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This is the best driver drill I have every used. Light weight with long battery life. Outstanding in all functions.
I am satisfied with speedy delivery. Drill is a fantastic, light and comfortable at work.
The top is raised with a crank from the back. Set to the low speed it has no problem at all lifting the top, and lowering it is even easier. Naturally it will get a lot of more conventional use as well, but it is perfect for my special application. I bought this for an unusual use. As a plus, I can also use it to extend and retract the levelers on the four corners, which the factory electric lift kit does not do.
I have a Fleetwood Evolution Pop-Up camper with AC on the roof. It is somewhat of a pain to raise it, so I contacted the dealer about an electric lift kit. I was told that it required a gear ratio change, and would run about $1000 total installed. The tech at the dealer recommended I get a heavy duty cordless drill instead, for less than 1/3 the cost, so I bought this one.It works great.
I have other Makita drills, and I love them all. This one is also a very nice drill setup.
I didn't find it tiring to use.In the past several months I have done a lot of heavy drilling and also drove a lot of dry-wall screws. It also gives me bits that I know run true as a fair test of a chuck. It doesn't seem like it would have taken much creativity to design a case that would hold the drill and either the impact wrench or the light. The light is fine when using the (longer) spade bits.
(Listening out there Makita.). While noticeably heavier the new drill seems better balanced than the old drill (stick battery in the handle). I didn't experience either of these problems. 9.6 volt Makita which still worked fine; but it needed new batteries. But when I was driving screws with a short Phillips bit the light was no help at all.Overall this is a great drill and I look forward to using it for a long time.
Since I often moved between drilling and driving screws I liked the ability to make that change quickly without changing the clutch setting.Someone else commented on chuck run-out and holding power. I did buy the Makita 18v flash light. I did a fair amount of work in dark (overhead) spaces. It replace a 15 year old (approx). It is huge.
Considering that I've moved from 9.6 to 18 volts and added a hammer function this seems to be a quite reasonable tradeoff. Purchased this drill last fall before beginning to replace the aluminum wiring in my 40 year old home. The drill has all the power I needed to make short work of up to 1" holes often through multiple 2x4's. However, most of my drilling was done with a set of old Craftsman spade bits that had terrible run-out as purchased. The only other complaint is the lack of adjustability of the light. Since I didn't purchase the impact wrench about 40-50% of the space is wasted.
It seemed a good time to trade up.The new drill is about 1 pound heavier than my previous drill. My father was a machinist at the time I purchased the bits and re-ground the forged drill flats true to the axis of the bit solving this problem. The case my drill arrived in was designed to hold both the drill and an impact wrench. There are a lot of bad bits out there.My biggest disappointment was the case.
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