 1 in your test which is why it was higher.
@markp8295 Same here, and unlike this 998 my 996 is Made in USA from Global Materials. Seems random where these drills are made.
What a awesome video, loved it
Excellent video. I'll be looking forward to more comparisons in the future. I'd love to see 18/20v compact drills tested and 12v drills too especially. 12v drills have come a long way and some of them are probably good enough for 98% of what DIYers need out of a drill.
I agree I have the M -18 hammer drill and impact driver, also the M-12 drill and impact driver. The M-12’s will be my primary use for building cabinetry.
12 volt are great, but mostly for interior work, cabinets, closet, tight area or elec. where up and down a ladder all day. most should still go 18-24 volt covers most of the basic chores.
and too expensive to keep and use 12v and 18v systems.
first time you have to do a small deck or shed or drill 30 3/4" holes with a 12v you will have issues. and just because it works today you will lose about 25% after 1-2 month. (especially if colder area) i had unheated rentals renovations and big drop.
batteries are the big issue for occasional use pick a system that has what you need and use same batteries for all.
@@superdog6838 the cheap 12v are not so good with poor performance, the high quality 12v (m12) perform surprisingly good, as well as some budget 18v.
Most of the time using the 18v’s is like grabbing the big diesel truck to pickup some fence pickets all ya need is the minivan
My m12’s have held a good charge after the moving process over 3 months
Solid Project Farm vibes here. No complaints!
This is a great video, it was really helpful! As some feedback, your lux test would be much more useful if you specified the exact distance from the emitter to the meter, as otherwise these numbers are only useful exclusively for the relative output in this test.
Lux is a measurement of the light on an actual object, and as such is a value subjective to the distance from a light source - candela is an objective value that can be used to compare different light sources, it is measured as lux @ 1 meter. Lumens is an objective value that measures total light output - either would allow these drills to be compared to other flashlights and whatnot.
Awesome job!
As a Dewalt and Milwaukee guy, I was not surprised that they performed well… never heard of Festool before but they seem a tad bit more expensive for about the same performance if not worse… Ryobi and Rigid, too I think, is a DIY/ home power tool brand… but it was still impressive to see them keep up with the big 3: Milwaukee, Dewalt & Makita
I think what was shocking to me was Makita coming in dead last for cement drilling…. Although It might have been an off moment for the drill… I demand a redo😭😂
Worked for a large O&G company that deals with assembly of heavy offshore machinery. We only used Milwaukee M18 or Makita 18V Brushless drills and impacts. There were a few DeWalts floating around but mostly sat in tool drawers.
I thought HD doesn’t sell Dewalt Power Detect, only FlexVolt. Dewalt also has the compact 4amp battery. In order to maximize the power detect, you have to pair it with a 8amp battery or a flexvolt battery.
They dont. He probably got the picture online (amazon) instead of taking it front the drill he bought. HD sells the dcd999 and Lowe’s sells the dcd998
I'm a milwaukee guy. All my tools, toolbelt, backpack, hardhat... is mikwaukee.
I used my coworkers dewalt hammer drill once because I was too lazy to go to another room to grab mine. I love how much work the tool absorbs. The clutch kicks in so smooth and the hand and arm position never really move.
I love my mikwaukee, but it kicks like a mf'r!!!
Are you reusing the lag bolts between tests? That might favor the early tests while the threads are sharp
Great did a great job on this project. Quick question. Where did you get the racheted lifting mechanism for the dumbbells? Thanks
Great comparison. I really appreciate that you do such a thoughtful review. It drives me nuts to watch a "TEST/REVIEW" and the reviewer gives an opinion based on manufacturer specs. A waste of my time. Yours are the best I've seen. Thanks
I wonder how the Hilti 22v hammer drill would compare? Nice video, very informative and enjoyable 😉
Recently I have gone to the M12/M18 for drills/drivers/cutoff tools and the like but all of my major woodworking tools, saws/sanders/domino and the like are Festool. I moved to Festool after retiring and haven't looked back for woodworking tools. I did purchase a Festool CSX drill 15 years ago. It is my go to drill for smaller jobs and still runs today on the two original batteries. Yup, they do cost more but the German engineering and the thought put into these tools is well worth it. Every time you see the light colored green on the tool, it does something to make life better and easier.
Thanks for the comparison. JimE
I used to have Makita, but after some time, I phoned my friend who also had Makita and asked: What do you do with faulty batteries? He said: "I just collect them." I decided to switch to another brand and the choice was between DeWalt and Milwaukee. I asked around for an edvice and most of professionals said: Milwaukee - the worst warranty service in the UK, after some time you need to own 2 or 3 drills, because they break a lot and it takes ages to get a replacement. I switched to DeWalt and have no problems at all. The new powerstack batteries give new life to all my tools.
Awesome video, love it…😃😃
I love how he just bought like 5+ new drills and then is wearing that "I have enough power tools" - No One Ever shirt haha. Its a subtle but hilarious detail to me.
LOVE you munching on treats from your daughter (sawdust or not). That's a real dad thing to do!
When I drive fasteners with DeWalt drill driver, I often do so on the lowest torque setting and a second gear which is about 3 times weaker.
I’m curious to know which dewalt drill you used and why you choose not to run either the flexvolt or power stack batteries with it for this test
This just confirmed my latest purchases. Recently bought my 15 yr old daughter the Ryobi One+ HP drill to start with wood working. I was worried it might have too much power but glad to know it is perfect for her skill set right now.
If she'll be using it with an HP battery, it'll perform better than tested here, since he used a non-HP one. Though it still shouldn't be an issue to handle.
If one needs to buy a cordless powertool combo kit as a starting woodworker (e.g., hammer drill, driver, circular saw, etc.) what would you recommend?
most important is the slowest and then precision of ramping up speed, as well as length front to back, as compactness is high on my list, as is weight....And its overall top power. Besides its build quality, easy bit changing, and battery life, then noise I would guess. but the control of slow speed, to top is is key for me. Also PRice! Would have been nice to see some off top name brands.A balance of all these. And Project Farm included a $45 drill that fits the bill!
That's strange about the Makita. I have it, the 2804, 2904, and 998. The Makita has been the most reliable of them all.
Indeed
Excellent series Nils! Will you be doing a companion video for impact drivers as well?
Thanks Chris. I’m pretty curious to see how the other stores’ drills compare.
@@LRN2DIY me too. This entire series will be very interesting. Are there any drills that are online only offers from these manufacturers? Also also- you know I’m in the market for a drill/ecosystem.
I don't make money off my tools and they have a pretty easy life so I'm totally happy with my Ryobi tools. I mostly have the brushed tools and they are fine for my needs.
I add to my collection when they're on sale at Home Depot or Direct Tools. Recently picked up a couple extra drill drivers for twenty bucks at DT
ive got a big pressure lump on base of my thumb where it joins onto my index finger from years of using a milwaukee gen 3 impact driver . it gets very painful with sustained use
There is a considerable difference in the Dewalt when using flexvolt or powerstack batteries where it can deliver a little more performance, which is why I stick with Dewalt
I own a construction company and when a new hire comes on they get a ryobi or a rigid kit. Once they have been on a few years most choose dewalt with a few specific Milwaukee/rigid pieces. I am the only one with Makita and still have a few pieces that are about 20 years old.
The only dewalt I personally run is the job site table saw and a old school 25 year old 18 v Brad nailer that works better then my new one.
Dewalt makes the best saws for sure
I love my MILWAUKEE M12 Fuel 3 rd GENERATION HAMMER DRILL it packs a PUNCH with the XC 5.0
Dewalt makes the best saws… got the drills to match and have not been disappointed
Exelente gracias por tus videos mil gracias
Millwaukee has a 4ah battery, only comes with the big non fuel kits tho I don't think you can buy them individually.
What's hilarious is that the Dewalt Drill in this video is actually over at Lowe's and the one you featured at Lowe's is actually only available at HD. LOL
it is weird , i did not see the lawn mower in the milwaukee line up .. i have it and love it
Great content. I now have an excuse for my wife as to why I needed to upgrade from my Ryobi to a Milwaukee hammer drill 🙂.
I never use a drill to drive long screws. That's what the impact driver is used for.
Yep
Great video. I am on the Ridgid platform and would love to invest in Milwaukee but Ridgid never failed me and especially for the price, no complaints.
I will be sticking to my Milwaukee thank you.
no matter which brand you have or prefer.
IMO you should get an old school corded 1/2 inch drill and impact
a. can get used some what cheap
b. use them for that 10% of the hard or long use.
this will incr. the life span of all you "smaller" tools by 3-5 times.
example i have a thor 1/2 hp from like 1950. it still works 100% have done rail road tie walls, drill 3/8 by 18 inch for 150 to 300 rail road ties approx 500 18 inch holes.
watched guys try and help while laughing at my 10 ib. monster drill, most fried their drill in 20 min.
why corded?? because you do not do the extreme very often and a corded will last decades.
older Milwaukee and porter cable corded do well,
of course if you do this all day long and make big$$ just get a 40 volt kit for $700-1000 Mikita makes one.
because cords do slow you down and time is $$ for a pro.
rest of us can get corded backup tools for $200 and last 30 years.
Are you able to get Bosch Professional drives in the US?
When I heard you say you're going to do those other videos, I was really sad this one only came out two days ago.... lol.
Is a cordless drill more powerful in forward than in reverse?
Thanks.
I would really like to see this done with the Ridgid that has 1250 or 1300 inch pounds of torque. It kept up pretty well being a way lower end drill, how would the higher end one do
"A neighbor of mine who has actual muscles..."
You have them too; we all do.
Milwaukee everything. Drills, saws, weed eater, blower etc… one battery platform, endless possibilities.
Owww spread sheets 😍
I know you cant beat the convenience of battery powered tools, and in most circumstances they are more than adequate. However, when you do realy need power, heavy duty corded tools cant be beat 😮
battery life also plays a roll, i noticed during the half inch bolt torque test the milwakuee battery was flashing due to low battery life
What about the Bosch cordless drills??
🇧🇷 parabéns pelo canal, muito completo. São poucos que dedicam tanto tempo para entregar um material com tanta qualidade. Infelizmente no Brasil não temos o mesmo acesso às marcas, makita, dewalt e bosch são as principais marcas. Parabéns mais uma vez.
👍👍 I’m not sure which M-18 hammer drill* you tested, mine is a beast as is the impact driver, I also have the M-12’s have because of weight they will be the primary use.
*The M-18 hammer drill appears to perform nearly as well as my corded Milwaukee hammer drill in concrete.
Test the impact 18 volt drivers and the 12 volt drills and impact drivers.
I have an XPH14, and while it's a great tool, I always reach for my M12 first. No reason to pick up 6-7 lbs when 2-3lb will do 90% of tasks, especially if those are repeated tasks over an extended period. It's too bad the M12 wasn't included in the full testing.
Cool video! Haha, one more thing is that I just wanted to watch you put these in color order: Milwaukee, Ridgid, DeWalt, Ryobi, Festool, and Makita. Oh, and then Benchtop Pro (dark blue), Think Learn (hot pink/magenta), and Pink Power (lighter pink). Wait... purple? Who has the purple one?
Super test
That was good.
Love the Channel! But have you talked to anyone about this Drill/Driver thing you got going on? lol ... How many of these do you own now?
Hard to compete with Milwaukee these days the quality, price and product lineup is just excellent.
The Milwaukee 2904-20 is a beast
Dewalt and Milwaukee have top tier tools❤
Love to see how bauer compares
Whoa, a _single_ Forstner bit for nearly FIFTY dollars?! DANG!
I wonder if you would have used ryobi hp battery if it would have made a difference?
I feel like Milwaukee's plastic and details feels waayyyyyy cheaper than both Makita and DeWalt.. And I have owned them all..
Im am very surprised by the results, i have a full set of AEG or ridgid in north America.
In our market aeg was supposed to be competitive with the big 3, and rated for work use.
But it turns out that its just a Ryobi in disguise, i thought TTI wanted to create a 4th big player but retain Ryobi as the handyman DIY go to brand.
I am now considering the Makita 40v range.