Dewalt or Milwaukee tools

[Bradley6969]

Need some new tools I'm on old dewalts what's everyone else got

 

[westward10]

Used to be Metabo but now Dewault.

 

[Dannyg8810]

Bosch's new stuffs pretty good ,I'm using them at the moment

 

[Phil Thompson]

Dewalt for me, about 6 months now. So far so good.
Was using Milwaukee before that working with another fella, they are good too, but heavy due to the steel casing, though if you're clumsy or likely to have others use your stuff they would be a bit more tolerable for abuse I'd imagine.

Dewalt had a few extra items I thought better, so that was another reason too.

 

[Bradley6969]

Im a dewalt man myself but know a few lads that have Milwaukee and they can't rave enough about them but I'm only domestic so not like I'm going to be using heavy work loads all the time

 

[nunthe wiser]

Always used dewalt never any bother, but could never get the jigsaw blades to stay in the chuck, had both jigsaw slide and stick pack same problem. Originaly went for dewalt 14 v because of metal chuck when others were plastic , stuck with them ever since. Most of the top brands are comparable.

 

[Phil Thompson]

The 2 brands were virtually side by side in test results. I watched a load of video tests lol plus they have both 3 year warranty. I think the Dewalt is slightly less cost than the Milwaukee.

My advice would be to go and see what's available in both the ranges, and price them up to see which best fits your budget. Either in a tool store or online, and don't be afraid to ask your local guy to price match online,

Mine beat the cheapest online place I could find.

 

[freddo]

Went for Milwaukee several years ago, have had no fails yet. The 18V sds gets used and abused every working day, highly recommended. Their brushless stuff is as powerful as you will ever need. Batteries are cheap too and don't have a programmed maximum number of charges like Makita batteries do. They make a lot of specialist tools as well.

 

[stevethesparks]

My sds is a Bosch, most of my other gear is Dewalt. I was getting fed-up with lack of power when drilling joists using either. After some investigation I also purchased a Milwaukee 18Volt Fuel combi, and it has twice the power of the Dewalt. I can't recommend the Milwaukee enough.

 

[Bradley6969]

Thanks guys

 

[Spunkywads26]

I've got Dewalt mainly, but have a Makita 18v Combi drill and impact driver. My big drill is a beastly Hilti 36v which eats through anything I have put it in front of.

 

[sparkdog]

Got Dewalt 2x drills, Milwaukee 1x drill, Bosch 1x SDS, Metabo core drill but I like them all. Also a lot of other drills I couldn't resist buying on ebay.

 

[Rocboni]

I'm also a big Milwaukee fan, all my gear is Milwaukee.

 

[telectrix]

and, to topit all, there's no yellow on milkwalkies

 

[Pete999]

and, to topit all, there's no yellow on milkwalkies

Got to ask Tel, What's a milkwalkie? summat to do with taking Dogies foe walkies?

 

[telectrix]

summat to do with predictive sext, pete.

 

[Pete999]

summat to do with predictive sext, pete.

OK Tel or could it be summat to do with beer time?

 

[telectrix]

not had any yet. got to drive in a half hour or so. then after, it's beer time.

 

[Pete999]

not had any yet. got to drive in a half hour or so. then after, it's beer time.

Take care then Tel enjoy yer Ale

 

[Leader]

Most of our stuff is makita just because of shared battery use but I do like my Milwaukee driver, I wouldn't hesitate to get more Milwaukee kit.

 

[holychihuahua]

Milwaukee batteries will live longer than makita, dewalt, or bosch. Bosch \ makita i have owned from brand new are all long gone dead while milwaukee's that pre date them are still alive and kicking.

 

[buzzlightyear]

got me one of these still going strong !

 

[Leader]

View attachment 38030 got me one of these still going strong !

My dad has one of these. The batteries are definitely running down a bit now though.

 

[Ash T]

I have a range of milwaukee tools - if retooling I'd reconsider and look into Bosch blue and DeWalt range.
Failures I've had;
- Mains/battery relay in jobsite radio
- Trigger switch in circular saw
- Clutch in brushed drill
- Electrics in brushless impact driver (common issue), causing switch issues
- Milwaukee branded battery failure after warranty period, 3 of 4 orig batteries failed.

Initially i bought Milwaukee as at the stage here in Australia, they hadn't 'taken off' and I didn't want the same gear as everyone else and the builders I worked with, they'd have used or knocked off my batteries... Now most ppl I work with have Milwaukee and by far in my opinion it's muc better than Makita gear which my boss uses, when I use it - it's underpowered and cheap feeling...

Batteries I've sourced from ebay have been half the price or less and hit/miss, when I get good cells (LG or Samsung) I've found the aftermarket batteries better than the supplied ones, they've lasted longer and in a couple of cases were actually manufactured in a better way in my opinion.

Looking forward, battery replacement price is an important issue, warranty coverage and claims (the ease of), for me I've had a choice of repairers and they've always done a good job, quickly, and not asked questions.

Try the tools out, feel them, try and actually use them in terms of driving some screws, drilling some holes etc then go from there is my suggestion! Good luck!

 

[ashg285]

I have a Makita sds 18volt which I've never had a problem with and highly recommend. I also have a Milwaukee 12v fuel Impact drill which is one of the best and useful tools I've ever purchased but i must say i did have a problem with the trigger not functioning correctly which i sent off and drill was repaired and sent back to me within 7 days, might just have been a one off as a lot of other people highly recommend Milwaukee. That issue hasn't put me off though and i think eventually ill purchase some of there 18 volt products.

 

[Steviemacl]

This was my drill starting out. Brings back great memories(not)

 

[Phil Thompson]

I remember using one that drill Stevie, my first journeyman had one lol

 

[Steviemacl]

Can't remember if it was Dewault,Milwaukee, or Makita, or maybe "Rawlplug". Strange thing was, the batteries either went flat very quickly or could last some time , depending who was using it. Must of been a connection problem with them. Lol