As a Milwaukee owner i would like to say that Ryobi brushless kits are pretty good. One of my old partners used nothing but and swore by them and he was 30 plus years in the trade. Another bonus to Ryobi is that no one wants to steal them 🤣
The real plus to Ryobi is that they are cheap and offer more tools on the 1+ platform than any other platform does. On top of what you’d expect they have lawn and garden tools, cleaning tools, vacuums, chainsaws, etc. if you think of a tool, Ryobi probably has an 18v version available.
I retired from a small fire truck builder. The larger one I worked for used mainly air tools. This one, as it grew, preferred Dewalt. I only occasionally worked in the shop when they had highly technical problems or wiring systems. Bought a Milwaukee rechargeable drill at a pawn shop to use when I went into the shop to work so I wouldn't have to constantly search for a tool. It was compact and the price was right. While helping them I often would grab that little drill to use and so would they. When I retired, the shop was 100 percent Milwaukee. In the past I had been the one to repair broken tools and had boxes of worn out Dewalts by the bench. Usually parts would no longer be available for them and they were obsolete. As the guys switched to Milwaukee I was no longer repairing hand tools, just maintaining the press brake, shear, iron worker etc. and wiring complex projects. By the time I retired, even the tool boxes were Milwaukee brand. I smile every I pick up that drill.
I see what ya did there. Labeling Milwaukee as a beginner and the wifes favorite green as pro, just to piss us off enough to click on the video. Well played kid
@@terrymorgan7585 I'm talking about the thumbnail pic that baited us in to watching it... The video thumbnail says "beginner" be more observant buddy lol
Im a steel roofer and I put screws in all day long. Ive always had a ryobi impact to do the job. From memory my last old impact gun fell from roofs, fell from buildings, and still worked after that. I use to enjoy screwing off the roofs as I knew the drill was very capable and the batteries were very sufficient. Ive never worried about the tools too much as they are affordable and durable as well. Ive just upgraded to brushless drills so I look foward to making my investments pay themselves off
Our roofers always used Ryobi becsuse they were cheap but they didn't like the rain and the chargers didn't like being knocked around in the vans. Also the chuck bearings flogged out so they gradually changed to Milwaukee but these are so expensive. A 12 AH battery is $490.00. You can get two car batteries for that price. I have used Hitachi for years and then they changed to Hikoki and went brushless (Metabo in US). I find my rattler excellent but wish the bit holder collet was a 'push to attach' fitting like Milwaukee. We use the 'Snappy' drill bit holders and these are often lost or twisted by overtightening. $25.00 for a new one and our guys have lots of spares with twists, broken drill bits jammed inside or missing screw caps. I find DeWalt noisy and harsh. Makita would be my next choice, the chippies seem to love them...
It may be because it is 5am, but this comment really got to me... I don't know what it is about bashing people that talk with their hands, but it is always hilarious!
@@MPGamingCentral I wouldn't call it bashing; I too find it interesting that gesticulation for some people is part of their speech; we all do it to some degree but some do it at the sound of every syllable.
I have used most makes of various tools on jobs and im divided.All my tools are dewalt but....The makita skill saw is better no one comes close to the dewalt multi tool the worst one is Milwaukee imo.Seems to me ryobi is a good tool but all manufacturers build certain tools better.Kango is by far the best hammer lol.
As a Milwaukee user, where I work everyone else uses Dewalt. After my buddy’s drill broke on a job (dewalt) I let him use my drill. He came in the nest day with the M18 fuel brushless Milwaukee drill. He told me he loved the way mine felt and he had to get one. Lol
I'm newly converted as well! My Dewalt impact struggle to get through the material I drive screws through without holes predrilled, I just spent $1000 on a desperately needed packout box, their drill/driver combo with 2 5ah batteries and 2 pack of 4ah batteries. Next will be the supercharger and other tools for my upcoming apprenticeship (plumbing or carpentry) each month I'm investing in at least 1 tool.
I did the same thing with my buddy and my Bosch's PS21 compact driver. It was the first little compact on the market. He literally laughed at me until he picked it up and used it. Next day, he shows up with one. I'll put that in my top 10 tools of all time. Small, light, powerful for what it was (screw & nut driving) and cheap. Oh, and rock solid reliable. The "they don't make them like they used to" adage sure can be applied to Bosch. I think I'll give Milwaukee a shot.
I'll probably check it out if my Dewalt ever breaks, but it's even been dropped in a lake and it's still going strong. Probably helps that I'm only apprentice level.
I’ve discovered a weird thing with a lot of people, if they use one brand loyally for 3-4 years, when you hand them the opposite competitors brand, they will LOVE IT regardless of if it’s better or worse
Talked to a carpenter recently who said the company had switched to Milwaukee, but he personally preferred DeWalt as he knew of several who had had issues with their Milwaukee tools in wet and/or cold conditions. I'm just a hobbyist/DIYer so Ryobi serves my needs fine for cordless stuff (the breadth of tools available was a factor since I really want just one battery system, and I tend to go for their more "upmarket"/better built tools where they have several variants). For the bigger, corded stuff I've stuck with blue Bosch and Metabo till now. Long ago I bought a B&D hedge trimmer - it lasted one and a half season before chewing through a gear, and that's when I learned the value of detailed parts lists. I replaced it with a Metabo which is built like a tank compared to the B&D.
23 year electrician here. I’ve used all different brands of tools over the years. I’m Milwaukee all the way now. I use the M18 brushless tools. Drill driver , impact driver , saws all , and the multi tool is bad ass. Also have the Milwaukee skill saw. I have 3 - 5 amp hour batteries and 1 - 6 amp hour battery. 2 chargers. Also the pack out system is awesome. I do also have the dewalt 12 volt brushless impact driver and drill driver. I use the dewalt impact to install devices and do lighter work. I’m actually pretty impressed with that little dewalt. I haven’t even used to drill driver yet. It’s the kit that comes with the drill driver and impact driver with a charger and 2 batteries and a bag. But yes Milwaukee is the best in my opinion.
Funny, I actually accidentally ordered the 12v impact driver from Lowe's online. I want paying attention that it was actually 12v - it was such a good price. Anyways I figured what the hell, I'll keep it and try it out. I use it for basically everything. Concrete guy for 30 years. Plenty of power and those little batteries somehow really last a long time. I'm def a 12v believer now.
When you get into your “Professional” or “Expert” levels, the differences aren’t really with the drill itself, but the batteries, customer support, and warranty.
Company I work for just bought a ton of Bosch tools... Main reason being, our little hick town has a Bosch service center, we bought the tools from them and if I ever have a failure they'll drive down, grab the tool, toss me a loaner set, and have it fixed within a few days... That's worth more than anything in my books
I thought the difference between "Professional" or "Expert" levels is how the user uses the tools, I mean an expert can do wonders with professional but probably not the other way round
I agree with you 100%. I'm retired and can't really afford Milwaukee any more, but I've had real good luck with my Dewalt tools. As of today I own at least 8-9 20 volt tools. I wait and catch the combos on sale, and I ALWAYS go brushless. The exception is my 6 1/2" circular saw that doesn't come in a brushless. I refuse to use knock off, el cheapo batteries, and I use guality blades, bits, and attachments. The key to success is to take care of your tools, keep those batteries charged, and don't use cheap attachments. Milwaukee is top shelf, but Dewalt gets the job done just as well provided you don't abuse them.
@@petegonzales3916 I agree. I can't afford Milwaukee on Social Security, but as a retired pro I don't have any issues with my Dewalt 20 volt tools. The key to Dewalt is to use good batteries and good attachments; blades, bits, and so on.
My family owns a trucking company, and the Dewalt drills are in our trucks. Great drills, will easily spool up 18 4" strap spools, and keep going. Even when they're water logged.
Agreed. Got a Milwaukee combo kit from previous company when I first started. I’ve thought about switching platforms, but as an electrician, I feel like Milwaukee is really knocking it out of the park with both m12 and m18 fuel tools
the dude misinforming the mass the makita has 1250 ftlbs and the milwaukee has 1200 flat my brother had the mil and i have the makita and forst hand before properly researching it i found out i was right all along
As a Milwaukee owner I wish I brought something else,..... There bits ae anything but heavy duty, snapped multiple square drives with there impact driver, to the piont I wont buy Milwaukee bits. The electronic clutches are terrible have an old milwaukee mechanical cutch which is far better. Have one of there expensive usb torches and a $5 Chinese torch is twice as bright. There small socket set, the bits keep falling out. There step drills are soft as well. Nothing but hard duty BS, more like cheap crap with expensive price. 5 years ago I would say there were at the top of my list, now I would class them as average.
Before I bought my first battery powered tool, I knew once I did I would likely stick with that brand. My coworker is obsessed with Milwaukee products and convinced me. I also try to live by the phrase "buy once cry once". I've been very happy with all my Milwaukee tools so far.
Same, but I'm usually doing commercial work. We had all makita stuff but recently we upgraded to Dewalt tools. No complaints so far, the baby bandsaw is the most convenient tool ever. Its tiny and light and i can cut 2 inch pipe with it
Question for you....if we get a hammer drill for home stuff ... Do we really need an impact drill? I do y know the difference but the game seems to be the most powerful
The three speed DeWalt with the 60v battery is definitely the expert winner, strongest and certainly the longest lasting of any you tested. I sold all my Milwaukee tools years ago due to never ending battery issues. Switched over to Dewalt and love them. Just purchased their battery powered lawn mower this year, it is a beast!
I have the Milwaukee drill/driver and impact driver set, probably second gen, a few years old. Did a lot of research before buying, and it has never disappointed. Amazes me with every DIY job.
I had a small black & decker air compressor from the 80s I got it off Craigslist after using my dad's my entire life and its still great for filling tires even big 40s on my toys. Along with his old corded black & decker tools. Unfortunately after using it at home depot on a slow leak when I went in someone needed it more than me so I'm on the hunt for another.
When Stanley Black & Decker bought DeWalt, Black & Decker was are aligned to be a home owner/DIY brand to focus DeWalt on the Pro market. Funny fact about the Mac Drill, SBD owns Mac Tools and that drill is built by DeWalt.
I 100% agree with this list!! I have used milwaukee exclusively for almost 10 years and I love them!! I just bought that Gen 3 fuel impact and hammer drill around Christmas time and it's the best impact/hammer drill combo I've ever used!! I also bought the 12 volt fuel impact and hammer drill kit and those could out perform most other companies 18 volt kits!!!
I’ve got makita tools and they’ve always been spot on, take some heavy use everyday. Got drill, impact driver, belt sander, orbital sander, router, 5+9” grinders and circular saw. Always been great and only time the circular saw stopped they took it back and repaired for free even out of warranty. Quality service included
I have some Makita drill and impacts. Have always liked them, but that new black subcompact had to go. Used it for two days and took it back. Just lacked power to me.
@@joeymerrell8585 the makita 18v is actually the strongest hes lieing the mil has 1200 ftlbs and the makita has 1250 ftlbs i have the owners manual unlike mr blackand decker making money off rotting our brains
Ryobie needs their own category.... "Expert Disposable" I do not know how many Makitas I lost due to apprentices leaving them in attics or dropped off ladders. I started keeping a couple Ryobi drills on the work van. Changed from me yelling "There goes your paycheck this week" to "That is comming out of your paycheck this week" ..... they never had to pay since I remember my years as an apprentice.
I use Ryobi exclusively. Having my drills, blower, trimmer/edger, lights, circular saw, etc. all using the same battery and all at an affordable price while being pretty good quality makes them hard to beat for the average home owner.
@@dylancare3644 right, which is why it depends if you're a professional or just taking care of your own property. If you don't use your power tools every day there's no reason to buy Milwaukee tools. Ryobi works perfect for someone who's using their tool a dozen times a year.
I build fences and decks ive blown up 4 ryobi impacts and a sawzall in 1 year. going real strong on 8 months with milwaukee impact and hackzall, still use some of the ryobi stuff, the 6 1/2 inch regular brushed saw has held up amazingly next to the Milwaukee stuff and i love the twin pack of area lights for 50 bucks
I install solar panels on roofs with de walt tools. Never let me down. My impact driver has fallen several times from a couple of meters high and never flinch a bit. Works perfectly still. In the rain, storm, heat is has been through it all. My dewalt drill and hammer drill has gotten less exposure then my impact but dewalt is my go to.
Thanks for the review. I'm a Milwaukee tool guy to the core. I have no less than 8 M18 Milwaukee tools, all of which are awesome. And yes, I own the M18 hammer drill which I recently used to anchor some garage cabinets to concrete. Performed flawlessly. Milwaukee tools rock. And no, I have no affiliation nor do I get paid.
No doubt Milwaukee is tough. I use dewalt at home but we primarily use Milwaukee at my work place. I accidentally ran my impact gun over with a half loaded 5500 dump truck in the parking lot and it still runs like a top. Couple of scratches on the head and a snapped belt clip is all she got.
I work on heavy equipment and have Milwaukee tools and nothing else when it comes to battery operated tools, I made a mistake once by setting my milwaukee 1/2 fuel impact wrench on a dozer on the tracks and backed up and didn't realize it was there until it was past the sprocket, long story short the impact got crushed( the impact mechanism was intact though) but the battery only got cracked in the housing so i taped it back together and still use it today. Freaking amazing
I dropped my M12 driver on a concrete floor from 15-20’ up while disassembling a roof. Right from the peak landing on the worst place. I wasn’t going to kill myself making a wild grab so away it went out of my shitty I’ll fitting holster ! It hit straight on the corner of the back of the motor housing . I watched it go all the way horrified. Guess what, nothing but A SCUFF on the corner. Whatever plastic the use for that housing is 1St Class.
I had a makita that I left in my attic for 2 years. When I found it 2 years later I hit the trigger and it still had charge!! I was in shock. Makita battery technology is best in the business
You guys, those drill batteries are lithium, they ave extremely low self discharge. Car batteries on the other hand (which are lead acid batteries) have a pretty high self discharge by comparison.
Harbor Freight's Bauer 20v line definitely deserves to be in the Apprentice category. Especially the new brushless tools they are coming out with. What you get for the price is hard to beat. And the in-store instant replacement with the extended warranty is awesome.
I have a Bauer impact driver. I've had it for 3 years, I use it almost daily for light use and sometimes for more than light use. I like it, but my bitch about it is, it's not very compact. From back to front it's the longest impact driver I've seen.
I have both, the Bauer hammer drill and the Bauer impact driver. I love them both. I installed a handrail at mother's house, and the hammer drill handled drilling into the concrete very well. So I decided to get their drill/driver as well as other accessories. Literally everything fits into the bag that came with the set. I have the charger, 2 batteries, the drill, the impact driver, work radio with Bluetooth, usb adapter, and 3 sets of Bauer bits & sockets.
My collection of cordless tools has been Makita, Metabo and recently, Milwaukee. I’ve had zero failures and only replaced batteries (and in the early model Makitas) chuck keys. I haven’t dropped any of my previous systems, just relegated them to home or shop use. Thanks for pulling this together .
Best thing about Ryobi One+ tools or DeWalt is I can get an entire day's worth of yard work and DIY home repairs done with the same battery from either ecosystem. Cut down a decent sized dying tree with my cordless chainsaw, swap the battery into my hedge trimmer to knock back some overgrown shrubs that my neighbor is negligently letting grow way into my yard, swap it into a cordless weed-whip to edge up the driveway and sidewalk, swap it right into the blower to clean off said driveway and sidewalk, then into my drill to re-attach the gutter that got knocked loose because the aforementioned dying tree shed a limb right onto the gutters during the last storm. Oh shit, lost my drill bit under the patio. Swap the battery into a flashlight and go retrieve the bit. Just noticed my car has a flat. Swap the battery into an impact driver and get that thing changed in under 5 minutes. There are definitely better tools for the jobs, but having the same battery power 40 different tools is priceless to me.
I'd have to agree with you on this one. About 2 years back after quite some research I bought me a ryobi 18V jigsaw and the triangle palm sander. It was about the best things I could afford back then. Haven't used em all that much, not even every month so spending much more would just be wasteful. Recently tho I started working in a profesional tools shop here and I'm in need of a cordless drill. I obviously first looked at ryobi as well I already have a battery and charger. Came across the (R18PDBL-252S) as I want a nice drill. Noticed the price was a bit high so checked other brands we actually do sell at out store and seems dewalt also has a nice and similar set as that ryobi set. Took me a few days of thinking but along with the higher prices on dewalt tools (even including my discount) and the fact I don't use them too much I decided to stick with ryobi. Having just 1 set of batteries for all your power tools is a convenience I don't wanna get rid of. So later today I'm ordering my new ryobi drill in a set with the beefy 5AH battery and even gonna get me their 125mm brushless angle grinder as I feel I'll get a lot of use out of that as well.
Yes sir. We have the blowers, weedeaters, hedge trimmers, and chainsaws coming soon. I own a landscaping company and dewalt works the best for us. It worked so well that's all I have at home now.
I was doing construction with a couple of my work friends. One had a dewalt the other had a Milwaukee. I used both and you could tell the difference in power. Both are great quality tools. I found a pretty sweet deal on a dewalt impact driver and drill at a local pawn shop with 2 2AH batteries, charger, and bag that came with them for $150 literally looked brand new. But damn Milwaukee is nice..
The problem with Milwaukee,.is that they are red. Red is the colour of evil. The colour of Arsenal FC. The colour of Liverpool FC. Evil beyond measure . Plus, they weigh like 99 tonnes!!! Why??? Why??
Milwaukee always has the strongest batteries/most power. They are great. But DeWalt makes the toughest and longest lasting drill. In a decade of construction we broke every cordless tool we had. All the DeWalts still work today. But we’ve worn out all the DeWalt batteries multiple.
Edit: We broke every cordless Milwaukee we had. Milwaukee corded tools are stronger built, but they are cumbersome and heavy to use. DeWalt tools handle high accidental drops and such better. We burnt up only one DeWalt drill, and it was corded. It had been used to mix up several hundreds of five gallon buckets of drywall mud, using a 6” beater. No problems. So we started using it for mixing wheelbarrows of concrete, obviously our mistake.
@@WontSeeRepliesI agree with this I’ve got a corded Milwaukee circular saw and bandsaw from the early 90’s that are still running like champs, and a dewalt variable speed drill that keeps on chugging along
@WontSeeReplies that's funny, it's the opposite for me. I've broken so many dewalt tools, all my friends use that and they've had to replace them multiple times, even the XRs. Milwaukee on the other had held up for my coworkers. One of them doesn't even look red anymore, it's more faded pinkish now from how it's been used. I've since then switched to Milwaukee, not even the Fuel line and they've never once failed me.
Im a Makita fan myself. The HDX14 Hammer drill knocks a sweet 1250 in/lb punch plus they've included air cooling as well in their batteties. That said most of the Pro and Expert tools would leave me capable and happy.
Dont see makita getting much attention on youtube they admittedly dont market to broad audiences, but it was my first and still my main platform. reliable, powerful, accurate every time
Kind of hilarious when you think about how so many of these tools fall under single companies. Stanley, Bostitch, Black + Decker, Craftsman, Porter Cable, DeWalt, and more all under the same roof. Crazy!
It truly is. 2 companies basically. And not to mention how many of the designs are licensed from one of the big two and we’ll never have our suspicions confirmed
Everyone should be making a plug-in option! Even if it's just an adapter. Metabo gets my vote for best drill for that reason only. I have a couple really nice old Makitas that still work great but the battery packs are not only dead, but nearly impossible to replace at this point. That makes them paperweights.
Buy Ridgid so you have lifetime warranty on the battery. It gives them incentive to keep the new battery system compatible with the old. The Octane 18V works with the prior Hyper Lithium Ion 18v.
I have dewalt 20v, skil 12v, skil 40v for yard tools, and a makita powered screwdriver (I love it.) I think the differences in quality among the top brands is so narrow now that you can focus on price and get a good tool for a low price. I love the skil 12v circ saw
You got me with that thumbnail lol. I clicked to see your reasoning on Milwaukee being a beginner tool and ended up watching the whole video. Great work keep it up!
It pains me to see everyone using these drills and covering the vents at the back of the drill. You have to let the motor breath otherwise it causes massive heat build up and will burn your drill out prematurely.
Wow, was watching and thinking the same thing. Without a bonus handle though, to get that leverage you have to push from the back. Why don't drill makers make a handle on the rear? Kind of like carry handle looking thing that would extend back an inch or so, clearing the vents but allowing you to keep that screw bit in the screw without wallering it out.
Hitachi power tools are now called Hikoki here in Japan, they have recently rebranded themselves to the new name. Their full name was Hitachi Koki, so they did the usual Japanese thing of mashing words together to get Hikoki (Pronounced hay-koh-key), derived from the English word 'high' and the Japanese term 'koki', meaning 'industrial machines'. Hitachi bought out Metabo a while back, hence the crossover in names in Europe, but Hitachi power tools was then acquired by US holding firm KKR, prompting the name change to Hikoki to differentiate the products. Here's waiting for the pump and dump and the drop in quality as is often the case after an investment firm gets their finger in the pie.......
I've used Dewalt, Makita, Ridgid, Milwaukee drills and impacts. They're honestly all great, I would say Milwaukee was the best but it was also the newest. Ridgid drills are surprisingly very good, just slightly bulky. Tons of power and great bang for buck and would highly recommend to anyone. I've dropped multiple ridigd tools from heights, beaten the heck out of them,caked in mud etc. They never let me down. All that being said, moving forward I'm going to be buying all Metabo HPT tools. I've heard nothing but great things and I use their pneumatic nailers already. Excited to get more of their tools.
They make really good grinders I repair heavy equipment and that’s what my previous boss was vested in. Loved them. I still use my dewalts and love em but the metabo stuff is smooth.
You and I must be on the same path in life haha. I absolutely LOVE HPT kit. Everything in their range is powerful AND ergonomic as hell. It's crazy how little effort is needed on the machine's end to accomplish anything. It's all so smooth and if the tool is just saying, "is that all you got for me?" I'm always raving about their routers, especially. Go green or go home, I say. Metabo is the way forward.
All Ridgid for me.... Can't beat the warranty even on the batteries. I just had 9 batteries replaced that lasted 5 years each..... Didn't cost me a penny and they let you keep the old ones that still work fine in radios and lights.
Same here. I have been switching over all my tools to Ridgid as I replace things that age out. Only had to replace one battery so far, and they shipped the new one out as soon as I called. Their tools are high quality, definitely pro-grade.
Ridgid is pretty much same as AEG, or Milwaukee, though many will refuse to believe. They're all owned and manufactured by TTi, and the batteries/tools are all interchangeable.
I have the ridgid set . replaced the drill after a year of use replaced a battery soon after and now another battery is loosing charge in one use . i had to throw the ridgid in the garage and purchase makita . ridgid is a house hold tool at best
I bought a Ridgid Gen 4x combo kit when I first started in the trade about 5 years ago. People always told Ridgid is trash. 5 years later im still using the exact same combo I started with never had any issues what so ever.
I have 6 years on my combo with the original batteries and use them in the trade every day and they work great to this day. I bought the newest hammer drill a year ago on Black Friday for my garage and that thing is sweet!!!! However I will say, seeing all Milwaukee has to offer, I wish I would have jumped on that wagon and not my rigid one.... but, I’m still not disappointed in my tools!!!
Agreed. The return policy rigid has at home depot is why I'll never buy anything else. Instant replacement 99% of the time no questions asked. That's huge in my line of work.
After writing a comment I just looked and saw how everyone else seems to agree with me that Milwaukee is number one. I’m a contractor and have 21 years experience.
duc pham the best quality battery hand tools available are made by metabo. (Not hpt) I am a tradesman/business owner and am running original batteries for over five years on all my metabo tools, though they are generally a fair bit more expensive. That being said, I own cases of all brand tools that I give to employees, Milwaukee still is the crappiest of them all (between red green yellow) the most poorly made but works fine and has tons of torque. They also seem to have batteries die quicker than dewalt tools. Can’t believe my metabo batteries still run so well
I'm a mechanic that uses nothing but Milwaukee I will have to agree with you I have used many many different brands and bar none will never use anything else.
Barely anyone outside the US uses Milwaukee, and that is for a reason. 80% of the Milwaukee-Hype derives from it being good tools, 20% is good old US patriotism that just doesn't count anywhere else, which is why 80% is usually not enough for any other markets ;)
Agreed. I have a couple older makita tools and was looking to build up my collection last year. I first looked into milwaukee, but the biggest turn off for me, was the fact that any big combo deals that they had, had the lower end tools. Almost as if they were trying to pull people in with "sub par" equipment and after they bought into the brand, those people would need to spend quite a bit more to upgrade to the good products. I ended up going with Ridgid because of the warranty. I was able to buy a 5 piece tool set from ridgid for $379 if I recall. A 5 piece toll set through milwaukee was $499. At first glance, that didn't look like a bad deal to get the milwaukee industry leading power and performance. The issue, though, was that you got a low end milwaukee drill, and a low end milwaukee driver. Some of the other tools were compact (cheaper) versions of milwaukees top products. Comparing the tools that came in my ridgid kit, they actually had more torque than the tools in the more expensive milwaukee kit. The sad thing is that the ridgid drill and driver that I got were actually more expensive than the drill and driver that were offered in the milwaukee kit, yet the kit was $120 cheaper.
@@good-tn9sr Love my circular saw, hammer drill, and impact driver. Been using them a lot with no issues. Octane batteries charge fast and hold a good charge. Haven't used the 1/2" impact a whole lot, Only used the router a few times. Bought a finish nailer last year and that has been great as well. My only issue with ridgid is the lack of yard tools. I'm looking to replace my gas weed whip with electric and don't really want to go to a different battery.
Milwaukee has Ala Carte combos for fuel where you get big discounts by buying a combo and then whichever pieces you want. Also, you can get extra batteries with any kit alot of times. I got 500 bucks off and a 289 dollar battery added to my selection. So I buy fuel for my everyday heavy use tools and then the brushless line for my back ups or lesser used items.
@dustinroberson1865 No, the brushless non Fuel line. It's the mid tier line. Not the newest technology but I honestly have less issues with them and they cost a lot less. Great value. I mainly got Fuel for the warranty, which I have used already.
I love how this guy is so animated when he talks but at the same time stares so seriously at the camera like he is secretly warning you about something
I've got Milwaukee and Festool and that's, for sure, the most quality tools on the market , Festool for workshop and Milwaukee for field work . Greetings from Serbia, Europe.
I saw that Festool (didn't know it was Festool) kit rolling on a boat yard and wondered what it was. Knew it was some kind of vacuum, thought it was a water extractor with the cases. Great write up. I invested into Dewalt, sometimes I wish I did the Milwaukee but I am not using these tools even monthly at times. My DeWalts have done any task I have wanted easily (I have their big impact wrench as well and it's powerful and compact. It's actually amazing how compact cordless tools have gotten in the last 10-20 years.
The biggest thing with Milwaukee is the price for what you get.. also have bought and used a adapter to use Ryobi tools with Milwaukee batteries for some of those limited use tools works amazing. Lastly have converted my kids power wheels to use M18 batteries with a 8.0 battery thing last almost all day.. decent review
Ive got the Milwaukee, slapped a 16mm sds drill bit in it and drilled 3 100mm holes through concrete for my garage ground anchor like butter. Honestly, I don’t ever get my corded sds out anymore unless i want the chisel function. It’s outrageously powerful
I'd have to say that the Ridgid Octane 18v Hammer Drill was a beast (now discontinued because it was stepping on Milwaukees toes). Their 1/2 impact actually outperformed Milwaukees. The batteries they were putting in the 3AH Ridgid batteries were the same as the top of the line that Milwaukee was using. Ridgid has great tools for the money!
I would say that with Ryobi upping their game in the budget category, and Dewalt getting a bit cheaper than it used to be, the Ridgid brand has lost some footing.
No lie, i got this hand-me-down 20 volt Milfuckee drill driver that I use every day for work, and ive been trying to kill it so i have an excuse to get a new m18 fuel, but the damn thing just wont die... I even use it as a hammer sometimes... no it doesnt have a hammer function.
I have the Hitachi/Metabo HPT brushed, the Milwaukee Brushed, and the Milwaukee brushless hammer drill/drivers. I would 2 brushed ones in the low end of pro and the brushless in the mid-high end of pro. They all do the job I need.
Once you get in to the $150 range at least in my experience everything for the most part really comes down to accessories. That and experience. Personally my Kobalt Impact and Hammer Drill have done just fine with light to heavy duty work. Are they top of the line? No, but they will put in work.
As an expert in the field, and an all Milwaukee guy, I definitely agree. Though my impact drill cost as much as that combo set you showed 😂. Some Milwaukee tools are very expensive. Some are at a discount to help you buy into the ecosystem. All in all, definitely worth it. I have Milwaukee gear running 5 years no problem, even with original batteries, even though I upgraded to the CP line (so good).
Ryobi and Milwaukee are both owned by the same company based in hong Kong lol Ryobi is just their economy brand , I only have a few years in the field but Ive also been working at Home Depot for a few years also as supplementary income & kinda to study up on materials that I might have to work with,but While there I’ve realized their really the same tools , different colors and maybe added trinkets or grooves to get the Milwaukee nerds to shell out more money
@@jerseydevil1 same company, different quality components. One way to tell feel the weight difference in both drills. That company makes a few brands, that doesn't make them built to the same quality.
I’ve use Milwaukee and hilti everyday in the elevator industry and are put through the ringer. Milwaukee is definitely good all around from battery use all day everyday to durability. I’m not the one buying so I’m not biased
@@jonathanwilliams4255 im a milwaukee guy but worked with a contractor that only bought hilti for pretty much everything they could. I was pretty impressed with it myself
The company I work for issues the Milwaukee M18 Fuel and I loved it so much I bought one for my dad last Xmas.. he also loves it. I spent about 12 hours drilling concrete for drop ins in 100+ degree heat at a stadium and was shocked it didn't melt or catch on fire. The motor still works fine but a 30 ft fall onto concrete messed up the chuck a little bit and it drops the bits occasionally.
Personally, I love my Ryobi tools. But then again, I'm a welder, not a carpenter and I don't generally use drills except for my home projects. Now if you're talking grinders, you can ride a DeWalt grinder like a pony a still not stall it out
I have ridgid. In the past I used to go through one cordless drill per year, the ridgid lasted 4 years before I burnt the motor out, but it was repaired free of charge. Batteies are also liftime warranty and I have had several of those replaced over the years. Often a battery can cost almost as much as a new tool. In other respects I feel Ridgid is on par with Milwaukee or DeWalt, but the liftime warranty makes the deal for me.
Ridgid and Milwaukee are actually made by the same company and share a lot of technology. Occasionally Milwaukee will even test new ideas with the Ridgid brand before adding it to the Milwaukee lineup, for example the hydraulic impact driver.
I like the Matabo cord addition idea. You plan on running a tool longer without wanting to change batteries seems convenient, but I’m team red all day.
I'm a professional and my main power tool is an impact drill. Had a Milwaukee but it developed a loose trigger within a couple of years, got so bad the drill would no longer operate. Switched to DeWalt and haven't had any problems.
I've used a hyper tough 18v drill for 3 years mixing paint, cement for parging and driving drywall screws. It was 50 bucks, I've drilled through 1/4 " steel with it and used it to mix mud. I bought two batteries for it and it lasts for the whole day mixing and screwing even decking, not bad for 80 bucks total and three years. use
I have almost every tool Ridgid makes and I love them! The price and lifetime warranty makes it a winner for me. They are quality tools and get the job done for me everytime! I don't get why people would bash on Ridgid..makes no damn sense.
I'm in the same boat as you i have all ridgid except for one dewalt 7v screw driver. You buy a tool that has life time warranty on it and batteries and the power to back it up. What's not to like. I just bought the 3/8 sub compact impact 225 ft lbs and it's small. It can easily take lug nuts off which I was surprised because of how small it is and that was with a 2 amp battery. I'm a rigid fan.
Ridgid tools (AEG jn the UK) are made by the same company as Milwaukee, so the quality should be good, i have a drill driver 6 years old and still using original battries,
My Rigid drill and driver have held up very well for over 10 years now. I recently bought upgraded batteries for them and they function even better now. Excellent tools and great warranty.
For sure, that's the shit that cracks me up. "Uhh made in China, junk" it's like everything ever made in the US is top shelf lol. I mean a lot a junk does come from China but, that's cause the manufacturer allows it.
I like how people will pay double for american made, without doing any research. America puts out a lot of shit, just like china. Both also know how to build quality.
Makita is great. I have a combination of makita and Milwaukee tools. Love them all. The makita hammer drill reviewed here was not the current model. The XPH14Z is and is stronger than the Milwaukee.
@@bradovard8657 currently I’m a handyman’s apprentice but in a few months I could be taking a lot of jobs on my own. Do you think I’m right for thinking the 40v system will make the tool use of my job a very simple thing for the coming years.
@@Saward420 The 40v system is interesting from what I've seen so far. The hammer drill and impact drivers don't seem to be so far above the 18v versions that I would run out and buy them but perhaps I'm misjudging them having only seen comparisons on RUclips. What seems like a small difference could be much bigger in actual use. Some have said that Makita has other tools which very much take advantage of the higher voltage. I'm just a DIY guy and occasionally have had to drive large lag bolts through 4x4's but nothing more. I keep an impact wrench for those jobs. Anything else, and 18v drills and impact drivers are more than enough for me.
Ive used Dewalt tools everywhere and own only Dewalt myself for work. They have never given me an issue so I continue to use them. Not saying that Milwaukee doesnt make a good tool, but thats my preference.
As a tradesman, I love my Milwaukees!! I have some about 30 yrs old and still running great. One issue I've had in the past 10 years on two of the drills the chucks started slipping a bit. 🤨
I bought that exact Milwaukee kit and am extremely happy with it. The drill gearbox broke. Send it back to factory, they basically rebuilt the whole drill and sent it back. When I used the drill I found that Milwaukee had innovated a couple of things. One, was that instead of allowing the gearbox to stay engaged when the drill bit gets stuck and overload the motor, there is a clutch mechanism that stops the motor when overloaded. Second, they changed the way that the handle attaches to the body. Instead of a wedge style clamp that can twist off, they changed it to a pincer style clamp that holds tight and doesn't slip off the body. Lastly, they moved the work light to a different location on the body. Not sure why as I can not discern an advantage between old style and new style. The point being that Milwaukee was aware of problems and improved their product without a lot of feedback or hoopla.
You sure you didn't have it half way between drill and hammer? Or 1+2 gear? I thought I had broke mines but I notice it wasn't set all the way ...🥴 I wish I had two of them. I prefer it over the impact drill all day
The guy with Festool owns the shop and makes RUclips videos. The guys working for him that actually earn the revenue are using Milwaukee, Bosch, and DeWalt.
Dewalt been letting me down lately, two vacs burnt out and drill clutch is going out, slowly been switching to Milwaukee so far so good.blower is nice, hammer drill is awesome, and that impact is a beast.
Agree. We use Milwaukee drill and impact driver every day for the last 3 years in our job site and they haven't failed at any tasks. We had a drill fall 35 ft from the basket and it still worked for months after even though it was cracked. We recently replaced it. Very happy with it.
ive also been using dewalt for years and i havent had a single complaint about the power and longevity, dropping them, driving axle nuts with the hightorque.the impact driver is a little bit dated but they just came out with a new one which looks absolutely excelllent according to the tool testing channels i watch so thats awesome batteries fit great and the range of power in those batteries is amazing gg dewalt XR hammer
We run dewalt for years, and have had the worst luck with drops. Had multiple drills crack in half from 3’ and less drops. Other than replacing 2 drills a year, great tools haha.
@@davemccage7918 “This thing is the Mercedes Benz of drills”… 🤔...So it's something I'd end up giving to my teenage kid because I can't find anyone to buy it or work on it?
I can't tell you how many times I have dropped my Milwaukee drills, ran them continuously, worked them in hot weather, worked them in freezing weather and they keep going! They are built to last!
As an electrician's apprentice, I got a ridgid sub-compact drill. It did the job, but felt gutless and lower quality than the milwaukee and dewalt drills. It started to become faulty after only 6 months, so i used their lifetime warranty and got it fixed and back to working fine again. overall decent drill, very happy with the warranty.
PERSONAL OPINION; brushed tools have more torque but some of the high quality tools do not lack the torque as much, I would choose torque over power/battery life for the most part no different then cars and trucks. Power is useless without torque. GREAT VIDEO!
Overall DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Makita are the top 3 (not in order). Whether you are a DIYer or professional, any of those 3 across the board will serve you well. I personally use DeWalt and have never had an issue. Anything battery related, I just continue because that's the platform I am setup for. I like Milwaukee hand tools, and think they're a great brand. Honestly though I would probably go to Makita if I ever decided to swap platforms.
The Milwaukee M12 should have been at the top of the beginner or diy category, if you need a drill but don't need all the pro features it's worth investing in. Mine does anything I need.
M12 is a tool for a jr, I have an extra m18 fuel milwaukee alone with the m12 now my m18 is the same one this guy is taking about it's a quality no doubt
@drew , Even the lower tier Milwaukee tools are good. Great for apprentice helpers that can't afford the higher cost of the pro quality tools. I've trained a very large number of helpers, and I always tell them not to spend themselves broke buying the very best at first. Had an apprentice spend several thousand dollars on tools right from the get-go, and unfortunately he didn't make the grade at my trade. I don't think he lasted long enough to even recoup the cost of all the tools.
I don't do heavy work, mostly I work on musical instruments, speakers, cases, and sometimes amps. It can cover pretty much all the work I do with power to spare. Though, I agree, if I was doing some heavier carpentry, I'd go with the M18 line for sure.
Nothing wrong with the m12 at all. I'm an electrician and don't need much power most of the time, so I don't like dragging around a 18v in and out of service jobs when the lighter and smaller 12v will do the job.
Got the impact/hammerdrill FUEL kit from milwaukee about 2 months ago and I gotta say you're absolutely right. I use the drill to drill holes in stone/masonry material for tapcons literally every day to strap electrical conduit and H strut to walls and it just eats it up and asks for more. Couldn't be happier with it and it's one of those tools that as soon as I pick it up I smile inside and every time I put it up I smile again. Love it. It is definitely a beast.
Aye, a true craftsman loves his drill, every bit as much as a true Viking loved his sword. I recently lost my 2006 20v Craftsman Pro series in a shop fire. I still have doubts that any modern 20v could compete with it- a true workhorse and companion for nearly two decades- Valhalla "Big Red- The Drill", on to newer seas.
i have use rigid hammer drills since 2004, never had a problem, in fact when the other installers dewalts suffered from broken chucks they asked to borrow my drill. it belongs in the expert category, "dead reliable"
Yo, im about to graduate and am looking to be a construction apprentice, probably carpenters apprentice. Where do you recommend I start? I went to BOCES for the carpentry corse but im not sure where to go from there. Any advice? Thanks.
still have my Milwaukee ,I bought it when they first came out has a metal box, had battery refurbished on line with heavy duty cells.!!!!! I'm guessing close to 4 decades old!!!!! You get what you pay for!!!!
I have smoked 3 ridgid tools 1 grinder . I was told my grinder wasn't registered. There is little doubt I did in my mind. I will use ridgid drain machines and pipe wrenches.
Ryobi really has stepped it up with their Brushless one+ system. Gotta say. Also, that magnetic base for screws and fasteners is seriously helpful. Still have to go with the Milwaukee Fuel series for my professional needs but I don’t mind having a ryobi sitting at home for every so often use. They are cheap too!
@@taylorize692 I have both. Dude it’s really worth the money for the Milwaukee Drill Driver Fuel combo kit. $399 not on sale I think. That Fuel Hammer Drill is the best drill I’ve ever used. It’s an incredible tool. The hype is real.
Ryobi stepped it up when they switched from that dark blue. Their yard care equipment is the best outside of exotic brands nobody has heard of that cost $1K for a push mower
@@rsngrd wow. $400 for the drill/impact kit is insane. I got my M18 fuel kit for $250 and my M12 fuel kit for $140. M12 fuel is were it's at for everything besides concrete.
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As a Milwaukee tools owner, I never clicked on a video so fast seeing Milwaukee in beginner lol.
I got suckered also! Don’t be mad, be proud lol
Right !! 🤣🤣 He almost got me
Me too lol
Same i was so happy to see it in expert
Same no joke I only use Milwaukee. But I love the dewalt compound sliding miter
As a Milwaukee owner i would like to say that Ryobi brushless kits are pretty good. One of my old partners used nothing but and swore by them and he was 30 plus years in the trade.
Another bonus to Ryobi is that no one wants to steal them 🤣
The real plus to Ryobi is that they are cheap and offer more tools on the 1+ platform than any other platform does. On top of what you’d expect they have lawn and garden tools, cleaning tools, vacuums, chainsaws, etc. if you think of a tool, Ryobi probably has an 18v version available.
@@Dfm253 that’s is very true. They even make a thermal camera that hooks up to your phone and a whole bunch of other cool specialty tools
Great selling point.
Yeah bro ryobi honestly isn’t bad , there skill saw and mitre saw are really good
Actually HyperTough is the best drill money can buy 🤣
I love how he baited everyone by putting Milwaukee as beginner in the thumbnail...
I know right
As close to click bait as you can get with a thumbnail 🙄
Same, I was thinking how can my favorite cordless tool brand be on the bottom!?
I paused the video and went straight to the comments to see if that was real, considering I just bought myself one
@@Lynch84 lmao thumbs down guy!! Now I know what to do when I see people bash Milwaukee!!! Best part of this video was this comment.
I retired from a small fire truck builder. The larger one I worked for used mainly air tools. This one, as it grew, preferred Dewalt. I only occasionally worked in the shop when they had highly technical problems or wiring systems. Bought a Milwaukee rechargeable drill at a pawn shop to use when I went into the shop to work so I wouldn't have to constantly search for a tool. It was compact and the price was right. While helping them I often would grab that little drill to use and so would they. When I retired, the shop was 100 percent Milwaukee. In the past I had been the one to repair broken tools and had boxes of worn out Dewalts by the bench. Usually parts would no longer be available for them and they were obsolete. As the guys switched to Milwaukee I was no longer repairing hand tools, just maintaining the press brake, shear, iron worker etc. and wiring complex projects. By the time I retired, even the tool boxes were Milwaukee brand. I smile every I pick up that drill.
I watched this happen at the company I work for, save for the tool boxes.
I see what ya did there. Labeling Milwaukee as a beginner and the wifes favorite green as pro, just to piss us off enough to click on the video. Well played kid
What are you talking about!? He labelled the Milwaukee the top!
@@terrymorgan7585 I'm talking about the thumbnail pic that baited us in to watching it... The video thumbnail says "beginner" be more observant buddy lol
I was like wait I got to see this mistake on the thumbnail hahaha 😂
I use only Milwaukee and DeWalt.
My Milwaukee cordless impact is a beast at 1400 ft. lbs.
@@MrMichaelmager absolutely. Impact driver, power drill and hammer drill.. All Miwaulkee. 12V at that! Theyve never let me down.
Who else came here to to roast him for putting Milwaukee as a “Beginner” in the thumbnail?
Yep
Me! 🙋♂️
we got baited!
Me
😭
Dewalt’s 3 LED level settings are:
1 - drilling/driving
2 - damn my eyes are getting old
3 - home defense
This is the best comment here, properly made me chuckle 😂
lol love it. As a DeWalt owner, I have to agree.
Lmbo🤣
next thing you know, dewalts going to be putting halogens in their flashlight
I’m dead 😂😂
Im a steel roofer and I put screws in all day long. Ive always had a ryobi impact to do the job. From memory my last old impact gun fell from roofs, fell from buildings, and still worked after that. I use to enjoy screwing off the roofs as I knew the drill was very capable and the batteries were very sufficient. Ive never worried about the tools too much as they are affordable and durable as well. Ive just upgraded to brushless drills so I look foward to making my investments pay themselves off
Our roofers always used Ryobi becsuse they were cheap but they didn't like the rain and the chargers didn't like being knocked around in the vans. Also the chuck bearings flogged out so they gradually changed to Milwaukee but these are so expensive. A 12 AH battery is $490.00. You can get two car batteries for that price. I have used Hitachi for years and then they changed to Hikoki and went brushless (Metabo in US). I find my rattler excellent but wish the bit holder collet was a 'push to attach' fitting like Milwaukee. We use the 'Snappy' drill bit holders and these are often lost or twisted by overtightening. $25.00 for a new one and our guys have lots of spares with twists, broken drill bits jammed inside or missing screw caps. I find DeWalt noisy and harsh. Makita would be my next choice, the chippies seem to love them...
If you tie his hands, his ability to talk stops.
Ha ha
LOL
teo long yeah he looks like a Jim Hensen muppet dancing around lol
It may be because it is 5am, but this comment really got to me... I don't know what it is about bashing people that talk with their hands, but it is always hilarious!
@@MPGamingCentral I wouldn't call it bashing; I too find it interesting that gesticulation for some people is part of their speech; we all do it to some degree but some do it at the sound of every syllable.
I appreciate how fast he moves thru the video. Time is money.
I have used most makes of various tools on jobs and im divided.All my tools are dewalt but....The makita skill saw is better no one comes close to the dewalt multi tool the worst one is Milwaukee imo.Seems to me ryobi is a good tool but all manufacturers build certain tools better.Kango is by far the best hammer lol.
As a Milwaukee user, where I work everyone else uses Dewalt. After my buddy’s drill broke on a job (dewalt) I let him use my drill. He came in the nest day with the M18 fuel brushless Milwaukee drill. He told me he loved the way mine felt and he had to get one. Lol
I'm newly converted as well!
My Dewalt impact struggle to get through the material I drive screws through without holes predrilled, I just spent $1000 on a desperately needed packout box, their drill/driver combo with 2 5ah batteries and 2 pack of 4ah batteries.
Next will be the supercharger and other tools for my upcoming apprenticeship (plumbing or carpentry) each month I'm investing in at least 1 tool.
I did the same thing with my buddy and my Bosch's PS21 compact driver. It was the first little compact on the market. He literally laughed at me until he picked it up and used it. Next day, he shows up with one.
I'll put that in my top 10 tools of all time. Small, light, powerful for what it was (screw & nut driving) and cheap. Oh, and rock solid reliable. The "they don't make them like they used to" adage sure can be applied to Bosch.
I think I'll give Milwaukee a shot.
I'll probably check it out if my Dewalt ever breaks, but it's even been dropped in a lake and it's still going strong. Probably helps that I'm only apprentice level.
I’ve discovered a weird thing with a lot of people, if they use one brand loyally for 3-4 years, when you hand them the opposite competitors brand, they will LOVE IT regardless of if it’s better or worse
Talked to a carpenter recently who said the company had switched to Milwaukee, but he personally preferred DeWalt as he knew of several who had had issues with their Milwaukee tools in wet and/or cold conditions. I'm just a hobbyist/DIYer so Ryobi serves my needs fine for cordless stuff (the breadth of tools available was a factor since I really want just one battery system, and I tend to go for their more "upmarket"/better built tools where they have several variants). For the bigger, corded stuff I've stuck with blue Bosch and Metabo till now. Long ago I bought a B&D hedge trimmer - it lasted one and a half season before chewing through a gear, and that's when I learned the value of detailed parts lists. I replaced it with a Metabo which is built like a tank compared to the B&D.
23 year electrician here. I’ve used all different brands of tools over the years. I’m Milwaukee all the way now. I use the M18 brushless tools. Drill driver , impact driver , saws all , and the multi tool is bad ass. Also have the Milwaukee skill saw. I have 3 - 5 amp hour batteries and 1 - 6 amp hour battery. 2 chargers. Also the pack out system is awesome. I do also have the dewalt 12 volt brushless impact driver and drill driver. I use the dewalt impact to install devices and do lighter work. I’m actually pretty impressed with that little dewalt. I haven’t even used to drill driver yet. It’s the kit that comes with the drill driver and impact driver with a charger and 2 batteries and a bag. But yes Milwaukee is the best in my opinion.
Funny, I actually accidentally ordered the 12v impact driver from Lowe's online. I want paying attention that it was actually 12v - it was such a good price. Anyways I figured what the hell, I'll keep it and try it out. I use it for basically everything. Concrete guy for 30 years. Plenty of power and those little batteries somehow really last a long time. I'm def a 12v believer now.
@@dunesbra that’s awesome. And yeah that’s a great point that you mentioned those little batteries last an unusually long time between charges 👍
Nobody cares
@@dunesbraNo you didn’t Lowe’s doesn’t carry Milwaukee tools
@@nyxnaux4737 It's a Dewalt. I guess I didn't point that out.
When you get into your “Professional” or “Expert” levels, the differences aren’t really with the drill itself, but the batteries, customer support, and warranty.
Company I work for just bought a ton of Bosch tools... Main reason being, our little hick town has a Bosch service center, we bought the tools from them and if I ever have a failure they'll drive down, grab the tool, toss me a loaner set, and have it fixed within a few days... That's worth more than anything in my books
@@NovaNinja_ definitely worth every penny
I thought the difference between "Professional" or "Expert" levels is how the user uses the tools, I mean an expert can do wonders with professional but probably not the other way round
I agree with you 100%. I'm retired and can't really afford Milwaukee any more, but I've had real good luck with my Dewalt tools. As of today I own at least 8-9 20 volt tools. I wait and catch the combos on sale, and I ALWAYS go brushless. The exception is my 6 1/2" circular saw that doesn't come in a brushless. I refuse to use knock off, el cheapo batteries, and I use guality blades, bits, and attachments. The key to success is to take care of your tools, keep those batteries charged, and don't use cheap attachments. Milwaukee is top shelf, but Dewalt gets the job done just as well provided you don't abuse them.
@@petegonzales3916 I agree. I can't afford Milwaukee on Social Security, but as a retired pro I don't have any issues with my Dewalt 20 volt tools. The key to Dewalt is to use good batteries and good attachments; blades, bits, and so on.
Milwaukee fans were about to literally END you my guy hahahaha! The mob was ready and the pitchforks were getting sharpened lmaooo
I was searching for a Milwaukee pitchfork and a Milwaukee torch until I saw the end, MuHahaha!!
@@raddtadd22 lmaoooo see what I mean!😂😂😂😂😂
Damn straight, I came in pissed as hell at the thumbnail 🤣
They're all made in China. Just get the one you like.
Sharpened with Milwaukee tools, no less.
I never thought watching someone talk shit about power tools could be so much fun. Thank you.
My family owns a trucking company, and the Dewalt drills are in our trucks. Great drills, will easily spool up 18 4" strap spools, and keep going. Even when they're water logged.
This guy:I categorizing drills
Me: wait, there's more than just Dewalt, Milwakee and Makita?!
I never heard of half the tools he said tbh😂😂
@@noegmad 😂 in my opinion ryobi isn't the best but everyone has an opinion right?
@@noegmad hahahhahah ryobi is so shit i can smell it through the video
Cool to see more than 3 tool brands 😂
@@drewm.529 ryobi ain’t bad for price tho
Agreed. Got a Milwaukee combo kit from previous company when I first started. I’ve thought about switching platforms, but as an electrician, I feel like Milwaukee is really knocking it out of the park with both m12 and m18 fuel tools
the dude misinforming the mass the makita has 1250 ftlbs and the milwaukee has 1200 flat my brother had the mil and i have the makita and forst hand before properly researching it i found out i was right all along
@@bannana6290 is that milwaukee with the HO battery>
Literally no one:
The comment section: As a Milwaukee owner...
I’ll kill someone over my Milwaukee tools it’s that serious
agree. Milwookie it is.
As a Milwaukee owner I wish I brought something else,.....
There bits ae anything but heavy duty, snapped multiple square drives with there impact driver, to the piont I wont buy Milwaukee bits. The electronic clutches are terrible have an old milwaukee mechanical cutch which is far better. Have one of there expensive usb torches and a $5 Chinese torch is twice as bright. There small socket set, the bits keep falling out. There step drills are soft as well. Nothing but hard duty BS, more like cheap crap with expensive price. 5 years ago I would say there were at the top of my list, now I would class them as average.
@@jaredturner4089 every Milwaukee owner will ignore you, poor soldier, love from a Bosch owner
@@jaredturner4089 only honest Milwaukee owner I’ve seen haha -makita fanboy
Before I bought my first battery powered tool, I knew once I did I would likely stick with that brand. My coworker is obsessed with Milwaukee products and convinced me. I also try to live by the phrase "buy once cry once". I've been very happy with all my Milwaukee tools so far.
I just came here to cuss him out for putting Milwaukee as a beginner and Ryobi as pro. Then I found out he tricked us. Good one.
Man same, I was gonna go off
Same here lol
GFJF The many professional customers would disagree with you, just to let you know...
GFJF Yeah, I agree with the price but many trust them 🤷🏻♂️
cool hawk definitely agreed
Electrical apprentice here, Milwaukee gang. The drill is a beast. I’ve roughed in about 400 condo suites wood framed, 2x4 x5 it shreds!
Same, but I'm usually doing commercial work. We had all makita stuff but recently we upgraded to Dewalt tools. No complaints so far, the baby bandsaw is the most convenient tool ever. Its tiny and light and i can cut 2 inch pipe with it
Question for you....if we get a hammer drill for home stuff ... Do we really need an impact drill? I do y know the difference but the game seems to be the most powerful
@@salman13 im a bit confused on what you're trying to say here haha
@@salman13 are you talking about impact drivers vs hammer drills?
But have you ever cleaned the job site before leaving? Electricians...
The three speed DeWalt with the 60v battery is definitely the expert winner, strongest and certainly the longest lasting of any you tested. I sold all my Milwaukee tools years ago due to never ending battery issues. Switched over to Dewalt and love them. Just purchased their battery powered lawn mower this year, it is a beast!
another good thing is the consistency of quality owing to good plants in Mexico
I have the Milwaukee drill/driver and impact driver set, probably second gen, a few years old. Did a lot of research before buying, and it has never disappointed. Amazes me with every DIY job.
Idk why im here but i bought milwaukee and im rooting for them like my home town team. Very weird thanks for the video!!!
😂😂👍 that's awesome! Thank you for watching!
LOL, same here, I came in here like I used to go to their games as a kid, haha.
The chinese thank you for your loyalty.
I use Ryobi for all my home use, they make plenty of great gardening tools with their one+ line.
At work we use Makita.
I remember when Black & Decker were quality. Last century.
Facts
I had a small black & decker air compressor from the 80s I got it off Craigslist after using my dad's my entire life and its still great for filling tires even big 40s on my toys. Along with his old corded black & decker tools. Unfortunately after using it at home depot on a slow leak when I went in someone needed it more than me so I'm on the hunt for another.
When Stanley Black & Decker bought DeWalt, Black & Decker was are aligned to be a home owner/DIY brand to focus DeWalt on the Pro market. Funny fact about the Mac Drill, SBD owns Mac Tools and that drill is built by DeWalt.
I will say i have a black and decker circular saw (betty) that's been going for 10 years strong
My dad has a older corded 3/8ths black a decker drill and the thing freaking rips it by far better than the black and decker 20v
I 100% agree with this list!! I have used milwaukee exclusively for almost 10 years and I love them!! I just bought that Gen 3 fuel impact and hammer drill around Christmas time and it's the best impact/hammer drill combo I've ever used!! I also bought the 12 volt fuel impact and hammer drill kit and those could out perform most other companies 18 volt kits!!!
I’ve got makita tools and they’ve always been spot on, take some heavy use everyday. Got drill, impact driver, belt sander, orbital sander, router, 5+9” grinders and circular saw. Always been great and only time the circular saw stopped they took it back and repaired for free even out of warranty. Quality service included
I'm with you on Makita. Over 20 years now.
20 year renovation contractor. All my cordless is Makita. Corded SDS demo hammer. My bench top tools are DeWalt but love Makita
I have some Makita drill and impacts. Have always liked them, but that new black subcompact had to go. Used it for two days and took it back. Just lacked power to me.
@@joeymerrell8585 the makita 18v is actually the strongest hes lieing the mil has 1200 ftlbs and the makita has 1250 ftlbs i have the owners manual unlike mr blackand decker making money off rotting our brains
Ryobie needs their own category.... "Expert Disposable" I do not know how many Makitas I lost due to apprentices leaving them in attics or dropped off ladders. I started keeping a couple Ryobi drills on the work van. Changed from me yelling "There goes your paycheck this week" to "That is comming out of your paycheck this week" ..... they never had to pay since I remember my years as an apprentice.
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thanks for remembering where you started...Respect!
Get your ass back in the attic and get the drill.
Wtf you make them pay for the drill? What a shitty company
Corona light can you read?
I use Ryobi exclusively. Having my drills, blower, trimmer/edger, lights, circular saw, etc. all using the same battery and all at an affordable price while being pretty good quality makes them hard to beat for the average home owner.
Well when your in hvac the better tools means the more money you get lmao
@@dylancare3644 right, which is why it depends if you're a professional or just taking care of your own property. If you don't use your power tools every day there's no reason to buy Milwaukee tools. Ryobi works perfect for someone who's using their tool a dozen times a year.
I build fences and decks ive blown up 4 ryobi impacts and a sawzall in 1 year. going real strong on 8 months with milwaukee impact and hackzall, still use some of the ryobi stuff, the 6 1/2 inch regular brushed saw has held up amazingly next to the Milwaukee stuff and i love the twin pack of area lights for 50 bucks
@@kylez2141 I bought a Milwaukee to Ryobi adapter for some odd Ryobi tools that would only be used seldomly
That's the same for any line you buy into.
I install solar panels on roofs with de walt tools. Never let me down. My impact driver has fallen several times from a couple of meters high and never flinch a bit. Works perfectly still. In the rain, storm, heat is has been through it all. My dewalt drill and hammer drill has gotten less exposure then my impact but dewalt is my go to.
Thanks for the review. I'm a Milwaukee tool guy to the core. I have no less than 8 M18 Milwaukee tools, all of which are awesome. And yes, I own the M18 hammer drill which I recently used to anchor some garage cabinets to concrete. Performed flawlessly. Milwaukee tools rock. And no, I have no affiliation nor do I get paid.
No doubt Milwaukee is tough. I use dewalt at home but we primarily use Milwaukee at my work place. I accidentally ran my impact gun over with a half loaded 5500 dump truck in the parking lot and it still runs like a top. Couple of scratches on the head and a snapped belt clip is all she got.
I work on heavy equipment and have Milwaukee tools and nothing else when it comes to battery operated tools,
I made a mistake once by setting my milwaukee 1/2 fuel impact wrench on a dozer on the tracks and backed up and didn't realize it was there until it was past the sprocket, long story short the impact got crushed( the impact mechanism was intact though) but the battery only got cracked in the housing so i taped it back together and still use it today. Freaking amazing
stratt doug sams here 🤟🏻
I dropped my M12 driver on a concrete floor from 15-20’ up while disassembling a roof. Right from the peak landing on the worst place. I wasn’t going to kill myself making a wild grab so away it went out of my shitty I’ll fitting holster ! It hit straight on the corner of the back of the motor housing . I watched it go all the way horrified. Guess what, nothing but A SCUFF on the corner. Whatever plastic the use for that housing is 1St Class.
I had a makita that I left in my attic for 2 years. When I found it 2 years later I hit the trigger and it still had charge!! I was in shock. Makita battery technology is best in the business
Wow thanks for the feedback!! Makita defineltly makes some awesome tools. I can't believe it still held a charge that long!!
My car battery cant keep a charge for 2 weeks. I need Milwaukee or makita car batteries asap
My boss runs Makita and let me tell you, they have very impressive cordless tools. I run Milwaukee and the 12ah battery makes life a dream
I did same but with 12v Milwaukee drill
You guys, those drill batteries are lithium, they ave extremely low self discharge. Car batteries on the other hand (which are lead acid batteries) have a pretty high self discharge by comparison.
Harbor Freight's Bauer 20v line definitely deserves to be in the Apprentice category. Especially the new brushless tools they are coming out with. What you get for the price is hard to beat. And the in-store instant replacement with the extended warranty is awesome.
Agreed. I like Bauer tools.
I have a Bauer impact driver. I've had it for 3 years, I use it almost daily for light use and sometimes for more than light use. I like it, but my bitch about it is, it's not very compact. From back to front it's the longest impact driver I've seen.
I have both, the Bauer hammer drill and the Bauer impact driver. I love them both. I installed a handrail at mother's house, and the hammer drill handled drilling into the concrete very well. So I decided to get their drill/driver as well as other accessories.
Literally everything fits into the bag that came with the set. I have the charger, 2 batteries, the drill, the impact driver, work radio with Bluetooth, usb adapter, and 3 sets of Bauer bits & sockets.
NGL Bauer Tools are pretty Decent from Harbor freight for the Money Cheap Affordable Reliable..But I’m Team MILWAUKEE!!!!! 🔴⚫️
My collection of cordless tools has been Makita, Metabo and recently, Milwaukee. I’ve had zero failures and only replaced batteries (and in the early model Makitas) chuck keys. I haven’t dropped any of my previous systems, just relegated them to home or shop use. Thanks for pulling this together .
Best thing about Ryobi One+ tools or DeWalt is I can get an entire day's worth of yard work and DIY home repairs done with the same battery from either ecosystem. Cut down a decent sized dying tree with my cordless chainsaw, swap the battery into my hedge trimmer to knock back some overgrown shrubs that my neighbor is negligently letting grow way into my yard, swap it into a cordless weed-whip to edge up the driveway and sidewalk, swap it right into the blower to clean off said driveway and sidewalk, then into my drill to re-attach the gutter that got knocked loose because the aforementioned dying tree shed a limb right onto the gutters during the last storm. Oh shit, lost my drill bit under the patio. Swap the battery into a flashlight and go retrieve the bit. Just noticed my car has a flat. Swap the battery into an impact driver and get that thing changed in under 5 minutes. There are definitely better tools for the jobs, but having the same battery power 40 different tools is priceless to me.
I'd have to agree with you on this one. About 2 years back after quite some research I bought me a ryobi 18V jigsaw and the triangle palm sander. It was about the best things I could afford back then. Haven't used em all that much, not even every month so spending much more would just be wasteful.
Recently tho I started working in a profesional tools shop here and I'm in need of a cordless drill. I obviously first looked at ryobi as well I already have a battery and charger. Came across the (R18PDBL-252S) as I want a nice drill. Noticed the price was a bit high so checked other brands we actually do sell at out store and seems dewalt also has a nice and similar set as that ryobi set. Took me a few days of thinking but along with the higher prices on dewalt tools (even including my discount) and the fact I don't use them too much I decided to stick with ryobi. Having just 1 set of batteries for all your power tools is a convenience I don't wanna get rid of.
So later today I'm ordering my new ryobi drill in a set with the beefy 5AH battery and even gonna get me their 125mm brushless angle grinder as I feel I'll get a lot of use out of that as well.
Got all those as well ...and the box vacuum....and the 7 1/4 chop saw - not as good. But I use em all all the time doing re- mods
That chain saw is the bomb!!!
@@denny3161 Thanks for the reply, you have any clue if a 5Ah battery would be enough to scrap some pallets and maybe cut a few logs?
Yes sir. We have the blowers, weedeaters, hedge trimmers, and chainsaws coming soon. I own a landscaping company and dewalt works the best for us. It worked so well that's all I have at home now.
My dad used Makita tools in his young years as a carpenter and they still work to this day. Circle saw, drill, sander, all that.
I was doing construction with a couple of my work friends. One had a dewalt the other had a Milwaukee. I used both and you could tell the difference in power. Both are great quality tools. I found a pretty sweet deal on a dewalt impact driver and drill at a local pawn shop with 2 2AH batteries, charger, and bag that came with them for $150 literally looked brand new. But damn Milwaukee is nice..
The problem with Milwaukee,.is that they are red. Red is the colour of evil. The colour of Arsenal FC. The colour of Liverpool FC. Evil beyond measure . Plus, they weigh like 99 tonnes!!! Why??? Why??
Milwaukee always has the strongest batteries/most power. They are great. But DeWalt makes the toughest and longest lasting drill.
In a decade of construction we broke every cordless tool we had. All the DeWalts still work today. But we’ve worn out all the DeWalt batteries multiple.
Edit: We broke every cordless Milwaukee we had. Milwaukee corded tools are stronger built, but they are cumbersome and heavy to use.
DeWalt tools handle high accidental drops and such better. We burnt up only one DeWalt drill, and it was corded. It had been used to mix up several hundreds of five gallon buckets of drywall mud, using a 6” beater. No problems. So we started using it for mixing wheelbarrows of concrete, obviously our mistake.
@@WontSeeRepliesI agree with this I’ve got a corded Milwaukee circular saw and bandsaw from the early 90’s that are still running like champs, and a dewalt variable speed drill that keeps on chugging along
@WontSeeReplies that's funny, it's the opposite for me. I've broken so many dewalt tools, all my friends use that and they've had to replace them multiple times, even the XRs. Milwaukee on the other had held up for my coworkers. One of them doesn't even look red anymore, it's more faded pinkish now from how it's been used. I've since then switched to Milwaukee, not even the Fuel line and they've never once failed me.
Im a Makita fan myself. The HDX14 Hammer drill knocks a sweet 1250 in/lb punch plus they've included air cooling as well in their batteties. That said most of the Pro and Expert tools would leave me capable and happy.
Dont see makita getting much attention on youtube they admittedly dont market to broad audiences, but it was my first and still my main platform. reliable, powerful, accurate every time
I’m also a makita guy all the way they make quality tools
I have been using Makita for 25 years now. I won't buy anything else. It's never failed me.
Kind of hilarious when you think about how so many of these tools fall under single companies. Stanley, Bostitch, Black + Decker, Craftsman, Porter Cable, DeWalt, and more all under the same roof. Crazy!
It is absolutely crazy!
And tti with hart, ryobi, millwaukee, ridgid
It truly is. 2 companies basically. And not to mention how many of the designs are licensed from one of the big two and we’ll never have our suspicions confirmed
@@whitechris720 and makita is all alone,butt 280 tools on 1 battery platform. Than is awesomeee
+Mac tools
Everyone should be making a plug-in option! Even if it's just an adapter. Metabo gets my vote for best drill for that reason only. I have a couple really nice old Makitas that still work great but the battery packs are not only dead, but nearly impossible to replace at this point. That makes them paperweights.
More options are always a plus!!
Yes to the cord option 👍
See if you can find a dumby battery that fits.
Buy Ridgid so you have lifetime warranty on the battery. It gives them incentive to keep the new battery system compatible with the old. The Octane 18V works with the prior Hyper Lithium Ion 18v.
The cells in a battery pack can be replaced, which will make them nearly like new again. There are tutorials on RUclips.
I have dewalt 20v, skil 12v, skil 40v for yard tools, and a makita powered screwdriver (I love it.) I think the differences in quality among the top brands is so narrow now that you can focus on price and get a good tool for a low price. I love the skil 12v circ saw
You got me with that thumbnail lol. I clicked to see your reasoning on Milwaukee being a beginner tool and ended up watching the whole video. Great work keep it up!
It pains me to see everyone using these drills and covering the vents at the back of the drill. You have to let the motor breath otherwise it causes massive heat build up and will burn your drill out prematurely.
I caught myself doing this the other day and thought the same.
Not all of them have the vents on the back though.
The companies intentionally put those vents where they do so that users will burn up the tools faster and will have to buy new ones.
Wow, was watching and thinking the same thing. Without a bonus handle though, to get that leverage you have to push from the back. Why don't drill makers make a handle on the rear? Kind of like carry handle looking thing that would extend back an inch or so, clearing the vents but allowing you to keep that screw bit in the screw without wallering it out.
“Don’t blame the tool, blame the tools hanging off them”
Hitachi power tools are now called Hikoki here in Japan, they have recently rebranded themselves to the new name.
Their full name was Hitachi Koki, so they did the usual Japanese thing of mashing words together to get Hikoki (Pronounced hay-koh-key), derived from the English word 'high' and the Japanese term 'koki', meaning 'industrial machines'.
Hitachi bought out Metabo a while back, hence the crossover in names in Europe, but Hitachi power tools was then acquired by US holding firm KKR, prompting the name change to Hikoki to differentiate the products.
Here's waiting for the pump and dump and the drop in quality as is often the case after an investment firm gets their finger in the pie.......
I've used Dewalt, Makita, Ridgid, Milwaukee drills and impacts. They're honestly all great, I would say Milwaukee was the best but it was also the newest. Ridgid drills are surprisingly very good, just slightly bulky. Tons of power and great bang for buck and would highly recommend to anyone. I've dropped multiple ridigd tools from heights, beaten the heck out of them,caked in mud etc. They never let me down. All that being said, moving forward I'm going to be buying all Metabo HPT tools. I've heard nothing but great things and I use their pneumatic nailers already. Excited to get more of their tools.
They make really good grinders I repair heavy equipment and that’s what my previous boss was vested in. Loved them. I still use my dewalts and love em but the metabo stuff is smooth.
You and I must be on the same path in life haha. I absolutely LOVE HPT kit. Everything in their range is powerful AND ergonomic as hell. It's crazy how little effort is needed on the machine's end to accomplish anything. It's all so smooth and if the tool is just saying, "is that all you got for me?"
I'm always raving about their routers, especially. Go green or go home, I say. Metabo is the way forward.
GERMAN MADE, GERMAN QUALITY, like he said like the MERCEDES BENZ, AUDI, PORSCHE, I GUESS EVEN VOLKSWAGEN, WHICH I BELIEVE ALL ARE GERMAN MADE
Rigid are known here in europe as Aeg i have 3 of their angle grinders they are great.
All Ridgid for me.... Can't beat the warranty even on the batteries. I just had 9 batteries replaced that lasted 5 years each..... Didn't cost me a penny and they let you keep the old ones that still work fine in radios and lights.
Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback with the gang Phil! We appreciate it!
Same here. I have been switching over all my tools to Ridgid as I replace things that age out. Only had to replace one battery so far, and they shipped the new one out as soon as I called. Their tools are high quality, definitely pro-grade.
If your going through 2 battery’s a year throw that shit in the garage 😂
Ridgid is pretty much same as AEG, or Milwaukee, though many will refuse to believe. They're all owned and manufactured by TTi, and the batteries/tools are all interchangeable.
I have the ridgid set . replaced the drill after a year of use replaced a battery soon after and now another battery is loosing charge in one use . i had to throw the ridgid in the garage and purchase makita . ridgid is a house hold tool at best
I bought a Ridgid Gen 4x combo kit when I first started in the trade about 5 years ago. People always told Ridgid is trash. 5 years later im still using the exact same combo I started with never had any issues what so ever.
Ridgid makes solid tools. People who say that just haven't tried them yet.
I have 6 years on my combo with the original batteries and use them in the trade every day and they work great to this day. I bought the newest hammer drill a year ago on Black Friday for my garage and that thing is sweet!!!! However I will say, seeing all Milwaukee has to offer, I wish I would have jumped on that wagon and not my rigid one.... but, I’m still not disappointed in my tools!!!
Bought ridgid when my makita got stolen. Too heavy for me. Went back to makita and don't miss them.
Agreed. The return policy rigid has at home depot is why I'll never buy anything else. Instant replacement 99% of the time no questions asked. That's huge in my line of work.
Rigid, Ryobi, and Milwaukee are all made by the same manufacturer
After writing a comment I just looked and saw how everyone else seems to agree with me that Milwaukee is number one. I’m a contractor and have 21 years experience.
David Bodnar what you thinking Makita or deWalt ?
duc pham the best quality battery hand tools available are made by metabo. (Not hpt) I am a tradesman/business owner and am running original batteries for over five years on all my metabo tools, though they are generally a fair bit more expensive. That being said, I own cases of all brand tools that I give to employees, Milwaukee still is the crappiest of them all (between red green yellow) the most poorly made but works fine and has tons of torque. They also seem to have batteries die quicker than dewalt tools. Can’t believe my metabo batteries still run so well
I'm a mechanic that uses nothing but Milwaukee I will have to agree with you I have used many many different brands and bar none will never use anything else.
Barely anyone outside the US uses Milwaukee, and that is for a reason.
80% of the Milwaukee-Hype derives from it being good tools, 20% is good old US patriotism that just doesn't count anywhere else, which is why 80% is usually not enough for any other markets ;)
Who wants to own a tool that's the same color combination as a caution sign
Agreed.
I have a couple older makita tools and was looking to build up my collection last year. I first looked into milwaukee, but the biggest turn off for me, was the fact that any big combo deals that they had, had the lower end tools. Almost as if they were trying to pull people in with "sub par" equipment and after they bought into the brand, those people would need to spend quite a bit more to upgrade to the good products. I ended up going with Ridgid because of the warranty.
I was able to buy a 5 piece tool set from ridgid for $379 if I recall. A 5 piece toll set through milwaukee was $499. At first glance, that didn't look like a bad deal to get the milwaukee industry leading power and performance. The issue, though, was that you got a low end milwaukee drill, and a low end milwaukee driver. Some of the other tools were compact (cheaper) versions of milwaukees top products. Comparing the tools that came in my ridgid kit, they actually had more torque than the tools in the more expensive milwaukee kit.
The sad thing is that the ridgid drill and driver that I got were actually more expensive than the drill and driver that were offered in the milwaukee kit, yet the kit was $120 cheaper.
how has your kit been running so far?
@@good-tn9sr Love my circular saw, hammer drill, and impact driver. Been using them a lot with no issues. Octane batteries charge fast and hold a good charge. Haven't used the 1/2" impact a whole lot, Only used the router a few times. Bought a finish nailer last year and that has been great as well. My only issue with ridgid is the lack of yard tools. I'm looking to replace my gas weed whip with electric and don't really want to go to a different battery.
Milwaukee has Ala Carte combos for fuel where you get big discounts by buying a combo and then whichever pieces you want. Also, you can get extra batteries with any kit alot of times. I got 500 bucks off and a 289 dollar battery added to my selection. So I buy fuel for my everyday heavy use tools and then the brushless line for my back ups or lesser used items.
@@chancecarlton8403 you mean you get the brushed for your backups?
@dustinroberson1865 No, the brushless non Fuel line. It's the mid tier line. Not the newest technology but I honestly have less issues with them and they cost a lot less. Great value. I mainly got Fuel for the warranty, which I have used already.
"I'm not sure what to do with my hands"- Ricky Bobby-
Man I just said that to my girl "referring to this guy" 5 min into this video. Lol
Now I can’t unsee it, thanks 😂
I love how this guy is so animated when he talks but at the same time stares so seriously at the camera like he is secretly warning you about something
I've got Milwaukee and Festool and that's, for sure, the most quality tools on the market , Festool for workshop and Milwaukee for field work . Greetings from Serbia, Europe.
I saw that Festool (didn't know it was Festool) kit rolling on a boat yard and wondered what it was. Knew it was some kind of vacuum, thought it was a water extractor with the cases. Great write up. I invested into Dewalt, sometimes I wish I did the Milwaukee but I am not using these tools even monthly at times. My DeWalts have done any task I have wanted easily (I have their big impact wrench as well and it's powerful and compact. It's actually amazing how compact cordless tools have gotten in the last 10-20 years.
I’m only 10 seconds in but I’m already pumped based on this guys hand gestures!!
You think these hand gestures are good? Check out vice grip garage for PREMIUM grade hand gestures
Oh man I needed these comments.
I’ve run Milwaukee for the last 12yrs wouldn’t change to anything else
I always ran a Milwaukee Greece gun and dewalt tool until one of my guys brought a Milwaukee impact driver, yeah I run Milwaukee now
Jus got myself Milwaukee 1st fix nail gun to go with my skill saw
im mixed on milwaukee and makita
I can't get a Milwaukee to last a year. Had to switch 3 years ago
The biggest thing with Milwaukee is the price for what you get.. also have bought and used a adapter to use Ryobi tools with Milwaukee batteries for some of those limited use tools works amazing. Lastly have converted my kids power wheels to use M18 batteries with a 8.0 battery thing last almost all day.. decent review
Can you convert my dyson?
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Ive got the Milwaukee, slapped a 16mm sds drill bit in it and drilled 3 100mm holes through concrete for my garage ground anchor like butter.
Honestly, I don’t ever get my corded sds out anymore unless i want the chisel function.
It’s outrageously powerful
I'd have to say that the Ridgid Octane 18v Hammer Drill was a beast (now discontinued because it was stepping on Milwaukees toes). Their 1/2 impact actually outperformed Milwaukees. The batteries they were putting in the 3AH Ridgid batteries were the same as the top of the line that Milwaukee was using. Ridgid has great tools for the money!
Why would they discontinue it if it was almost beating milwaukee?
@@Prillbarky I can't verify, but if they're made by the same company, they won't want the cheaper tool outperforming the more expensive ones.
I would say that with Ryobi upping their game in the budget category, and Dewalt getting a bit cheaper than it used to be, the Ridgid brand has lost some footing.
No lie, i got this hand-me-down 20 volt Milfuckee drill driver that I use every day for work, and ive been trying to kill it so i have an excuse to get a new m18 fuel, but the damn thing just wont die... I even use it as a hammer sometimes... no it doesnt have a hammer function.
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Lol
I have a 12V fuel, I'm no pro but I have to do intense work sometimes. Nothing I throw at slowes me down especially with the included 2 batteries.
My dad has a milwalki impact driver and it's about 30 years old, and it's the best tool for working on cars
Uve been watcging too much AvE!
I have the Hitachi/Metabo HPT brushed, the Milwaukee Brushed, and the Milwaukee brushless hammer drill/drivers. I would 2 brushed ones in the low end of pro and the brushless in the mid-high end of pro. They all do the job I need.
Once you get in to the $150 range at least in my experience everything for the most part really comes down to accessories. That and experience. Personally my Kobalt Impact and Hammer Drill have done just fine with light to heavy duty work. Are they top of the line? No, but they will put in work.
I bet you've never used the milwaukee, you wouldn't wanna go back to your cheap tools
I was looking for a Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range, but went with the Bosch set, instead. I love them.
I'm a pre-beginner, because I didn't get the thumbnail gag, until I read comments. 😅
As an expert in the field, and an all Milwaukee guy, I definitely agree. Though my impact drill cost as much as that combo set you showed 😂. Some Milwaukee tools are very expensive. Some are at a discount to help you buy into the ecosystem. All in all, definitely worth it. I have Milwaukee gear running 5 years no problem, even with original batteries, even though I upgraded to the CP line (so good).
Ryobi and Milwaukee are both owned by the same company based in hong Kong lol Ryobi is just their economy brand , I only have a few years in the field but Ive also been working at Home Depot for a few years also as supplementary income & kinda to study up on materials that I might have to work with,but While there I’ve realized their really the same tools , different colors and maybe added trinkets or grooves to get the Milwaukee nerds to shell out more money
@@jerseydevil1 same company, different quality components.
One way to tell feel the weight difference in both drills.
That company makes a few brands, that doesn't make them built to the same quality.
I’ve use Milwaukee and hilti everyday in the elevator industry and are put through the ringer. Milwaukee is definitely good all around from battery use all day everyday to durability. I’m not the one buying so I’m not biased
Yea when you move into big hole saws and long use at work you learn which brands are "good" and which are actually good lol.
@@jonathanwilliams4255 im a milwaukee guy but worked with a contractor that only bought hilti for pretty much everything they could. I was pretty impressed with it myself
The company I work for issues the Milwaukee M18 Fuel and I loved it so much I bought one for my dad last Xmas.. he also loves it. I spent about 12 hours drilling concrete for drop ins in 100+ degree heat at a stadium and was shocked it didn't melt or catch on fire. The motor still works fine but a 30 ft fall onto concrete messed up the chuck a little bit and it drops the bits occasionally.
Personally, I love my Ryobi tools. But then again, I'm a welder, not a carpenter and I don't generally use drills except for my home projects. Now if you're talking grinders, you can ride a DeWalt grinder like a pony a still not stall it out
Y’all drilling that bucket like it’s Piper Perri.
mursingbro see what you did there😜💯😂
I have ridgid. In the past I used to go through one cordless drill per year, the ridgid lasted 4 years before I burnt the motor out, but it was repaired free of charge. Batteies are also liftime warranty and I have had several of those replaced over the years. Often a battery can cost almost as much as a new tool.
In other respects I feel Ridgid is on par with Milwaukee or DeWalt, but the liftime warranty makes the deal for me.
Ridgid and Milwaukee are actually made by the same company and share a lot of technology. Occasionally Milwaukee will even test new ideas with the Ridgid brand before adding it to the Milwaukee lineup, for example the hydraulic impact driver.
I bought ridgid thing it will be good enough for now,. Never felt the need to replace it.
I like the Matabo cord addition idea. You plan on running a tool longer without wanting to change batteries seems convenient, but I’m team red all day.
I'm a professional and my main power tool is an impact drill. Had a Milwaukee but it developed a loose trigger within a couple of years, got so bad the drill would no longer operate. Switched to DeWalt and haven't had any problems.
Obvious this channel shills for Milwaukee..
I use my Hyper Tough cordless to stir my peanut butter and put together IKEA and Walmart furniture.
I've used a hyper tough 18v drill for 3 years mixing paint, cement for parging and driving drywall screws. It was 50 bucks, I've drilled through 1/4 " steel with it and used it to mix mud. I bought two batteries for it and it lasts for the whole day mixing and screwing even decking, not bad for 80 bucks total and three years. use
I use a very primitive black and decker for my furniture assemblage. My wife ain't complaining.
I use my Ryobi drill and an electric mixer beater to mix my protein shakes at work. Smooth!
Ha ha. If you can find a way to put it to good use, you’re a winner.
I have almost every tool Ridgid makes and I love them! The price and lifetime warranty makes it a winner for me. They are quality tools and get the job done for me everytime! I don't get why people would bash on Ridgid..makes no damn sense.
I like em, but cant afford em. Deeeeewalt!
I'm in the same boat as you i have all ridgid except for one dewalt 7v screw driver. You buy a tool that has life time warranty on it and batteries and the power to back it up. What's not to like. I just bought the 3/8 sub compact impact 225 ft lbs and it's small. It can easily take lug nuts off which I was surprised because of how small it is and that was with a 2 amp battery. I'm a rigid fan.
Ridgid tools (AEG jn the UK) are made by the same company as Milwaukee, so the quality should be good, i have a drill driver 6 years old and still using original battries,
My Rigid drill and driver have held up very well for over 10 years now. I recently bought upgraded batteries for them and they function even better now. Excellent tools and great warranty.
"Some things from China can be quality, some things can be junk." WOW, I wish more people would understand this.
For sure, that's the shit that cracks me up. "Uhh made in China, junk" it's like everything ever made in the US is top shelf lol. I mean a lot a junk does come from China but, that's cause the manufacturer allows it.
I wish HE understood his own statement because he kept saying "made in China" like it was 10 points from Gryffindor LOL
I like how people will pay double for american made, without doing any research. America puts out a lot of shit, just like china. Both also know how to build quality.
Totally agree, doesn't matter where it was made it depends on the specification which includes quality requirements.
No matter the quality, its made in a communist country. I would rather not support China. Ill buy something made in USA and support American jobs
I'm partial to Makita. The feel in the hand. The way the battery fits tight. It just feels like a quality tool.
Makita is great. I have a combination of makita and Milwaukee tools. Love them all. The makita hammer drill reviewed here was not the current model. The XPH14Z is and is stronger than the Milwaukee.
@@bradovard8657 currently I’m a handyman’s apprentice but in a few months I could be taking a lot of jobs on my own. Do you think I’m right for thinking the 40v system will make the tool use of my job a very simple thing for the coming years.
@@Saward420 The 40v system is interesting from what I've seen so far. The hammer drill and impact drivers don't seem to be so far above the 18v versions that I would run out and buy them but perhaps I'm misjudging them having only seen comparisons on RUclips. What seems like a small difference could be much bigger in actual use. Some have said that Makita has other tools which very much take advantage of the higher voltage.
I'm just a DIY guy and occasionally have had to drive large lag bolts through 4x4's but nothing more. I keep an impact wrench for those jobs. Anything else, and 18v drills and impact drivers are more than enough for me.
I 100000% agree with what you are saying l.
@@bradovard8657 exactly this videos was good but now it is sorta redundant
The only thing I've gathered from these debates: USER PREFERENCE.
@Erin Baringer that's what I got out of it too. He gives no specs on how he got to this list of tools
Ya, definitely not scientific at all. None of this will hold up in court
Ive used Dewalt tools everywhere and own only Dewalt myself for work. They have never given me an issue so I continue to use them. Not saying that Milwaukee doesnt make a good tool, but thats my preference.
As a tradesman, I love my Milwaukees!! I have some about 30 yrs old and still running great. One issue I've had in the past 10 years on two of the drills the chucks started slipping a bit. 🤨
I bought that exact Milwaukee kit and am extremely happy with it. The drill gearbox broke. Send it back to factory, they basically rebuilt the whole drill and sent it back. When I used the drill I found that Milwaukee had innovated a couple of things. One, was that instead of allowing the gearbox to stay engaged when the drill bit gets stuck and overload the motor, there is a clutch mechanism that stops the motor when overloaded. Second, they changed the way that the handle attaches to the body. Instead of a wedge style clamp that can twist off, they changed it to a pincer style clamp that holds tight and doesn't slip off the body. Lastly, they moved the work light to a different location on the body. Not sure why as I can not discern an advantage between old style and new style.
The point being that Milwaukee was aware of problems and improved their product without a lot of feedback or hoopla.
You sure you didn't have it half way between drill and hammer? Or 1+2 gear?
I thought I had broke mines but I notice it wasn't set all the way ...🥴
I wish I had two of them.
I prefer it over the impact drill all day
No, it physically and literally fell apart in a bunch of pieces.
Festool... "youll be paying a premium"
Yeah I dont think the guy buying a Festool cares about money.
Nah, he just wants to collect those ugly gray and green boxes.
I have a pile of festool tools, but I do not like their drill/drivers. They don’t feel good in my hands. I prefer Milwaukee and Bosch.
The Festool products in college were junk. Basically barbies for uppity woodworkers.
The guy with Festool owns the shop and makes RUclips videos. The guys working for him that actually earn the revenue are using Milwaukee, Bosch, and DeWalt.
@@94q45t I dont have anyone that works for me.
Dewalt been letting me down lately, two vacs burnt out and drill clutch is going out, slowly been switching to Milwaukee so far so good.blower is nice, hammer drill is awesome, and that impact is a beast.
My plant started buying bewalt impacts a ND the only last about 6 months
@@chrisknott4094 because yall don't take care of your shit lol they're built like tanks
DeWalt blows! It's a homeowners brand & always will be. Not for trade professionals by any means
Agree. We use Milwaukee drill and impact driver every day for the last 3 years in our job site and they haven't failed at any tasks. We had a drill fall 35 ft from the basket and it still worked for months after even though it was cracked. We recently replaced it. Very happy with it.
ive also been using dewalt for years and i havent had a single complaint about the power and longevity, dropping them, driving axle nuts with the hightorque.the impact driver is a little bit dated but they just came out with a new one which looks absolutely excelllent according to the tool testing channels i watch so thats awesome batteries fit great and the range of power in those batteries is amazing gg dewalt XR hammer
We run dewalt for years, and have had the worst luck with drops. Had multiple drills crack in half from 3’ and less drops. Other than replacing 2 drills a year, great tools haha.
“This thing is the Mercedes Benz of drills”… 🤔 So it’s over engineered, unreliable, and falls apart immediately after the warranty expires?
@@davemccage7918 “This thing is the Mercedes Benz of drills”… 🤔...So it's something I'd end up giving to my teenage kid because I can't find anyone to buy it or work on it?
This guy gonna start a fire with those hands boy
I can't tell you how many times I have dropped my Milwaukee drills, ran them continuously, worked them in hot weather, worked them in freezing weather and they keep going! They are built to last!
As an electrician's apprentice, I got a ridgid sub-compact drill. It did the job, but felt gutless and lower quality than the milwaukee and dewalt drills. It started to become faulty after only 6 months, so i used their lifetime warranty and got it fixed and back to working fine again. overall decent drill, very happy with the warranty.
PERSONAL OPINION; brushed tools have more torque but some of the high quality tools do not lack the torque as much, I would choose torque over power/battery life for the most part no different then cars and trucks. Power is useless without torque. GREAT VIDEO!
Overall DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Makita are the top 3 (not in order). Whether you are a DIYer or professional, any of those 3 across the board will serve you well. I personally use DeWalt and have never had an issue. Anything battery related, I just continue because that's the platform I am setup for. I like Milwaukee hand tools, and think they're a great brand. Honestly though I would probably go to Makita if I ever decided to swap platforms.
I like Makita's Japanese impact drivers.
The Milwaukee M12 should have been at the top of the beginner or diy category, if you need a drill but don't need all the pro features it's worth investing in. Mine does anything I need.
M12 is a tool for a jr, I have an extra m18 fuel milwaukee alone with the m12 now my m18 is the same one this guy is taking about it's a quality no doubt
@drew , Even the lower tier Milwaukee tools are good. Great for apprentice helpers that can't afford the higher cost of the pro quality tools. I've trained a very large number of helpers, and I always tell them not to spend themselves broke buying the very best at first. Had an apprentice spend several thousand dollars on tools right from the get-go, and unfortunately he didn't make the grade at my trade. I don't think he lasted long enough to even recoup the cost of all the tools.
I don't do heavy work, mostly I work on musical instruments, speakers, cases, and sometimes amps. It can cover pretty much all the work I do with power to spare. Though, I agree, if I was doing some heavier carpentry, I'd go with the M18 line for sure.
Nothing wrong with the m12 at all. I'm an electrician and don't need much power most of the time, so I don't like dragging around a 18v in and out of service jobs when the lighter and smaller 12v will do the job.
Got the impact/hammerdrill FUEL kit from milwaukee about 2 months ago and I gotta say you're absolutely right. I use the drill to drill holes in stone/masonry material for tapcons literally every day to strap electrical conduit and H strut to walls and it just eats it up and asks for more. Couldn't be happier with it and it's one of those tools that as soon as I pick it up I smile inside and every time I put it up I smile again. Love it. It is definitely a beast.
Aye, a true craftsman loves his drill, every bit as much as a true Viking loved his sword. I recently lost my 2006 20v Craftsman Pro series in a shop fire. I still have doubts that any modern 20v could compete with it- a true workhorse and companion for nearly two decades- Valhalla "Big Red- The Drill", on to newer seas.
i have use rigid hammer drills since 2004, never had a problem, in fact when the other installers dewalts suffered from broken chucks they asked to borrow my drill. it belongs in the expert category, "dead reliable"
I've used dewalt tools for years I'm always having to buy more tools or parts
I’ve also used ridgid for years, upgraded last year to the gen5x and holy cow I won’t be going to anything else.
As someone who's worked as an apprentice in construction, DeWalt is what I use. I've used others but I just love DeWalt personally.
DeWalt is best 😀
DEWAlt hate is real
Yo, im about to graduate and am looking to be a construction apprentice, probably carpenters apprentice. Where do you recommend I start? I went to BOCES for the carpentry corse but im not sure where to go from there. Any advice? Thanks.
I run both red and yellow. All good
still have my Milwaukee ,I bought it when they first came out has a metal box, had battery refurbished on line with heavy duty cells.!!!!! I'm guessing close to 4 decades old!!!!! You get what you pay for!!!!
I have smoked 3 ridgid tools 1 grinder . I was told my grinder wasn't registered. There is little doubt I did in my mind. I will use ridgid drain machines and pipe wrenches.
Dewalt is my favorite tool. I agree with your list.
Good Job, breaking down all the model Drill/Drivers into categories to make it easier for us to determine which one is right for us. 👍
Ryobi really has stepped it up with their Brushless one+ system. Gotta say. Also, that magnetic base for screws and fasteners is seriously helpful. Still have to go with the Milwaukee Fuel series for my professional needs but I don’t mind having a ryobi sitting at home for every so often use. They are cheap too!
RYOBI!!! I want the new one but I also want the Milwaukee M18 FUEL with Impact Driver, I gotta buy a new drill for work!
@@taylorize692 I have both. Dude it’s really worth the money for the Milwaukee Drill Driver Fuel combo kit. $399 not on sale I think. That Fuel Hammer Drill is the best drill I’ve ever used. It’s an incredible tool. The hype is real.
Ryobi stepped it up when they switched from that dark blue. Their yard care equipment is the best outside of exotic brands nobody has heard of that cost $1K for a push mower
@@rsngrd wow. $400 for the drill/impact kit is insane. I got my M18 fuel kit for $250 and my M12 fuel kit for $140. M12 fuel is were it's at for everything besides concrete.
Agreed