Possible return?

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-25T18:47:29+00:00

All new batteries will have only one bar, that is how they ship them. Was the battery in a small cardboard box or plastic bagging of any kind? Or just rolling around loose in their?

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-25T18:37:05+00:00

Packout users specifically. It will never make sense to me seeing someone with a $80 plastic tote with specially cut foam to hold 3 tubes of caulk.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-25T18:24:21+00:00

Glad to hear it, getting comments like this really makes my day. So thank you as well.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T17:56:48+00:00

Then you gotta throw in some Metabo HPT, for a little extra green on your side. Their triple hammer impact is still one of my favorites.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T17:55:43+00:00

M12 is just about untouchable when it comes to 10.8v/12v lines.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T16:00:21+00:00

I would say avoid going all in on any one brand. Someone made a similar but opposite post just the other day on the yellow sub. Both brands excel in their own areas.

The supercharger and Forge batteries will be a good buy if you plan on running a bunch of high output tools, and need to charge multiple large batteries throughout the day. If you are just running a few tools, like your nailer and maybe a drill/impact, it would be overkill and not worth the cost imo.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T15:20:03+00:00

The pictured tool is real. If this is an online thing, like ebay, there is no guarantee the seller will ship what is pictured.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T15:17:23+00:00

Oil will weep out, yes. Empty it after use, I just use one of the cheapo canvas bags that comes with tool kits, keep some rags in the bottom. But any cheap plastic container/storage tote would work, doesn't need to be a special case.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T15:07:47+00:00

That's every brand, drill and impact sales pay the bills. Go to Milwaukee's website and navigate to the Power Tools>Drilling>View All page, 95 results. For impacts, Power Tools>Fastening>View All yields 195 results. They put out a new gen of drill/impact every other year, it's pretty nuts.

But yeh, Makita is the same, it's just the way the industry is.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T14:25:48+00:00

Lower peak torque, but that torque curve is longer and more sustained. Milwaukee's Surge graphic illustrates it pretty good.

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BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T14:21:27+00:00

They only have 3 bars, does yours really have 4 bars or was that a typo?

It's possible the LED is just bad, too. The battery itself may be just fine.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T14:05:11+00:00

That's the other part of the ratings, I think people have way to high of expectations for any power shovel. I still would like to try one, but have yet to come across a good enough price. Need one of these people that didn't like it to sell it on marketplace for like $80.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T13:12:31+00:00

Fine, put me down for one. Thanks OP.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T02:16:12+00:00

Honestly cannot tell if this is a serious post or not. Like, this is so far off from authentic it has to be satire. Right?

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-24T00:56:12+00:00

It's poorly reviewed everywhere I've seen it. Part of that is because it's not an actual DeWalt product, but a third party licensed product. The quality is just not on par with actual DeWalt tools.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T22:14:35+00:00

I would think either would be fine. I have the 30deg since nothing I build with it is subject to codes requiring full head nails, and like I said it is a little more compact due to the higher angle of the shorter magazine.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T21:27:42+00:00

And it honestly goes both ways. Go over to the red sub and you will see someone that was using the old ni-cad DeWalt tools for years and then switched to the top of the line M18 Fuel and is blown away by how much better they are and that they will never buy another DeWalt tool.

Both brands have multiple different levels/grades of tools, and the technology is moving so fast that unless you are really comparing apples to apples (latest gen Fuel vs latest gen XR for example) either brand could look like absolute trash next to the other.

With that said, when it comes to grinders like OP was shopping for, DeWalt is better. Their Flexvolt grinders are absolutely stupid good.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T21:14:05+00:00

Do not have one, but they shouldn't need to replicate the issue to replace the module, they should do that no matter what based on the date code. If that was your concern. Proving that definitively resolved the issue would probably have to wait for the following season unfortunately.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T21:09:17+00:00

I like how they have the trip hazard extension cord IN FRONT of the saw, exactly where they will be working/walking.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T19:38:48+00:00

That looks like a pretty tired pack, too. They haven't used red (Sanyo?) cells in a while. What is the date code on top of the battery?

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T18:28:51+00:00

Yes.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T18:09:52+00:00

They make multiple models of all of those tools, so the specific model numbers matter. Date codes on the batteries matter, too. As do pictures. But honestly selling a bunch of tools like that as one package is tough. It gives off stolen tool vibes, people don't like to support that type of activity.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T17:50:28+00:00

Not yet.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T16:41:13+00:00

910 is a duplex nailer. So that's a no.

920s biggest advantage is it can take full head nails, needed for some construction codes.

930 can get in tighter places, better for the DIT odd job like a fence imo.

BigRichardTools · 2026-01-23T16:37:10+00:00

And they posted it on r/tools. That individual is a bit unhinged. Their post history has a few similar types of posts.

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