Just another typical day for one of the DeWalt

F250 Super Duty in for new shoes.

DCF 891.

I'm a big fan of all dewalt tools, corded and
cordless.

Good grief, my rotors, calipers, etc. didn't look that clean after just the 1hr drive home from the dealer brand new. Which reminds me I need to round up parts and redo the rears soon.

Defective from the factory???

People Bad mouth them they arent what the cool kids run but I like mine

3/8 drive ?

It's a 1/2" impact.

No factory defect.

May not be the cheapest game in town. But when you leave the shop, you will leave knowing your ride was done right by people that actually take pride in their work.

And that keeps the loyal coming back and the customer base growing.

You can have them cordless things. I'll keep stringing out a cord or a hose for air. Less trouble and never has a dead battery.

Caterpillar guy
A hose or cord in a shop may be OK but anytime you are away from a shop setting corded power tools become time consuming. My company works on communication poles where air supply & 120 VAC both have to be created by using noisy generators. I have lost count on how many cordless impact devices we have. They are all industrial level devices. We have 1/2 & 3/4 square drive impacts but mostly we use 7/16 hex drive impacts. One battery lasts beyond a day with heavy use. So with todays battery technology, dead batteries are no more of a problem than a compressor running out of air. Not only that, financially it makes good sense to use cordless tools. Production is way up from the days of corded tools and the total cost of tools & related items (impact itself, batteries, generator, cords, compressor, hoses, gas, oil, etc.) are down. Come to think of it, I do have a Milwaukee corded 1/2 impact in my shop but I dont use it anymore in favor of the cordless impact. Mostly because I dont have to drag a cord around. My point is the battery technology and the torque of the new impacts have improved to the point that they are as good as any air impact. What ever tool you favor is the correct tool for you to use.

So clean.....loaded caliper?

X2

I don't think it's really bad mouthing just a real world comparison. Dewalt makes good stuff. I have a few myself. The biggest difference is Dewalt is mainly a homeowner/weekend warrior tool. That's their target market just like Craftsman used to be. Doesn't mean they aren't good just that they weren't built for heavy/abusive use. You have to spend a little more for that feature. Dewalt is now trying to enter that market but it will take time to overcome the homeowner perception.

Milwaukee builds some homeowner quality stuff too but those aren't what people brag about. It's the stuff built for professional use where they shine. That's their target market and their main focus.

''Black and Decker owned the DeWalt trademark, which it had purchased in 1960 but stopped using in 1989. DeWalt still had a positive connotation among professionals, and good name recognition. DeWalt isn t quite as blatant of a zombie brand as Packard Bell was, but it fits the definition. It was dead and gone, came back, and slapped on a product other than the one it had been known for originally.''

https://dfarq.homeip.net/origin-of-dewalt-tools/

Source.

I don't particularly care who owns a brand, what is important is the quality / reliability / parts availability.

As a Makita guy I don't have many Dewalt tools, the but Dewalt thickness planer and power screwdriver I have both perform well and have for a number of years. Of course the bottom of the line HF 3.5" handheld planer also has not let me down though I don't typically use it for precision work.

Having that nice equipment I hope Y'all have a nice system to bleed/flush the brake hydraulics'.

Always fun to have a good natured color war and enjoy the conversation.

My farm friends mostly have Dewalt. Some Milwaukee. When I started looking into battery tools last year, my big diesel mechanic friend said of course he has snap on
at the pro shop, but at home he has Dewalt and he does a lot of work from his home shop.

So i went Dewalt as well.

A decade ago I got a few drill/ saw/ flashlight tools from Craftsman, they were easy to find back then and did the easy jobs. Craftsman is a dead end for tools at this
point, the hardware stores sell a few wrench kits but cant find a real craftsman shelf within 75 miles of me.

Now a days locally you can find huge selection of Dewalt and Milwaukee tools from several local businesses. Pretty much going to be one or the other here, and both
have some good tools that get things done.

There are less expensive brands that are good homeowner stuff too, on a budget more so. I really dont see the big selection of those locally tho. More hit and miss, 4-5
items on a shelf.

Im scared of the House brands like harbor freight and Menards sell. Here today, gone tomorrow. I dont want to be obsolete in 3 years....

And the higher quality names just seem more difficult to find, and to afford.

Im really glad Milwaukee and Dewalt are neck and neck at providing a large selection of quality tools. The competition between them keeps them getting better and
priced well. If either went away, the other would forget about quality and innovation and focus on profiting only.

Paul

Kind of like farmall