I can testify to the value that the Bauer tools offer the average guy. I am an electrician by trade and have used dewalt tools for years. I also remodel homes on the side. I recently moved across country and needed to remodel my new house. My dewalt stuff was 2000 miles away. If didnt want to repurchase everything again so I gave Bauer a shot. I purchased everything with coupons. I picked up the impact driver and drill driver kits first. They each came with a 1.3 ahr battery, charger and pouch. Then I picked up a cordless circular saw, jig saw, angle grinder and two 3.0 ahr batteries. I am now remodeling my second house using these tools and they are still working great. There are some things I don’t like as much as my dewalt but for the 320 bucks I have invested in the entire set I am not going to complain. That’s equivalent to about 1000 bucks for the same tools in yellow. For the guy that uses these tools for weekend projects around the house it’s a no brainer. Definitely need the larger batteries for any tool other than the drill and impact driver. I think the manuals even recommend using the 3.0 batteries for the jaws and grinder.
same thing with me. I was out of town same issue. I bought them with low expectations and was totally shocked. Now I have almost every tool. They work great and if they get stolen which that happens on job sites unfortunately all can be affordably replaced.
i use to only use ridgid since thats what my boss used too and seemed like my batteries were burning out once a month so i said the hell with it im going to try the bauer stuff because i liked how big the tool line is and with doing home improvement and restore and build furniture and now with the 5.0 batteries im even more happy and with the chargers i actually bought extras so in my workshop i have 5 chargers and probably close to 10 batteries and love how much i have saved and the dependability
I am not branded I use everything I have bauer craftsman just bought dewalt cuz it was use sale. The dewalt was 12v 5 tools to 2ah batteries and two 5ah batteries for 350. But I use my cheaper tools all day and I work in tool sales and I start my sales with taking to craftsman cuz its my cheapest tool and talk to them on projects or jobs and see if I have to move them up but I sell to needs not wants I'm a single dad fighting to stay afloat so I know what budget means and rather get my customers best deal for needs. And I tell them brands don't mean anything anymore I have dozens of customers that say I'll never buy black and decker they only make junk acting like they know everything but they buy dewalt that is a black and decker company as well as craftsman and Mac and dozen more. So thank you for making a video that let's people know cheaper tools don't mean junk yea bauer won't do a job as fast as Milwaukee but can keep up and give them run for their money. And can do the jobs
The batteries will not charge when hot. YOU have to wait for them to cool down before they will take a charge. MOST LITHIUM batteries are like that to help keep them from exploding and starting a fire.
I love my Bauer tools. I have used them the last two years. Started with impact driver. I now have leaf blower, weed eater and saws all. They all work great. Save me a lot of time and energy. Think I am going to buy the Sanders next.
me too I dont have the leaf blower yet. but I have every other tool I will probably buy that one soon even though I have a Lynxx. the bauer is great for job site clean up. Installing signe we blow off the drilling dust. uses same battery. convenient.
I've bought a impact driver and a impact gun from Harbor Freight for a contracting company out here on Robins Air Force Base. They did me great for taking taxiway lights off of cans. Now I'm been stuck with buying Bauer ever since. I've kept my batteries inside one of the bags along with all of the power tools. Since I'm working on my truck, I've bought more like the vacuum and the BT radio.
Thanks for the video. I have a small but very respected motorcycle race shop, and I have been considering these cordless Bauer tools. I love my Ryobi but I'm not buying the batteries or chargers anymore, I'm done with that. In FACT the Ryobi tools have been growing mold on them from lack of use because I haven't replaced the batteries in over 2 years. In all fairness, I do have a Ryobi, corded of course, bench grinder that has a hundred thousand HARD miles, its truly one of the best tools in my shop.
The 1/4” impact is great. I’ve had one for about two years and I have not been kind to it. All of the rubber over molding has pealed off but the tool works fine. I think the newer versions have better over molding that will prove more durable then the old version you and I have. The drill on the other hand is junk. Mine worked fantastic for six months and then let the smoke out while drilling pocket holes in soft pine. I was on hole 4 or 5 of the day, so it hadn’t been run hard. I later found Ave’s review of the same drill on TH-cam and mine failed similar to the one he tests.
These are honestly good tools I made a lot of money with Pittsburgh and Bauer tools, only time I make tool truck purchases is if I need a specialize tool. Use the tools properly for what they were intended for and they’ll last . I work on heavy equipment and I purchased the Brushless Impact driver, Brushless 3/8 Impact and Brushless 1/2 Impact with the 3/4 Earthquake Impact. Honestly after 8 months of wear and tear on them, being dropped on accident, drenched in grease and oil and dirt they are still holding up very well from day 1. Hell I even inspired the entire shop to start buying Brushless bauer tools , I see bauer impacts ontop of the other mechanics toolboxes now👍.
I'm a mechanic and I use these tools. Have a 3/8th impact, 1/2in impact and the 4.5in grinder. Going to get the drill. Currently have 5ah batteries for all of them with the 3ah "rapid" charger. I'm impressed with the 3/8th impact and the angle grinder with cutting wheels, the 1/2in impact I kind of find lacking on power. I didn't buy it for the power, the control with the variable speed trigger is amazing. Besides, I have air tools that have plenty of power, one of them dubbed Shiva for a reason. I can rip off a bolt with a 1/2in impact that was hammered on with a 3/4in impact. If it can't break it or break it loose you are in for a long day. It usually takes a 36in breaker bar and about six foot of cheater to beat that impact. They are alright especially for the price point. For side jobs they are amazing. I went a bit more expensive with the batteries but I haven't had a fully charged one die in the middle of a job either. That 4.5in grinder is a beast with one as long as you don't push things to hard. It's not a plug in tool, gotta know your limitations but all in all. For around $300 or so I have no buyers remorse.
I bought a bauer impact driver because of your review and am pleased . It is my first ever but since I am old and cant tighten and loosen things as i use to do, why not.
I gave my grandpa the Bauer impact driver for work he never had an impact driver (I don't know how) and he's been using it as a general contractor for about a year and a half and he loves it and it hasn't failed him yet! Bauer is also gonna be coming out with brushless tools and both 5AH and 8AH batteries!
Can not argue with results. Really nice tools for the working Joe without braking the bank. Good video, I have, the 3/8 impact, the DA polisher, and the new power washer. The power washer is just a jewel of a machine.
I love the bauer tool line, my standard drill has lasted me 3 years so far, and I've beat the crap out of it, I mostly use it to wire wheel rust and stuff off my project truck, and bog down the motor constantly, works as good as the day I bought it!
Yea I use them on my other channel every day. Plus for work. Honestly I am just using Bauer now. Have good power and last and are cheap. If you loose it or it gets stolen your not out much money.
Of all my drills, when I am going to wire wheel something or am going to need to run a drill for a long time, I grab the Bauer drill. I find it to be lighter than my other 18 v and more ⁰⁰⁰ If only it had a locking on trigger, it would be perfect. also 3 years of hard work
Totally feel what you said. I have two Bauer tools: a drill driver and a workshop blower, the bigger 3AH battery’s works much better, I use one to switch from the two and it will hold up all the way thru a small project. Changed my mind about cheaper tools
yea I have way more bauer tools now hammer drill , circular saw. `saws all wow that one is great, another impact, 2 of the new style brushless grinders, Buying more too.
still working great. FYI. had a couple batteries go bad after 3 years but tools are all still working. finally wore out the grinder. I dont think any grinder would have lasted any longer. totally wore the bearings slap out. then I got a new one and the new one is redesigned and brushless. more power yet.
I do fleet van work for Amazon and I use Bauer line of drills and impact and also charge them in my jeep so far works good and defiantly recommend 3.0 battery for almost all applications one thing that has helped me with problems along the way is being able to return after buying the extended warranty on my membership. One other good line of battery operated tools is DieHard from Advance Auto Parts and they don't break the bank . Great video keep it up!!!
I have the Porter Cable 20 volt lithium’s. Very pleased and I am always interested looking at other brands. I have some older Dewalt 18 volt but the batteries are going out. I have seen Bauer and hat they make more tools than PC does and I will probably pick up a couple. Glad to see the big brands getting challenged. Great reviews.
I have both of these and I agree for what you pay its awesome! And what I did was buy the extended warranty on one battery and when I have an issue I can swap them out! I did the same with the $10 grinder and it already paid of once I have like five of those! Lol!
I've got the drill and angle grinder. Been using them since they came out. They work excellent and I abuse tools. Had the brushes burn up on the drill but I was cutting 5" holes in 3/16 plate with a hole saw. It would of smoked any cordless drill.
I use that impact driver with 2 extensions to take off cummins bellhousing bolts on the weekly lmao of course they arent all that tight but imagine my suprise when I first saw it do that
Don't you just love fanboys? I'm looking to buy a van and do a conversion when I tell people I'm going with HF tools they all tell me don't waste my money that junk. Get DeWalt. I ask if they ever used HF tools. None of them ever say yes.
im an auto tech and use HF and NT stuff every day, why? cause its cheap and works, plus 90% of it has life time warranties. i have the Bauer impact driver and grinder in my tool box at work, only things i have off tool trucks are either things that are special need or stuff i needed that day and just said put it on my account. now some things from HF you might break, its going to happen. if you use it enough you'll learn what you need spares of, or backups. but back to the main point, its cheap, i can get 3-4 HF things for the price of one Snap-on or Mac, or even some of the mid tier things. so for those few items that will break on me, cheap enough to have a couple sets and then just rotate. but 90% of it works all day everyday just like the rest of the other brands
I own Matco, Milwaukee and had snap-on cordless tools as well, they all have their purpose, and I also own and use every day at the shop my Bauer screw gun it's always my first go to when removing anything, lol yes I even something put the 1/2 adapter in it to drive in our out lose lug nuts ( I always hand torque the wheels down for safety), and the little thing even has an LED light and an additional flashlight. I was about to buy the 3/8 impact from Bauer but... What did discourage me was the fact that they don't sell it as a kit and if I add up the cost with the high-end battery, and the short time warranty, it ended being to much, so i got something else instead
i got the AP on my phone now.... Just scan stuff and see if there is a coupon totally rad. check out harbor freight coupon AP. not sponsored by harbor freight
Had mine for 2 years still works great for. What i use it for but lets be honest i uga duga some things after the impact. I used it for my lift kit and it did great. Pop out lugs it did great. Im not saying its the best but when you dont work it like a shop does. Its great for a diy. Bought mine with 3 ah battery
We had 3 trees fall in our backyard due to storms and flooding and all of the branches made it impossible to cut with a mower. 3 charges of my Bauer weedwacker knocked it out, but the 3rd charge probably lasted as much as the first two combined because I was using it more efficiently.
I have quite a bit of the Bauer line. I haven’t had trouble with any of them besides the half inch drill which was strictly my fault but I did insure it so I got a replacement for free. My rule of thumb is if I pay $50 for a tool or more I insure it for two years, If it’s under 50 then chances are it would have blown up on me in less than 90 days for the original warranty anyway so I don’t bother. Stay tuned because Bauer is coming out with 70 more tools for the 20 V line including a five amp hour and an eight amp hour battery as well. For the price and the durability I’m sticking with this line and have pretty much retired my Dewalt, Milwaukee‘s, Ryobi and Makita‘s… Good stuff cheap and it just works as hard as I need them to as long as I let them do the work. Don’t be that 300 lb gorilla and you’re good😉
I had an older contractor tell me he wished he did not go into debt for tools. After I told him I use harbor freight. I wonder if he still has the debt on his tools.
Yea for sure just bought more of them, hammer drill another impact, saws all, circular saw, looking into buying the impact and blower. just to have all on same batteries. and the new grinder is Brushless and more powerful I bought 2 of them.
If one of the Bauer goes belly up (none ever has) I can replace it for $60-$80 compared to other prosumer level brands at $100-$150, good luck with most of these companies on their warranties (except Kobalt/Lowes which are great if you have a issue). Need batteries they are like 40% of the cost. Only issue is I wish things like drills etc were brushless and I wish some things like multi tool was cordless.
I love my Ryobi tools I have and I got in a 6 tool set $200 with 2 batteries and charger. they are basically old Milwaukee tech and I would say they are far better than Bauer not just because they include a warranty. The best Ryobi promo is way cheaper than the best Bauer promo and it is not even close
Nowadays they just put the Bauer stuff on sale randomly for 20% off! They also have a 5ah battery now! Two of those for 60 bucks a piece is all you need!
Milwaukee is better and matco and snap on, but there is a huge difference in price and when I say better, it depends on what you're using them for, if you're a hardcore worker that every minute of the 10 hour job your using the living hell out having a Batman belt packed with batteries and have no time to let it cool down, yeah all the other big name brands are for that,, but if your using it for a shop, home, where your using it and letting it cool yeah it's a great kick for the money, I own the small cordless screw driver and use it every day at the shop to drive out valve cover, dash bolts, etc, the only reason I have replaced it twice is because the plastic tab to allow the tool to move from screw driver to screw gun often brakes, so I opened mine up and glued the whole day thing together in the gun position lol, I'll tell you except for that broken tab, every thing else is very well made I was impressed, so I figured they're whole line will have the same quality of that screw driver, I know I wrote a lot, you ain't got sh*t to do these days any how lol, but yeah not comparable to other brands fully, but It Is a great brand.
Be careful with those flat type cut off wheels..I’ve had them explode ,and shear off at the locking nut and rip thru a pair of heavy duty welding gloves.. the molded depressed center don’t do that..
This is what I will say from 2 + years of heavy use on our Bauers....we use the impact for running 1/4-20 screws on beam clamps and drywall screws all day long on the provided smaller battery... On the drill, grinder,large 1/2"impact for breaking lug nuts,AND ESPECIALLY DOING DRILLING WITH THE 1/2" DRILL... buck up ,buy the bigger charge pack, you'll be taken care of... Quality id say they are equal to rigid maybe a little better in a few respects... Here comes the tricky part guys so please pay close attention... WARRANTY... most of the major power tools under warranty do a tool turn in to a repair center translating into a 2 week loss of time on our tool PROVIDED it comes back fixed right the first time.. Harbor Freight ? "give us the bad one under warranty , walk over to the shelf and bring a new one up to the counter...even trade WITH NEW BATTERY..." I don't know about anyone else, but I can't wait 2 weeks when my tool fails...If you've got 2 weeks ta sit and wait, then the other guys might work better for you ...
great points. Warranties mean nothing if they need the tool HF immediate. Dropped mine a few times from up high and it still works. trigger sticks a little now but still works. just bought the drill. Got one bad one for some reason not common. Took it back got another that day. No problems since. First one had a bad transmission.
If you like the extra power and capacity of a 3 ah battery you should buy a 5 ah battery or 8 ah battery or even a 12 ah battery that some stores already have in stock but others will have soon because the bigger batteries don't just have more capacity but a lot more power also for sure!
If your Inverter isn't Pure or True Sine Wave, you'll fry your charger. Also inverters are rated in Watts not Amps. 120 volts at one Amp is 120 Watts in other words, Volts times Amps equal Watts. A Modified Sine Wave has power spikes that cook or fry electronics.
bigger battery of same voltage is more batteries in parallel. if its a 10 amp draw on 4 batteries(usually 1.5-2.5 amph) if you double the amp hour(about 5 amp/h) then its double the batteries and half the amp draw across the batteries which is less heat and alot less stress on the cells.
I baught hyper tough tools to put on my work van because I didn't want to ruin my good milwaukee tools. So far no major issues except it takes 3 hole hrs to charge 1 battery. If on a budget I recommend them. But if not on a budget get some dewalt or milwaukee. I have craftsman took also. There better than the hyper tough
Bauer 5.0ah battery $60 Dewalt 5.0ah battery $120. It's such a cheap platform to buy into although they are not pro grade for your average weekend warrior it might be a pretty good deal.
I dont know I have been working the crap out of these and I cant break them 3 years now no issues. Installed over 100 banners with the hammer drill. Still working great. And if I go to lunch and forget them on the tailgate they are still there. Dewalt gone in 60 seconds.
I just bought 2 5 ah dewalt at Bomgards farm store last week for 59.99. Last month Jan 2021 I bought a DeWalt xr drill with a 5 ah battery for for $63 because 2 promos overlapped each other. You will never get a deal even close to that with Bauer
The problem with Bauer line is the charger is 1.7 amps. Thats 2 hours to charge the 3.0ah battery. Compare that to Hercules charger which is 4 amps. Ridgid 5amp. Dewalt 6 amps.
true I run 3 chargers at a time Cheap to buy. and lots of batteries. for the price of the batteries it is worth it. You never know they may make a better charger. This line has just gotten better over the last 3 years. The new grinder is brushless and has more power. they also now have a 5ah battery.
no issues yet. other than I wore the bearings out of the grinder. GOt a new one and the new ones are Brushless. MOre power than the old and still only $39. Used the grinder so much many many hours. I dont think any other grinder would have lasted through the use I put on it.
Batts are rated by Ah, which is Amp hours. different from amps. Usually larger Ah batts give more amps though, for the same given voltage. Of course batts with greater internal resistance(IR) have more voltage drop. Newer batts have lower IR, which means less heat and voltage drop.
My tools lasted about 3 yrs before the impact and hammer drill to burn out. The grinder/cut off tool, charger, and a 5 a/h is still kicking after 4 yrs now.
I don't see how a bigger battery will increase speed/power. They are still 18650s wired in series/parallel to output the same voltage/current. In theory, the only difference would be capacity.
Bauer is great. If it was yellow and black with a D name on it people would rave about it. People seem to like to spend money then try to prove to everyone else they needed to. Really strange thing about people.
I like the Bauer tools...the batteries are where the line suffers. The Hercules line uses top Samsung cells, the Bauer uses lower end cells. That was the deciding factor in choosing a tool line for me. Hercules has to catch up with available tools, but it's batteries are substantially better.
My battery is 3 years old still doing fine, so there's that! Doesn't seem like anyone has any complaints with the batteries. You didn't even know what kind they were so I'm not sure why you thought that. Probably someone told you and you believed them.
OH MY I was going to say the same thing. He used it for light light work. Like he said in the beginning he goes around removing signs. So he’s loosing a couple nuts here and there
You don’t have to treat your tools like shit…you know that right? In fact, I’d say if your stuff is scuffed and extremely dirty then it’s probably an incompetent user or someone who’s using a company purchased tool lol.
If you don't see a difference in Milwaukee to Bauer, I don't know what to tell you... there's a massive difference. That being said if the Bauer works, he'll yeah but it and use the hell out if it!
@@electricianz24 no duh... but honestly, the battery on anything at HF is going to jack up the retail price to the same price if buying the milwaukee beginner prices. Check that out yourself
I do wonder, would you rather cook your own food for a couple months so that you can buy top of the line tools, or eat out everyday and have okay tools for work?
I was thinking the same thing. I use them still and they are great value tools. I am a sign contractor. Hung 100 banners in 2 weeks with the hammer drill and impact. Removed hundreds of signs with them. Honestly they are pretty good. I bought them when I was working out of town and wasnt sure if they were going to confiscate my battery's. so I left the GOOD tools at home and bought these to throw away at the end of the job. I got them home and use them more than my other ones. plenty of power IMO. I am not sure why anyone would need more.
I just hope the same charger for the 5 ah will work with the new 8ah, when I bought my Bauer Chainsaw , I noticed the charger had to be bigger to charge the 5 ah battery . Which was ok , since I had to buy the battery, chainsaw and chargeer to get the 20 percent discount , I'm glad I did get the 5ah anyway .
Milwaukee Have good Knives , But their Cordless suck now ! Had 2 drills Spark up storm off the shelf ! They Always were behind Makita I know I did Construction . Buy Makita . Or Bauer if on a Budget .
If the tools work for your application use them No one says you have to buy the best name Brand If they work for you great It's your choice where you spend your money🍻🍺👍👌🤙
I love harbor freight, just I will never buy the cordless line of tools, they are way too expensive for my blood. this guy is talking how you need to look for coupons. I always buy brands like Milwaukee, DeWalt on promos every quarter. I always find BOGOs where you say buy a kit for $200 and you get a bare tool free, or the buy more save more. The only way I would ever consider HF cordless is if they had a promo where you would get 2 batteries a charger and a bag for $100 and you would get a free tool with warranty included. Thats what Home Depot does during Ryobi days every year with 4 AH batteries last year. I might consider Bauer, Hercules cordless tools if they came out with a battery conversion where you could use a DeWalt, or Milwaukee battery. if they can't stand buy their product I just cant pay the really high prices when compared to the promo prices. I have bought many items from HF , Like the US general tool box(great box) corded tools like a sander and car jacks. just remember the number one rule when buying tools, that is never pay MSRP, unless it is a emergency.
true discounts are a must. They are a little cheaper than the Milwaukee even on the sale times. but the batteries are much cheaper normally. Tools work really good. good power and reliability. in the long haul they are much less and more tools that use the same battery. the line has expanded. I now have way more bauer tools. and they dont get stolen as easily.
@@Mikefngarage A thief will steal cheap tools just as fast as name brand. once they break into your garage they are not going to read reviews before taking...They will just start taking as fast as they can without thinking . unless you have neon signs telling the neighborhood exactly what you have in your garage.
@@jeremymullins3241 not my experience if there is not a name brand they recognize they leave it be. had my trailer broken into dewalt Milwaukee gone harbor freight still there.
DeWalt are actually the Civic and Corollas of tools. They're reliable and built to a higher standard than others of the same class, but not actually the hardcore professional lines. That's Proto. The analogy for cars fails as you go up price brackets though, since high-performance cars are generally less reliable while industrial brands are even more reliable. Well, there's Lexus and Acura, but that's "high-end" Toyota and Honda, respectively.
Ive used the Bauer and Hercules, they’re trash, they’re cool for Harry the home owner but I usually just buy dewalt and makita tools and never ever have a problem with anything at all and then use those tools for 8 hours a day everyday for years until the money I make burns a hole in my pocket and I buy some new tools
Eh... $250 for a Milwaukee 3rd Gen Hammer Drill, 3rd Gen Impact Driver, 2x 5AH XC Batteries, and a Multi-Volt Charger and a Packout Case.. Seems to be a better deal on that than what the Bauer tools are. (and those Milwaukee ones are brushless) The fun fact is though, those Bauer tools are made by Milwaukee. As are the HART tools.. You are just getting their low end brushed tools which are CHEAP already.
where they get you is the batteries. and to warranty them you gotta send them back to them. If you dont have a spare battery you gotta buy one. newest bauer grinder is brushless too. I need to fly out to jobsites and loose batteries from time to time airlines take them. so it is no benefit to me to buy milwaukee
well over 1000 for the milwaukee stuff I paid less than 500 for bauer. I need much more than hammer drill and impact. I have both plus sawsall, circular saw, grinder( new grinder from HF is brushless) plus a few others. It would cost about 1200 for Milwaukee and the airlines sometimes snag the batteries. huge loss for me.
The grinder is a pile of shit. It's not even close to dewalt or Milwaukee or even the earthquake. I love the rest of my bauer tools... and I have a bunch, but I regret spending the money on the bauer.
@@Mikefngarage I don't even own the smaller batteries. Stop making excuses and be real about it. That grinder is not 90% or even 70% the grinder that any of the contractor grade grinders. You're being disingenuous.
Don't be a jew with the batteries. They're inexpensive. Get the bigger one for the grinder. The batteries contain samsung, or panisonic 18650 battery cells. Good stuff. Dewalt can suck it. $120 for a battery??? FU! Bauer is coming out with 5.0 amp hour and 8.0 amp hour batteries!
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I can testify to the value that the Bauer tools offer the average guy. I am an electrician by trade and have used dewalt tools for years. I also remodel homes on the side. I recently moved across country and needed to remodel my new house. My dewalt stuff was 2000 miles away. If didnt want to repurchase everything again so I gave Bauer a shot. I purchased everything with coupons. I picked up the impact driver and drill driver kits first. They each came with a 1.3 ahr battery, charger and pouch. Then I picked up a cordless circular saw, jig saw, angle grinder and two 3.0 ahr batteries. I am now remodeling my second house using these tools and they are still working great. There are some things I don’t like as much as my dewalt but for the 320 bucks I have invested in the entire set I am not going to complain. That’s equivalent to about 1000 bucks for the same tools in yellow. For the guy that uses these tools for weekend projects around the house it’s a no brainer. Definitely need the larger batteries for any tool other than the drill and impact driver. I think the manuals even recommend using the 3.0 batteries for the jaws and grinder.
same thing with me. I was out of town same issue. I bought them with low expectations and was totally shocked. Now I have almost every tool. They work great and if they get stolen which that happens on job sites unfortunately all can be affordably replaced.
i use to only use ridgid since thats what my boss used too and seemed like my batteries were burning out once a month so i said the hell with it im going to try the bauer stuff because i liked how big the tool line is and with doing home improvement and restore and build furniture and now with the 5.0 batteries im even more happy and with the chargers i actually bought extras so in my workshop i have 5 chargers and probably close to 10 batteries and love how much i have saved and the dependability
I purchased a 10” chainsaw and Bauer now makes a 5 amp hour battery which I also purchased yesterday.
I am not branded I use everything I have bauer craftsman just bought dewalt cuz it was use sale. The dewalt was 12v 5 tools to 2ah batteries and two 5ah batteries for 350. But I use my cheaper tools all day and I work in tool sales and I start my sales with taking to craftsman cuz its my cheapest tool and talk to them on projects or jobs and see if I have to move them up but I sell to needs not wants I'm a single dad fighting to stay afloat so I know what budget means and rather get my customers best deal for needs. And I tell them brands don't mean anything anymore I have dozens of customers that say I'll never buy black and decker they only make junk acting like they know everything but they buy dewalt that is a black and decker company as well as craftsman and Mac and dozen more. So thank you for making a video that let's people know cheaper tools don't mean junk yea bauer won't do a job as fast as Milwaukee but can keep up and give them run for their money. And can do the jobs
The batteries will not charge when hot. YOU have to wait for them to cool down before they will take a charge. MOST LITHIUM batteries are like that to help keep them from exploding and starting a fire.
good point. necessary
Even my old Craftsman Nicad don't charge when hot, I thought everyone knew this lol
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@Charles Colby yup, been using KaldroStream for months myself :D
@Charles Colby yea, been watching on kaldrostream for years myself :)
I love my Bauer tools. I have used them the last two years. Started with impact driver. I now have leaf blower, weed eater and saws all. They all work great. Save me a lot of time and energy. Think I am going to buy the Sanders next.
me too I dont have the leaf blower yet. but I have every other tool I will probably buy that one soon even though I have a Lynxx. the bauer is great for job site clean up. Installing signe we blow off the drilling dust. uses same battery. convenient.
I've bought a impact driver and a impact gun from Harbor Freight for a contracting company out here on Robins Air Force Base. They did me great for taking taxiway lights off of cans. Now I'm been stuck with buying Bauer ever since. I've kept my batteries inside one of the bags along with all of the power tools. Since I'm working on my truck, I've bought more like the vacuum and the BT radio.
Thanks for the video. I have a small but very respected motorcycle race shop, and I have been considering these cordless Bauer tools. I love my Ryobi but I'm not buying the batteries or chargers anymore, I'm done with that. In FACT the Ryobi tools have been growing mold on them from lack of use because I haven't replaced the batteries in over 2 years. In all fairness, I do have a Ryobi, corded of course, bench grinder that has a hundred thousand HARD miles, its truly one of the best tools in my shop.
The 1/4” impact is great. I’ve had one for about two years and I have not been kind to it. All of the rubber over molding has pealed off but the tool works fine. I think the newer versions have better over molding that will prove more durable then the old version you and I have. The drill on the other hand is junk. Mine worked fantastic for six months and then let the smoke out while drilling pocket holes in soft pine. I was on hole 4 or 5 of the day, so it hadn’t been run hard. I later found Ave’s review of the same drill on TH-cam and mine failed similar to the one he tests.
I just recently got the 3/8 drive impact gun and I love it! Has lots more torque than I expected.
they are great I have gotten most of the tools even getting the blower pretty soon.
These are honestly good tools I made a lot of money with Pittsburgh and Bauer tools, only time I make tool truck purchases is if I need a specialize tool. Use the tools properly for what they were intended for and they’ll last . I work on heavy equipment and I purchased the Brushless Impact driver, Brushless 3/8 Impact and Brushless 1/2 Impact with the 3/4 Earthquake Impact. Honestly after 8 months of wear and tear on them, being dropped on accident, drenched in grease and oil and dirt they are still holding up very well from day 1. Hell I even inspired the entire shop to start buying Brushless bauer tools , I see bauer impacts ontop of the other mechanics toolboxes now👍.
I'm a mechanic and I use these tools. Have a 3/8th impact, 1/2in impact and the 4.5in grinder. Going to get the drill. Currently have 5ah batteries for all of them with the 3ah "rapid" charger. I'm impressed with the 3/8th impact and the angle grinder with cutting wheels, the 1/2in impact I kind of find lacking on power. I didn't buy it for the power, the control with the variable speed trigger is amazing. Besides, I have air tools that have plenty of power, one of them dubbed Shiva for a reason. I can rip off a bolt with a 1/2in impact that was hammered on with a 3/4in impact. If it can't break it or break it loose you are in for a long day. It usually takes a 36in breaker bar and about six foot of cheater to beat that impact.
They are alright especially for the price point. For side jobs they are amazing. I went a bit more expensive with the batteries but I haven't had a fully charged one die in the middle of a job either. That 4.5in grinder is a beast with one as long as you don't push things to hard. It's not a plug in tool, gotta know your limitations but all in all. For around $300 or so I have no buyers remorse.
I bought a bauer impact driver because of your review and am pleased . It is my first ever but since I am old and cant tighten and loosen things as i use to do, why not.
cant go wrong for the price. I have even more of them now. just keep getting better
I gave my grandpa the Bauer impact driver for work he never had an impact driver (I don't know how) and he's been using it as a general contractor for about a year and a half and he loves it and it hasn't failed him yet! Bauer is also gonna be coming out with brushless tools and both 5AH and 8AH batteries!
Q-Pid Avenger when is this gonna be?
@@nathantoland6939 a couple of months ago
Can not argue with results. Really nice tools for the working Joe without braking the bank. Good video, I have, the 3/8 impact, the DA polisher, and the new power washer. The power washer is just a jewel of a machine.
Good stuff!
I love the bauer tool line, my standard drill has lasted me 3 years so far, and I've beat the crap out of it, I mostly use it to wire wheel rust and stuff off my project truck, and bog down the motor constantly, works as good as the day I bought it!
Yea I use them on my other channel every day. Plus for work. Honestly I am just using Bauer now. Have good power and last and are cheap. If you loose it or it gets stolen your not out much money.
Of all my drills, when I am going to wire wheel something or am going to need to run a drill for a long time, I grab the Bauer drill. I find it to be lighter than my other 18 v and more ⁰⁰⁰ If only it had a locking on trigger, it would be perfect. also 3 years of hard work
Totally feel what you said. I have two Bauer tools: a drill driver and a workshop blower, the bigger 3AH battery’s works much better, I use one to switch from the two and it will hold up all the way thru a small project. Changed my mind about cheaper tools
yea I have way more bauer tools now hammer drill , circular saw. `saws all wow that one is great, another impact, 2 of the new style brushless grinders, Buying more too.
Seems like a great buy harbor is way more affordable for the normal joe nice video
still working great. FYI. had a couple batteries go bad after 3 years but tools are all still working. finally wore out the grinder. I dont think any grinder would have lasted any longer. totally wore the bearings slap out. then I got a new one and the new one is redesigned and brushless. more power yet.
I do fleet van work for Amazon and I use Bauer line of drills and impact and also charge them in my jeep so far works good and defiantly recommend 3.0 battery for almost all applications one thing that has helped me with problems along the way is being able to return after buying the extended warranty on my membership. One other good line of battery operated tools is DieHard from Advance Auto Parts and they don't break the bank . Great video keep it up!!!
I have the Porter Cable 20 volt lithium’s. Very pleased and I am always interested looking at other brands. I have some older Dewalt 18 volt but the batteries are going out. I have seen Bauer and hat they make more tools than PC does and I will probably pick up a couple. Glad to see the big brands getting challenged. Great reviews.
really not bad for the money. all my other brands get stolen soon as I turn my back. these do the jobs and are still there.
Dont forget the 27 month warranty
the higher amp hour battery is a higher consistent voltage output so they generally boost tools performance
I have both of these and I agree for what you pay its awesome! And what I did was buy the extended warranty on one battery and when I have an issue I can swap them out! I did the same with the $10 grinder and it already paid of once I have like five of those! Lol!
I use the Bauer cutoff wheels, they seem to cut a bit better and last longer
I've got the drill and angle grinder. Been using them since they came out. They work excellent and I abuse tools. Had the brushes burn up on the drill but I was cutting 5" holes in 3/16 plate with a hole saw. It would of smoked any cordless drill.
I have the impact and love it. I have thought about buying the drill to go with it.
check out the coupon sets at 199. saw drill 4 batteries circular saw and another impact. I bought that one a couple months ago too.
I use that impact driver with 2 extensions to take off cummins bellhousing bolts on the weekly lmao of course they arent all that tight but imagine my suprise when I first saw it do that
Don't you just love fanboys? I'm looking to buy a van and do a conversion when I tell people I'm going with HF tools they all tell me don't waste my money that junk. Get DeWalt. I ask if they ever used HF tools. None of them ever say yes.
The irony
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I have dewalt cordless but seriously considering going with Bauer for chainsaw and hedge trimmer. Elitism knows no bounds! Lol
im an auto tech and use HF and NT stuff every day, why? cause its cheap and works, plus 90% of it has life time warranties. i have the Bauer impact driver and grinder in my tool box at work, only things i have off tool trucks are either things that are special need or stuff i needed that day and just said put it on my account. now some things from HF you might break, its going to happen. if you use it enough you'll learn what you need spares of, or backups. but back to the main point, its cheap, i can get 3-4 HF things for the price of one Snap-on or Mac, or even some of the mid tier things. so for those few items that will break on me, cheap enough to have a couple sets and then just rotate. but 90% of it works all day everyday just like the rest of the other brands
I own Matco, Milwaukee and had snap-on cordless tools as well, they all have their purpose, and I also own and use every day at the shop my Bauer screw gun it's always my first go to when removing anything, lol yes I even something put the 1/2 adapter in it to drive in our out lose lug nuts ( I always hand torque the wheels down for safety), and the little thing even has an LED light and an additional flashlight. I was about to buy the 3/8 impact from Bauer but... What did discourage me was the fact that they don't sell it as a kit and if I add up the cost with the high-end battery, and the short time warranty, it ended being to much, so i got something else instead
thanks for the tip on the free coupon website and review on the tools, appreciate it alot
i got the AP on my phone now.... Just scan stuff and see if there is a coupon totally rad. check out harbor freight coupon AP. not sponsored by harbor freight
Just bought the earthquake xt 3/4 dr 20 volt impact and it is badass pulled lug nuts of the semi like nothing very pleased
I bought my 1/2 to purposely break 1/2 inch red head bolts. does it like a charm. faster than cutting them off.
Had mine for 2 years still works great for. What i use it for but lets be honest i uga duga some things after the impact. I used it for my lift kit and it did great. Pop out lugs it did great. Im not saying its the best but when you dont work it like a shop does. Its great for a diy. Bought mine with 3 ah battery
I'm switching to Bauer for sure get the cheap smaller batteries for lights fans maybe vac. And the big ones for the heavy work😎
Is your inverter a pure shine?
We had 3 trees fall in our backyard due to storms and flooding and all of the branches made it impossible to cut with a mower. 3 charges of my Bauer weedwacker knocked it out, but the 3rd charge probably lasted as much as the first two combined because I was using it more efficiently.
The harbor freight battery charger s that I had quit charging I found if I unplugged them and plugged them back in would work love my bauer
Im waiting for a good deal on a open box at my store , or if they come out with some combo deals !
@Jamal mac hard to not go with some of the name brand deals goin on right now , 100 bucks drill, and drivers
I have always been a ryobi tool person but the battery’s always die quick and their not cheap. So I will be switchingto Bauer
yea same thing. I have even more tools now and still running strong. couple batteries finally went bad after about 3 years no biggie they are cheap.
I have quite a bit of the Bauer line. I haven’t had trouble with any of them besides the half inch drill which was strictly my fault but I did insure it so I got a replacement for free. My rule of thumb is if I pay $50 for a tool or more I insure it for two years, If it’s under 50 then chances are it would have blown up on me in less than 90 days for the original warranty anyway so I don’t bother. Stay tuned because Bauer is coming out with 70 more tools for the 20 V line including a five amp hour and an eight amp hour battery as well. For the price and the durability I’m sticking with this line and have pretty much retired my Dewalt, Milwaukee‘s, Ryobi and Makita‘s… Good stuff cheap and it just works as hard as I need them to as long as I let them do the work. Don’t be that 300 lb gorilla and you’re good😉
I did tge same thing i bought plenty power tools i plan on sticking to this line and buying more in the future
Amazon has an adapter to use Dewalt batteries on the Bauer tools. If you already have them. About $26.00
I had an older contractor tell me he wished he did not go into debt for tools. After I told him I use harbor freight. I wonder if he still has the debt on his tools.
Inverters don't supply enough consistent voltage.
Would you still recommend Bauer? I'm looking to get a drill driver and HF have them reasonably priced as a kit
Yea for sure just bought more of them, hammer drill another impact, saws all, circular saw, looking into buying the impact and blower. just to have all on same batteries. and the new grinder is Brushless and more powerful I bought 2 of them.
No , I would go M12 kit at home depot with a drill, and impact with bateries for I think 119.99. and you will not have to pay extra for warranty
I upgraded to the 5.0 ah battery, had to get another one to replace all my other ones
IM goina try that 3ah and 5ah are great.
If one of the Bauer goes belly up (none ever has) I can replace it for $60-$80 compared to other prosumer level brands at $100-$150, good luck with most of these companies on their warranties (except Kobalt/Lowes which are great if you have a issue). Need batteries they are like 40% of the cost. Only issue is I wish things like drills etc were brushless and I wish some things like multi tool was cordless.
I’m a girl and I love my Bauer impact drill! It’s great! Don’t ever ever ever buy Ryobi!
I love my Ryobi tools I have and I got in a 6 tool set $200 with 2 batteries and charger. they are basically old Milwaukee tech and I would say they are far better than Bauer not just because they include a warranty. The best Ryobi promo is way cheaper than the best Bauer promo and it is not even close
Nowadays they just put the Bauer stuff on sale randomly for 20% off! They also have a 5ah battery now! Two of those for 60 bucks a piece is all you need!
25% off today for Memorial Day. Picked up two 5 AMP batteries.
Milwaukee is better and matco and snap on, but there is a huge difference in price and when I say better, it depends on what you're using them for, if you're a hardcore worker that every minute of the 10 hour job your using the living hell out having a Batman belt packed with batteries and have no time to let it cool down, yeah all the other big name brands are for that,, but if your using it for a shop, home, where your using it and letting it cool yeah it's a great kick for the money, I own the small cordless screw driver and use it every day at the shop to drive out valve cover, dash bolts, etc, the only reason I have replaced it twice is because the plastic tab to allow the tool to move from screw driver to screw gun often brakes, so I opened mine up and glued the whole day thing together in the gun position lol, I'll tell you except for that broken tab, every thing else is very well made I was impressed, so I figured they're whole line will have the same quality of that screw driver, I know I wrote a lot, you ain't got sh*t to do these days any how lol, but yeah not comparable to other brands fully, but It Is a great brand.
Thanks!
Harbor Freight coupon database is what you're looking for!
yea I have the AP now for coupons. I just scan stuff in the store and boop coupon
Be careful with those flat type cut off wheels..I’ve had them explode ,and shear off at the locking nut and rip thru a pair of heavy duty welding gloves.. the molded depressed center don’t do that..
I had a 4 inch grinding wheel explode and leave me with a hell of a bruise on my side. Anything that rotates can explode
This is what I will say from 2 + years of heavy use on our Bauers....we use the impact for running 1/4-20 screws on beam clamps and drywall screws all day long on the provided smaller battery...
On the drill, grinder,large 1/2"impact for breaking lug nuts,AND ESPECIALLY DOING DRILLING WITH THE 1/2" DRILL...
buck up ,buy the bigger charge pack, you'll be taken care of...
Quality id say they are equal to rigid maybe a little better in a few respects...
Here comes the tricky part guys so please pay close attention...
WARRANTY... most of the major power tools under warranty do a tool turn in to a repair center translating into a 2 week loss of time on our tool PROVIDED it comes back fixed right the first time..
Harbor Freight ?
"give us the bad one under warranty , walk over to the shelf and bring a new one up to the counter...even trade WITH NEW BATTERY..."
I don't know about anyone else, but I can't wait 2 weeks when my tool fails...If you've got 2 weeks ta sit and wait, then the other guys might work better for you ...
got one and man what a difference, plus more power.
great points. Warranties mean nothing if they need the tool HF immediate. Dropped mine a few times from up high and it still works. trigger sticks a little now but still works. just bought the drill. Got one bad one for some reason not common. Took it back got another that day. No problems since. First one had a bad transmission.
The grinder is great i cut alot of all thread with a 3amp all day
new brushless grinder rocks. just got one a few months ago then I bought another so I have 2.
If you like the extra power and capacity of a 3 ah battery you should buy a 5 ah battery or 8 ah battery or even a 12 ah battery that some stores already have in stock but others will have soon because the bigger batteries don't just have more capacity but a lot more power also for sure!
If your Inverter isn't Pure or True Sine Wave, you'll fry your charger. Also inverters are rated in Watts not Amps. 120 volts at one Amp is 120 Watts in other words, Volts times Amps equal Watts. A Modified Sine Wave has power spikes that cook or fry electronics.
bigger battery of same voltage is more batteries in parallel. if its a 10 amp draw on 4 batteries(usually 1.5-2.5 amph) if you double the amp hour(about 5 amp/h) then its double the batteries and half the amp draw across the batteries which is less heat and alot less stress on the cells.
yea for sure and probably less volt drop when under a load. Spins faster that I know. Just a little but has much more power.
I did not know they been out that long,,, the grinders need bigger battery, all the grinders shut off Milwaukee and all.
Iron Black agreed! Have a Milwaukee with the 12.0 battery that cuts off, and my stepfather has the Dewalt FlexVolt 60V that does the same thing!
Iron black is right my rigid grinder does the same thing even with a 6 hour battery
Thank you
I baught hyper tough tools to put on my work van because I didn't want to ruin my good milwaukee tools. So far no major issues except it takes 3 hole hrs to charge 1 battery. If on a budget I recommend them. But if not on a budget get some dewalt or milwaukee. I have craftsman took also. There better than the hyper tough
Bauer 5.0ah battery $60 Dewalt 5.0ah battery $120. It's such a cheap platform to buy into although they are not pro grade for your average weekend warrior it might be a pretty good deal.
I dont know I have been working the crap out of these and I cant break them 3 years now no issues. Installed over 100 banners with the hammer drill. Still working great. And if I go to lunch and forget them on the tailgate they are still there. Dewalt gone in 60 seconds.
I just bought 2 5 ah dewalt at Bomgards farm store last week for 59.99.
Last month Jan 2021 I bought a DeWalt xr drill with a 5 ah battery for for $63 because 2 promos overlapped each other. You will never get a deal even close to that with Bauer
The problem with Bauer line is the charger is 1.7 amps. Thats 2 hours to charge the 3.0ah battery. Compare that to Hercules charger which is 4 amps. Ridgid 5amp. Dewalt 6 amps.
true I run 3 chargers at a time Cheap to buy. and lots of batteries. for the price of the batteries it is worth it. You never know they may make a better charger. This line has just gotten better over the last 3 years. The new grinder is brushless and has more power. they also now have a 5ah battery.
Are you still using them? How are they holding up?
no issues yet. other than I wore the bearings out of the grinder. GOt a new one and the new ones are Brushless. MOre power than the old and still only $39. Used the grinder so much many many hours. I dont think any other grinder would have lasted through the use I put on it.
Volts x Amps = more power
Always go for a bigger battery
Batts are rated by Ah, which is Amp hours. different from amps. Usually larger Ah batts give more amps though, for the same given voltage. Of course batts with greater internal resistance(IR) have more voltage drop. Newer batts have lower IR, which means less heat and voltage drop.
Mo biggerer mo betterer.
I will get the bigger battery soon
The bigger battery makes so much of a difference.
yea you are right I am getting the 5ah as soon as I can.
5ah is a great addition
My tools lasted about 3 yrs before the impact and hammer drill to burn out. The grinder/cut off tool, charger, and a 5 a/h is still kicking after 4 yrs now.
You never use it on the video
I don't see how a bigger battery will increase speed/power. They are still 18650s wired in series/parallel to output the same voltage/current. In theory, the only difference would be capacity.
it has more available amps to discharge faster. some 18650's are better and the 21700 are even better
WOW 2 years! economical!
almost 3 now and still working. love Bauer. have more of them too 2 drills and driver and grinder.
Bauer is great. If it was yellow and black with a D name on it people would rave about it. People seem to like to spend money then try to prove to everyone else they needed to. Really strange thing about people.
there's an app for harbor freight coupons too
yea the one with the scanner it is the coolest. use it all the time
I like the Bauer tools...the batteries are where the line suffers. The Hercules line uses top Samsung cells, the Bauer uses lower end cells. That was the deciding factor in choosing a tool line for me. Hercules has to catch up with available tools, but it's batteries are substantially better.
yea probably but I have not had very many battery issues yet.
My battery is 3 years old still doing fine, so there's that! Doesn't seem like anyone has any complaints with the batteries. You didn't even know what kind they were so I'm not sure why you thought that. Probably someone told you and you believed them.
That wasn’t 2 years of heavy abuse. Look at how clean those tools are and none scuffed and damaged they are.
OH MY I was going to say the same thing. He used it for light light work. Like he said in the beginning he goes around removing signs. So he’s loosing a couple nuts here and there
yea clean them the work I do is not that dirty.
You don’t have to treat your tools like shit…you know that right? In fact, I’d say if your stuff is scuffed and extremely dirty then it’s probably an incompetent user or someone who’s using a company purchased tool lol.
Now there’s a 5 A-h battery
yea I saw the sign for one but they were out last time I was there. gotta get me some of those.
Them tools still look new...don’t look like much use to me
Yeah there's not a piece of dirt on any of those tools batteries charger 2 years old ? yeah right
If you don't see a difference in Milwaukee to Bauer, I don't know what to tell you... there's a massive difference. That being said if the Bauer works, he'll yeah but it and use the hell out if it!
Price is the difference
@@electricianz24 no duh... but honestly, the battery on anything at HF is going to jack up the retail price to the same price if buying the milwaukee beginner prices.
Check that out yourself
I do wonder, would you rather cook your own food for a couple months so that you can buy top of the line tools, or eat out everyday and have okay tools for work?
Man id like to live like you you think every thing is cheap
in comparison to what the tools make me they are cheap. Milwaukee or Dewalt no so much
Hyper tough Walmart I ok with it no problem
Hyper tough is badge engineered Harbor Freight...at least the belt sander.
150 amp inverter?? You mean Watts lol
Great deal for home use, they wouldn’t last a month for me. And the power is nowhere near what some people need!
I was thinking the same thing. I use them still and they are great value tools. I am a sign contractor. Hung 100 banners in 2 weeks with the hammer drill and impact. Removed hundreds of signs with them. Honestly they are pretty good. I bought them when I was working out of town and wasnt sure if they were going to confiscate my battery's. so I left the GOOD tools at home and bought these to throw away at the end of the job. I got them home and use them more than my other ones. plenty of power IMO. I am not sure why anyone would need more.
@@Mikefngarage good deal! They seems damn good for the price though
The great thing is they're coming out with a 8 amp battery for the beuer line
I have the bigger one and it works great on the grinder. more power and longer use time.
I just hope the same charger for the 5 ah will work with the new 8ah, when I bought my Bauer Chainsaw , I noticed the charger had to be bigger to charge the 5 ah battery . Which was ok , since I had to buy the battery, chainsaw and chargeer to get the 20 percent discount , I'm glad I did get the 5ah anyway .
Money well spent on my Bauer cordless tools.
That 5 amp battery is $60 not $40 ...as of 6.18.23
It didn't work fine you need a 3000 inverter to plug a battery charger into
Cant even depend on a electric grinder never mind cordless, some things they should never even build cordless and a grinder is one of them.
with the big battery it is much better but I use the cordless grinder for small suff all the time.
you should try a brushless grinder with a 5 ah, wait bauer doesn't make anything brushless at all
I warm up my Milwaukee tools by drilling and cutting through harbor freight tools 👍
@R ch yeah okay. 😂😂😂😂
As great as your Milwaukee stuff is, I’m surprised that warms them up. Should take more than that. You got a bad one, dude.
Milwaukee Have good Knives , But their Cordless suck now ! Had 2 drills Spark up storm off the shelf ! They Always were behind Makita I know I did Construction . Buy Makita . Or Bauer if on a Budget .
If the tools work for your application use them No one says you have to buy the best name Brand If they work for you great It's your choice where you spend your money🍻🍺👍👌🤙
Great point!
A minute 18 before anything of possible substance is said
150 WATT inverter not AMP.
Lol I was thinking too like wow 400A is pretty damn serious
150 watt inverter, not amps!
I love harbor freight, just I will never buy the cordless line of tools, they are way too expensive for my blood. this guy is talking how you need to look for coupons. I always buy brands like Milwaukee, DeWalt on promos every quarter. I always find BOGOs where you say buy a kit for $200 and you get a bare tool free, or the buy more save more. The only way I would ever consider HF cordless is if they had a promo where you would get 2 batteries a charger and a bag for $100 and you would get a free tool with warranty included. Thats what Home Depot does during Ryobi days every year with 4 AH batteries last year. I might consider Bauer, Hercules cordless tools if they came out with a battery conversion where you could use a DeWalt, or Milwaukee battery. if they can't stand buy their product I just cant pay the really high prices when compared to the promo prices. I have bought many items from HF , Like the US general tool box(great box) corded tools like a sander and car jacks. just remember the number one rule when buying tools, that is never pay MSRP, unless it is a emergency.
true discounts are a must. They are a little cheaper than the Milwaukee even on the sale times. but the batteries are much cheaper normally. Tools work really good. good power and reliability. in the long haul they are much less and more tools that use the same battery. the line has expanded. I now have way more bauer tools. and they dont get stolen as easily.
@@Mikefngarage A thief will steal cheap tools just as fast as name brand. once they break into your garage they are not going to read reviews before taking...They will just start taking as fast as they can without thinking . unless you have neon signs telling the neighborhood exactly what you have in your garage.
@@jeremymullins3241 not my experience if there is not a name brand they recognize they leave it be. had my trailer broken into dewalt Milwaukee gone harbor freight still there.
Hey mike, check out my video about the Bauer tools you cant buy. There is another charger, it's just not out ....yet
I be used in business and New York City public schools attached to the University of California at Berkeley and New York City
It's the bragging rights.
So the big ego guy say he drives a Porsche or a Ferrari and why should anyone buy's a Honda Civic or a Toyota Corolla ?
DeWalt are actually the Civic and Corollas of tools. They're reliable and built to a higher standard than others of the same class, but not actually the hardcore professional lines. That's Proto. The analogy for cars fails as you go up price brackets though, since high-performance cars are generally less reliable while industrial brands are even more reliable. Well, there's Lexus and Acura, but that's "high-end" Toyota and Honda, respectively.
Ive used the Bauer and Hercules, they’re trash, they’re cool for Harry the home owner but I usually just buy dewalt and makita tools and never ever have a problem with anything at all and then use those tools for 8 hours a day everyday for years until the money I make burns a hole in my pocket and I buy some new tools
Eh... $250 for a Milwaukee 3rd Gen Hammer Drill, 3rd Gen Impact Driver, 2x 5AH XC Batteries, and a Multi-Volt Charger and a Packout Case.. Seems to be a better deal on that than what the Bauer tools are. (and those Milwaukee ones are brushless)
The fun fact is though, those Bauer tools are made by Milwaukee. As are the HART tools.. You are just getting their low end brushed tools which are CHEAP already.
where they get you is the batteries. and to warranty them you gotta send them back to them. If you dont have a spare battery you gotta buy one. newest bauer grinder is brushless too. I need to fly out to jobsites and loose batteries from time to time airlines take them. so it is no benefit to me to buy milwaukee
well over 1000 for the milwaukee stuff I paid less than 500 for bauer. I need much more than hammer drill and impact. I have both plus sawsall, circular saw, grinder( new grinder from HF is brushless) plus a few others. It would cost about 1200 for Milwaukee and the airlines sometimes snag the batteries. huge loss for me.
I don't think TTI makes bauer, TTI makes Milwaukee, Ridgid , hart, ryobi
@@Mikefngarage I would shipp then with fedex
Battery will last you 2 months lol
3 years on some right now 1 or 2 failed but most are still good. lots of cycles too
The grinder is a pile of shit. It's not even close to dewalt or Milwaukee or even the earthquake. I love the rest of my bauer tools... and I have a bunch, but I regret spending the money on the bauer.
grinder cuts off but if you get the bigger battery It is much much better. I dont mind mine now after that.
@@Mikefngarage I don't even own the smaller batteries. Stop making excuses and be real about it. That grinder is not 90% or even 70% the grinder that any of the contractor grade grinders. You're being disingenuous.
Don't be a jew with the batteries. They're inexpensive. Get the bigger one for the grinder. The batteries contain samsung, or panisonic 18650 battery cells. Good stuff. Dewalt can suck it. $120 for a battery??? FU! Bauer is coming out with 5.0 amp hour and 8.0 amp hour batteries!
Joeak74 when?
@@nathantoland6939 I don't know. I'm sure this government orchestrated virus bullshit has slowed it down.
Yea I would just go out and buy a Milwaukee one..
I would buy the bauer and use the rest of the money to take a vacation
They have a 5.0ah battery now!
they were out last time I was there I am going to get one too.
Checkout walmarts new line, HART Tools.
Keyboard Warrior have you tried their tools?