RIDGID's New Top Tier Brushless 1/2" Hammer Drill R86115 Review | Milwaukee Gen 2 With Less Power
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The new Flagship Drill/Driver in RIDGID's 18V line is the new Brushless 1/2 in. Hammer Drill model R86115. This new more compact design has 800 in-lbs. of torque, a 2-speed gearbox with a max RPM of 2,100. RIDGID's new line is concentrating on superior ergonomics for more user comfort. The new brushless hammer drill is 35% more compact and 20% lighter weight than the previous model (R8611506). This tool is backed by RIDGID's Lifetime Service Agreement as long as you register within 90 days of purchase.
Main Specs
- Brushless motor delivers 800 in-lbs. of torque
- 35% More Compact
- 20% Lighter Weight
- 1/2" metal ratcheting chuck & metal gear case
- 2-speed gearbox (0-500 RPM/ 0-2,100 RPM)
- Lifetime Service Agreement with registration within 90 days
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I am going to miss the Octane line. Ridgid made a real step up with it and these feel like a step backwards. I am hoping they'll do a higher torque hammer drill within the next year. The size of the Octane never bothered me and certainly not enough that I was willing to sacrifice power for size.
Right! Use the right tool for the job and sometimes a larger drill is just what is needed.
I’m on the other end of that view, I think I’ve only used my Octane HDD once, I find it’s too bulky and heavy for daily use. I almost never need that power. I prefer my Gen5X brushless drill. I do like the Octane impact driver a little better than the Gen5X brushless. I also have the Octane jigsaw and 1/2” impact wrench (mid torque).
I think the smaller form factors are going to be quite popular, along with the more compact batteries.
However, I think the loss of the 3Ah Octane battery is a big deal. As seen here, it supplies a little more power than the 4.0Ah (even the new max output), and should supply more than the old 5.0Ah while being lighter and more compact than any of the 4/5Ah batteries.
The loss of the larger Octane batteries will be a non-issue once the new 6/8Ah max output batteries ship. Sure, the ability to check the charge level and lock the Octane batteries is nice, but I’ve never considered it essential.
Final notes,
I think simplifying the product line to brushed, subcompact brushless, and regular brushless is a smart move.
I think they went with a 4Ah rather than 5Ah for two reasons. Mostly, because in 18650 cells, 2.0Ah cells can deliver more power (higher current) than 2.5Ah cells, so a 4.0 will have more power than a 5.0 pack. The other is marketing, consumers will see less difference between a 5.0 & 6.0 than a 4.0 & 6.0
@@geoffstrickler Great points.
Absolutely! Octane is not dead. I'll be be keeping and using mine until something better comes out cause so far I haven't found it.
The gen5x brushless drill I have is 850in pounds and it’s got to be close to 5 years old. No chuck wobble, tons of power. Any company is moving in the wrong direction when a half decade old tool could outperform a new one
Ridgid never sold a Gen5X drill with 800inlb. The closest was the brushed model at 780inlb. The Gen5X brushless was 700inlb. The Octane drill was the first and only previous Ridgid cordless drill to meet or exceed 800inlb.
@@geoffstrickler maybe your right. I’ve had it for so long I forgot what the advertised torque was
I love my Octane Hammer drill. That beast flipped me off a stool, while drilling wheel lug nuts. 1300 in lbs can drive auger bits into clay soil...
I have no clue why they feel that drill should be dropped.
Also the torque needed to push the drill through at that point is not enough in high speed mode. People always think the high speed mode is always best but they are wrong. If you simply switch to low speed that bit will power right thru.
This also applies to metal hole saws. Just look it up on the internet. High torque needs low speed.
Have to ensure that rigid isn’t competing with the higher teirs. Remember it’s all one company, it’s in their interest to have a clear good, better best.
Well done! Glad to see someone pointing out the shortcomings of these new tools. Too many other review videos from other channels seem more like paid infomercials. I'd love to see some head-to-head challenges between the octane tools and their new replacements. I'm real disappointed in the news of the Octane line's death. Just can't make sense of it.
I HATE the paid info-mercials. I try my best to give you all the good info. I am not perfect either though.
Well said
When buying into the rigid line, I saw no reason to get the octane line, before I even thought they'd be phased out. The Gen5X line has been a proven competitor for every other color.
Thanks for the review. The Chuck wobble bothers me a bit. Even though I’m using the Makita XPH14 now, my heart is orange.
This is basically a follow-up to the R86116 "compact" hammer drill from the Gen5X line which had 750in*lb and was similar size; this just adds Octane/Max Output capability. Doesn't really seem like a replacement for the R8611506 1300in*lb drill, which it seems like they are simply discontinuing.
No matter how you slice it, this drill is now the top tier of the Ridgid line.
Ladies and gentlemen you better grab that octane hammer drill while it's still in the market
Sure glad i got mine! 🤩
Yea. About to be deals galore!
in canada they are sold out....
Why grab the Octane hammer drill? Just get the new hammer drill with a max output battery.
@@wlwhistlelucy1868 because its a beast compared to the new seemingly low budget line. The new drill nor the new batteries are powerful enough compared to the octane line. The batteries dont even push 21700 cells. They can keep all that ryobi esh tools.
I've still been using the x4 and x5 brushed tools, been thinking of finally upgraded to the times and get brushless. with not using other brushless models or the octane this would most likely be a big step up for me still
The octane line got discontinued because it was stepping on the Milwaukee toes at a lower price in Home Depot, TTI made a mistake by introducing the Ridgid octane batteries and tools it was taking share away from their expensive Milwaukee brand 👌
I almost NEVER use the numbered levels on the chuck since I use it like its named. A DRILL. I use the impact for driving screws.
I got the makita sub compact during the hack. So much smoother, refined feeling than any of my ridgid tools.. The new tools look more along the level of the ryobi tool line. I'll keep ridgid for the warranty, but not for my everyday drivers.
Damn , has Ryobi surpassed Ridgid ? This is like buying a new corvette and not knowing what's really under the hood. They really should have released it all at one time knowing the tool channels would be all over it , first impressions are very important and not having the good batteries possibly makes a good tool look so so.....bad move Ridgid. Great vid brother as always.
Ridgid owns RYOBI. So yeah, I think they want that LSA on the lesser. More reliable tools
Donny,
Most brands put a battery in the kit. However, they make you buy the best battery for the tool’s performance separately.
Ryobi might have come out with a higher torque hammer drill first, but Ridgid has since released one.
Can you do a comparison with those paddle bits on the new drill vs the old octane? Ya know, just to make me happy about my purchase.
LOL. Look in the description. There is a video where we compare the OCTANE beast to the Milwaukee. This new drill is a complete wuss compared to the older model.
I’ve seen non fuel brushless Milwaukee drills fail at several of these tasks too.
Plus you locked the chuck and then backed it off. That has been proven to loosen the chuck.
I quit buying new ridgid drills when they came out with the octane line. Tried it wasn't impressed. I have the x1 x2 and x4 hammer drills and I've never had them just stop with a full battery like the new one did in the review. I don't know if that's some BS safety thing or what. I'm really thinking about leaving ridgid and going to makita. Great drills and way more tools to fit the same battery. Thanks for the review.
That clutch and chuck wobble is absolutely disgusting.
My milwaukee gen2 fuel hammer drill was worse than that from factory. Used it like that for a couple months and sent it in. Fixed and sent back in 6 days for free.
Mine has zero wabble. Love mine.
Milwaukee and Dewalt have both been known for chuck wobble.
The bigger body of the Ridgid allows for better airflow because it has bigger fans than the gen 3 Milwaukee.
well that's painful to watch. Hope my gen5x never dies and I get one of these as a replacement
Good video, thanks for showing off the battery and tool contacts. Lots of us are wondering if they are just getting rid of the bluetooth. I'm wondering what they are saying when they say we are getting the 2x power. I hope we can grab the same power from the new batteries as octane did
Seems like tti wants to position ridgid as an orange ryobi with an LSA. That's still a step up from ryobi (which have gotten really good lately on their own) but a step down from octane. Thats too bad that they want to go in that direction to try and force more people towards Milwaukee.
I think TTI is make Ridgid the orange Milwaukee. IMHO, you might see the day when Milwaukee is held to a higher standard than Home Depot will carry and all the "older" Milwaukee stuff will be Orange. That is why they are moving to smaller "more powerful" tools.
@@WorkshopAddict I hadn't thought about it that way but it's still sort of the same end result whether it's closer to current ryobi or past Milwaukee, the tools are seem to be weaker. 800lbs vs 1300lbs for the octane (yes yes, who needs it, but still), and the max output 4ah is weaker than the 3ah octane battery. That seems like a real downgrade of both the tool and the batteries. AND, how old was your 3ah octane? You were comparing a possibly well used battery to a brand new fresh max output... Ridgid was claiming the max output batteries were more powerful than the octane batteries so it's really nice to see this test because that doesn't seem to be the case here when you showed the 3ah did better... There aren't many tests comparing batteries on the ridgid ecosystem (none comparing octane to non octane) so it was really nice to see this. Thank you.
3 years later Octane and ridgid is dead, but it was nice try, I should buy it but the price and availability was limited
The only ridgid power tools I use are the vacuums, they work great. I had a ridgid multi tool, both battery and electric, and both broke
Also I notice the m18 Milwaukee drills begin to slip between 1st and 2nd gear.
The only tools that consistently work the longest over time in my experience, is DEWALT
I have the original 18v Dewalt impact gun when they first came out and it still works perfect, except the 18v batteries don’t work except for 1 of the originals I have.
In my 15 years of using powers tools, Dewalt remains tired and true…
I have the octane, with 100 position clutch. I don't know who needs them. Now that octane is very powerful!!! Fortunately no wobble at all.
Saludos!!!
I love my Octane Hammer drill too.
@@JB-ot9hi great tool
Hi great review as always thank you. Can you review the new brushed drill
I'm one of those people that gets the biggest battery i have when the side handle is needed
IMHO, that is the correct thing to do.
Yeah I finally ordered a high output 6.0 last night.
I agree. I would have used a Octane 9.0 ah battery with that 21/2" hole maker.
I know the Octane is now considered last generation batteries but for now it's the biggest one we've got.
One other thing I've started doing is purchasing changeover adapters for my batteries. So far I just got the Makita to Milwaukee adapter, but this allows me to use a 6.0 HO 21700 cell battery with my Makita tools. I might do the same if I can find some Milwaukee --» Rigid or DeWalt --» Makita or DeWalt --» Rigid adapters.
I wouldn't use the adapters all the time but it would allow me to bump up the performance of my Rigid and Makita tools when the conditions require a need for more power.
I also just got into some of the DeWalt Flex Volt tools since I already had a few batteries. For pure power these 60 volt tools are just beasts.
Knowing the Makita 40 volt tools will be coming to the US soon makes me think most of these companies will be increasing the voltage on all their tools just to keep up.
That's already happening on the OPE. EGO had their 56 volt line and was licking ass so everyone one else had to increase the voltage of their tools just to keep up. Now we're seeing Ryobi with 40 volt OPE tools but even DeWalt is pushing 2 x 20 volt batteries for their lawn mowers. Before you know it they'll have 2 x 60 volt flex volt mowers that give you 120 volts of DC power.
Talk about an insane about of portable cordless power in your hands! Lol
It might sound crazy but watch where we'll be in just 10 short years.
Thx for the info Brian I will stick with my new makita drill and gen3 m18 drill.
You using the octane batteries on it of course it's going to perform better. Batteries are even better than the new Max output ones maybe you've tested them on this channel I don't know but other channels have.
That one will sit right there on the shelf
Try the ridgid fusion hammer drill with 141 NM NOT 90 BUT A 141 INSTEAD
My gen 2 fuel Milwaukee wobbles just as bad. Tried multiple different drills at the time I bought it because I was very disappointed and hoping it was a fluke. I was so disappointed I even tried a us made dewalt, but was even more disgusted with it. Ultimately decided to accept the wobble because it doesn’t really matter for what I do and I am a diehard Milwaukee fan.
The Makita top drill has the best chuck
In my experience with Milwaukee drills, the mechanical clutch has been more accurate than the E’clutch.
Yeah im surprised that octane batteries are gone.. Sad..
chuck wobble is not just a one off. Mine does it too, from new
I have the same drill and my chuck does not wobble good thing it's life time warranty I'd get that fixed
Auger bits with a worm are not meant to be used on high speed. Those are not paddle bits, they are a auger/paddle hybrid but due to the fact that they have a worm/threaded pilot on them they are meant to be used in the low speed mode. This is the reason the larger ones had trouble punching through the wood at the end. The worm was stripped out due to the high speed meaning you have to physically push the drill thru.
Nothing to do with the drill. Everything to do with knowledge of how your bit works and what the proper rpms are.
That drill looks just like the new Hilti brushless one
Can you compare the to Milwaukee and DeWalts top drills?
Here is my take on this whole thing, in the interest of helping new viewers and fellow Subs: I only own the Ridgid Hybrid fan, no batteries. Great little fan! I am not against Ridgid, and I can remember holding a Ridgid drill for the first time, when the new Home Depot came to my ‘neck o the woods!’ many many years ago. I liked it, but never invested in the line. I think Ridgid has slowly taken a backseat to Milwaukee, bit by bit. I have the Gen 1 Fuel drill ( love it hate it ) I’m not a fan of the more recent stuff. Onto this new Ridgid drill; Return that thing! That chuck run out is horrible! Unacceptable in today’s market, IMO! My new DCD 998 Power Detect ( LOVE It! ) has virtually Zero Run out, and as you know, is a Beast! Between the cheap and the weak looking handle, to the off centering of the torque collar, this Ridgid drill just looks half baked to me. 🤔🤷🏻♂️ Great test, as usual, and you did ALL you could do Brian, given the lack of available batteries. I think I speak for others as well as myself; don’t change your style or your thoroughness, or your open objectivity in these videos! Thanks! 👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻😁✌🏻🇺🇸
Thanks George.
@@WorkshopAddict 👍☺️
I love ridged, first tools I bought! But ridged now you know why people switch over to other tools companies including myself(makita). Hey I hope they do better and they lower the price because at this point I they are okay
I appreciate your thoroughness when reviewing and testing tools. You seem to find the quirky things built into some tools. I look forward to more on the new line of ridgid tools. So far, not really impressed with the change. I'm not seeing any worth mentioning as improvements.
They need a bigger one or at least fix the chuck wobble.
I hope that's a pre production model otherwise there quality is going the wrong direction.
This driver with Impact kit, paired with 2Ah battery x2 is on Black Friday event at my town now... But that chuck wobble seems... O boy... Am I seeing an Impact driver OoO);;
Guess they finally decided to get rid of the dedicated light button
That amount of chuck wobble is not acceptable. That clutch ring not lining it up also is not acceptable for a supposed top tier tool.
Good, better, best means quality should be spot on for the top of the line.
I see Rigid's reputation swirling down the sink. Good riddance and fair well! 😄
Or maybe their stepping up and getting rid of the diy cheaper tools and are finally going to compete with Red, Yellow and Teal. Time will tell, but I doubt it because it’s to late in the game.
Actually, I think them literally taking a step back will finally put them in major competition with Dewalt and Milwaukee. Kind of sad that's what's required. Because there isn't a Milwaukee in the world that could match up to my Octane hammer. That's simply a fact. So it sucks that they need to rebrand and make compact power tools that are less powerful just because lame people can't man handle a drill
@@akaredcrossbow Ridgid wasn't the same as all those around the house tools. They were the only brand to still make power tools. They've been the best brand since the 40s and they still are. Literally none of those tools are able to keep up with the Octane line, so like, wtf ate you even saying? Lol
@@akaredcrossbow You realize those "cheaper" tools and batteries, both, were made of higher quality materials and products than every brand you suggested right? And if you imagine them to be comparable than how come they can't confidently give a LSA? Maybe because Milwaukee motors are made of shit metals that break down fast and Dewalt straight up can't deliver quality. They can deliver power though... by pushing power from a high volt battery that's over qualified for the tool it's in, hints the overheating with every use and ridiculous required recharge rate
@@Mik3yLow I will give the hammer drill win to Rigid because of the BPM, but they are extremely close in comparison. One tool out of how many doesn’t make it though. I want a platform that I can trust, plus get the job done that uses the same battery platform as the other tools in my arsenal and that’s Milwaukee hands down. Throw in some Dewalt and Makita for certain specific jobs like woodworking/ carpentry and you’re all set, all other tool companies should just throw in the towel. If I want one use cheap tools that I don’t care about, then it’s off to harbor freight, but I won’t invest in a battery and go with Rigid, Ryobi or kolbalt tools so I can own one capable tool. My Milwaukee, Dewalt and Makita setup gets the job done without worrying the tool is going to break. I don’t mind spending the extra money for the peace of mind.
This would have been a great complement to the Octane drill, but it is a very disappointing replacement. I'm certainly glad I went team blue with Kobalt and their XTR line. Now they just need more XTR tools!
Wow my craftsman brushless hammer drill can do that 1-1/2 spade bit. I'm surprised it couldn't do it
But looking at all the new "compact" hammer drill tti is making with ryobi and milwaukee and makita even tho its not own by tti but they all look very similar to me everybody is going with "compact"
The Ryobi drill could do the 3-5/8" hole hawg. LOL.
I have all the 4x ridgid tools and was going to upgrade to octane but no point with the battery situation now I'm going to end up in the Milwaukee fuel line as my x4s start to fail
I dont like that they did away with the standalone light trigger
I hope this new line is temporary. They look and feel cheap. I have many octane, gen 5x, and even a few of the older x3 tools still being put to use. I did buy a new hammer drill and impact combo from this new line up and they do work well and I think the impact has a little more power than the octane impact driver however the hammer drill isn't even close and the batteries don't last very long. This feels to me like when they released the x4 line up. X4 just looked and felt much cheaper than the x3 and I never bought a single tool from the x4 line up....I skipped right over it and bought a bunch of gen5x when they were released. Hoping this lasts about as long as the x4 cause they just look cheap. What really makes me upset though, is the discontinuation of the stealth force oil pulse driver they had. Best tool they ever made by far. When I got word they were going out of production, I went and bought up 3 of them on top of the one I already had. Thankfully I haven't had to break out any of the 3 back ups yet cause my original one from 2016 is still going very strong, albeit it looks like crap from daily abuse on construction sites.
I like how the drill looks but I think the octane is better it looks like but its just one test so I really don't know how it is
Yeah they really need to remake this. Why buy a brushless drill if it cant even drill holes. Needs more torque like octane
I do like the clean look of the new tools. Much like the Hilti.
i think it's marketing they just changed names of product lines. ridgid good i likes milwaukee a personal preference tho.
Dewalt new advantage is the Best!
How can you do a unbiased evaluation, when your wearing a Milwaukee jacket? Drill a hole normally not tying to hang it up. Last time watching your channel.
Thanks for this review. To me this just seems like a rebadged cheaper produced milwaukee drill. If this is their top of the line, it is not good.
This is taking the place of the OCTANE.
To me it seems really strange how Ridgid seems to be going backworks across the board. Weaker 1/2 in high torque, hammer drill, 1/4 impact driver ect.. While Ryobi seems to be doing the opposite. Granted Ryobis new Gen 1 HP stuff isn't mind blowing it's clear they are going all in and are creeping closer to Ridgid (maybe trying to pass them?). I wonder if Emerson Electric has anything to do with TTI dumping huge amounts of R&D into Ryobi as of late.
Any idea when the Flex compact tools will be available?
Do the new tools have the extra ports on the battery and tool which allowed the communication like the Octane had?
I showed that in the video.
I wouldn’t consider the R86115 to be a top tier drill.
800 inch pounds is pretty much mid tier in the newer drills.
Considering that, most mid tier drills will fail a lot of these tests in speed two, especially with an 18650 cell battery attached.
I will stay with my gen5 brushless compact hammer. Ridgid really needs to simplify there line of tools. They have the Gen4 brushes, GEN5X brushes, GEN5X brushless, Octane brushless, subcompact.
They did simplify. Now you have Brushed, Sub-Compact brushless and Brushless. All others are gone.
Ridgid making comeback 😁🤫🤭
Wonder if they kept the overactive overload protection. Seems so.
I think that longer overload protection is what was stopping me from making it through the wood 100 percent.
Okay so your drill can't make the cut. What do you do? Use it as a starter then go grab the 115v to finish the job?
I’m trying to build a good DIY set that has some balls, but is light enough to use comfortably.
What would you recommend.?
So how exactly is the Octane line dead? They just changed the name to MAX OUTPUT, its not a big deal.
My octane had chuck wobble I’ve had it fixed twice with same thing still happening
Keep going back and get one that is semi decent.
Really its not many drills or brands that don't have a certain amount of wobble. And that's from brand to brand and also tool to tool!
@@vickavelli1032 it’s only one I’ve had issues with to where it was so obvious it needed to be fixed I have few dewalt and probably 10-12 makita no problem and had a Milwaukee that had to return numerous times cause of trigger or wouldn’t work at all
And if my 3 Ah Octane (21700) LSA battery dies they plan to send me this "more powerful" 4 Ah Max Output battery? Scandalous as it seems weaker to me. Can you do more tests on 3 Ah Octane battery vs 4 Ah Max Output battery in the Octane tools?
so will these new max output batteries give more oomph to octane tools than the octane batteries??🤔
That is what I am told. We obviously only have the 2 and 4Ah now and the 6 and 8 coming. But, that leaves the OCTANE 9AH as one that would still provide more runtime, just maybe not the peak amps. It is going to be interesting!
I recently buy the ridgid r9205 and now i see these Ridgid r86116 or 86115 do they have something different? I just don’t want to lose my money 🙁
They simplified the line okay 🙄 but Ridgid reminds me of the Mets. Or maybe even the Knicks? Close but no cigar
Aren't the inside contacts on those batteries temp sense lines for the chargers? (Pretty sure at least one of those are).
Yes, the center 2 of the battery are the temp sensors. Not the outside two. There was a bit of an odd point in my comment.
@@WorkshopAddict Gotcha, yeah the way it came out i thought you were saying the temp sensor lines were going to used for higher draw tools lol.
@@nobodytoyou4887 So many thoughts going through my head and what I am thinking seems to get jumbled with other thoughts.
Ridgid just released a 1200 inch pound version, but I still don’t know if it’s better than the octane.
It is a downgrade unfortunately. It is smaller with less power. The head guy there runs ryobi and ridgid and is trying to get rid of the ridgid line and run a 3 riered ryobi line. It is all about money. Sad, because it is tearing ridgid apart.
@@WorkshopAddict The LSA claims don’t help their profits, so getting rid of the only brand that is eligible would make business sense, if that’s all they care about.
However, Ridgid is supposed to be releasing outdoor power equipment this year, so that should help them.
@Diligent Dave Home Depot owns the rights to the Ridgid Power tool brand. So no matter how hard they want to dump Ridgid, they can't. It will not ever compete with Milwaukee again, ever.
@@WorkshopAddict People can hype Milwaukee up all they want, but Milwaukee has left a bad taste in my mouth.
I’ve already gotten two defective Milwaukee drills this year. One was the gen 4 m18, and the other one was the gen 3 m12.
It might be time for me to look away from the TTI brands altogether.
@@WorkshopAddict TTI is who I think is limiting Ridgid from competing with Milwaukee.
I am afraid to LSA my big Octane hammer drill now
This drill is what you will get.
Yea I see what you mean. I didn't think about that one. That would be both a bomber and a disappointment!. Wow.! I will be taking great care of my entire Ridgid collection from hear on out. No more leaving out on the ground in the rain. Lol! Glad i bought into Dewalt as my Top brand as well!
Seems the people at Ridgid never really thought things through. I’m quite annoyed to say the least. They come out with an octane line which now they don’t support. Octane tools without octane batteries are less powerful. So if you have an octane tool but don’t have an octane battery the new Max output battery is not available.😡😡😡😡😬
Do not want a wimpy tool. They're moving these down to homeowner level and not pro level/
Possible to try an Octane drill with the new Max battery? Does it fall flat or does it keep up with Octane level performance?
It will keep up, at least as far as we know, since we only have a 2 and 4 Ah max output to try.
@@WorkshopAddict That is good news. Hopefully that means my Octane drill won't sag if I have to get a new battery.
friend which is better the ridgid octane or the ryobi hp which you recommend both are rotary hammer
They do not make the Ridgid Octane line anymore. If you can find a Ridgid, buy it.
Tried of buying drills with chuck wobble! Any suggestions on drills that have the least amount of it? Thanks🙏🏼
I see a ton of drills come through and Dewalt used to be the worst, now they are better and TTI is bad. It might just be the luck of the draw.
Makita has the best chucks
I'm done with Ridgid. There was nothing wrong with Octane. The Octane hammer drill was a more heavy duty drill than the new more contact brushless. I'm keeping the Octane Hammer drill for a while.
Love RIDGID tools but my XTR Kobalt with the 21700 4AH would destroy this drill.
Is the retaining screws tight I've had that issue happen to my gen -5x brushless I was able to tighten up that retaining screw and it's fine if not it's a manufacturer's defect
It is a defect... Sadly, every brand seems to be this way now.
@@WorkshopAddict so I guess I got lucky at the time thank you for your response back to me I wonder if your case in for the Milwaukee Gen 2 would fit this
@@bluemantom77 Yes, that Chuck would fit this.
If I order a Metabo drill from Amazon, does it still qualify for the warranty?
I’m asking because it’s $45 less from Amazon than from Lowe’s.
Yes it does. That is odd, so watch out for scams.
@@WorkshopAddict I would be ordering directly from Amazon, not a third party seller.
Other places are way less expensive than Lowes for the Metabo impact wrench too.
thank you
You're welcome
I have the Gen5X kit. This looks cheaper.
Hey, I'd like your opinion on this. I am considering to buy either DCS386 or 389. I'm thinking 386 because I'm more free to use the batteries I want, and 388 because it has more power. The price is nearly identical. What would you choose?
I do not know what batteries you have.... The Flexvolt is MUCH more powerful, so if you need power, that is the only way to go. Your other choice would be the power detect or flexVolt advantage that would give you more power with larger batteries, but still wont match the real Flexvolt.
@@WorkshopAddict 6ah flex and 5ah batteries. 18v 6/8/10 ah are not for sale in europe
I'm comparing flexvolt vs flexvolt advantage recip
@@olgajoachimosmundsen4647 you have 3 part numbers in your post. Hard to follow. Do you need the power?
I'm wondering if the flexvolt advantage is better or not for me. I can't chose between more power, or the chance to use 18v batteries. How big is the power difference?
Wobble is a problem
Love how rigid copied the Milwaukee look almost completely lol still love both brands
The look of cheap materials with no design? I'm not a fan. I've no clue why they felt the need to copy the lesser brands of 'power' tools
@@Mik3yLow lesser brands 😂 I use Milwaukee everyday as a plumber and there’s one guy on my crew who uses rigid and always has nothing but problems especially there drills Milwaukee puts rigid to shame desalts better then rigid and I used to like rigid
@@Mik3yLow he went through three high octane rigid drills in a week one time, you wanna talk about “cheap”??😂
@@chrisskidmore7651 "he" sounds like an idiot. Not sure if you watch the video but he isn't using tools properly. Tell Milwaukee to get a LSA since they're worth the cost. . . . Yeaaahhhh
@@Mik3yLow looks to me like he’s using the drill just fine what is he supposed to run in it reverse lol and right out the box the drill has a chuck wobble and you wanna talk about LSA you can literally call Milwaukee yourself and they’ll either send you a brand new tool or send you a brand new part you need rigid used to be good it’s not anymore don’t tell me I use the tools everyday work with people who use rigid or dewalt or makita nothing beats Milwaukee especially rigid
Pretty disappointing stuff here. Looks like I may slowly replace all my Ridgid stuff with red.
That’s exactly what TTI wants out of this.
Yeah I'm in Ryobi for a ton of stuff so will keep Ryobi for all that, mower, weed whip, blower, inflator, a bunch of other stuff but for the stuff where I need real power tools I've gone red.
I had to go yellow. Just could never afford to go red.
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In many cases Yellow is superior to Red imo. In others Red is. Making them equal over all.
Looking like a milwaukee but will never be as good
Yep, I thought Milwaukee also when I first saw the thumbnail to this video. What Ridgid fans are going through here is exactly why I bought into Milwaukee & DeWalt, cause I don't have to worry as much about them stepping backwards. I have been with Milwaukee for close to a decade and they have for the most part been progressing forward with every tool release.
Edit: I am over halfway through the video now and that drill is a piece of shit!😅 It definitely doesn't perform as good as the Gen 2 Milwaukee Fuel drill.
And your gen 2 isn't comparable to any one of my Octanes. They're stepping down to be within your range. Those shit companies should be happy that the Octane line didn't sell better because people like you can't man handle a 'power' drill 😆
If these other companies have such high quality I say put out an LSA or STFU
The NEW Ridgid tools is nothing but crap, Walmart or Harbor Freight will probably be selling the Ridgid crap soon!
Walmart sells the Hart line, Made by TTI who owns Ryobi and Miwalukee and contracts the Ridgid name from Emerson.
Try being the guy that had my 1300 octane stolen and now have no replacement while being bought into the system... I have never been angrier at a company.... What do I replace it with? I refuse to move to Milwaukee because they are the dad to the wife that is screwing me... Metabo HPT? Dewalt recip and 7.25 cordless mitre are no good... I wish Milwaukee was not the same brand.. me and my principals...
Looks way too close to the Gen 3 red drill
I hate the clutches I never ever use them drill mode and hammer a drill this powerful your not using this drill for delicate work
Clutch is good for home owners who won't buy an impact driver, or for packing a light bag when you aren't expecting to do work at the cottage, the girlfriend's or the mother in-laws place etc.