2:40 that adapter is one of Makita's biggest mistakes in launching their 40V line. As you said, it would have been much better if the 40V charger had a 40V and 18V slot built in. There's plenty of space on the 40V charger for an 18V slot. I need to get my hands on the adapter to see if there's any expensive electronics or voltage switching stuff in it, or if it's just a dumb adapter. If it's got expensive electronics in it, then I guess I can understand the adapter from a cost saving point of view.
It looks as if Makita did this to annoy people to force them to buy into the complete 40v line, just joking probably just a bean counter. In all seriousness the 18/40v charger or lack there of is Makita’s Achilles heal right now.
4:20 that's the way to do it. Don't be a fanboi - just run the tool that works best for you. Maybe in 5-10 years we'll see the brand's forced to provide approved adapters and/or agree to a standard battery interface. Then we'll see real competition as we'll be able to run whatever tool we want and not feel locked in by the batteries and chargers.
I have to admit I was a fan boy at one time of another brand but then I realized eventually that these tools were just money makers. The battery idea is interesting, I don’t like the idea of forcing company’s to a certain type of battery attachment system however if there was a collaboration it definitely would benefit us. Appreciate the input
Come to Europe, as of 2028 all power tools need to be using 1 battery platform....this will force us to buy new ofcourse, but after that Festool, Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt all use the same battery #joy
i am surprised to hear you say that the Makita track saw does not cut square and to be honest I have always had the tendency to fight with that tool even if it was the 40v xgt, but man, I love it when you are very critical towards the brand. Makita is expensive, but I don't know how reliable they are.
I don’t fully understand why people aren’t honest about tool failures. Maybe they dismiss failures to justify their purchases. These are just tools for us and by that I mean they ether work or they don’t. Appreciate you commenting, at least there’s one honest person out there 😀.
Makita tools were a lot better when they were made in Japan , most of their tools are made abroad in 8 different countries and the U.S. seams to get mostly the Chinese made tools .... 🤦♂️ Im thinking that Could be one of the reasons why their Longevity has fallen off ...🤷♂️😂🤣
I’m not sure on the longevity as to the cause but I believe what your saying is definitely hurting them. I get a little sad when I get a new Makita and quickly look it over to see where it’s made (not Japan). 😕.
@@campbellbuilt Plus there 18v tool lineup is getting old , the only tools that seam to get Updated is their top tier Impact Driver and Hammer Drill , or is it we just don't get them hear for some reason 🤔 🤷♂️
Looking forward to the rest of them, great video.
They will be coming
2:40 that adapter is one of Makita's biggest mistakes in launching their 40V line. As you said, it would have been much better if the 40V charger had a 40V and 18V slot built in. There's plenty of space on the 40V charger for an 18V slot. I need to get my hands on the adapter to see if there's any expensive electronics or voltage switching stuff in it, or if it's just a dumb adapter. If it's got expensive electronics in it, then I guess I can understand the adapter from a cost saving point of view.
It looks as if Makita did this to annoy people to force them to buy into the complete 40v line, just joking probably just a bean counter. In all seriousness the 18/40v charger or lack there of is Makita’s Achilles heal right now.
I have Makita 40 volt for 2 years and they run great w no problems. They get heavy duty use
Nice
4:20 that's the way to do it. Don't be a fanboi - just run the tool that works best for you. Maybe in 5-10 years we'll see the brand's forced to provide approved adapters and/or agree to a standard battery interface. Then we'll see real competition as we'll be able to run whatever tool we want and not feel locked in by the batteries and chargers.
I have to admit I was a fan boy at one time of another brand but then I realized eventually that these tools were just money makers. The battery idea is interesting, I don’t like the idea of forcing company’s to a certain type of battery attachment system however if there was a collaboration it definitely would benefit us. Appreciate the input
Come to Europe, as of 2028 all power tools need to be using 1 battery platform....this will force us to buy new ofcourse, but after that Festool, Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt all use the same battery #joy
@BasBommel that was an April Fool's day joke
i am surprised to hear you say that the Makita track saw does not cut square and to be honest I have always had the tendency to fight with that tool even if it was the 40v xgt, but man, I love it when you are very critical towards the brand. Makita is expensive, but I don't know how reliable they are.
I don’t fully understand why people aren’t honest about tool failures. Maybe they dismiss failures to justify their purchases. These are just tools for us and by that I mean they ether work or they don’t. Appreciate you commenting, at least there’s one honest person out there 😀.
@@campbellbuilt I don't get it either. I have seen Milwaukee tools break, Dewalt tools break, and so on. Things break.
@@campbellbuilt Going to give that Metabo HPT track saw a go. It has an interesting way of accepting various brands of tracks.
I got to be honest I didn’t know about the Metabo I’ll be checking it out.
@@campbellbuiltnew xgt sanders are coming soon that look like the Bosch cordless sanders
Thanks guys 😎⚒️😎⚒️😎
All your battery woes can be solved with the new Ceenr battery system. Take a gander my guy.
It's time to get a trailer for all your tools and more space
We have 4 trailers but only put large tools in them now like air scrubbers brakes and such. We got tired of pulling trailers around every day.
No brand is perfect but you hate to be the test subject.
Makita tools were a lot better when they were made in Japan , most of their tools are made abroad in 8 different countries and the U.S. seams to get mostly the Chinese made tools .... 🤦♂️ Im thinking that Could be one of the reasons why their Longevity has fallen off ...🤷♂️😂🤣
I’m not sure on the longevity as to the cause but I believe what your saying is definitely hurting them. I get a little sad when I get a new Makita and quickly look it over to see where it’s made (not Japan). 😕.
@@campbellbuilt Plus there 18v tool lineup is getting old , the only tools that seam to get Updated is their top tier Impact Driver and Hammer Drill , or is it we just don't get them hear for some reason 🤔 🤷♂️