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What I said still stands as it is applicable to a Canadian market. I don't care what they cost in the US as I can't get those prices. From Amazon.ca Milwaukee 2861-20 (2860 isn't available) costs $339. from the above-mentioned store www.mississaugahardware.com 2861-20 costs $279. These 2 models were just one particular example where Dewalt is leading. With other tools Red and Yellow/Black are about the same value per performance unit. Sometimes Red is substantially more expensive. If you want to compare amazon.ca prices only, 894 costs $230 CAD giving you about 1.4 ft/lbs per $1 while 2861 costs $339 CAD and is about 1.3 ft/lbs

That's fine, 880 is the same size as a 887. Thanks, that was very helpful.

True, at the same power draw, lower voltage tools will draw more current, after all P=VA or A=P/V. Higher current = more heat, I don't believe however the difference in current draw between 40v and 60v line up will make any noticeable difference in tool's life. One noticeable difference between the two is the battery run time. 40v battery is about double the size of a 60v battery, it packs more juice (W/hr) giving your tool a longer run time. I've also never read anything negative on 40v chainsaw, considering I didn't read a lot because I wasn't interested in getting into a 40v line up, just for the sake of comparison with a 60v version. And the reviews on 60v were a very mixed bunch, either very negative (bad chain tensioner, heavy oil consumption), or very positive. Many of the reviewers mentioned heavy oil consumption, but not all of them seen it as a negative. In the end I've decided to postpone switching to an electric chainsaw and gave my stihl a proper tuning it deserved. 🙂

Went with Dewalt (3 speed impact + 2 speed hammer drill kit, including 2x 2.0A batteries) because the tools are generally cheaper than other brands but offer similar performance and quality (at least the tools that I initially purchased). Since then it just didn't make sense to go with other brands especially after I acquired a few more kits and a whole bunch of bare tools thereafter. I do a little research and comparison before buying a new tool, yes Milwaukee offers a little more bunch (at least on paper, more on it later) but their tools cost more, sometimes much more. So really you are paying about the same $$$ per one performance unit (torque as an example). Sometimes Dewalt comes out better, sometimes its competitors. To better explain what I mean, a mid-range 1/2 impact from Dewalt (DCF894) produces 330 ft-lbs and costs $165 from www.mississaugahardware.com and from the same store, a new, mid-torque 1/2 from Milwaukee (2860) produces 450 ft-lbs (which is substantially more, at least on paper) but costs $279. All in all, you're getting about 2 ft-lbs of torque per $1 with Dewalt, and only about 1.6 ft-lbs per $1 with Milwaukee. Now about my "on paper" comment - they all inflate the real output numbers of their tools, but from what I learnt over the years reading various reviews and comparisons, Milwaukee is generally worse than Dewalt. In the end, even if the #s were true, Milwaukee has a little edge over Dewalt, but unless I was chasing the MAX numbers, I couldn't justify the price difference between the 2 companies (I haven't really considered other brands even though I've worked with Bosch, Makita, etc. - they were OK, just something about them didn't make me consider their line up.

For those that want boots and complaining that Dewalt doesn't make them. If there's a market for it - that's a good business idea right there. So get on it. I don't however think there's enough folks wanting boots over their tools and / or batteries, surely Dewalt would make those if the demand was this high. @The.Handyman do you own a DCF887 by any chance, and if yes, could you post a few side by side pics of 887 and 894? I own a lot of dewalt tools including 887 (on which I replaced a 1/4" quick connect with a 3/8" anvil) and 899. I almost always use 887 as it's got enough torque for almost everything I do and it's fast and light. It won't remove a few bolts here and there and for that I used 899 but due to the weight of this tool, I started using a breaker bar and just spin nuts/bolts off with 887 afterwards. Looking to add a 894 to my collection and hoping it's got enough torque for all my needs, as well as hoping it's not too heavy or large. From my little research I've done, it looks like 894 is right in the middle between the 887 and 899, weight, size and torque wise. Would be nice to see how they compare. Or better yet, how the all 3 of them compare side by side.