Thanks for all the research. I started with Craftsman,then ran into Proto tools in the service. My first battery hand tools were craftsman. Settled in with Milwaukee. I still am amazed at how much power these hand tools have!
Here's how I see the landscape in Western Europe: Most popular on jobsites: Bosch blue & Makita, probably in a 2 way tie Dewalt Shelf space in hardware stores: Black & Decker Bosch green Ryobi Your typical homeowners garage will probably have something from Worx, Parkside, B&D, Ferrex, Wesco Hikoki, Metabo, Werku, Stanley Fatmax(=Craftsman) are somewhat represented Milwaukee, Hilti, Festool at pro suppliers but rarely seen in the wild Flex, Snap On, Mac & AEG(=Ridgid) are pretty rare Porter Cable, Kobalt, Hercules, Bauer, Hart are non-existent
I’d love to see a video or series on Good, Better, Best tool based on tool type. In the age of battery adapters I can be in multiple tool lines with a single battery and charger!
Thanks for the 2022 update! I have to say Black and Decker breaks my heart a little. I grew up seeing orange and black everywhere and now I don't even see it. Think about the last time you walked thru a big brand hardware store and saw a B&D display. It's obvious Stanley bought them out to stick them in the corner on permanent timeout.
Actually Black and Decker bought Stanley. At the time the main competition was Bosch so they created Dewalt also sounding German name to compete and they just happened to put all the effort in to Dewalt and it was successful so Dewalt is just the new child of Black and Decker, it's all the same company New Craftsman, Dewalt, Black and Decker, etc At least Stanley assembles many power tools here in the USA even some motors and plastic molds are USA made that is way more than any other company by far more than TTI haha. Look for the USA flag on Dewalt and Craftsman power tools. I try and buy them when possible.
If you haven't seen it, Project Farm did a video comparing floor jacks. The Snap-On was just slightly above, almost identical, to the HF Daytona. Snap-On $1,000.00 Daytona $238.00. They look almost identical except for a couple design details that do not affect performance.
LuTool makes Bauer, the Daytona Super Jack's are made in the same factory as SO Jack's (exact same jack). A lot of the stationary tools are the same factories that make grizzly tools and a few other common off brand.
yeah that would be an interesting video but could take a lot of research. you can pretty much tell when TTI is invloved vs a big Chinese factory. Heck even some of the DCK and other amazon stuff looks like its the same factory as Bauer.
Very thorough! In the 80's I got my first cordless tools which were a Skill drill and some sort of Craftsman driver. Then I got my Makita 6093 with the long stick battery and life was never the same again. The Skill and original Craftsman are long gone, but the Makita lives on. If the rpms weren't maxed out at like 500 and the batteries were not more expensive than a new Makita, I would probably still use it! Speaking of power, in the late 80's when I was roofing houses, I picked up a Milwaukee cordless saw at Builder's Square or maybe it was Mr. How (talk about a walk down memory lane), to cut plywood on the roof. The poor thing wouldn't cut 1/2" CDX so I returned it and didn't get another cordless skilsaw until about 1999! Always love the Bear's videos!
Thanks! Amazing video. As a DIY guy I debated over WORX or HART, ended up picking WORX and I love them. I have 5 of their tools as well as their work table and, again, for someone who only uses tools every other weekend, I feel like they have been well worth the investment. I even had an issue with one of their batteries on a tool I bought from Amazon and after Amazon refused to just swap the bad battery (they wanted me to send everything in even when the tool itself was still perfectly fine), I called WORX and they sent me a new battery for free. So, in my experience, even the customer service is great.
Bear you should put the little chapters in videos like this. It will improve the quality of production and the viewer's experience. Love your videos mate.
Can confirm that the AcDelco 12v electric ratchet is the exact same tool as the respective unit from Earthquake. The only difference is the color of the materials and the sticker.
I can buy an entire set of lightly used Ryobi tools in just about any pawn shop. cheap. Especially the older blue ones. I struggled for years raising a family, but managed to put together quite a set. I had to learn to fix stuff on my own. Appliances, vehicles, furnaces, you name it. I'd buy the old ryobi nicad batteries and revive them with a trick I learned, or rebuild them with cells from harbor freight batteries (less than$20) They lasted a long time. I buy new lithium batteries for them now. They're sufficiently tough for my needs, I still have a couple of the first ones from over 20 years ago. I still buy used tools mostly, even though I don't have to now.
Interestingly, Craftsman and Stanley Fatmax v20 cordless tools are battery interchangable, and possibly all identical except for the colour & branding. In the age of amazon deals it's good to know for deal hunters 👍
Thanks Daniel I was wondering which tools were compatible with the V20 Craftsman stuff. Would you happen to know if there's anything compatible with old Craftsman 12V Nextec stuff from back in the day when Sears was in it's prime with the old red tools? And yes my old Nextec tools still work but I only have one battery.
I have a quite a few outdoor 80 volt tools made by Green Works and they are working very well for me. I’m very satisfied with them. They have lots of power and they last a long time between charging.
i am in manufacturing 28 years now and people would be surprised what is actually the same product but with different bottles caps, lids, labels, sleeves and so on spaghetti sauce, salsa, queso cheese dips, cooking wines even alcohol, we produce all those products different plants but if you know save yourself some money especially on the alcohol
A grinder model, a two hand form factor, that used to originally be sold as Black and Decker was then sold under Porter Cable for many years and is now sold as Craftsman at Lowes and probably Ace and Tractor Supply. Same grinder different stickers.
i have used Bosch for a long time. ( 25 years ?) i would love to try out some of the new tools but i can't kill the old ones. i still have the drill i got in 95 and it still runs. i even have 2 of the batteries that work. it is my wife's drill now a days. you are right my bear, i have 2 stores in central ohio that carry them ( sparten and central ohio power tool ) and they are only open when i am at work. it is great to see who owns and makes the tools .
I really enjoyed the video. I would just like to say there are good and bad tools made in every country. I have used many different brands over the years. I got to say Hilti, Bosch, Milwaukee,and Mikita are all great brands. Ridged, and Dewalt, I haven't had the best of luck with. As a weekend warrior, I like Bauer, and Kobalt.
Black &Decker , eminence front….a put on…They know they could do more, Do more better if they really wanted to be GREEN. Put the right “kv brushless motor” on a home gamer line of tools that there customers could buy “B&D” packaged batteries or Use Your own common 18650’s…..for the level of work expected out of these. That would be recycling.😮
There may be good reason for that. Discharge rates are important and the standard Black and Decker tools may not be able to handle it. Go the other way and the tools don't have the power so they make different systems
@@veganpotterthevegan these aren't even a system, you can't remove the battery. Non-replaceable batteries, regardless of discharge rate, are planned obsolescence and future e-waste
I started my company using only Dewalt till their quality went downhill ,& switched everything to makita and my workers & I never been happier, makita is the only way to go for demolition tools.
I had a late 90s dewalt 12 volt hammer drill it was great compact and could get away with a 3/4 auger bit for a few holes I would put it up against Ryobis best 18 volt drills
I have to say. Porter cable gets shit. But I’ve had them for years and remodeled most of my house with zero issues. Sucks that not sold anywhere but TSC
My understanding is, Hilti wants to sell their tools under a leasing program. If a tool breaks, they replace under the leasing program. And of course, more money is made leasing.
As I mentioned a few days ago ...Loving your Channel ! I've never seen or learned so much about tools which I love ! I'm just starting to go through all of your past videos...Absolutely Awesome...Tha k you !!
Using Bauer cordless tools in the oilfield outside in the dirt and the heat and they put up with the abuse. Can’t complain about how tough they are for the price.
Thanks Bear....after 30 yrs of working in corporate finance, I have developed a real disdain for VC firms like Bain (especially Bain....horrible history) and KKR. These are the guys that basically buy up everything, force the small companies out and drain all the profits. I'm glad to know that I will now avoid Gear Wrench, SATA and Metabo. I'm not some social justice warrior, far from it. I just refuse to support a company the is designed for, and targeted towards screwing over the middle class. Just my 2 cents!!!
I thought it was interesting how in most of KKR's massive portfolio of international holdings, most of them are companies founded less than 7 years ago
Bear, great job. One omission. The Metabo area was well covered, but you didn't cover the Metabo HPT line. Those are the successor to the old Hitachi line. KKR could not have made that acquisition more confusing...
What agreat overview. The amount of brands is absolutely nuts. I had no idea there are that many. I;m from the EU and many of the brands mentioned aren't available here. On the other hand we have a bunch here that probably aren't well known in the US. Any inclination for covering those? I'd be interested on your views on the CAS battery alliance and whether it's gaining any traction.
I completely agree with you on Hart, I wanted to get a friend a Bday present and since he has a kid I thought that a cordless shop vac would be a good idea. I didn't want to lock him into a system that you have to go to a particular place to get batteries, etc that wasn't easy to get to so I thought Hart would be a good idea since Walmart is everywhere. Although not a big fan of the 20v batteries. I have been looking for 3rd party batteries but haven't been able to find any, unlike other brands.
Nothing to do with this subject but I just wanted to say thank you for the deals of week from last week. I bought the 40v HART chainsaw with battery and 40v leaf blower combo for $139 and it came with a charger. I've used both and they work great for what I needed them for.
Stanley cordless tools also have a heavy presence in Latin America. I saw some that looked like Yellow Porter Cable tools and the new ones are repainted Craftsman cordless tools.
That was very interesting I didn't realize there was that many companies making tools out there at least I know what to look for now and what not to look for thank you for the information
Hey bear, I confirmed the impacts from earthquake, ac delco and durofix are all the same. The current gen from durofix are brushless, and they kept ac delco with brushed motors.
Never had any Worx tool that did not work, have just about everything! Just need that new E-SCOOTER now! Been thinking of the riding Hart mower from Walmart... ITW is Illinois Tool Works... my neighbor. Great vid!
36:36 home hardware as an obsence amounts of them in Canada, I can also get a 4AH and a sander for 65$ at a pawn shop here. Also did I not tell you about how they where sold here for like 2 months before you went lmfao.
Ya things with batteries that aren't designed to be swapped isn't really a big deal to me unless it's like an iphone or something that is glued in but if it is just disassemble and reinstall I don't care the only problem is if it's something that I'm going to use enough to need to swap it then it's an inconvenience
This is great information about Chervon. Had no idea about EGO, Skil & FLEX, I just recently got into Masterforce's corded tools and they've been fantastic. If I am in the Midwest, I'm shopping at Menard's. If I wasn't in 20V Max, I'd be in Boost.
Bosch seems everywhere in Scandinavia, but DeWalt still very strong on miter saws.... Festool tools on TV shows there too....I own both DeWalt & Ryobi now.... & Ego mower/blower, will check out Hart in the future..... great video
This was a great video of tools....one comment though, be wary of Harbor Freight --- if your power tool breaks out of warranty, you stuck with a hunk of junk. Unlike brands like Makita, Dewalt (just to mention 2), Harbor Freight does NOT have a service center to repair your tool. I made that mistake once and will stick only with brands like Makita, Bosch, DeWalt, Porter-Cable, and Rockwell -- now if they would just make batteries that were universal.
I've used all the known brands like everyone else but Hitachi has always been my favorite ever since buying a C12LSH when I was 19. I just hate the new name (even though it's been about 5 years). I read earlier this month that they might be changing it again to JUST Metabo and merging the lines. It's just hard for me to get further into a brand when the name keeps changing every week. My Metabo HPT stuff has the same name as my Metabo stuff yet uses the same batteries as my Hitachi stuff. It's confusing trying to example to random people when they're using my tools.
Well there Tool Bear, I've came across this BAUER line up due to buying using the "cheap" chinese crap, Warrior, and some other one, and realized that these cheap China Freight stuff is REALLY GOOD! Way better than my big "SET" of US: Sears Craftsman that I've paid HUNDRE$ for , back in the '90's.... So, I went to China Freight to buy Hercules...... bought 2 different tools, and they said that were out of chargers....... I came back a week or 2 later, they had NO IDEA, when /if: they'd be getting these chargers....? So, I decided to trade them back in, and get they're Bauer line up! > Wow, maybe not as good as that Hercules brand, but > They do me good, and right, I've now about 8 different tools, and about 5 batteries, from the 1.5amp, to the 5.0 amp,,,,,,, they are good, and they've lasted being inside of my Garage in Yuma, Az, where it gets up to 120F each /every summer now for over 2 summers, and they still hold a charge! I love them!
There is none. Except in cases like Mac, Cline and others that are specifically designed to take someone else’s battery because they don’t have their own
Completely unrelated to the tools themselves, how insane is it to be living in a world where we are taking tool advice from a virtual bear. This is not the appropriation of VTuber technology I expected
One brand mentioned in this video has slipped so far in quality compared to historically that it may die.. Cadillac. I don't know anyone that has one and is happy with it. One lady had gone through 4 motors in 150k miles!
Bear, longtime appreciator of your channel and content. Please let my nit-picking come across with a tone that is friendly and kind... Extensive purposes? I used to think it was intensive. Though it might not be wrong to use either of those, traditional use is "intents and purposes" "Could care less"... So many use that as a sarcastic sort of thing that I also used for decades, but "couldn't care less" actually makes sense. Maybe you already know that stuff and prefer colloquial usage, and if so please allow me to back all the way up and off of those nuts. LOL great video have a lovely day sir!
No worries man I’m always up for learning more. It’s funny though because I have a really strong grasp of English. Stepfather was an English major so I was corrected all the time as a kid. On top of that I have literally read thousands of books, it’s a passion of mine but that said I often get caught up when doing these videos as I don’t work from a script, just bullet points and often my tongue gets away from me 😂
I am. Can't wait to slide my CORE battery on a Fein multi-tool. Hopefully those revamped tools as well as other brands mentioned come to North America. They'd make for a heck of a lineup here
Good history lesson bear. Flex has absolutely the worst infomercial flex does not seem to be selling well at my local lowes. Any truth that apex is making harbor freight sockets. Shine on
What about is there any one doing battery adapters, were you can use a Dewalt with a Milwaukee or visa a versa? So you can exchange batteries and run different tools?
Plenty of aftermarket solutions available online for 20-50 bucks, but the biggest risk with using them is deep discharge (i.e. putting your batteries in a coma if you leave them attached or run them out). They don't allow the tool and battery to communicate (edit: typically)
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Brian F’s dad brought me here
My favorite VTuber 🐻
Wow I thought a 'cordless wheelbarrow' was a joke until I had seen it at 17:45. Batteries for everything
Thanks for all the research. I started with Craftsman,then ran into Proto tools in the service. My first battery hand tools were craftsman. Settled in with Milwaukee. I still am amazed at how much power these hand tools have!
Here's how I see the landscape in Western Europe:
Most popular on jobsites:
Bosch blue & Makita, probably in a 2 way tie
Dewalt
Shelf space in hardware stores:
Black & Decker
Bosch green
Ryobi
Your typical homeowners garage will probably have something from Worx, Parkside, B&D, Ferrex, Wesco
Hikoki, Metabo, Werku, Stanley Fatmax(=Craftsman) are somewhat represented
Milwaukee, Hilti, Festool at pro suppliers but rarely seen in the wild
Flex, Snap On, Mac & AEG(=Ridgid) are pretty rare
Porter Cable, Kobalt, Hercules, Bauer, Hart are non-existent
I guess ryobi got banned to the shadow realm lmao
Buddy of mine loaned me his Ryobi fan that sits on a Bucket and has a water pump for misters (greatest tool ever on a roof in 110 heat) lol
I’d love to see a video or series on Good, Better, Best tool based on tool type.
In the age of battery adapters I can be in multiple tool lines with a single battery and charger!
Thanks for the 2022 update! I have to say Black and Decker breaks my heart a little. I grew up seeing orange and black everywhere and now I don't even see it. Think about the last time you walked thru a big brand hardware store and saw a B&D display. It's obvious Stanley bought them out to stick them in the corner on permanent timeout.
what was good about black and decker became dewalt many years ago
Actually Black and Decker bought Stanley. At the time the main competition was Bosch so they created Dewalt also sounding German name to compete and they just happened to put all the effort in to Dewalt and it was successful so Dewalt is just the new child of Black and Decker, it's all the same company New Craftsman, Dewalt, Black and Decker, etc At least Stanley assembles many power tools here in the USA even some motors and plastic molds are USA made that is way more than any other company by far more than TTI haha. Look for the USA flag on Dewalt and Craftsman power tools. I try and buy them when possible.
Would still be interested in what factory makes the HF stuff and if they make other brands there.
Hell yeah
If you haven't seen it, Project Farm did a video comparing floor jacks. The Snap-On was just slightly above, almost identical, to the HF Daytona. Snap-On $1,000.00 Daytona $238.00. They look almost identical except for a couple design details that do not affect performance.
CP on RUclips as a Pittsburg socket also stamped Gearwrench.🤦♂🤦♂
LuTool makes Bauer, the Daytona Super Jack's are made in the same factory as SO Jack's (exact same jack). A lot of the stationary tools are the same factories that make grizzly tools and a few other common off brand.
yeah that would be an interesting video but could take a lot of research. you can pretty much tell when TTI is invloved vs a big Chinese factory. Heck even some of the DCK and other amazon stuff looks like its the same factory as Bauer.
Love these videos. Diving into your back catalog and surprised I hadn't subscribed yet! Thank you!
Very thorough! In the 80's I got my first cordless tools which were a Skill drill and some sort of Craftsman driver. Then I got my Makita 6093 with the long stick battery and life was never the same again. The Skill and original Craftsman are long gone, but the Makita lives on. If the rpms weren't maxed out at like 500 and the batteries were not more expensive than a new Makita, I would probably still use it! Speaking of power, in the late 80's when I was roofing houses, I picked up a Milwaukee cordless saw at Builder's Square or maybe it was Mr. How (talk about a walk down memory lane), to cut plywood on the roof. The poor thing wouldn't cut 1/2" CDX so I returned it and didn't get another cordless skilsaw until about 1999! Always love the Bear's videos!
I came to this channel after that tweet of Brian F. I subbed as well.
Hi sir tool bear :3
same
Welcome to the tool side of Vtubing, lol.
Thanks! Amazing video. As a DIY guy I debated over WORX or HART, ended up picking WORX and I love them. I have 5 of their tools as well as their work table and, again, for someone who only uses tools every other weekend, I feel like they have been well worth the investment.
I even had an issue with one of their batteries on a tool I bought from Amazon and after Amazon refused to just swap the bad battery (they wanted me to send everything in even when the tool itself was still perfectly fine), I called WORX and they sent me a new battery for free. So, in my experience, even the customer service is great.
Bear you should put the little chapters in videos like this. It will improve the quality of production and the viewer's experience. Love your videos mate.
Bear your smoking chipmunks 🐿 🤣 😂
Can confirm that the AcDelco 12v electric ratchet is the exact same tool as the respective unit from Earthquake. The only difference is the color of the materials and the sticker.
I can buy an entire set of lightly used Ryobi tools in just about any pawn shop. cheap. Especially the older blue ones. I struggled for years raising a family, but managed to put together quite a set. I had to learn to fix stuff on my own. Appliances, vehicles, furnaces, you name it. I'd buy the old ryobi nicad batteries and revive them with a trick I learned, or rebuild them with cells from harbor freight batteries (less than$20) They lasted a long time. I buy new lithium batteries for them now. They're sufficiently tough for my needs, I still have a couple of the first ones from over 20 years ago. I still buy used tools mostly, even though I don't have to now.
I have had a worx 16 inch corded chainsaw for 10 years, and it is a beast, as long as I'm cutting something I can reach with an extension cord! 😁
Interestingly, Craftsman and Stanley Fatmax v20 cordless tools are battery interchangable, and possibly all identical except for the colour & branding. In the age of amazon deals it's good to know for deal hunters 👍
Exactly. Also previous Stanley tools (the ones which only said 20V LITHIUM) are compatible with Porter Cable batteries.
Thanks Daniel I was wondering which tools were compatible with the V20 Craftsman stuff. Would you happen to know if there's anything compatible with old Craftsman 12V Nextec stuff from back in the day when Sears was in it's prime with the old red tools? And yes my old Nextec tools still work but I only have one battery.
I have a quite a few outdoor 80 volt tools made by Green Works and they are working very well for me. I’m very satisfied with them. They have lots of power and they last a long time between charging.
Stanley Fat Max cordless for overseas is just Yellow Craftsman V20. Batteries are interchangeable.
i am in manufacturing 28 years now and people would be surprised what is actually the same product but with different bottles caps, lids, labels, sleeves and so on spaghetti sauce, salsa, queso cheese dips, cooking wines even alcohol, we produce all those products different plants but if you know save yourself some money especially on the alcohol
A grinder model, a two hand form factor, that used to originally be sold as Black and Decker was then sold under Porter Cable for many years and is now sold as Craftsman at Lowes and probably Ace and Tractor Supply. Same grinder different stickers.
You DANG BEAR!!! I didn’t hear a dang thang you said after that Perty picture you painted about that Coleman Hot Tub! 😂😂
i have used Bosch for a long time. ( 25 years ?) i would love to try out some of the new tools but i can't kill the old ones. i still have the drill i got in 95 and it still runs. i even have 2 of the batteries that work. it is my wife's drill now a days.
you are right my bear, i have 2 stores in central ohio that carry them ( sparten and central ohio power tool ) and they are only open when i am at work. it is great to see who owns and makes the tools .
If you want a nostalgic view of recent tool history go watch early seasons of This Old House. You'll Rockwell, Black & Decker, etc.
I really enjoyed the video. I would just like to say there are good and bad tools made in every country. I have used many different brands over the years. I got to say Hilti, Bosch, Milwaukee,and Mikita are all great brands. Ridged, and Dewalt, I haven't had the best of luck with. As a weekend warrior, I like Bauer, and Kobalt.
Oh man, how dumb that the new green tools from Black and Decker are not interchangeable batteries.
Feels like I’m looking at an orbit gum power tool 😂
Black &Decker , eminence front….a put on…They know they could do more, Do more better if they really wanted to be GREEN. Put the right “kv brushless motor” on a home gamer line of tools that there customers could buy “B&D” packaged batteries or Use Your own common 18650’s…..for the level of work expected out of these. That would be recycling.😮
There may be good reason for that. Discharge rates are important and the standard Black and Decker tools may not be able to handle it. Go the other way and the tools don't have the power so they make different systems
@@sharkey5150 none of these companies actually care about the planet. If they did, they'd move to lithium iron phosphate batteries.
@@veganpotterthevegan these aren't even a system, you can't remove the battery. Non-replaceable batteries, regardless of discharge rate, are planned obsolescence and future e-waste
Cordless wheelbarrow 😂
I started my company using only Dewalt till their quality went downhill ,& switched everything to makita and my workers & I never been happier, makita is the only way to go for demolition tools.
I had a late 90s dewalt 12 volt hammer drill it was great compact and could get away with a 3/4 auger bit for a few holes I would put it up against Ryobis best 18 volt drills
I have to say. Porter cable gets shit. But I’ve had them for years and remodeled most of my house with zero issues. Sucks that not sold anywhere but TSC
Porter cable been at my Costco in like a ten pack for two years I’d guess
My understanding is, Hilti wants to sell their tools under a leasing program. If a tool breaks, they replace under the leasing program. And of course, more money is made leasing.
As I mentioned a few days ago ...Loving your Channel ! I've never seen or learned so much about tools which I love ! I'm just starting to go through all of your past videos...Absolutely Awesome...Tha k you !!
WeedEater sold to Poulan which was bought by either MTD or American Yard Products (Husqvarna).
Need a good, bad, ugly for Dewalt. Good video and damn,hard to see some of the classics fall so low
Using Bauer cordless tools in the oilfield outside in the dirt and the heat and they put up with the abuse. Can’t complain about how tough they are for the price.
Thanks Bear....after 30 yrs of working in corporate finance, I have developed a real disdain for VC firms like Bain (especially Bain....horrible history) and KKR. These are the guys that basically buy up everything, force the small companies out and drain all the profits. I'm glad to know that I will now avoid Gear Wrench, SATA and Metabo. I'm not some social justice warrior, far from it. I just refuse to support a company the is designed for, and targeted towards screwing over the middle class.
Just my 2 cents!!!
I thought it was interesting how in most of KKR's massive portfolio of international holdings, most of them are companies founded less than 7 years ago
How can you leave out DCK? The big and long line of powerful full of packing excitement. lol
He's gonna put that one off because it's a pretty hard one to swallow. Kind of a hairy situation there.
He should have definitely whipped out a DCK for all to stare at.
Love these and "The History Of" series.
Thank you for not being hesitant to dunk on these companies
Make all batteries interchangeable.
Bear, great job. One omission. The Metabo area was well covered, but you didn't cover the Metabo HPT line. Those are the successor to the old Hitachi line. KKR could not have made that acquisition more confusing...
Definitely love these videos you have done. A fun deep dive for us tool nerds. God Bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Perfect videos to let play in the backround while I work. Thanks for the longer videos 🤙🏼
Incredible amount of useful information. Thank you for compiling all this.
I was at case IH a few days ago. I see they have a power tool line. Seems like they have a bunch of stuff. You can buy them at the dealer.
The Bosch 12V system has some very interesting tools for woodworking.
They are much more common in Europe.
What agreat overview. The amount of brands is absolutely nuts. I had no idea there are that many. I;m from the EU and many of the brands mentioned aren't available here. On the other hand we have a bunch here that probably aren't well known in the US. Any inclination for covering those? I'd be interested on your views on the CAS battery alliance and whether it's gaining any traction.
In Europa Ridgid/AEG is very expensive, like Bosch pro or DeWalt. Craftsman V20 tools are labeled here in Europa Stanley fatmax v20.
Einhell, massive presence in Europe and UK and Australia under the name Ozito
I completely agree with you on Hart,
I wanted to get a friend a Bday present and since he has a kid I thought that a cordless shop vac would be a good idea. I didn't want to lock him into a system that you have to go to a particular place to get batteries, etc that wasn't easy to get to so I thought Hart would be a good idea since Walmart is everywhere. Although not a big fan of the 20v batteries. I have been looking for 3rd party batteries but haven't been able to find any, unlike other brands.
Stil is number one in chan saws hands down
Nothing to do with this subject but I just wanted to say thank you for the deals of week from last week. I bought the 40v HART chainsaw with battery and 40v leaf blower combo for $139 and it came with a charger. I've used both and they work great for what I needed them for.
The hart tools are great. I replaced all my old craftsman cordless tools with hart they are holding up to extensive use.
This man went IN! Sheesh...
Stanley cordless tools also have a heavy presence in Latin America. I saw some that looked like Yellow Porter Cable tools and the new ones are repainted Craftsman cordless tools.
Nice explanation of who owns what, you history of brands and comparisons are the best
That was very interesting I didn't realize there was that many companies making tools out there at least I know what to look for now and what not to look for thank you for the information
I always enjoy seeing these videos from you and others. Nice to see an update.
Hey bear, I confirmed the impacts from earthquake, ac delco and durofix are all the same. The current gen from durofix are brushless, and they kept ac delco with brushed motors.
Never had any Worx tool that did not work, have just about everything! Just need that new E-SCOOTER now! Been thinking of the riding Hart mower from Walmart... ITW is Illinois Tool Works... my neighbor. Great vid!
Wesco is a lot like uline too. They sell pallet jacks and industrial/warehouse equipment
Different companies with the same name. In fact there are several companies that share that name, pretty confusing.
We got the Greenworks 80v mower and string trimmer. Really awesome tools, would be interested in the history of Greenworks.
You forgot to mention one of the best-Fein tools ;)
36:36 home hardware as an obsence amounts of them in Canada, I can also get a 4AH and a sander for 65$ at a pawn shop here.
Also did I not tell you about how they where sold here for like 2 months before you went lmfao.
So much preparation! Thank you for this update.
That's one good lookin bear
Ya things with batteries that aren't designed to be swapped isn't really a big deal to me unless it's like an iphone or something that is glued in but if it is just disassemble and reinstall I don't care the only problem is if it's something that I'm going to use enough to need to swap it then it's an inconvenience
This is great information about Chervon. Had no idea about EGO, Skil & FLEX, I just recently got into Masterforce's corded tools and they've been fantastic. If I am in the Midwest, I'm shopping at Menard's. If I wasn't in 20V Max, I'd be in Boost.
Very enlightening. Thanks so much for all your hard work and research. Makita fan.
You dont go with Hilti, because the only reason people buy it, is the exclusiveness, every brand is as good as hilti.
Bosch seems everywhere in Scandinavia, but DeWalt still very strong on miter saws.... Festool tools on TV shows there too....I own both DeWalt & Ryobi now.... & Ego mower/blower, will check out Hart in the future..... great video
Wow Red thanks for all that you really went the extra mile!
This was a great video of tools....one comment though, be wary of Harbor Freight --- if your power tool breaks out of warranty, you stuck with a hunk of junk. Unlike brands like Makita, Dewalt (just to mention 2), Harbor Freight does NOT have a service center to repair your tool. I made that mistake once and will stick only with brands like Makita, Bosch, DeWalt, Porter-Cable, and Rockwell -- now if they would just make batteries that were universal.
Great job researching and presenting. That has to take a substantial amount of time.
Thanks Bear really appreciate This one
Reviva line is single use then put in landfill.
I've used all the known brands like everyone else but Hitachi has always been my favorite ever since buying a C12LSH when I was 19. I just hate the new name (even though it's been about 5 years). I read earlier this month that they might be changing it again to JUST Metabo and merging the lines. It's just hard for me to get further into a brand when the name keeps changing every week. My Metabo HPT stuff has the same name as my Metabo stuff yet uses the same batteries as my Hitachi stuff. It's confusing trying to example to random people when they're using my tools.
When a talking bear says "redonkulous" in a video you know it's worth watching 🤣
Hychika is a brand I have likes here recently, cheap works well and comes with a battery. Also forgive me if i forgot but did you mention workpro?
The Ford drill looks like a TECPO!
Well there Tool Bear, I've came across this BAUER line up due to buying using the "cheap" chinese crap, Warrior, and some other one, and realized that these cheap China Freight stuff is REALLY GOOD! Way better than my big "SET" of US: Sears Craftsman that I've paid HUNDRE$ for , back in the '90's.... So, I went to China Freight to buy Hercules...... bought 2 different tools, and they said that were out of chargers....... I came back a week or 2 later, they had NO IDEA, when /if: they'd be getting these chargers....? So, I decided to trade them back in, and get they're Bauer line up! > Wow, maybe not as good as that Hercules brand, but > They do me good, and right, I've now about 8 different tools, and about 5 batteries, from the 1.5amp, to the 5.0 amp,,,,,,, they are good, and they've lasted being inside of my Garage in Yuma, Az, where it gets up to 120F each /every summer now for over 2 summers, and they still hold a charge! I love them!
@thedenoftools do a history of RIDGID!
60v Toro has served me well
Had no idea
Would love to see the Big Wall Chart showing each "owner" and their brands.
Problem would be that it would change ever few years.
Any resources to track battery interchangeability between all these brands?
There is none. Except in cases like Mac, Cline and others that are specifically designed to take someone else’s battery because they don’t have their own
*"52 minutes??* This video can't possibly be only about cordless tool brands."
Yeah and I had to leave some of the smaller brands out.
Completely unrelated to the tools themselves, how insane is it to be living in a world where we are taking tool advice from a virtual bear. This is not the appropriation of VTuber technology I expected
Bosch and TTI are across the road from each other in South Carolina. Hmmmm....
One brand mentioned in this video has slipped so far in quality compared to historically that it may die.. Cadillac. I don't know anyone that has one and is happy with it. One lady had gone through 4 motors in 150k miles!
Is craftsman going to debut any new v20 tools? Planer, router, belt sander?
I've seen Menard's when I was working out in Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana but none here in the Northeast and mid Atlantic states.
Also none in CA and I guess neither in the Pacific NW
Basically just a Midwest/ Great Lakes regional store.
I want to start a tool truck business that sells reasonable price tools.
Bear, longtime appreciator of your channel and content. Please let my nit-picking come across with a tone that is friendly and kind...
Extensive purposes?
I used to think it was intensive. Though it might not be wrong to use either of those, traditional use is "intents and purposes"
"Could care less"... So many use that as a sarcastic sort of thing that I also used for decades, but "couldn't care less" actually makes sense.
Maybe you already know that stuff and prefer colloquial usage, and if so please allow me to back all the way up and off of those nuts. LOL great video have a lovely day sir!
No worries man I’m always up for learning more. It’s funny though because I have a really strong grasp of English. Stepfather was an English major so I was corrected all the time as a kid. On top of that I have literally read thousands of books, it’s a passion of mine but that said I often get caught up when doing these videos as I don’t work from a script, just bullet points and often my tongue gets away from me 😂
My personal peeve: unneeded apostrophe's 😉🤭
@@KreemieNewgatt Your to much! Their's never enough!
Any Bosch users excited about “Amp-share”?
I am. Can't wait to slide my CORE battery on a Fein multi-tool. Hopefully those revamped tools as well as other brands mentioned come to North America. They'd make for a heck of a lineup here
Good history lesson bear. Flex has absolutely the worst infomercial flex does not seem to be selling well at my local lowes. Any truth that apex is making harbor freight sockets. Shine on
I don’t have confirmation, but they sure look like Apex sockets at least on the Quinn line
What about is there any one doing battery adapters, were you can use a Dewalt with a Milwaukee or visa a versa?
So you can exchange batteries and run different tools?
Yes, search on amazon. I have some and are mostly cheapo plastic, but if you find what you need, works without issues.
I bought an adapter to run my DeWalt batteries on my old Craftsman 19.2v circular saw. works great
Plenty of aftermarket solutions available online for 20-50 bucks, but the biggest risk with using them is deep discharge (i.e. putting your batteries in a coma if you leave them attached or run them out). They don't allow the tool and battery to communicate (edit: typically)
Very informative video. Thank you tool bear!