Bremon

I’m unaware of any stations around me that don’t have at least 10% ethanol, and a cordless/electric mower has less maintenance, less noise, and no fumes. For my purposes basically all gas OPE is obsolete.

What style are you used to? Blade left or blade right? Get the corresponding FlexVolt saw. The 577 worm drive style is a bit of a battery pig allegedly. I’ve been happy with battery life on my 575, but it has less power than the 577 (quite a lot less if I’m not mistaken). I also only use the 3.0/9.0 FlexVolt batteries. I sold off all the crappy 6.0s they came with.

The Milwaukee batteries are 3 amp hours. The Ridgids are 4, so you get 33% more gas in the tank with the orange tools and brushless motors means you use that energy more efficiently. It will be a noticeable improvement.

Those 2 3.0 batteries are going to get very little done on the saw or grinder (I mean, cut off tool) in that Milwaukee kit and you aren’t going to be able to keep up with their basic charger. Ridgid seems like a far better value.

That cable concerns me. I’m sure I’d occasionally forget about it, and I’m sure my partner would as well so it would likely be only a matter of time before it’s frayed.

The 575 is a good saw. I don’t imagine you’ll be disappointed.

Looks like you need to jump up to the Makita rear handle or 577.

That’s an awesome looking plane. On another note, I’m on a bit of a spree I guess. Ordered the 20v Max XR die grinder last night after toying around with it in store yesterday. Some thoughtful improvements over the old Makita and the (dud) M18.

Personally, all the time. It’s like push button start. It sounds stupid and unnecessary but once you grow accustomed to it you realize it’s such a pleasant feature. I pick things up off the ground enough in a day. Being able to hang a circ saw or recip at a comfortable height is nice. There isn’t always a suitable spot to set it at the same height. It’s a popular enough feature that Dewalt implemented them after being called out infinite times on social media, and Milwaukee has beefed up their hook on the 2732 because they eventually broke on the 2730 and 2731.

All the DCS570s and 577s have them and new 575s have them (which doesn’t do any good for all of us early adopters but is nice for guys buying them now lol).

Unfortunately vacuum adapters can be a major pain in the backside. So many reducers etc. sometimes lol.

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Well it’s been a while since I confessed. After NPS18 I thought about what I have, what I’d like to have, and what I want to achieve with my tools. I came up with a loose plan to continue buying into systems organized into tasks basically. I’m well into the process of selling a bunch of stuff off, and have ditched my 2755B compact impact wrench, 2720 Sawzall and 2520 Hackzall. Ive also started the process of upgrading lol. Bought a 2719 M18 Fuel Hackzall today, and have a pair of 20v Max compact 3.0s ordered. I’ve preordered the new M18 Fuel Super Sawzall.

Can’t wait to get my hands on some new drawer units. So pumped.

Dewalt reciprocating saws are absolute trash. The XR compact is an upgrade but it will still rattle the chiclets out of your skull. The FlexVolt is too unrefined and clearly built to a price point. The 20v Max at work is in great shape because it’s a piece of crap that everyone avoids like the plague. Milwaukees are the Sawzalls at work in the worst shape because theyre used the most and the ones everyone bicker over. I’m a big Dewalt fan, and I’ve sold my Fuel Sawzall and Hackzall to upgrade. Hopefully the new Fuel light a fire under Dewalt’s ass; unfortunately for them I’m upgrading to the new Fuel Super Sawzall and M18 Fuel Hackzall. It’s much the same as impact wrenches; in some areas Dewalt is just thoroughly outclassed.

The amount of impressions I’ve seen and read about the Makita’s rails and fence being subpar don’t inspire me with confidence that it would make bevel cuts any smoother than my FlexVolt, but whatever floats your boat.

The 575 is very powerful, I love mine. I’m going to get a 577 fairly soon. It’s the only prescription for “framer joe fever”. More powah.

Is this topic not about circular saws? If it is, it’s clear that the upcoming M18 Fuel 2732 > Dewalt XR DCS570 > M18 Fuel 2731, but the value lies with the latter two, and the most power likely lies with the FlexVolt 577 and the Makita rear handle.

Well I contemplated it for long enough; I sold the damn thing. Maybe after enough people buy a gen.3 I’ll jump back in but I didn’t like this one enough and it was just a once-in-a-while tool for me anyway. I won’t miss it lol.

I bought a ridgid pack of adapters. It has a 2-1/4 or 2-1/2 or whatever the table saw port is. Works well.

If there is it works poorly. Self-tap mode works fairly well but there’s no real accommodating for gauge etc.

Low speed mode on an impact is reasonable. Still more control with a drill/driver. An impact won’t be able to do much more than drive screws and drill the occasional hole. If you’re drilling large holes you’re into impact wrench territory; all you’ll do with an impact driver is wear your anvil, deafen yourself and get the impact housing so hot you’ll burn yourself if you’re trying to get it to drill big holes (I’ve accidentally burned myself driving 6” wood screws lol). The “one do-it-all” tool you’re describing is likely a good quality drill driver. 2703 when they go on clearance or the new 2803.

No wonder the handle mounting design changed on the 2803/2804. Garbage design for a drill with that sort of power. No warranty would be my guess, no harm in asking though.

I haven’t read any info anywhere about that being an option. I’m fairly sure the press release said the 40v is kit or bare but 20v is solely kit. It’s too bad because I have no real use for 5.0s.

Should do LT tires without a problem.