2704 Milwaukee SMOKED!

[hawg]

5 total holes and it smoked my 2704. It's about 2 1/2 years old and only seen household duty. PIZZED! 

[badbrad2186]

5 total holes and it smoked my 2704. It's about 2 1/2 years old and only seen household duty. PIZZED!

 

Using it on drill setting or hammer drill setting?

[hawg]

Drill and low.

[RyanW]

Intriguing. What’s your setup consist of?

[3300]

its under warranty. hopefully you bought it from an authorized retailer.

meanwhile buy another one from home depot and return it when your drill is fixed. they have a 90 day hassle free return policy. they only ask if any thing is wrong with it.

[hawg]

Bought a HD. Haven’t looked up warranty yet. I figured 2 years, do you know 3300? Just got home.

[3300]

5 year tool. 3 battery.

[JohnJ1981]

Bought a HD. Haven’t looked up warranty yet. I figured 2 years, do you know 3300? Just got home.

Milwaukee is great with customer service. I returned a battery (5.0) , no receipt no questions they replaced it free of charge (no pun intended) just contact them and tell them you want it warrantied. I bet they do it no questions.

[struckus]

it happens..I love my milwaukee drill but anything can smoke..lots of electronics in there and they're all mass produced..5 year warranty should set you up with a new drill..

[badbrad2186]

Drill and low.

 

Weird that it burned up on 5 holes I run a dewalt and have never had an issue

[hawg]

Do I dare tell them it fried on an auger or will they say that’s not an authorized use. Might as well not say if they don’t ask. Now, if I can find the receipt. When I think back it has had a lot of use but nowhere near like a contractor would.

[Drifter_016]

Do I dare tell them it fried on an auger or will they say that’s not an authorized use. Might as well not say if they don’t ask. Now, if I can find the receipt. When I think back it has had a lot of use but nowhere near like a contractor would.

Just tell them you were drilling when smoke came out of it.

[skifisher]

I may be mistaken, but I believe the 2407-22 was discontinued in August of 2018. Don’t know how it affects the warranty. Good luck!

[Fishwacker1]

Smoked my Milwaukee this weekend too. Last year turned a k drill and this year a nils.

[Light liner]

RIGID OCTANE!

[RStock521]

It's under warranty, they'll replace it. No worries. Like said above, buy one as a loaner if you need it ASAP.

[river_scum]

if you cant find receipt use your warranty registration, you did on line.

[hawg]

Model 2704-20. Looking up registration now, hope I did it.

[ActiveTrapChecker]

Hey Hawg,

Here’s the link to the Milwaukee warranty. I burned one up framing a floor. Completed the online registration. After filing out a claim they gave me a pre-printed label, I shipped it to them and had it back in less than 3 weeks.


https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Support/Registration-and-Warranty


Good luck!

[hawg]

Forgot my password to Milwaukee, I've registered lots of things so I know I have one. I've clicked the forgot password every 5 minutes, they say email sent, but it never comes. Problems on weekend kind of suck. Oh well everybody needs time off but computers should still work there for automatic reply's.🤷‍♂️ Not a big deal, tomorrow is soon enough.

[hawg]

ATC, 3 weeks seems like a long time.?.? Did they rebuild yours or send a new one? Seems they should replace doesn't it?

[ActiveTrapChecker]

Mine was a rebuild. Depends on what the issue was.

Thankfully it was my picture hanger and not my ice fishing drill. 3 weeks didn’t offend me, as it wasn’t ice fishing. Although I have the 1200 inch/lb model for drilling holes

[badbrad2186]

Forgot my password to Milwaukee, I've registered lots of things so I know I have one. I've clicked the forgot password every 5 minutes, they say email sent, but it never comes. Problems on weekend kind of suck. Oh well everybody needs time off but computers should still work there for automatic reply's.🤷‍♂️ Not a big deal, tomorrow is soon enough.

Check your spam folder in email I have had that issue when resetting passwords

[Kinkyline]

 

It's under warranty, they'll replace it. No worries. Like said above, buy one as a loaner if you need it ASAP.

. Ridgid Octane has a lifetime warranty.  My opinion is if you are turning a spool bigger than 7" and lots of reps no bat. powered drill has the guts to last very long especially when drilling 18' to 24" of ice. Go with a gasser or propane drill...more torque capability and stronger gear box.

[Evil Tom]

Rigid 100%Dont buy from Depot or big box stores not the same quality.Look for brushless as well..My rigid has never let me down just went thru a couple of batteries.

[hardwater diehard]

Well with all the Milwaukee set ups out there it seems its minimal/fraction of failures ..I have been using a refurbished 2704 atop a Clam Plate/8" K-Drill ..no issues thus far ..hope all works out for you .

[3300]

ATC, 3 weeks seems like a long time.?.? Did they rebuild yours or send a new one? Seems they should replace doesn't it?

check their web page for local authorized repair centers and grab your receipt and bring it to them. my milwaukee impact was done in 10 days. trigger switch was bad and has happened to others on here.

what size auger took yours out?

[hawg]

8 inch Pistol. Definitely not the trigger, man does this stink and smoke A LOT.

[ActiveTrapChecker]

I have the 2703, the drill equivalent to the 2704 hammer. Haven’t had any issues with an 8” auger.

I feel for you, sucks no doubt!

[Evil Tom]

Yup when it smells you burned the brushes and most likely windings in the motor.Newer brushless models handle  augers way better.Remember they were only designed for drill bits.....just not 6"-8" ones lol