Biggie

Obviously not their intended use, but could get you out of a jam haha. I recently bought the flexvolt grinder because I bought into the idea of having corded power. Although I haven't really been able to test it's run time with the 2.0/6.0, I thought I was going to upgrade to the 3.0/9.0 when it came out, but now I'm not so sure. The first words out of anyone who picks it up at work is wow that's heavy, and that's with a 2.0/6.0. Now after owning it I don't know if I'd want it to be much heavier or bigger. I have a couple fuel grinder that I honestly thought I would buy some 9.0 for to get that long run time. But after having the flexvolt I'm starting to think a m18 5.0 with a lighter more compact grinder is better for probably 75%-90% of my tasks.

Just the impact wrench I've been dreaming of ever since TIA reviewed the metabo ssw 18 ltx 400BL.

The dcf890 is pretty dissapointing if you ask me. Why have we waited so long for dewalt to release this? If all dewalt was going to do was take a 886 and do a Jimbo swap with the anvil, why not release it years ago. If they had released it a couple years ago it may have satisfied me and many others and kept us from jumping ship to milwaukee. But at this point it's just a so so powered impact wrench with no speed controls. Also why is there no 1/2 compact brushless. The 899 is too heavy and overkill for most of my work and the carriage bolts that work with every day require a 1/2 deepwell socket, a 3/8dw just isn't deep enough. I've been hearing for years from my dewalt tool guy "oh yea brushless impact wrenches are coming." I guess at this point I was just hoping for more. Glad I'm happy with my fuel wrenches, but being a tool nut I gotta have them all.

Just curious what application you're using your drills for when they burn up. Maybe we've just been lucky but we switched over to milwaukee 3 years ago and have crews beating the crap out of them daily (not their tools, don't care) and haven't had any major issues to speak of.

I have read for a while but just joined the forum. I work ag construction building grain bins and grain elevators. It's pretty common to carry two power tools up a 100' grain leg, one being more high demand like a grinder or Sawzall and other being an impact or drill. We currently only have 4.0 and 5.0 but I hope to get my hands on a couple 9.0. For me it's critical to have compatibility because it's the difference between swapping batteries between the two tools I have to get that one more cut or climbing 100'. This is also why flexvolt is a huge turn off for me. I like the idea of having a cordless grinder that has the power of a corded and let's be honest the fuel grinder is good but not corded power good. So now let's say if I want to carry a flexvolt grinder and impact up to the top of a grain bin. I have to buy another bigger and heavier flexvolt battery to put in the impact just so I have the compatibility for that one more cut with the grinder.