My Dewalt cordless tools have made me money! My Milaukee cordless tools suck. Milwaukee batteries are junk. I have Dewalt, Bosch and Paslode batteries that are over 10 years olld and still work. Milwaukee batteries, I had to replace every two years.
I agree other than the 60v batteries. They truly suck. I've had 4-5 completely die on me and are unusable. My company has a 60v hammer drill with the 12ah, one is basically dead and only charges to 2 bars and dies very fast. I was thinking since I sometimes use my 60v batteries on my 20v tools it takes a toll on it switching back and forth but the 12.0 stays on the 60v hammer drill only and it's dying. My 5ah power stack is a beast I love it. It lasts over a month on my impact only.
My Milwaukee batteries are junk also probably gonna switch to a dewalt drill ‘impact driver and reciprocating saw.Can’t even cut through a treated 2x4 without it draining down to nothing.
Very annoying how we can get 6-1/2” and worm drive saws with left side blades, but the standard 7-1/4” only comes as a right side blade. Also, where is the non-sliding 10/12 inch cordless miter saw?
I went with Ridgid after being very disappointed with the 20v reciprocating saw. May be the only Dewalt tool I've ever been disappointed with. The circ and jigsaws cut like butter.
1:33 “Compared to its predecessor, the FlexVolt DCD999...” The DCD999 is not FlexVolt. It’s also one of two predecessors, since the DCD998 and DCD999 are essentially the same drill sold in two configurations at different retailers (Lowe’s PowerDetect and Home Depot’s FlexVolt Advantage). Despite one mentioning FlexVolt, both are 20V Max XR tools like the previous DCD996. Neither actually prefer the batteries they are marketed with since both perform better with a 6AH XR or 5AH PowerStack.
So was power stack a huge flop? Don't get me wrong, love the 1.7 for things around the house and it's great in the atomic line but the 5ah with that thickness. I'm not hating on it, I grabbed 4 of them on clearance at $75 ea.
Dewalts recip saws are not good enough. The new looks like a flexvolt advantage without the logo. No adjustable shoe, rafterhook nor orbital mode. Also shorter stroke-length than some saws. In general, the circular saw, grinder and recip looks unchanged. But anyways, in general good tools
2500 inch lbs? That’s what? Pretty much 210 ft lbs? I’m not being a hater, more like realistic and I just don’t see any impact driver putting out numbers like that lol but I bet it’s way better than the red brands latest model. Hear that things a pile of hot 🗑️ always breaking.
When the 860 reviews first came out it was mopping the red impact driver all around the board esp overseas...fast forward to now it magically lose's on every channel...lol
powerpack, powerstack, flexvolt, power assist, XR, At this point Dewalts battery and product line up, what works with what, whats optimised for what, is just too confusing.
Most users could care less what you call the battery . We care how long it lasts between charges . When Dewalt thinks it can charge the consumer $200 plus for a battery ,think again, the Chinese knockoff’s are popping up for 1/2 the Dewalt price and sadly,there both made by the same 8 yr old kids . Just a different color
@robertsmith3518 Not entirely true. The cells that are in these batteries aren't made by Dewalt, I presume they're made by Panasonic, Samsung or.... The Chinese knock-offs use inferior cells that are just as good in the first few charges, after that these cells deteriorate a lot faster as the quality cells. Not saying these cells aren't overpriced but you somewhat get what you pay for. Same goes for Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch,...
I agree about the price of oem batteries. I have 3 times the amount of Waitley batteries vs DeWalt. But in all honesty, I think most people either don't know about generic batteries, don't trust them, or want DeWalt batteries because they're pretty,
I got some knockoff batteries, identical counterfeits to Dewalt 6ah flexvolts. Even brand new, they died long before my well-used genuine Dewalt batteries did. They did not have Panasonic or Samsung cells like Dewalts do. The circuit board was also far less complex than genuine ones, which makes me suspect they don't have fire and short protections either. Regardless, I will stick with OEM batteries from now on.
You say all you care about is how long they last, then you will not be happy with the knock off. I have seen guys buy those and change out multiple times while my Dewalt batteries are still going strong. I will gladly pay 200+ dollars for a new battery cell technology that has far more power output and for a longer duration while keeping heat down. If you make money with your tools then i think its a good investment in my opinion
