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Sholt0624

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  1. I bought them directly through Hilti, if you call them they just set you up with an account over the phone. They won't quote you any pricing through there online chat,email,facebook or on the phone unless you have an account. It took about 6minutes total to set up the account and place the order. A normal fluent English speaking person answers on first ring no automated machine BS, or foreign call center crap you can't understand. I noticed when searching around on all websites including eBay the best pricing was on there own website. One guy from eBay quoted me over $850 in a private message and said that there was no way I would find any better price because of newness & the high demand of the SF-10W. When I called Hilti directly, the price they gave me over the phone when I quoted a few other items was even cheaper than what was listed on there own website. I was also surprised that when I mentioned ordering some screwdriver bit tips, drill bits and additional sockets the guy on the phone said I would be better to purchase those elsewhere as they only sell each small peice individually and I would be better off buying them as a kit somewhere else since I wasent a professional and to order each peice individually would cost me more and be harder for me to organize. He recommended I buy bosch or husky bit tips,& drill bits. It was a fast and easy experience. It was refreshing to come to a decision, it was starting to drive me nuts trying to decide on a company and platform!
  2. Guys, I made my decision and placed my order this morning. I ended up going with a Hilti combo like my friend suggested. I got the new SF 10W-A18 hammer drill & the SID-18A impact. The combo came with 2 of the larger batteries, charger, case, and some bits all for under $600. Part of the reason I went with them was their customer service was insane, they were facebook message chatting with me at 11pm on a Sunday night answering my questions through there Hilti North America page & when I placed the order this morning they overnighted it to me for free so I will have it tommrow. They said that the SF 10W-A18 will drill my concrete holes for my gym equipment floors and walls no problem and that if it came up short they would sell me there 18V SDS at a large bare tool discount for being incorrect on there suggestion. They said it has over 1000lbs of torque and will handle up to 3/8tapcons smoothly. Ultimately there customer service response time through facebook and what they were willing to do sold me, that coupled with the fact that as I searched around online everyone had something positive and negative to say about each company, but I couldent find anyone that had anything negative to say about Hilti, and I still stayed under my $650 budget as it was in the 500's. Thanks again everyone for your input, advice & suggestions. I appreciate you all. I'm looking forward to getting the tools tommrow if anyone has any questions about them once they arrive or how they do feel free to ask. Thanks again.
  3. In searching around online about my friends Hilti suggestion which I know nothing about I also came across metabo. Any thoughts on them as well? Electronic clutch sounds pretty cool
  4. Guys, A friend of mine suggested I buy a Hilti Impact driver kit that included 2 batteries for around $400. Then buy the new Hilti SF 10W-A18 as a bare tool option for $200 when it releases soon. He said hilti has a lifetime warranty and is on an entire different level of quality compared to the others. He said the new drill has like 1100lbs of torque eliminating the need to get an sds for my concrete wall drilling. This would put me at about $600 total and I would have 2 top of line products with cases and batteries. I am not familiar with the Hilti products at all, it seems the impact model is 3 or 4yrs old so might be older technology?. Any thoughts on this? Also I handled some makita equipment today and while it offers the best value and deal by far, I just hate the color of the tools and didn't really like the way it felt in my hands. I'm considering this Hilti idea if I can get some more input but I have been leaning towards just buying the Bosch impact IDH182 kit with box and 2 batteries then buying the Bosch SDS RHH181 bare tool with box and just skip buying a hammer all together as I think the SDS will handle anything I would need the power for, and the Impact on low setting would handle any slower drilling needs... Thanks again for your input guys
  5. Thanks everyone for your input, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me your opnions. Does Bosch ever do any promotions or specials at any particular time of the year or website etc. I have searched the Internet today and on most sites I can find some sort of promotion for free tool, free battery or xxx amount off when buying multiple tools for just about every manufacturer except Bosch. My local Home Depot /Lowes has deals on Bosch, but it's the cheaper entry level models. Is there any place or time of the year Bosch has deals on there more flagship models? Reason I ask is, when I look at the tools up close, l like the Bosch the best. However I just feel like it would be a stupid financial decision at this point. I found the makita batteries new for $140, the charger for $45, so it's looking more and more like I would be a fool not to go the makita route as for $565 I get the the hammer drill,the impact drill,the SDS which has 36v power, while also having 2 chargers and 4 batteries + $100 still on the table, as compared to going with the Bosch being maxed out on budget and still being short a battery for the tools and 2 batteries shorter than if I went with the makita. I decided the Milwaukee is out because the SDS only having 2 settings is a deal breaker and to go to a 3 setting cordless model would put me over $700 at least. It's starting to look like a serious no brainer to go with the makita when figuring what I'm getting for the $$$ and between the 3 it appears the difference in quality is like splitting hairs so it makes sense to take the best value. Also on tools in actions YouTube page they seem to review a broad amount of brands and tools but I don't see hardly any reviews for the many makita products, specifically any of the ones I would be getting. Any reason for this? Once again, I appreciate you all taking the time to read this and help me out.
  6. Hello all, Been lurking on the forums, finally decided to sign up. I need your guys help in making my next purchase. My budget is $650 and I'm looking to get an Impact Driver/ A drill/ and an SDS plus rotary hammer. I'm looking for all cordless and preferably brushless. I'm down to the following unless you have a better suggestion: ***Option 1 Makita Xt25m combo kit for $384.97 ( The promo also includes a free dual 18vx2 36v rotary hammer ) So this would give me the ( xph07z Hammer Drill, Xtd01z Impact, & free xhrz053 Dual battery rotary hammer) Then I could use and additional $150 to buy to 4.0 batteries for the rotary and be at a total of $534 which would give me 3 tools, 4 batteries and I would just be lacking a case for the rotary but I would still have an extra $120 to spend - My thoughts- I wish the impact was the LXTD06 model( I would hate having the xtd01zmodel knowing a brand new a better version exists) , the rotary is not brushless & is rather large, no life indicator on the batteries, but I get 4 batteries 3 tools and money to spare, wish I hade a case for the rotary though *** Option 2 Bosch Clpk233181L kit for $369, then also purchase the Bosch Rhh181bl rotary bare tool with box for $268.99 So this would give the ( DDS182 hammer drill, IDH182 Impact, Rhh181 rotary for $637.99, so 3 tools, 3 cases but only 2 batteries and I max my budget -My thoughts - I love the fact that each model is the companies latest and greatest model, the impact seems really cool & Everything here is brushless, everything has a case, the downside is I would be short a battery and maxed out on the budget, the rotary also seems pretty cool for how light is is. ***Option 3 Milwaukee 2797-22 M18 fuel combo for $399,Milwaukee 2612-21 rotary $150(-$150 off Home Depot discount) So this would give me the ( 2604-20 Hammer, 2653-20 impact & 26-21 rotary for $548. So I end up with 3 tools, 3 cases, 3batteries and 2 chargers and $100 to spare -My thoughts- I wish the drill was the newer model hammer, same with the makita impact it will make me made knowing that I just bought something new when there is an updated version out, I love that the impact is the companies best model, my concern with this deal is the rotary, it's not brushless. And more importantly it only has 2 settings! I want that 3rd hammer only chipping setting. Ideally I would get the 2712-20 model instead since it is also $299 and has the 3 settings and is brushless, the only issue is it is not available for the -$150 off Home Depot discount and it is a bare tool so no battery and no case and it would put me over budget since it's not included on the Home Depot -$150 deal. I am not a professional just an at home DIY. I do own a sports performance facility and bolt several peices of fitness equipment to concrete floors and walls, as well as break down and put together several peices of fitness equipment. I am that crazy picky guy that likes all the bells and whistles and the latest and greatest. I hate cheap stuff and going the affordable route to sacrife quality. I'm all about having the quality,but I still have a $650 budget for these 3 tools. Also I don't own any platform at the moment so I will be buying into a platform, but there aren't that many additional tools that I would need. I want to make this purchase by the end of the wk. Please offer any opinions, advice, thoughts etc. on helping me make this decision. Thanks for taking your time to read this and help me out.
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