Peter Argyropoulos

Sad to see that the batteries are now made in China. Mine has batteries from Poland. Where is the new tool made?

I'm already liking it! I'm pretty much the only tool junkie I know in real life, so at work I have no one to talk to about tools. They just stick to their Ryobi junk and white Makita stuff and get that glazed look in their eyes when you start talking torque, country of origin or tool steel hardnesses

With the two drills I had the problem started almost instantly. By the time I took the second one back the series had been discontinued, so the only option would have been to get another one shipped (it's still sold online) or upgrade to the new Milwaukee kit with the new, 1200 in-lb drill. Since I had gotten the Makita at a lower price than the Milwaukee, I really didn't feel like forking out another hundred bucks for a brand new, untested tool. That problem aside, I think that if the chuck had worked properly I would have been really happy with the drill. It had more than enough power and battery life for what I generally need. The impact driver in the kit was definitely a step down from what I'm used to, which is a Hilti 14.4V with two torque ranges. That thing totally kicks ass for the kind of work that I do, and the Makita in the kit had NONE of the finesse that the Hilti has. So for now I'm back to using my wobbly Hilti impact and my trusty Metabo drill, but I'm looking at upgrading in the next few weeks or months. I'm either going with a new Hilti impact and Hilti drill, or the Hilti impact and a Fein brushless drill. In the meantime, I better go play the lottery

I've been using a Hilti 14.4V impact driver for the last six years or so and it hasn't let me down once. The original batteries are still working like new. I've used it for most of my drilling plus fastening over the years and it's been more of a go-to tool than I ever imagined it would be. Just lately the chuck is starting to wobble a little, so I'm in the market for something new and may get another Hilti.

So for my first non-intro post, I'm going to relate my experience with the XPH07 drill as a part of the XT257M kit from Home Depot (online only at this point). First off, it's a badass beast, no doubt, but it fell short for me as a pro user - twice. I bought it based on online reviews praising its power, and no complaints in that respect, but the chuck was an epic fail in my experience. I ended up exchanging it once and finally returning the second unit because the chucks on both of the drills refused to lock most of the time. They would get to where the sprag clutch should be getting tight then sounded like all hell was breaking loose inside the chuck and never tighten, allowing me to spin the clutch and motor by hand. The only way to lock the bit in the chuck was to hold the chuck and run the drill which isn't safe or convenient to do with a hex shank auger bit or a hole saw in a drill as powerful as this one is. I lost one bit in the floor from this, and spent a lot of time pissed off on the job. When I finally returned it to a different store from where I bought the first one and exchanged it for the second one, I checked out one of the XPH07 drills they had on display and was able to get it to start sounding chowdery as well. This has to be a series issue and not just that the first two I owned got through QC late on a Friday. I'm curious whether anyone else has had this same experience or not with the XPH07.

Hi all! I just found out about this forum from one of AvE's videos. I'm an electrician, mostly resi remodeling with a strong background in kitchens and baths, so lots of custom stuff that requires lots of tools to get the job done right (at least that what I tell my wife...) My approach (generally) is to spend as much as I can afford to and get the best tool possible for what I need and then wear it out. I'm not brand loyal at all. I've owned a Fein drill (the original series of 18V hammer drill), a Metabo drill, various Milwaukee drills and the incredible (and no longer available...) Milwaukee Hatchet, a Hilti 14.4V impact driver (my all time favorite tool), Hilti rotary hammers, and most recently (and no longer...) a Makita drill and impact kit. My hand tools are mostly all German - Knipex pliers and wrenches; Wiha drivers. There are a few Ideal and Klein wire strippers among them, some T&B and Panduit crimp tools and the all useful Lenox 9-in-1 (?) multi-driver. My test equipment is mostly Agilent/Keysight for whom I've done quite a bit of field testing over the years, some AEMC, some Amprobe and some Hioki. Again, spend wisely, buy rarely. It's good to have found the forum and I'll stop by when I can and try to answer any questions as well