Cordless drill driver recommendation

cruiser202006

Anyone recommend a cordless drill in the 300-500 price range. Lithium batteries Hilti/Makita/de Walt/ hitachi

Slick50

cruiser202006 wrote: »

Anyone recommend a cordless drill in the 300-500 price range. Lithium batteries Hilti/Makita/de Walt/ hitachi

Festool, will be at the upper end of that budget but worth every cent. They come with brilliant attachments also, particularly useful for cabinet/kitchen fitting.

cruiser202006

Only mainly for hanging dads or shower doors. Batteries interchangeable wit a cordless sds drill would be an advantage. First time I've ever seen festool

5T3PH3N

I think I'd go with Panasonic gear, I've been using an impact and sds a bit over the last week and I think they're top notch.

cruiser202006

Are the batteries interchangeable??

mfceiling

I'd go dewalt tbh.

Very popular, easy service agents. If you lose a battery or charger then you could pick up one very easily on ebay/adverts etc.

peter bermingham

I have burned out 3 Dewalt cordless drills in 2 years have had a festool for the last 10 years only had to change the brushes once drill is used every day as i fit kitchens so if you want a drill to last festool is the way to go

sky6

I don't know anything about Festool drills but I have heard that they make good stuff. But if it's concrete you want to drill I don't believe there's anything to touch a Hilti.

cruiser202006

Was looking at Hilti last nite and couldn't believe the price. In around same price range as Makita and hitachi. Was expecting them to be a lot dearer. Only thing is batteries aren't interchangeable but I'd get over that

Bonzo Delaney

Have two dewalt18v 4amp myself just over two years now find them ok had to replace the brushes in one of them after a year.pig of a job Starting to find the motors starting to sound a bit off lately. They do get a lot of work though gen carpentry side of things.all day every day. The newer ones are brushless haven't heard much feed back on them. I've a 12yr old dewalt chop saw and router still accurate and on the money every day changed brushes once on each after 7yrs but have heard a lot of folk say the newer stuff dosent compare to the older equipment at all "don't make em like they used too". If funds allowed I'd probably spring for the festool also.
Dewalt stuff is grand for professional work and have a nice kit of cordless equipment so if you had the drill with say 3 batteries you would only need to buy the tools only with out batteries for the rest of your kit eg sds, saws,torch ,guns, ect.

sky6

cruiser202006 wrote: »

Was looking at Hilti last nite and couldn't believe the price. In around same price range as Makita and hitachi. Was expecting them to be a lot dearer. Only thing is batteries aren't interchangeable but I'd get over that

If you can get a Hilti for around the price of a Makita I'd grab it quickly. Any chance you could pm me the Suppliers name where you can get the Hilti.

Thanks,
sky6

cruiser202006

Main Hilti site although big difference in battery ampage. Can pick up a Makita 18v combo drill with two 4.ah batteries in England for €340. Could twin it with a 36v sds with an adaptor to take two 18v batteries also. Big saving