Guest YukonPlumber Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I'm looking at upgrading my current power tools which are the Dewalt lithium ion 18 volt line. Not having a charge indicator on the batteries is driving me nuts and is basically the only reason why I would be upgrading. Now I've taken a look at the Dewalt 20 V line and they seem okay but the Milwaukee coming it was some great products and all new brushless stuff seems like a great idea. Now with the current fuel tools do they still have the problem as the old Milwaukee xc 18 drill that the chuck would open up when you finish drilling a hole sometimes with hole saw? Also have they fixes the rod that was snapping in the chuck of the fuel drill? Or would you guys go hilti? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I have the fuel hammer drill and have no problems with it. Also the dewalt 20v batteries have a fuel gauge so you can't go wrong with either brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Not all of the Dewalt kits have fuel gauges if you get an older kit with 1.5 or 3.0 ah batteries it might not have one. Dewalt for crazy reason didn't include a fuel gauge when the launched the 20v line. I have the 18v Fuel impact, hammerdrill, sawzall , and circular saw and haven't had any issues. The have been great for me so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Most kits if not all have the new fuel gauge batteries. It's a safe bet to say someone would have a very hard time getting a kit with out fuel gauge batteries.Dr99, how do I send you a private message? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Javier, On the top click the envelope icon and click the compose new message and put my name in the send to box.I Don't know why you can't do it from my user profile page I don't see the option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 You can't really go wrong with any of the major brands power tools. The only thing as a plumber is Milwaukee has some plumbing specific tools like a pex tool, and propress tool. Dewalt just announced a portable band saw for the 20v line but it has the smallest cut capacity of the 18v-20v bandsaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YukonPlumber Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ya that was another reason I was thinking milwaukee for their plumbing tools. I just don't know... hilti is nice and my company gets very good prices. I'm looking at a new circ saw, sawzall, impact driver, grinder, drill/driver! Not sure how hilti sawzall does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 You can't really go wrong with Hilti. There isn't a ton of information on the hilti reciprocating saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I'm a Milwaukee guy, and as much as I rag on them, Dewalt is a good quality tool as well.That being said, if I were a Plumber, Electrician, or HVAC guy by trade, it would be Milwaukee all the way. They've really catered to those trades the last few years and I expect that to continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroboy Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I have both the fuel drill/driver and the impact driver. I love them both. Especially for quality. A few of my Carpenters have the "pre-brushless" Millwaukee drills and they are pretty poorly made. After a year, they have really shown their ware. One of them is even done (he took it in for repair) But the fuel line seems to be back to great form!I'm dying to get the fuel circ. saw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Tough call, all three are great brands. I have more expereince with the Milwaukee and Dewalt. I do think the Hilti impact is the best on the market, but don't know much about their reciprocating saw. For concrete, Hilti is top. Considering your a plumber, Milwaukee is hard to beat. Again any of the three, they are all nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YukonPlumber Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ya thanks for the input I'll go fuel. Also strange how my account I made yesterday got deleted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 I'm not sure why that happened YP. It wasn't anything any of the mods or I did, must've been a glitch.Sorry for that. If you have any other problems let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 An electrician buddy of mine has hilti 18v tools. If you met the guy you would swear he was a hilti rep with the way he talks about his hilti tools. He would always rag on my dewalt 20v tools that I had at the time. I got to work with his 3 speed drill, impact and recip saw. All the work we did was light duty for the tools so I can't really say how awesome they are other than they were solid and overkill for what we were doing. Cool tool fact... hilti 18v tools are actually 21.6v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 Tools and overkill in the same sentence? Blasphemy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YukonPlumber Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Has milwaukee fixed the problem with that pin snapping in the chuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 That seemed to be an issue with tools made at the beginning I haven't heard much else so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Cant go wrong with fuel! Have the fuel hammer and its a beast, check out my review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Does anyone have any experiences with the new fuel compact impact wrenches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Just used the hell out of the sawzall and circular saw today. The circular saw is a beast and is really quiet which is nice instead of the usual roar of a corded saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Just used the hell out of the sawzall and circular saw today. The circular saw is a beast and is really quiet which is nice instead of the usual roar of a corded saw.You mean you don't like the sound of a fighter jet taking off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 I hope to get the fuel circ saw and sawmill soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 I hope to get the fuel circ saw and sawmill soon!!They have a Fuel Sawmill? Awesome, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 They have a Fuel Sawmill? Awesome, lolLol for some reason my spell check didnt like sawzall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Lol for some reason my spell check didnt like sawzallI know, I just had to seize the chance to highlight that someone had been auto corrected besides me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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