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Life cycled? I’m not gonna replace a tool until it gives out
Sounds pretty dumb, if you've got the powertool you've got all the manual tools to do the same job
I think he means scheduled maintenance by life cycled. Idk just a guess
@@Burns11112 such as getting the tool’s internals regreased
In a large-volume business, you ultimately save money over the long term by cycling out tools for new ones inside of an expected life span. You gotta realize these tools see more use in a week than a typical non-business consumer would use them in a year. Buying brand new stuff every 3 years actually ends up making sense.
Not to mention you could sell your old tools if they're still working for money toward the new tools
I thought he was writing his name so if someone steals it they know it’s theirs lol
You just wipe it off with a strong cleaner or brake cleaner. Or just paint right over it as your “own” marking.
@FishFind3000 thats why you use a detail grinder on it
Pro tip: etch your drivers licence on your expensive tools. Cops recognise the format and makes it easier to track you down.
Gotta engrave it
Actual pro-tip… keep your tools locked up or within your sight. Easy to wipe off sharpie and grind down etching (most people barely scratch the tool).
I've had my tools for like 16 years and they're still going strong
Same here my batteries and drill from 2004 work just fine, no need to upgrade.
"Buy new stuff and throw out good tools every 3 years "😂😂😂 still got a black and decker firestorm from junior high that screws in screws. Only job it needs to do lmao and I often use my dad's corded drill from the 80s and it's the best drill I've ever used. Enough torque to spin your whole house 😂😂😂
@@codyharney2997Got one old kangoo to tear tiles of the walls. Thing is so old, i'm sure that if i look hard enough i will come across some Swastika's
That means you need to put the current date on it so dewalt will replace it
What brand is that?
My grandma would mark all her electronics and tools with “stolen from(her name)” lmao it was ruthless
😂👍
That’s genius!🧐
Love it!
thats actually really smart 😂
Laser your website url. List on top of webpage anything missing.
I started doing this on my cordless tools a few years ago. It definitely helps with the batteries. Some of the older ones are a little weaker so I just use them in lower power draw tools like flashlights or radios. I save the newer stronger batteries for saws and drills and such.
When I was a carpenter I painted my tools hot pink, the entire tool. The ONLY way to keep them from walking off on a jobsite.
How did you keep your wife from claiming those tools? They are usually clamoring for a decent set for their personal projects. 😂
My friend, who is a contractor, marks everything in either pink, red or hi vis orange. Its a great idea👍
I've been a carpenter for 31 years and I've never painted my tools and I've never had them walk off a job. What's you let someone just walk up on your job and steal your tools some pink paint isn't going to help you
Strategic electrical tape on corded tools or extension cords.
Mine are painted. Less likely to walk.
Lmao had Milwaukee and dewalt tools for 2 years and some for 10. You don’t ever need to “life cycle” tools 😂😂😂 if it craps out buy another 🤷🏾♂️ not that hard
Exactly
If it craps out, try to fix it first! I often find tools in the trash where the problem can be fixed in 5 minutes.
Yeah , I think people are too scared to open 'em n see whats wrong.
Obviously under warranty just swap it out. But if not, don't be a sissy, open the clam and learn something lol
@@Nick-be5hh exactly… the previous commenters are probably soft handed generation Zs… too attached to their smart phones and wearing spandex jeans. Reparing things or figuring out shit is pretty therapeutic to me. And it’s very satisfying to know that I fixed something and saved a substantial amount of money… NOT THAT HARD…
@@user2C47 Definitely! I agree..,
So in short, Label your tools so you can throw them away while they still work :) nice thanks
Nope this is a very very valid business decision. They definately don't throw them out. Let's say you have 3 employees out on a job. The blower dies. They pack up and head back to the shop 15 mins away... That's 3 employees at minimum $30 each plus the loss of money on the job because heaven forbid overtime🙈. It's NEVER about value of the remaining time it can be used but the cost of downtime if a tool fails
What's with all the snide remarks. Obviously men can be as jealous and petty as women.
🤢🤢🤢 Green with envy.
@@lisat9707 if your jobsite shuts down and everyone leaves because a blower broke that's why you lose money not because of the blower 😂😂😂 the 15$/hr guy can run and grab the blower since that's who was using it anyway. Why would I take all the good guys off the job over a blower 😂😂😂😂
I wouldn't necessarily throw it away yet, but I'd certainly look at getting its replacement lined up to reduce lost time, and if it survives then the new kid has a tool to work with until it inevitably dies. If it never ends up dying, amazing, you don't need a new one lined up til your redundancy is gone.
Don’t throw it away just know when it’s a good time to purchase a back up
Manufacturing date is on serial number. It’s after the d in a lot of Milwaukee tools. I prefer to brand my tools with my initials. Bend a wire into shape heat it with torch. Markers wear on can be removed
I just use a dremel lol
If you scratch or melt it in and then sharpie it, it's almost impossible to rub off. I worked for a guy who would engrave his phone number and address onto everything and surprisingly stuff would find it's way back to him.
@@georgecroney6168 wd40 takes marker off of anything.
@@jhonsauceda6024 you can't get it out of all the scratches though, you just can't, try it
@@georgecroney6168 challenge accepted.
I do the same thing! Personally let's me know at quick glance how long I've had the tool/battery so I can better gauge longevity. Too many things going on to try and remember dates of purchases or sift through receipts. Sometimes a feller just likes to be reminded how long (or short) his tools last to justify future purchases! "Buy nice, or pay twice" 👍
That's like putting the date on the bottom of my shoe. You wrote it in the place that will see constant contact with the floor.
That's what i was thinking, that ink won't last a week like that
I'll give it two hours
Gotta do it with a paint marker
🤷🏻♂️🤦
I "engrave" my tools on surfaces that'll never see wear, like the battery interface (no, those surfaces don't touch).
I've been doing this for years. Helps keep track of the age of the tool or battery.
If you use it, you know when it needs to be “life cycled”. The magic smoke is quite obvious upon release.
If you buy tools often & work hard well, sometimes its hard to remember things like that. You havent bought very much have you?
@@floridagirl9064
You ever kill a drill? I don’t mean dropped it and something inside came loose, I mean ran that puppy until she was literally smoking. My expected tool life is that it chooches till it’s last chooch. Dating tools means nothing as to how much it was used. Could get two leaf blowers at the same time and put the date of M/YY, one goes “missing” (read forgotten in someone’s truck) and the other is used twice as much because of that. One year on, you find the missing one. Which one is near its end of life, the one dated M/YY or the one dated the exact same?
@@juangonzalez9848 Am also a person that runs tools until they die, fixes them, and runs them some more.
@@user2C47 I've never known anyone who replaces tools after a set amount of time. We brag constantly about how long some tools have kept working after being held together with duct tape and determination.
@@user2C47
Ya kinda can’t fix shorted motor windings. Costs almost as much as the tool for those.
Although we did just get our table saws motor rewound, a lot more people rewinding 240 volt motors then 18volt.
As a mechanic you just replace it when it breaks. And you don't have 1 of each tool. Usually 2 or 3 just in case 1 breaks.
I have absolutely no time perception. So to make things easier I just ignore everything
Me three..
Ever forget what year it is and have to ask someone?
@@jasonmadrigal8 Not yet but have forgotten how old I was before
@@ickess how old are you, if I may ask? It sounds like old age.
@@richardmccann4815 I wouldn’t say I’m old. But have had no time perception as long as I can remember
Same with refrigerators, stoves,water heaters, w/d, microwaves and disposals
If I had a dollar for every time a customer got their purchase date wrong . . . . . . .
Purchase date doesn't matter if it's wrote on it. They need receipt. The model and serial number tells them what date it was made.
@@Chris.Rhodes but it's a great reminder to the owner,
Most will claim that it's only 26 months old when it's actually 40 months old
But you are correct
@@jeanvaljohn3921 i get what you mean, and it's a good idea, but he was saying that for companies with warranty process, when that's just not true. They don't care about your hand written date lol
@@Chris.Rhodes
It's also great for annual maintenance and up keep
I number my batteries 1, 2, 3 and so on to prevent burnout on any given battery. Best to rotate them to make them last as long as possible
Same, I have 3 five ah batteries, 2 six ah batteries, 2 power stack 5ah and one smaller power stack battery with 3 chargers and 6 tools I rotate them on 3 smaller tools I use the 5ah and small power stack on the other 3 bigger tools I use 6ah and 5ah power stacks. I have a perfect rotating setup and everything is always charged and ready to go. I know this stuff will last me 10 years easy. This generation of the brushless XR 20v stuff from DeWalt along with the few atomic things that have release in the last year or so is so damn good.
@@JoseGonzalez-jd9spThat’s a brilliant idea, I mean I do it a little differently I have one battery for each power tool I have - LIION batteries still have memories imo, so looking after em is a great idea!
@@palmtraveller2177 if you use your drill every day and your leafblowrr 3 times a year you should absolutely use the leafblower battery in your drill. Batteries do way better being cycled versus sitting. Use drill battery in drill, when it's dead, swap to fresh blower battery and charge the drill battery. Now both your batteries are properly cycled and in better shape than one overused and one underused.
I number & date batteries so I know how long the battery lasts or for warranty purposes.
I just hide my intitials in places so if they ever get stolen I know where they're at. Sometimes I'll even rip a tool apart and put my name on it. But this is load of crap. All dates are on the tag of things. And models and serial numbers. They know when it was made. You just need to save receipts. I save receipts for anything over $50. Because sometimes it's easier just to replace a new tool than deal with warranty bullshit.
I think the guy does it for easy inventory
I write or do something unique like a groove in certain place or direction on the tool no one would immediately notice but I know that it's mine
For ex I put a strip of green tape on one the handles of my pliers
@@kalibstockton7682 a strip of tape? Why? That's not helping anything lol
@@Chris.Rhodes it's so I know it's mine it's very helpful especially when working with guys who use the same tools it's easy to pick up someone's pliers and not know it. Saves me for replacing them or taking someone else's
I use a wood burning tool (a fine tip soldering iron also works) to carve my name (if there's enough room), initials, and driver's license number on tools, and their parts.
Helps keep track of "who owns what" especially on Job sites with lots of similar tools.
Out in the field ?? What is this a dewalt soldier on the leaf blower 😂😂
I see this video because I was recently looking for self-adhesive post-it notes stickers.
Yes, but I'm writing for a very different reason.
To a greater extent I prefer to read rather than write, but seeing such an abundance of irony over the fact that a person considers it necessary for himself not only to inscribe the date on the instrument, but also to share this skill, useful in my opinion I will speak out in support of such a habit. I'm 60+ and I've started doing it too. I use tools for small repairs around the house, preferring to turn to the masters only in those cases when I realize that my qualifications are not enough to achieve a good result. Areas - furniture, plumbing, electrics, home appliances. Almost all the tools accumulated during their gradual acquisition, in working condition. I rarely use them, but I always try to maintain them in time (clean, lubricate, renew storage). And I'll tell you, for a while, at least until about 45, it was easy for me to keep everything in my head without writing anything down. After I bought a set of watch tweezers a few years ago, forgetting that I already had them, I had to resort to taking notes. By the way, if you take notes in handwriting, your head memorizes it four times - dictating, hearing, writing, and reading what you've written. This alone trains the memory and structures memorization. Not all factory nameplates are easy to read, and not all tools has factory subscribes formed as they should be. By writing down the tool for yourself, it is easier to find what you need when eye observing through the rack and drawer. Besides, it gives unification of the record in the logbook of the tool and on the tool itself. Separately about batteries. I have a tool with Ni-Cd batteries that are over 20 years old and they still work. What I have to use now does not live even three years. I put a white plastic label on the batteries, where I write the date of manufacture with a permanent marker and the date of charging with an erasable one. This allows me to address power supply problems before they become operational problems at a bad time to address them.
But I agree, it's not necessary.
You can do things on a whim, with a bit of luck: lucky - it works, unlucky - throw it away, buy a new tool. Why to have good things for a long time and constantly (and it is expensive) if you can always take something, even if not for a long time, but immediately, and in installments. Why memorize something and know exactly what it is called and how it works, if you can always take a picture of what you need, find it and order it by delivery as needed? It all has a right to be the way it is.
And I think let each person determine for themselves what they need more.
Whether to use once every few years cordless drill, which works without fail for 26 years and keep a place for it and write it down in the tool storage log or to take the necessary as needed, immediately getting rid of the thing that has become unnecessary.
I prefer to know and remember exactly and record tool usage without relying on memory. It's more convenient for me too.
Thanks to the author of the video, it's nice to know we are not alone in the universe.
Do this for fucking everything.
The date you pour concrete. Write that in a corner somewhere.
The date you start raising walls. Write that on a corner stud somewhere.
The date of install on every window and door. Write that in the frame of each of those.
Date you start shingling the roof. Write that in the corner of the roof somewhere.
The date of installation for your water heater, furnace, fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer, and every other major appliance.
Another thing. To deter Mr sticky fingers on the jobsite use a soldering iron to carve your initials into your tool somewhere. Use nail polish to fill in the initials if you must.
Good thing you have nail polish on hand
@@williamstamper442 & I thought nail polish only went on hand🤣
My neighbors thought I was crazy labeling every.single.last grass seed on a lawn install. Who’s laughing now, *Susan* ? Get your own dang grass seed!
Very similar concept. When I get a device with its own AC/DC converter, I write the name of the device on the converter. Saves time figuring out which power-cord belongs to which device (and keeps me from frying a device by putting the wrong power cord to it).
For people with bad memories... my tools last until the warranty then break just after
Planned obsolescence in action
You must be a Milwaukee user
Good idea but I wouldn’t write it on the battery where it slides in and out of the tool, it will wear off faster
I noticed when I buy my tools they already have a date on them At least most of the new ones
When it needs to be “life cycled” means… if you have a 1yr or 2yr warranty for example… make sure the tool or battery “brakes”… or “stops working” before that last day of warranty so that you can get a free replacement under the warranty.
Everyone is on here saying the dates are already in the serial numbers, but that is when it was manufactured, he is writing the date they are being put into use. Those could be several years in difference if the tool sat on a shelf somewhere. 🤷♂️😂
Still unnecessary unless you have a bad memory.
@@dangerous8333 I have 4 identical batteries. They all look alike.
Why???
BECAUSE THEY'RE IDENTICAL.
Done this forever.
Reminds me (and others) that I didn’t buy all my tools overnight.
And makes it easier when lending tools.
When it stops working, it is at the end of the “life cycle”. Odds of it being under warranty are slim to none. Why waste the sharpie ink? I date consumable parts on machines/equipment so that it doesn’t break down in the middle of a job and I can be sure to have replacement parts in stock. When it comes to cordless tools though, I just have 2 or more of everything...
But why waste ink on consumable parts?
Sharpie will wear off 4 months
Scribe into the plastic and then add ink. Much better. Can use an etcher low settings.
I work on the road, in construction so I keep a tool list with model, serial, and dates on the front of an envelope with receipts. In my experience, they get stolen more often then crap out, so it helps for insurance purposes.
I have a mini zipper binder for the same reason. I also keep digital copies in Google Drive file as a backup. I can always print a copy of the receipt from there if I need to.
@@Moments_Of_Justice Yeah, you need to scan and Google Drive those receipts (or have the receipt emailed to you when you check out - at least, you can do this at Home Depot, guessing it's the same at Lowe's, too).
Those paper receipts fade so fast these days, worst if submitted to moisture and heat in your back pocket.
You can notice things by yourself! Sick! Grats!
"I just got this and it already broke?" Thing is actually 5 years old
First sign of gettin' old
I was thinking that was when you listened to someone else's music new or old and thought "this just sounds like noise" or when you get excited to receive more mundane gifts like clothes or tools.
I do this!
I also add a consecutive letter A.B.C. etc. So that I don't accidentally over use one or two of the fifteen plus batteries that maintain at my shop.😊
I do the same thing on site with others tools. It helps find the right owner especially when I’m placing them in my tool bag at the end of the day. 😜
Its valid for lifesaving tools to be lifecycled but a simple electric tool isn't connecting to the Internet its not endangering anyone when it dies sure you may want to bring a backup tool if you've only got an old one
I do the same with sauces and condiments in the fridge, also helps you pick smaller format if it takes you forever to get though it lol
Canned goods too. Hmmm...Wonder how long them baked beans been in the cabinette.
Great idea thanks for sharing !!
What also works for me is when I tattoo it on myself I'm like a walking note pad 😋
Can’t you just register them online? I did that with mine yesterday. It has the date, picture of the receipt, and their serial number.
"let's say I look at the date and its been 5 years. I know it had a good run." What a sad world we live in. Planned obsolescence should be illegal.
Anti-repair tactics should be illegal. There are people who have repair businesses with the knowledge/skills to repair stuff but often times companies make it difficult/impossible to buy parts and diagrams to perform said repairs. You should check out Louis Rossman's right to repair videos.
@@Manatee360Phototography I work for an OEM RMA contract repair shop, and holy hell is it so much easier to do your job when you got the parts.
Oh shit, I dropped a screw under the fridge? Well, just pick one from the parts drawer, don't need to fish it out! The pins are corroded on this connector? Just solder on a new header! It really is such a nicer repair experience.
Smart.
Save the receipt though...scan and email it to yourself so you'll always have it.
Just take a picture of it, don't even need a scanner anymore.
I run a handyman business and do this to all my tools.
Might help if you have receipts organized by date somewhere because I know they aren't going to honor warranty based on date without proof of purchase. And don't forget warranty end date to avoid hours of searching to find it was a short warranty.
I always write the date on the back of my girlfriend's necks. Thats way I know when they're about to be used up, and I get a new one.
Bruh, save some chicks for the rest of us.
@@J_Madison check your girlfriend's neck and see if I had put a date on it. LOL 😆
@@J_Madison LOL! I laughed waaaaay too much at your comment, Thomas!
I had a battery state of charge led fail even though the battery itself was working fine. Trouble was, out of the eight 5amp batteries I have, I didn't know if it was 6 months old or 2 years old. This is a great idea.
Pull your tape out to the very end and write your name on it so when someone says its theirs you can so "Oh yeah, let me see it"
I work in a manufacturing. This is the particular field that I work in. Part of my duties include ordering and maintaining tooling and equipment. Everything I look at has its own schedule to be maintained.
Lmao!! Loved when you said “as I get older if think I have a tool for a short period only to find it’s been a couple years.” That’s my whole life now. Crazy how time just keeps flying
My great uncle did that to EVERYTHING, no joke, when he moved in with his little brother (my grandpa) and we took over the house he left he had that everywhere. When he passed, then my grandpa passed shortly after (3 months) we had to go through my grandpa's stuff as well and we found the exact same thing 😊. 12 years later, we still have some of that stuff, still with the dates on them. The things that will bring out memories.
Meh that blower shorted out on me, when I called to troubleshoot it they told me it was under warranty. Called back a week later to figure out the process and they told me to take a hike….my current blower is gas. The shorted blower was my 12th dewilt purchase. Still stings like some one cheated on me, no wait that was where the short discharged in my hand.
You know that every product line will have lemons right? It would be a mistake to assume an edge case is the norm. We beat the shit out of DEWALT cordless stuff on the site. No complaints.
I had to buy a gas blower too, my Husqvarna shorted on me after 4 years. Sad.
I agree i also do that with batteries. I own a small flooring company. We tend to think we just bought something and its new but really its couple years old. they have been charged every day for 2 years.
The manufactured date is already on both those tools... and most others...
I have a Milwaukee Sawzall that is 30yrs old and a right angle drill that is same age and both look very old but both kick butt and still work great. Have done MANY jobs with em. 5yrs hahah. They just don't make tools the way they use to no matter dewalt or Milwaukee
Yeah writes info on the area that levels the tool when on the ground, to immediately wear off. REAL smart idea.
Good idea! Thanks.
People talking about serial number matching dates. But they could have both it 2 years after manufacturing.... I always keep recipet in the box and the box in the attic. Never know what you need to return or when.... Some company's have "disappearing ink". But that's they're problem I still have my receipt
I put my phone number on the tool, thought it was silly at first but i saw a tool once in a guys hand and dialling a number, i asked what he was doing and he said someone left this here ill call em and have them come an pick it up…brilliant.
I'm on Team Orange (Ridgid) and if you register your power tools and batteries within 90 days of purchase, Ridgid keeps that info online for you and you also get lifetime warranty on parts, labor and batteries!!! And their tools are getting better every year.
I use a soldering iron and poke a pattern into the plastic that identifies my tools. There's no way to remove it, the holes are deep.
Register the product when you purchase it and there isn't a problem
I do that with my water heaters because most water heaters don’t outlast the factory warranties which a lot of people don’t realize
You should have a booklet where you note down the serial numbers of every piece of kit that you own from computer parts to refrigerators. Keep it up-to-date. If something is ever stolen, you can file a report online with the serial number. It's a long shot, but auction houses and pawn shops do check these databases, and if your item shows up you can get it back.
Every tool and battery, has a serial number.
That serial number is what is used by the service centers to determine when your warranty is good for, whether or not you ever registered the part after buying:
Thank you for this
DeWalt gots some app for that! Scan the barcode on the tool punch in tool part number and all the other information as the date you buy it and how much you buy it for and any other kind of notes all in one app!
Keep the invoice look if it has a serial number. If not write the serialnumber and date on it. When you write on the implement it will last two weeks. If not than you do not need it to buy.
I have a drill and sawzalls that is 12 years old and looks like it has seen better days but they still are my go to on the farm
That’s actually a real good idea, especially for brushed tools! We do it for filters so why not do it for the money makers.
warranty purposes? thats what the serial number is for. Also no normal person will "life cycle" their tools. most contractors wont either. they will use it till it breaks.
For equipment maintenance like filters and stuff it can be handy to date parts. I date and inital my batteries to keep sorted for warranty. So I don't have to check the serial numbers and receipts because they all look the same
Serial Numbers. They have a purpose. Also most electronic devices (Tools) have a manufacturing date stamped on them.
I think we are referencing the difference between someone using something for a professional purpose vs at home use.
My coworker also writes his name on his tools in red or orange since everyone typically uses black. Is also blends in on yellow like his dewalts
I work doing floors I do use my tools heavy when they break just get new ones time is money
Or just properly inventory them and do correct accounting
dewalt has there manufacture and warenty number all on the machine even the call number righgt where the battery plugs in
Ppl used to do this for ppl stealing them. But a rag w a drop of iso alcohol or fuel on it will wipe permanent marker right off espc on plastic.
Alcohol and it comes right off. Use a soldering iron and do initials in a uniform place make it obvious. Good idea to mark tools but do it better
what's nice about Flex tool they have a tool/battery registry
Any one that’s been using tools a while knows the battery and tools manufacture date is in the serial number. But if you are gonna mark a tool, it would be best to engrave it. Rubbing alcohol will remove what you wrote surprisingly easy.
I put reminders on my phone like "Today your drill battery guarantee expires"
I had to replace my Makita batteries 5.0ah after about 12 years they finally gave out I fully charge & discharge them pretty much with every cycle unless working hard flying on a project then I do it I got to do.. & yeah I write the date on mine with a 🎨 streaker LoL
DeWalt has been date etching their batteries for over a decade. I have one 20v that has a factory date mark from 2012.
Can i have your tools after they life cycled? Dates stamped by the manufacturer already its always pretty close to the purchase date
Biggest thing for me with tools is to make sure I write down the serial numbers in case of theft so that the authorities can list them as stolen as the pawnshops (if they arent shady) will check them and notice they are stolen and will hold them for authorities.
A sharpie isn't actually permanent especially if used daily. I brand all of my tools. Wood burner with a fine tip is easiest but a rotary tool can work.
Good idea. But the batteries and tools warranty is based on the date on the unit. Not purchase .
Also you wrote the info in the bottom where it will be scraped off.
I've been doing this for ever. I date light bulbs and ballast also. If bulbs don't last very long then the ballast is probably bad.
Every night before I go to bed, I brush my teeth. This helps my teeth last for a long time.
Viral video for today's generation. Your welcome.
I always tape the receipt to the box I bought it in or the box I keep it in.😊
I put down my company initials because tool may go missing onsite and put the date when you start using it.
I always call Dewalt if a tool dies. Even tools out of warranty. I can usually get it completely rebuilt for much less than buying a new one.
Yes I do this to all my tools 👍🏿💯
Or buy more reliable tools. I had the same string trimmer for over 5 years before replacing it. Still worked, but it was time for a new one
If you're using a battery powered blower, you have much more pressing issues. Also, ink wears off, use an engraver.
My little trick is to buy nothing battery-powered in the first place! It's corded or gas-powered. I don't have to wait for batteries to charge or worry if I can still get a replacement battery from a company that may or may not be in business anymore or has discontinued a product. More power and reliability are what I'm concerned with more than convenience. The lifespan of the tools used, I believe, gas and electric, would last way longer.
You know the date codes on the battery and the tool right