Just wanted to stop in and tell you that I appreciate the support and the kind words Dave. Means a lot to me brother. I never miss a video. Absolutely love the channel man. Only way to describe it is AWESOME
Hey Dave you could always take the rubber piece off of the front of the 3 speed and cut any metal casing off with a rotary tool to expose the collet more. Probably take like 5-10 minutes.
Dave MCT, regarding about the Flex Quick eject Turbo impact driver I love it! I love the Quick Eject Trigger on the tool, it reminds of my old Dewalt DCF895 Brushless Impact Driver. The best Brushless Impact Driver that DeWalt ever made! Luckily I still have them in my possession I have 2 of them and they're both retired from the jobsite. I don't use them in my jobsite because they might get stolen especially my 2nd one is still looks new the other one is pretty beat up abused.
I think the 3151 is for people like me: Homeowner/DIYer that only has had cordless (Ryobi) and corded (Dewalt) drills and mostly just want to anchor (shorter) fasteners and the occasional 4-6" lag. I felt like I was going to burn out my corded (older) Dewalt drill on a few lag bolts and you really had to lean on it to not strip/core out the screw heads on the harder woods. So a moderately/decent powered impact is perfect. I just got the 3151, 2 2A batteries and a fast charger for $159 - with a limited lifetime warranty on the parts AND the batteries (3 replacements) (at Lowes). So, yeah, I could get the tool only 3171 at the same (similar?) price, but I don't need it and can spend the extra hundreds of $$$ on my 14th EGO multi-head tool attachment 🤣😂. I hear they're working on a haircut/beard trimmer - gotta get that! 🤣😂🤣. I'm just a DIY hack, if I ever need a pro tool, I'll get the 3xxx driver a few years from now (or a Milwaukee Fuel Gen 99 impact driver and be done with it 😁).
Hey Dave MCT, they're both great for me! The baseline Flex impact driver and the high end high torque impact driver. I bought the baseline Flex impact driver pair with the 6-1/2 Inline circular saw with standard 18650 24V 5.0Ah battery. Then I purchased the high end Flex, it's a pair, the quick eject and turbo impact driver and turbo Hammer Drill w/ 3.5Ah Stacked lithium battery, a standard 5.0Ah. and I purchased a 6.0Ah Stacked lithium 24V battery. I've had that a tools for a month now and they are Milwaukee Killer, or Milwaukee repellent. I've seen Flex reviews that the Flex annihilated Milwaukee and DeWalt and Makita in all of the test. And I'm gonna be purchasing the new Flex 24V Rear handle Saw. I don't use my Flex tools that much in the jobsite because they are so very expensive, I only have them for Showdown and standoff tools against the Milwaukee guys in the jobsite. But most of the time I'm running Ryobi impact driver, DeWalt dcf885 and 887, Makita xdt11Z, Bosch Freak, Craftsman, Hitachi and Harbor Freight Hercules Impact Drivers and Hammer Drills. Not just cordless tools but also Corded tools on all of the brands that I mentioned as well. including circular saw, worm Drive saw, miter saw, angle grinder, Pneumatic framing nailer, electric planer, and all other corded and cordless tools. Even though I have a Flex tools, I'm still not loyal to any of the brands.
That variable trigger impact fared like hot garbage. I guess it'll get beat by the Milwaukee and Bosch variable trigger impacts and barely edge the wimpy DCF809 and Ryobi Compact. The fact that Flex sells both impact drivers for the same price makes the lower powered model pointless. Knock $50 off and I still don't see a case for it. This is a $129 kit tops
Why does no one really talk about ergonomics when using these tools? Frankly, Flex’s ergos on the impact drivers and drills are pretty bad in any kind of long term use. Very reminiscent of older Ryobi green tools. It’s just those tools so far as well, the other Flex tools I’ve got have good ergos. Hell, the drywall gun has the best ergos I’ve seen on a cordless. Also, can we stop calling the FX1371a a “quick eject,” because it’s a butchered manual collet with a button to market bad design as a feature. Only drivers I’ve come across that actually eject bits were made by Ridgid, Ryobi, and Dewalt.
I agree 100% on the ergonomics of the impact driver and drill driver. It's terrible. I thought I was just being biased and not giving them a fair shake, so I'm glad someone else spoke up about it. For long term use, they're almost unusable. I'll take my Makita 18 volt impact driver any day of the week for all day usage and just break the Flex out when I've got some heavy duty driving to do.
Sorry dude, but Flex is a Pro/Contractor Grade tools and Flex exceeded way beyond after the Flex defeated and Annihilated the leading brand Milwaukee, second Flex beaten up DeWalt all 3 of Dewalt's Flagship impact drivers dcf887, dcf850 and dcf840 all 6.0Ah 21700 cells and the 1.7Ah Power stack battery. Both Milwaukee and DeWalt got beaten and got Annihilated so easily. Same thing with Makita. So yeah you can criticize Flex. But Flex is the new king now. Now that Flex is the new King. There's a another tool brand out there that posses a threat, have you ever heard about the Caterpillar Powertools that uses Graphene Batteries?? Caterpillar is the same company that builds, makes and manufactures Diesel Engines for Semi Trucks, Industrial Generators, Equipment, and Farming Equipment now they got Powertools and they entered the market.
@@twinbee4243 lol I love your passion for flex , but I was being sarcastic there :) I was making fun of people that do those comparisons using lower grade stuff and call the brand secondary . Idk about being a new king, but I do thing that flex had great tools and will continue to improve. I have not heard of Caterpillar powertools, is that CAT tools?
@@UncleIvan1 passion? I have passion with tools any tool Brands (except Milwaukee 🤪) I have passion with tools as I have passion with Firearms and knives. Great thing that Flex came out I was amazed, astound by it's power. But still that doesn't make me loyal to just one brand. Just like I said I'm not loyal to any tool brand. And I do not choose any tools from expensive high end tools, to budget and to piece of crap harbor freight tools. I also owned some 😁. Don't get trigger dude but Flex is way beyond the contractor grade tool standards. I mean Flex took down the champ Milwaukee, and Flex had taken down all 3 Dewalt's Flagship Impact Driver (887, 850 & 840) all of them got destroyed by Flex. Flex is the new king 👑 now man. ✌️😁 And I'm also checking and looking at the Caterpillar Powertools that uses Graphene Battery technology the caterpillar claiming that their graphene is much better 4X better than any Lithium Ion batteries exist. I'll wait for next year to see if caterpillar will have something new that can beat the Flex. And don't hope for Milwaukee because Milwaukee has been seating for many years as a champion 🏆, they didn't realized that they needed to go back in the drawing board and science lab to improve their shit until Milwaukee got beaten so badly 🤣🤣🤣. Now it's too late for Milwaukee to do that. Milwaukee gen 3 Fuel the top notch undefeated tool got beaten by a 1st Gen tool brand? Isn't that kind of embarrassing for the TTI company? Realizing they will never have that kind of technology that Flex have because Flex technology is highly secured by US Patents. And protected by Intellectual property theft. Too late for Milwaukee. The red tool got beaten ✌️🤪
@@twinbee4243 flex needs to come out with much tools to be considered a top brand. I personally don't care about who has the most power. This is why they make these comparisons and it's mostly debatable. There are many categories that make the tool professional grade , not just power. At the end of the day it's the tool that you keep teaching for first and the one that is a joy to use, but most importantly that gets the job done or makes you the most money
@twinbee The Flex top of the line impact driver has got power, but guess what? It overheats and spews grease of you push it hard enough so in my eyes, it's not the best! Couple that with the fact that all of their 24 volt tools are bulkier and heavier than Milwaukee, DeWalt and Makita and the ergonomics on the Flex impact drivers and drills sucks! For me I'll take a lighter, more ergonomic, almost as powerful, but also almost bullet proof tool any day of the week over these Flex tools. They have some things going for them like power but in all the other categories they get spanked. It's a good thing they still come with a lifetime warranty because you're definitely going to need it with that impact gun. I hate to be the one to burst your Flex Tool bubble, but if it's only got slightly more power than some of the others but weighs significantly more and feels like deep in the hand, I'm going with the other brands. You might not like what I'm saying, but I'm speaking the truth from first-hand experience with Flex and all the other major brands. Sorry!
Just wanted to stop in and tell you that I appreciate the support and the kind words Dave. Means a lot to me brother. I never miss a video. Absolutely love the channel man. Only way to describe it is AWESOME
A good real world demonstration of how different tools work. Useful info. Much appreciated. Thank you!
Hey Dave you could always take the rubber piece off of the front of the 3 speed and cut any metal casing off with a rotary tool to expose the collet more. Probably take like 5-10 minutes.
Excited to see the upcoming variable versus video!
Dude I'm dying to see all the variables speed impact drivers video!!!!! Oh you better do it... already got the popcorn!!!!
Dave MCT, regarding about the Flex Quick eject Turbo impact driver I love it! I love the Quick Eject Trigger on the tool, it reminds of my old Dewalt DCF895 Brushless Impact Driver. The best Brushless Impact Driver that DeWalt ever made! Luckily I still have them in my possession I have 2 of them and they're both retired from the jobsite. I don't use them in my jobsite because they might get stolen especially my 2nd one is still looks new the other one is pretty beat up abused.
I think the 3151 is for people like me: Homeowner/DIYer that only has had cordless (Ryobi) and corded (Dewalt) drills and mostly just want to anchor (shorter) fasteners and the occasional 4-6" lag. I felt like I was going to burn out my corded (older) Dewalt drill on a few lag bolts and you really had to lean on it to not strip/core out the screw heads on the harder woods. So a moderately/decent powered impact is perfect. I just got the 3151, 2 2A batteries and a fast charger for $159 - with a limited lifetime warranty on the parts AND the batteries (3 replacements) (at Lowes). So, yeah, I could get the tool only 3171 at the same (similar?) price, but I don't need it and can spend the extra hundreds of $$$ on my 14th EGO multi-head tool attachment 🤣😂. I hear they're working on a haircut/beard trimmer - gotta get that! 🤣😂🤣. I'm just a DIY hack, if I ever need a pro tool, I'll get the 3xxx driver a few years from now (or a Milwaukee Fuel Gen 99 impact driver and be done with it 😁).
Good test
Awesome video. Was wondering if you’re ever gonna do CAT power tools.
Hey Dave MCT, they're both great for me! The baseline Flex impact driver and the high end high torque impact driver. I bought the baseline Flex impact driver pair with the 6-1/2 Inline circular saw with standard 18650 24V 5.0Ah battery. Then I purchased the high end Flex, it's a pair, the quick eject and turbo impact driver and turbo Hammer Drill w/ 3.5Ah Stacked lithium battery, a standard 5.0Ah. and I purchased a 6.0Ah Stacked lithium 24V battery. I've had that a tools for a month now and they are Milwaukee Killer, or Milwaukee repellent. I've seen Flex reviews that the Flex annihilated Milwaukee and DeWalt and Makita in all of the test. And I'm gonna be purchasing the new Flex 24V Rear handle Saw. I don't use my Flex tools that much in the jobsite because they are so very expensive, I only have them for Showdown and standoff tools against the Milwaukee guys in the jobsite. But most of the time I'm running Ryobi impact driver, DeWalt dcf885 and 887, Makita xdt11Z, Bosch Freak, Craftsman, Hitachi and Harbor Freight Hercules Impact Drivers and Hammer Drills. Not just cordless tools but also Corded tools on all of the brands that I mentioned as well. including circular saw, worm Drive saw, miter saw, angle grinder, Pneumatic framing nailer, electric planer, and all other corded and cordless tools. Even though I have a Flex tools, I'm still not loyal to any of the brands.
Lol. Show us on the doll where milwaukee hurt you.
i like the multi speed switch one.
can you test the flex variable trigger impact driver against a m18 milwaukee impact driver?
Well I see you weighted bot tools with as you pointed out "Full Batteries" so what do they weigh empty?
that actually would make a good video. show all brands in 1 video. see how much a drained battery weighs depleted vs full.
Definitely trivial.
How did you get that flex hat?
I asked for one from FLEX. along with a shirt
What is the number of the strong one ?
I believe I say it in the video
@@ManCaverTools
Sorry my english is not good , and i meant the number of the flex , sorry again
@@ManCaverTools
I am from lebanon not america
Put it against the dcf840 v.t. Only and not the old atomic dcf809
Dave, I think after watching this episode I will buy the one with the selector
it is a beast of a tool and worth it in my opinion
they hurt their own reputation with that other trash impact @ same price point
Makes ya wonder why they did that?
That variable trigger impact fared like hot garbage.
I guess it'll get beat by the Milwaukee and Bosch variable trigger impacts and barely edge the wimpy DCF809 and Ryobi Compact.
The fact that Flex sells both impact drivers for the same price makes the lower powered model pointless. Knock $50 off and I still don't see a case for it. This is a $129 kit tops
So brussless"bl" vs non
No they're both brushless
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Why does no one really talk about ergonomics when using these tools? Frankly, Flex’s ergos on the impact drivers and drills are pretty bad in any kind of long term use. Very reminiscent of older Ryobi green tools. It’s just those tools so far as well, the other Flex tools I’ve got have good ergos. Hell, the drywall gun has the best ergos I’ve seen on a cordless.
Also, can we stop calling the FX1371a a “quick eject,” because it’s a butchered manual collet with a button to market bad design as a feature. Only drivers I’ve come across that actually eject bits were made by Ridgid, Ryobi, and Dewalt.
I agree 100% on the ergonomics of the impact driver and drill driver. It's terrible. I thought I was just being biased and not giving them a fair shake, so I'm glad someone else spoke up about it.
For long term use, they're almost unusable. I'll take my Makita 18 volt impact driver any day of the week for all day usage and just break the Flex out when I've got some heavy duty driving to do.
you should take that lower grade impact and start comparing to other brand - high grade impacts just to determine flex is not a pro tool brand hahaha
Sorry dude, but Flex is a Pro/Contractor Grade tools and Flex exceeded way beyond after the Flex defeated and Annihilated the leading brand Milwaukee, second Flex beaten up DeWalt all 3 of Dewalt's Flagship impact drivers dcf887, dcf850 and dcf840 all 6.0Ah 21700 cells and the 1.7Ah Power stack battery. Both Milwaukee and DeWalt got beaten and got Annihilated so easily. Same thing with Makita. So yeah you can criticize Flex. But Flex is the new king now. Now that Flex is the new King. There's a another tool brand out there that posses a threat, have you ever heard about the Caterpillar Powertools that uses Graphene Batteries?? Caterpillar is the same company that builds, makes and manufactures Diesel Engines for Semi Trucks, Industrial Generators, Equipment, and Farming Equipment now they got Powertools and they entered the market.
@@twinbee4243 lol I love your passion for flex , but I was being sarcastic there :) I was making fun of people that do those comparisons using lower grade stuff and call the brand secondary . Idk about being a new king, but I do thing that flex had great tools and will continue to improve. I have not heard of Caterpillar powertools, is that CAT tools?
@@UncleIvan1 passion? I have passion with tools any tool Brands (except Milwaukee 🤪) I have passion with tools as I have passion with Firearms and knives. Great thing that Flex came out I was amazed, astound by it's power. But still that doesn't make me loyal to just one brand. Just like I said I'm not loyal to any tool brand. And I do not choose any tools from expensive high end tools, to budget and to piece of crap harbor freight tools. I also owned some 😁. Don't get trigger dude but Flex is way beyond the contractor grade tool standards. I mean Flex took down the champ Milwaukee, and Flex had taken down all 3 Dewalt's Flagship Impact Driver (887, 850 & 840) all of them got destroyed by Flex. Flex is the new king 👑 now man. ✌️😁 And I'm also checking and looking at the Caterpillar Powertools that uses Graphene Battery technology the caterpillar claiming that their graphene is much better 4X better than any Lithium Ion batteries exist. I'll wait for next year to see if caterpillar will have something new that can beat the Flex. And don't hope for Milwaukee because Milwaukee has been seating for many years as a champion 🏆, they didn't realized that they needed to go back in the drawing board and science lab to improve their shit until Milwaukee got beaten so badly 🤣🤣🤣. Now it's too late for Milwaukee to do that. Milwaukee gen 3 Fuel the top notch undefeated tool got beaten by a 1st Gen tool brand? Isn't that kind of embarrassing for the TTI company? Realizing they will never have that kind of technology that Flex have because Flex technology is highly secured by US Patents. And protected by Intellectual property theft. Too late for Milwaukee. The red tool got beaten ✌️🤪
@@twinbee4243 flex needs to come out with much tools to be considered a top brand. I personally don't care about who has the most power. This is why they make these comparisons and it's mostly debatable. There are many categories that make the tool professional grade , not just power. At the end of the day it's the tool that you keep teaching for first and the one that is a joy to use, but most importantly that gets the job done or makes you the most money
@twinbee The Flex top of the line impact driver has got power, but guess what? It overheats and spews grease of you push it hard enough so in my eyes, it's not the best!
Couple that with the fact that all of their 24 volt tools are bulkier and heavier than Milwaukee, DeWalt and Makita and the ergonomics on the Flex impact drivers and drills sucks!
For me I'll take a lighter, more ergonomic, almost as powerful, but also almost bullet proof tool any day of the week over these Flex tools. They have some things going for them like power but in all the other categories they get spanked. It's a good thing they still come with a lifetime warranty because you're definitely going to need it with that impact gun.
I hate to be the one to burst your Flex Tool bubble, but if it's only got slightly more power than some of the others but weighs significantly more and feels like deep in the hand, I'm going with the other brands.
You might not like what I'm saying, but I'm speaking the truth from first-hand experience with Flex and all the other major brands. Sorry!
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