Idiots guide to Milwaukee.....

[Getnthair]

Are you pleased ? love mine , my mate has dewalt boxes but the milwaukee is bigger n better !

Too early to say yet. I'm going to have to play with it - but it looks durable.

Busy reroofing the workshop just now and been doing a lot of thinking about how I can reorganise the way I work.

I'm not a great welder or fabricator but everything is reasonably well laid out in the workshop - I can lay my hands on whatever set of tools I want without too much rummaging. Have a lot of 110v kit so need to shift transformers and cables about - but got 9 Milwaukee cordless tools now and use them more.

I tend to take tools to the job - usually shed repairs, water troughs, slurry scrapers, broken cubicles, etc around having cattle. Been throwing everything into a wheelbarrow to go to the shed and want something a bit better. Been looking at platform trucks but can't find what I want - secure load (tools don't fall off) and solid tyres. Had my eye on the Packout for a wee while and may get some more bits - smaller containers for bolts or screws, totes for carrying loose tools?

And then FFX cut the price. Well...………………..

 

[Farmboy1611]

which is the best model of Milwaukee brushless Combi drills?

 

[SilliamWhale]

which is the best model of Milwaukee brushless Combi drills?

Think theres only one model isn't there? M18 FPD type thingy. I've never seen many beat powertoolmate for price

 

[335d]

Just watch, there are brushless models with 60nm and 135nm max torque. Screwfix sell both, but are not competitive on price. Watch out for multipacks, as they often put the lower spec drill in with a grinder or impact wrench and at first glance the price looks attractive. You need to look at the detailed spec.

 

[335d]

Screwfix £400 all in, powertoolmate is £325 all in.


https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwauke...-cordless-combi-drill/195fj?_requestid=567430

https://www.powertoolmate.co.uk/search.php?searchterm=M18fpd2

But for an extra £95 including vat you can get an impact driver and extra 5.0ah battery

https://www.powertoolmate.co.uk/Products/004000060012/EB%2FMILM18FPP2A2-503X

 

[Jimbo]

Anyone got the leaf blower ? Have a petrol 4 stroke at mo for blowing combines and balers down . Just wondered if batt one was man enough for that job ?

 

[faircomment]

Anyone got the leaf blower ? Have a petrol 4 stroke at mo for blowing combines and balers down . Just wondered if batt one was man enough for that job ?

Leaf blower is better than I expected it to be, blows shed floors out easily. Will drain a battery in a hurry though!

 

[Andrew]

Anyone got the leaf blower ? Have a petrol 4 stroke at mo for blowing combines and balers down . Just wondered if batt one was man enough for that job ?

Yes got the leaf blower on all our balers. Just as good as a petrol Stihl. 9aH battery lasts about 25 mins. Haven’t flattened a 12aH battery yet.

 

[Jimbo]

How long would a 5 ah batt last ?

Yes got the leaf blower on all our balers. Just as good as a petrol Stihl. 9aH battery lasts about 25 mins. Haven’t flattened a 12aH battery yet.

 

[Andrew]

How long would a 5 ah batt last ?

I would guess just over half the time of a 9aH so 15 mins. Don’t think it would be very well balanced either

 

[Mur Huwcun]

What’s the consensus on this set to keep at home? Don’t really need anything bigger just around the house. Saves lugging tools around. I know it’s not a brushless set and only 4ah but the prise ex vat is very tempting

https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwauke...rc=aw.ds#product_additional_details_container

 

[ACEngineering]

What’s the consensus on this set to keep at home? Don’t really need anything bigger just around the house. Saves lugging tools around. I know it’s not a brushless set and only 4ah but the prise ex vat is very tempting

https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwauke...rc=aw.ds#product_additional_details_container

For normal DIY it'll be fine. But I think you will find that same kit cheaper elsewhere. Screwfix would be that last place I would bother looking!

Just type the model number of kit in to Google.

 

[tomlad]

I Bet u find kits like that are built just for screwfix , toolstation, not that that is a bad thing .

 

[Mur Huwcun]

For normal DIY it'll be fine. But I think you will find that same kit cheaper elsewhere. Screwfix would be that last place I would bother looking!

Just type the model number of kit in to Google.

Yes I just used the screwfix link to compare the specs. It’s appealing to have a clean set at home that’s not oily and diesel smelling!!!!

 

[ACEngineering]

Yes I just used the screwfix link to compare the specs. It’s appealing to have a clean set at home that’s not oily and diesel smelling!!!!

be a lot lighter too, hanging pictures and shelves etc don't really need the big heavy models.

 

[Mur Huwcun]

be a lot lighter too, hanging pictures and shelves etc don't really need the big heavy models.

Can’t seem to beat the Screwfix price either. It’s tempting now as with a charger and batteries at home it would be convenient to just bring tools home and as you say for diy in the house plus curtains and white walls don’t really go hand in hand with engine oil covered impact drill!!!

 

[SilliamWhale]

What’s the consensus on this set to keep at home? Don’t really need anything bigger just around the house. Saves lugging tools around. I know it’s not a brushless set and only 4ah but the prise ex vat is very tempting

https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwauke...rc=aw.ds#product_additional_details_container

Its amazing we talk of only 4ah nowadays. For a drill that's loads! Even a 1.5ah li-ion is loads for a drill!

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Was on the stand at Great Yorkshire Show today and the rep asked can I help you, so I just said gimme the keys to the van I’ll have the lot [emoji23] but maybe that was 1 too good a show offer [emoji848]magdrill on the wish
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[335d]

Again fine for DIY. £45 gets you better, but then we're do you stop.
Brushless, but not the latest gen 3 which are slightly smaller

https://www.powertoolmate.co.uk/Products/EB%2FMILM18FPP2A2-502X%2FS

 

[BigBarl]

What’s the consensus on this set to keep at home? Don’t really need anything bigger just around the house. Saves lugging tools around. I know it’s not a brushless set and only 4ah but the prise ex vat is very tempting

https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwauke...rc=aw.ds#product_additional_details_container

I saw this - I’m very tempted. Would be nice to have the impact driver set up as a screwdriver and leave the Combi for just drilling when plugging and screwing a lot of stuff or it’s a ball ache changing bits around if you have a lot to do. Sod it, I’m going to order one.