Makita vs. Dewalt (Impact Drivers) 

The Dewalt might have a bit more to it. However I’m still rocking my Makita set from 13 years ago with the original batteries.

I SAW A LAG TEST LIKE THIS BEFORE AND IN A REAL LIFE SITUATION I WOULD PREDRILL A HOLE FIRST. IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO DRIVE THE LAG BOLT. WHICH WILL PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE TOOL. THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND VIDEOS RODNEY

DeWalt FT dubb! Have 2 of the 887 super fast, powerful gets job done. Could care less if it 1 decibel louder. Carpentry work is loud. Let's be real. ✌

I’m happy to see the 887 didn’t smoke at the very end. They must have improved the internal components over the past year or so.

You can try putting the dewalt on the bolt the makita stopped on to see if it could continue it.

Makita has way better ergonomics, more compact and will last longer.

My makita xdt16 is my go to impact to.

Makita will last much longer though. They get shit on but it's a quality product. Also I feel this guy is definitely health and safety

When I swap Makita from Gen 2 milwaukee don't want back to red again. Love my makita compact size and very precise.

I debated whether to get the Makita or DeWalt and bought the DeWalt last week. Thanks for the review. Glad I went with the DeWalt.

In my opinion, you couldn't go wrong with either one of these impact drivers. I prefer the Dewalt but, I already have several Dewalt tools, batteries, and chargers so, I'm vested in the Dewalt 20v cordless platform. The Dewalt may be a little cheaper than Makita at times, but fathers day sales, black Friday sales, and Christmas sales can make them about even. It most likely will come down to your personal preference and which platform you want to get in bed with LOL. If your trying to decide which platform to go with, I'll say this... Milwaukee is the tried and true brand for the professional, but very expensive in my opinion for the average homeowner or weekend "DIY" person. Bosch is not far behind them for quality and durability. Dewalt and Makita are the challengers for the top spot too. This leaves Ryobi and RIDGID. These are in the lower price range but they are still decent tools. I would choose Ryobi over RIDGID because I think there is some uncertainty in the RIDGID platform at the moment due to their change in batteries and some changes in their tools. RIDGID does offer a "Lifetime Service Agreement" but they don't have the selection of tools that Ryobi, Dewalt, and Milwaukee have. I realize there are more brands of cordless tools out there. The brands I mentioned above are the ones I have personal experience with so I can't honestly comment on the brands I haven't owned. If someone else has experience with other brands, please comment. I don't know everything... ask my wife! LOL!

My DeWalt 887 speed switch broke in less than a year so I just grabbed the Makita XDT13 it's seems great so far!

I love my makita with the new hammer drill perfect pair 🥶

Makita is the better impact driver, dewalt overheats and loses power after normal use. I'm a Dewalt guy and i hate the 887, its only good for small jobs

It's like comparing a Dodge Charger vs a Mercedes SLK

Have you considered throwing the kobalt xtr 1/4" driver? Numbers look good on it

Makita xdt16t is by far the best impact driver on the market ergonomics wise. I have the Milwaukee 2853. It's more powerful so all relative and what's important to each individual. 🙏✌

Looks like the DeWalt just barely got away with this one, but it doesn't really seem like there are 2000in-lbs of torque in there. Either that or Makita is underrating its tools (this one is advertised as 1600 in-lbs)

I recall in a tool teardown somewhere that the Makita (as well as the Dewalt 12 volt extreme), use a needle or roller bearing in the nose cone, while the typical Dewalt 887 and Milwaukee Gen 3 don't. I have the XDT14 DCF840, DCF801 and 901; the Makita and the 801 Extreme are both noticeably smoother and quiter than the other two Dewalt impacts.

VERY NICELY DONE 👍 DAVID 👍👍👍 I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR VIDEO COUNT AND I THINK THE YOU'LL BE AT 500 BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY APRIL 19th. Thanks RODNEY

I wish dewalt would come out with a new model for a 1/4 inch impact, my 887 has done me well, but it’s getting wore out, and I don’t want to buy the same tool again.

Oh btw ridgid replace their gen 4X combo kit and broke it up instead of it being together the drill is available now and home depot's website $99 the impact driver is a bare tool and they're both brushed just to give it a heads up if you wanted to run a test on a DIY version of ridgid not pro consumer and they're also redesigned in the octane batteries along with the 2.0 and 4.0

Both great tools; all on your preferences and established platform; honestly, I just about like them all; but my favorite lately: makita (the one tested) and metab triple hammer hpt: 12v metabo (german)

great video, dave!! looking forward to the xph14 versus!! :)

Definitely Makita for me. Surprised the Dewalt didn't catch on fire like i've seen it do on some vids.

I have the impact gun by Makita that's the grade below this one and the drill as well. My impact works just fine but I need that XPH14 for when it comes to drilling holes through studs for my water lines.

If you work in dark areas and have a makita drill..you already know the light under the drill housing sucks

Bought a brand new DeWalt table saw recently. Unpacked it and was about to make the first cut when I realized the power button was defective and doesn't stay on. As soon as you let go, it shuts off. Wonderful. $500 new table saw doesn't even work out of the box. Had to waste time going back and returning it. Fucking DeWalt garbage. More like DeShit. All of my makita tools have worked out of the box, and are still going even after 8 years.

Every tool you own looks brand new. Do you use them on the jobsite?

Ugghh i have a tough decision...i have the dewalt multi tool and mini sawzall and the dewat 12v impact but i need a 18v/20v impact and ever since ive used that makita i fell in love...but ill also have to get a new battery and charger obviously

10 years from now the Makita will still be working and batteries still good.

Dave I always love your videos! I have a request though if it’s not too much trouble. I need to see that new Milwaukee fuel Sawzall. I know you’d have to buy it but I want to see a good review on it.

I've been looking at a 5 pce Cordless 18v Brushless Combo Kit of late - this being my first BIG commitment to a Brand Ecosystem and after all the comparisons and reviews it was coming down to Makita and DeWalt ... I've chosen DeWalt for a few reasons but a BIG reason was the Battery system of DeWalt is superior and more durable than Makita ... Makita make great tools but for me DeWalt just out does them on the tools and battery combo. I also prefer the DeWalt Brad and Finish Nailer cordless Pairing to round out my kit ...

Dewalt is made to look better upon first purchase. More on sale , more power. But asking around. It doesn’t seem that the pros around me use other than Bosh Makita Milwaukee . I got soft hands and use it few times a month. I’ll take a Dewalt on sale ,

My Prius is slow because it doesn’t have a v8. It’s not fair to compare it to a mustang v8.

Dewalt's best vs. Makita's best. Simply put

I read almost all the comments and I have the impression that it is Makita who won

Great vid. If you want to step up your view game, you would do well to add the model# to the titles. Also in the description you should mention it again wit a bit of content. This will allow for better search results when some one is in the market for a specific model.

I saw a video where a guy used that smart mode on the makita and it was smoking it's speed 4 setting. It would have probably actually drove that lag bolt it was incapable of driving before.

I like the xdt14 makita more then the 16 i feel like its actually better

i disagree. I think testing and comparing tools to their maximum possible performance is the better comparison if this is the best Mikita can do with their given design it should be compared to other companies with their best-given design. of course same same battery should be used as far a size.

Not necessarily unfair, it's just the other companies are making better batteries than makita at the moment

Awesome video, Dave👍

Awesome Video

Nice test thanks for the share

I know de Walt could be better but i can hear he release the trigger the first 2 times when he drive the screws with the Makita make it take longer

Who makes good impact socket adapters for impact drivers?

DeWALT fo eva! great video once again MCT

I think u push the dewalt more on that lag screw

I have used dewalt Makita milwaukee bosch Fein metabo I've even gotten to tryout festool and Triton for you wood workers if you want precision Makita metabol bosch Fein and even festool I would even say hiti

Very nice video its profesionaly made

Is this the Dewalt power detect of flex volt advantage?

Starting to see some 887 kits being clearanced out. Saw a leaked pictured of a new xr impact driver. So I think we will see it come out this year. It did look more compact than the 887. Kinda looked a bit like Milwaukee’s new compact impact wrench.

You drive dewalt first, then makita every time wood near prior dewalt is denser than before because of dewalt drive then you compare makita in the same area made more dense by prior dewalt DO IT AGAIN WITH MAKITA HAVING 1ST INSERT TO SOFT WOOD THEN DEWALT FOLLOWING CLOSE AFTER MAKITA

My Toyota's are so reliable so I'm going with Makita.

@Man Caver Tools: Dewalt DCF840 VS Makita XDT131?

Watch all the other videos on the Dewalt where the driver leaks oil and then catches fire

Which makita is this (type)?

I like both brands here but in favor of the DeWalt

Hey #man caver tools you should check out the new dewalt 12v 5amp battery that thing is a beast

MAKITA FOREVER 🤘🫵💪☝️✊✌️👊

Off course the dewalt are stronger because it’s a 20v compare to the makita only 18v

What models are ?

I know it costs money but you should try getting lumber to do these tests. I just feel like using raw tree logs could make for some inconsistencies idk... keep up the good videos tho.

Testing Tools to see which one is fastest , oh boy ... Vinegar Diesel ....

Any news about power detect impact yet?

Which 16 version was that?

Final test was flawed. The dewalt bolt was at more of an angle so the skipping was less than the makita. If you angled the makita on the final test, it would’ve done the same depth

Didn’t you just make a video about fairness due to batteries? I believe you said it’s fair to use a special battery because the company put the effort into making the battery and it’s not their fault the other company didn’t

Who drives 8" Lags with a cordless without pre drilling?, good way to kill your drill.

Hello dear I see many videos of your tests, I want to ask you a question? I am about to buy an impact screwdriver and which one do you recommend the Dewalt dcf 887 or the makita dtd 154 or the Bosch gdx freak? I work in electrical installations and do a lot of drilling and screwing, I have the Dewalt dcd 776 and it is very good but I want an impact driver ... thank you best regards .. from Santiago de Chile ... James....

Do you have the festool tid18?

No assist mode on the Makita?

Do you think dewalt will make a new impact soon?

Both good tool 👍👌😲

Makita-DTD171??? DEWALT -887???

The plastic on Every Makita tool I have has cracked in cold weather. Very disappointed in the quality and their batteries constantly underperform. Been switching to Milwaukee much, much better. And they absolutely do not pack their product I’ve called them dozens of times and nothing. What a rotten company…

This guy can’t even put a screw in straight not giving a fair test for either drill

Hi

I own the Dewalt 887 (3250 rpm's) and a Makita XDT14 (3600 rpm's) which has the same specs as the XDT16 , so you would think it would be faster than that Dewalt , BUT Makita Lies about their Specs for some reason , Project Farm did a rpm test on them and the Makita xdt16 only did around 3300 rpm which is 300 slower than its specs and the Dewalt dcf887 did around 3350 which was about 100 or so More than its specs said and more than the Makita , I don't understand why Makita would lie about its specs , the Makita is a great impact and I love mine but the Dewalt is noticeable more powerful , Especially with a 21700 battery....

Well Makita is better than dewalt

Dürüstçe dönmedi, DeWalt'ı belli bir açıyla büktü ve DeWalt makitayı daha hızlı ve daha iyi düz tuttu.

What exactly is the purpose of this competition? Let's just assume that one is better by a second or two or three or four... What's the point? A tool is more than just being faster by a fraction than another tool; it's the handling, the reliability, the noise and the battery environment... I do hope you have a full time job besides this crap...

Team makita 4 ever

Like I'm from România

I think it’s pronounced de Walt not dwalt

He dave

makitas 180 nm dewalt 205 so of course dewalts going to win in speed tests

Stupid test. Alter the first percer the wood become very tight for Makita machine. Thé tester did it on purpose.

👍🏼🍩☕👍🏼

another nonsensical comparison..

DeWalt is best quality Makita not 🚫 good

Huh this guy got a broken Makita lmao doesn’t like Japanese brands

For me, really disappointing in dewalt impact....

makita is the best!!!

makita is 18v dewalt is 20v