piece of **** makita sds

[shanky887614]

ive had the brushless makita for less than 2 months.

went to change from drill+hammer to just drill and thought it was odd nothing happened.

then put gave the selector a little wiggle to see if i hadnt quite got it selected and the bastad fell off incne hands.

the section that changes the gear fell out when i had a look and it seems there is a hole in the gearbox.

ive taken it back to shop today and makita are picking it up early next week and hopefully will get replcement instead of refurb

/rant over

unless i got a dodgy one don"t use 18v bl makita sds drills

 

[dan86]

replacement for sure. sounds like bad luck tbh mate. I quite like makita and never had any issues with em!

 

[CTID]

Must admit I used to use Dewalt but then saw a hell of a lot of trades, whose use is more frequent and use of power tools more strenuous, using Makita gear, I borrowed a combi and impact and I am now a convert. Got myself a load of Makita gear and wouldn't go back, I have the brushless impact and it's a fantastic bit of kit. My SDS however is not brushless. Hopefully you just got a bad batch

 

[Sharpend]

That's why you should spend on milwaukee.

 

[Plonker 3]

I purchased the same drill about 4 months ago, got to say its a brilliant bit of kit. I have every confidence it won't let me down regardless.

think you have just been unlucky, used Makita stuff for the last 18 years now for cordless stuff and never had a problem with any of it.

 

[shanky887614]

Must admit I used to use Dewalt but then saw a hell of a lot of trades, whose use is more frequent and use of power tools more strenuous, using Makita gear, I borrowed a combi and impact and I am now a convert. Got myself a load of Makita gear and wouldn't go back, I have the brushless impact and it's a fantastic bit of kit. My SDS however is not brushless. Hopefully you just got a bad batch

i think your right mate and it was a bad batch.

the gearbox is totalled on it. no where near as much oil in the gearbox as i thought though as nothing really came out till the linkage between selector and gearbox fell out.


the drill ive got bhp 451 has had some right hammer and is works just as well as when i first bought it.


the guy in the shop who deals with returns has never seen this problem before so i think its a manufacturing fault


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this is the drill in question

 

[stranded]

You have been that " 1 in X amount " that have had a problem with Makita. Have every faith in their tools, get her repaired and should last you years.

 

[londonfire]

My brushless 18v makita SDS is a right beast so hopefully not a common fault.
Would go as far as saying its my favourite drill! Not very often i reach for the corded one now unless using it for more than one socket or chasing.

 

[hasel5]

Buy Panasonic sds its awesome

 

[pennywise]

Always thought makita were for limp wristed chippies

 

[MDJ]

I have never had one problem with a Makita drill and that's the truth, I own several and for the money they are unbeatable IMO, there's no doubt there are one or two better makes on the market, but not at the price the Makita is, great kit, you must be Just unlucky.

 

[shanky887614]

not begrudging the make, im more surprised it happened

 

[shanky887614]

hey title worked and got a lot of views.

the drill is being replaced/fixed free of charge definitely so can't fault there service at all.

 

[NDG Elecs]

I am a Bosch ----- myself. Had the 36V SDS for four years now and still going strong. Need to get a new 18V combi soon and maybe looking at Makita partly due to the 13mm chuck, but also having had a play they seem decent.

Only other Makita p/tool I have is an angle grinder; had to return the first one due to the on/off switch falling off after approx 1 hour. Straight swap and no probs since.

Milwaulkee tempting but not convinced. Hilti - to costly to get nicked!

 

[shanky887614]

I am a Bosch ----- myself. Had the 36V SDS for four years now and still going strong. Need to get a new 18V combi soon and maybe looking at Makita partly due to the 13mm chuck, but also having had a play they seem decent.

Only other Makita p/tool I have is an angle grinder; had to return the first one due to the on/off switch falling off after approx 1 hour. Straight swap and no probs since.

Milwaulkee tempting but not convinced. Hilti - to costly to get nicked!

i think its the 458 you want to look at.

its got higer torque than mine and is a newer drill.

unless you want a drushless combi

 

[Amp David]

Always thought makita were for limp wristed chippies

They are:74:

Can't beat Aldi own brand

 

[MDJ]

not begrudging the make, im more surprised it happened

Oh yeah Fair enough, basically I have bought and used every make with the exception of Milwakee I can assure you, and have bought literally 50 battery drills over the last 12 years or so for myself and employees, and the Makita's always seem to last the longest and perform the best, and at the price they are, IMHO and its just my opinion they are the best midrange bit of kit you can get, as the Yanks would say the "best bang for the buck" great cheap and reliable kit in my view, I'm surprised you had the trouble you mentioned.

 

[CTID]

Must admit I used to use Dewalt but then saw a hell of a lot of trades, whose use is more frequent and use of power tools more strenuous, using Makita gear, I borrowed a combi and impact and I am now a convert. Got myself a load of Makita gear and wouldn't go back, I have the brushless impact and it's a fantastic bit of kit. My SDS however is not brushless. Hopefully you just got a bad batch

i think your right mate and it was a bad batch.

the gearbox is totalled on it. no where near as much oil in the gearbox as i thought though as nothing really came out till the linkage between selector and gearbox fell out.


the drill ive got bhp 451 has had some right hammer and is works just as well as when i first bought it.


the guy in the shop who deals with returns has never seen this problem before so i think its a manufacturing fault


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this is the drill in question
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Let me know how you get on with the new one. That's the same model I was looking at replacing my SDS with

 

[shanky887614]

Let me know how you get on with the new one. That's the same model I was looking at replacing my SDS with

i will, the guy at the shop that keeps one of each of the whole range of makita and bosch has never seen the issue either.

this is keeping my hopes up and ill definatly buy more.

 

[shanky887614]

got my sds back, they replaced the whole front section and its now nice and shiney, ill post a pic in the morning.

got the drill to them friday 4:30 and had it back in my hands friday the following week

 

[i=p/u]

Good to hear.. Good service. I thought hitachi gave good service. FedEx lifted mine from house and returned.

i have milwaukee 18v sds and its pretty good, 20mm holes no problem, but batteries don't last when you drill them..

 

[shanky887614]

happy to have it back