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jessb_55http://www.cpooutlets.com/factory-reconditioned-dewalt-dcd985br-20v-max-cordless-lithium-ion-premium-3-speed-hammer-drill--bare-tool-/dewrdcd985br,default,pd.htmlhttp://www.cpooutlets.com/factory-reconditioned-dewalt-dcd995br-20v-max-xr-cordless-lithium-ion-3-speed-1-2-in--brushless-hammer-drill--bare-tool-/dewrdcd995br,default,pd.htmlsign up for their Email ...get a free ship code I had the 771 ....it got burnt up ....NOW a refurbished 995 hammer w/5 amp hr batteries on Clam plate(Gen 2) with SM 6"
The older style Clam Plate required you to remove the chuck off the drill ...this is what I have...not sure which Clam Plate you have ...the Milwaukee set up you describe should work very well as long as it has the 4+ ah batteries .
oh so go ahead an pull the trigger then? No reason this drill wouldn't work with the plate right?Thanks
If you have the kind of clam plate that requires you to remove the chuck, you will need a different adapter to replace the chuck. The threads on the newer 1200 in # model are different than the 725in # model.
alrighty, so I picked up the drill today and just put it on. I think I got the trigger set right, etc. And I have the model that already has the chuck on it so I don't believe I needed an adapter as I believe that only pertains to the models that you had to remove the chuck for right?A few more questions though...I noticed that there seems to be some "play" in a few spots on the unit and just want to make sure something isn't loose as I bought this used and already assembled.Spot #1: If you hold the plate like you're going to drill and you rock it back and forth the plate moves separately from the auger bit itself, Is that normal?Spot #2: the bolt that holds the long trigger lever to the 3inchish vertical piece? I see the locking nut on the back is not tight but I don't see any threads in the visible gap so that's why I'm hesitant to "overtighten" it?Spot #3: of the 3 bolts that are in line on the clamping bar, I see there too that there is a gap on the front side where the phillips head is, but there too I'm wondering if that shouldn't be snug to keep the trigger from not sticking? I would include photos but again I can't
Alright, thanks everyone I guess I'll leave as is! One last question dose the trigger assembly come assembled because if that's the case then one of the bolts I'm referring to came assembled loose or at least in my opinion.pretty happy with the setup otherwise other than the occasional instances where it seems like the auger just keeps turning, maybe slightly shaving, but not really making headway with making a whole but I might pick up some new blades to see if that does the trick.The Milwaukee hammer drill I picked up last weekend on this auger is night and day compared to the entry level Dewalt I was using!
Welp, I put some new blades on and seems better but still occasionally the thing will spin in one spot for 30 seconds or so. I try to clean out the shavings to see if that's the case but doesn't seem to make much of a difference. Do I need to rock the auger side to side at all to get the blades/auger bit gripping again? Otherwise when it cut, it cuts super nice!
I recently consulted this forum before makeing a purchase and I am sad to say I choose Makita. I have always loved the company and before this would have highly recomend there products. I used a milwakee lithium full sized brushed motor drill a long time ago to drill 8" holes. That had enough torque at 550ft-lb rated, but I used a gas auger instead. Fast forward to this year I bought a new makita drill. The one with 1090 ft-lb and the 4ah batterys. I had the midsize drill with 3ah batterys but I wanted the extra oumph, so I bought the new set. Fist outing out it was like -5F and I froze my ass off. The drill was ruthless and drilled faster than my old gas auger with the exact same had auger itself. I started off useing the 3ah battery from my other set and I ended up drilling 3 and 1/2 holes in like a foot before it died. Switched over to the 4ah and It made it like 12 holes. I was not impressed. I repeated the same test out on a diffrent lake when it was about 20F and it still preformed about the same. Not only that, but it didn't have full power untill the end like the old milwakee. I am verry disapointed with mikita and their batterys. Same batterys that were able to screw over 300 2 1/2" stailess deck screws into a 4x4 piece of pine right at 32F degrees. Can someone tell me if the 5ah battery works better, or is this what I can expect from makita from now on?Overall I would not recomend and am thoroughly dissapointed and would not recomend.-Jon
I have the 5ah Makita batteries and have had good luck. Everything I read says to keep the batteries warm, or performance will suffer. Is the drill the XPH07Z? I have the same one for working, but I bought a standalone XFD03Z (750 in-lbs) to permanently mount to the clam plate. I have had good luck.