Makita 40V Hammer Drill & Impact Review! Should you buy into the XGT line??
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Take a closer look at the Makita 40V XGT line! I demo the GDT01 impact driver and GPH01 hammer drill. How do they compare to the 18V tools? Worth the upgrade?
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Very nice! It's nice to hear more about Makita it always seems ignored. It's one of my favorite brands. Great job nice video.
I do like that the clutch settings are seperate from the drill and hammer and screw modes @Philly Fixed
Great video...sticking with LXT...saw your other video and BOTH Makita came in last vs the other manufacturers...👍
The sad thing, is if he were testing the Japanese Makita’s it might of come in at least second.
Considering Makita has an impact driver fetish like nobody's business, and they release new models at ridiculous rates, they should be dominating these competitions, especially their 40v model. It's embarrassing that they can't even knock off the DeWalt 887, which has been out for around half a decade.
@@greenskiis I know right…👍👍
@@greenskiis For $439 for the kit they should at least beat the newbie “Flex”…embarrassing if you are the top 3….🤔🤔
@@delosaurasrex732 I have and love the LXT subcompact, but for anything higher power M18 Fuel has me covered. At least they don't intentionally nerf their 18v stuff like Makita does to pump up another battery line.
I can't wait to get mine in the mail oh so exciting nice in depth review I'm defenitly going to be doing a deep dive between the 40v hammer drill and impact driver compared to the Lxt newest models great work Jim @Philly fixed
The issues I have with these 40v max tools is that they nerfed features on their LXT to "justify" the step up. The new 18v hammer drill could easily have the anti-kickback feature present in the XGT version; no excuses whatsoever. Bosch, Kobalt, Flex, and the M18 Fuel Gen 3 One-Key have it; in fact Bosch has had it in their 18v lineup for a good 4 years plus with their smaller drills.
I think the digital clutch settings is neet to be honest very interesting for sure @Philly Fixed
Appreciate the insight on the new Makita’s 🙂
Thanks for the support of Jim and his channel, Marius. You’re a class act my friend! 👍👍👍😁✌🏻🙏🇺🇸
What George said!!
Marius, is this the video that made you buy a Makita?
@@ToolswithSoAlz No, it was videos I watched on a channel in Australia that had them about a year before they came to the US. But, getting them for my channel was part of the decision as well. I hope you and yours are well 🙂✌️❤️
@@MasteringMayhem thank you very much. You're a classy guy with a great family. I look forward to watching you put that Makita to work.
As far as I read and heard from Makita representatives around the world, most of them say they don't want to release any battery above 6ah because they would be too bulky and uncomfortable. Found one Russian rep saying that it is impossible because of the size limitation, especially for their 2x18V line. So the second makes more sense, hence they might not release anything with 21700 cells for their LXT. The XGT uses 21700 cells only in the 4ah. The 2ah, 2.5ah and 5ah use 18650, but some tests show that 2.5ah performs better than 4ah. Tools & Stuff has a video about that.
Their marketing materials don't show a 2.0 for the XGT (at least in the US). And you're right about the 2x18V tools, I know wider batteries wouldn't fit on my XSH01 saw, hadn't thought of that at first. Thanks for watching!
The reason for the different LEDs on the 40 volt line is because you have more control. On the 18-volt line you can either select one through four on power mode or you can select from the specialty modes but you cannot control both at the same time the 40 volt line will let you control both at the same time you can put it into driver mode and select the power of that drive mode you can also select a self-tapper mode and select the power of that self-tapper mode where on the 18-volt line if you enter self-tapping mode it is what the onboard controller says it is there is no adjustment the minute you hit one of the power LEDs now you have just switched back to the power mode you won't get that soft start anymore or the automatic stop when the computer senses load
Well done Jim! Detailed info on the features of these complex tools. I think the ‘bolt modes’ are designed more with the mechanic or metal worker in mind? Not faulting your testing, just my insight and what I have heard from others in the know. And I had to chuckle at what you said @ 16:24; I have gone round and round with Makita Factory Techs, and It ain’t gonna happen, sad to say. I’ve heard almost every excuse and lame reason why they can’t, or won’t. I DO know there ain’t no way 21700 celled batteries would work in either of my circ saws. I have the rear handle 36 volt, and the sidewinder. Makita would have a whole mess on their hands, but I think they could have made an 18650 celled battery in the 8.0/9.0 Ah range. Tools like grinders, blowers, chainsaws would have benefitted from much greater runtimes. * rant over! * Stay safe and Healthy and keep your eyes on Heaven! 👍👍👍👍😁🙏✌🏻🇺🇸
Hey George - yup those bolt modes aren't for wood applications, I just don't have a great way to test bolt stuff yet. I have it in the works, though! And I didn't think of the 36V stuff, they definitely wouldn't fit because those two batteries have no space in between...
The one tool in the 40v line I wish would be released in the 18v line is a sidewinder 7 1/4 saw with the blade on the right side of the motor. I own the Hitachi (Metabo HPT) 6 1/2 18v and an original 2005 Makita BSS610 6 1/2, but still resort to using my Porter Cable 347 corded saw when I need a 7 1/4.
I guess it may not make sense financially for these companies, but offering a "-L" and "-R" model of each saw would be really nice.
I agree Makita needs atleast some high output 21700 cell batteries alot of us have been telling makita for years that they need more battery selection @Philly Fixed
Great informative video
I watched the video you did comparing these 36 volt tools with the 18 volt tools, and they didn't seem to outperform them. It seems like makita is playing a number game. If they want more power I think they'll need a bigger motor to utilize the 36 volts. It seems as though they're using the same motor for both platforms.
It's entirely possible they're the same internals. Like I said, these aren't really the main focus of the 40V line, it's more to provide a complete solution on the platform so people don't necessarily need a mix of LXT and XGT to cover all their tools. I really like the drill, though, and I'm editing the hammer drill video now!
Not so dude, whilst it is not night and day, there IS A difference between the XGT and LXT tools. Even between the LXT 18 Volt X2 tools. Mind you, I’m not all wowed over the XGT, as I am and will remain, really miffed at Makita never going beyond the 6.0 Ah batteries in the LXT platform. And I am mostly a Teal guy. 😀 I own other makes of tools, so not brand loyal to anyone necessarily. Peace! 👍
Imo Makita has never been about outperforming the competition in power. They focus on engendering, quality, comfort, technology and outperforming the competition in longevity. Imo they don’t want to be the most powerful tool that will breakdown faster, but they want to be the most reliable. Imo Makita is in the sweet spot and now they have two lines that can expand for everyone from the professional to the DIY.
@@akaredcrossbow Agree!
@@akaredcrossbow Indeed, couldn’t have said it any better! I’ve got 18 volt Makita drills and tools from like 20 or more years ago, that I used on a daily basis, in the trades, that still run, if only they had new batteries! Peace!
I think you're a really cool guy , Mr Davis
The Makita XGT Line is Kinda In competition in a sense with The Mx Milwaukee Line of Tools I Believe @Philly Fixed
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That’s funny!
Thank you!
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If Makita was targeting the high-end heavy contractors then they would have started launching heavy equipment products. Instead they choose to repeat the products in the LXT lineup. This reflects something which is XGT is the long race horse. And Makita expects to sooner or later transition of existing customers to XGT line up. Which will happen eventually in the longer run, until then they want to make existing customers feel that they are not abandoned.
This has been a common practice in the industry. Take recent change in camera for example. Canon, Nikon, Sony everyone moved to Mirrorless and all big brands said they will not abandon their existing DSLR customers. But all R&D went into New line up lenses and equipment replacing existing ones.
DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita all big shots realize its time to upgrade and are coming up with their solutions. So sooner one accepts the better. The only constant is change.
I agree, I think ultimately Makita will sunset the LXT line. For now, though, they want to move contractors over, so to go along with the heavy demo and rotary hammers, they released the rest of the typical tools so that contractors didn't have to maintain 2 lines on the jobsite.
The number of modes is insane, and kinda cool. But, IMO, these XGT tools aren’t for you, unless you need the power of the 80V tools in the line. If the LXT line of 18/36V tools meets your needs, there is no reason to spend the extra money to get into the XGT line.
Impulse buying will sell quite a few of these units. Impulse mode would sell even more.
I will go for XGT when i outfit a new workshop for a small scale manufacturing i been planning the last 4 months. Got LXT for my existing business and no changes planned, not gonna mix the tools between the business areas.
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I just got the xgt hammer drill XPH01 today. When drilling into some galvanized steel the drill bit would stay without rotating but the motor would keep going. It was pretty annoying. I’m wondering if you have experienced something similar?
It's a ratcheting chuck, so you have to turn it back one click once you have it tightened all the way. If you tried that, then you might've just gotten a dud?
@@PhillyFixed Exchanged it today thanks!
Can this be used as a mixer to mix drywall compound or dry motar? Dewalt's 60V drill/mixer (DCD130) can do this. Can the Makita 40V drill do the same?
Nope, definitely not a large enough drill for that application...
When can you buy from home depot?
Not sure, currently just at online distributors. I'll see if I can find out!
@@PhillyFixed They have it on their website, it just says it's out of stock.
@@PhillyFixed thanks. Love the channel glad I came across it!
@@misha030302 Thanks, I'll check it out!
@@Thebaron080 Thanks for watching, Kristian!
Maybe they should've made their XGT batteries 40/80 multi volt if 80v tools were their goal
I think Makita is looking into the future. Milwaukee is doing it with MX Fuel while keeping their 18v line and the two aren’t compatible. Dewalt has already done it with FlexVolt and they should be good for the future. Makita is thinking of the future with 40v/80v. Makita eventually in the far future may or may not discontinue their LXT 18v line. Makita is treating the 40v Max/80v Max line just like their 18v/36v line. 18v tool one battery, 36v tool two batteries, 40v tool one battery, 80v tool two batteries. Makita is just doing what they’ve done for years and it’s worked very well for them. Makita has to sell similar 40v tools like the 18v tools to get more people into the 40v platform. With me so far right now I have no use for the Milwaukee MX Fuel line, but I might in the future. With the Makita 40v/80v platform I have a use for common tools like a drill, hammer drill, SDS, impact driver, reciprocating saw so I invest in the platform and in the future I might need the 80v tools and I will already have batteries for these tools, I wouldn’t have to buy specific batteries like I would have to for Milwaukee MX Fuel.
@@akaredcrossbow yeah I agree that makita having an 80v X2 line is good, possibly even better than milwaukee, but I think the X2 battery thing is more of a workaround.
They could've just kept everything 80v tbh and used flat cell batteries 4x5 for a compact 80v battery for small stuff like the impact and drills, that way you could keep everything compatible. Or do the same thing except with 40/80 multivolt
I own lots of 36v x2 tools, but if you're redesigning a whole platform you should just go to the voltage you want
@@jstratt21 I guess what they’re doing is just trying to keep it simple, the same battery powers all their tools. Eventually battery packs will get smaller or Makita will figure out a way to make a 40v 2.5Ah battery the same size of a Milwaukee 1.5Ah battery. Only time will tell.
@@jstratt21 why not 3 batteries for 120v?
Metabo HPT hammer drill, grinder and sawzall are significantly more powerful than their 18V -the triple hammer is not as significant much like the Makita impact/driver but impact drivers are made for smaller fasteners so raw power isn't what I'm looking for in the impact driver
Check out each companies true impact's and u will also see more impact power where it should be
Also the 36V tools.do run cooler for most applications over the 18V
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They are going way overboard with all these modes. Too much to learn, and don’t need them all. 3 speeds is perfect
Exactly. I feel the same way about clutch settings on drills. The Ridgid Octane had something like 80 default clutch settings which is ridiculous. IMHO even 2 speed modes are enough for most impacts. This stuff seems like a solution looking for a problem instead of the other way around.
Go back to your plug in Black n Decker Drill Numb Skull ..
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The Problem with Makita's 18V LXT Line is they CAN'T come out with New Bigger 21700 Celled Batteries because they will be a little Bigger and they WON'T Fit on their LXT 18V/2 36V Tools , so your Forever Stuck using the same 18650 celled batteries they have Now and that's the Big Reason I jumped ship 2yrs ago.... Although Makita Could look into the New Pouch Technology but that would probably make their Batteries even More Expensive than they are now .....👍🖖
I think this guy’s name might be Jim Davis.
Your MDF board is soft because its not MDF, thats a soft type LDF.
i think with the torque settings
speed 2 would be better speed 1 has higher torque
True, but the clutch settings are supposed to cut out at a given torque regardless of speed. So my thinking was that slower speed would provide more control.
@@PhillyFixed i think that might only apply to mechanical cluthes
these were just my observations on my milwaukee hammer drill
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Looks like you were driving into a lot of holes that's why the screws spin
The short ones were too short to go through the MDF, but yeah a couple drywall screws weren't going into the 4x4 for sure.
Milwaukee One-Key is soooooo stupid!!!!!!!!! Total agree on the lame ass apps.
Well, I'm not necessarily talking about inventory/asset management if you're a bigger contracting company. I mean apps to change tool settings. All settings should be selectable on the tool itself!
The 40 volt barley beet a 18 volt do the math not so good
Get yourself some real screws and toss the philips ..
Yeah Phillips sucks, but it's common and a good test of whether a drill has enough control to drive/remove without camout.