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If you're invested in the DeWalt system, I hear the 996 hammer drill is the one you'd want.
why not use what you have? if it takes a dump then spend on what you thought about spending on such as a new ridgid drill.
The lifetime warranty might just put me over the edge. I hear yah about the investment giving me additional tools but other than using this as a post hole digger (which is fantastic to know) I've got plenty of heavy duty corded tools for doing things like drilling into/breaking up concrete and my dewalt's for everything else. I did see home depot has a buy one get one thing going on with rigid...
Wow, that's a lot of power. Maybe not a crazy idea. Looks like I could get that from Wally world with a big battery for $250 then I wouldn't need the gear box. I'll definitely poke around the forums for other threads about em. Thanks for the tip!
Hmmm.....So, is it only drills that will work for an auger? Reason I ask is today I thought I'd found the deal of the century (probably did). Our local farm store was having an inventory reduction sale and I saw a red box with a 50% off sign on it and it said Milwaukee Fuel 18 for $164.99. I snagged this quick as there was only one and when I got to the register I was charged $82 and change. When I got home I found I had not bought a drill but an impact wrench (2763-22). Would this wind up tearing up the reduction gears in the drill adapters everybody is talking about? I was hoping to retire my Jiffy 30 and go to a k-drill or something similar. thanks for you input!
Bummer about that deal but getting the bare tool could work.Gotta say did a little research on here last night and saw several folks who report Milwaukee drills breaking. Maybe the heavy duty torque is a little too much.I'll read up on some more threads but each time I see a drill breaking it makes me want to go with an ION
on the general chat section another milwaukee drill casting broke yesterday on a clam plate behind the chuck. it's not even the 700 inch pound unit and it's fractured big time. the owner did every thing right that he could.https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=354562.0
this may save you some time scouring the web looking at whats going on with these two brands. there should be plenty of folks saying theirs still work fine and it seems as tho there may have been a casting issue recently that is causing the side handle breaking the transmission housing issue.this drill is having major issue with the side handle breaking the transmission casting off and the manufacturer will only repair two times and then you out.
Has far has ridgid goes......don't plan to run more then a 6in auger on them....just a post the other day on here with a lot of guys having issues with them...stopping and not being able to cut. Great warranty on them, but if they can't do what you want what good is the tool.
Yeah this seems to be the main issue that I can see. While it's true I can usually get away with a 6" hole I've been running 8in so long and don't really want to downsize just because. I think I'm giving up on the drill thing again and just going to keep my eyes peeled for a good deal on an auger at the end of the season.
I think I'm giving up on the drill thing again and just going to keep my eyes peeled for a good deal on an auger at the end of the season.