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@RWG Contracts you 2 timing hoe!
@RWG Contracts you 2 timing hoe!
Might not be any good yet
At least your thinking positively about it
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
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
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?
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 .
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
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
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
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