Your findings mirror mine. I really, really wanted to stay with Dewalt, but I can no longer justify spending money on a brand that doesn’t last. I’m trying Hercules, Porter & Cable, Ryobi, Rigid, and Milwaukee. I’ve been burned by Milwaukee in the past (about 15 years ago). Lately, I’ve been using battery converters obtained from Amazon.
I’ll look into the converters when I change brands going forward. Probably the best option considering I’ve got we’ll over a grand in batteries. Great feedback, thanks Patrick
I have the Ryobi system. I've been really happy with it so far. I did have an air pump blow smoke out of it, and die. But all the other stuff has held up. I have noticed the tool line has been raising there prices the last few years.
Don't you hate it when that magic smoke leaks out. 20 yrs ago I purchased a Ridgid cordless drill/driver. In 20 years they have replaced my 2 batteries a total 5 or 6 times (10-12 batteries total) and I sent the tool in one time for repairs. They replaced the trigger. The only money I've been out over this tool purchase is the gas to drive to Home Depot for warranty service. Lifetime warranty is great but you have to go online and register the tool and batteries to get that warranty. And you have to register the serial # of the new batteries when old ones get replaced. I was a carpenter for 15 of those years. Retired 5 yrs ago and do mostly hobby woodworking now.
Thanks for the video, I have some Dewalt tools but I buy all tools from every brand. I just pick up tools that work from each. All brands have failures, I have not had a Dewalt Fail yet, but I also been carful about what I get and look into each tool a little bit.
Thanks for the reviews. Re. the sliding compound saw, Richard McMurray, from Finish Carpentry, went round and round with Dewalt over warranty issues. After three replacements he gave up on Dewalt.
That's a bit painful to hear as I have quite a few DeWalt battery op tools. But I also have some Ryobi stuff because I needed the tool for a lot less use and was easier to get the less expensive one. I know my son early on recommended Milwaukee (he is a mechanic) which are nice but definitely a price factor there. I am renovating a house and once done will be a weekend woodworker so not contractor level use which has allowed me to use the tools with little to no failures for my usage levels. Considering I have the two battery platforms I don't see an issue with rolling over to Ryobi moving forward (or some such thing since my usage level is very much homeowner/DIY).
another channel did a talk about the miter saw. After the second time of paying $380 dollars, he was told that there is an issue with the plug in power pack. Of course they would not tell him after the first time.
I have Makita, Ryobi, Skil and Masterforce (Menards). Generally I prefer my Makita but around here in Michigan it isn't cheap. The new Skil products are really nice and prosumer quality. Porbably aimed at a similar market to Ryobi. It is made by Chevron which makes Kobalt and Flex. I prefer Skil to Ryobi but that being said I do not have many Ryobi HP which many pros seem impressed with. Skil and Flex definitely have better batteries. The issue of Flex batteries leaking coolant was the first generation and apparently above certain temperatures. It has supposedly been fixed with the new stacked batteries. I have Masterforce corded and hand tools and so far they have been decent. Also comes with a lifetime warranty. In terms of bang for your buck quality, I think Metabo HPT is very underrated and if I had to dive into a system now I would consider it or Flex. Metabo HPT also offer lifetime warranty as long as the tool is manufactured. It also has an ac adapter and their multivolt batteries fit their 18V and 36V tools. However, Flex ended their lifetime warranty support at the end of 2023.
I got the 20v chain saw for small jobs, never worked out of the box! Still in warranty so took it to the local center (during Covid so took 9 mo. to get back). Started at the shop, got home inserted battery and nothing and of course warranty was up at that point! Also would not hold oil….
I feel you... i own dewalt i own everything on that table plus. I also own a few competitors brands. I to have am disappointed in some stuff. Dewalt can't make a nailer to save their life, or a cordless 12" miter saw. Burnt the motor in that thing 3 times right at a yr everytime. I started with Ryobi and phased out when i realized the drills were not as strong or fast. I won't say any brand is better than the other, only some tools are better than others. I'll never switch as I'm so invested in the battery platform that i cant walk away from that money. I can say that there are adapters that can make me cross over some tools.... expecially nail guns
That issue you had with the Flexvolt mitre saw is a well known issue (and the reason I sold mine). You can get the motor fixed at a service center but they’ll tell you that you can’t use the 120v adapter or it’ll blow the motor again. Not really a standing endorsement of +800USD “quality” product.
Were you using the chop saw with the wall outlet adapter a lot? I've heard from others and dewalt themselves its known issue that if you don't use battery's it blows motors. Started buying flex stuff recently and really impressed with everything so far.
I've used DeWalt for renovating my house, I got that SAME framing nailer for the framing jobs id be doing, I have the same conclusion nd had the same issues. Luckily I was able to take mine back because it was so new when I bought it. Most of my other tools I still enjoy but that nailer was TRASH!
Thus far they have. I'll have to wait and see. I've played with the idea though of getting other brands of tools to have duplicates of common tools with different brands and battery's just to be more diverse. Just haven't dedicated the money yet to doing that.
Some people are using a bigger battery on models that are not meant for the tool. Ask me how I know.lol I put a 60/20 9amp on a 20v max It lasted 2-2 inck holes
🔴🔴 Sad fact, every company has there junk as well as there undestructible tools. Back when everything was made in America, Porter-Cable had the best routers and belt sanders. Well Black & Decker was the home owners Dewalt. Ryobi had the best ideas for tools. But, there batteries were junk and rather than using bearings they used bushings. Milwaukee made a 14.4v drill that was more powerful than a 18v Dewalt and came with a Jacobs chuck. Bostitch had the go to nailers. The cool tool (multi tool) first showed up by fein tools out of Germany. It was first on the market at $400 US. Many people are not aware of it but, unlike a reciprocating saw the multi tool blades are not all interchangeable. It used to be there was three different types of nail correlation. Paper (Paslode) Wire (Bostitch) plastic (Hitachi). Tool company's try to have proprietary consumables like nail angles, battery mounting and size. All this forces people to stay with one brand or face the fact that you now have a wall solely dedicated to multiple chargers. I have said for years, make every consumable Universal. Just like the reciprocating saw blade, or drill bits. Even hammer drill bits. This is the problem I have with Dewalt and that is there batteries. Both out put and size. I bought a string trimmer (tool only) thinking I have a bag full of 20v batteries so I should be good. When I get the tool, my 20v battery doesn't fit. Now I'm having to buy another charger and two more batteries. I keep saying. Dewalt should remove all doubt by categorizing there battery's. Group A, group B and so on. This tool uses batteries from group A and B. This would help the consumer a lot when making a purchasing decision.
Milwaukee abandoned the old V18 NiCd tools and refuse to make it interchangeable with the M18 batteries. Company greed, forcing you to buy new tools. Yet the old Milwaukee NiCd tools are more reliable and you could get third party adaptors now for M18 batteries. To DeWalt's credit they had the adaptor going from NiCd to Li ion. In fact you could get battery adaptors going from one tool to another.
been using these for three years, and all those tools failed outside the warranty period? all of these tools were sold with a 3 year warranty. something you're not telling us...
I'm pretty impartial about tool brands or at least I was until a couple summers ago. Somers in California you can get hot like 110 115 degrees at times. couple summers ago my Milwaukee rear handle circular saw and brand new batteries bought the prior Christmaswouldnt cut through a 2x12 sideways without overheating & shutting down. Then the saw crapped out. Say what you want but dewalts battery system is far superior to milwaukee. But i do my research if ihave time and since i have milwaukee bats i was able to avoid the dewalt disaster framing nailer. Milwaukees cordless 21 deg framing nailer has worked flawlessly without a single jam for about a year so far. I too love my "worm drive style" rear handle circular saw. Hopefully it lasts.
Out of warranty? You referred to your tools not lasting not even two years and now being out of warranty. DeWALT tools come with a three year warranty. Which is it? Are they really out of warranty like you said, so they actually lasted more than three years? Or did they last less than two years like you said, so they're still under warranty?
I did had Flex tools you can't go wrong with Flex tools. DeWalt yes I had my problems straight out the box with clutch grinding I had a DeWalt fan nothing but crap and it felt cheap plastic feeling in some accessories tools. I'm just a Handy Man and now I buying tool that fits within my budget like Hercules BRUSHLESS from Harbor freight... great video
Thank you for the feedback. As a whole they’ve been quite the disappointment. Going to try the Milwaukee framing nailer next. Heard great things about them. Project Ranch did a review on a bunch of nailers and the Milwaukee came out on top 👍
Interesting, I have a similar lineup including the fan and vacuum. None of the tools have had issues although I make sure I buy the HD or best model of each tool. Mine are all 2-5 years old and I'm just a hobbyist so none have probably had the wear and tear on them that your two years being used in a business setting likely does. I have had several batteries fail to take a charge and in each case had to short them out so they would function properly and charge. I didn't know this trick until I had thrown away a 5 AH and a 6 AH however... Ouch.
The batteries are the only thing that’s been flawless so far. Such inconsistencies I’m hearing from people and their experiences. Thanks for the feedback
@@FarmsteadForge Look up Matthew Peech- Revive a dewalt battery that won't charge here on YT. There's several videos showing how you can reset them so they take a charge again. Basically you do a quick short on them and it works like a charm.
The new Milwaukee not that reliable either. Both Milwaukee and DeWalt could be expensive to fix mainly you just could not buy just a switch, you have to buy the whole assembly attached to the switch like the controller and part of the motor or whatever. All that electronics sensitive to heat and stresses plus plastic will deform/melt due to heat from motor, bearing or gear failures. My old NiCd V18 Milwaukee and NiCd DeWalt have been reliable thus far just not the batteries. That DeWalt chop saw has a common know problem with the flex battery/controller. Old mostly all metal corded tools are most reliable keep on running after many decades, easy to fix when parts are available.
I've seen a few videos comparing flex to other lines and in terms of power they usually come out on top, but it sounds like they removed limiters on the motor to get there, so idk how they would do in terms of tool life. Been running Makita professionally for 4 years and I've had one multi tool break in that time. Their cordless nail guns are worthless but everything else has worked great. After using a Makita saw I wouldn't run anything else. I run metabo cordless nailers which are fantastic. Milwaukee nailers have a bit more power than the metabo ones, but don't feel as good in your hand. I recommend all my apprentices to go with Milwaukee just for convenience sake though. As far as quality and availability they seem like the best option in the US. You can walk into any home Depot in the country and walk out with whatever tool you need.
Until recently i couldn't say enough about Ridgid product line. FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY! now with that said, their recent decision to make us mail or hand deliver tools to an "authorized repair center" is complete garbage. In my case the closest one is 65 miles away, ugh! But enough about me bi***in. I have had mine well over 10 years now and have gone through a dozen batteries and 8 tool failures all of which have been fixed/replaced free of charge from Ridgid. Just had to take them into (at the time) home depot. I was a contractor and now am somewhere in between and have owned pretty much all the colors but have noticed just like you that Ryobi (which i bought for my wife) works wonders and funny enough i end up using her stuff quite a lot(which i get a ton of flack for) so far i will stick with Ridgid unless the repair policy gets worse and if it does will continue with Ryobi. Good tools for not a lot of money. Love the review and the channel keep up the great work.
I forgot to mention that no matter what brand you end up on, KEEP YOUR BATTERIES! You can now find just about any adapter to make any battery work with any tool, so for me, that's a win! I just keep using my Ridgid batteries on my Ryobi tools once they die and never have a problem with power, except with those little 2amp suckers, they are only good for Radios or lights, ugh! 4amp or greater for motored tools! Have a great day.
Great feedback and good point on the batteries and adapters. As much as I want to hate on Ryobi they’ve been outlasting my Dewalt. I used to give my dad crap about his Ryobi, not anymore lol. We appreciate Thad
@@thaddeustroyer Before adaptors were available I make my own for the old blue 14.4V Ryobi to Milwaukee M18 battery. What a different with so much power, almost didn't need my Skill Mag 77, became my favorite trim saw till I pushed it too hard.
@kimchee94112 I did the same. I would use the bottoms of dead drills and the tops of dead batteries for the tools I wanted to use and splice together to make my own. Wasn't pretty, but it worked well. Oh, ya I can bet your saw was a real work horse on 18v. That slight overvolt gave it all the power it needed to do anything you asked of it. Good job. A rule of thumb I use for over overvolting a motor is to not go above 1.5X of the rated voltage or.you can easily let the magic smoke out of the motor and that is no good🤬🤪
‘Battery system’... ain’t that the truth. When you start out your decision on that first battery powered tool pretty much sets your course on future brand acquisition. Everyone was buying DeWalt and I chose Milwaukee because... it had a good reputation and was red. Now every tool I have is Milwaukee. I knew Milwaukee made good tools back in the 90’s and so that pretty make guided my decision. Plus I wanted to be different.
I bought all these dewalts because at the time every retailer had massive selections of them. Literally 10x the selection of every other brand in stock. Plus the Dewalt rep would hook me up with some great battery deals
I guess its hit and miss. I literally have twice as many dewalt 20 and 60v tools. Lucky i passed on most of the tools you pointed out that failed and got other models. Over all ive been using them daily with very minimal issues. Knock on wood
0% battery fails. and a 33% tool failure rate. you sound like a whinge. if you got 66% success in any aspect of life , or gambling for that matter, thats called winning!! . id like to see any other brand try and make you grateful. unbelieveable
Well…some of us have a higher standard. 66% is a D. Purchasing tools isn’t supposed to be a gamble if it will last longer than 3 years. Sounds like you’re used to failure.
Very interesting vid. I was a cabinet installer for 10 years. We have used dewalt exclusively. We haven’t had a single tool burn out. In fact the only issue we have had with dewalt is the two flex volt miter saws. For 4 of those10 years that we had the flex volt miter saw the only issue we had was couldn’t use the wall outlet attachment because without fail it would trip every breaker we ever plugged it into. 🤷♂️. But we always worked in dry conditions and mostly in the shade. Light to medium use for every dewalt tool…. But daily use I should add.
Ive used them day in and out for 4 years as a concrete pourer and carpenter and have yet to have a single issue besides dropping on 15 ft out of a lift and cracked the handle so i spent 20$ and got another casing for it. But it was ky fault because i had a 6 ah battery on a dcf 887
I can't suggest Makita enough. I have Dewalt, Milwaukee, and Makita power tools. I use Makita the most and despite that have had more failures with Milwaukee and Dewalt tools and batteries. To date I have had zero Makita tool or battery failures.
I think its just the luck of the drawer I've I've had more makita tools fail than dewalt by like 3:1 only failure of dewalt is a chuck on a low end drill . I always see 54v mitre saws for sale spare and repairs though
Never had a milwakee last any amount of time every DeWalt tool I own is 5+ years old and I promise you have never seen someone uses there tools how I do never have had 0 failures granted I don't have alot of his failure tools I do have the sander tho it's been great for my occasional use my Dcf899 half in impact daily and have had it for 8 years now sometimes doesn't have the power to remove a faster so the shop bought a milwakee well 2 weeks later it's smoking. warranty. another month or so battery won't stay connected. Warranty. now it's burned up again. well that saw the trash can and I'll never see a red tool in my hands again
@@nashstuhlmiller9758 thanks for the feedback on the Milwaukee. I’ll agree, the 1/2” impact is one I have been happy with. Just can’t believe how many of the others have failed
@nashstuhlmiller9758 I've literally never seen a Milwaukee fuel impact smoke. The tool has built-in tech to prevent it. Were you using the brushed model?
I have bought quite a few Flex tools. I started with the inline saw kit. What impresses me the most about the saw is how the blade is allways parallel to the edge of the base no matter how many times the height or angle is changed. Also its exactly 2" from the edge of the cut to the edge of the base making cutting guides alot easier to use. Try the inline saw first and you will be hooked on Flex. Their batteries are also lot better than other brands. I switched from milwaukee because of m18 battery failure rate. Allmost all of my 12ah batteries minus 1 have failed. 4 failures on the 6ah, one on the 8ah and a few m12 6ah. Milwaukee does make a few good batteries like their newer 5ah HO m12 battery. Be cautious about buying any brand of battery from home depot. My 2 year old batteries were 4+ years old by mfg date. And being such a milwaukee fanboy at the time i lost my receipts. Moral of the story SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS!!!!!!!!!
Great video. I switched to Ryobi (from Makita) because I can justify replacing the tools after 2-4 years as they are cheap and still get the job done, and I know I abuse them more than they were intended for. I would certainly not be impressed if I had to do that with a “high end brand” like Dewalt!!!!
bummer, sorry to hear - my experiences with them have all been great so far. You mentioned the miter saw failure after 2 years: i've heard other people have had issues with the AC adapter burning out the motor on that model, so i believe that's a known issue, and warranty is 3 yrs - maybe you can still get some support on at least that one? Totally agree on that mixing drill, though - i love mine - it's a keeper!
I have a lot of dewalt cordless tools as well and have also had a lot of failures. One in particular $1800 rotary laser that stop working within 6 months and was replaced by the warranty, and the second stopped working 14 months and wasn’t covered by warranty. I was told that it it wasn’t reparable and to throw it away. What a waste of money and will NEVER buy a dewalt product again, I don’t care how many batteries I have!
Thank you for making this video. I have only bought a couple Dewalt products so far. An impact and a drill. If it wasn’t for you sharing your experience over the years with this product I would have continued to invest in the Dewalt brand. (because I have the batteries already) Come on @Dewalt get it together! Here is an opportunity to make it right. (Or at least to make it better) you have already lost credibility. Have some integrity and at least replace this mans tools and save face.
We appreciate the feedback! I’m less interested in “trashing” a brand than trying to help protect my fellow consumer and our viewers. If it wasn’t for y’all we wouldn’t be able to live this lifestyle here. Respect and thanks my friend.
I personally have as Many tools as this guy and I use them very heavily and they serve me very well I have some dewalt batteries from 2011 that work like new! I have had a couple of problems with the 71/4 circular saw and a impact but it was never anything hard to fix unlike this guy I am smart enough to repair my own tools and for $20 I put a new trigger in and it’s working like a champ. this guy probably doesn’t even know that the company that makes Ryobi makes Milwaukee and I have as bad of luck with Milwaukee as he said he has had with dewalt when the 18 V fuel came out I burned one of their impacts up by driving a few 3/8 inch self tapping screws only used it for less than an hour they are all made in china no matter what brand you buy anyway.
Some people make too much money to waste two hours finding, ordering, and replacing a part on their tool. I don't, so I'm like you, but insulting someone's intelligence over their honest review? I can't even...
I moved from Milwaukee to Flex and will never go back. They are a little heavier than most others but a lot more powerful. Their chargers and batteries are also very good and twice as fast charging. Try the Flex you’ll become a believer
i have also moved over to flex as well. I had two failures with them, an inspection light and a battery, called flex and got them replaced in two days. No hassle whatsoever and didnt have to sent them in for repair. By far the best and easiest warranty service. Great tools, lots of power, great features and low vibration on the hands. Hopefully their tool line up gets bigger, as that is their only downfall
That’s why I only buy the best models of each brand for Milwaukee, DeWalt and Makita. I just make sure I get great deals and use the Home Depot hack. I never pay more than 50%ish of what a tools retail price is. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@tickcreekranch Basically wait till they have a great sale going on for the tools u want. Ex. Say u want the Milwaukee 3/8” impact which is normally around $229, but for a random holiday they have it discounted to $199, with a deal for a FREE 5.0 High output battery w/Rapid Charger, which is normally $199 also. I simply go online put them both in ur cart set them both for Pick-Up but at 2 different locations. The cart will then discount both items by roughly half making the 3/8” Impact u wanted down to $99. Buy them both, but only go pick up the 3/8” impact & don’t pick up the Rapid Charger/battery since u probably have a lot of those batteries. The order will then automatically cancel after 7-14 days and now u have the impact for $99 when it normally MSRP’s for $229. Works every time. I do it with tons of items. Just be sure to pick the most expensive free they are offering with the tool u want when buying it. If it’s a good enough deal to keep both items then great but if u already have that free tool it “comes with”, than just don’t pick it up and pickup the tool u actually want!
I'm not stuck on any particular brand. I just don't want multiple battery systems. I'm looking hard at Hercules or the red harbor freight system. Right now I'm using hart, which seems decent enough. My $$ is tiny so I don't have many tools. I'm not ready to swap pneumatic for electric. Lots of advantages with pneumatic tools. I do prefer electric over 2-cycle though. Good luck with your adventures and projects.
Agreed on the multiple battery systems. The only reason I went with dewalt is it’s readily available everywhere. That’s it. I’ve always preferred Makita and Bosch but they just don’t have the market share and the tool selection in retail stores is poor. Honestly, those harbor freight tools are pretty darn good for the money. Basically, expensive Chinese tools vs affordable Chinese tools
I own 7 Milwaukee tools and 3 batteries, 2 chargers. I have been very satisfied so far, I would put myself between a weekend warrior and a contractor. I own 3 houses and have done many projects on them and I built a barn with these tools a couple years ago. Only complaint is the price$$$$
Yes! The price of these tools are just out of control. I have been a fan of the older corded Milwaukee tools for years. High quality stuff. Don’t have much experience with the cordless stuff though. All these plastic tools are just…well…plastic. 😢 Thanks for the feedback Jake
I've had the exact same experience. My failure rate was 70%. Sold the ones I had and switched to red, never looked back. Just keep hearing the same problems from dewalt owners. My favorite Dewalt which I still have is a 10" compound mitre saw, 120v. Still works great! Always cuts great. But the rest of the line up i had to let go. Wasn't worth a second chance unfortunately. In one month I had 4 tools crap out. None usable. And during that time 5 tools were intermittently working. Which drove me bonkers.
I have five different battery and charger set ups. This means that if a tool company sucks I can just dump them. I know this is crazy, but, i keep leaning more and more towards Hercules. I'm only two tools deep in it, but, they compare or exceed the same tool in yellow or red. That'd be the quarter inch impact and the 4.5 inch angle grinder.
Thanks for the video - I use Dewalt because it is about the only brand you can find in stores within 90 miles of me. I have had a few failures but they were the first 20v that came out. Thanks for the information on the nail guns... I'm looking to invest in one because I have a shop and a cabin to finish out this winter.
I did my research in that DeWalt framing nailer is drunk according to all the reviews. I bought milwaukee framing nailer & have had 0 issues except how effn heavy it is
been using ryobi for 1/3 the price and all the tools still going strong after 3 years not one problem, I think most ryobi haters are really dewalt and milwaukee salesman
My flexvolt tools are all working after 2 years. Grinder, skill saw, just bought the new 60v 12” saw and it’s worked sofar after a few months. I’m worried I’ll get in your situation. One skill saw, two drills, and a weed eater have all crapped out. The drills paid for themselves a thousand times over but the saw and weed eater were hardly used!!
The general consensus is not to use the 110v adapter on the miter saw. Seems most have reported it burns the saw up. That’s when mine died too. Some of these tools have been good so far but just since the video I’ve got another drill with a trigger issue. :(
I am glad you are happy. I used to have as many as you did. Until they decicded not to stand behind there products. So i sold everything and went to the Metaboo HPT line. And they are great customer service is awesome. And they have a lifetime warranty.
My suggestion would be to go with makita 40v XGT if you are a builder and are useing the tools all the time Flex has issues with there batteries leaking fluid or coolant but the warranty is great 👍
Got over 20000 nails by my Milwaukee degree fraiming nailer. The Milwaukee plainer has the same issue. Milwaukee has done me well. All though makitas battery coffee maker is tempting
All the tool lines are like that. Even Milwaukee and Makita. It's not that particular model of drill that's the problem, just a random one here and there. I have owned numerous Milwaukee and Dewalt tools, and it's the same deal. Lot of those you showed as bad, I own and never had a issue. And I use them almost daily.
I'm mostly an active homeowner, and I've had DeWalt cordless tools going on about 8 years now. I use them in a commercial environment here and there (helping my son). I've experienced some failures: 3/8" long-style ratchet didn't last but one use (seriously). Had a drill come out of the box bad. Had a sawzall not last one year. Thankfully, all warrantied. I chose to resell those and buy different models (no substitute for the 3/8" long-style ratchet, but I've lived without it fine). Some disappointments: leaf blower (just underpowered though no failures). I have an 8ah battery that's never ran all that well (more like a 2-3ah battery). Most batteries have ran well though. Some of the tools I've really liked: all the impacts except the DCF887 and first-gen atomic. My favorite by far is their new atomic impact, and surprisingly, followed by the basic, brushed impact (feels so good in the hand, very well balanced). The jobsite blower (although mine failed after 7+ years - acceptable by the way - it's amazingly powerful for its size). Jobsite fan (rafter hooks, runs a long time, pretty quiet). I love the giant, stand-up jobsite light. Warranty service is outstanding, however. I can literally email them and within a day or two have a prepaid label RMA ready to go. This is really what's made me stick with yellow-brand. I've warrantied probably nearly 10 items and never had any trouble beyond one battery got delayed return a few weeks. One other upside to DeWalt: you can get battery adapters for a lot of the other major tool brands, so I have some Ryobi, Bauer, and other adapters so I can use their tools too (things like cheap lights and specialty tools you can't get with just any one tool brand).
Aah crap! I've always looked at DeWalt being at the real "top-end" of cordless power tools.. I have two, a hammer-drill and an Impact drill - Hammer-drill chuck is done in and I thought it was me "abusing" it.. now, perhaps not! One big "negative" about De Walt in South Africa is that they are hellishly expensive, live mad expensive. People talk about "exchange rate" but even with that they are waaaay over-priced compared to other imported brands.. Anyway, loved the review.. I was way glad that my "drooling" stopped as you got into the review! 🙂Regards from South Africa
I have over 20 of their tools, most of them battery, though I have the large planer DW735, the large table saw DWE7491 and an old model of their mitre saw. I have had none of the bad experiences you've had.
You must be the unluckiest man in the world. I've had maybe 2 well abused impacts and one saw die in many years. The saw was clogged up with sawdust which is probably what killed it. The yard equipment I can't comment on other than a small hedge trimmer which has been ok.
Great review. I am such a huge fan I often watch your videos over again and was watching the root cellar build and was curious how it was drying out and holding up? thanks again love your channel and everything you build.
Great video. I have DeWalt like you and I've had my share of failures. I used to have Milwaukee, but had so many failures with their m18 tools that I sold the rest and moved to M12 and Dewalt 20v and 60v. Since that time my primary struggle has been with DeWalt's 60v batteries. Constant failures at the end of their warranties. Every. Single. One. I actually had a DeWalt rep tell me to bring in all of my 6ah, or higher, batteries before the end of their three year warranties to get them swapped. Besides that I have had a brushless circular saw fail (intermittent power like some of yours), three of their lawnmowers (absolutely terrible, but replaced under warranty) and a Drill (which they also fixed under warranty). Besides that everything has been working fine, but I am pretty gentle with my tools for the most part. I can tell you and your guys use your tools and probably push them to their max. They should be able to handle it though, cuz, like you said, they're for "professionals" and a professional should be worried about the project, not the tool. Anyways, I hope DeWalt starts making tools that have worse "specs", and better longevity. The whole Dewalt/Milwaukee competition videos of "Who can cut through a log faster, or drill a hole faster." is just a race to worse tools that output way too much power and die quicker. Heat is the enemy of electronics, and these tools get too hot trying to fit more power into smaller bodies. That's why that mixer works so well. I have the 60v hole hawg (The big one) and I have mixed dozens and dozens of bags of mortar and drilled hundreds of large holes with it. It just keeps going like tools used to, because it's built like a tank and isn't trying to win any speed awards. Anyways, I hope tool manufacturers stop this planned obsolescence. Probably not, but one can hope...
You got a good one, common problem is the front bearing between the blade and fan. With Milwaukee they use cheap Chinese bearings on the M18 grinders, maybe on their other tools as well. So far mine grinder is OK.
I tell you that when it comes to power tools they land in two places. 1. Back of your tool truck/trailer. 2. In the scrap pile. I missed the days when all power tools were built from Metal! Either aluminium or steel, the plastic used in modern power tools allows the frame to tweek, pushing bearings and bushings out of alignment. Combine that with a hot day and the tool gets hot from hard work, Bingo, you got tool failure. Plus the motor shafts on DeWalt are to small, this allows the Rotor to wobble in the Stator and windings make contact, then Bingo, you got a smoking tool failure. Some of DeWalt tools use a bushing, not a bearing. In the old days you carried a oil can to lube the bearings. I am old school, No Allegiance To Brand. # 1 rule for me is, buy what is being used with success by your fellow craftsman! #2 rule is, Never tell your wife what you paid for a new tool and Never, Ever, Never tell her what you paid for the tool that is smoking as you throw it in the scrap pile!
I have couple of exceptions: 3. They land in one more place, to be fix pile. That pile getting huge, some waiting for over 20 years to be fixed. The other exception, my wife wanted me to buy more tools like I don't have enough. She likes Milwaukee, don't want DeWalt, Ha, ha. She's a keeper.
I used these professionally for the first 2 years and they just couldn’t hack it. Dropping like flies. No battery problems like others have mentioned though.
I have Dewalt and Ryobi. If Dewalt doesnt have it I find that Ryobi usually does. I have had the same Ryobi impact driver for close to 15 yrs and it still works perfectly. I bought a new Dewalt impact driver only to have the chuck fail immediately. I am not a builder but do landscaping so I use it more than a homeowner. Ryobi has better landscaping tools IMO.
I have 84 pieces of FLEX tools, i dropped the drill until i broke the chuck warranty was easy, had a battery leak easy warranty. I am not easy going on tools but these things keep on going. I accidentally leave a battery in the element for a year still working. Be warned it is not good to use the Stack Lithium ion battery on the FLEX lights and the radio is not load.
I find it funny that one would switch to another brand based on else experience not knowing full details. Sorry to her anyone who spent money loose but I can't ever speak on other brands because I've used DeWalt all my life and never failed me yet.
It’s usually the owner. I still have my 18 volt combo kit from 1996. With zero failure from DeWalt since 1996. Nobody uses Ryobi on the job. Too bad you bashed in your tools and blammed them. The chop saw is a known problem. The transformer fries them. Fixed now. Haha
As a dewalt fan boy....😢
This was hard to watch but thank you.
DeWalt will have a flawed tool, know it is Flawed and keep on selling it.
Looks like you got the cheapest kits you could find lol my Dewalt tools have lasted on average 8-10 years with no issues and I abuse them every day.
what do you mean, it's the same tool kit or no kit.
Good example of how tool review/info buyer guidance should be done. Good job.
Your findings mirror mine. I really, really wanted to stay with Dewalt, but I can no longer justify spending money on a brand that doesn’t last. I’m trying Hercules, Porter & Cable, Ryobi, Rigid, and Milwaukee. I’ve been burned by Milwaukee in the past (about 15 years ago). Lately, I’ve been using battery converters obtained from Amazon.
I’ll look into the converters when I change brands going forward. Probably the best option considering I’ve got we’ll over a grand in batteries. Great feedback, thanks Patrick
@@tickcreekranchif cant find any converters I’ll take them batteries off your hands.
I have the Ryobi system. I've been really happy with it so far.
I did have an air pump blow smoke out of it, and die. But all the other stuff has held up. I have noticed the tool line has been raising there prices the last few years.
Ryobi....Do you use it a lot or not too much....?
Don't you hate it when that magic smoke leaks out. 20 yrs ago I purchased a Ridgid cordless drill/driver. In 20 years they have replaced my 2 batteries a total 5 or 6 times (10-12 batteries total) and I sent the tool in one time for repairs. They replaced the trigger. The only money I've been out over this tool purchase is the gas to drive to Home Depot for warranty service. Lifetime warranty is great but you have to go online and register the tool and batteries to get that warranty. And you have to register the serial # of the new batteries when old ones get replaced. I was a carpenter for 15 of those years. Retired 5 yrs ago and do mostly hobby woodworking now.
Samesies. They even upgraded from nicads to lithium for me when the time came. Love their stuff but hate their new repair policy.
Oh? I hadn't heard they changed their policy. What did they change about it?@@thaddeustroyer
Thanks for the video, I have some Dewalt tools but I buy all tools from every brand. I just pick up tools that work from each. All brands have failures, I have not had a Dewalt Fail yet, but I also been carful about what I get and look into each tool a little bit.
I love my Metabo cordless tools, I've also had bad luck with Dewalt.
Thanks for the reviews. Re. the sliding compound saw, Richard McMurray, from Finish Carpentry, went round and round with Dewalt over warranty issues. After three replacements he gave up on Dewalt.
Some of the tools have been great, but I’m moving on too
That's a bit painful to hear as I have quite a few DeWalt battery op tools. But I also have some Ryobi stuff because I needed the tool for a lot less use and was easier to get the less expensive one. I know my son early on recommended Milwaukee (he is a mechanic) which are nice but definitely a price factor there. I am renovating a house and once done will be a weekend woodworker so not contractor level use which has allowed me to use the tools with little to no failures for my usage levels. Considering I have the two battery platforms I don't see an issue with rolling over to Ryobi moving forward (or some such thing since my usage level is very much homeowner/DIY).
Hopefully you can avoid my pain. Thanks for the feedback Navy Cop! Definitely weighing my options going forward
another channel did a talk about the miter saw. After the second time of paying $380 dollars, he was told that there is an issue with the plug in power pack. Of course they would not tell him after the first time.
Dewalt uses cheap switches in there tools I don't know why the other tools burnout the mitersaw I know can't be run off the adapter it overheats it.
Yeah the mitre saw fried the first attempted cut one morning. Just poof 💨
I have Makita, Ryobi, Skil and Masterforce (Menards). Generally I prefer my Makita but around here in Michigan it isn't cheap. The new Skil products are really nice and prosumer quality. Porbably aimed at a similar market to Ryobi. It is made by Chevron which makes Kobalt and Flex. I prefer Skil to Ryobi but that being said I do not have many Ryobi HP which many pros seem impressed with. Skil and Flex definitely have better batteries.
The issue of Flex batteries leaking coolant was the first generation and apparently above certain temperatures. It has supposedly been fixed with the new stacked batteries.
I have Masterforce corded and hand tools and so far they have been decent. Also comes with a lifetime warranty.
In terms of bang for your buck quality, I think Metabo HPT is very underrated and if I had to dive into a system now I would consider it or Flex. Metabo HPT also offer lifetime warranty as long as the tool is manufactured. It also has an ac adapter and their multivolt batteries fit their 18V and 36V tools.
However, Flex ended their lifetime warranty support at the end of 2023.
I got the 20v chain saw for small jobs, never worked out of the box! Still in warranty so took it to the local center (during Covid so took 9 mo. to get back). Started at the shop, got home inserted battery and nothing and of course warranty was up at that point! Also would not hold oil….
Nice to see a honest review
I appreciate that!
I feel you... i own dewalt i own everything on that table plus. I also own a few competitors brands. I to have am disappointed in some stuff. Dewalt can't make a nailer to save their life, or a cordless 12" miter saw. Burnt the motor in that thing 3 times right at a yr everytime. I started with Ryobi and phased out when i realized the drills were not as strong or fast. I won't say any brand is better than the other, only some tools are better than others. I'll never switch as I'm so invested in the battery platform that i cant walk away from that money. I can say that there are adapters that can make me cross over some tools.... expecially nail guns
That issue you had with the Flexvolt mitre saw is a well known issue (and the reason I sold mine). You can get the motor fixed at a service center but they’ll tell you that you can’t use the 120v adapter or it’ll blow the motor again. Not really a standing endorsement of +800USD “quality” product.
Were you using the chop saw with the wall outlet adapter a lot? I've heard from others and dewalt themselves its known issue that if you don't use battery's it blows motors. Started buying flex stuff recently and really impressed with everything so far.
Someone else mentioned that too. We did just start using the transformer a few days before it blew. Died the first cut of the day one morning:(
Ya thats a known issue from dewalt is that adapter. They should replace that on them
Nice video. I stopped buying DeWalt tools a long time ago
I've used DeWalt for renovating my house, I got that SAME framing nailer for the framing jobs id be doing, I have the same conclusion nd had the same issues. Luckily I was able to take mine back because it was so new when I bought it. Most of my other tools I still enjoy but that nailer was TRASH!
I hope the rest treat you well👍
Thus far they have. I'll have to wait and see. I've played with the idea though of getting other brands of tools to have duplicates of common tools with different brands and battery's just to be more diverse. Just haven't dedicated the money yet to doing that.
Flex is awesomeI have most of therestuffsince 2020 and they are bulletproof.
Some people are using a bigger battery on models that are not meant for the tool. Ask me how I know.lol
I put a 60/20 9amp on a 20v max
It lasted 2-2 inck holes
🔴🔴 Sad fact, every company has there junk as well as there undestructible tools. Back when everything was made in America, Porter-Cable had the best routers and belt sanders. Well Black & Decker was the home owners Dewalt. Ryobi had the best ideas for tools. But, there batteries were junk and rather than using bearings they used bushings. Milwaukee made a 14.4v drill that was more powerful than a 18v Dewalt and came with a Jacobs chuck. Bostitch had the go to nailers. The cool tool (multi tool) first showed up by fein tools out of Germany. It was first on the market at $400 US. Many people are not aware of it but, unlike a reciprocating saw the multi tool blades are not all interchangeable. It used to be there was three different types of nail correlation. Paper (Paslode) Wire (Bostitch) plastic (Hitachi). Tool company's try to have proprietary consumables like nail angles, battery mounting and size. All this forces people to stay with one brand or face the fact that you now have a wall solely dedicated to multiple chargers. I have said for years, make every consumable Universal. Just like the reciprocating saw blade, or drill bits. Even hammer drill bits. This is the problem I have with Dewalt and that is there batteries. Both out put and size. I bought a string trimmer (tool only) thinking I have a bag full of 20v batteries so I should be good. When I get the tool, my 20v battery doesn't fit. Now I'm having to buy another charger and two more batteries. I keep saying. Dewalt should remove all doubt by categorizing there battery's. Group A, group B and so on. This tool uses batteries from group A and B. This would help the consumer a lot when making a purchasing decision.
Great feedback! Thanks for the insight. Love the old Porter Cable tools. Yes a few of these DeWalts have been great and the still like them
Milwaukee abandoned the old V18 NiCd tools and refuse to make it interchangeable with the M18 batteries. Company greed, forcing you to buy new tools. Yet the old Milwaukee NiCd tools are more reliable and you could get third party adaptors now for M18 batteries. To DeWalt's credit they had the adaptor going from NiCd to Li ion. In fact you could get battery adaptors going from one tool to another.
been using these for three years, and all those tools failed outside the warranty period? all of these tools were sold with a 3 year warranty. something you're not telling us...
If you want tools that last invest into makita. I use them professionally and don't have any issues with them.
I'm pretty impartial about tool brands or at least I was until a couple summers ago.
Somers in California you can get hot like 110 115 degrees at times. couple summers ago my Milwaukee rear handle circular saw and brand new batteries bought the prior Christmaswouldnt cut through a 2x12 sideways without overheating & shutting down. Then the saw crapped out.
Say what you want but dewalts battery system is far superior to milwaukee. But i do my research if ihave time and since i have milwaukee bats i was able to avoid the dewalt disaster framing nailer. Milwaukees cordless 21 deg framing nailer has worked flawlessly without a single jam for about a year so far. I too love my "worm drive style" rear handle circular saw. Hopefully it lasts.
Out of warranty? You referred to your tools not lasting not even two years and now being out of warranty. DeWALT tools come with a three year warranty. Which is it? Are they really out of warranty like you said, so they actually lasted more than three years? Or did they last less than two years like you said, so they're still under warranty?
He said some were under 3 and some were over 3. It seems the ones that fried were over 3.
Not another dewalt cordless tool? seeking another brand? That would not be Makita perchance?
I love my Makita tools!
I did had Flex tools you can't go wrong with Flex tools. DeWalt yes I had my problems straight out the box with clutch grinding I had a DeWalt fan nothing but crap and it felt cheap plastic feeling in some accessories tools. I'm just a Handy Man and now I buying tool that fits within my budget like Hercules BRUSHLESS from Harbor freight... great video
Thank you for the feedback. As a whole they’ve been quite the disappointment. Going to try the Milwaukee framing nailer next. Heard great things about them. Project Ranch did a review on a bunch of nailers and the Milwaukee came out on top 👍
Interesting, I have a similar lineup including the fan and vacuum. None of the tools have had issues although I make sure I buy the HD or best model of each tool. Mine are all 2-5 years old and I'm just a hobbyist so none have probably had the wear and tear on them that your two years being used in a business setting likely does. I have had several batteries fail to take a charge and in each case had to short them out so they would function properly and charge. I didn't know this trick until I had thrown away a 5 AH and a 6 AH however... Ouch.
Tell us about your trick! How do you short them out? I've had the same problem...
The batteries are the only thing that’s been flawless so far. Such inconsistencies I’m hearing from people and their experiences. Thanks for the feedback
@@FarmsteadForge Look up Matthew Peech- Revive a dewalt battery that won't charge here on YT. There's several videos showing how you can reset them so they take a charge again. Basically you do a quick short on them and it works like a charm.
@@brianegeberg8497 Awesome, thanks!
The new Milwaukee not that reliable either. Both Milwaukee and DeWalt could be expensive to fix mainly you just could not buy just a switch, you have to buy the whole assembly attached to the switch like the controller and part of the motor or whatever. All that electronics sensitive to heat and stresses plus plastic will deform/melt due to heat from motor, bearing or gear failures. My old NiCd V18 Milwaukee and NiCd DeWalt have been reliable thus far just not the batteries. That DeWalt chop saw has a common know problem with the flex battery/controller. Old mostly all metal corded tools are most reliable keep on running after many decades, easy to fix when parts are available.
Should have bought Bosch
It’s a three year warranty
Nail guns I see you. Rest bad luck. I had 2 out of 50 service. Better then Milwaukee.
I've seen a few videos comparing flex to other lines and in terms of power they usually come out on top, but it sounds like they removed limiters on the motor to get there, so idk how they would do in terms of tool life. Been running Makita professionally for 4 years and I've had one multi tool break in that time. Their cordless nail guns are worthless but everything else has worked great. After using a Makita saw I wouldn't run anything else. I run metabo cordless nailers which are fantastic. Milwaukee nailers have a bit more power than the metabo ones, but don't feel as good in your hand. I recommend all my apprentices to go with Milwaukee just for convenience sake though. As far as quality and availability they seem like the best option in the US. You can walk into any home Depot in the country and walk out with whatever tool you need.
Great feedback! I have the Makita 7 1/4” 36v and love it. Good price point too! 249 on Amazon. Thanks Lyon
Need to go with Makita or metabo Hpt no flex or Milwaukee or DeWalt just paying for the name some tool are good some are junk
Until recently i couldn't say enough about Ridgid product line. FULL LIFETIME WARRANTY! now with that said, their recent decision to make us mail or hand deliver tools to an "authorized repair center" is complete garbage. In my case the closest one is 65 miles away, ugh! But enough about me bi***in. I have had mine well over 10 years now and have gone through a dozen batteries and 8 tool failures all of which have been fixed/replaced free of charge from Ridgid. Just had to take them into (at the time) home depot. I was a contractor and now am somewhere in between and have owned pretty much all the colors but have noticed just like you that Ryobi (which i bought for my wife) works wonders and funny enough i end up using her stuff quite a lot(which i get a ton of flack for) so far i will stick with Ridgid unless the repair policy gets worse and if it does will continue with Ryobi. Good tools for not a lot of money.
Love the review and the channel keep up the great work.
I forgot to mention that no matter what brand you end up on, KEEP YOUR BATTERIES! You can now find just about any adapter to make any battery work with any tool, so for me, that's a win! I just keep using my Ridgid batteries on my Ryobi tools once they die and never have a problem with power, except with those little 2amp suckers, they are only good for Radios or lights, ugh! 4amp or greater for motored tools! Have a great day.
Great feedback and good point on the batteries and adapters. As much as I want to hate on Ryobi they’ve been outlasting my Dewalt. I used to give my dad crap about his Ryobi, not anymore lol. We appreciate Thad
@@thaddeustroyer
Before adaptors were available I make my own for the old blue 14.4V Ryobi to Milwaukee M18 battery. What a different with so much power, almost didn't need my Skill Mag 77, became my favorite trim saw till I pushed it too hard.
@kimchee94112
I did the same. I would use the bottoms of dead drills and the tops of dead batteries for the tools I wanted to use and splice together to make my own. Wasn't pretty, but it worked well. Oh, ya I can bet your saw was a real work horse on 18v. That slight overvolt gave it all the power it needed to do anything you asked of it. Good job. A rule of thumb I use for over overvolting a motor is to not go above 1.5X of the rated voltage or.you can easily let the magic smoke out of the motor and that is no good🤬🤪
Yup switchin to hercules...tryin it...dewalt isnt so good no more
Every brand portable miter saw are not well built. It's not just dewalt. Always choose corded for this tool onless you have no other choice
Just sayin they have a 3 year warranty so your miter saw would have been under warranty when it fried
Milwaukee or makita
Bosch for table saw
‘Battery system’... ain’t that the truth. When you start out your decision on that first battery powered tool pretty much sets your course on future brand acquisition. Everyone was buying DeWalt and I chose Milwaukee because... it had a good reputation and was red. Now every tool I have is Milwaukee. I knew Milwaukee made good tools back in the 90’s and so that pretty make guided my decision. Plus I wanted to be different.
I bought all these dewalts because at the time every retailer had massive selections of them. Literally 10x the selection of every other brand in stock. Plus the Dewalt rep would hook me up with some great battery deals
I guess its hit and miss. I literally have twice as many dewalt 20 and 60v tools. Lucky i passed on most of the tools you pointed out that failed and got other models. Over all ive been using them daily with very minimal issues. Knock on wood
Glad to hear someone is having better luck than I
And that's the way how people can't use tool correctly 😂
0% battery fails. and a 33% tool failure rate. you sound like a whinge. if you got 66% success in any aspect of life , or gambling for that matter, thats called winning!! . id like to see any other brand try and make you grateful. unbelieveable
Well…some of us have a higher standard. 66% is a D. Purchasing tools isn’t supposed to be a gamble if it will last longer than 3 years. Sounds like you’re used to failure.
@@tickcreekranch sounds like more whinging 🤣
@tickcreekranch9838 you thrashed that stuff for, in some cases, 3 years. And expect magically no issues.
Let us know when you find that unicorn.
Dewalt sucks
Very interesting vid. I was a cabinet installer for 10 years. We have used dewalt exclusively. We haven’t had a single tool burn out. In fact the only issue we have had with dewalt is the two flex volt miter saws. For 4 of those10 years that we had the flex volt miter saw the only issue we had was couldn’t use the wall outlet attachment because without fail it would trip every breaker we ever plugged it into. 🤷♂️. But we always worked in dry conditions and mostly in the shade. Light to medium use for every dewalt tool…. But daily use I should add.
That sliding miter saw has many issues
Outlet attachment is known to fry miter saw motors. Lucky it tripped breakers for you. :D
Ive used them day in and out for 4 years as a concrete pourer and carpenter and have yet to have a single issue besides dropping on 15 ft out of a lift and cracked the handle so i spent 20$ and got another casing for it. But it was ky fault because i had a 6 ah battery on a dcf 887
I can't suggest Makita enough. I have Dewalt, Milwaukee, and Makita power tools. I use Makita the most and despite that have had more failures with Milwaukee and Dewalt tools and batteries. To date I have had zero Makita tool or battery failures.
I do love my Makita tools👍
I think its just the luck of the drawer I've I've had more makita tools fail than dewalt by like 3:1 only failure of dewalt is a chuck on a low end drill . I always see 54v mitre saws for sale spare and repairs though
Cue Milwaukee sponsorship in 3…2…1….
Shit…I’d take Hercules at this point cuz
Never had a milwakee last any amount of time every DeWalt tool I own is 5+ years old and I promise you have never seen someone uses there tools how I do never have had 0 failures granted I don't have alot of his failure tools I do have the sander tho it's been great for my occasional use my Dcf899 half in impact daily and have had it for 8 years now sometimes doesn't have the power to remove a faster so the shop bought a milwakee well 2 weeks later it's smoking. warranty. another month or so battery won't stay connected. Warranty. now it's burned up again. well that saw the trash can and I'll never see a red tool in my hands again
@@nashstuhlmiller9758 thanks for the feedback on the Milwaukee. I’ll agree, the 1/2” impact is one I have been happy with. Just can’t believe how many of the others have failed
@nashstuhlmiller9758 I've literally never seen a Milwaukee fuel impact smoke. The tool has built-in tech to prevent it. Were you using the brushed model?
I have bought quite a few Flex tools. I started with the inline saw kit. What impresses me the most about the saw is how the blade is allways parallel to the edge of the base no matter how many times the height or angle is changed. Also its exactly 2" from the edge of the cut to the edge of the base making cutting guides alot easier to use. Try the inline saw first and you will be hooked on Flex. Their batteries are also lot better than other brands. I switched from milwaukee because of m18 battery failure rate. Allmost all of my 12ah batteries minus 1 have failed. 4 failures on the 6ah, one on the 8ah and a few m12 6ah.
Milwaukee does make a few good batteries like their newer 5ah HO m12 battery.
Be cautious about buying any brand of battery from home depot. My 2 year old batteries were 4+ years old by mfg date. And being such a milwaukee fanboy at the time i lost my receipts.
Moral of the story SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS!!!!!!!!!
Great video. I switched to Ryobi (from Makita) because I can justify replacing the tools after 2-4 years as they are cheap and still get the job done, and I know I abuse them more than they were intended for. I would certainly not be impressed if I had to do that with a “high end brand” like Dewalt!!!!
i've been slowly buying the ryobi stuff. They just have a retard amount of tools
Half ass carpenters always justified garbage Ryobi.
bummer, sorry to hear - my experiences with them have all been great so far. You mentioned the miter saw failure after 2 years: i've heard other people have had issues with the AC adapter burning out the motor on that model, so i believe that's a known issue, and warranty is 3 yrs - maybe you can still get some support on at least that one? Totally agree on that mixing drill, though - i love mine - it's a keeper!
DeWalt would rather you buy another Flawed miter saw than you trying to warrant a 2 year old issue
@NonaNona-zh4mt that go's without saying any other brand is the same and that is not at all related to the point of the comment
I have a lot of dewalt cordless tools as well and have also had a lot of failures. One in particular $1800 rotary laser that stop working within 6 months and was replaced by the warranty, and the second stopped working 14 months and wasn’t covered by warranty. I was told that it it wasn’t reparable and to throw it away. What a waste of money and will NEVER buy a dewalt product again, I don’t care how many batteries I have!
Amen brother!
Thank you for making this video. I have only bought a couple Dewalt products so far. An impact and a drill. If it wasn’t for you sharing your experience over the years with this product I would have continued to invest in the Dewalt brand. (because I have the batteries already)
Come on @Dewalt get it together! Here is an opportunity to make it right. (Or at least to make it better) you have already lost credibility. Have some integrity and at least replace this mans tools and save face.
We appreciate the feedback! I’m less interested in “trashing” a brand than trying to help protect my fellow consumer and our viewers. If it wasn’t for y’all we wouldn’t be able to live this lifestyle here. Respect and thanks my friend.
I personally have as
Many tools as this guy and I use them very heavily and they serve me very well I have some dewalt batteries from 2011 that work like new! I have had a couple of problems with the 71/4 circular saw and a impact but it was never anything hard to fix unlike this guy I am smart enough to repair my own tools and for $20 I put a new trigger in and it’s working like a champ. this guy probably doesn’t even know that the company that makes Ryobi makes Milwaukee and I have as bad of luck with Milwaukee as he said he has had with dewalt when the 18 V fuel came out I burned one of their impacts up by driving a few 3/8 inch self tapping screws only used it for less than an hour they are all made in china no matter what brand you buy anyway.
Some people make too much money to waste two hours finding, ordering, and replacing a part on their tool. I don't, so I'm like you, but insulting someone's intelligence over their honest review? I can't even...
So why not send the stuff that breaks back to Dewalt? They can't improve their product unless they know what the failures are.
I moved from Milwaukee to Flex and will never go back. They are a little heavier than most others but a lot more powerful. Their chargers and batteries are also very good and twice as fast charging. Try the Flex you’ll become a believer
same here, the flex stuff is top notch but sadly the lineup isnt there yet.
i have also moved over to flex as well. I had two failures with them, an inspection light and a battery, called flex and got them replaced in two days. No hassle whatsoever and didnt have to sent them in for repair. By far the best and easiest warranty service. Great tools, lots of power, great features and low vibration on the hands. Hopefully their tool line up gets bigger, as that is their only downfall
That’s why I only buy the best models of each brand for Milwaukee, DeWalt and Makita. I just make sure I get great deals and use the Home Depot hack. I never pay more than 50%ish of what a tools retail price is. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So what’s the Home Depot hack?
😂😂😂
@@tickcreekranch Basically wait till they have a great sale going on for the tools u want. Ex. Say u want the Milwaukee 3/8” impact which is normally around $229, but for a random holiday they have it discounted to $199, with a deal for a FREE 5.0 High output battery w/Rapid Charger, which is normally $199 also. I simply go online put them both in ur cart set them both for Pick-Up but at 2 different locations. The cart will then discount both items by roughly half making the 3/8” Impact u wanted down to $99. Buy them both, but only go pick up the 3/8” impact & don’t pick up the Rapid Charger/battery since u probably have a lot of those batteries. The order will then automatically cancel after 7-14 days and now u have the impact for $99 when it normally MSRP’s for $229. Works every time. I do it with tons of items. Just be sure to pick the most expensive free they are offering with the tool u want when buying it. If it’s a good enough deal to keep both items then great but if u already have that free tool it “comes with”, than just don’t pick it up and pickup the tool u actually want!
I recommend makita
I'm not stuck on any particular brand. I just don't want multiple battery systems. I'm looking hard at Hercules or the red harbor freight system. Right now I'm using hart, which seems decent enough. My $$ is tiny so I don't have many tools. I'm not ready to swap pneumatic for electric. Lots of advantages with pneumatic tools. I do prefer electric over 2-cycle though. Good luck with your adventures and projects.
Agreed on the multiple battery systems. The only reason I went with dewalt is it’s readily available everywhere. That’s it. I’ve always preferred Makita and Bosch but they just don’t have the market share and the tool selection in retail stores is poor. Honestly, those harbor freight tools are pretty darn good for the money. Basically, expensive Chinese tools vs affordable Chinese tools
I've had pretty good luck with CPO Tools Outlet
@@jerryrigsit5400 I’ll check them out. Thanks
I own 7 Milwaukee tools and 3 batteries, 2 chargers. I have been very satisfied so far, I would put myself between a weekend warrior and a contractor. I own 3 houses and have done many projects on them and I built a barn with these tools a couple years ago. Only complaint is the price$$$$
Yes! The price of these tools are just out of control. I have been a fan of the older corded Milwaukee tools for years. High quality stuff. Don’t have much experience with the cordless stuff though. All these plastic tools are just…well…plastic. 😢 Thanks for the feedback Jake
I've had the exact same experience. My failure rate was 70%. Sold the ones I had and switched to red, never looked back. Just keep hearing the same problems from dewalt owners. My favorite Dewalt which I still have is a 10" compound mitre saw, 120v. Still works great! Always cuts great. But the rest of the line up i had to let go. Wasn't worth a second chance unfortunately. In one month I had 4 tools crap out. None usable. And during that time 5 tools were intermittently working. Which drove me bonkers.
Sad state of affairs. If it was really affordable I’d understand, but it’s definitely not. Thanks for the feedback Giovanni
I have five different battery and charger set ups. This means that if a tool company sucks I can just dump them. I know this is crazy, but, i keep leaning more and more towards Hercules. I'm only two tools deep in it, but, they compare or exceed the same tool in yellow or red. That'd be the quarter inch impact and the 4.5 inch angle grinder.
Thanks for the video - I use Dewalt because it is about the only brand you can find in stores within 90 miles of me. I have had a few failures but they were the first 20v that came out. Thanks for the information on the nail guns... I'm looking to invest in one because I have a shop and a cabin to finish out this winter.
For the same money, you can buy the Pasload xp fuel cell guns. I hear good things about them. That’s the route I’m taking 👍
I did my research in that DeWalt framing nailer is drunk according to all the reviews. I bought milwaukee framing nailer & have had 0 issues except how effn heavy it is
DeWalt makes a couple of different 21° nailers. What are the differences between them and which model was this?
been using ryobi for 1/3 the price and all the tools still going strong after 3 years not one problem, I think most ryobi haters are really dewalt and milwaukee salesman
I’ve used Dewalt off and on for 20 years and have definitely seen the decline. 👍 great video
Thanks 👍
I’ve had the same problems with Milwaukee unfortunately there all kinda crap they all make turds
My flexvolt tools are all working after 2 years. Grinder, skill saw, just bought the new 60v 12” saw and it’s worked sofar after a few months. I’m worried I’ll get in your situation. One skill saw, two drills, and a weed eater have all crapped out. The drills paid for themselves a thousand times over but the saw and weed eater were hardly used!!
The general consensus is not to use the 110v adapter on the miter saw. Seems most have reported it burns the saw up. That’s when mine died too. Some of these tools have been good so far but just since the video I’ve got another drill with a trigger issue. :(
I am glad you are happy. I used to have as many as you did. Until they decicded not to stand behind there products. So i sold everything and went to the Metaboo HPT line. And they are great customer service is awesome. And they have a lifetime warranty.
My suggestion would be to go with makita 40v XGT if you are a builder and are useing the tools all the time
Flex has issues with there batteries leaking fluid or coolant but the warranty is great 👍
I have a Makita 36v saw and love it👍
Makita is great but the Flex issue of batteries leaking coolant has been solved with the newer batteries.
Flex also is the only brand temporarily offering a lifetime “Founders” warranty.
In my experience, the tools are fine. The batteries suck. I also have Milwaukee… really like them, but they are newer than my DeWalt.
I use dewalt and I am a contractor as well. I to am going away from dewalt.
They are getting cheap in quality and $$$
Pretty sad especially how expensive they are. Just the 2 saw failures was a $1200 loss
I have both myself,, Ryobi still going, Dewalt batteries all dead, refuse to buy more.
Got over 20000 nails by my Milwaukee degree fraiming nailer.
The Milwaukee plainer has the same issue.
Milwaukee has done me well.
All though makitas battery coffee maker is tempting
All the tool lines are like that. Even Milwaukee and Makita. It's not that particular model of drill that's the problem, just a random one here and there. I have owned numerous Milwaukee and Dewalt tools, and it's the same deal. Lot of those you showed as bad, I own and never had a issue. And I use them almost daily.
I'm mostly an active homeowner, and I've had DeWalt cordless tools going on about 8 years now. I use them in a commercial environment here and there (helping my son).
I've experienced some failures: 3/8" long-style ratchet didn't last but one use (seriously). Had a drill come out of the box bad. Had a sawzall not last one year. Thankfully, all warrantied. I chose to resell those and buy different models (no substitute for the 3/8" long-style ratchet, but I've lived without it fine).
Some disappointments: leaf blower (just underpowered though no failures). I have an 8ah battery that's never ran all that well (more like a 2-3ah battery). Most batteries have ran well though.
Some of the tools I've really liked: all the impacts except the DCF887 and first-gen atomic. My favorite by far is their new atomic impact, and surprisingly, followed by the basic, brushed impact (feels so good in the hand, very well balanced). The jobsite blower (although mine failed after 7+ years - acceptable by the way - it's amazingly powerful for its size). Jobsite fan (rafter hooks, runs a long time, pretty quiet). I love the giant, stand-up jobsite light.
Warranty service is outstanding, however. I can literally email them and within a day or two have a prepaid label RMA ready to go. This is really what's made me stick with yellow-brand. I've warrantied probably nearly 10 items and never had any trouble beyond one battery got delayed return a few weeks.
One other upside to DeWalt: you can get battery adapters for a lot of the other major tool brands, so I have some Ryobi, Bauer, and other adapters so I can use their tools too (things like cheap lights and specialty tools you can't get with just any one tool brand).
I also have a battery adapter to run Dewalt batteries on Ryobi tools. It’s nice for tools that I don’t use a lot and Ryobi sells them for so much less
Perkins buiders, they are on youtube have had good luck with the flex line.
Dewalt has a 3 year warranty, so why not replace them if you only had them for 2 years?
Aah crap! I've always looked at DeWalt being at the real "top-end" of cordless power tools.. I have two, a hammer-drill and an Impact drill - Hammer-drill chuck is done in and I thought it was me "abusing" it.. now, perhaps not! One big "negative" about De Walt in South Africa is that they are hellishly expensive, live mad expensive. People talk about "exchange rate" but even with that they are waaaay over-priced compared to other imported brands.. Anyway, loved the review.. I was way glad that my "drooling" stopped as you got into the review! 🙂Regards from South Africa
Drill chucks are a consumable item and not difficult to change .
I have over 20 of their tools, most of them battery, though I have the large planer DW735, the large table saw DWE7491 and an old model of their mitre saw. I have had none of the bad experiences you've had.
For Mitre saw maybe you need tonuse vacuum ... 2 much wood dust inside can do much damage
Great video, thanks for all that you do!
Dewalt is just a name change for the crappy Black and Decker tools.
I know this is five months old , but have you ever tried to get that crap fixed
You must be the unluckiest man in the world.
I've had maybe 2 well abused impacts and one saw die in many years. The saw was clogged up with sawdust which is probably what killed it. The yard equipment I can't comment on other than a small hedge trimmer which has been ok.
Bought most all these late 2020 early 21. I blame it on Covid :)
Great review. I am such a huge fan I often watch your videos over again and was watching the root cellar build and was curious how it was drying out and holding up? thanks again love your channel and everything you build.
Thanks Jack! It’s doing phenomenal. Humidity is staying in the 50s, so far so good 👍
My Dewalt hasn’t failed
I can burn up any power tool of every make. 🤪🤪🤪
Great video. I have DeWalt like you and I've had my share of failures. I used to have Milwaukee, but had so many failures with their m18 tools that I sold the rest and moved to M12 and Dewalt 20v and 60v.
Since that time my primary struggle has been with DeWalt's 60v batteries. Constant failures at the end of their warranties.
Every. Single. One.
I actually had a DeWalt rep tell me to bring in all of my 6ah, or higher, batteries before the end of their three year warranties to get them swapped.
Besides that I have had a brushless circular saw fail (intermittent power like some of yours), three of their lawnmowers (absolutely terrible, but replaced under warranty) and a Drill (which they also fixed under warranty). Besides that everything has been working fine, but I am pretty gentle with my tools for the most part. I can tell you and your guys use your tools and probably push them to their max. They should be able to handle it though, cuz, like you said, they're for "professionals" and a professional should be worried about the project, not the tool.
Anyways, I hope DeWalt starts making tools that have worse "specs", and better longevity. The whole Dewalt/Milwaukee competition videos of "Who can cut through a log faster, or drill a hole faster." is just a race to worse tools that output way too much power and die quicker. Heat is the enemy of electronics, and these tools get too hot trying to fit more power into smaller bodies.
That's why that mixer works so well. I have the 60v hole hawg (The big one) and I have mixed dozens and dozens of bags of mortar and drilled hundreds of large holes with it. It just keeps going like tools used to, because it's built like a tank and isn't trying to win any speed awards.
Anyways, I hope tool manufacturers stop this planned obsolescence. Probably not, but one can hope...
I’ve been building houses with my 60 V circular saw for three years still working fine
I hope it serves you well
You got a good one, common problem is the front bearing between the blade and fan. With Milwaukee they use cheap Chinese bearings on the M18 grinders, maybe on their other tools as well. So far mine grinder is OK.
I tell you that when it comes to power tools they land in two places.
1. Back of your tool truck/trailer.
2. In the scrap pile.
I missed the days when all power tools were built from Metal!
Either aluminium or steel, the plastic used in modern power tools allows the frame to tweek, pushing bearings and bushings out of alignment.
Combine that with a hot day and the tool gets hot from hard work, Bingo, you got tool failure.
Plus the motor shafts on DeWalt are to small, this allows the Rotor to wobble in the Stator and windings make contact, then Bingo, you got a smoking tool failure.
Some of DeWalt tools use a bushing, not a bearing. In the old days you carried a oil can to lube the bearings.
I am old school, No Allegiance To Brand.
# 1 rule for me is, buy what is being used with success by your fellow craftsman!
#2 rule is, Never tell your wife what you paid for a new tool and Never, Ever, Never tell her what you paid for the tool that is smoking as you throw it in the scrap pile!
Too true! Sage advise my friend. Especially the last part lol.
I have couple of exceptions:
3. They land in one more place, to be fix pile. That pile getting huge, some waiting for over 20 years to be fixed.
The other exception, my wife wanted me to buy more tools like I don't have enough. She likes Milwaukee, don't want DeWalt, Ha, ha. She's a keeper.
Take better care of your tools.
Have you tried to determine why your experience has been so different - so much worse - than that of most other DIYers on TH-cam?
I used these professionally for the first 2 years and they just couldn’t hack it. Dropping like flies. No battery problems like others have mentioned though.
I have Dewalt and Ryobi. If Dewalt doesnt have it I find that Ryobi usually does. I have had the same Ryobi impact driver for close to 15 yrs and it still works perfectly. I bought a new Dewalt impact driver only to have the chuck fail immediately.
I am not a builder but do landscaping so I use it more than a homeowner. Ryobi has better landscaping tools IMO.
I have 84 pieces of FLEX tools, i dropped the drill until i broke the chuck warranty was easy, had a battery leak easy warranty. I am not easy going on tools but these things keep on going. I accidentally leave a battery in the element for a year still working. Be warned it is not good to use the Stack Lithium ion battery on the FLEX lights and the radio is not load.
I find it funny that one would switch to another brand based on else experience not knowing full details. Sorry to her anyone who spent money loose but I can't ever speak on other brands because I've used DeWalt all my life and never failed me yet.
It’s usually the owner. I still have my 18 volt combo kit from 1996. With zero failure from DeWalt since 1996. Nobody uses Ryobi on the job. Too bad you bashed in your tools and blammed them. The chop saw is a known problem. The transformer fries them. Fixed now. Haha
with the saw, dewalt even knows the adapter to plug into outlet is faulty. They may cover it, and tell you not to use the adapter.
I am a builder and have many Dewalt tools and they have been great and I wouldn't swap my Dewalt framer for any brand .
Moved on to Milwaukee when I realized dewalt was never going to fix their nail guns I’ve been very happy with Milwaukee
Why I went with Rigid- lifetime warranty on everything (yes they have honored).
Go ridgid or Flex
Flex are spectacular
qhats the model number of those sheet metal shears