Cordless Drills: Is Buying Top Models Even Worth It These Days?
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
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Today we see if buying the top from brands like Milwaukee with their 2904, DeWALT, Makita XGT, Bosch and FLEX are worth it, or maybe traditionally less expensive cordless drills can get close enough to do the same jobs, including RIDGID R861152, DeWALT DCD805, Ryobi PBLHM101 and Parkside.
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The achilles heel of the Ryobi is sudden increases in demand from the tool, which the board will as a result shut it down. Some of the gradual increases in demand when testing the tool suit it more here, but in use we find if you feel a snag it will play it safe and shut the tool off. So that's some usage vs testing that's worth knowing.
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Do you think it being a hammer drill had any effect on its testing?
You mentioned the Rigid was the only one with anti wrist-breaking tech, but the Milwaukee 2904 has it too. I have that drill and I am glad for that feature because it can be hard to keep a grip on when it snags.
Hey TTC any info on new flex high torque?
@@danieldelpha1315 I believe every drill on this ranking is a hammer drill, simply because brands often offer their top models in hammer drill. Though many also offer a drill driver only flavor as well. But no, shouldn't effect it.
@@Johndeere60 Radio silence on the new one. When we are able to find/purchase one we'll test it though!
As a tradesman who uses impacts and drills daily, it’s not about power anymore. It’s about ergonomics for me. I’ve touched all the major brands, and some of the budgets. Makita just feels the best in the hand and in tight spaces.
Yes!!! I own a bunch of makita 40v tools, ive spent over $4000 on them. They are absolutely great and also have plenty of power. But the features and comfort are amazing.
I'd buy makita only bc its not owned my a mega corp. I have a lot of their tools and tbh they outlast everything else and they're really cheap/easy to fix. They crap out much less likely than dewalt when it comes to high power drills, the top end 991,995,996,999...They crap out very easily. Going to buy makita magdrill soon.
@@mihkus The only thing about Makita that makes me reluctant to invest in them is their lacking battery tech. Their tools are massively held back by their dated battery designs.
I find ridgid has been a great middle ground. Everyone stopped making comments about ridgid as soon as they tried it. And that grip is freaking comfy
@@KeterMalkuth xgt batteries are fine so far but 18v definitly needs a redo for larger capacities and durability. I would love a couple 12ah 18v batteries for the chainsaw and mower.
For parkside the "performance" lineup is significantly better and one of the performance drills is currently on sale for 40€
Dang, nice! What's a kit price with a 4-5Ah if you know. We've had little luck ordering from outside the sates however
It is still trash compared to serious drills it tried to copy.
Yes, they have brushless drills up to 150Nm stated torque, all below €100 standard retail. Their 8ah, 21700 cell, Bluetooth connected batteries are €50-70 retail and were at €25 a piece here last week. Please feature more parkside!
I don't want to do the a dirty one on this channel and advertise myself here. As they have inspired me to make my channel. However you may find the video that I will be airing tonight interesting. It's about all the Parkside Performance drill drivers.
@@TorqueTestChannel I don't think you can buy them as kits with 4ah batterys only 2ah tho in the uk the 4ah batterys are only £20-25 super cheap
I've been using an old Ridgid brushed drill for ~5 years now. Just upgraded to the model featured here last week as part of a deal to get a "free" weedeater and leaf blower. I was absolutely blown away by the power. I've been drilling holes in concrete for a new workshop in my basement, running conduit, drilling Tapcons, etc., and it just absolutely eats through the walls. Makes my brushed drill feel like an expensive paperweight.
Went to get a new battery mower and they had a deal for their chainsaw too, 16inch bar didn't know I needed it but damn its good.
The parkside drill you tested can regularly be found at 15 euros and the 4ah smart batteries just sold for 15 last week, 30 bucks total. I have owned one for 5 years and for small jobs around the house it works great.
Again, like he said, it’s very hard to get one outside of Europe because mainly of the battery
I've always been impressed with Ridgid. Price to performance across the board, not just a couple in their lineup. I've been using them hard for work and have never LSAed any tool. Just a charger. They have been dropped off roofs, fallen in snow, stepped on, used in hot environments, very cold environments and left out in the rain. Heck, my Gen 5x 7 1/4" saw had to cut about 20ft of 3/4" sheeting in 95 degree heat with all the carbide teeth gone, fast, before we lost our crane operator. I love my Ridgids, glad to see they keep offering new models all the time.
I’d be curious to see how the M12 and other lower voltage drill compares to these too. The M12 is really nice for pretty much everything that’s not heavy hitting.
Agree. I have both an M18 and M12 and seldom break out the 18 unless I'm running hole saws or such. For most work top tier brands have reached "enough" power for day to day jobs and size/weight become more important. By the same token I mostly use my M12 compact 3/8 impact and only reach for the M18 mid or high torque when I really need to. Big numbers are great for advertising and sure they come in clutch when you absolutely need the power but 9 times out of 10 compact size beats max output for my needs.
@@donhappel9566 I don’t have the 3/8” M12 impact, but that’s one that I want. I think my most used is the M12 Fuel 1/4” drive Screwdriver. It’s so handy with the 1/4” chuck for interiors, trim panels and smaller stuff under the hood. Plus it’s really easy to change bits for woodworking projects.
I don’t have the objective numbers like TTC could get, but I’ve got the gen 3 M12 and that same HP Ryobi. And my dad has that same dewalt. I actually think anecdotally that the M12 is better than the other two. I’ve used it for a variety of wood drilling, screw driving, and even thrown some hole saws and some masonry bits on it and it tends to hold up much better than the Ryobi especially. The M12 line all around is a home run in my opinion.
Hammer drill and impact driver Gen3 M12 fuel and gen3 M18 fuel owner here, only downside of the m12 is ergonomics. I’ll take the m18 drill and m12 impact driver as the best combo.
@@740GLE for me the ergonomics of the M12 is better. But that’s pretty subjective. I like that I can clip the M12’s to my pants pocket without a lot of weight. In tight spaces the M12 is awesome. I mostly use them for automotive and small woodworking projects, I’m no home builder. lol
do more Parkside stuff like their impacts please. they also have their performance line which is comprised of brushless tools
And is great value for money for the avg. DIY-er!
It's garbage. It's good for making kites
@@marekkrepa9982 so is ryobi
Would love to see performance series half inch impact on TTC
The DCD800/805 is an absolute monster. I have been using mine with rust/paint remover wheels to strip a floorpan and it's been phenomenal. I have discharged 3 batteries (2x 4ah, 1x PS 1.7) in a row without the drill hitching, overheating or anything. And that's at full throttle the entire time with basically no breaks. I figured it would start overheating or need a break during the process but it just keeps going.
Yeah I'm also rather impressed with mine. Recently drilled out the bottom floor of a house (so non-continuous), but it wasn't hot like my old drill was. Quite impressed for the 2 speed smaller drill compared to the older one I had.
I've used my dcd800 to drill a 7/8" hole in a 1/2" mild steel plate. Doesn't feel like it's going to melt like my gen 4 milwaukee that I've already retired from metalworking.
I went with the Ridgid line because of their LSA warranty. So far that has paid off. My drill chuck broke, sent it off, fixed for free. My oscillator broke, replaced with a new one for free. My brad stapler is at their service center right now because it wouldn't drive. Its outcome is TBD. The LSA process was recently updated so all claims are done right from your Dashboard where you registered your tools. I have not had to replace any batteries yet. Ridgid is also adding more cool tools to their catalog and I like what I see.
Ridgid is AEG renamed for USA.
I also have the Ridgid line tools. I originally got a drill and impact driver combo set with 2 - 1.5 amp batteries about ten years ago. They are my workhorse tools.
I have bought other tools, corded and battery operated, along with different capacity batteries (recently got the 8 amp battery) over time and I am very pleased.
The only problem I have had was one of 1.5 amp batteries stopped taking a charge. I placed it on one of the new dual chargers and it is now taking a charge (took a very time to revitalize the battery tho).
I have replaced Ridgid batteries under warranty several times. This is the main reason that I will always buy Ridgid!
Several years ago, my brother got me the kit of of Bosch 12v drill and impact driver... both are little and wimpy by TTC standards, but for my around the house projects, I'm very thankful. Nothing wrong with having a modest power tool for modest power jobs.
The ryobi did better than I expected. I own one myself and I definitely feel it cut-out often. Especially at lower rpm.
Same here, it definitely cuts out more than other drills we're using
I have the older brushed model(it was on the Ryobi days deal a few years ago) and haven't noticed that behavior out of it myself, i'd love to see how it compares to the hp if you ever do another roundup like this.@@TorqueTestChannel
As a degenerate that's successfully used a Ryobi to drill through 3/8 inch steel plate before (I don't recommend it, but it's all I had), agreed. Very surprising with its results lol
It would be great to see some brushed ryobi tools.
@@TorqueTestChannel Seen the same complaint on the HP angle grinder, though I'm not sure if you guys saw that in your testing/use? It's almost like Ryobi is making these tools pretty darn good but also cutting in the protection too often, which can be a pain if you're trying to do some high demand/heavy duty task. Tool might be capable but the protection stops it--I guess it's better than it letting out the magic smoke though lol.
Love it that you test the parkside brand, but the green is the hoby series if you can get the black performance series with 4 amp or 8amp battery that i'm sure will be a different thing.😊
What would the price as a kit come to, when comparing to these? Also, model number? I don't see any for sale so will need to be on the look out.
@@TorqueTestChannelwould it make sense for me to send you the drills/impacts from germany, or would that not make sense since you guys do mostly US tools purchase advise?
@@TorqueTestChannel For example the "PABSP 20 Li C3" is currently sold as a kit for 39€
@@TorqueTestChannel This is the drill model PARKSIDE Cordless Drill X20V PABSP 20 Li B2 KAT Performance
The price in lidl was around 50 eur bear i think.
Kit price if you get everything on sale (1 4Ah) is 40 for the drill, 30 for the battery and 10 for the charger so 80€
I'd like to see a video of the subcompact class. In my professional use, I found the Ridgid subcompact drill to be the size of a 12v tool, but punching well above anything I would expect from a 12v. Absolutely excellent for overhead work.
Also, slap that 8ah on some other Ridgid tools. I've felt a huge difference with the 8ah on my Ridgid circular saws in particular. I'd love to see the numbers.
Love this channel. I watch it constantly (or something close to that). It would be great to see a comparison of the big right angle drills like the Milwaukee hole hawg for example. Keep on measuring the beans!
That Hole Hawg is an arm breaker! Lots of videos of it binding up and tossing the user about. Always wanted one, but haven't had the job which required it.
@@garyp.7501yep, you just have to learn how to feel the bit and take it carefully, especially when using anything bigger than 1in. Definitely a 2 handed tool
Damn my wish was realized when I saw the Parkside.👍
I would love to see more of Parkside tools in this channel, especially the Performance Line.
Man, I recall when I first saw your channel (like three years ago, maybe?) and it's amazing how far you've come and how much you're now able to test. Man, I recall you building a torque testing device back in the day. I'm not sure, but I think I've been subscribed since like your 2nd or 3rd video.
LOL That might make me one of your longest subscribers!
I deserve a cookie.
I've had issues with my Ryobi's, got fed up with their "Customer Service" (actually sent me an INOP replacement 40V to replace a 40V battery that did not work out of the box), and thus started replacing them with the HF "Hercules" tools. Very happy with the HERCULES performance.
I'd be interested to see more regular inclusion of the Hercules brand in these types of tests. One because I've all but fully converted (with the exception of some M18 tools that might just be sentimental) to the HF High Tier brand, and two I would be interested to see more long term inclusion of testing to see how they stack in reliability. I Bought my 1/2" Hercules 1400 ftlb tool for $179.99 and got a free 5 AH performance battery, that is really tough to beat when I see it keeping up with the M18 High Torque!
Been looking fondly at Herc and also Kobalt too. They have a few winners it seems. I'm red all over so I won't need a whole lot for years anyway.
im curious as to how the "einhell" brand stacks up to the rest of the market.
Another great series of tests helping a buyer out.
May I add a possible test metric that in my experience makes a big difference to how a drill will handle and the ease of use accurately.
A good high quality drill will have a better or lower measured chuck /tool deflection. Almost all when new will be tight but with use some become loose very quickly. This can make it a little more difficult to use when using oversize tooling like a hole saw or a spade bit, even drilling steel with a 1/2" drill bit. This can be affected by clutch use or hammer function to wear it out faster. Some cordless drills are very overbuilt in this area and others are less so. Perhaps some testing of the deflection before and after your standard tests? 1/2" rod in the chuck the drill itself clamped then a measurement taken? You could rate them competitively by how far away from the end of the chuck the deflection measures 0.020".
This may not stop the drills from running and driving screws or drill bits but if you need to start a drill without a pilot or center punched point it makes a difference.
Just a thought?
Cheers
This would be a nice addition to the excellent tests. With a few exceptions, ice drilling, hole hawg type stuff, over the past few years, with power across the board being sufficient from many brands, I look for anti-kickback, runout, ease of bit change and comfort first. I no longer, gasp, put the biggest battery I have in every tool if I don't need it for the job.
I have an old brushed DeWalt and I'll keep using it as long as it does the job, hasn't let me down yet. Their impacts I avoid. Crazy time here. I used the new Hercules for the last year which I use about 5 of the 8 hours in a shift and I absolutely love it. You have to get used to it due to it having too much torque. She likes to snap lags of with little effort. I'm going to keep using it for the next four years at least. 5 year warranty with no questions asked over the counter replacement is real nice.
Personally drills are more about the balance of power, feel and clutch function. I've had some clutches that work terrible and it would be great if you could incorporate a quick clutch test on drills.
Bosh has the best clutch but the worst ergonomics (for me) old Makitas were the best (14,4V) and the new parkside performance cordless drill (the one without hammer dreill option) with 2Ah battery is the closest thing to it in my opinion
Honestly, after standardizing on Ryobi's 18v. platform, I'm not happy. Been seeing some UA-cam videos from other content creators taking apart Ryobi tools. Let's just say, very eye-opening. Looking to standardize on a new platform. Came up with a list of the best contenders.
Eliminated one after the other until I've got two left. One is Bosch. The other is RIDGID. I'm a bit surprised that the latter is still on my contenders list. Not being a Pro, RIDGID's line-up of tools overall, including this drill, is looking very tempting.
Great video as always. I bought a bunch of Kobalt cordless tools. I'm surprisingly happy with them. They were just so cheap at the time I couldn't help myself.
Today's cordless drills are insanely powerful compared to 20 or 30 years ago. Ive got a larger DeWalt drill (about 6 years old) and it happily punched a 16mm augur through a 800 mm tree trunk when building my kids a tree house. It never sounded like it was struggling and never slowed down. Amazing!
The best small drill I have used is the DeWalt 12v drill, so light and so much more powerful than the old generation full sized drills..... I would get one of those for day to day use for house work and have a big powerful drill on the shelf for when you really need the power.
I recently got the DCD706, it's a wieldy little thing and surprising amount of power for the size.
You might be suprised how tough the parkside is. It is couple years old and after that abuse it is making grinding noises but works regardless. Left in Rain, dropped, used for jobs it was not suppoused to do. You cen buy them Here for mere 24.95 dollars. Not as powerful as dewalt that i had before it was stolen but very good price to performance ratio.
Parkside also has a lot of Milwaukee inspired tools. They have a M12 stubby and m18 impact driver M 18 hi torque impact wrench
I'm surprised the Hercules kit at less than $100 was not included. It makes more torque than my gen 3 Milwaukee. I use it for auger bit going through pilings.
It's not a hammer drill like these, and when we tested the hammer drill uses a batteries not included in their kit. but it IS good
Two of my most looked forward to things on Friday: New episode of Reacher and new video on TTC. Life is good.
The batteries are the real issue with drills. Generally electric motors are very reliable, but batteries die with use and time. I have so many working drills with junk batteries. Only drill I still use is my Ridgid because the batter still holds charge for a full workday.
Parxide has the Performance series, which are black instead of green, they are all brushless and have effectively double the performance of the brushed series. For 1.5* of the price. Price-performance ratio is crazy on those, they are almost up to bar with Bosch or Dewalt in quality sometimes.
for me, parkside performance is the best among such drills ... I have also worked with others and at this price it cannot be compared at all ... parkside performance at the then price of 70 euros is perfect ... I have been using it for the second year ... nonstop work in the production of superstructures for cars ... that is, a lot of drilling in metal, aluminum, wood, approx. 10,000 holes in half a year from 5 mm to 20 mm and it still works ...
Well, I have recently picked up the Parkside for the equivalent of around 20 USD - new from store. Gave it to a friend and he seems to be vary happy with it. Can't beat it for the price. If you are able to get your hand on Parkside Performace it would be a much closer comparisson I believe. The PPSBSA 20-Li A1 bought as a kit with a fast charger and 4Ah smart battery for 110 USD is a total steal. Work very well for me. Hell, if you wish I con probably ship one over, you just need to get your hands on a battery since shipping those seems to be a problem...
Great video as always. Please look into Parkside more in the future. Lidl is actually huge in Europe, they have literally 12 thousand locations. Parkside have a black performance series which looks 1:1 like the Flex brand you tested in the past. Prices are unbelievable right now - 40 eur for the brushless impact or drill.
So pumped finally seeing Parkside tools on your channel!
I'm looking forward to seeing the 1/2 impact driver from Parkside!
Have the new B4, it's a beast
I have a rigid gen5x brushed i use with a paddle for mixing drywall compound, plaster, driveway tar, etc, yes i know i shouldn't use it for that but it just keeps going and going.
As someone who uses power tools everyday, when people ask me my recommendations I say: if you use it once to a couple times a year, ryobi, black and decker something like that. Once to twice a month, rigid, maybe kobalt but rigid. And if you use it more than once a week, dewalt, Milwaukee, makita, and typically I recommend their professional lines. I was surprised to see how well the ryobi did! This videos are so interesting and informative!
You skipped rhe Harbor Freight offerings.
The Milwaukee 2904-20 has the anti wrist breaking function. Put the forward/reverse switch in the middle and pull the trigger 5 times to toggle it on/off.
I bought into Makita's 18V LXT Lithium-Ion platform when it was first launched. So, I stay with their tools. Got too many batteries and tools these days to even think of jumping ship. But, I love watching the manufactures battle it out for bragging rights.
you dont need anything else. I know its tempting to play over the fence sometimes, but time to time I realized that there is nothing like makita. Most of the brands are great, but if I have a choice of using a tool im grabbing makita.
@@UncleIvan1 I still love their 18 lxt stuff, each tool is always repairable and they last very long. I have only off branded to Milwaukee m12 for their suberb 3/8 impact because my DTW 1002 impact is way to strong for small stuff, crazy to think that my biggest impact will probably only make half the power of the newest 1/2 impacts
@@notagunfreak8146 i do too have some m12 tools for the same reason , compact and lightweight
I know you tested it before but if anyone is in the Hercules line up you can get their hammer drill right now this weekend bare tool with the coupon they are running for about 65 bucks. Thing is an absolute monster and they regularly run discounts on the high output batteries. They just had a sale on the 4AH high outputs buy one get one free so came out to like $33 bucks a battery. I also have the 8AH for my 1/2" impact but I don't seem to notice much of a difference in the hand between the two.
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Personally yes. I love the Makita XGT drill in this contest. Both tons of power and enough clutch settings for not overdriving fasteners. I love what a quiet way it is to drive screws by the thousands. None of that clutch or impact driver noise all day long is wonderful.
Ive noticed the XGT makita is way quieter than the M18 in standard drilling tasks. When i use my coworkers M18 i almost have to use ear protection because the motor is so loud. My XGT is easily 4-5dB quieter.
+1 for the Makita XGT, it’s the best drill I’ve ever owned. Everything Makita XGT is smooth and impressive.
Mine is trash, both drills repaired under warranty only to fail again soon after, they repair man said makita drills are poorly made
@@jarrod1687 I would have him get his eyes checked. Anyone who has been around power tools for more then a few days knows Makita's are NOT poorly made. Maybe he was confusing this with another brand.
I have a brushed Ryobi drill that's been through some major projects. it still works fine.
Great that you got hold of parkside! In poland we love these tools, some of them are even "basing" on Milwaukee designs, for example their high torque impact. 2 weeks ago Lidl had a promotion where you could buy this drill + charger + battery for like 20bucks (100pln). I personaly have DCF900 and DCF512, but for most "dirty" jobs i use parkside tools as they are extremely cheap and quite durable. FYI they have "professional" black tools, which are mostly brushless and basic green tools, like the one you have.
I’m in the Uk and have the most recent spec M18 drill, it has the auto stop/anti wrist breaking mode and it works faultless……every time. It’s torquey for sure.
Only things I don’t like are its loud, way louder than a Makita 18v equivalent drill. And the screw locations in the back of the drill are uncomfortable if doing a lot of drilling that requires some additional pressure.
PLEASE!! Do some parkside performance tools. Especially the 20v impact!
For most tasks at work (electrical engineering/assembly) I prefer a smaller and lighter drill. I still use an old brushed Metabo 14.4V model with the quick connect chuck mostly without the chuck as a driver.
For me the deciding factors would be ergonomics and size (not only length but also width and shape determine how a drill feels to use) and weight vs. power, and not purely the latter.
I got the ridgid at work and did 16 13/16 hole in 3/8 steel with it. Couldnt belive how good it did, and was. Love that drill.
as a guy who is deep in Team Milly, I had to use a DCD800 (the non hammer model) for a day on a job site. For a little drill, it is surprisingly very good at handling almost all the jobs a drill would be used for. Only really lacking in the high power long usage options that my M18 hammer drill would have moderate struggle with. So, I will continue to give Dewalt credit that since 2020, they have stepped up and really brought the beans. Well done Dewalt. I am still sticking with my Millys though =)
That big DCK still gets a chuckle out of me.
I just got that little 12V Skil tool set. Seems more than adequate! And the price for the whole 4 piece kit was amazing.
There is also a "black" pro range of the parkside and these are brushless. The one I bought, I had it also for 39€ and it has a lot of torque but it cuts out quickly when loaded. Batteries are 2ah,4ah and recently also an 8ah. The batteries are cheap when you buy them in promo and for a tool that isn't used daily but only for diy, it's very good for the money. I use more my parkside than the green bosch, especially the driver. Plenty of other tools too like a portable bandsaw, jigsaw, branch cutter, nibbler etc..
As a German Parkside tools are the go to for anybody who occasionally needs a tool but doesn't work daily with them.
As their batteries fit any tool the price is very good.
Enough for anybody who occasionaly hangs a lamp etc.
Better than no name Amazon as you're not stuck with 20 different batteries and chargers also you get a known level of quality and performance.
need to test the parkside performance brushless drills
Loving that you managed to get Parkside. However the Performance versions you may enjoy a lot more. I have a video scheduled to air tonight. Might be interesting if you have the time.
My thoughts exactly!
The reason why I made my channel is because I loved watching this one! However they never had Parkside! So I though may as well do it myself. And I could not afford all the rest of the tools here. Hence the name Broke Life. And the EU part, because of Parkside being mostly in the EU. 😂 creative I know 😂@@Failsafeman100
@@BrokeLifeEU Parkside are like the EU version of Harbour Freight, they make cheap functional tools that are hated by aging fanboys of everything from Black & Decker to Snap-on 😄
@@Failsafeman100 😂 All the rest of them I can understand in some way shape or form but the Snap On tools are soo expensive. I guess they need to make themselves feel good for paying so much by making fun of us poor folk.
"Buy once, cry once (a month for a decade)" -Snap-on
Parkside has a brushless preformance brand. I could ship one to you if you want. They also have a brushless impact wrench claiming around 1300Nm
They always claim very fake numbers
The Parkside is actually amazing option for DIY people in central Europe, they have a performance line up which is using brushless motors, their batteries are at least half the price of the others and they have quite wide spectrum of tools. I myself have a SKIL set of brushless tools, but around the house I do most of the stuff with Parkside 12V drill as it is light and enough for most of the small jobs. If the LIDL shop here in Finland would have the online shop with all the tools available like in central Europe, I would definitely invest in that platform, specially for the tools I dont use so often.
Hi, I always follow your channel and without you we wouldn't be able to understand which products are the best. Thanks, having said that, could you try the Parkside impact wrench (I have the performance 226 nm and the 400 nm)? I'm very curious to see what they are capable of doing with the big brands... thank you very much in advance 💪💪🙏
OMG!! Finally a Parkside tool on TTC ❤
Longevity is why I buy Bosch. I have 10.8v Bosch that's coming up on 20 years old with original batteries.
I had a nicad powered Ridgid drill that wouldn't give up the ghost after 20 years of regular abuse. All I had to do was have the cells replaced every so often. I also had a DeWalt nicad that didn't hold up so well. When it came time to move to lithium, I stuck with Ridgid. I do a mix of wood and aluminum and steel and regular bits, step bits, up to hole saws and it handles it all with ease. It also feels like a quality tool without the price tag of the red brand.
i will say at my workplace we have a dewalt drill that's brushed with a plastic chuck (company being cheap) that's needed to be replaced twice for the clutch breaking and is still broken dewalt isn't bad usually just buying the right tool for the job helps.
I love my little Dewalt XR. I do a mix of wood and metal work, with the largest bits respectively being about 2" forstner bits and 3/4" cobalt steel twist drills, and as fas operation goes, it does "good". But as far as usability, ergonomics, size, and weight, i prefer it over everything else. -regular use is w/5&4amp batteries-
Parkside offers brushless tools. If you get your hands on the batteries you should be able to order bare tools from Europe.
You've got to love when torque test channel proves buying an orange tool not to be a bad idea again. First it was the 3-in cut off wheel and now the new 1200 inch pound brushless drill. 80% of the Milwaukee power without the Milwaukee tax. Which is more than enough power for what I will ever use the drill for.
The DCD805 is one of my favorites for sure for the size/performance ratio. Haven't tried it on metal... Makita XGT for that!
Nice comparison. The Ridgid looks great for beefy tasks, the Dewalt for most daily drilling. I have an older DCD791 that works fine. As for value performers, the new Metabo HPT compact drill has specs comparable to the Dewalt (620 in-lbs) and is currently $149 kitted with an impact, charger, batteries, and bag. Keep torquing. ✊🏼
The Ridgid looks really solid! Great job with the testing 👍
I mean for all the drills my family has had lying around over the years (they're the only power tool mom seems keen on not having enough of, which makes sense considering all drills can do) I've never really felt lacking for any particular job with any of them; some have better ergonomics, better chucks, better batteries, etc.
The DeWalts I've gotten are obviously the best of all of ours, but even the tiny little DCD708 I got simply because it was on sale hasn't ever failed to do something asked of it, and I've abused it pretty heavily for just a "DIY" guy, using it to put together scrap-wood coops, shelves, tables, with any kind of wood I can get my hands on, grinding and cut-off wheels, even some medium-sized hole saws. Never once stalled and never even got past warm.
That being said I think I'm still going to go out and buy some more drills eventually. I dont even need it and that DCD999 is calling my name.
I personally have a lot of Milwaukee and Dewalt cordless tools/batteries. At work I decided to purchase a huge amount of Ryobi HP tools (40v and 18v), because they are way more affordable. Also, the deals on Home Depot are incredible sometimes.
I have been extremely impressed with the vast majority of Ryobi's recent tools. The 6ah and 9ah HP batteries are fantastic. Just earlier today I was using my Milwaukee fuel angle grinder and absolutely ripping through batteries. Decided to switch to the Ryobi grinder with 9ah batteries and was getting way more grinding time.
Obviously Milwaukee is a more premium brand with higher performance but Ryobi is great.
Drills have basically a torque ceiling, you don't need more than your wrist can hold and most of it is even lower still. If that's all you need then there are some really tempting low-er budget options out there.
If you already have a lot of cordless tools and batteries, just buying one without batteries is about the same as a more budget kit.
The "wrist" issue is why drills used to more commonly have side handles. Of course Hold Hawg etc still do.
Great thing about ryobi is that at least so far, they have maintained backwards compatibility of their batteries. The modern lithium batteries have breathed fresh life into my ancient drill and circular saw
I snagged a third gen M12 3404-20 used for under $60 shipped and it has done everything i've asked of it so far
The one good thing i can say about parkside is that they have done their research. They don't marked to pros, and the tools they sell are made for homeowner, light use. And for that they are actually pretty good most of the time.
What about bosch? For under $100 you can get a bosch 18v drill with battery.
Great test and great data, as always. I think a lot of value comes out of this, not just from the perspective of "is this budget tool good" but also from the "is this top tool sale a good value". I bought the red tool you feature here, and at a price similar to the one in your description. With the money saved I could get better batteries the tool requires, for it's benefit and for the benefit of other "lower tier" tools from the same brand I have that are just enough for the job I need them to do.
About 14 years ago I bought the cheapest cordless drill in an aluminium carry box for one job. Well I still have it and use it. I am just a home user. Upgraded to a Skil when they were on close out as the model was old stock. They do what I want them to do.
Great video and testing. Here in Europe, Parkside is very popular and their performance line is a little better, brushless. But in terms of durability they are not the best, but for home use they are ok. But for demanding jobs a powerful drill is necessary and worth the money. I have the bosch 150 Nm drill and it performed well in your testing. It's a big heavy tool but I can do anything with this tool. Parkside batteries also use the cheapest cells inside, especially the ones featured in this video. So no more cheap power tools for me. But depending on usage everyone can choose the one that will do the job.
Getting the bigger battery for Parkside makes a huge difference in performance. I don't know why, but even though its still 20v, the bigger battery packs a punch.
I recently bought a Makita XPH14Z for $99 since i already had batteries and it is a total monster. It's the highest torque 18v drill makita makes. 5" hole saw in hard wood is no problem.
At Northern Tool I bought a gen 4 Milwaukee drill, (2) 5.0 m18 batteries, charger, and carrying case for $200 when they first came out.
I like this test run for more common use. We do a lot of fabrication. And tons of drilling for rivets. I have a older big 20v dewalt. And it gets used a lot. But we have 3 smaller 12V dewalt drills that get used and abused heavily. We love em. 1ah batteries is all they ever get. Im sure they would test low here but they are workaholics. Drills dont need to be all powerful. I do have some corded monsters. Lol and a killer drill press.
I'm a UA-cam empowered homeowner with varied experience with construction, manufacturing, electricity, and hydraulics. I have two cordless drills; both 12v a DeWalt (brushed), and a Milwaukee (brushless). That little DeWalt is pretty ok for easy jobs, hanging a TV in studs. Simple lumber building projects. It's torque-y, and the 12 volt DW batteries are pretty good. If I need to drill heavier things I do have a corded hammer drill. The Milwaukee hasn't had much use yet, but I kinda wanna sleep with it.
I used the ryobi as a trailer tech for the las 2 years, I ended breaking 3 drills in that time. Decent performance but it doesn't hold up to abuse. I have the dcd999 now, the shop paid for that one.
I really appreciate you listening the the crowd wanting to see cheapo drills from ebay and such compared to high end DeWalt and Milwaukee. It's kinda amazing actually as I searched high and wide for comparison like this when I looked to buy a cordless drill 5 months ago. I went with prostormer (cool company IMO), very happy with my choice.
right? There isn't much of those kind of reviews at all. Happy to find this as well.
I have come accords some American channels posting about the Parkside Performance range (brushless) that was found in US Lidl stores. Not sure how regularly they stock items. In the U.K. we can’t even get those, only the green variants. I will say, the prices are crazy cheap sometimes. My local store is always marking stuff down. I picked up the battery and charger you have for £10, and I’ve seen drills for at little as £12.99. The prices online are marked up like crazy! I think you can order from the German website possibly, I also know you can order spare parts and possibly whole units from the manufacturers (kompernass & grizzly for example).
Where it comes to parkside all of their green tools are DIY type, mainly for rare use at home. Where it comes their performance lineup (black) they are often considered something in between DIY and proffesional usage. PPBSA 20-Li A1/PPSBSA 20-Li A1(with Hammer) are their top dogs in the lineup, PSBSAP 20-Li B3 is like something in the middle, but rather on the lower end and PABSP 20-Li C3 the lowest rated one. There are 3 types of batteries to choose from (2ah,4ah,8ah). When it comes to their top and pretty much only 18/20V impact wrench there is PASSP 20-Li A3 which is rated for ridiculous 1356NM which is nonsense since it got destroyed by all top brands in the tests i've seen so far, but still will be cool to see that. There is also PDSSAP 20-Li C3, their impact driver which is rated at reasonable 226NM and seems to deliver that. Heard that their tools were made by bosch but nothing to confirm that, also there were some rumours that they have been changing their manufacturers couple of times so not so sury with any of that. Would love to see how they stuck up in this lineup, because price seems really good (their top drill is like 110$) but performance on the other hand unknown. Batteries are really cheap like 25$ for 2ah and about 45$ for 4ah one.
I would love a video comparing modern drills/impacts to drills/impacts of the past before lithium became standard. I loved my Milwaukee nicad tools and thought Dewalts 18v line up was also great.
Milwaukee... our drills cost 200 dollars... also milwaukee, catch this sale and get 2 6ah high output batteries and two tools for $350...i wish they would just price their stuff accordingly...
I have several drills, none of which are top of the line, my 3/8" warrior works well for hanging pictures and small jobs, I find it surprisingly powerful ffor it's size, then my Skill 12 volt, then my 3 Ryobi drills which always are part of one kit or another. I don't do a lot of heavy duty work so they work for my needs.
i recently bought a 20v dewalt kit for $170 on sale at Lowe's. came with drill and impact, 2 batteries and a charger with carry bag
The park side barely stretches its legs. The standard 2ah is rubbish. I’ve mixed thick concrete with the 4ah battery if your able to get ahold of there performance line then you’d be really surprised.
I’m really happy to see park side asking asking for it 100s of times.
DO THIER IMPACTTTTT
My gripe with Ryobi, and to a smaller degree Ridgid is that goofy plastic cover over the battery. So the handle section will stick out no matter what battery size you use. Where as the others can be manipulated with smaller batteries if space constraints.
I bought a Hercules drill recently. It doesn't seem too bad for what it is. My brother has an old Rigid that works really good.
3:37 Parkside, and Einhell are interchangeable. Battery wise, both designed in Germany.
0:37 hey look at that subaru getting a control arm bushing roasted out. Never have I ever. But that swiss cheese subframe is looking pretty sad too...
I think a comparison between the fastener driving ability of a drill, impact driver, and impact wrench with bit adapter would be interesting. Also testing different voltage tools within those catagories i.e. 12 volt vs 18 volt.
I sprung for Milwaukee and I am happy about that. If you're a DIYer, you don't need Milwaukee unless you have money, want the best, and understand the value of paying more for a premium tool brand over a bargain basement brand or even a midgrade brand.
I was so excited to see the Parkside. I spend half the year in Germany and I always see them at the grocery store and often wonder if they're worth it... on clearance their stuff is REALLY cheap