As an old service tech, I carried barrels of grease and had a high pressure air operated grease pump. Greasing valves on gas wells used up a lot of grease. Used the stuff we called peanut butter on the wells down south but learned the hard way that it would freeze up here in WV. Had to start using the more expensive stuff to handle the cold. Really enjoy watching your vids and have much respect for how you work. Believe it or not but sometimes I miss that kind of work. It’s true that it gets down in your blood. Godspeed Zach and may he continue to bless you and yours.
@@davezul4396 If you used it you know it was a mess. Got on everything. Clothes, inside your truck and on your boots. One of the things I don’t miss from being an old oilfield hand.
Haha 🤣 I 100% just realized why I watched this video from beginning to end. Zach's personality is on point, this guy can probably figure out how to fix anything while making it fun to watch. Oil field videos or not I'll be back! Appreciate your hard work brother keep it up.
I’ve run into warranty problems like this with other manufacturers; my solution is to go buy another (obviously you’ll have to find a brick and mortar store that has one) wait a couple of days and take the old one back with the receipt from the new one. Usually they’ll tell me they will replace it with another-I tell them I want a refund because if something that expensive breaks that easily I don’t want it. I don’t feel bad about it because the store is going to get credit from the manufacture and I get what I paid for.
My air compressor is a 1937 IR upright, most of my air tools are from the ‘50s through the ‘70s. My old Lincoln grease gun is a hand me down I got 40 years ago when it was probably 20 years old. Zach, they just simply don’t make tools for the working man anymore and as far as amazon goes? Aint no way I’m contributing to bezos empire
Zach, when you have 100,000 subscribers Milwaukee will send you new tools to remove this video. GREAT STUFF. your a real down to earth guy and I can relate to your methods. Thanks
If they had spent 3 cents and put a conformal coating on that circuit board, it would not have failed. It says volumes to their quality that they didn't.
Conformal coating is fairly inexpensive. Lot less product required than potting in epoxy resin, so way less expensive. If they gave a crap about quality they'd coat at least.
Wonder if you can flip over the piston in the grease gun. Like the older Lincoln grease guns. Had the tube stamped this way for grease tubes And this way for bulk grease
Only potential issue I see is that switch isn't rated to carry the current of that motor. But switches are cheap as long as is dont weld the contacts, that motor probably draws upwards of 10 amps or better .
Thanks. I really like knowing about tools . I'm almost 61 and when I was young Millwaukie was all I bought for Grinders. Hell my BIG 7" lasted till it was stolen about 15 years later. I believe they were made in America then? Bought it in 1990. I don't remember my 4.5 or my Die Grinder ever dieing either. But sombody else needed them. People have always taken Tools from me all my Life. Today most things are JUNK.
Hi Zach hey thanks for the info on Milwaukee tools, for years when I was twisting wrenches and they were twisting me, that's all I used is the mark 1 eyeball to watch for grease coming out a fitting or suspension joint. They are proud of their tools, to bad they don't work out in the real world, just bought one of their impact drill drivers will watch where and when I use it.....But I still have my Ryobi drill driver that is 12 years old and still going strong. Take care..................see ya
Crazy that the little circuit board in that thing is so darned delicate. Grease guns are my nemesis... I hate 'em. I buy good ones and they screw up... I buy cheap ones and they screw up. It would never in 1000 years consider buying an electronic grease gun! I think some tasks are just not meant to be easy! ;)
Thanks 🙏. I have the same problem. I guess I need to get the grease gun back out of the garbage. I did learn not to spray brake cleaner on Milwaukee tools also The plastic fan blades will brake off and lock them up.
Tuber here Zach another great video, don’t apologize for content, if a tool is not up to your expectations tell us, there’s no sugar coating in Zach’s life, just ask Female!
My grease gun symptoms have to do with where the battery mounts. I haven't taken the time to take it apart and find out, but this is what it does. I pull the trigger and nothing happens. I wiggle, move, hold the battery until a trigger pull will work and if I don't jar the gun to hard, it will continue to work until I bump the battery again. It does it no matter which one of my batteries I use.
Check out Metabo cordless tools (not Metabo HPT). A lot of the 18v and 36v lineup is still made in Germany and most of their stuff can take severe abuse. I work commercial construction in the rain and dirt all the time, throw them around, dropped a drill 30' onto concrete once and only cracked a battery. Still have a couple batteries from 2016 that work decent after thousands of charge cycles, and even one from 2011 that isn't completely dead yet. Not crazy expensive like Festool is either.
I didn‘t know that you can actually get the real Metabo tools over there? I‘m from Germany and the internal construction of our german Metabo Tools is actually great! The gearbox includes needle bearings for every small gear, where makita, Milwaukee, Ryobi, Bosch, etc. have none!
Just imho, what you said at the end about consistent uploads for youtube, you are a working guy, your life comes first, you have to pay bills and eat, so uploading vids comes 2nd. I can only speak for myself, but, I'll watch when you upload.
I have a lot of Milwaukee. I absolutely agree you can not get the grease gun wet. I also got my first one wet I’m thinking with a gasoline soaked rag cleaning it after use I was fortunate I had purchased it at Atwoods I suppose anyway they exchanged no questions at Woodward bout 5 years ago. So needless to say I try not to get it or my impact that shit is high dollar Zach for President
I had my stubby 3/8 impact outside in pouring rain and I let it dry out and it still works. I really think it’s were you bought em, iv heard of fakes being sold that look identical
Another great video, Zach. I am always impressed with your mechanical knowledge, you make it all look so easy. Hopefully a Milwaukee representative will see your videos and offer you compensation for your time and troubles with their tools.
I hope that micro switch holds up to motor current. In OEM configuration, that switch only turns on the electronic relay what carries the motor current. Being an inductive load. You should fit a diode across the switch contacts to help reduce arcing when its contacts open.
Thanks. Actually the original set up did open and close motor current through the switch but opened motor circuit with mosfet after it had pumped set amount of grease.
On some grease guns you reverse the rubber seal inside the tube if you are using cartridges as opposed to refilling. Not sure if Milwaukee has that feature, but I know Lincoln does. 2 of my Milwaukee grease guns have trouble with that dosing feature and your video is exactly what I was looking for in order to just bypass it.
Zach, looks like that failed PCB had no conformal coating on it. I have a couple Milwaukee cordless tools, one older, one newer. I opened them up, the older does have conformal coating, the new one does not. I guess Milwaukee decided to save a few pennies per tool. Nice fix on your part. The PCB may also have driven an LED for illumination, another function you can get by without.
as an engineering student, shit like that happens, hopefully someone will see that, water proofing paint is dirt cheap for pcbs, makes electronic components a big pain in the ass to replace though
I’ve had issues with milwaukee tools I have a pvc cutter that got a few drops of water and blew the board. So I did everything you did by eliminating all their cheap Chinese circuit boards. And switched all my other tools to dewalt and haven’t had issues since.
I do some marine construction, and use porter cable and dewalt. Both have been dropped in the lake and retrieved and worked the rest of the day. Shortens the battery life, but at least I can keep working
Hey one thing to watch out for, if the batteries aren't protected, it's possible that the tool will under-volt the battery and risk failure of the battery.
It's a shame. I have a Milwaukee sawzall I bought in the 90s that I've pretty well abused and it still runs great. Of course it has a power cord and no circuit board. They probably outsourced their engineering years ago. When management stops respecting engineering the clock starts ticking on the company.
Many years ago I bought a Milwaukee metal cutting circular saw it lasted 3 days I did not use it past capacity or abuse it. They would not warrantee it because of the date of manufacture it was brand new on the store shelf when I bought it I had to have it repaired at an authorized service center and ate the bill.
Zach I like all your videos including the Oil Field ones. Great Review on the tools. I watched both of them. One big problem is that Stanley now owns too many of the brand names. I remember when Milwaukie was Top Shelf and so was Craftsman. I suggest people research who owns all the brand name tools. You will be surprised who Stanley now owns.
Stanley Black and Decker doesn't own Milwaukee. Milwaukee is owned by TTI, the same brand that makes Ryobi, Ridgid, and Hart. Stanley Black and Decker owns Craftsman, Dewalt, Stanley, Black and Decker, and a few others.
The "fuel" lineup is prone to have gremlins. If you are a man sized man, your pinky finger will accidentally change modes on the impacts, infuriating because it happens most when in a tight spot or reaching an awkward fastener. If you are running screws in, decide to back the screw out alittle, but don't give it a second or 2 to register that you've switched to counterclockwise, they will drive the screw on in. This is terrible if you're installing metal roofing, doors, or covers...
Yeah I’m not sure how I feel about Milwaukee and the fact that they won’t service off Amazon is super annoying. Hope you have better luck in the future. I wonder if they have hired a bunch of new engineers to make tools to keep up with all the different models they want to have and the quality has really dropped from that too.
I have never rated Milwaukie, Ryobi and Bosch for a long time now. Only use Makita and Metabo these days, spent forty years in metal bashing industry and found that they are the only grinders that last so use only those two brands for compatibility reasons.
It’s just so strange you’ve used Ryobi for years now, and Milwaukee is made by the same Chinese conglomerate, so you’d think the higher price point would at least meant higher quality not just some fancier grips or something. I guess not…
The vast majority including me like Milwaukee tools. I've had great luck with them. That said everyone pumps out a few lemons. Also Zach is extremely hard on things bordering on a bit abusive. No circuit boards like that. Lastly he purchased from Amazon, a place full of counterfeit products, or resold tools purchased in bulk return pallets.
That is a security system so that it does not explode if you fill it with another electric pump. And I'm not saying it because I think so, I'm saying it because that's what I think they would say because they are experts in selling us failures as features. I can already imagine the *big text* inside a star in the next boxes they ship: "Now with a patent pending anti-overfill system." then in the small text: "And we also include an ecological, washable and reusable workshop rag totally free. Note: The rag may have some similarities to Chinese workers underpants, but it's pure coincidence."
That shocked me about Milwaukee I know alot of guys that get pretty good service out of them I use Dewalt they have never asked where I purchased it just want the serial number and if it's within the warranty they send me a new one
Milwaukee actually has a very good warranty, suck about that amazon bs! They warrantied my 5 years old hammer drill and actually swapped the plastic casing simply because why not, nothing wrong with it it's the trigger that was broken. Another time my 1/2 impact broke, same shit with the trigger acting up, instead of fixing it they just gave me the upgraded model! I can't believe you can't work with amazon for your warranties?
Have to really wonder if you got a counterfeit tool on amazon. I can't see Milwaukee skipping on the conformal coating on the circuit boards but who knows? Maybe they are getting cheap.
Sorry to hear about how crappy your Milwaukee tools have been. I run them and have very good results but everyone has a different experience. I've found that home depot's website usually beats out amazon on the pricing for Milwaukee and they are the main dealer so it would be easy to warranty them. I buy most of mine off the local Cornwell tools truck and he has warrantied some batteries for me with no problems. I live in western Washington state and all of mine have been thoroughly soaked a time or two and kept on ticking. Very disappointing how easy yours died.
I will not buy anything from Amazon now for sure. What you are seeing right now on the board is corrosion from the soldering flux they are using at the factory. The water let the flux react again. Had the same thing happen to my Dewalt grease gun zack. Board just died, but it was 2 years old. They just do not make Milwaukee tools like the old type PERIOD. Had to fix the seal on the plunger rod also.
The only way to get a grease gun that's not junk is to fab and machine one because the commercial krap is a race to the bottom. I've never seen a grease gun I respected (I'm 64) because production cost always came first. If you make a pneumatic grease gun built like your press that should end the matter, but no one is going to sell one.
It sounds like Milwaukee is not as good as their marketting. It is also hard to spell. Stick to Ryobi, it is easier to spell, and far more economical. Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
What a disappointment to know that Milwaukee doesn’t warranty anything bought off of Amazon. I never knew that. I have a lot of Milwaukee tools that I have been very pleased with however I buy all of them from Fastenal. I was told Milwaukee has two different grades of tools one for the big box store and one for the industrial use.
cut the circuit board and trow it away ahahahah you are my hero ! as electronics enthusiast I can say... why they do not coat the board ? they want save pennies .. this is sad !!! because the companies are run by managers without any knowledge of the work, the only focus that have is on price and income.
It appears that those boards have not been conformal coated. Had they been the water damage that you have experienced probably would not have happened as the coating seals as well as insulates. The process is so inexpensive it is hard to believe that Milwaukee skipped this but who knows. You can pick up a spray can of the stuff and cover your circuit boards with it to protect them. Pay attention to any 'cooling process' built into the board as you DO NOT want to insulate these surfaces with this coating. Just as an observation, you, yourself, are hard on tools and prone to not respecting them. Your business is known for destroying tools in short order so...
That's a bum deal, it shouldn't matter if it was bought on amazon or at home depot! maybe they don't like dealing with tools bought on amazon because any joe-shmo could make a amazon store and sell goods, possibly procured in a manner that is unfitting of a retail , brick and mortar store... If someone wanted to they could buy a pallet of returned tools and sell as new, or even stolen goods being sold as new.
that little tiny microswitch might burn up, it prolly just switches those two fat transistors soldered to the board but when it does, it's a cheap part to replace, or you can stick a lightswitch on the outside like you said lol get your vacations in now, no sense at all in hanging onto money in this economy
As an old service tech, I carried barrels of grease and had a high pressure air operated grease pump. Greasing valves on gas wells used up a lot of grease. Used the stuff we called peanut butter on the wells down south but learned the hard way that it would freeze up here in WV. Had to start using the more expensive stuff to handle the cold. Really enjoy watching your vids and have much respect for how you work. Believe it or not but sometimes I miss that kind of work. It’s true that it gets down in your blood. Godspeed Zach and may he continue to bless you and yours.
I haven’t heard “peanut butter” in a long time..
@@davezul4396 If you used it you know it was a mess. Got on everything. Clothes, inside your truck and on your boots. One of the things I don’t miss from being an old oilfield hand.
Haha 🤣 I 100% just realized why I watched this video from beginning to end. Zach's personality is on point, this guy can probably figure out how to fix anything while making it fun to watch. Oil field videos or not I'll be back! Appreciate your hard work brother keep it up.
I’ve run into warranty problems like this with other manufacturers; my solution is to go buy another (obviously you’ll have to find a brick and mortar store that has one) wait a couple of days and take the old one back with the receipt from the new one. Usually they’ll tell me they will replace it with another-I tell them I want a refund because if something that expensive breaks that easily I don’t want it. I don’t feel bad about it because the store is going to get credit from the manufacture and I get what I paid for.
Amazon, and most online retailers, are not approved retailers of Milwaukee, or most power tool brands.
@@Studio23Media They're also full of counterfeits
My air compressor is a 1937 IR upright, most of my air tools are from the ‘50s through the ‘70s. My old Lincoln grease gun is a hand me down I got 40 years ago when it was probably 20 years old. Zach, they just simply don’t make tools for the working man anymore and as far as amazon goes? Aint no way I’m contributing to bezos empire
Zach, when you have 100,000 subscribers Milwaukee will send you new tools to remove this video. GREAT STUFF. your a real down to earth guy and I can relate to your methods. Thanks
If they had spent 3 cents and put a conformal coating on that circuit board, it would not have failed. It says volumes to their quality that they didn't.
Conformal coating is fairly inexpensive. Lot less product required than potting in epoxy resin, so way less expensive. If they gave a crap about quality they'd coat at least.
@@solanaceae2069 Sadly they had to save three cents.
Wonder if you can flip over the piston in the grease gun.
Like the older Lincoln grease guns. Had the tube stamped this way for grease tubes
And this way for bulk grease
Only potential issue I see is that switch isn't rated to carry the current of that motor. But switches are cheap as long as is dont weld the contacts, that motor probably draws upwards of 10 amps or better .
Thank you, and God bless. Due to you taking the time to do this video I was able to repair my grease gun and save $300+ thanks again!
Awesome
As hot as it's been in Texas this year, it was probably sweat that got to your grease gun.
Thanks. I really like knowing about tools . I'm almost 61 and when I was young Millwaukie was all I bought for Grinders. Hell my BIG 7" lasted till it was stolen about 15 years later. I believe they were made in America then? Bought it in 1990. I don't remember my 4.5 or my Die Grinder ever dieing either. But sombody else needed them. People have always taken Tools from me all my Life. Today most things are JUNK.
Love the way Zack cut off the electronics and tossed it across the desk. Junk. ❤❤❤
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Hi Zach hey thanks for the info on Milwaukee tools, for years when I was twisting wrenches and they were twisting me, that's all I used is the mark 1 eyeball to watch for grease coming out a fitting or suspension joint. They are proud of their tools, to bad they don't work out in the real world, just bought one of their impact drill drivers will watch where and when I use it.....But I still have my Ryobi drill driver that is 12 years old and still going strong. Take care..................see ya
Crazy that the little circuit board in that thing is so darned delicate. Grease guns are my nemesis... I hate 'em. I buy good ones and they screw up... I buy cheap ones and they screw up. It would never in 1000 years consider buying an electronic grease gun! I think some tasks are just not meant to be easy! ;)
Thanks 🙏. I have the same problem. I guess I need to get the grease gun back out of the garbage. I did learn not to spray brake cleaner on Milwaukee tools also The plastic fan blades will brake off and lock them up.
Ha take that Milwaukee, Zach that was awesome man 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I had a milwakee m12 that died during a lite rain storm. Now i am a makita guy that doesn't use his tools in the rain. Anyway, nice fix. Cheers
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Zach another great video, don’t apologize for content, if a tool is not up to your expectations tell us, there’s no sugar coating in Zach’s life, just ask Female!
My grease gun symptoms have to do with where the battery mounts. I haven't taken the time to take it apart and find out, but this is what it does. I pull the trigger and nothing happens. I wiggle, move, hold the battery until a trigger pull will work and if I don't jar the gun to hard, it will continue to work until I bump the battery again. It does it no matter which one of my batteries I use.
I like your honesty, don’t mind the jumping around with what you’re doing.
Check out Metabo cordless tools (not Metabo HPT). A lot of the 18v and 36v lineup is still made in Germany and most of their stuff can take severe abuse. I work commercial construction in the rain and dirt all the time, throw them around, dropped a drill 30' onto concrete once and only cracked a battery. Still have a couple batteries from 2016 that work decent after thousands of charge cycles, and even one from 2011 that isn't completely dead yet. Not crazy expensive like Festool is either.
Ill do it. Thanks.
I didn‘t know that you can actually get the real Metabo tools over there? I‘m from Germany and the internal construction of our german Metabo Tools is actually great! The gearbox includes needle bearings for every small gear, where makita, Milwaukee, Ryobi, Bosch, etc. have none!
Just imho, what you said at the end about consistent uploads for youtube, you are a working guy, your life comes first, you have to pay bills and eat, so uploading vids comes 2nd. I can only speak for myself, but, I'll watch when you upload.
I have a lot of Milwaukee. I absolutely agree you can not get the grease gun wet. I also got my first one wet I’m thinking with a gasoline soaked rag cleaning it after use I was fortunate I had purchased it at Atwoods I suppose anyway they exchanged no questions at Woodward bout 5 years ago. So needless to say I try not to get it or my impact that shit is high dollar Zach for President
I had my stubby 3/8 impact outside in pouring rain and I let it dry out and it still works. I really think it’s were you bought em, iv heard of fakes being sold that look identical
I keep breaking 3/8" m12 ratchets..
I personally think anymore it’s hit or miss on buying anything that’s worth it’s money even buying a brand name or not thanks for sharing buddy
Another great video, Zach. I am always impressed with your mechanical knowledge, you make it all look so easy.
Hopefully a Milwaukee representative will see your videos and offer you compensation for your time and troubles with their tools.
To bulkfill you need to invert the rubber plunger.
YOU ARE SOMETHING!!
I don’t have any Milwaukee tools. We have Dewalt battery grease guns at work and they leak by the plunger seals too, what a mess.
I hope that micro switch holds up to motor current.
In OEM configuration, that switch only turns on the electronic relay what carries the motor current.
Being an inductive load. You should fit a diode across the switch contacts to help reduce arcing when its contacts open.
Thanks. Actually the original set up did open and close motor current through the switch but opened motor circuit with mosfet after it had pumped set amount of grease.
On some grease guns you reverse the rubber seal inside the tube if you are using cartridges as opposed to refilling. Not sure if Milwaukee has that feature, but I know Lincoln does. 2 of my Milwaukee grease guns have trouble with that dosing feature and your video is exactly what I was looking for in order to just bypass it.
Milwalkee is supposed to work with both, but I put a almite rubber seal in it.
Zach, looks like that failed PCB had no conformal coating on it. I have a couple Milwaukee cordless tools, one older, one newer. I opened them up, the older does have conformal coating, the new one does not. I guess Milwaukee decided to save a few pennies per tool. Nice fix on your part. The PCB may also have driven an LED for illumination, another function you can get by without.
as an engineering student, shit like that happens, hopefully someone will see that, water proofing paint is dirt cheap for pcbs, makes electronic components a big pain in the ass to replace though
Don't feel bad about dogging the brand. It's good to have truthful reviews like this so people have an idea of what they're getting into.
Good to know about Amazon. Now in my mind all my Milwaukee tools came from Home Depot! My scanner and Photoshop will agree.
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee
I’ve had issues with milwaukee tools I have a pvc cutter that got a few drops of water and blew the board. So I did everything you did by eliminating all their cheap Chinese circuit boards. And switched all my other tools to dewalt and haven’t had issues since.
I do some marine construction, and use porter cable and dewalt. Both have been dropped in the lake and retrieved and worked the rest of the day. Shortens the battery life, but at least I can keep working
Hey one thing to watch out for, if the batteries aren't protected, it's possible that the tool will under-volt the battery and risk failure of the battery.
A company that does not honor it's products is not a company to do business with, imho.
It's a shame. I have a Milwaukee sawzall I bought in the 90s that I've pretty well abused and it still runs great. Of course it has a power cord and no circuit board. They probably outsourced their engineering years ago. When management stops respecting engineering the clock starts ticking on the company.
Many years ago I bought a Milwaukee metal cutting circular saw it lasted 3 days I did not use it past capacity or abuse it. They would not warrantee it because of the date of manufacture it was brand new on the store shelf when I bought it I had to have it repaired at an authorized service center and ate the bill.
Sounds about right.
There is something called "conformal coating". If that's used, the board is bulletproof as to moisture.
Zach I like all your videos including the Oil Field ones. Great Review on the tools. I watched both of them. One big problem is that Stanley now owns too many of the brand names. I remember when Milwaukie was Top Shelf and so was Craftsman. I suggest people research who owns all the brand name tools. You will be surprised who Stanley now owns.
I agree, anymore it's just slightly stronger junk.
Stanley Black and Decker doesn't own Milwaukee. Milwaukee is owned by TTI, the same brand that makes Ryobi, Ridgid, and Hart. Stanley Black and Decker owns Craftsman, Dewalt, Stanley, Black and Decker, and a few others.
The "fuel" lineup is prone to have gremlins. If you are a man sized man, your pinky finger will accidentally change modes on the impacts, infuriating because it happens most when in a tight spot or reaching an awkward fastener. If you are running screws in, decide to back the screw out alittle, but don't give it a second or 2 to register that you've switched to counterclockwise, they will drive the screw on in. This is terrible if you're installing metal roofing, doors, or covers...
Yeah I’m not sure how I feel about Milwaukee and the fact that they won’t service off Amazon is super annoying. Hope you have better luck in the future. I wonder if they have hired a bunch of new engineers to make tools to keep up with all the different models they want to have and the quality has really dropped from that too.
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee.
I have never rated Milwaukie, Ryobi and Bosch for a long time now. Only use Makita and Metabo these days, spent forty years in metal bashing industry and found that they are the only grinders that last so use only those two brands for compatibility reasons.
Mr zack you are so right love your videos keep them coming
winters coming. go get yourself a nice vacation somplace. thanks for the heads up on
that milwaukee crap and that bizarre amazon policy too
We have a Milwaukee and a Dewalt at work. The Dewalt is way faster at pumping grease.
It’s just so strange you’ve used Ryobi for years now, and Milwaukee is made by the same Chinese conglomerate, so you’d think the higher price point would at least meant higher quality not just some fancier grips or something. I guess not…
The vast majority including me like Milwaukee tools. I've had great luck with them. That said everyone pumps out a few lemons. Also Zach is extremely hard on things bordering on a bit abusive. No circuit boards like that. Lastly he purchased from Amazon, a place full of counterfeit products, or resold tools purchased in bulk return pallets.
Dude just found your channel. Thanks for the uploads. Awesome content
Wow. Thanks for the information. I have been planning on buying a battery impact and was actually thinking Milwaukee. I going Dewalt!
George I bought a Dewalt impact it is a work horse, works great.
Milwaukee is not getting another dollar from me.
That is a security system so that it does not explode if you fill it with another electric pump. And I'm not saying it because I think so, I'm saying it because that's what I think they would say because they are experts in selling us failures as features.
I can already imagine the *big text* inside a star in the next boxes they ship: "Now with a patent pending anti-overfill system." then in the small text: "And we also include an ecological, washable and reusable workshop rag totally free. Note: The rag may have some similarities to Chinese workers underpants, but it's pure coincidence."
Zack I see service trucks with Milwaukee tool box's bolted on the top of the cabinets. Now it makes me wonder if it's just to impress others? 🤔
More oil…more oil… more oil shows !
That shocked me about Milwaukee I know alot of guys that get pretty good service out of them I use Dewalt they have never asked where I purchased it just want the serial number and if it's within the warranty they send me a new one
I know how you feel, that is why I try to buy my tools direct from thre manufacturer, pay for the warranty
Thanks for Your time and effort Zach,
Milwaukee actually has a very good warranty, suck about that amazon bs! They warrantied my 5 years old hammer drill and actually swapped the plastic casing simply because why not, nothing wrong with it it's the trigger that was broken. Another time my 1/2 impact broke, same shit with the trigger acting up, instead of fixing it they just gave me the upgraded model! I can't believe you can't work with amazon for your warranties?
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee
@@Studio23Media Is Amazon an approved retailer of Milwaukee?
Have to really wonder if you got a counterfeit tool on amazon. I can't see Milwaukee skipping on the conformal coating on the circuit boards but who knows? Maybe they are getting cheap.
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee, so it's very possible.
Sorry to hear about how crappy your Milwaukee tools have been. I run them and have very good results but everyone has a different experience. I've found that home depot's website usually beats out amazon on the pricing for Milwaukee and they are the main dealer so it would be easy to warranty them. I buy most of mine off the local Cornwell tools truck and he has warrantied some batteries for me with no problems. I live in western Washington state and all of mine have been thoroughly soaked a time or two and kept on ticking. Very disappointing how easy yours died.
Thanks. I'm going to stick with buying from home depot.
Hoping someone from Milwaukee notices your videos and hooks you up. Maybe fixes their product
great video
You should get yourself an electric screwdriver. Milwaukee makes a good one. Oh.... never mind.
I am surprised the board wasnt epoxy coated for moisture issues.
Makes me feel a bit better about my Ridgid stockpile. Same parent company but a tad cheaper at least.
I will not buy anything from Amazon now for sure. What you are seeing right now on the board is corrosion from the soldering flux they are using at the factory. The water let the flux react again. Had the same thing happen to my Dewalt grease gun zack. Board just died, but it was 2 years old. They just do not make Milwaukee tools like the old type PERIOD. Had to fix the seal on the plunger rod also.
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee.
The only way to get a grease gun that's not junk is to fab and machine one because the commercial krap is a race to the bottom. I've never seen a grease gun I respected (I'm 64) because production cost always came first. If you make a pneumatic grease gun built like your press that should end the matter, but no one is going to sell one.
You won't believe this but the same company makes Ryobi make Milwaukee products too.
When they tell me no warranty i just buy another one and send back the broken one saying the new one failed
It sounds like Milwaukee is not as good as their marketting. It is also hard to spell. Stick to Ryobi, it is easier to spell, and far more economical. Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
Lot of fakes on Amazon lately....not sure if that's the case here...but I understand their stance on the warranty.
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee, so it's very possible
What a disappointment to know that Milwaukee doesn’t warranty anything bought off of Amazon. I never knew that. I have a lot of Milwaukee tools that I have been very pleased with however I buy all of them from Fastenal. I was told Milwaukee has two different grades of tools one for the big box store and one for the industrial use.
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee.
Get practiced up...I'll send you mine to fix when it craps out.
Gotta keep a tube in it when you bulk load
Amazon is not an approved retailer of Milwaukee, or most power tool brands.
Back in the oil fields Zach! Vacations are for the birds!
Hahaha
My 3 month old Milwaukee grease gun died today.
It sucks I'm a Milwaukee guy . I guess everything is built to break now .
Wells need daily attention if not more. How can you just up and leave on vacation? Power everything down?
You probably get someone else to look after them...
you cant beat older tools new stuff is junk
Don't use the high speed, it strips out for no reason
My brother has one of these things for his machines.. junk!
cut the circuit board and trow it away ahahahah you are my hero ! as electronics enthusiast I can say... why they do not coat the board ? they want save pennies .. this is sad !!! because the companies are run by managers without any knowledge of the work, the only focus that have is on price and income.
Hahaha. They make better frisbees.
@@TheZachLife smartfrisbee 😄
Your the man.
You need a mic one oil field guy to another.
I had the same problem with mine except it was left out in the bed of the truck for it’s whole life. Ended up just hard wiring the switch
careful you may be over discharging your battery
What tool did you use to take apart
Thats the problem with non german Tools 😂
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Just buy another grease gun on Amazon. Then when you get it say you want your money back, and put the broken one in the box and return that.
Filp the seal for non cardboard tube filling.
Good catch.. I had forgotten that that seal is reversed when filling from a drum vs a cartridge.
Unfortunately the dopes that design these tools do not use them ! If they did well you know. 😃😳
Yep.
It appears that those boards have not been conformal coated. Had they been the water damage that you have experienced probably would not have happened as the coating seals as well as insulates. The process is so inexpensive it is hard to believe that Milwaukee skipped this but who knows. You can pick up a spray can of the stuff and cover your circuit boards with it to protect them. Pay attention to any 'cooling process' built into the board as you DO NOT want to insulate these surfaces with this coating.
Just as an observation, you, yourself, are hard on tools and prone to not respecting them. Your business is known for destroying tools in short order so...
Was that ounces or strokes?
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That's a bum deal, it shouldn't matter if it was bought on amazon or at home depot! maybe they don't like dealing with tools bought on amazon because any joe-shmo could make a amazon store and sell goods, possibly procured in a manner that is unfitting of a retail , brick and mortar store... If someone wanted to they could buy a pallet of returned tools and sell as new, or even stolen goods being sold as new.
Dewalt electric grease gun leaks by also
that little tiny microswitch might burn up, it prolly just switches those two fat transistors soldered to the board
but when it does, it's a cheap part to replace, or you can stick a lightswitch on the outside like you said lol
get your vacations in now, no sense at all in hanging onto money in this economy