Milwaukee power tools

/ Milwaukee power tools #81  
The hole hawg has more slop than I thought, but not a 1/2 turn. More like a 1/4 turn. All the way to the left and right. ImageUploadedByTractorByNet1454088727.816007.jpgImageUploadedByTractorByNet1454088762.316684.jpg
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #82  
There ya go and it's enough to blow the gears when the spindle jerks...

I bought mine on a sat., Kurt, the guy behind the counter (AIH in Alaska) tried to get me to buy the Elu, but I had a magnum and wanted another Mil. drill...

It took me about 10 mins to blow it and when I came back later that Sat., as I walked to the counter, Kurt said: "you blew the gears didn't you? I TOLD you to buy the Elu"!! AND I did... It's a MUCH better drill...

Monday morn when I got back on the construction job, the Plummer "Terry" said, Hey, if you had told me you wanted a Hole Hawg, I would have given you one, there's a couple on the bench at the shop with blown gears"....and all the guys on site busted out laughing at me... lol lol

SO, Kurt had already put the word out... ha ha ha

The Elu has a stronger glass filled motor than the Hole Hawg, with a built in "ratchet clutch" in the lower gear of the gear box, to keep you from killing yourself...

It's by far the stronger better drill, I even used it for a "starting motor" (in hi gear) to crank start the pony motor on my CAT, something that the Mil. wouldn't do... I made an adapter just for this use...

SR
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #83  
I have a Dewalt version. I have used it quite a bit and it works great. I have another Milwaukee magnum drill that I have used quite a bit. It has way less slop than the hole hawg. The hole hawg might not be their best tool, but other wise Milwaukee pretty good. I bet you can find a turd with pretty much any company.

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/ Milwaukee power tools #84  
Home Depot has a great deal going online for a Milwaukee M18 Trueview LED Stand Light. The regular price is $249.99, but with the promo they're including a free M18 XC 5.0 battery and charger. I bought one and it is awesome!! They are also running a special on their smaller M18 Trueview LED light which goes for $149.99 and includes a free M18 XC 5.0 battery.




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/ Milwaukee power tools #85  
You bought one them stand lights :eek:


I like that new smaller work light

So get free 5.0 battery with it hey :D
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #86  
So I went thru all the Milwaukee cordless tool sale listings going right now at the HD and IMO there are a few good ones.

For a starting base in the M12 series the 2493-22 drill and hackzall combo is a real good value @$99. That little hackzall is one handy tool. :D

I've put mine thru the motions it'll chow thru a 2x4, plumbing pipes, conduit, steel rod, or bolts and if you position it vertical with the base on your work its a pretty good a makeshift jigsaw to quickly cutout notches or trim off something.

And the 2494-22 2457-20 package is another decent deal. The drill and driver combo has often been around for $99, but the bare tool ratchet alone has most always been more than $100. The 2462 impact driver was the very first M12 tool I bought ($79 kit with 2 batteries, charger and case on sale at HD) and is still my favorite go to driver. I thought I would kill it but has never skipped a beat driving hundreds and hundreds of screws for me all the way up to 3 1/2".

Noisy little bugger though :laughing:

And the 2454 Fuel kit has NEVER been on sale as long as I can remember so adding the 3/8 ratchet into that pkg virtually cuts the cost in half.

18 volt tools the 2697-22CTB is a pretty good price for the two tools even without the BT speaker! :eek: This is listed as being the most current 18v brushed hammer drill the 2607 and 2656 impact tool. :thumbsup:

Bare tool model # 2621-20 brushed recip saw is $120 less than the -21 kit (note which is one 3ah battery, plus charger and case).

The going price as of late is a full $100 off of the original Gen 1 2797 2pc Fuel kits with 4.0 batteries but the new Gen 2 with the 5.0's is $50 off until Feb1 so its a tough decision there right now! :rolleyes:


Couple caveats some of the big combo packages have older model drills and drivers included. They are still a good deal but just be aware the aren't the latest tools so the specs and performance ratings will vary somewhat.


By the time I went back to look the earlier mentioned 2360 worklight and battery offer was sold out! :confused:
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #87  
I also ordered the smaller M18 Trueview for $149.99 with free 5.0 battery, can never have too many lights.
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #88  
You bought one them stand lights :eek: I like that new smaller work light So get free 5.0 battery with it hey :D

Yes, very glad I did, also ordered the smaller one.
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #89  
I cant imagine how bright the 2360-20 worklight is on the high setting at 3000 lumens. :eek:

I have the 2361 floodlight and is plenty bright on its high setting of 1300 lumen. And med on the 2360 is still more at 1500 lumen

I see its back available online today as it was listed as out of stock yesterday for a while.

By itself @ $149 I find the price hard to justify but with a 5.0 battery it levels the cost out quite nicely. The battery list for $129.

I also see the same 2360 light with free battery offer at Milwaukee CPO but the battery is listed as only being a 3.0ah

I did have a bad experience on one order one time with HD substituting a different battery than advertised and no amount of e mail correspondence with their customer service with rectify the situation either. They kept telling me the battery wasn't available.

But with one e mail to Milwaukee Tool customer service afterwards with my complaint I had the correct battery in hand in two day later. And not from Home Depot either but shipped direct by them N/C.

I left a tool review at HD and a warning about the substitution on the free battery offer...they took it down!
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #90  
Re hole hawg:
I always use about 12" of pipe to screw into the auxiliary side bracket as I know a fellow that fractured his hand using a hawg.

My old 'skill' Milwaukee saw is still my favorite due to size weight power and balance.

Also have the drill that has 45 deg head and extension for drilling studs for wire pulling. Guess you'd call it a pole drill as you can walk a room drilling joists and studs as you go. Also great for PEX runs.
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #91  
I had a old buddy years and years ago he quit as plumber's apprentice when in some attic crawl a right angle hawg caught and smacked him in the face!

The latest 2 speed cordless versions the Fuel Super Hawgs have a clutch action on low speed

2 models one has a quick release 7/16 hex chuck (2711) the other a keyed 1/2 Jacob chuck (2709)

and up to a 6 1/4 bit rating.

Expensive bare tool/with no battery is the same price as a corded Super Hawg model.

2707/08 bare tool cordless Hole Hawgs run $100 less

I was watching some the super hawg video demonstrations. Cordless certainly has come a long way though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjnt8ZNbDu4
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #92  
Once burned makes my leary and in my case it has been twice.

I sent my defective battery to Milwaukee and they denied the claim and kept the battery...

Said the battery had been in a wet environment??? I did use it to secure some loose flashing to stop a roof leak...

When I complained about not getting it back I was told it had been disposed because it no longer worked.
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #93  
Sweet...someday soon I can leave the air compressor behind!

At least for the finish work :)


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/ Milwaukee power tools #94  
You bought one them stand lights :eek: I like that new smaller work light So get free 5.0 battery with it hey :D

I bought the smaller M18 Trueview with free 5.0 battery as well, it's brighter than the stand light!
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #95  
Just received a mail flyer and there are some pretty good combo deals to be had this month on different Milwaukee tools.

One is the High Torque impact wrench kit 2763-22 with 4.0 batteries. Pretty pricey alone, but now comes with the 2646-20F 18v 2 speed cordless grease gun (that's a $169 bare tool) for a limited time and also free shipping.

Milwaukee M18 Impact Wrench with Ring Kit | Acme Tools


The other also posted elsewhere here on TBN is 2407-22 drill with two 1.5ah batteries, a charger, and soft side tool bag along with their popular BT speaker all for $89 (plus s&h)

MILWAUKEE-247-22B | Acme Tools
 
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#96  
Just received a mail flyer and there are some pretty good combo deals to be had this month on different Milwaukee tools.

One is the High Torque impact wrench kit 2763-22 with 4.0 batteries. Pretty pricey alone, but now comes with the 2646-20F 18v 2 speed cordless grease gun (that's a $169 bare tool) for a limited time and also free shipping.

Milwaukee M18 Impact Wrench with Ring Kit | Acme Tools


The other also posted elsewhere here on TBN is 2407-22 drill with two 1.5ah batteries, a charger, and soft side tool bag along with their popular BT speaker all for $89 (plus s&h)

MILWAUKEE-247-22B | Acme Tools

Would like to get a circular saw to replace my old one.
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #97  
A couple of more Milwaukee bargains for June

The M12 grease Gun kit 2446-21XC @$169 comes with a 4.0XC free battery offer plus seen a banner ad on this site for $20 off $100 purchase @ ACME.

Just tried it out and it stacked with another promotional offer (for a free 4.0 battery) Coupon code good until 6/15
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #98  
Home Depot has had some really nice Milwaukee rollaway tool boxes on display, seem to be pretty well constructed and priced reasonable.
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #99  
Home Depot has had some really nice Milwaukee rollaway tool boxes on display, seem to be pretty well constructed and priced reasonable.

Been a few online reviews on the new Milwaukee boxes and some other name branded ones, Seems they are all getting into the game.
 
/ Milwaukee power tools #100  
I bought a Milwaukee Fuel 1/2" 18V impact wrench the other week. I've been pretty impressed with it.

I own a couple of the Fuel tools and the only thing I thought could be improved is the chuck on the 1/2" drill/driver. They don't have enough knurling on the chuck to help you get it tight enough to hold smaller drill bits securely. Between the one I own and 4 more at our shop, everyone has had the same complaint about the chuck.
 

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