kctyphoon
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I know everyone thinks these are new.. hitachi had one like 15years ago..
“Oil Pulse Driver”
The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)
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I know everyone thinks these are new.. hitachi had one like 15years ago..
“Oil Pulse Driver”
FANTM58
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OK I’ve finally stated to replace my older DW 20v set for work
I’ll keep the DW stuff for my shop , and use the new FUEL
for work. I was at HD the other day and picked up a 2997-22po
Kit for $299., but then today I found the larger 2997-23spo set for $385.
It was marked at $399. But at checkout it rang up lower...
So now I’m gonna return the 1st set since I haven’t opened yet. Also
I grabbed a few of the parts organizers, $20. Ea...
I’ll keep the DW stuff for my shop , and use the new FUEL
for work. I was at HD the other day and picked up a 2997-22po
Kit for $299., but then today I found the larger 2997-23spo set for $385.
It was marked at $399. But at checkout it rang up lower...
So now I’m gonna return the 1st set since I haven’t opened yet. Also
I grabbed a few of the parts organizers, $20. Ea...
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Qualitytools
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Any recommendation for automotive work on the impact, M12 or M18 Surge?
kctyphoon
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Behold.. what Milwaukee’s future battery platform will be competing with..
https://www.cpooutlets.com/makita-x...aXlNENTNgtaCDbwNTmUOWk6pVs2XlwRxoCzwoQAvD_BwE
https://www.cpooutlets.com/makita-x...aXlNENTNgtaCDbwNTmUOWk6pVs2XlwRxoCzwoQAvD_BwE
Firefighter1406
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That pretty intense. Looks pretty sweet too. Be interested in seeing it in person.
techieman33
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Those have been out for a couple of years.
Just FYI the packout organizer bins you have in the picture do not work with the packout system if you have not figured that out already
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I have that impact and it was awesome especially with 3.0 ho batteries. Problem I'm having now is the chuck keeps dropping bits and the trigger is acting up.
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Any advice for a sticking m18 fuel hammer drill trigger? I feel like the trigger is sticking on the forward/reverse switch. I already sent it in twice for warranty, they didn't fix it (not to mention scratching the unholy hell out of my brand new drill while it was in their care) and lo and behold a brand new one showed up on my porch today. Would like to fix the old one, but I am waiting to hear back from them if they want the first one returned.
Black300zx
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Well the addiction has finally started after the clerk at HD spent about 20 minutes searching for where in the overhead storage this kit was placed 
M12 Fuel Hammer Drill/Driver, Impact, charger, 2 batteries and a packout case for $199 out the door in tax free Delaware
M12 Fuel Hammer Drill/Driver, Impact, charger, 2 batteries and a packout case for $199 out the door in tax free Delaware
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mobiledynamics
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Same goes from brushless. I was using Panasonic drills for at least 7-8 years before the -rage- caught on
FANTM58
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signcrafter
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Ordered the M18 hole hawg last and got a free 5.0 battery. Stopped by the depot on the way home today and picked up an m12 stapler and got a free 2.0 battery with that one. Thought about doing the cut off tool also and get a free battery but held off for now. Also would like to pick up a m12 sds with free battery for doing tapcons and other anchors.
I emailed them today and asked them if they have any plans on putting out an m18 concrete ******** anytime in the near future. Will wait and see what they say. Dewalt and makita have one so not sure why milwaukee hasn't jumped on yet. They are super nice when pouring concrete.
I emailed them today and asked them if they have any plans on putting out an m18 concrete ******** anytime in the near future. Will wait and see what they say. Dewalt and makita have one so not sure why milwaukee hasn't jumped on yet. They are super nice when pouring concrete.
kctyphoon
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Guess what i got at work today..
My very own M18 chainsaw kit.. mmmm hmmm.. lol
Highly impressive. I used another one yesterday. Cutting up a class 0 telephone pole,(thats a pretty thick pole) first cut was with a corded makita. The overload must have kicked on a dozen times to make ONE cut. Took quite a while to cut through that pole. Second cut, m18. Granted - brand new saw, brand new chain - it cut through the pole in seconds. Every contractor on that job was impressed. The thing just has so much torque it barely even slowed down. Old, dry, cedar pole - its was like nothing..
I’m sure every cut wont be as impressive as that - but even i was like “holy ****”.. lol
My very own M18 chainsaw kit.. mmmm hmmm.. lol
Highly impressive. I used another one yesterday. Cutting up a class 0 telephone pole,(thats a pretty thick pole) first cut was with a corded makita. The overload must have kicked on a dozen times to make ONE cut. Took quite a while to cut through that pole. Second cut, m18. Granted - brand new saw, brand new chain - it cut through the pole in seconds. Every contractor on that job was impressed. The thing just has so much torque it barely even slowed down. Old, dry, cedar pole - its was like nothing..
I’m sure every cut wont be as impressive as that - but even i was like “holy ****”.. lol
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kctyphoon
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Think makita took a turn at it years back too. Milwaukee just hit that mark at the right time with the lithium combination..
Just imagine - 20 years from now batteries will be half the size and last twice as long.
signcrafter
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That saw is every bit as good as a gas powered one of similar size. I have a post on here about when I first got mine and cut up a big tree limb that came down. Did it almost all on one 9.0 battery. Only thing I will say is keep an eye on the oil. Maybe I was just excited to cut but I let mine run out once. Love that saw.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422455&highlight=chainsaw&showall=1
HondaCBMan
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Well the addiction has finally started after the clerk at HD spent about 20 minutes searching for where in the overhead storage this kit was placed
M12 Fuel Hammer Drill/Driver, Impact, charger, 2 batteries and a packout case for $199 out the door in tax free Delaware
My HD listed 2 in stock (online and in their system) but they couldn't find any.
jmhinkle
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I actually bumped into those at my local HD in one of the center aisle display sections. I only noticed it because of the packout box. They had 3 or 4 kind of buried under a table. Thought it seemed like a good deal for those who have a use for the box.
Farmall450
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All decent electric chainsaws are highly impressive, courtesy of their torque. Don't even bother wearing chaps...they won't bind it.
Black300zx
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Took a very patient employee about 20 minutes to find mine. Try again if you're really that interested in it.
Got to play around with them tonight a bit. Color me impressed (and addicted! )
First I finished mounting my plywood modem/switch/wifi router panel to the cinderblock wall in my basement. After giving up drilling holes with my Ryobi drill (non-hammer) I just left it hanging by 2 tapcons. The M12 hammer drill knocked out 4 new holes in about 5 seconds each on speed 2. The impact sank the 3/16" Tapcons on level 2 no sweat and even ran them down flush on level 1.
When I went out to the garage to put them away I strung together a 1/4 hex to 3/8 drive adaptor with a 3/8 to 1/2 adapter to mounted up a 21mm impact socket and gave it a shot at the lugnuts on my Z. I recently torqued them to 110lbf, and after maybe 5 seconds of rattling on level 3 it spun it off! For comparison, I ran rhe lugnut back on at level 3, let it rattle for a second or two and gave my Ryobi P237 a crack at taking it back off. No go, even after letting it rattle for a while.
The P237 is rated for 50% more torque,, but I guess the stars have to align in the lab to actually hit that nimber. Thr M12 took it right back off without too much drama....and to think I was questioning whether the M12 stubby would satisfy me!
boiler7904
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Well the addiction has finally started after the clerk at HD spent about 20 minutes searching for where in the overhead storage this kit was placed
M12 Fuel Hammer Drill/Driver, Impact, charger, 2 batteries and a packout case for $199 out the door in tax free Delaware
I'm working in DE for a couple more weeks and that's on my shopping list this coming weekend when I have time to get to a store with them in stock.
kctyphoon
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The m18 is way better than the corded makita.. i promise you that..
almost every corded chainsaw ive used always has a weak point. With the makita its the overload protection. Its WAY too sensitive, and the soft start feature just compounds the problem. The Husky’s kickback lock handles always broke.. That corded Oregon model has no business on a job site IMO. I hate those things.
The best corded one around still to this day (as far as i know) is the OLD corded milwaukee’s. Why they stopped making them is beyond me. But I’m telling you, the torque on the m18 beats every corded model ive ever tried. Lots of guys i work with have 2 chainsaws on their trucks. All the digger trucks have gas Stihls. Honestly - i may not even bother wasting the space with a Stihl as a backup.
The only weak spot i see on the m18’s is the tensioning screw. So far - ive watched 2 different guys, with 2 different m18 saws - catch a piece of metal on the blades. One guy hit a bolt, the other a washer. Both saws bent their tensioning screws (or maybe even partially stripped that little tensioner itself) and immediately threw enough slack in the chain to skip the bar.
Wont be surprised if an upgraded repair kit becomes available at some point. Either that, or Milwaukee is gonna sell a bunch of them. The Husky’s use to do the same thing too - but not as easily as the m18 seems to. I’m sure the nice sharp blades didnt help.
I wish the saw itself was a little less bulky. With any luck, the next generation will have an inline motor and slim down a little. But trust me - I ain’t complaining.
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Farmall450
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I suppose I should have clarified -- decent electric, ie cordless offerings from Stihl, DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita. They're quite good. And yeah, not really Milwaukee's fault that they're catching metal, although of course nothing is over built.
javyLSU
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Good to hear. I got my chain saw kit a few weeks ago, but haven’t had to use it - YET. I almost want this stupid tree I found leaning on my property to go ahead and fall so I can try out the new chain saw!
Bighead38
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You have a chainsaw. You can make it fall.
kctyphoon
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Cable cutters are coming.. so ill have those, the chainsaw, and 7/16 utility impact.
Fuel drill/impact set and sawzall are gonna be a lock.. might add a search light and m18 rover to that.. we have like 5 gen2 tower lights laying around now but thats a lot of real estate to give up on this POS truck they gave me. A lot less closet space in this one compared to my old, and theres a friggin bed winch on the thing which eliminates adding a box on the bed... gonna have some choices to make..
Fuel drill/impact set and sawzall are gonna be a lock.. might add a search light and m18 rover to that.. we have like 5 gen2 tower lights laying around now but thats a lot of real estate to give up on this POS truck they gave me. A lot less closet space in this one compared to my old, and theres a friggin bed winch on the thing which eliminates adding a box on the bed... gonna have some choices to make..
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javyLSU
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Haha, the tree that I'm talking about is not quite a tree that a home-gamer should be taking down by himself...
Bighead38
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Glad you have respect for chainsaw but you don’t seem worried about it hitting anything when it falls so the same should apply when cutting it down.
HondaCBMan
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Took a very patient employee about 20 minutes to find mine. Try again if you're really that interested in it.
Got to play around with them tonight a bit. Color me impressed (and addicted! )
First I finished mounting my plywood modem/switch/wifi router panel to the cinderblock wall in my basement. After giving up drilling holes with my Ryobi drill (non-hammer) I just left it hanging by 2 tapcons. The M12 hammer drill knocked out 4 new holes in about 5 seconds each on speed 2. The impact sank the 3/16" Tapcons on level 2 no sweat and even ran them down flush on level 1.
When I went out to the garage to put them away I strung together a 1/4 hex to 3/8 drive adaptor with a 3/8 to 1/2 adapter to mounted up a 21mm impact socket and gave it a shot at the lugnuts on my Z. I recently torqued them to 110lbf, and after maybe 5 seconds of rattling on level 3 it spun it off! For comparison, I ran rhe lugnut back on at level 3, let it rattle for a second or two and gave my Ryobi P237 a crack at taking it back off. No go, even after letting it rattle for a while.
...and to think I was questioning whether the M12 stubby would satisfy me!
Won't be trying again, my HD is terrible. Also I have the Dewalt 12v Xtreme, wasn't tied down to any brand for 12v.
snickers muncher
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Milwaukee owns Stiletto and I just got a 3rd gen TiBone 15 oz hammer.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8095242#post8095242
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8095242#post8095242
kctyphoon
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Special Delivery on its way 
. Should be here in an hour or so..
. Should be here in an hour or so..
Caparris
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They are proud of those gloves... but I'm sure they'd be awesome on a cold day
techieman33
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Did the hoodie get changed this year?
I tried it on and it felt different than what I remember the model after mine felt like. Model number is 302G, dont know what last years was but were all the model numbers previously 2XX, mine were back in the 4 digit days.
kctyphoon
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There's a fuel hammer drill/impact kit behind the saw. Didn't even look to see which kit it is cause the guy came so late, but everything should be OneKey. There should be 45 pairs of demo gloves in that other box. Lol
Brand new composite outrigger pads under the cabinet too
Brand new composite outrigger pads under the cabinet too
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signcrafter
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Got my hole hawg today and wow is this thing so much nicer then my 20 year old corded hole hawg. Chucked up a 4 1/2" hole saw and cut a bunch of holes in a piece of 3/4" plywood like butter. Didn't catch or grab at all. Just so smooth and wasn't clinching the whole time waiting for it to catch and grab. Well worth the money even though it will only get used every once in a while.