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No milwaukee's 9 amp battery is just the cheap solution: slapping on another row of cells.
Metabo lihd seem to me to have alot more innovatieve engineering into them. If their marketing figures are right then hat off to metabo
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The first power tool Makita ever exported was planers to Australia i believe ?
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Makita ls1018 vote here
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Im a Makita fanboy personally. The scope of makita's 18 volt lineup is soooo big. You can pretty much find anything you need there
Also the fastest charger in the industry. No use in waiting for batteries to charge when you could be using them instead !
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The most extensive line with even some woodworking specialty tools is makita's 18v lxt line.
Although all Brands have their specialty tools ( dewalt has battery framing nailer, Milwaukee had battery hole hawg )
But makita's battery range is most extensieve by far.
The 18v lxt range also gives you access to garden tools using thesame batteries. I personally hate having to get out a cord for trimming the hedges.
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And dwain.! Don't you have the ddf480 model compact in aus? That can easily keep up with the comoacs of all other brands without a doubt
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@the don.
If you ever need a new piston/top end. The 6400 uses thesame chassis as the 7300/7900.
Meaning you can put a 79cc top end on that chassis and you get yourself one mean machine
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Dolmar is the hiddent diamant few people know of in the industry really
They were the first with a gasoline powered chainsaw on the market in 1927?
The only thing what Dolmar doesn't know how to do is good marketing for their products. Stock many dolmar saws outperform Stihl's / Husqvarna's.
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Nice sawzall !
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Yeah do let us know ! ^^
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Nice find ! Lots of torque those huskies compared to stihls !
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The case is really cool!
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Bosch also had a forum on their Herman website
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Backpack blower without a doubt. Thats the most comfortable way of working like PROTOOLNUT has said. Husqvarna has the most powerfull backpack blowers of all brands.
Personally i'm a 4 stroke fan.
This is a backpack 4 stroke blower with a quality Robin Subaru 4-stroke Engine. 4-strokes do not have thesame peak power as a 2 stroke but with 526 CFM / 195 MPH this modle gives you plenty of power of what you will want to do with it. In fact, the city of Antwerp here in Belgium, One of our biggest cities with big harbour, has thrown out all of their Stihl equipment and started replacing them with Makita 4 stroke units ( for blowers/ brushcutters /etc... )
Why a 4 stroke?
Easiest starting ever. The laziest pull will start these engines ( many movies to be found on this in youtube ) .
No more mixing fuel/oil. 4 strokes like this run on normal automobile gasoline. Once in a year you buy a new bottle of 4 stroke motor oil and replace the oil in the unit.
Alot cheaper in use: You're not burning/using oil and 4 Stroke engines use about 20% less gasoline then the modern Strato/X-torque / 2 mix / whatever 2 stroke engines.
More durable: Lower RPM's to function, Dedicated oiling instead of mixed fuel/oil mix and 3 piston rings.
Better noise: 4 strokes produce a lower sound which is much nicer to hear. Not the high pitched whine of a 2 stroke engine.
Less exhaust: 4 stroke engines produce alot less exhaust and smell ( since they use less gasoline / have valves / dont burn oil. )
The negatives?
Once a year $10 for a new bottle of 4-stroke oil and 10 minutes of your time to replace the oil
Not the most powerfull blower available. That one still goes to husqvarna ( altho those husqvarna's also Weigh alot more )
At around about 200 hours of use ( in practical terms when you start hearing alot more noise or you feel a loss in power ) the valves will need to be adjusted. Again: 20 minutes of your time and a youtube movie will let you do that yourself or a Makita/ dolmar dealer where you live can help you with that.
Cheers
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Sweet
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Ethanol kills small engines sure enough
Crap fuel at the pumps today.I run everything on Aspen Alkylate fuel. No problems never ever. Even if the tool sits a year in the shed. Always starts on the first or second pull as it should be. Expensive fuel but i really cannot be bothered to drive far for non ethanol premium fuel / mixing it / emptying the tools after the season.
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Awesome kids
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hahahaha =D
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Well my simplest advice is to buy in the lxt range and make sure you get at least 1.5 amp batteries.
Sure those non lxt tools or 1.3 amp batteries are cheaper. That is because of a reason of course.
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Yeah dwain. They are tools for emerging markets. But because of internet and webstores importing and selling them everywhere. That is the problem honestly.
If you go to your local decent dealer he can give you all the correct info.
If you buy online you need to gather info first from places like this
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Very sweet impact Yeah
king of all impacts imo !! -
Do you actually need such a heavy duty drill? Will you be using hole saws etc? Even a lighter drill ( DDF453 is a perfect homeowner drill , DDF480 is the most sold makita drill in all of belgium. That's their updated compact professional type) could be perfectly capable for what you want to do with it
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Sorry to dissappoint you but that will not work.
Let me explain.
Makita has 1 very big 18V range of cordless tools called LXT. ( The mentioned BDF458 is part of the 18V LXT range )
Batteries, chargers and tools inbetween the LXT range are interchangeable.
Makita also has a very limited of Non LXT 18V tools. These are cheaper cost down versions with cheaper batteries, no protection circuits in the batteries and a cheaper slower charger.
(The mentioned Jigsaw is part of this range )
But you only find these tools in some countries. I think they were designed for the cheaper non western markets. Most countries only have Makita's LXT range because that are the professional Makita's.
Batteries of the LXT and the cost down 18V range are NOT interchangeable.
I also have some questions for you:
The drill you have chosen ( BDF458 ) is a heavy duty powerhouse drill (92 newtons torque ). Do you actually need such a heavy drill with all that power?
If so, these heavy duty drills will not take 1.3 amp batteries. 18V LXT 1.3 amp batteries will not fit on this drill. These small capacity batteries cannot deliver enough amperage to feed the power hungry motor in that tool. Any LXT battery of 1.5 Amp or more ( so 1.5 Ah, 2.0Ah, 3.0Ah, 4.0Ah, 5.0Ah ) will fit on the BDF458.
You should never buy 1.3 Amp batteries anymore in my opinion. These batteries do not have electronics and protection circuits. These are 'old' batteries.
If you buy cordless Makita --> Make sure you have atleast 1.5 Ah batteries IMHO.
Now, for a jigsaw in the LXT range there are different models: DJV180 / DJV181 / DJV182. These jigsaws will be compatible with all 18V Makita LXt batteries of 1.5 Amp or more.
On a practical note: Both the jigsaw and the BDF458 are heavy power users. These tools were designed with the use of a 3, 4 or 5 amp battery in mind. Although you can perfectly fit a 1.5 Amp battery on those tools they will loose a littlebit of their power ( Because smaller capacity batteries cant give enough amperage to the tool like a bigger battery can ) but the runtime on these heavy duty tools with a small battery will not be too fantastic.
I hope my english is good enough so you understand my meaning
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Imho you will be disappointed in the performance of a brushed Grinder and a Compact battery.
If you want a good cordless grinder with a decent runtime you will need the Brushless Fuel model and a bigger battery.
Homedepot also still has a craazy deal on the Makita Brushless Grinder ( With battery and rapid charger )
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Lovely man
looking good ! and some kick ass tools you got there 
Welcome to team Teal ! Best team around !