There are a variety of brands to satisfy many different customer’ needs and price points .. Milwaukee is a generic Chinese tool. I have many, but I have several other brands.Yikes lol. Milwaukee almost doubled Makita's revenue the last few years so definitely no where close as big of a brand as Milwaukee lol.
Milwaukee also has a larger catalog of tools than Makita.
Maybe what you say was true in the past, but not even close to the current atmosphere.
Personally I think it's wild anyone would run anything but Milwaukee now a days unless it's just not in the budget or you're already locked into another brand.
At those prices, I would not get that deep into the repair. I might chase a collet or trigger, but that’s way too high a percentage of cost of new, and you are gutting the sucker to get there.Have you replaced a rotor on them? I'm considering ordering one and trying, but I don't want to toss money at it if the stator itself is bad.
(I seem to be missing magnets from the rotor... and I can't seem to find them anywhere?)
That's mainly because American users want American brands, even though they are nearly all made in China. Makita costs a little more, a major factor. People are cheap.I'm in the US, like most of us, and I can't remember the last time I saw anyone using a Makita cordless tool. All I see is DeWalt and Milwaukee used commercially
Not sure what stores you are looking at, but around here it is pretty equal red, yellow, and blue. HD adds to the aisles chartreuse and orange. Lowes nixes Makita (and Rigid of course), and adds in CM, a few dusty Bosch, and Kobalt.In most US stores, there presence is pretty minimal, if they are there at all.
I do like Makita, but they are not marketed nearly as much as Red and Yellow on these shores.
I’ll second what he said: makita is losing shelf space around these parts. Milwaukee is getting a lot.Not sure what stores you are looking at, but around here it is pretty equal red, yellow, and blue. HD adds to the aisles chartreuse and orange. Lowes nixes Makita (and Rigid of course), and adds in CM, a few dusty Bosch, and Kobalt.
Makita is unique among the biggies in the USA. Makita is owned by Makita. Period.
Milwaukee is not an American Brand. Just like Pittsburg or Chicago Electric at Harbor Freight aren’t American Brands.I have an XDT16 and it performs great, but it is only 2 years old. I love this tool and use it almost daily.
My original XDT01 is 12 years old and still works great even though it looks like a well-used contractor tool. Lent it to my daughter.
I suggest posting pictures and complaining nicely on the Makita Facebook page (Makita's corporate page, not user groups).
I broke an old out of warranty brushed drill and their product manager contacted me and sent me a new XPH07.
The only time I broke a motor magnet was dropping my old DeWalt drill off a ladder.
The rotor is still way cheaper than a new impact. Or look for a used XDT14 or XDT16 on FBMP to use for parts.
That's mainly because American users want American brands, even though they are nearly all made in China. Makita costs a little more, a major factor. People are cheap.
TTI (Milwaukee) is not the largest globally. I believe DeWalt has the largest US market share (probably not by much).
Rough order of global market share: Others, S-B-D, Bosch, TTI, Apex, Makita, Atlas-Copco. Data varies depending on where you look.
I understand Europe is Makita's biggest market.
Who is the best marketed in the US? Milwaukee and DeWalt.
Who has the most tools? No easy answer. Milwaukee makes more hand tools than Makita. Per their websites:
Milwaukee 200+ in their 18V line
Makita 325+ in their 18V line
Anyone else find out more?
Home Depot isn’t the only retailer out there, although they certainly one of the largest.Around here at H-D Makita has 1/3 the shelf space Milwaukee and DeWalt have. Poor job of marketing by Makita, but like I said consumers want American brands like Milwaukee. At our local H-D most of the rental tools are Makita. That says a lot. I usually just order Makita from Amazon.
True. I just bought the Makita xwt17z from Berland's a few days ago. Home depot only stocks the hi-torque. I dont like waiting for special order tools.Around here at H-D Makita has 1/3 the shelf space Milwaukee and DeWalt have. Poor job of marketing by Makita, but like I said consumers want American brands like Milwaukee. At our local H-D most of the rental tools are Makita. That says a lot. I usually just order Makita from Amazon.
But not only did lowes axe Makita...... Menards did long before and Ace Hardware also did when they brought the Craftsman stuff in. Heck even some of my local lumberyards no longer carry makita.Not sure what stores you are looking at, but around here it is pretty equal red, yellow, and blue. HD adds to the aisles chartreuse and orange. Lowes nixes Makita (and Rigid of course), and adds in CM, a few dusty Bosch, and Kobalt.
Makita is unique among the biggies in the USA. Makita is owned by Makita. Period.
Not everyone appreciates Makita, just as some people don't like some brands of pickups, that really doesn't mean a lot. The fact that I don't buy Snap-on doesn't mean they are bad, I have no need to pay their prices.But not only did lowes axe Makita...... Menards did long before and Ace Hardware also did when they brought the Craftsman stuff in. Heck even some of my local lumberyards no longer carry makita.
If you see someone using a Milwaukee tool and ask them if it's American, I wonder what they would say.Milwaukee is not an American Brand.
Part to replace is marked between $50-60, plus shipping. Trying to decide if it's better to put that $50-60 towards a new tool (since I can't be guaranteed that the magnets didn't break anything else in the motor?)I'd argue it's a fluke. Makita is quality stuff, and I say that as a big Milwaukee fan boy. I'd bet you can get it fixed cheap.
I can appreciate that line of thinking. But worst case you try and fix it and then return the parts if it doesn't fix it. Doesn't Makita have some authorized service centers around the US to do repairs? Even when my stuff is out of warranty the cost to fix it is usually pretty minimal with labor and parts I feel like.Part to replace is marked between $50-60, plus shipping. Trying to decide if it's better to put that $50-60 towards a new tool (since I can't be guaranteed that the magnets didn't break anything else in the motor?)
That's ******. If you buy the parts and put them in, they are yours. Next buyer gets them and sees they've been connected to something already and they'll complain they got used parts. Might even come here to complain.I can appreciate that line of thinking. But worst case you try and fix it and then return the parts if it doesn't fix it.
So you’ve never ordered a pair of pants or a shirt that was the wrong size or didn’t fit right?That's ******. If you buy the parts and put them in, they are yours. Next buyer gets them and sees they've been connected to something already and they'll complain they got used parts. Might even come here to complain.
I agree 100%Personally I think it's wild anyone would run anything but Milwaukee now a days unless it's just not in the budget or you're already locked into another brand.
Probably the fact that they easily outperform pretty much every competitor for the same price or less. Good tools sell themselves, as shown by Milwaukee's rise to the top.I think Home Depot told everyone to buy Milwaukee and we listened. Home Depot is responsible for 60% of Milwaukee’s sales in the US and over 40% worldwide. They are a marketing juggernaut.
You should see all the complaints and problems posted on the Garage Journal Milwaukee tool topic!Probably the fact that they easily outperform pretty much every competitor for the same price or less. Good tools sell themselves, as shown by Milwaukee's rise to the top.
Personally I think it's wild anyone would run anything but Milwaukee now a days unless it's just not in the budget or you're already locked into another brand.
Outside Home Depot Milwaukee is generally sold by plumbing, electrical and HVAC suppliers. Makita is generally sold at lumber yards and Dewalt is sold by practically everyone.Home Depot isn’t the only retailer out there, although they certainly one of the largest.
My local lumberyard / hardware store sells Makita exclusively, for whatever that’s worth, and Lowes doesn‘t handle Milwaukee Either, nor does Menards.
Agree I doubt Milwaukee would have succeeded in the prosumer market without Home Depot.I think Home Depot told everyone to buy Milwaukee and we listened. Home Depot is responsible for 60% of Milwaukee’s sales in the US and over 40% worldwide. They are a marketing juggernaut.
If you see someone using a Milwaukee tool and ask them if it's American, I wonder what they would say.
Lowes had Cordless Bosch tools such as angle grinders, that said “Made in Germany” within the past several years.Besides a handful of Dewalt what brand power tool is American?
Milwaukee: China
Makita: Japan, China and who knows where else.
Bosch: Malaysia, China, do they even make anything is Germany anymore?
Dewalt: at best can claim a percentage is made in North America because a lot of its Mexico. Also China and ???