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product was almost exactly what i wanted, dewalt 18v hammer/drill/driver was great and delivery prompt and better than expected delivery date. minor detail but some small details are important. but as selling to international clients maxtool could/should disclose more information about battery charger input voltage (as australia is different to united states)output voltages mentioned in detals.
I ABUSE them pretty good. I STRONGLY recomend getting them service every year or so. Plus the 988 is compact enough to fit between joists w/ a 1" bit on it I do low voltage installations, I use this mostly for intercom/entry installations. My first one lasted about 4 years, until the body finally cracked and wouldn't hold the battery anymore.
I have been on my own 7 years and am now on my 2nd one. I have used it to drill 1/2 holes through new brick(I know go through the morter, but cant always do that) I have put 3/4 holes through cement block. Used a 2 1/2 hole saw through 2x4.OK get the idea. I'm not saying anyone should do more than it's rated for, but lets face it in real life sometimes things happen This is something every one should own, would probably last a lifetime for a moderate user.
If you need a cordless drill that can do everything and replace all others, this is the one. The three speed transmission is very versatile and has as far as I can tell the highest RPM speed (2000rpm)for a cordless drill which is very useful for masonry applications. This hammerdrill I have found can easily outperform even many corded hammer drills. Remember this is a hammer drill, NOT a rotary hammer. Softer stuff like brick and blocks, it plows through with no sweat.
Its a little on the heavy side but pretty average and to be expected from a NiCD 18v drill. I would normally use a rotary hammer for this but rotary hammers tend to oversize holes so tapcons don't grips as well (or at all). The tool balance really makes it feel comfortable anyway regardless of the weight. Lately I've been using it to drill mainly into insanely hard 40 year old structural concrete columns in a building and driving tapcon screws in.
I have not been dissapointed. It's by far the most versatile and best performing tool in my box. The middle speed (1450rpm) is great for when high speed and higher torque are needed such as hardwood, holesaws, etc and finally the slowest (450rpm) for maximum torque and driving. I give this tool the full 5 stars. The 18v XRP battery should provide enough power to work reasonably continuously while the other is finished charging. Did some research and came upong this drill which seemed to pretty much offer anything you can possibly want in a cordless drill. With a good bit the drill powers through pretty effortlessly into the reinforced columns. It feels really well in your hand.
Having blown a few corded hammer drills over the last 15 years I finally decided to try a good cordless model to get rid of the irritating cord. The keyless chuck saves so much time and grips bits as good as a keyed one. Most cordless models only have slow and fast, and fast isn't that fast, pretty frustrating for masonry work. I really don't know how I ever got along without this tool.
A rotary hammer is far more powerful but is pretty useless for anything else as they are typically to large, heavy and too violenty powerfull for smaller work. The balance of the tool is great. The battery life is very good. Finally, the reason I really bought this drill, the masonry performance.
I can many times go a full day of extended usage without having to bother recharging.
I have owned Dewalt 18 volt drills since they were 2-speed models years ago and this drill meets and exceeds my expectations. Dewalt's quality is very impressive and they have never let me down. Very powerful, and well balanced with great run-time. I own 3 of these drills and use them for driving lags to building doghouses.
I wanted to buy this drill as a single product, but the stores all carried it in a package with other power tools. I am greatly pleased with both the product and its performance and with Amazon and the speedy deliver. Amazon offered it as a single. It arrived the next day even with standard shipping.
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