Kerry Polkinghorne

FYI everyone I went with Metabo. it was a no brainer the same kit as Milwaukee $1350 AU Ryobi $1000 AU Metabo $970 AU Plus the Metabo kit included 1 new 6ah LIHD battery for anyone who doesn't know about LIHD metabo are leading the way not just 87% more run time but 67% more power. And they will fitthe current tools. I was a bit sceptical but seems to be backed up here

I priced the following kit. keep in mind I live in Australia 1 hammer drill 1 impact driver 1 circular saw 1 charger 5 x batteries 5ah Milwaukee $1350 AU about $940 USD Ryobi $1000 AU about $700 USD All the Milwaukee tools were brushless next gen only the Ryobi drill was brushless Just thought it interesting at least in Aus not much dif in price between supposedly cheap Ryobi and Milwaukee. of course it may be very different in the US

I can understand the point about Ryobi . But..... 1. money not really an issue 2. what about run time ? ergonomics and all the features that you get from the more expensive brands ?

Thanks for all your replies I realise there's probably not an unbreakable cordless tool out there but this bosch cops a beating. It would be great to see a comparison test with the other brands but could turn into an expensive exercise I suppose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI8NMrB87Hs I was under the impression that Milwaukee was an industry leader in the cordless range ? and their tools would be as tough as any of the others ? from what I can tell bosch only has one of the cordless drills in their range that has the tough dura cell casing ? I will look into metabo good suggestion rcarnes and I agree dewalt has served me well in the past to

I need to buy some heavy duty tough cordless toolkits for my construction class.(Drills ,impact drivers saws, grinders) I had hitachi for a few years but my students drop them from roofs and benches and work them hard so most have either broken casings or worn out motors Bosch seem to have the toughest outer casing ? as I was very impressed with some of the clips on you tube tests. Also their cut out system seems good, however it seems not all their tools are the robust model along with brushless ? their website is very confusing with all their models. Also run time and features not as good as Milwaukee ? ( my other choice at this stage ) My choices so far 1. Bosch ( tough outer casing) 2. Milwaukee (outer casing ?) 3. Hilti (cant find much info out there on this brand) 4. the rest Mak, Dewalt, Hitachi, ect all much of a muchness IMO unless some one can prove how tough the casing is. Thanks