Peter Argyropoulos Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Welcome aboard Petros. Never tried it but Eric and Dan gave it a heck of a thrashing in their latest tool fight (first destructo torture test) and behind the Bosch the Makita faired pretty well. I used to have the older BHP454 and it did pretty well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I habe that same kit. I have only had it for a month or two but have used it pretty extensively over my other drills. I just used it last night drilling some holes with the 1-3\8" paddle bits and did not seem to notice anything. I will keep my eye on it though and see if I have the same issue. Do you remember about how long you had used them before you noticed the issue? It could be that I just haven't used mine as much as you did yet too. Hopefully I don't have the issue because I really like the drill.Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrull Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Sad, since the chuck is just awesome when it works. Have had it for 7-8 months or so, and love it. Especially the chuck, with good grip (large metall) and very easy to thighten really hard.Only weird thing is if I widen the chuck to max capacity (open it up max) until it stops. Then when you want to tighten it, it automaticly starts the ratcheting action. Not a problem at all, and I belive it is becouse it gets a little resistance when you first try to close the chuck from fully open jaw. And it "think" its a bit.Anyways, also the handle could need better grip on the drill. After a few hard kickback/large self feeding drill-bits (4-1/2"), it feels a little loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 First i hear about bad chucks on that one.Must have been a bad series ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell Tyler Ray Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I can relate to a bad chuck leaving you pissed the rest of the day..my first Milwaukee drill had some wonky chuck issues..second one is fine though!!Hope it works out for you as makita is my next favorite over the red!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Argyropoulos Posted September 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 If its a rather new drill why dont you get it repaired under warranty ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrull Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 A bit irritating that makita only seem to bundle their worst and cheapest impacts with their top of the line drills. But yeah, it made me buy another one, so I guess the joke is on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Argyropoulos Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I didn't try and get it repaired because although the drill was great, the impact was crappy enough that I didn't feel like going through the trouble. I really need a new impact, not a new drill, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 A bit irritating that makita only seem to bundle their worst and cheapest impacts with their top of the line drills. But yeah, it made me buy another one, so I guess the joke is on me. [emoji14]Not all the time maybe in the big box stores they.match there crappy impact but when i got my makita combo with hammer drill i got there 3 speed impact and its great power speed i love it Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Same problem here in belgium. Always the crappy 1 speed model in combo kits. Nothing beats that 3 speed Brushless model DTD148. It's a miracle impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Argyropoulos Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 As a mini follow-up to the story... I live in Amish country. The Amish started getting into construction pretty heavily back in the 80s and at this point, there are lots of Amish crews all over southeastern Pennsylvania doing work. They use a lot of air and cordless tools and over the years their "farm stores" have turned into pretty decent tool and hardware stores. I stopped by at one of the biggest the other day, wanting to see if they had one of the Makita XTD09's to look at (aka DTD148). They didn't, but they do have bins with bare tools that you can get somewhat cheaper. Well, now I know what happens to the tools you return to Home Depot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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