SchenzhenSpecial Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Framer joe said: Anyone see the sds shoot out on “oz tool”..Hilti reins supreme on a 5yr old sds..of course 2x the price of the other brands.....Makita had the best value and of course the other results are there also.... Trouble is, the hilti I've had don't last as long as they should for what they cost. Just sold off all the hilti batteries I had left because it was just too expensive to repair the drill. I've had two TEA cordless die of the same issue in about 6 years. Considering a kit is the best chunk of £1000, if this is an on going problem, the only time it makes sense financially is when you're in charge of a gang of men and you use Hilti fleet services. For the one man band however, I'm not going to them again. I've had too many tools, that cost too much money, with too many problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 I was expecting the Makita to get totally completly trashed seeing it's 8isch years old. But it did ok-isch. Just don't drill outside it's rated capacity [emoji4]It would have been better using the 18v Brushless !Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M80 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 US model number is XRH07PTU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 13 hours ago, HiltiWpg said: It would have been better using the 18v Brushless ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Nah not really that's still slower with noticably less runtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 I really wish that Makita had of had their new models out already for the comparison. Unfortunately the nature of a comparison is that you'll always catch some brands with new releases while others are near the end of their lifecycle. It does feel like Makita have rarely/never had brand new releases in our comparisons though ...... need to change that sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchenzhenSpecial Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 9 minutes ago, dwain said: It does feel like Makita have rarely/never had brand new releases in our comparisons though ...... need to change that sometime. Frankly, I don't think they care. They have a strong user/purchaser base globally and presumably don't feel the need to try and compete constantly with TTI or Stanley Black and Decker. In the bigger picture, for comparisons sake, I prefer Makita to do their own market research and release something later that's pretty often, going to work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 11/30/2017 at 11:18 PM, SchenzhenSpecial said: , I prefer Makita to do their own market research and release something later that's pretty often, going to work. The exception being the 18g Brad nailer Piece of shit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precast Erector Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 I was fortunate enough to have a Makita rep load me a DHR400. The drill itself is fantastic. Comfortable, excellent speed and effortless to use with low vibration. You momentarily forget that you are using a cordless drill, it’s that good. The let down was the 2 5amp batteries. I was only able to drill 14 dia100@120mm deep before the unit began to cut out. Unlike the Milwaukee this unit cuts out when the battery is low rather that die out which I think is good. In my industry that translates to installing 7 precast wall panels (2 hrs work) before changing batteries. I suppose that if I went for this drill with 2 lots of 6amp battery packs that I should get through the day without any issues. Next week I am trying out the Dewalt SDS max 54v with 9amp battery. I’ll post my findings then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Well this escalated quickly at the start. On 11/30/2017 at 4:07 PM, dwain said: It does feel like Makita have rarely/never had brand new releases in our comparisons though ...... need to change that sometime. Just gotta do an impact driver test when Makita comes out with a new model. which would probably be once every year or so haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Precast Erector said: Next week I am trying out the Dewalt SDS max 54v with 9amp battery. I’ll post my findings then. I'd be interested in your findings. Everything I've seen shows the dewalt being a beast but there was a video from makita at WOC showing the new makita smoking the dewalt. I'm a little skeptical of the video but if it's legit, it looks like makita hit a homerun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 22 hours ago, Precast Erector said: I was fortunate enough to have a Makita rep load me a DHR400. The drill itself is fantastic. Comfortable, excellent speed and effortless to use with low vibration. You momentarily forget that you are using a cordless drill, it’s that good. The let down was the 2 5amp batteries. I was only able to drill 14 dia100@120mm deep before the unit began to cut out. Unlike the Milwaukee this unit cuts out when the battery is low rather that die out which I think is good. In my industry that translates to installing 7 precast wall panels (2 hrs work) before changing batteries. I suppose that if I went for this drill with 2 lots of 6amp battery packs that I should get through the day without any issues. Next week I am trying out the Dewalt SDS max 54v with 9amp battery. I’ll post my findings then. 4 Batts in total with 1 double charger would easily keep you running all day then right ? 1 set on the charger, 1 set on the tool. I'm getting the dhr400 second week of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Dewalt sds max 1 7/8” at 13.3 joules......yes I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makita_2233 Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 On 18/02/2018 at 4:06 AM, Precast Erector said: I was only able to drill 14 dia100@120mm You’d be better off with a sds plus drilling a 14 dia bit, like the Dewalt dch 273, 284 or 333. Higher rpm and bpm, they will drill quicker and get more holes per charge then the sds max units. The sds max units have higher impact joules but lower rpm and bpm, good for large dia bits and chilling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Finnaly arrived ! Lovely =) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Finnaly arrived ! Lovely =)That’s great! I would buy that in a heartbeat if we didn’t have a bunch of Bosch, Makita and Hilti stuff!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiltiWpg Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 The spacing of the batteries sure looks like a wider battery is coming!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolBane Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Isn’t subtle at all, like whatever they have coming down the pipeline will be a substantial difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 And the space for the batteries in the case obviously has alot of room for bigger batteries. Even the battery icon that is molded in the plastic is a bigger sizes. Now we just need the batteries -_-; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 The battery part looks very flimsy. That space will cause them to rattle and get damaged.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Why would it rattle ? The batteries are connected solid to the frame as in any other tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 They are only held by one side instead of 3 sides like on the other tools 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 They are held exactly thesame as in every other Makita power tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolBane Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Pretty much no one secures their batteries by more than one “surface”. If any tool’s batteries are vibrating to the point where they are slapping against any other part of the tool, their interface is already mechanically compromised. Also, Makita has employed some pretty impressive vibration damping on this tool, something they’re generally ahead of most of the competition on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kornomaniac Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 I think coptool did a bad job on this video. Lots of inaccuracies imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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