Gregor 4,846 #51 Posted March 7, 2021 Yesterday I mentioned that I recently replaced my 20 year old 1V Dewalt cordless 1/2" drill, with a new Dewalt 20V Lithium Ion. The reason I did this is because my 18V had a problem. It sometimes would catch the gears and go, sometimes not. This morning I finished the rebuild of a 2 cycle, 1 cylinder, Lawn Boy motor. When I finish one, if I can, I will spin it with a drill to fire it up. (hopefully it fires up ) I suspect I may have spun a few too many motors with my 18V, hence the gear problem. Today I grabbed my new "Super Dooper Pooper" 20V lithium Ion drill to spin it. Wouldn't touch it. Not even a grunt. It just kicked out as in overload or something. This really surprised me. I had to use my corded 1/2" Makita to spin it. I suppose it kicks out to protect itself. BTW The motor runs great. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #52 Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Gregor said: Yesterday I mentioned that I recently replaced my 20 year old 1V Dewalt cordless 1/2" drill, with a new Dewalt 20V Lithium Ion. The reason I did this is because my 18V had a problem. It sometimes would catch the gears and go, sometimes not. This morning I finished the rebuild of a 2 cycle, 1 cylinder, Lawn Boy motor. When I finish one, if I can, I will spin it with a drill to fire it up. (hopefully it fires up ) I suspect I may have spun a few too many motors with my 18V, hence the gear problem. Today I grabbed my new "Super Dooper Pooper" 20V lithium Ion drill to spin it. Wouldn't touch it. Not even a grunt. It just kicked out as in overload or something. This really surprised me. I had to use my corded 1/2" Makita to spin it. I suppose it kicks out to protect itself. BTW The motor runs great. I'm surprised! Would have thought the opposite! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-85 685 #53 Posted March 8, 2021 Milwaukee all the way! C-85 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #54 Posted March 9, 2021 On 3/7/2021 at 2:14 PM, DennisThornton said: I'm surprised! Would have thought the opposite! Turns out I wasn't being fair. I just realized I had the drill in high gear. That won't work.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #55 Posted March 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, Gregor said: Turns out I wasn't being fair. I just realized I had the drill in high gear. That won't work.. OK! That makes sense and makes me feel better too. Thanks for the feedback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,481 #56 Posted March 14, 2021 Thanks to all who replied . I've opted to look into the off-shore batteries as mentioned above before I pull the trigger on any new purchases . I'm still looking hard at the 12" brushless Ryobi chainsaw . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,387 #57 Posted March 14, 2021 If you're only going to use this Ryobi, now and again, here and there, that should do. If you're trying to earn a living from your tools, that's a whole different animal. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan.gerous 2,696 #58 Posted March 14, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 10:26 PM, Rusty Tinsnips said: I use all brands on my jobsites but I like Ryobi the best I think, because Ryobi is budget friendly and they work very well. Nothing lasts too long in my line of work. The Ryobi lasts as long as any other. I changed from Makita to Ryobi cordless tools, they are a lot cheaper and seem to be holding up to a good amount of abuse. So far I have only managed to kill my sabre saw, all the rest of brushless stuff gets a lot of use and hasn't missed a beat in two years. As they are significantly cheaper I dont mind replacing them a little more often if required. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #59 Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) On 3/7/2021 at 8:00 PM, C-85 said: Milwaukee all the way! C-85 Yesterday I removed a Class III hitch from an old pick up truck heading to the scrap yard, the nuts rusted tight giving me some trouble even with a pipe on the breaker bar. Problem solved, borrowed the Milwaukee 1/2" impact from the farm, very impressive tool, on its return mentioned to Richard the power it had and he said the 3/4" has more power that their 1" pneumatic impact. The farm has a fleet of semi trucks, trailers and tractors so their Milwaukee tools get a supreme work both in the shop and for those field repairs. The generator has long since been removed from the service truck. Air if needed is supplied from an under the hood compressor. Milwaukee does it all. Edited March 14, 2021 by bcgold 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #60 Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) I've seen more recent interest in the Milwaukee cordless line - and the reviews appear to support it but we've had good service from our DeWalt tools (corded and cordless tools) - so I stuck with DeWalt still use corded tools in the garage / near the house - but I do a fair amount of work away from the house so cordless tools are a nice plus ( my youngest kid harasses me when he sees me using a corded drill : 'Who uses a corded drill ?' lol ) have a small light duty / one hand cordless DeWalt recip saw that is a treat to use ; does not cut as quick as many top competitors (including Milwaukee) - but it is smaller / lighter and the run time has been impressive (with 3 or 4 ah battery) also have a small DeWalt inflator that uses the same battery as the recip saw ... neat little thing - works well one issue I've had is battery purchases : the tools are available at most area retailers at a decent price but their battery prices are significantly higher than online prices I would not be adverse to paying a little more for the batteries from the local retailers - but not significantly more so I got the batteries from an eBay seller Edited March 15, 2021 by tom2p 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #61 Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) Just got a cordless DeWalt 12" chainsaw second DeWalt tool I recently got this summer at a flea market - couple weeks before this got a cordless DeWalt oscillating multi tool really impressed with the chainsaw - tough little saw that runs forever ... runtime is amazing prob not for a pro / tree service - but ideal for homeowner Edited June 23, 2021 by tom2p 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyredhorse 295 #62 Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) Always used dewalt when I was working.have a nice xp hammer drill for home. easy to work on parts reasonable.must say I have corded drills I use for long heavy drilling n grinding just to cut down on use of my dewalt. Edited June 23, 2021 by Crazyredhorse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
