Yeah the Gen5X is the hammer drill that I currently have for 18v and the M12 Fuel hammer drill for the smaller stuff. The M12 gets used more than the Rigid many for size. The M12 does have the power to drill through everything I drill so my Rigid gets a lot of bench time lol!
When time's not money, who cares which one. As long as the job gets done. If there was a big difference in specs, like 400 in. lbs to 600 or 800 in. lbs. or 1750 rpms to 2100 rpms, then the newer one would be considerably better. Even though sounding more powerful, fractions of a second is not considerably better.
Love this but I would have liked to see performance with different batteries. Apparently to get the most out of Ridgid's brushless tools you need at least a 6ah battery. The 2 and 4ah are fine but tend to not give the best performance.
The new version of this drill has a partly metal chuck, and the impact driver that you can get in a kit with it has multiple modes. What speed were you using for the drill test?
He's not using the impact driver at all. He's using the drill driver and the hammer drill. The difference is the impact driver adds rotational torque hammering (which is additional turning force) while the hammer drill has a small piston that acts like a hammer on the back of your drill, hammering in the direction you're drilling (NOT Torque). A hammer drill is very much like a rotational hammer only smaller and doesn't hammer as hard or fast. A rotational hammer is very much like a small jack hammer that can also turn while hammering. SO If you simply need to drill a hole, drive some screws - you use a drill/driver. If you need more turning force than you're regular drill/driver - use a impact driver. If you need more driving force (like when you push down really hard on your drill) - use a hammer drill If you need even MORE driving force or need a small chisel for tile or breaking up concrete - use a rotational hammer Hope that makes sense.
@@jontnoneya3404 I know he wasn’t using an impact driver, and I completely understand the difference. I was referring to the combo. There’s a newer version available that has the updates I was talking about.
I wish ridgid would've fixed the issues with thier previous line instead of re releasing everything 4 times in like 7 years. Although now I'm using ryobi HP so ridgdi can't snort all the asbestos they want.
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RIDGID has been my choice of Homeowner/Contractor Tools for the past 10 years.
Yeah the Gen5X is the hammer drill that I currently have for 18v and the M12 Fuel hammer drill for the smaller stuff. The M12 gets used more than the Rigid many for size. The M12 does have the power to drill through everything I drill so my Rigid gets a lot of bench time lol!
When time's not money, who cares which one. As long as the job gets done. If there was a big difference in specs, like 400 in. lbs to 600 or 800 in. lbs. or 1750 rpms to 2100 rpms, then the newer one would be considerably better. Even though sounding more powerful, fractions of a second is not considerably better.
The new one is usually on sale throughout the year, so it’s actually less expensive.
Love this but I would have liked to see performance with different batteries. Apparently to get the most out of Ridgid's brushless tools you need at least a 6ah battery. The 2 and 4ah are fine but tend to not give the best performance.
With the smaller drills, I don’t think you will notice a big difference between the 4 amp and 6 amp batteries.
What bits are u using for the concrete?
Wonder how this stacks up to the GEN 5X
What is Rigids best all-in-one drill/driver/hammer tool?
18v brushless high torque 1/2 inch hammer drill/driver. You can get it with 2 4 amp hour batteries and a charger for 250.
You only compared drills. What about gen 1 vs gen 2 hammer drills. I'm going to assume same as gen 1 vs gen 2 drill comparsions.
The new version of this drill has a partly metal chuck, and the impact driver that you can get in a kit with it has multiple modes.
What speed were you using for the drill test?
He's not using the impact driver at all. He's using the drill driver and the hammer drill.
The difference is the impact driver adds rotational torque hammering (which is additional turning force) while the hammer drill has a small piston that acts like a hammer on the back of your drill, hammering in the direction you're drilling (NOT Torque). A hammer drill is very much like a rotational hammer only smaller and doesn't hammer as hard or fast. A rotational hammer is very much like a small jack hammer that can also turn while hammering.
SO
If you simply need to drill a hole, drive some screws - you use a drill/driver.
If you need more turning force than you're regular drill/driver - use a impact driver.
If you need more driving force (like when you push down really hard on your drill) - use a hammer drill
If you need even MORE driving force or need a small chisel for tile or breaking up concrete - use a rotational hammer
Hope that makes sense.
@@jontnoneya3404 I know he wasn’t using an impact driver, and I completely understand the difference.
I was referring to the combo. There’s a newer version available that has the updates I was talking about.
@@DiligentDave1966 oh well in the comment I replied to you only mentioned the impact driver not a combo kit. Guess I misunderstood
@@jontnoneya3404 I’m going to edit my comment because I can see why people would misunderstand it.
The first gen drill is solid. The feel is somewhere between the size of an 18v and a 12v but with the 18v power. Great for most jobs around the house
Do you know what model the first gen is?
@@oneyedthing r8711b. It's just a tad longer than the drill/driver
where kenny at?
I wish ridgid would've fixed the issues with thier previous line instead of re releasing everything 4 times in like 7 years. Although now I'm using ryobi HP so ridgdi can't snort all the asbestos they want.
You basically just bought into the same line of tools which is slightly inferior too
Do you even realize Ryobi, Ridgid and Milwaukee are all made by the same company? Ryobi is consumer, Ridgid is more prosumer and Mil is more pro.