99% OF PEOPLE Don't Know This FACT About DeWALT, MILWAUKEE, & MAKITA TOOLS!
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2021
- We tell the #verycoolgang what fact 99% of people don't know about Milwaukee, DeWALT, and Makita tools in this video. Tool users aren't willing to accept the facts of the situation because of brand loyalty but we give you the straight up truth about these tool companies. Let us know if you knew what the fact of the matter was down in the comments section below.
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Totally agree man. I bought into the 18v system for makita when I started buying tools for my DIY and hobbies. A few months later they announced 40v, and I had already invested into batteries and tool. So now, even though a 40v would be better for me, I continue to buy 18v/36v tools because I don't want to run 2 systems, and I don't want to replace tools that I bought in the past 2 years!
same. i'm on the makita platform too. while i do love my tools, and they've never let me down, i'm disappointed at lack of backwards compatibility with their XGT batteries. and they're also lacking in the storage and accessories department, compared to milwaukee. it just seems like milwaukee is constantly expanding their packout line, offering new tools, and their tools are pretty good quality too. idk, maybe makita focuses more on tool durability and refinement, and less on other stuff, but i'd be nice to see them innovate faster and offer a more expansive platform.
I am so sick of the battery platform headaches. You can't choose tools that do the best job because you have to worry about the batteries. I have Dewalt, Makita and Milwaukee. Of course everyone has their own battery platform and chargers. Why can't I have one Makita charger to cover all the tools? Why can't I inter swap batteries. I feel you Vince. It's called greed. Companies have figured out the printer model (by the toner or ink and get a free printer). Now it's by the batteries and get a free tool
They do have battery conversion clips. I've never heard much about them tho.
I was a buyer for a large hardware/houseware distributor. This will be shocking to some, these are all made in the same factory. I would go on factory tours and I would see one line making DeWalt and look over to the other line and see Makita tools being built.
Thanks Vince! I was already aware of the DeWalt power station and the MX inverter. I have been thoroughly disappointed in the fact that Milwaukee has not released an inverter other than the M18 top off which is only 175 Watts so that's not very good and won't power much at all and the MX inverter is just ridiculously expensive to get into because there's nothing else in that lineup that I would want or need. I'm glad that somebody is finally asking all of the questions that I've had for a while because nobody listens to me when I ask those questions
Just buy the dewalt power station and a bunch of Milwaukee to dewalt battery adaptors and run it with m18 battery's if your in the m18 platform if you don't want to get into the mxfuel system
Seems all the top companies have their strengths and weaknesses, they need to listen to their loyal customers more or just you. LOL
The large milwaukee stuff is just way too expensive compared to gas generators
Yes and plug a small gas jug filled up will last way longer than a single battery or even two combined probably on some of the bigger equipment
Just like to say l found your video very informative and well produced. Kept it real straight to the point you showed the pros and the cons of the two heavy hitters in the cordless power game and demonstrate the DeWalt system with its backwards compatibility so the consumer is not left buying new tools or new batteries just to continue using previously bought equipment. Well done ✅ keep up the good work helping us people out in the real world make informed decisions, and saving hard-earned money💰.
I agree 100%. I'm on the Dewalt line and the only reason I haven't upgraded to the flex batteries is cause what's the point. There's barely any equipment to run on the batteries on... He speaks the truth. Dewalt hire this man, stop sleeping.
With all their popularity and clout, they could dominate. It seems like they’re playing it safe.
This man makes me want to buy more tools 🤣
Hey Buddy, love that you stopped by!
@@VCGConstruction solid presentation boss 💪
Yeah, like after every ideo
This man makes me buy tools🤣
@@BuddysDIY n I koi. Kìin
I love your vids man I'm not in the construction industry I'm a diesel mechanic but I use lxt 18v Makita in combination with 14.4 snap on gear so love too see what else is out there.. lots of mechanics going the Milwaukee route because of there innovative automotive tools.. I started 12 years ago with a Makita drill and still going strong and that's why Iv stuck with them but Makita really dropped the ball on this one for me.. I'm now so invested in the lxt line and extremely happy with it but the compatibility between lxt and xgt is such a shame
All great points Vince and although I don't use a lot of the bigger equipment breakers/core drills I agree there is a market for a one battery platform that all the manufacturers are missing.
Thank you for thinking of all aspects and calling out these platforms on where they fall short. I hope your voice is heard Vin
Thanks Reign, I appreciate it!
I’m salivating at tools on CZcams, after playing with tools all day. The joys of being an old man
Bro your the best honestly. Your answering all of my questions about dewalt. They have an amazing line of tool yet no innovations. I 100% agree with you on dewalt
Dewalt has some of the best battery powered lawn equipment on the market. They are making strides where it counts, which is the heart of the system, the battery pack. Just some food for thought
"It ain't about how soon you make it, it's about how best you make it and keep making it best" - Rocky Marziano 1973
The new cabinets are fantastic!
Just ran in to this guy randomly! And he’s hilarious! Informative but keeps it funny! Got a sub bro!
It make sense for Dewalt to step they game up with the big tools.
You know what makes no sense? Your grammar.
@1mp0ster oh my godzes! Really!?
I’m digging the Craftsman shirt. I’d like to see them continue to innovate and include more brushless options, like a dual bevel, sliding compound miter saw, similar to the Kobalt saw.
I've been waiting for a brushless jigsaw forever. Craftsman V20 Brushless tools are great, but the brushed tools suck monkey balls. I broke down and bought a Milwaukee router (cordless) and jigsaw, so I'm probably done buying Craftsman now. It's a shame, I have tons of tools and 4 9amp batteries, so I've spent a lot on money on Craftsman, but I cant keep waiting forever
@@chadhero37 Absolutely true!
(Excellent description, BTW) I began upgrading to Milwaukee last year, but used Craftsman to fill in some of the gaps for items that either didn’t get used as much or that were way out of my price range. They are good tools and might last, but only if you don’t push them too hard, which, from time to time we are all bound to do. After my oscillating tool crapped out 2x...I thought that it might be a sign to go all the way. With the help of this channel and a handful of others, I have scored some amazing deals and have really rounded out my set. I would still love to see Craftsman step up and innovate, but unless Porter Cable had a secret set of plans for a bunch of advanced brushless offerings (since it seems very much like the large launch of the Craftsman line was mainly a repainting and rebranding of the Porter Cable line) I don’t think it’s going to be happening as fast as we’d like to see it.
Am and always will be a Milwakee fan. Bought the Packout when it first came out. I like the way they manage their lines of tools. Have never been a Dewalt person.
Another great presentation, keep up the good job!👍🧰😍
I knew this vid was coming when I saw last Livestream. Keep up the great work VCG!
Really enjoyed this video thank you for helping out this FNG
Thanks for all the information you provided for us and I loved all the things you said about dewalt
That’s one of my biggest fear, is to get into a tool line, just to find it’s obsolete, because the manufacturer has introduced a new line…Milwaukee has been faithfully supporting the m18 fuel line for a long time, and it’s good 👍
Junk, you obviously have not owned Dewalt. We have Milwaukee and Dewalt at work, the Milwaukee tools last about 2 years. The Dewalt 20 volt go and go. For 1 Dewalt battery in the 20 volt it takes 2 18s of Milwaukee to do the same job.
@@ddorn04 Maybe if using china M18 batts lol
@@ddorn04 Milwaukee has been great to me. I have some of the 1st gen m18 2.0ah batteries still going strong many years later. I've had 2 tools that had to go in for (free)service and were promptly repaired and returned. One was the 1st gen oscillating saw that a rookie ran till it smoked. The other was a m18 Surge that was left out in the rain and the trigger would randomly stop working. Both repaired for free.
@@ddorn04 the big deal is when you have an issue and need customer service. Milwaukee has it, and it's very good. DeWalt has it, and it's not. In my experience. ✌✌
@@jdisdetermined Milwaukee uses cheap plastics compared to Makita.
I have flexvolt tools and 20v tools I like them both. I'm an HVAC tech so I don't need most small equipment you mentioned
Yeah but dewalt is still doing themselves over by not providing the bigger tool options
I love DeWalt and you're 100% right. They were in the lead for so long they took their foot off the gas. DeWalt's power station alone being out for as long as it has was a HUGE step in Innovation.
Nice work, sounds more like a call to action than calling out.
The reason why Makita is making you buy a whole new platform is because these xgt tools have more power, run cooler, quieter and smoother, twice the run time and just new technology literally every which way you slice it. That's something that the existing tools from Milwaukee and DeWalt can't even come close to doing because they just get louder, heavier and more violent with the more gigantic the battery you put on those old tools and they still can barely compete w a 4.0ah. If you use your tools every single day for real world applications not just testing you will see the new XGT Makita platform is by far the superior. PS food for thought here is DeWalt and Milwaukee have both made you change battery platforms twice already where Makita's LXT line up is actually the only power tool that you can use batteries from 2005 still in new lxt tools in 2021. I've been buying and using cordless power tools for a very very long time Vince and it's like you forgot all about Milwaukee V18 before M18 Back in 2006 and also DeWalt has the XRP lithium ion stick batteries, then 18v than 20v ect. Makita has been the same old same from 2005 and it still works in LXT and will continue to work with those 280+ tools to date. Now everyone is complaining that Makita is finally updating after 23 years when they can't remember the other companies changing platforms at all and forcing us to upgrade multiple times already in the past. Flexvolt has been around since 2016 so realistically not very long and in that time they've already discontinued the 18v and now 20v 🤦♂️.
That old dewalt impact is the same one I’m still running!
I agree with you, Vince. DeWalt was first out the gate with the 120 volt Flexvolt miter saw (which I love)...but years later no 120 volt Flexvolt table saw despite Metabo HPT doing it at 36v. Ordered a cordless 36v Metabo HPT 1/2 inch router...but DeWalt had years ahead of them to develop their own Flexvolt version and were asleep at the switch. I own and love many Milwaukee 18v tools. Their competitiveness is both a signal of how good they have been at innovating their battery and motor technology and a signal of how bad their competitors with higher voltage capabilities have been at leveraging that to their advantage.
My neighborhood's quick-cash/hand-me-down DeWalt and Ryobi tools have been such a boon for me as a green DIYer for this exact reason. New power for a new life. Folks who, understandably, dump their old stock to chase the best gear for their business can pass along ALL those grizzled goodies to me. Please, and thank you!
Here's to hoping that things move forward!
Scored A LOT of milwaukee and dewalt stuff during the memorial day HD sale this padt weekend. Thank you again for all of the heads up on sales!
And even bigger sale is at Acme tools... 30% of $300 on Milwaukee tools....
@@adammendoza3503 is it 30% off 300 or just 10% off 300??
Well said Vince...you're right.
I use Makita at work and have Dewalt at home. Just bought the Dewalt brushless circ saw a while back. I love the larger flex volt battery and the 6amp charger. When I use up my little batteries, I just grab the flex volt and I know that I will have the amount of power I need. But I did notice that the smaller voltage batteries don't work with the circ saw.
I’ve got an older (2001 ish) Dewalt drill driver I used up until last year when one of the batteries finally decided to stop. You can even use the converter kit to use the new batteries with it. Plenty of life left and it’s had more hot suppers than I can count.
I also wanted to jump to makita but the smaller offerings (weed whip and hedger) is seemingly better to me than makita especially with the backwards compatible batteries.
Makita should have done a dual voltage like Hikoki
@vcg Vince this was a well thought out video. Thanks for your insight! hopefully the tool makers use your r&d. after all you are not even charging them for it :)
You nailed it, mate. Very interesting informative video, these companies should listen to you .
Thanks mate for sharing this with us.
Dewalt needs a flexvolt auger, and chop saw. I would love to see these tools along with making it like makita where you can run multiple batteries. Preferably run with a 2 battery option and a 4 battery option.
I have used Dewalt cordless tools for a long time for the same reasons you mentioned. The 20 volt line was also backwards with the old nicads using an adapter. I bought the power station. Now there is no need to have cordless everything a mostly stationary tool like a tablesaw or mitersaw can run all day with the power station. I feel the power station makes it so the only tools that need to be cordless are the most portable tools.
I'd personally like to see the flex tool line come out with more stuff. Exclusive to Lowes and I work there but another of the flex tools make Milwaukee look pretty sad as far as power goes.
Metabo 36v seems to be going in the top spot. Backwards compatibility also an ac adapter that will run all metabo 36v tools
I’m close to buying into one of these brands, but I wasn’t sure which one to go with. I do understand that DeWalt appears to be lagging behind with innovation, but I really like their backwards compatibility, so I can see me swaying to them (I only currently have a Makita LXT combi drill). As they’re owned by Stanley Black and Decker, perhaps they have to jump through hoops to get the designs from the R&D room and into the customers hands; too much red tape, perhaps? 🤷🏻♂️
Anyway, it was an interesting video and I liked your enthusiasm.
No lagging I do some testing for them and they have some big and good stuff on way
I’m personally a Yellow and Black, Rebel. As a 20 year + construction worker, running my own business for the past 6 years. Dewalt is my go to just because I had such great experience with them. All tool brands have something they bring to the table. But when FlexVolt came out, I got the batteries, I got the 60v chainsaw and skill saw, and the 120v 12” miter saw, and I have been extremely impressed with them, and very happy with my continued investment in Dewalt. My hope is what you say happens that they keep everything interchangeable and step up to bigger things. I personally think they will and I strongly believe they will keep getting better!
I think dewalt is comfortable with their market slice right now. But they need to start coming out with new products to grab the new generation of workers that are currently going for Milwaukee.
Thx for letting us know!
LOVE this type of video. The truth hurts. Is what it is. Companies need to step up!
Deep thoughts! Thanks Vince.
the biggest thing I wish Dewalt had would be a battery-powered vacuum cleaner. I'm an electrician and something i can just whip around the job site with would be amazing. oh and also a bigger more powerful drill for using auger bits.
They do have a cordless shopvac. Is small I think like 4 gal but I work at Lowes n we sell them quite a bit.
well said and the stage looks awesome
Another Great one Vince👍👍👍 Im definitely picking up on what your subtly hinting at but not sure if Dewalt will pick up on it🤣 I personally wonder if it has to do with Dewalts customer base. I mean a lot of Dewalt peeps are professionals with a thrifty mind set I feel. Wonder if Dewalt fears being able to get the margins needed to succeed at some of the higher cost equipment and tools. That would be my guess anyway. As a Dewalt guy Ill pay Dewalt prices and get the good tools although they might not be the best because I just cant justify to outfitting myself with Makita or Milwaukee as there wouldnt be much left to live on after shelling out for blue or red. No shade on those that can afford the top of the line as there are some awesome tools out there from Makita and Milwuakee for sure. But for many the cost of outfitting in those brands is just not feasible. And I feel thats where Dewalt hits the sweet spot for many.
Been a Makita Guy for the last 15 years happy Makita came out with the 40 volt was upset at first and it wasn't backwards compatible but I have broken a few yellow tabs off my 18-volt batteries and glad Makita changed to different waiting for the 40 80 volt platform to drop more tools and I'm moving on to the 40 80 volt
Your 100% right. I’m a Big Red guy, but Dewalt was kicking butt with the backwards compatible battery platform. I wouldn’t change brands just for that but if I was new to battery tools that would put them in front for my money.
Love my makita 18v and 36v tools. 18v has been more than enough for almost everything I've needed. I've got two 36v so far both are saws. Coming soon will be 36v yard tools.
You are ranting BUT you are also correct. I needed a concrete saw for inside work so I purchased the 9 inch DeWalt flex volt kit with two 9 amp hour batteries - the Milwaukee was not available that month. I then added the cordless table saw and mud mixer because I already had 2 flex volt batteries. I also own M18 and M12 platformed tools. The DeWalt flex volt is a great platform that needs more tools.
I didn’t know that DeWalt made the inverter. I looked at the Milwaukee but thought it was overkill and too much money for the short duration use of a 120 volt tool.
Hi Vince, you make an excellent and valid point, I’m staying with Milwaukee for my next 1/2 impact, excellent quality video, regards, Bob,
Vince, thank you! Very informative.
Thanks Kevin! 👍🏻
I bought 3 Hitachi 14.5v drills with 3 batts(non working) for 18 pounds sterling on local auction site. The batts did ccharge on my V2 balance charger from Bangwood in the States but did not last. I have 18/20 v bats from Parkside, Workzone, and 18/36v batts from Ferrex. I made wooden adaptors to be able to fit all these batts to the Hitachi drills and they all work like a charm, used them for many hours each without harming the drills. Just goes to show that with a little experimentation wonders can be achieved SSA
I am a dewalt/ Mac tools platform both 12v and 20v/60v platform and you are 100% right dewalt needs to expand the tool line across the board instead of just updating the tools they have
Could you buy one of those newer Makita or Milwaukee tools and use an adapter with those DeWalt batteries?
I was forced to buy Ryobi battery pack system ...because I called Dewalt and they refused to make battery augurs so I had to buy Ryobi large and small augers and a variety of batteries because DeWalt refused To jump into that line of tool... So I do agree with you... You made a great video ..thank you so much!!!... Dewalt is loosing alot of sales from me and others!!!
You nailed it brother!!! Killed it as usual!!!
Wow!! Matt Foley got fit, used his motivation speaking skills to compare tools and no longer living out the van down by the river. Good for you man. 🙌
I like black and yellow. Plus there is a service center in my city here in Canada. Only had to replace a spring and ball bearing for my DCF885 for less than $2.00.
Speak the truth Vince! Tell em how it is! Represent the people the tradesmen contractors builders construction workers u are our voice! Respect and honuar my brother! We thank u!
I’m on the Milwaukee platform and would like them to copy off the other brands strengths like the backwards/ forward compatibility and bring down those hefty prices!!
All my tools are AEG couldn't be happier & was thinking of dewalt for framer as Aeg doesn't have framer in their category but by the reviews and feedback I decided to go with Hitachi
Unless you buy a 60v flexvolt specific tool, ie. my circ saw or recip saw. They can only take flexvolt batteries. Not a big deal since I can use those same batteries on my 20v tools but just have to make sure I have charged 60v batts for the 60v tools when the time comes
Agreed. Ive bought into the 60v about 6 years ago and I'm a bit disappointed with the tool releases. I originally bought it for my grinder, but have since bought all the other tools with the exception of the mitre saw. Being in south florida im waiting patiently for a 60v fan because the 20v does about nothing when using it here.
As you buy into Makita 40v system, keep running your 18v. Your total switch will come when you need to replace or upgrade equipment, then buy the replacements in XGT platform.
I've been dewalt all the way. I spend way more money on tools than I need to, but they're grownup toys to me. Plus I like being able to do projects on my own, and as an electrician I preferred dewalts impact, and then I was just stuck on the platform and stayed with them when I bought my first battery powered portable band saw. It was ok, but so much bulkier than Milwaukee. They finally released their atomic portaband,, which I promptly snagged.
But they've been starting to be more of a pain in the A$$ with their warranty. I had a service center deny me my leaf blower because it was past the 1 year and into the 2nd year of its 3 year, and that was the final straw. I recently just invested in the dewalt battery nail guns, and after this and, frankly, after realizing they are STILL using the dusty flywheel design, I went with Milwaukee and I love it, and my tool people tell me that Milwaukee is night and day better than dewalt for warranty.
Thanks for reading if you did, and definitely up for some feedback/similar experiences! 🙏🏻
Def gonna go buy more tools today. Thanks 😊
Good work, Vince.
If you know a bit about Lithium style cells you will understand why Dewalt has problems making bigger equipment on their FlexVolt batteries. It's for that same reason that Makita went to 40V with no backwards compatibility, although I do think for smaller tools they could have done their own flexvolt to fix some compatibility issues, as an temporary bandaid.
Similar to the reason kobalts 80v line of lawn equipment has taken a backseat to the 40v line. I own and prefer the 80v line, but the 80v batteries,tools and accessories are only available online now.
when flaxvolt first dropped that was what made me go dewalt on my second set of tools and switch from makita. all these years later im still happy with the tools but this is my biggest complaint about dewalt lately.
You are correct Vince! I am betting that Makita will be making an adapter for the 36V X2 line to allow the 40V Max (36 volt nominal) batteries to be used. Most likely when they roll out packs 8Ah or larger. As far as power invertors go, get the "solar power generators" in 1,000 watt hour to 5,000 watt hour packs made from LiFePO4 cels--they last around 2,000 cycles and Bluetti makes the 5,000 watt hour model that you can gang two of them together with a breaker box for 110/220V to power your house. LiMn cells are fine for portable tools but for transportable power packs, LiFePO4 is great for power generation, cars, RVs, boats etc. as it has far superior cycle life, much safer and lasts 10 to 20 years of constant use. Maybe Stanley has ignored DeWalt because they bought Craftsmen? For my lighter duty needs, my Makita 18V and 36V X2 works great but it would be cool if Maskita rolled out 40V 8 to 12 Ah packs with an adapter for 36V X2--but I won't hold my breath. Rant on!
At the same time some other company developed CAS (Cordless Alliance System). Basically one battery works with different manufacturers.
What has made me wonder is why makita didn't make the batteries backwards compatible!, they seen what Dewalt did way back and they didn't make that happen!
What's more impressive is that Milwaukee didn't have to change the label of their batteries but they seem to be compatible or more competitive with their bigger 18v batteries
40v will be the new 18v, more efficient, new battery tech (21700 cells finally for makita), more power, more tools will come. it’s up to the consumer if they will keep making 18v or not but I think it will slowly ween its way out and other big companies will start going 36/40v
@@travisjazzbo3490 you do realize the 2.5 amp 40v battery is literally the same size as all the 18v batteries right ? 😂 the tools are literally the same size but 40v obviously you can get more power especially with 21700 cell batteries that 18v line will never provide. As tech advances 12v gets stronger and 40v tools get smaller it puts 18v in a weird spot. Why go 18v when you can get all the same tools more efficient in 40v ????
I was all milwaukee as a plumber and heating engineer. Milwaukee doesn't last got all the power but falls to bits .had a play around with some dewalt and makita 40v.
I like the new dewalt 18v powerstack but feel the 40v is what I want so well built just the 40v impact is abit big so might look for small impact aswell
Makita had a great chance to offer us some dual voltage batteries. They could have developed batteries similar to Metabo HPT's Multi-Volt (18V/36V), but they totally blew their chance. They'll never be able to turn around and make the change, at least not without blowing a huge wad of money.
I'm from the future and outside the USA the XGT line is smashing it despite a high price point.
Bro where did you get the Milwaukee yellow safety glasses
I am a Makita guy, not stoked about the 40V Max line, I have been collecting 18V for years and will be using my 18 and 36V tools for years to come, NOT "upgrading" TO ALL NEW TOOLS!😅 Great Video!
I'm all in on the Makita platform, but am so disappointed the 40v batteries aren't backwards compatible. For all I have invested in Makita, I am now considering transitioning to a new platform that won't, in effect, mandate obsolescence.
Honest analysis n critiques. Hope you stay unbiased.
More innovation for the flexvolt line is being worked on
That’s the only thing I like about Ryobi is that all there batteries can be used on any tool brushless or not
@@nbates9893 Facts I sold some of my old tool because they kept changing batteries I got fed up with it so I switched to Ryobi because my job started me out with the batteries M18s are a good line up of tools
@@ZachArmstrong02 yeah man I like having one battery that goes in everything.
@@nbates9893 Yea it's so convenient especially if you have multiple batteries and tools in the system
That’s absolutely the only thing though.
@@scatdog1 The tools ain't that bad use them daily for my job and they have some specialty tools that other companies don't have
Lmao you sound like Adam Sandler during your rants 😂, love it.
Hell, on the Makita 40v batteries, you could put a tap in the midpoint of the battery bus and have it in the position on the top terminals that interfaces with 18V tools.
I'd like to see if an adapter could be made for m18 batteries to rune mx series tool like the Dewalt. So attach 4 m18 the goes in the mx slot.
Opted for DeWalt battery approach. Small tools (impact, multi, more to add) then the weed whacker & mower to keep all as 1 platform. On gasoline/petrol powered, some job sites might not allow such tools on the site under their site safety programs. Why complicate the job site when it is not needed? Reduces cords, flammables & combustibles, storage & handling, spills, slips trips & falls, others.
With any luck, DeWalt will catch up on the assorted tools / line expansion - coverage
Dang Vinny you pumping iron? Looking good brother 💪🏼
“The Muscle Behind the Machine” shirt says it all
I am so addicted to your video. Been researching what line to jump on and everything I have a thought BANG! You drop a relative video. I was leaning towards starting my gear with Milwaukee, but my pop is a Dewalt. With fathers day coming up do you think that the flex is going to spread their lineup or should I just get him the bigger xr Dewalt batteries
so as a owner of a construction company like the chevy vs ford debate there has been a Dewalt vs milwaukee debate. so i bought each drill and impact kit. and used them on my sites. switched off every other day . which ever one lasted the longest i went with that platform . the first to burn out was the milwaukee drill. (i had a back up always) then after a few more jobs the impact went out no response from trigger. so i went with dewalt still using the same ones 6 years now. that said this is based on my daily task and also because i didnt want to spend money on 2 platforms i stick with dewalt. but.... i do like how milwaukee is always putting stuff out. and dewalt seems to be the laid back cousin. but because i have so many tools from dewalt i stay with them after thousands of dollars spent. hoping one day they will do more forward thinking like vcg said in the video above. both are good tools id pick 1 of those 2 over all others out there. but dewalt..... step up a little bit.
Milwaukee's most recent releases (other than packout) seem like they've been aimed at plumbing & mechanical contractors with larger, more expensive tools traditionally purchased by the company rather than the mechanics themselves. Ferguson put out a Milwaukee flyer recently and I bought two t-shirts, lol
i ran dewalt cordless stuff for the past 10 years as a mechanic because its been the only brand beside their shared company mac tools, that fits one battery for all small to large tools with no problem, better than buying snap on and matco together.
Seems that's the way with fast moving technology. Always one brand has a feature or spec that you want but not on the other, and vice versa.
Tvs, stereos, cars, flashlights, cell phones, power tools ect. Built in feature envy to buy the next new thing.
One down side to the batteries i had was that the charger for the 12v 20v max batteries won't charge the flex volt battery all the way. Also the dewalt radio will not charge the flex volt battery all the way.
I've been running makita 18v for a few years now, and i like them, but i needed something with a little more ass. I just got the new milwaukee fuel hammer drill and impact set for $399 with free 8ah battery from Home Depot. Gonna try it out this weekend . i also have some milwakkee, m12 stuff that I really like. I never really got into Dewalt power tools. Their chopsaws are nice though.