Dewalt or Milwaukee?

I'm a Mikita fan.

That being said if I had to choose between the two. I would pick DeWalt

 

I personally run Craftsman C3 lithium stuff, because money, but it's been good enough for homeowner use. As the acting maintenance supervisor for my sector at work, however, I've been replacing all of the failing DeWalt cordless equipment with new Milwaukee kits. They seem much more solidly built and we've had absolutely no issues compared to the DeWalts.

 

Milwaukee all the way. I have several of their M12 tools and have had for about 4 years. The batteries rock, and you'd be surprised how much torque th 12v tools have. I have (top left to bottom right) a 3/8" drill/driver, 1/4" driver, 3/8" ratchet, 1/2" hammer drill (have used for 3/8"x4" holes into concrete without skipping a beat), 3/8" impact wrench and the basic flashlight which I upgraded to an LED with a NiteIze bulb meant for a big Maglite I found for a couple bucks as a repackage. You could say I'm a fan, and this doesn't even include their corded tools that I have.

 

I like and have used DeWalt my whole life. That is all that is in my garage. Plus I know a guy that works for them and he gets me killer deals, hard to say no.

 

I do quite a bit of work and have never had trouble with my Dewalt tools. I know people are headstrong about their particular brand but every Dewalt tool I own (which is quite a few) have always held up. But Makita and Milwaukee make great tools too. Probably won't be bad going with any of these choices.

 

How do you like the 3/8" impact? I have everything else Makita so far but they don't have a 3/8" impact that I've seen. Thinking about getting their 1/2" impact for the garage. I looked at the Milwaukee and other 3/8 impacts but don't really want two different sets of batteries.

 

im a makita fan boy, makes working on the truck a lil easier some times

 

Hard to beat the new dewalt 20v lithium series. They can be abused and used on a regular basis and the batteries are powerful and quick charging. I've still got some of the old original dewalt 18v tools from the 90's that still work great when the old nicad batteries will still take a charge. I have the dewalt weed eater with the 5a 20v battery of which I use in all my carpenter tools as well. It's really nice to have all your tools on one battery and charger set up.

I can also say that Mikita makes a really great product as well, having an impact driver/ and drill combo that have just about used up after the past 5 years of hard use.

If I had to choose only one brand I'd go dewalt because of the convenience and availability of a variety of tools.

 

So far so good, but I've honestly only used it once to drive Tapcon anchors into concrete to secure my gun safe. I plan on keeping in the truck for tire removal and rotations.

 

if you can get a good deal get a m18 fuel set!
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Any of the three brands that were mentioned are good choices. I have a Milwaukee Fuel M18 two piece set that I love. My buddy has the 20V DelWalts that he abuses the hell out of and they keep on rocking.
Makita just makes a solid all around tool as well.

 

Use my Mikita impact and hammer drill professional all week long... Love them.. Makita
Milwaukee elect drill and Dewalt sawall

 

All 3 are solid choices. I currently have an old Makita (7.2v from early 90s) and a DeWalt 18v that's maybe 6-10 years old. I've never run a cordless Milwaukee, but I do have some corded tools that are top notch. With any cordless, don't leave them charging unattended. Although rear, they can overheat. DeWalt had a recall more than a few years ago for battery packs that would catch fire. A friend of mine had his go up and, luckily, the fire door in the tool closet kept the flames from spreading at a 1.2M sq ft factory. After that happened, I recharge mine only when I'm around.

 

Damn never knew that thanks for sharing.

 

this guy gets it

1) Milwaukee all the way......

except

2) use DeWalt hex bits in place of any Milwaukee or other bit