Great little drill, the LDX120 (in the old livery) has also served me well for almost ten years. Built a shed, decks, walls, drilled countless holes and installed countless fasteners and still going strong. The new one-speed model is actually the LDX120C. Hope the LDX220 serves you as well as it's little brother. Myself just picked up the BDCI20C from Sears for automotive work and the spare battery.
I know its a older comment section, thus far I used porter cable, Dewalt, and Ridgid. Porter cable combo drill and impact has worked well, the battery however does not last long and is useless for anything like a cordless saw and sawzall, for the Dewalt is decent but really wasn't worth the price for me now that its made overseas. Black and Decker within the last 3 years i think has purchase porter cable and Dewalt thus the swing for Dewalt to offshore production from Canada, but they still charge the same price for Dewalt. Between the porter cable and black and decker tools you can see the similarity now especially in the battery. I purchased the Ridgid GEN5X L-ion Combo kit and its been great thus far, great power and excellent battery time, I tore down a old back yard wood awning and rebuilt it it with that combo pack, would recommend that for the two larger batteries and the power and multiple tools. You wont have to recharge miday while doing work on the homestead.
+Gilbert Escobedo We're hearing similar things about the RIGID tools. Though some guy told us who makes them but I can't recall now. Too much info to remember. Makita is doing well for us. Dewalt has always been a bit out of budget for a DIY family like us. If we were tradesman we'd likely go that way. So far my old Black and Decker was great. This new drill was garbage.
I know this is 7 months later, but Ridgid is made by TTI, the same company that makes Ryobi and Milwaukee (and Milwaukee is generally considered a industry staple). I have Ridgid power tools of my own and they're awesome.
Glad you like the b&d drill and it's held up. I bought the impact driver from walmart a mth ago and love it desite people talkin crap compared to a makita, dewalt etc.
just got one of these B&D 20v drills at wal mart today single speed with 2 batteries and the charger for 40 bucks. pretty good price considering you get 2 batteries. I paid around 50 for my craftsman with only one battery which doesn't hold a charge anymore so I'm happy with this purchase.
Craftsman is the way to go, I've had a 19V or whatever for 20 yrs or so. Got it when they first came out. I've had to buy an extra battery and maybe it may be getting close for another. But it is two speed, works great. Can't go wrong with Sears tools, they keep on keeping on. Yeah, I know there made under contract by someone else, but ya can't beat em with a stick. It came in a set a drill, power driver(great) and a flash light(that was a piece of garbage). or I thought so. The flashlite had a regular type bulb which burned out. I now use a 500 lumen LED. I will say this for Black and Decker, I bought a "power file" from them in 78 and she still works. But it is 110VAC. It's a 1/2 in belt sander. I use a 18 inch sanding belt I cut into half inch wide belts. They didn't sell that well in this country.
not picking on your selection but I wouldn't go anywhere near craftsman.Sears has let that brand go stale over the last couple years and black and decker just bought them out.I would wait til you see if they are going to back the brand or let it die
FYI, Black and Decker may be "cheap", but they're made alongside Ryobi, Ridgid and Dewalt by a company called TTI, and those three brands are very highly regarded. In fact, if you look hard enough, the "cheap" black and decker is exactly the same as a few Ridgid models. I've been using a Ryobi 18v with the LiPo battery for the past 6 years now, and it has been rock solid. Prior to this, I swore by Makita.
I've had mine for about a year, best I can recollect. Very comfortable in my hand, pretty torquey. But just yesterday I noticed the charger is no longer working. Looks like I'll need to order a new one for about $16.
Higher capacity battery has more power also, Milwaukee battery power tools will last long time of use for years, I used this a work and put a good hard used everyday for 6 years and the battery is still the original one. Drop it on the floor many times and it just keeps on working.
My impact has a magnetic bit holder where your drill has the speed setting. I really want a 4.0ah battery but they're almost as much as the impact so ill stay with the 1.5ah that it came with.
Black and Decker ok for the DIY person at home, bugger all use for anything else, better of giving it to some young man just starting off. A homesteader is going to need professional tools, for me thats Makita all the way. And yes I have had B7D tool but never again IMO
I feel you man, I've screwed in a tight corner and she kept complaing about hitting her head. Sorry I had to. What I would like to see is what I believe a early to mid 90s f150. I want one with the straight 4.9 v6
We are big Makita fans but don't have any of their tools right now. It's on our wish list for sure. Played with a lot of drills the other day and kept coming back to the pure value of this one. Look forward to getting a good cordless driver! Are you using any of the new 20v Makita tools?
Always avoid black and decker.. The cheap ones.. They don't have overload protection so they heat up and burn out under heavy load like drilling large holes..
Did you say you have had that Drill for 20 years??? Or you have had Black & Decker Drills for 20 years. Because I'm pressure sure they didn't even have Cordless Drills yet even 20 years ago lol...
Cordless drills were already a thing in the 80s. My dad bought a Craftsman cordless drill in probably '87. 30 years ago. Whether B&D made cordless drills at the time, IDK.
TRX VLOGGER Im pretty sure you're an idiot. I have a 12v makita that has a long battery that fits into the handle. It is old school as it has a chuck key and is way slower rpms. I know it's 20 years plus cuz I've seen it since i was younger. My grandpa was into constriction and he's gone but i have a shit load of diff sized nails. I imagine drills were the thing that sparked the big use of screws and by the time he retired he never had or they were too new was an impact driver. If he were alive today and saw them he would be amazed
You do realize 20 years ago was like 1997, there was plenty of technology. You're acting like 20 years ago was in the 1950s.. I'm guessing you're younger. Can you believe we had the internet and cellphones 20 years ago or is the something new also?
