Milwaukee 2020 Gen 2 Hole Hawg Review

I take a quick look at the Milwaukee Hole Hawg right angle drill, updated for 2020. I test it with some rough-in electrical and a large hole saw torture test.

[kimchee]

I don't know if you need a Hole Hawg to drill a 4" hole. My regular 1/2" 18V Milwaukee hand drill didn't have a problem going through wood or OSB. Further I don't think the steel destroyed the carbide hole saw, but the stucco did. Not all is lost, you could easily resharpen carbide tips.

[amadorbimmen]

I have first gen with 9amh battery and it’s very under powered. My 7/8” boys will cause it to stop leaving the bit embedded. That’s when I have to remove the hole hash and put my Milwaukee drill on the bit to remove it. Yes, the drill has better capability but I don’t thing it’s designed to bore holes all day. I hope Milwaukee has fixed this as today I bought a “gen 2 “ with 6amh high output batteries. Let’s see if it out performs the old one.

[stam]

I just bought the 2811-20 and I think it is supper heave. I have not used the 2808-20 to find out how powerful it is. the 2811-20 has two speeds and I think it is more powerful according to the

[juanmaltez]

you can re-sharper the bits after no more loosing 40 dollars

[lorenrickey]

Buy a 7/16" hex to 1/2" socket adapter and a dewalt 1/2" socket to 1/4" hex adapter from Lowes. Now you can use 1/4" hex drill bits.

[philipdove]

How we would this work for ice fishing with a 10" ice auger?

[Dale]

Just in case anybody comes along in the future wondering, you can buy the Jacob's chuck and change out the quick lok. It only takes a few minutes to do so.

[HardHeadMilitary]

Have you had any failures with the quick lock chuck? I am leaning to the quick lock side, but the jacobs chuck almost makes more sense, I just dont like that they tend to lose bits (get loose)

[elmerchudd]

As an actual electrician the quick loc is great. Use a 1/4” drive tool for 1/4” bits. This drill has too much torque for that. There’s a reason it’s 7/16”

[Skydivewags]

Thanks, I was just looking at getting the hole hawg and found that this new version just came out. Would love to see a comparison with the older one. Your's is the only review I've found.
I think I might just go with the standard chuck. I'm not using it for work, so no need for fast bit changes.

[eddiecruz]

Thanks for the info helpe big time for my final decision

[kaylalee]

I had a dream of this drill last night I want it

[tylerriverp]

It’s not used for rough in plumbing. It’s used for top out plumbing. There’s a difference

[karenstein]

Using ANY drill to make holes in wood is ... obsolete.
Better idea? Use an impact driver.
Irwin Speedbor Max bits have the 1/4 hex shank for smaller holes.
Milwaukee has a larger impact with the 7/16 chuck for their Selfeed bits and larger holes.
Impact= no twist at the wrist. Just don’t try hole saws - the arbor will fly apart.

[mattclem]

We all hate stucco. It’s not the tools fault that you decided to drill holes in stucco bro