Makita Range

[General-Lee]

@RWG Contracts you 2 timing hoe!

 

[RWG Contracts]

@RWG Contracts you 2 timing hoe!

Might not be any good yet

 

[Shovelhands]

Might not be any good yet

At least your thinking positively about it

 

[Shovelhands]

Rob, I think the fact that you of all people, have purchased another brand tells me more about Milwaukee than any review I might read









I'm just glad you've chosen the right brand now............

 

[RWG Contracts]

At least your thinking positively about it

Well it'll be a good test, it's going to get used by same people on the same jobs in the same conditions as my Milwaukee tools. Only difference is makita is brand new some of my Milwaukee is 4 year old so that's the only unfair bit

 

[RWG Contracts]

Rob, I think the fact that you of all people, have purchased another brand tells me more about Milwaukee than any review I might read









I'm just glad you've chosen the right brand now............

The way the tools work and operate is spot on can't fault them, it's the fact they keep blowing up that's doing my tits in. Some of my tools are over 3 year old now and it's costing £100 every time to fix them, or soon adds up. Like I say it'll be a good test

 

[Shovelhands]

The way the tools work and operate is spot on can't fault them, it's the fact they keep blowing up that's doing my tits in. Some of my tools are over 3 year old now and it's costing £100 every time to fix them, or soon adds up. Like I say it'll be a good test

At £100 a time are they really worth fixing? A Makita 281 body only 1/2 wrench is sub £150 iirc, at that price they are not worth spending more than £40-50 on if a few years old and hard worked.
Makita has 3 year warranty if you register it

 

[RWG Contracts]

At £100 a time are they really worth fixing? A Makita 281 body only 1/2 wrench is sub £150 iirc, at that price they are not worth spending more than £40-50 on if a few years old and hard worked.
Makita has 3 year warranty if you register it

No that's why I haven't fixed them, new Milwaukee drill naked is £119

So does Milwaukee but most of my stuff is older than that now.

 

[Shovelhands]

So does Milwaukee but most of my stuff is older than that now.

Have you not had your money's worth out of it in that time? The way you get these buildings up you must have had good use out of your stuff? It can't last forever?

 

[phillipe]

we have around 11 o r 12 bits of makita18v,a mix of brushless and older, the 3 ah batterys managed about 2 yrs of reasonable use,we have 4,5 and 6 ah batterys they last well.have replaced two triggers and several sets of brushes,have sent 1 battery back which was replaced,but have not sent any of the actual machines back,they are used everyday with no prisoners taken,i have a electrician who runs milwaulkee and loves the kit but sends a drill or breaker or something back for repair once a month,i know some people have never had problems they must be lucky

 

[BobGreen]

The best Makita I have bought is a cordless mastic gun. Fantastic for jointing concrete panels.
Also have a nut runner and a impact driver. Run alongside dewalt stuff
Have found batteries run out of charge quicker than dewalt though

 

[RWG Contracts]

Have you not had your money's worth out of it in that time? The way you get these buildings up you must have had good use out of your stuff? It can't last forever?

Nope it can't, you have a good point.

Like I say be a good test. I'm not completely writing Milwaukee off, just trying something else

 

[atlas]

Shovelhands re the 5 a batteries not fitting the old 3 a I think it is only a plastic tab that stops them sliding in i trimmed it off on one of our our tools and the bigger battery fitted then may be worth comparing .

 

[Shovelhands]

Shovelhands re the 5 a batteries not fitting the old 3 a I think it is only a plastic tab that stops them sliding in i trimmed it off on one of our our tools and the bigger battery fitted then may be worth comparing .

You may well be right, the later tools that take the 4ah and above batts have an extra terminal in the battery dock though, I have not investigated what this is though, but really didn't want to feck either a battery or a tool, or both, in the process of finding out if they could be shoehorned together

But I may be brave enough to give it a go

I've got no problem having a few 3ah batts about though, 3ah is plenty on a torch, radio, general drilling and screw driving unless it's really tough going.
The biggest pain is going out with a bag full of kit and batteries and realising the one item you need only takes 3ah and you've not got any with you
But I've just about covered those tools with later type additions to the fleet now, can't have enough tools, all in the name of efficiency

 

[Shovelhands]

The best Makita I have bought is a cordless mastic gun. Fantastic for jointing concrete panels.
Also have a nut runner and a impact driver. Run alongside dewalt stuff
Have found batteries run out of charge quicker than dewalt though

I've got one of these, absolutely great bit of kit, thought it was extravagant when I bought it, but couldn't be without it now! As you say, brilliant for sealing up concrete panels
I've just got the plastic skeleton that fits a standard tube, I know you can slide one in the 600ml ally tube, but the proper attachment makes it so much more compact, comes with a shorter rack too, not cheap but has opened it up to so many more uses

 

[RWG Contracts]

You may well be right, the later tools that take the 4ah and above batts have an extra terminal in the battery dock though, I have not investigated what this is though, but really didn't want to feck either a battery or a tool, or both, in the process of finding out if they could be shoehorned together

But I may be brave enough to give it a go

I've got no problem having a few 3ah batts about though, 3ah is plenty on a torch, radio, general drilling and screw driving unless it's really tough going.
The biggest pain is going out with a bag full of kit and batteries and realising the one item you need only takes 3ah and you've not got any with you
But I've just about covered those tools with later type additions to the fleet now, can't have enough tools, all in the name of efficiency

With Milwaukee you don't have to worry about batteries

 

[Shovelhands]

With Milwaukee you don't have to worry about batteries

Do you mean they are the least of your worries

 

[RWG Contracts]

Do you mean they are the least of your worries

If I was you I'd Just keep quiet till we've had time to destroy these makitas

 

[Shovelhands]

If I was you I'd Just keep quiet till we've had time to destroy these makitas

Hahahaha

You do what you like with them, but I won't be convinced against them, just give them a fair go and let us know what you think

And don't go 'trying' to break them

 

[RWG Contracts]

Hahahaha

You do what you like with them, but I won't be convinced against them, just give them a fair go and let us know what you think

And don't go 'trying' to break them

I don't have enough money to purposely break them