Dewalt vs Ryobi

Ridgid cordless tools seem good but what I found out is that awesome selling point of the batteries having the lifetime warranty only applied to batteries bought in a set, if you buy extra batteries seperatly they do not have that warranty and not all home depots have staff to do warranty testing, I was told that I may have to pay for shipping to the testing center and it could take up to 3 weeks, Milwaukee stuff I just go to the website fill out a form with the serial numbers and the give me a UPS(I think) label, I had a battery I bought with a used tool from a pawn shop that died and they sent me a new battery in under a week.
I am not shitting on ridgid the company I was just unpleased with how they make the 18V tool warranty seem like just walk into HD with your receipt and we will give you a new one off the shelf then and there.
Maybe I was told lies though.

Awesome you'll be happy, HD usually has some milwaukee stuff on clearance at good prices, when you buy a impact wrench you should buy one that's fuel, they really are nicer/stronger. I have that same 18v impact driver for around the house and I found my 12v fuel is just as strong.

 

You are correct, if you use Rigid you have to make sure you register each online including the # on your receipt and you have to pay your own freight if you mail something in. I just catch the battery deals on black Friday or around the holidays and they hold up great in my experience.

Milwaukee, I swear they DGAF. I went on the site. Filled out claims on 17 impacts some missing the serial # because of wear. No receipts, they fixed 5 and sent me 12 new ones and said they only made that model for less than 5 years so all good. I have never had a claim take more than 10 business days and never been turned down.

 

At work we used to have all Dewalt, never had any issues with batteries. Since a year or two ago, they started buying everything Milwaukee, Chinese made crap. Multiple battery failures on Milwaukee tools. We also have some Stihl and Hilti tools. My rating in terms of tool quality and battery quality would be Hilti, Dewalt, Stihl. Milwaukee doesn't make the cut.

 

I love this thing! Makes rotating tires a breeze. Don't even have to break the lugs loose before you jack it up. Not my pic so no that is not my Ryobi battery in the background! LOL...

 

We had the same problem but ours was with Dewalt so we switched to Milwaukee and have been fine. To each his own.

 

I've built up a collection of Dewalt 18V tools. Some go back 20 years now (!) and are still going strong. I've replaced the batteries every 7-8 years, but that'd to be expected. I do a lot of work with them -- restoring a house, built a few small boats, tons of home projects. The only 18V dewalt product i didn't love was a 5.25 inch circular saw... it never seemed to have enough power.

 

I’m into corded power tools, can’t stand recharging and replacing dead batteries. Just bought a 1/2” 10amp Dewalt drill for bigger jobs than the 3/8”. For $119, it’s hard to beat.

 

Milwaukee would be my first choice if I had the cash, Makita a close second. I am a weekend warrior DIY guy and really can't justify spending that much on tools I won't use much. When it came down to me buying a multi tool set, it came down to Rigid or Ryobi.....I went Ryobi and am happy with what i got for the money but in the back of my mind i wish i went with rigid for the better warranty and quality. At the end of the day it just made more sense for me to get Ryobi One + tools with brushless motors and high amp hour batteries. I keep adding more tools and haven't gotten one I don't like.

 

I have a Dewalt drill that I bought when I was 21. I turned 45 today and I still have it and use it. I’m not sure Dewalt is still made in the USA. It may be assembled in the USA , but I believe the parts are from China. What you need to find is a tool that uses US steel. It’s just a better quality. I would rather have a tool with US made with our steel no matter where it’s assembled over a tool with anything from China. Obviously, my first choice would be US everything, but I don’t think that even exists anymore.

 

Only my impact driver and hammer drill are us made. My flex volt saw is chinese

 

Happy belated birthday!

 

My philosophy when it comes to tools and outdoor equipment is buy the best there is or the best you can afford, less chance of breakage or failure and failure isn’t an option. Cheap tools and outdoor equipment will fail at the most inopportune time.

 

If you just work in your garage, that's fine. But, in the trades cordless is so much better!

Also, newer batteries hold way more charge. And, newer brushless tools make tons of power and are very efficient. You'd be surprised how much work you can get done without having to charge a battery these days.

I don't see myself ever buying a corded tool aside from something like a table saw, or air compressor, or anything that I wouldn't need to move.

That does look like a nice drill, though!

Lol, is that Buckethead in your avatar?

 

Yup I sprung for a Dewalt 20v Lithium drill driver / impact combo a few years ago. I run a handyman business and those two are my bread and butter. Never an issue and long battery life. That said I have a Ryobi corded sawzall and its never let me down either. So yea for weekend warrior Ryobi should be fine.

 

Cordless is popular I know, just don’t like batteries. The one thing is if you’re remote you need power anyhow. Whichever the case, I’m just using at home so don’t mind the cords, getting some more air tools, as well.

Yeah Buckethead, 100+ albums and counting!

 

I have to be different, all my cordless tools are 20v Porter Cable. Never had a problem with any of them. They work great.

For rotating the tires, several years ago I ran across a deal on a DeWalt air impact driver. Nothing better in my opinion. Had a Harbor Freight driver before that and it was garbage. I had to loosen lug nuts by hand before the impact driver would take them off. Always had tightened them just to be sure because I didn't trust the HF. No such problems with the DeWalt.

In summary, Harbor Freight air tools are garbage, don't waste your money. Porter Cable tools work great for me. I've never owned a Dewalt cordless tool but I'm sure they're great too, just over priced. I had Ryobi in the past but the batteries sucked. That's why I never bought Ryobi again.

 

The other day I was looking at this beast. Can’t think of anything to use it for except ripping your hands off.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Makita-TW1000-1-in-Impact-Wrench-with-Case/113848837908

 

If your just getting an impact driver, ryobi will be fine. I've used them on several jobs they work ok and are good cheap tools for driving screws, drilling up to 1/2 holes, and on up to 3/4 inch hardware. (you will need to hand wrench it to achieve proper tightness though on the bigger stuff)

Personally I've been using makita and milwaukees cordless stuff. My white makita 18v cordless set has been running strong for over 12 years now, ever since I got it on a holiday sale at home depot, the batteries have held a good charge on them, I'm still using the oem set which I would have thought would have only lasted around 5 years. For work I'm running milwaukee, they have a great eco system of tools. Plus the company pays for them, I like the newer impact that can auto sense the amount of power needed to drive screws. Not a necessity but its a nice feature to have. Most of the time when drilling or using an impact I use the m12 set. Super light and compact with plenty of power. The depot will often have it on sale around this time of year. Amazon usually has a good price on them also.

$202 Milwaukee Electric Tools 2598-22 M12 Fuel 2 Pc Kit- 1/2" Hammer Drill & 1/4" Impact

https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-El...words=milwaukee+m12+set&qid=1572704916&sr=8-1

 

I’m have the

$85 Milwaukee M18 Cordless Lithium-Ion 6-1/2" Circular Saw - 2630-20 - ( MILWAUKEE ) - BARE TOOL

Milwaukee M18 system, and it’s been rock solid for me. I’m driving 3 different impacts (1/4 drive, and both mid & high torque 1/2) and a 3/8 drill. They are used mostly as DIY/Weekend Warrior type roles, but occasionally they make a road trip and get ran professionally for a week or two at a time. I’m using the same two batteries and charger that came with the original kit some years ago, and they still work great. YMMV.