S/H Cordless Tools

[Farmer Roy]

Looking at chasing down some second hand ( to save money ) cordless tools. Obviously will stick with one brand for compatibility etc
In order of priority, main ones after would be a 1/2 “ rattle gun, drill, tec / impact driver, grinder
Have narrowed down to Makita, Milwaukie, Dewalt & at the cheaper end of the scale Ryobi & AEG - both of which I’ve used ( rattle guns ) & been impressed with

anyway - any comments, advice or opinions ?

and no - I’m not going to buy brand new Milwaukie or Snap On as budget is limited

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Had a good run with DeWalt gear when it was the "gear to have", I have read that it's not the go-to choice anymore.
Probably all those options on your list will do nicely, sorry that's not much help!

 

[Lincs Lass]

Makita all day long ,just be carefull of second hand sellers though.
If the rate of tool theft is anything like in the uk ,anybody selling them cheap could have ''acquired'' them

 

[traineefarmer]

Another vote for Makita. I've found their stuff to be near indestructible. We also run some Bosch stuff which I find nicer to use than the Makita, but not quite so durable. I find that Bosch Professional (blue casings) is easier to source and offers a bigger range here, but things might be different on the other side of the world.

 

[milkloss]

Makita will be easier to get a hold of and very good tools.

one thing I maybe wouldn’t get second hand is a rattle gun. Saw a YouTube of a guy rebuilding an old one to get it to match the torque of a new one of the same model. Turned out they do wear quite substantially and lose their ‘whack’ after a while. He went through brushes, coils etc and it wasn’t until he changed the rattle mechanism it was back up to spec.

 

[som farmer]

we have used workx very good, and a good guarantee, we could drill 16 mm holes in girders, as long as had a pilot hole'.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Aus and NZ often have makita models released long before the rest of the world get to see them,Japan is the same ,,its taken 3 years for the latest impact driver to land in the Uk and its now half the price and covered by the 3 yr warranty where before if it was an import ,the price was insane and no extra cover.
Depending how much use they are going to get ,Brushless is the way forward

 

[SilliamWhale]

In the UK Milwaukee aren't that expensive. I have both Makita and Milwaukee stuff - both good.

 

[Ukjay]

One important thing to look at is replacement batteries. Some brands steal the clothes of your back, which is why I like my Makita kit.

Great kit and batteries not OTT, oh, and the chargers play tunes ?

 

[Lincs Lass]

and the chargers play tunes ?

Its the little things in life

 

[Ukjay]

Its the little things in life

Easily pleased me ?

 

[Fraserb]

I've ended up with ryobi stuff, the impact driver gets serious abuse and has stood up well, grinder has done a lot of work as well with no issues, rest of the drills,saws and so on have had decent use but not excessive and all without issue.

One thing is they run fine on cheap batteries from Amazon.

 

[Lincs Lass]

I've ended up with ryobi stuff, the impact driver gets serious abuse and has stood up well, grinder has done a lot of work as well with no issues, rest of the drills,saws and so on have had decent use but not excessive and all without issue.

One thing is they run fine on cheap batteries from Amazon.

Didnt you raid homebase last year when it was closing

 

[Bury the Trash]

My Hitachi's have done well, angle grinder has had a tousing and stuck it so far. Hes a few years old now. ( cordless angle grinder/ 'plasma disc' so blinkin useful ) me Drill good as well but not so stressed life as the grinder.
2nd handThey Might be cheaper than other makes as theyve had their name changed to hi cocky

De walt and milwacky users would be more ' professional use possibly, and tbh overrated they are in the sense that how much do you pay for the name ?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Impact wrench and actually ....Brand new.... you would be surprised at the Clarke 24v (nicad) one at just over 40 quid. From machine mart.. Comes with 2 batteries and charger in that price.... I've got one, I admit not intensively used but useful when it is and has pretty good power , certainly speeds things up.

 

[Robert K]

Mostly Bosch kit here with various genuine batteries brought from eBay

 

[Blue.]

Always rated Makita but this last 5 years it’s just gone to sh1t,they’re diy tools nowadays.?

Slowly swapping onto Milwaukee as the makita stuff dies.

 

[Fraserb]

Didnt you raid homebase last year when it was closing

Yeah cleared them out,

 

[Lincs Lass]

Always rated Makita but this last 5 years it’s just gone to sh1t,they’re diy tools nowadays.?

Slowly swapping onto Milwaukee as the makita stuff dies.

New models due for release in 2020 ,,a new 40 volt range

 

[Farmer Roy]

If the rate of tool theft is anything like in the uk ,anybody selling them cheap could have ''acquired'' them

yeah, not really a problem here, I would have thought . . .