Not Just Fake but Counterfeit Power Tools

There's a growing number of knock-off cordless tools "from" brands like Milwaukee, Makita & DeWALT on AliExpress, Wish and TEMU. Are any of them close enough to the real thing to fool anyone, are any of them at least decent for their price? Some surprises today as we find out.

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[TorqueTestChannel]

Yes, the labels were switched on the ranking for the two impacts (model #, image and results correct, written name swapped). They've been updated on the live ranking.
Winners so far that we've confirmed with: Daniel from Sacramento

[fiveleafcloverfpv]

I'm not scared buying cheap Counterfeit products. I'm scared of buying expensive stuff and still getting the Counterfeits.

[peoplephobic]

This is why I only buy genuine Hyper Tough tools from a trusted brand like Walmart.

[DeadKoby]

I have no problem with "house branded" tools that resemble the big names.... but straight up counterfeit is not cool at all.

[keltecshooter]

Lol a friend of mine got a cheap "DeWalt" and the stickers were in the box you had to put them on yourself !

[MudflyWatersman]

I still don't understand well why Amazon and eBay are not guilty of crimes for knowingly peddling fake

[DMNTDstrangr]

PSA for anyone that might be considering these. The ratchets at least had no low voltage cut off circuitry. For dewalt and milwaukee the battery protection is in the tool. If you were to run this tool until it stopped your charger will no longer charge that battery as it sees a low voltage and considers it defective.

[demwillams]

Amazon is Temu at this point. The consumer categories with goods worth buying from the site are miniscule at this point.

[Hobz]

Had a counterfeit battery blow up on the charger a few feet away from my co-worker. Don't be tempted by the prices!

[gfxbqwq]

I don't mind cheaper brands, but the sellers puting ads on facebook selling fake tools as real is not good

[jonathanshaw]

Quick psa....If you long press the power indication button on a real milwaukee battery it will flash a diagnostic code, easiest way to tell if it's real.

[TheXxRenzxX]

One thing I'd be very concerned with using counterfeits is the apparent lack of battery protection on some of the tools opened here. Most brands (excluding Ryobi) rely on the tool to cut out when the battery becomes too low and can lead to permanent battery damage if this protection is missing in the tool.

[nopenope]

That's what is really scary. Getting a near perfect counterfeit from what you "think" is a safe retailer (like Amazon). They even make fake store fronts. It's getting wild.

[AllanT-nurw]

I love all my 25 year old Makita power tools with an actual cord, after all these years they continue to work just like the day I bought them.

[NGMonocrom]

Nice thing about Ryobi.... Folks ain't wasting their time trying to replicate those.

[emypena]

I used a counterfeit Makita jackhammer to fixed my original Makita jackhammer. The original parts needed will cost similar to counterfeit jackhammer. The repaired Makita is working for 5 years now and still going.

[OldWhitebelly]

I get that people can't always afford name brands for occasional use, but anyone living within an hour's drive of a Harbor Freight would have to be an idiot to buy counterfeits on Amazon. The warranty on Hercules brushless tools and batteries (Samsung cells now, not explody mystery stuff) makes the gamble a much better one, and their quality HAS been going up.

[MadAtMax.Blackout]

"Use some common sense" .... most people don't have that because you can't buy it for sale on Amazon

[annpeerkat]

I'm stuck in a logic loop about there being an apparent difference between fake and counterfeit.
Reminds me of a chap I used to work with who'd bang on endlessly about the difference in various rolex
the genuine counterfeit ones, the fake counterfeit ones, and the non counterfeit fakes.... he could capture himself for hours talking in a corner at parties!

[bumpedhishead]

I think another thing to remember is that there is absolutely no consistency in the counterfeit items. You might buy exactly the same red & yellow products a month from now and their torque numbers would be reversed with the red outperforming the yellow. The mfrs are buying whatever bottom of the barrel components they can find, and as long as it screws together it is good to go.