Hello, up next on my list of tools is a good, quality cordless drill. I'm looking for an 18v drill, and am currently debating between DeWalt and Makita's models......just wondering what your guys favorite drills are? Let me know, thanks!

 

my freind is in construction he's had every drill you could think of and he really likes these ones got lots of power there light and battery last a long time
http://www.amazon.com/Makita-6932FDW...578877&sr=1-17
now if u have to have 18v they come in that too
http://www.amazon.com/Makita-BTD140-...579194&sr=1-30

 

I love the hitachi line at Lowes. They build everything from hard-disk drives to 25-ton excavators...I figure they can make a good drill. I'd say get the 1/2" chuck. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...VF3&lpage=none

 

I have always had good luck with my Dewalt (sp). The only downside is the $90 replacement batteries

Edit: I have the 18v (:

 

i have a 12volt dewalt and i love it and my friend 18 volt is even better

 

Dewalt, makita, bosch and hitachi and you cant go wrong. I went cheap though and got a 24V channel lock branded cordless at sams club for 50 bones. So far its very good. Ryobi believe it or not is great for a cheaper end drill too.

My corded drill is a makita, my grinder is makita, my circular saw is too.

 

I had an 18v dewalt and used it heavy, drilled 10 holes in a 1/2in plate of steel with no cool down time and it never even hicuped (had to switch to new batterys a few times). It was running full for about 2.5 hours and still works great 2 years later

I have since picked up the 24v dewalt and man that thing will tear my arm off
http://www.dewalt.com/us/cordless/co...ems/24volt.asp

 

I have a craftsman 19.2V and I really like it. It even has an led light that points to the tip of the drill, at first I thought it was silly but now whenever I use someone else's drill w/ out the light it sucks.

linky http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...cordless+drill

 

I have a Dewalt 14.4v drill and I love it. So I imagine the 18v will be the same. I just built myself a work bench last night with it; drilling holes and screwing in deck screws. Three hours of constant use and no sign of letting up. Also the batteries can be charged and not used for weeks and they will still last forever.

 

Whoah, thanks for all of the responses! Seems like the DeWalts are pretty popular(of course!), but I am wondering about any other experiences with Makita?

 

I have two older makita cordless 9.6V. Thus far very good drills, never an issue. Oneof the original batteries from the early 90's just died.

Compare this to my porter cable 9.6V where now the batteries dont last long at all vs the makita.

 

I used to have a Hilti drill that I really liked. You could at least give them a look.

 

Anything under 18V is a waste of money as the batteries just won't hold up over time.

I have a Milwaukee 28V that will drill a hole to China and keep going.

 

I have an 18V lithium Hitachi drill and it has the best power to weight ratio in my opinion. I also have a 14.4 drill from Hitachi that I bought a year ago. The clutch went out on it because i was using it for WAY to heavy work for such a small drill, but Hitachi replaced it for free regardless. Besides Hitachi, i would choose a makita over dewalt any day. My boss has had a makita 12 volt for about 5-10 years and still runs strong, wheras one of my co-workers just got a new 36 Volt dewalt (that thing could break your wrist no prob) and the 3 grabbers inside the chuck fell out within 2 weeks.

this is mine: http://www.hitachipowertools.com/sto...h=1,2,307,p561,

 

Make sure you get the proper powered drill for what ya need too. I was drilling into angle iron with a 9.6V drill one time b/c its all I brought with...it sucked...
Very easy to burn a drill out if you use one thats underpowered.

 

use a dewalt 18v impact gun at work. i use it every day for various jobs. Havn't had a problem yet, i drop it every few days too off my tool box(about 4ft high) and no problems. Batteries last a good while too, and charge times are very quick. It can even take off lug nuts. Other guys use the makitas, and like them.... i don't like them, they just don't feel durable to me.

 

I put up a thread last year or so.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f106...ll-soon-95540/

I went with the 18v Hitachi at Lowes.
It looks funky with the green and black pattern, but it is the nicest drill I have ever used.

I also bought the speed drills/chuck made by Hitachi that lets you change drill bits in a split second.

https://www.yotatech.com/50364681-post42.html

 

18v is a good power to weight size, if you are looking for a drill that can really do it all i would look aroung 18v.

The only thing that sucks is when you have to hold it up over your head for long amounts of time... those 18/24v drills get HEAVY really fast!

 

I have used Makita and Dewalt drills and both are great drills. You can't go wrong with either one.

 

Back in the day, all the guys I knew had makita's (the guys that used them for work everyday anyways)

when i was in the military (1 1/2 years ago) all we used were DeWalt. We had both the 12v and 18v, the 18v was much better power-wise but weighed more, I hated the 12v because the battery didn't stick out enough (if you had anything in the chuck heavier than a tiny bit, it would tip over and break the bit, very annoying ) I don't know if they fixed that or not, but that 12v got some frequent flier miles in my shop.

One thing about the DeWalts: they are fricken tough, I can't even begin to tell you the abuse that those things went through, but I'll try: They were there when I got to that squadron and lasted the whole 3 1/2 years (only one 12v battery went bad) // ever use an 18v drill for a hammer? I have // they were used for at least a couple hours for metal work and anything else everyday, seven days a week, 365 a year // Don't even know how many time I personally dropped these things 10-15 feet off the wings of jets // used in rain/snow/freezing/sweat-your-balls-off hot, never a problem, not once

The military tends to abuse just about every tool that it's gets it's hands on, that's what happens when you put tools in the hands of 18-25 year old kids who probably don't know (yet) how to use them right, and they know that if they break, they don't have to pay for it, they just get a new one


Personally, I just bought a 19.2v Kawasaki for $30, I don't use it for much, just round the house stuff and random things on my truck, I don't really need a $200 drill that bad, if I ever do, I'll go with a DeWalt if I have problems with the kawasaki