Thread: We Have Skills Too !!

To that say “touché”

I was talking to my best friend this afternoon and he is a retired engineer who worked on designing weapon systems for the Navy along with other things ( worked on the Cruise Missiles). He recalled back in the 80's it was advised that batteries for things like the cordless drills etc were supposed to be run completely dead so they didn't develop a 'Memory'. However the chargers didn't know that so they reworked the chargers to first fully run the batteries dead and THEN start charging.

Battery technology has advanced so far it's hard to comprehend. For example I replaced the battery for my Harley and if I needed to I could mount it sideways or upside down.

When I got my first Makita 18V drill/driver it came with a 3 amp hour battery. Now they are up to a 5 amp hour and they even have lights to tell you how charged they are.

I for one find the advancements just amazing.

PS: Tim there's a reason for having multiple batteries and a charger.

I use my cordless tools quite a bit. Currently I am switching over to Milwaukee. My Makita batteries have not stood up well and they are pretty darn expensive for that short of a life. I’ve had them all and I’m sorry I did not stick with Milwaukee the first time I was running them. It was a case of short economy. The others were cheaper up front, but not in the long run.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I use my cordless tools quite a bit. Currently I am switching over to Milwaukee. My Makita batteries have not stood up well and they are pretty darn expensive for that short of a life. I’ve had them all and I’m sorry I did not stick with Milwaukee the first time I was running them. It was a case of short economy. The others were cheaper up front, but not in the long run.

Cordless Milwaukee you say-----

Three battery tools plus a weed wacker that is a pos

I’ve moved to battery on quite a few tools. 2 Milwaukee ratchets, a snap on 3/8 impact and a Kobalt 24 volt 1/2” impact that I keep in the truck for tire removal if needed( hate lug wrenches) that battery tool stays in the truck and I only take it out rarely to make sure it’s charged, been great so far. Bought a bag f Dewalts so I don’t use air tools and corded tools much now.

I have been disappointed in battery life in the years past, and soon learned that it’s worth extra money to buy the extended life batteries. Or buy them in the beginning. Now I will never be without my Milwaukee ratchet ever! Had a snap on Rachet at 3 times the cost, it was not better, I say had because grandson borrowed it for a repair job and it’s not back home yet. But on the ther hand the snap on 3/8” impact is excellent.

Hell I guess I’m talking myself into the battery yard tools as we speak. DAMN YOU ROY!

Dave which weed wicker is a POS? I’m pretty sure I’m going to stick with my Stihl but I had heard the E Go is good

I too was a makita user in the 90s.
But now, it’s ryobi cordless tool in the garden and Milwaukee in the shop.
M18 power is awesome and fast to recover. Their fast stop angle grinder, safest hog I’ve ever used. And their impact Tools break things free, or off every time.
The Ryobi stuff seems very effective and well built for the yard. Their trimmer, blower, combo does everything I can’t get with the gas equipment and three years in, still hold a full charge.

Last weekend the wife talked me in to replacing my Huskavarna mower that was more than 10 years old and buying battery powered mower. I have a hill in my back yard and this sucker pulled me and itself up the hill with no issue. Battery is 6x8x4. The mower weighs half as much and didnt bog down at all when it hit the higher grass like the Husky used too. Double blades meaning stacked. BTW, it is a walk behind.
Ego is the name brand. I ran it for 45minutes and it still had half the battery life left in it. I only did my back yard so I know it will last long enough to do all my yards.

It says it doesn't need to be ran all the way down as the battery doesnt do the memory thing any more. It will charge up from very low to full in 1 hour.
Im very happy so far.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I’ve moved to battery on quite a few tools. 2 Milwaukee ratchets, a snap on 3/8 impact and a Kobalt 24 volt 1/2” impact that I keep in the truck for tire removal if needed( hate lug wrenches) that battery tool stays in the truck and I only take it out rarely to make sure it’s charged, been great so far. Bought a bag f Dewalts so I don’t use air tools and corded tools much now.

I have been disappointed in battery life in the years past, and soon learned that it’s worth extra money to buy the extended life batteries. Or buy them in the beginning. Now I will never be without my Milwaukee ratchet ever! Had a snap on Rachet at 3 times the cost, it was not better, I say had because grandson borrowed it for a repair job and it’s not back home yet. But on the ther hand the snap on 3/8” impact is excellent.

Hell I guess I’m talking myself into the battery yard tools as we speak. DAMN YOU ROY!

Dave which weed wicker is a POS? I’m pretty sure I’m going to stick with my Stihl but I had heard the E Go is good

I know you have the John Deere rider with a bunch of attachments but----

https://todaysmower.com/going-green-...wers-and-ztrs/

My 18V Makita Drill/Driver is a bit over 3 years old and the original battery is still going strong. I started with the Makita Drill that you just plugged a cord in but then I got the Makita with the interchangeable batteries. In fact it would take the straight 9V or the D shaped 12V.

I guess I've just had good luck with the Makita platform so I've stuck with them. A big plus is that they all use the same batteries and chargers.

I had a contractor neighbor and he used the DeWalt platform for a lot of his tools. He used an old gas rider for the big back yard and his wife used a Ryobi electric for the small front yard. He said that his wife wanted the Ryobi but if he'd have had his way he'd would have bought a DeWalt just because of the battery/charger set up.

He was remodeling his home by me and working at the same time. He wore a headband with a light on it when he'd run out of daylight. He roofed most of his house after dark. He diffidently wasn't lazy.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I’ve moved to battery on quite a few tools. 2 Milwaukee ratchets, a snap on 3/8 impact and a Kobalt 24 volt 1/2” impact that I keep in the truck for tire removal if needed( hate lug wrenches) that battery tool stays in the truck and I only take it out rarely to make sure it’s charged, been great so far. Bought a bag f Dewalts so I don’t use air tools and corded tools much now.

I have been disappointed in battery life in the years past, and soon learned that it’s worth extra money to buy the extended life batteries. Or buy them in the beginning. Now I will never be without my Milwaukee ratchet ever! Had a snap on Rachet at 3 times the cost, it was not better, I say had because grandson borrowed it for a repair job and it’s not back home yet. But on the ther hand the snap on 3/8” impact is excellent.

Hell I guess I’m talking myself into the battery yard tools as we speak. DAMN YOU ROY!

Dave which weed wicker is a POS? I’m pretty sure I’m going to stick with my Stihl but I had heard the E Go is good

Black and Decker Easy Feed only it doesn't feed anymore. Have to manually get more string