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I have a pair of 192s; the 48" and 24". Happy so far, they haven't been used extensively. The 48" 192 at work however has been used, and likely abused, extensively and is very durable. They seem like the brand to beat, and when on promotion, the price isn't too bad.

Also remember the Milwaukees fit is off. I would go one size smaller than what you normally wear, you don't want an air gap between the heating elements and your body or the effect is drastically lessened. I have 3 m12 hoodies and love them. Also converted my pops into red tools and a hoodie that he wears quadding and hunting.

Well durability is the name of the game w jobsite gear. I'm not expecting a Milwaukee radio to sound like a denon or onkyo hooked up to paradigms or B&Ws. When there are rotary hammers or miter saws etc on site you forget all about an amps total harmonic distortion, etc. That said, if we were to get higher quality for the same cost I would be ecstatic. However, the new Bluetooth M18 is $250 Canadian. That's as much as a Fuel kit in some cases. Any higher than that and my money is likely to stay in my wallet. I'm of the opinion that the new M18 sounds good though, and is fully featured. I'm sure the tough system radio will be similar.

This sounds amazing. They absolutely should put heavy duty tools out with 40V. Cordless is the present and the future. Speaking as someone who spends most days on commercial construction sites, the less extension cords, the better.

I would echo the need for an XC battery on a high draw tool like a grinder, and from what I've read, you need brushless for a good grinding experience vs a glorified cutter. My only experience is with my M18 Fuel grinder, can't complain about it.

I use the 6.5 Fuel. I would prefer the 7.25 but the 6.5 is excellent and hasn't left me disappointed. I certainly wouldn't buy a brushed cordless.

Sawzall is my go to for heavy work, my Fuel Hackzall is for small tasks. Even from its marketing material it seems more suited to cutting conduit, PVC etc.

My cordless lineup is all red. Corded tools I don't really believe in brand loyalty. Same with hand tools. Overall though I really like Milwaukee. Work has tons and tons of Dewalt though, which I don't mind. I like the ergonomics of the handles, but they aren't that far off from M18 Fuel grips. T-Staks and tough system are amazing as well. Overall choice would be team Red for me though.

I have the current Milwaukee. I'm happy with it but was hesitant to purchase it because it seems long in the tooth compared much of th Milwaukee line up. If they reveal a new one in 10 days I'll upgrade and hand the old one down.

Having the extra power when you need it is always a good thing. With clutches, variable speed triggers, etc. the user is in control so if you feel like you're pushing the tool harder than you are comfortable with, you are able to dial it back. That said, I can understand being intimidated by the new Makita; I certainly was a few weeks ago seeing it at work (a friend has the kit with a 3 speed impact). Very nice gear, and I certainly wouldn't have a problem owning the set (aside from having too many red batteries for that at this point).

As mentioned, blow some compressed air in there, then lubricate it a bit, I would imagine that will solve the problem.

The compacts limit discharge to not damage the cells. XC have twice the cells so can draw more power. I'm not aware of any power difference between 3.0, 4.0, or 5.0; just runtime. I use m12 and m18 fuel at work and at home and, aside from saws and the big beast tools I would generally recommend compacts. My M18 collection is powered by half a dozen 4.0s. I honestly wish I had some 2.0s for the impact driver etc., even the hammer drill gets tiresome with XC packs all day. For homeowner tasks, stick to compacts except for saws.

Yeah, my 2604 is about as much torque as I would want without an impact. A good friend got the new powerhouse Makita, the handle is ridiculous and it's an intimidating unit.

I own all the tools you mentioned except for a rotary hammer, and I own the 2780 (paddle switch instead of slide switch grinder). I would recommend each tool on that list to you, though I would take a look at the 2731 for saws.

I want something that's tough as nails like the Tough System but is more customizable. I'm patiently waiting but I'm not expecting I'll be upgrading. They will really need to blow me away.

This looks like something I'll pick up. I have much more use for this than their new sort master jrs.

I do own the 2653 as well, I use it regularly for various projects. I would still rather have a 2654 in addition to the 2653. If I could only have one of the two it would be the wrench. Here's my logic to that: the wrench has more torque than the driver and still has three settings. When you use adapters you lose torque. The 3/8 with an adapter could approximate the driver, the driver with an adapter will never fully cover what the wrench could do. With that said, with a 2763 it's a moot point. That big boy can handle anything I throw at it, including lugs etc on 5 ton trucks.

I asked this board the same question. 2763 is what I went with. It has tons of power. The 2654 is still on the to-do list though.

Hell yeah, I have a few tough boxes but would love more options.

I've got a small handful of M12 (2403, 2453, 2520, stick light). It seems like Milwaukee cares more about spec sheet numbers than compact sizing (with the Fuel models at least). The hackzall is a nice compact unit. The impact driver is realstically the same as the 2654 (slightly longer in fact) with less weight hanging off the bottom. The drill/driver is noticeably lighter than the m18 but only moderately more compact. Most of the savings in weight and size stems from having a smaller battery hanging off the tail end of the tool it seems to me (and likely more plastic in the build). Still very happy with the M12s though, but since I already have the M18s for the big jobs it would have been nice to see how small they could go with M12.

I would still have my M18 and M12 gear. Although one of my heated sweaters has crapped the bed after 6 months and a friend/coworkers Bluetooth M18 radio died after 3-4 months. Hmm...

I'm sure they will, just need to be a little patient I would think.

The mag drill rumors really don't do anything for me, but this is definitely something for me to get excited about! Thanks NER!

TIA video of the 2750 uploaded 3 days ago. The 2657 marketing material definitely makes note of the "proprietary 2-way drive control". The brushless 2750 makes no such claim, as far as I can tell the 2750 is single speed. It's certainly possible that is has it, but it is certainly out of character for Milwaukee not to brag about something. Red Link is their version of control that everyone has, Red Link Plus is only on the Fuel line, I would like to know the difference.

When you buy a Fuel kit they have a card with a promo code on the charger that you entire online. 1/10 chance of getting a shirt, one draw a month for a big tool kit.