Hitachi brand cordless drills.......... ?

[awsomeears]

Has anyone used these out in the field ?

Here is a link : http://www.tylertool.com/hicoto.html

I bumped into a guy at a new construction site and he had one, very lite and it caught my eye. I asked him how he liked it and he said " Best drill ive bought in a long time "

So I said to myself " Hmmmmmmmmmmm lets look em up on ebay and there not much at all " :thumbsup

[Al]

I have been looking into cordless tools myself and read a few reviews.

Popular Mechanics noted the Hitachi tools as being stylish, but not actually comfortable over longer runs.

Go to Neu's Tool Center in the Falls if you want to see all tools together. With the money I expect to recieve this christmas, I am planning on getting the giant DeWalt set from the Home Depot or another store. I think it was going for 999.99 at all places I looked.

[nismodave]

Never used Hitachi. Panisonic FTW!!

[Lash]

x2 on Panasonic!!!!!!!

[awsomeears]

Other then a standard 12v dewalt drill, I wouldnt ever buy another Dewalt again.

We go threw way to many 24V sawzawls !!!!!!!!!!!!

Panasonic do kick ass, once my bro had one from his old job and let me tell ya it was strong as a bull.

[Lash]

DeWalt tools just plain suck. I hate them.

[PHDcamaro]

Ive heard alot of good things about Hitachi Pro Series and Panasonic.....

[86GUTLASS]

My father inlaw swears by Panasonic.The best drill he has ever had.

[Heat Seeker WS6]

I must be lucky then with my Dewalt sets then. I have thier 14.4 w/hammer thats 3 years old and while at BBY & Abt I had thier 18V w/hammer sets and had no probs. I use the hammer drill once in a while but frequently am drilling through house beams, headers & studs w/ pretty good sized paddle bits and also driving in lag bolts for TV mounts & etc.

[Lash]

I must be lucky then with my Dewalt sets then. I have thier 14.4 w/hammer thats 3 years old and while at BBY & Abt I had thier 18V w/hammer sets and had no probs. I use the hammer drill once in a while but frequently am drilling through house beams, headers & studs w/ pretty good sized paddle bits and also driving in lag bolts for TV mounts & etc.


Our company stopped buying anything from dewalt that's cordless because of the enormous amount of problems we've had with them....not just the cordless drills either.
But for the drills...
The batteries suck...and so do the chucks. You've never had a bit/driver just fall out? It's always great when you're 30ft. in the air one hand holding something big...other hand getting ready to drill and your 5/16 driver falls out of the %$*$^&%$^ drill all the way to the ground. It seems like no matter how tight you tighten the chuck....they always work their way back loose.

:thumbsup

Makita stuff is nice too...just seems like they never have a lot of rpms though.

[BadAzzGTA89]

I like DeWalt= Fancy Black&Decker

[Heat Seeker WS6]

I've never had the chucks loosen up on me, but have heard about that. Once in a great while with my BBY 18V, the transmission had issues bieng moved through the 3 speed settings (locked up), but if I reversed the drive and then back to forward, it'd unlock.
I take care of the batteries, but I know from field work its very hard not to properly charge/cycle them.

[Lash]

I like DeWalt= Fancy Black&Decker

lol

[Al]

My brother has Makita and Milwaukee tools, but they are falling apart.

The only tools I own which have not fallen apart yet are all Craftsman.

I have looked at Bosch tools and a few others, but nobody offers a set like that dewalt. Craftsman comes close, but the once I add a 1/2 inch impact wrench and mabey another tool, it costs more.

[awsomeears]

I bought the 19.2 big kit from craPSman and there all junk now.

I think it all depends on how you use them and how much.

[LIL EVO]

FTW by far


http://www.toolbarn.com/images/bosch/13624.jpg

[jbiscuit]

I've had my Dewalt 14.4V for like 6 years with NO issues what so ever. My dad has a Ryobi 18V and my Dewalt has more torque and the charge lasts longer than his 1 year old Ryobi.

Panasonic is the shizz if you are a contractor. Hitachi makes great tools also. For the common Joe you can't go wrong with Dewalt or Milwaukee. Milwaukee's tools are pricey but they have great customer service and warranties.

[Al]

Thread ressurection!

I was thinking about getting the 18 volt, 9-tool Dewalt set today. Any last advice? I plan on using them around the house on an almost daily basis.

[Flight_740]

This is what I use.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Portable+Power+Tools&pid=00911537000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=Drills&BV_SessionID=@@@@0917598751.1168708635@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccjgaddjlgmgegkcefecemldffidfmg.0


I don't care what anybody says. For the money this is a tuff little bastard.

[Lash]

I use Craftsman around the house...Panasonic at work.

[2SLOW]

i use a Milwaukee 18 volt best drill i ever had, 5 years and still going!

[Prescott]

I don't know I've had pretty good luck with crapsman pro series stuff.
I have one that I've had for 10 years now. I'm on the 4th or 5th battery. It's fell off the ladder so many times now and it keeps on working. Dropped it numerous times from 10+ feet onto concrete and the battery goes flying out of it. I just pop the battery back in and go. It's a 18V one that at the time was the biggest one they made. I bought another 18V craftsman set for $50, drill, 2 batteries, charger and case. I was on sale last xmas. The battery is different and the chuck isn't as nice as the older one, but still isn't that bad.

[Yooformula]

My buddy bought one of those Hitachi's and I used it for a few hours. Very comfortable to use and outlasted my drill. Decent rpms and seemed pretty sturdy but I only dropped it twice...lol

[PHDcamaro]

my milwaukee 14.4 is still running like a champ after 5 years of abuse... batteries are crap now though
Bosch Brute Firce 24 volt series are heavy as ****... and ive been told that the 24 volt crap is just a marketing thing... making you think bigger is better

Milwaukee V18 and 24s are nice.... and the v18 lithiom Ion batteries wirk in the normal 18v tools

[Al]

Well, I'm off to the store to get this set:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000BF0ZT0.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_V60926750_.jpg

$999.99 at Lowes and I plan on getting the extended warranty.

I'm rather serious about woodworking. These make up some of the last few tools I need to have a complete shop for me.

Just for reference, I have spent about 5 times more on woodworking tools in the past three years than I have on automotive tools.

[Al]

Bought it! I bought the 4-year warranty while I was at it.

I already tried out the hammer feature of the drill...it went through a cinder block faster than my corded drill goes through oak with a 1/4 bosch drill bit.

I can hardly wait to play with them! Too bad I have to go to work now.

[Cjburn]

I've got to bring up an old post. One of my customers is Findorf Construction in Madison. They have just about every type of power hand tool known to man, and according to the guy who fixes all these tools, Hilti is the best hands down. It is supposed to be very expensive, but by far the best. Just what I heard...

[nismodave]

My buddy bought one of those Hitachi's and I used it for a few hours. Very comfortable to use and outlasted my drill. Decent rpms and seemed pretty sturdy but I only dropped it twice...lol


It outlasted your Fisher-Price drill???:rolf

U need a new one.:durr

[Lash]

I've got to bring up an old post. One of my customers is Findorf Construction in Madison. They have just about every type of power hand tool known to man, and according to the guy who fixes all these tools, Hilti is the best hands down. It is supposed to be very expensive, but by far the best. Just what I heard...


Hilti make decent electric tools..but their cordless stuff is expensive as hell. Expect to spend a little over $300 out the door for a 15v cordless drill.

[Memphis]

I hear rigid has good equipment too....any experience with those?

[Yooformula]

It outlasted your Fisher-Price drill???:rolf

U need a new one.:durr
Yeah, I had killed the last batteries. I just got 2 new batteries so the fisher-price drill seems fine now.

[Lash]

Yeah, I had killed the last batteries. I just got 2 new batteries so the fisher-price drill seems fine now.


Does it take AA's or AAA's?

:durr

[Yooformula]

Does it take AA's or AAA's?

:chair:18 volt packs wiseass:durr I had 3 back ups but I had overcharged them all.