Heavy duty drill and impact driver/wrench

[Beau]

So I have an 18v DeWalt impact driver and 2 speed drill. Both work well but neither have a great deal of guts. I am doing more and more work like drilling steel and larger holes in wood plus putting 150mm lag screws in on farm buildings. My current set is at it's limits and beyond at times. I could just sell the lot and start again of try the bare Dewalt 3 speed drill and impact wrench which would be the cheapest option. Is there a two piece set that would do everything from regular woodwork type applications right up to drilling large holes and putting in lag screws?

Over to you

 

[Beau]

Any one?

 

[TFrench]

We use Makita at work, it's good but I don't know how much better if any it is than Dewalt

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[AJB Temple]

I have tried Milwaukee (bought), Makita and Hitachi. But I don't drill steel with battery drills. I suspect this is why comments are sparse.

 

[chris-a]

I use Bosch, the impact is an absolutely beast sends in lag screws with ease

 

[Beau]

Thanks. Not many answers but that's an answer in it's self. If I had a tidal wave of get a Milwaukee, Bosch, etc etc but as not just going to get a couple of bare DeWalt tools.

 

[gregmcateer]

Makita I think has the biggest chuck capacity (13mm), compared to Bosch 10mm.

I've used both and seem pretty similar. Not done scientific comparisons

 

[MrDavidRoberts]

I don't want to waste my time writing huge walls of text but
dhp481z and dtd154z makita.. Best of the best you can get.

 

[Richard S]

I don't want to waste my time writing huge walls of text but
dhp481z and dtd154z makita.. Best of the best you can get.

Not a lot of point posting then, without some kind of context comments like this are worthless.

For what it's worth I am heavily invested in Milwaukee kit both 12 volt and 18 volt. My work consists mainly of repairs and refits of canal boats for which the 12v stuff is light, convenient and almost always plenty powerful enough. The other part of my work involves the building of bespoke garden buildings and for this the 18v gear is outstanding. Of particular relevance to the op would be the brushless impact driver and Combi drill, coupled with 5ah batteries these will run all day on a single charge and have power to burn. I've been running with Milwaukee for about three years and have been more than happy, the batteries in particular are in my opinion the best I have come across. In fairness and for balance the guys I work with all have their own preferences and run a variety of platforms namely Bosch, Makita and Dewalt, all are happy with their personal choices and I'm not in a position right now to identify specific models within these brands but it is amazing when it comes to banging in 200mm Timbascrews how often my Milwaukee gets borrowed.
I have recently had the opportunity to try some of the Fuel versions of these and they are a definite step up, as and when my current kit dies I shall be replacing with the relevant Fuel versions.
HTH
Richard

 

[Simou1]

I don't want to waste my time writing huge walls of text but
dhp481z and dtd154z makita.. Best of the best you can get.

Not a lot of point posting then, without some kind of context comments like this are worthless.

Richard

Roger to that Richard!

After going through one or two drills in my lifetime from all brands from Festool to Makita, I have recently bought the Metabo SB18LTX 18V Quick 18v Brushless Hammer drill and the Metabo PowerMaxx BS Quick Pro 10.8 V Cordless Drill/Driver. They are both superb bits of kit; in fact so good that Mafell painted them red and added £100 ish to the price. The 10.8v one with the angled head knocks spots off my very early Festool 12v offset, angled drill driver kit which used to reign supreme for its adaptabiity and compact size. Use the 18v one without the additional handle at your peril, it is a very powerful heavy duty drill.

On impact driver/wrenches I have the Fein 18v 1/2" impact wrench and it is an awesome tool and, as I recently bought a Dewalt for the first time in twenty years, (the stunningly superb DCN660 finish nailer, (cudos to Job and Knock for his wonderful review)), I bought the brushless Dewalt DCF887 as I had the batteries. It is a belter of an impact driver, very compact, very light and extremely powerful.

Pat

 

[MrDavidRoberts]

I don't want to waste my time writing huge walls of text but
dhp481z and dtd154z makita.. Best of the best you can get.

Not a lot of point posting then, without some kind of context comments like this are worthless.

For what it's worth I am heavily invested in Milwaukee kit both 12 volt and 18 volt. My work consists mainly of repairs and refits of canal boats for which the 12v stuff is light, convenient and almost always plenty powerful enough. The other part of my work involves the building of bespoke garden buildings and for this the 18v gear is outstanding. Of particular relevance to the op would be the brushless impact driver and Combi drill, coupled with 5ah batteries these will run all day on a single charge and have power to burn. I've been running with Milwaukee for about three years and have been more than happy, the batteries in particular are in my opinion the best I have come across. In fairness and for balance the guys I work with all have their own preferences and run a variety of platforms namely Bosch, Makita and Dewalt, all are happy with their personal choices and I'm not in a position right now to identify specific models within these brands but it is amazing when it comes to banging in 200mm Timbascrews how often my Milwaukee gets borrowed.
I have recently had the opportunity to try some of the Fuel versions of these and they are a definite step up, as and when my current kit dies I shall be replacing with the relevant Fuel versions.
HTH
Richard

Just do a research on those models, I promise you won't regret it..
No point writing a wall of text when no1 ever reads them.

 

[Beau]

Well I have bit the bullet and got a DCF 899N and a DCD 996N. Not a lot should stop these two. Couldn't work out why the combis were cheaper than the equivalent drill drivers but hay ho an extra feature for less money seems like a no brainer.

 

[Richard S]

Good news, I'm sure you will be delighted with them. I think the moral of my previous post was that we all have our favourites when it comes to kit but I think if you stick to the recognised professional brands you will get a tool that is fit for the job. (Assuming you avoid the price engineered models everyone seems to do now, aimed at the diy'er).

 

[Beau]

Good news, I'm sure you will be delighted with them. I think the moral of my previous post was that we all have our favourites when it comes to kit but I think if you stick to the recognised professional brands you will get a tool that is fit for the job. (Assuming you avoid the price engineered models everyone seems to do now, aimed at the diy'er).

Yes couldn't find bad reviews for this level of kit so though just stick with what I know and have batteries for. If starting again might have gone for Makita but with hundreds of pounds already invested in a system seams mad to change as never had bother with pro level DeWalt gear.