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Email Address Field 'Email Address' is required. Trade Field 'Trade' is required. Country Field 'Country' is required. Heck, who hasn't. Anyway, when my XRP finally bit the dust clutch collar got stuck about half way and wouldn't spin to drill mode anymore I got fed up and decided I needed something better.
I was tired of having my tools not work when I needed them and I bit the bullet and started shopping for big boy tools instead of home owner grade stuff. The one thing that pushed me to Milwaukee was the 5 year warranty. I've used the eWarranty service a number of times and it is, hands down, the best repair experience of any company tools or otherwise that I've ever had. Now, I'm branching out for specialty tools that Milwaukee just doesn't want to come out with in a timely fashion, but the bulk of my cordless power tools are red.
I had a mish-mash of tool brands and was regularly helping a friend build fences. I decided it was time to go all cordless and try to stay all in one brand to only have 1 battery platform. I chose Milwaukee for a few reasons some of them much more petty than others :. I really hate Home Depot and look for any opportunity to try and anger them. Growing up my dad was a plumber, so I was raised with Milwaukee right angle drills and sawzalls.
So when I began buying tools it was mostly brand recognition as it was what I was most familiar with. Routers are mainly porter cable and one ridgid.
I basically have a health mix of brands. I got into m12 mainly for the stapler. It was a tool that impressed me at nps I felt for a battery stapler it was quite compact and seemed like it would be very handy.
It may have some flaws but overall it is a good tool. I also was gifted an m12 coat which is good. I picked it over my primary battery platform DeWALT because I felt like the m12 battery would be slightly more comfortable than the 20v packs, it had pocket warmers which are what I primarily use, and at the time of purchase it had a free battery deal. If I were to decide to get more 12v stuff I would probably stick with m I don't have plans to get into the line any further but I have toyed with the idea.
I don't mind multiple battery platforms but I would like to keep it to a minimum. My brother lives by Milwaukee Tools. I have had problems with M18 tools in the past on several occasions. Their warranty is fantastic though. After much hmmmming and hawwwwing I bought the transfer pump, the m18 miter two 9.
Special tools for specific reasons. My experience with Milwaukee so far has been positive. The only issue I had was with my Fuel impact wrench. The trigger started acting up shortly after I bought it, making a fizzing sound is if something was shorting out whenever I tried staging the trigger, with the tool giving an error code.
I contacted the warranty department, printed the return label, and promptly put the impact in my truck In about a week I had my repaired impact back, which has worked fine since. I think in kind of the same way. Until my last couple of purchases, all of my cordless Milwaukee tools were higher demand Fuel models except for lights which filled holes I had in the Yellow line.
A rotary hammer, circular saw, Sawzall, and impact wrenches were it, until boredom got the best of me and I picked up a bare tool One Key impact driver. Until the recent acquisition of the 2. The 18g nailer is the only Milwaukee tool that wasn't very good that I've had, obviously. The m18 gen2 Fuel hammer drill's chuck sucks but I HATE Dewalt's three speed transmission, it gets stuck and you have to blip the trigger to free it to change gears.
Probably less annoying than the chuck issue but it effects more drills. The m18 gen 1 jigsaw doesn't have the bells and whistles but it is plenty powerful.
IMO, the lighting alone is worth getting into Milwaukee's platform. They're industry leading in impact wrenches, I'm not sure why Dewalt hasn't done a Flexvolt impact wrench line to compete I've sold a few Milwaukee tools but I always use the money to buy more. I think they make solid tools overall, but there are still improvements that need to be made, in my opinion. Depending on trade, I would encourage someone to really look at what they are going to be using the tools for.
If you are a woodbutcher, I would probably do with DeWalt. MEP, probably Milwaukee. Growing up just 10 min from Black and deckers headquarters and service center everybody had their tools. As I got older and started to get into the DeWalt line but after years of watching others release new tools and DeWalt lagging behind I made the switch to Milwaukee and have never looked back.
I still have some DeWalt tools but for the most part Milwaukee is my go to line. When buying into cordless and looking outside Dewalt for the first time, Milwaukee was naturally very high on the list of alternatives to consider.
Two things threw me off compared to Makita, who I eventually went with: ambivalence about where their 18V platform is heading and not as many tools for my specific needs. Makes rotating tires a dream - not tripping over an air hose. Four Paws , Feb 25, I'm a sucker for cordless. I'm using Dewalt now. Joe Kidd , Feb 26, I saw a lot , Locust Cutter , jakethesnake and 1 other person like this.
I use torque sticks when putting nuts on, it can be a real stripper. Duce , Feb 26, You must log in or sign up to reply here. Show Ignored Content. Similar Threads - Milwaukee fuel series. Replies: 0 Views: 1, CoreyB Jun 11, Slacker , Dec 29, , in forum: Technical Area. Replies: 4 Views: Milwaukee die grinder stihl livin , Apr 14, , in forum: Tools. Replies: 18 Views: Milwaukee Chainsaw kit Sale!!!!!!! Dub11 , Jun 13, , in forum: Off Topic Area.
Bought Dec ' They've been great for me with house stuff so far. I could've gone for the size but didn't need that capacity. At the time they had the get extra tool free older tools only. I went with the slightly older brushed 6. The 7. Reactions: jphil Reactions: jrassy , JeffLebowski , jphil and 1 other person. Bradu Full Member Full Member. Aug 24, 3, 1, IL.
Milwaukee fuel is tough to beat. I mainly use the impacts and ratchet daily but have used the drills and bandsaw regularly. They hold up pretty good but I do need to send my drill off to be rebuilt. Had one battery and a charger die since I switched from snap on around 5 years ago. Pretty happy with the performance vs cost of them. Sharpshooter3 Sergeant of the Hide Full Member.
Feb 10, I recommend Milwaukee for sure! The impact is amazing we have used it to change semi wheels all kinds of torque and it fairly light weight. NY Sergeant Full Member. May 23, Dallas. I like Milwaukee. However I went Rigid. The batteries for me have always been the week link. Rigid was the ONLY company offering lifetime warranty on the batteries.
Not sure if they still are. But I would check to see if they are still offering that level of warranty.
Jan 25, 2, 1, Reactions: gigamortis. Zuul Green Banana Samoan Supporter. Jan 18, Kona, Hawaii. The newer Dewalt stuff seems to hang in there.
Mar 18, 6, 15, In your head. Porter Cable. I only use a half inch chuck drill and several impact drivers in the HVAC business. They all have taken multiple drops from ladders and other abuse and keep on going. I used the Makita, DeWalt and a couple of other store brand stuff. I will stay with the Porter Cable drills and drivers. A couple weeks ago I used the DeWalt battery sawz-all and I was impressed with the battery life using it.
Most of the circular saws and sawz-all eat batteries like popcorn. Well at least they did in the past so I have always stayed with the corded tools. Zuul said:. Feb 14, West Michigan. Honestly i dont think you can go wrong either way. Both have premium and garbage lines. For dewalt stick with the xr line. For Milwaukee get the fuel. Also the 2ah batterys suck for either so make sure you end up with a 4ah or bigger.
All of this only applies if you are going to use them everyday. If you are a average homeowner it really dont matter. This is right up there with a ford, chevy debate. Reactions: LeftyJason and Pre Redmanss said:. I do, I'm a railroader signal construction and as posted above we're all Milwaukee for cordless. If we have our boom truck with the hydraulics, we do break those out because we can drill the hole in a couple seconds and impact the lags tighter when we bore with a slightly smaller drill bit, necessary when you have a lbs tie dangling and being drug around by a loader and track hoe on a built switch panel.
We augmented it with a corded Dewalt 9" grinder, now that thing is a beast and gives no fucks when cutting. Biggest issue we had with Dewalt was batteries and not having enough power in comparison. We're torque heavy on the job as everything is rusted and beat to hell by the time we get called to work on it. At home, I run Milwaukee cordless and Dewalt corded.
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