@@Tools-Tested Are you running the Hilti SF 10W-22 or the Bosch 1330C? If so, my money is on those two. Love to see some German engineering hard at work.
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You really have some nice dynos here, very cool 😎 I was wondering whether you could do some longer term runs, these are peak numbers that might inflate the apparent performance compared to real life usage? Maybe not on all the drills but just on some to show the difference. Can't wait for part 2, thanks! 😊
Yeah real expensive dyno, I’m going to try and add a cooling package to the dyno so I don’t smoke it. Then maybe I can do a longer run and see how long they will run. Yeah part 2 will be interesting.
Flex has been my main line for a couple of years now, but I'm always looking for other options. Northern Tool just dropped a new line of cordless tools under their house brand name Klutch.
Good review, especially at the end. Curious, what is adequate to do certain jobs? For example, I’m willing to bet that all of these drills are adequate to drill a pine 2x4. But theres a lot of other jobs out there. How many watts does it take to make drilling X material a good experience? I also use my drill as a cutoff tool and a grinder in certain situations. There’s a lot of accessories i can put into a drill.
Yeah it would be interesting to see, I might have to build a rig. That way the measuring equipment could be between the drill and fastener. That would be interesting to see just how many watts it would take to get the job done.
Interested in seeing how my own DCD998 PowerDetect hammer drill stacks up but I see you have its twin, DCD999 FlexVoltAdvantage hammer drill lined up in its place. Still rooting for it. :)
@@Tools-Tested From other testing I've seen Power detect drill is a little more powerful, but other tools Flexvolt comes out on top. Sometimes by a lot.
I have Flex and Milwaukee that I use for my business and Hercules and Milwaukee in my garage. The problem with the Hercules as a hammer drill is the portion of the drill body that the handle clamps on is just grey plastic, not metal like it should be, so after repeated stress to keep the drill from twisting you are going to see that plastic strip and fail.
1:04 looks like drill is limiting performance with a current limit. Order should be 4Ah > 5Ah > 6Ah. I'd love to see you do this test with an adapter and another brand's 10/12Ah.
The metabo 36v is the old model, there's a new model (DV36DC) that has several improvements, of course more power but also a much better handle and much quicker reacting anti kickback. They ditched the screw in handle, don't know the reason why but it must of caused problems. Metabo hpt also has lifetime warranties on their tools, but only tools and not batteries.
Dang I knew the 18v was new, I will have to get the new 36 when we get the DCD1007. Yeah im currious if anyone has had issues with that screw in design.
@Tools-Tested also what's crazy is it comes with 2 4/8ah mutlivolt batteries. That's 2 2p 21700 cell batteries for the same price milwaukee sells the gen 4 fuel with 2 5ah batteries. The comparison in performance between the two with kit batteries is wild.
Can you measure sound levels, as well as provide a subjective sound rating? This is actually a big thing for me. I swear my Milwaukee M12 drill is obnoxiously loud and drives me crazy. However, some of the Dewalts I've used have been relatively quiet. Would love to see where everyone falls and who warrants attention.
I would like to see you testing the Bosch GSB 18v 1330c which they claim as strongest drill and hilti SF 10 nuron which they claim now as the strongest in the world.
Some good performers there, will certainly be interesting to see how the Flex performs against the bigger brand names in Pt 2. Wonder if there is anyone actually using a drill with the bigger 8Ah plus battery on it, they always seem so cumbersome to me.
Would it like to see the octane 3 amp hour pack on the Ridgid has the 21700 cells and until the 8 came out a year or so ago was the only one. It's the battery I like to use cuz it's the smallest but it still has the good cells
@@Tools-Tested Yeah Ridgid is so weird! They’re the house brand of Home Depot, but so is Ryobi. They’re licensed by TTI from Emerson, but Home Depot is in the mix somewhere as well. Red Ridgid and orange Ridgid are effectively entirely different but also not. Just really odd! I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but the theory that octane was getting to close to Milwaukee Fuel does seem at least plausible. I doubt we’ll ever know the true reason for killing octane, but I’m willing to bet it’s not as simple as it was getting to close to fuel territory. Regardless very strange.
The worst part is that Makita is probably the most expensive drill! I'm pretty sure it's almost $400 just to get the kit! Most of the others are around $300 or less! Unless Makita makes big changes I don't see any point in buying them.
I thought Makita didn’t use 21700 because they couldn’t make them fit in their 18v tools that took two packs side by side? If that isn’t the case, then my God they’re far worse than I thought! Assuming size is the limiting factor, I’d like to introduce Makita to a style of battery that’s been around for a very long time, can fit in nearly any enclosure, and almost always has the best performance. Pouch cells!
Not sure how you can say you wish the ridgid had better packs like the octane. The only good pack the octane ever had was the 3ah. It was the only one with 21700 cells. The 9ah octane has 18650 cells and is way less powerful than the 8ah max output exp battery. The maxoutput line of batteries are the best ridgid has ever produced by far
@Tools-Tested my 8ah max output exp battery was dropped in cement and I never was able to retrieve it, but ridgid was a good sport and replaced it anyway for me. Only thing is they sent me a 9ah octane battery instead of the 8ah mo exp. The difference is significant. The 8ah is a way better preforming battery without question. I ended up buying another 8ah because the 9ah was just shit
Metabo 36volt Batteries are dirt cheap they cost $109 Canadian for the 4/8 ah ..and they are water resistant and corrosion resistant the Metabo is better built better quality way more durable and have the best IP rating on the block and better prices right now ..at this moment they are one of the cheapest platforms to buy and get set up on with the sales and discounts and they have some awesome new tools coming out in the fall and next spring ..Plus life time tool warranty on 90% of there tools