I've never had a DeWalt tool die. Some of the jobsite drills, corded and cordless, have cracked housings and they keep right on going. Same with DeWalt sawsalls, cordless and corded saws, spiral saws, sanders, impact drivers, the whole line has been great for us. We've never had a problem with batteries at all; which may be due to the fact that we use them a lot so they never sit idle. The li-ion are even better and hold a charge without use. Farms, homeowners/handymen and hobby users should get those.
We also have a few Makita and no complaints, but they lack power in the rechargable drills.
I like Milwaukie for hole hawgs, they are a little smoother than DeWalt.
We won't touch Rigid tools anymore. They are heavy, underpowered and poorly built. The lifetime warranty won't replace your lost time when the tool fails. The blades wobble on the chop saws. The gears strip on the drills. The sander motors burn out in just a couple of months. Did I mention they are heavy?
Nailers? Hmmm.
DeWalt is OK there, but we have very few, so far none have broken.
Hitachi makes decent framers and roofers. Their roofers are a little underpowered for siding.
Senco has been fine for us. Some don't like them but so far I've never gotten a real good reason beyond not liking the color.
Max makes some really good stuff right now. Framers have plenty of power, same for roofers and staplers.
Bostich is reliable, really hard to kill in fact, but kind of heavy by todays standards.
Makita I would not touch in air powered tools. They have this new high pressure gimmick they are pushing. Supposed to be really light weight, but you have to buy a whole system and each part costs four times what you can get other brands for.
Mr. HE
We also have a few Makita and no complaints, but they lack power in the rechargable drills.
I like Milwaukie for hole hawgs, they are a little smoother than DeWalt.
We won't touch Rigid tools anymore. They are heavy, underpowered and poorly built. The lifetime warranty won't replace your lost time when the tool fails. The blades wobble on the chop saws. The gears strip on the drills. The sander motors burn out in just a couple of months. Did I mention they are heavy?
Nailers? Hmmm.
DeWalt is OK there, but we have very few, so far none have broken.
Hitachi makes decent framers and roofers. Their roofers are a little underpowered for siding.
Senco has been fine for us. Some don't like them but so far I've never gotten a real good reason beyond not liking the color.
Max makes some really good stuff right now. Framers have plenty of power, same for roofers and staplers.
Bostich is reliable, really hard to kill in fact, but kind of heavy by todays standards.
Makita I would not touch in air powered tools. They have this new high pressure gimmick they are pushing. Supposed to be really light weight, but you have to buy a whole system and each part costs four times what you can get other brands for.
Mr. HE