DON'T BUY DeWALT TOOLS NEWEST IMPACT DRIVER AND HERE'S WHY...

DON'T BUY DeWALT TOOLS NEWEST IMPACT DRIVER AND HERE'S WHY...

Today we go over some specifications and tell you not to buy DeWALT Tools newest atomic 20V Max compact impact driver! How compact is it and is it worth the money? Lets find out what is really going on here.

[MrHorsepro]

As I said earlier, I repair tools 5 days a week, mostly for contractors and manufacturing but some for homeowners. I base my opinions on what I see coming through the shop on a regular basis and what types of repairs those tools typically need. If I see trends in certain brands or specific tools, I take note because I use some of these tools on my bench all day long and I like to keep my customers informed if I see flaws in the tool design or the way the manufacturer is addressing the problem.

What I’ve been seeing for the past year is the following;
DeWalt battery-powered tools that are still under warranty most consistently need the motor switch assembly replaced. This is true for brushless impacts, drill/drivers hammer drills, and oscillating tools. If the tool is out of warranty, we have no choice but to declare it beyond repair when we find this problem. The motor switch assembly replacement with labor cost more than the replacement cost of the tool.


A similar situation is rearing its ugly head with the new Milwaukee battery-powered tools. The problem being the trigger assembly breaking.


BTW here’s a couple of tips from someone that deals with this all the time.

TIP #1 Put a couple of drops of oil inside your drill chuck keyed or keyless periodically to keep it working smoothly.

Tip #2 On all your angle grinders, oscillating tools and other tools that will encounter lots of fine dust on a regular basis. Particularly concrete or drywall dust. Use your compressor to blow the dust out of the tool at the end of the day. The money you will save on repairs and replacements will more than makeup for the little amount of time you spend doing this. This also applies to routers large and small and sanders.


Tip #3 On your pneumatic tools if it says oil daily on the tool near the air chuck. That means a few drops of (AIR TOOL OIL) daily and yes there a winter version of this oil. Use the correct stuff and it only takes a little. I cannot tell you how many tools I repair at an average cost of ~$100+ because they tried to use the tool dry. A few drops of oil daily would have saved the loss of use of the tool while it’s down for repairs and the cost of the repair.

Tip #4 Lastly on Pneumatics, more air pressure will not make the tool work better. Every tool I test on the bench is at 80 psi. This is optimal operating pressure for all air tools. Increasing air pressure on the tool will only harm internal parts and cause excessive wear to the tool. If the tool is not driving the fastener far enough into the material, air pressure is not the problem. If it won’t work properly at 80psi then it won’t work any better at 120psi. Also, PLEASE drain your air tanks regularly or put a water separator on your compressor. Water is a no, no, in air tools. And do not use WD40 in air tools it is NOT a lubricant and it will damage the rubber parts.


Just sharing, I hope it helps

[Serrano]

Bought one of the impact drivers a month ago. Used it everyday on a job. Best tool I have every owned. Thumbs up to Dewalt.

[TheBooze]

Dropped my DeWalt impact drill 30 feet off a catwalk onto concrete still working 3 years later. 🤷‍♂️

[speckfactor]

Waited 2: minutes to hear whatever he had to say. Still hadn’t got to the point

[likeaboss]

professional auto tech here to defend the 887: its great for the automotive industry. it hits hard, doesnt weigh much and you could even swap a 3/8 anvil into it, should you choose. it has never let me down, i have been using it day in/out for the last 2 years.

[Vans]

I own 2 of these. Puts in thousands and thousands of screws. I dropped 1 in a pond building a dock. Dove down 9 feet and found it. It was under at least 15 minutes. Let it dry for a few days and works perfect, that was roughly a year ago. Still works perfect. I love mine.

[AdventureswithQuillen]

If anyone would like to get rid of their DeWalt tools I will gladly give you my address and you can send em my way! Lol

[shinytop]

I’ve never had a dewalt tool fail me. Even after dropping them onto cement from high heights off of ladders. Just pick them up and keep on working and be thankful I bought a dewalt.

[aEZOsEwNL]

Owned DeWalt for the last 6 years and never let me down, just ordered another DCD996 bloody brilliant.

[sdbszz]

I have the new atomic and it’s amazing. I’m not a contractor or an expert but I’d say I’m pretty pro around the house and other projects and you can’t ask for more. This tool offers exactly what you need given that you’re not a contractor requiring crazy statistics. I’d argue it’s the perfect tool for the house and shed.

[andybub]

I have a DeWalt brushless XR impact, the 887 model. Its put under heavy use in small engine repair and it has never had a problem. In addition, I use the 787 ones at school screwing boards together, and they never fail either. Both the 787 and the 887 are beasts!

[MrHorsepro]

I repair tools like this all day long, five days a week. I absolutely agree with your assessment of this tool. Additionally, DeWalt like several other manufactures have realized that there are two distinct markets out there. One is the pro and the other is the homeowner or weekender. Not that those are bad in any way. It's just poor marketing on the part of the manufacturer not to make it clear that in fact, there are two different lines of their product that often look almost the same. Once you open these lower-end products up to service or repair them you then realize how clearly different, they are. I won’t say where I work because we are a factory authorized repair center for most of these brands. For me to speak ill of anyone's brand would not be wise.
I will say this, however, I personally own some of nearly all the 18 different brands that we service, and I have developed personal preferences for one or the other based serviceability and or general quality of construction of the product.


My current go-to brand for most cordless tools is Makita.
For woodworking equipment, Delta without question.
Pneumatics: for Roofers Hitachi NV45 is the industry Gold standard.


A new company with an old Bostitch engineer in the background is Everwin. They make a full line of the coil and stick nailers, and staplers as well as some specialty tools. They currently do not make a roofer. These are high-quality tools priced very competitively.


High Pressure: Max pretty much has the market cornered on this line.


Max until recently had the market cornered on the Re-Bar tying tools until this year and now Makita has a competitively priced model with a guaranteed 72-hour turnaround on repairs. And BN products USA has a new tool that will use any brand of wire and the motor is fully sealed from dust and dirt and it’s only $1600 and change, as opposed to the Same tool from Max at $2349.00 and the Max tool will only use Max wire.


Keep up the good work, man. I like your informative videos

[MadElectrician]

I’m an electrician who puts this exact impact and corresponding drill to work every day. Speaking from personal experience, I haven’t had any issues with them and have been very impressed. I think they are fantastic and would highly recommend them to anyone.

[st]

Wow thanks Vince I just purchased the DCF887M2 love it had no problems has plenty of power for what I need. Every time I watch your channel gives me another excuse to tell my wife I need another tool Home Depot bound. Thanks for all your post love the channel

[warrendteller]

I own a dcf895 for years and got the job done and I just recently bought a Milwaukee 2853 - 20 to replace my legendary DeWalt but third day problems make a video about that... Switching back to DeWalt...🤘

[Legobatmanmw]

I own a small fence and deck company. My DeWalt impacts are used more than any of my other tools. I started with the standard brushed impacts. They did very well, but when put through continued use in hot weather, they started cooking brushes. I finally upgraded to the xr brushless 3 speed impacts, and haven’t had 1 issue in 6 months. One of my employees purchased the Atomic impact, and immediately regretted it. It is super underpowered. He returned it after just a couple days. I’ve learned that brushed dewalt tools are great for moderate use and not a bad avenue for getting started in the industry. I still have a lot of my original brushed tools from dewalt, but every they start burning brushes, or losing performance, I upgrade to XR, and couldn’t be happier.

[larrygraves]

The dewalt impact drill with the 3 speed settings is by far more powerful and useful than my Milwaukee 3 speed Bluetooth impact and my Ridgid brushless impact. I use it 7 days a week drilling thru concrete brick and 16g tubing.

[paulc]

Still have my Dewalt I bought 24 years ago..

[thesigmamale]

He needs the 10 minute video because of YouTube policy to get paid. So he just repeats everything.

[zionmountain]

I use my dewalt drill for straight 3 years, concrete holes, door holes Nd much more Nd still working like new, dewalt 4life