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  1. Yup. LI is the way to go. The reasoning is you can charge them, leave the charger attached or store them for a long Tim because of no memory effect. NiCads have memory, for instance my mag light battery goes bad every year because if I don't use it it regularly the battery keeps that memory subsequently causing shorter and shorter run times. NiCads are good in extreme cold however. NiMH batteries generally have less of a memory problem but again, if you store your batteries for long times between uses, LI is the way to go. Also, I have used my lithiums in freezing temps in Maine working on a farm outside and they worked fine. They make rebuild kits that they sell on line but if you've got two good batteries, I would find someone to ship it to for a rebuild!

  2. Wow I actually am long winded! Cut myself off there! So in short, if you are not doing this fully time or you only have the one tool three batteries is MORE than enough!!!! Spend money on more tools!!!! That V18 Impact is supposed to be a really good impactor and a circular saw is ALWAYS a good idea!

  3. Like your drill, look on eBay. I buy and sell a lot of power tools there and have found some excellent deals on that site. I have never owned the V18 line, I do own the M18 Fuel Impact as well as the sawzall and circular saw (M18) as well as a Milwaukee Router and several M12 tools. Milwaukee is a great brand with solid tools and the metal gearing is great (V18 too). Conductor562 said to try a rebuild and I agree, you've got two good ones and a bad battery. Send the battery out on line (just Google battery rebuilds) there are some great companies out there and it is normally half the price of buying new. There are also several stores on eBay that sell rebuilt batteries for a bit less than the new ones. If your a pro nicads and NiMH batteries may work out but if you a serious diy type like me, I would stick with lithiums because no memory effect and hardly any storage discharge. Also, if your not a pro using these tools all the time, I would not buy too many more batteries, you'd be surprised how much two batteries will do for you especially when you can charge one while us

  4. Darn straight! 12Ram quad and a Dodge Charger for work !!!! Of course, my little brother has a farm and a Prius. I've got a third of an acre and a huge truck. Guess where I spend the summer? Chris, can you get me some feed... Chris, can you get me some hay? Chris can you help me build stalls for the horses? Maybe I am an idiot?!? But at least I'm a Man!

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  5. Well...my Wife bought me a collapsible Husky tool box which is going to fit all of my Kregg stuff. I then bought myself the Bosch HDS 181-02L hammer drill kit. Plus the l-boxx is sweet. My Dad got me a HD gift card and I also got the Leather man Charge AL. All in all very sweet Christmas! No on to first person shooter games....... :)

  6. Hey everyone. Short notice but I just bought the above from Tools-Plus.Com for $159 minus $25 Bosch incentive with free shipping. The sale includes the hammer drill, Bosch' new HC 1.5ah lithiums, 30 minute charger and the l-boxx 2. So $134!!! The $25 program is going on through the 31st but...they raised the price to $169 (still only $144 - awesome price!) I ordered it Christmas Eve and it came today UPS in the middle of a nor' easter! Good luck and Happy New Year.

  7. Hey there. I have the 12v Bosch P31-2al drill kit with Sortimo's tool box. Lithium Ion with 1.5ah batteries and thirty minute charger. Awesome kit. I paid $94.99 (USA) on Amazon as a special. They have the tool with soft side case for $99 (USA) at our local Lowes. Milwaukee M12 is good too with plenty of torque. Hope this helps!

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