Dewalt tool review after 3 years #dewalt #review #tools #contractor

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[kipfleming]

Very interesting vid. I was a cabinet installer for 10 years. We have used dewalt exclusively. We haven’t had a single tool burn out. In fact the only issue we have had with dewalt is the two flex volt miter saws. For 4 of those10 years that we had the flex volt miter saw the only issue we had was couldn’t use the wall outlet attachment because without fail it would trip every breaker we ever plugged it into. 🤷‍♂️. But we always worked in dry conditions and mostly in the shade. Light to medium use for every dewalt tool…. But daily use I should add.

[draytonPW]

I can't suggest Makita enough. I have Dewalt, Milwaukee, and Makita power tools. I use Makita the most and despite that have had more failures with Milwaukee and Dewalt tools and batteries. To date I have had zero Makita tool or battery failures.

[keysautorepair]

Looks like you got the cheapest kits you could find lol my Dewalt tools have lasted on average 8-10 years with no issues and I abuse them every day.

[calebholden]

I personally have as
Many tools as this guy and I use them very heavily and they serve me very well I have some dewalt batteries from 2011 that work like new! I have had a couple of problems with the 71/4 circular saw and a impact but it was never anything hard to fix unlike this guy I am smart enough to repair my own tools and for $20 I put a new trigger in and it’s working like a champ. this guy probably doesn’t even know that the company that makes Ryobi makes Milwaukee and I have as bad of luck with Milwaukee as he said he has had with dewalt when the 18 V fuel came out I burned one of their impacts up by driving a few 3/8 inch self tapping screws only used it for less than an hour they are all made in china no matter what brand you buy anyway.

[thomasfogerty]

I am glad you are happy. I used to have as many as you did. Until they decicded not to stand behind there products. So i sold everything and went to the Metaboo HPT line. And they are great customer service is awesome. And they have a lifetime warranty.

[skygreen]

bummer, sorry to hear - my experiences with them have all been great so far. You mentioned the miter saw failure after 2 years: i've heard other people have had issues with the AC adapter burning out the motor on that model, so i believe that's a known issue, and warranty is 3 yrs - maybe you can still get some support on at least that one? Totally agree on that mixing drill, though - i love mine - it's a keeper!

[parkerbrothers]

I have a lot of dewalt cordless tools as well and have also had a lot of failures. One in particular $1800 rotary laser that stop working within 6 months and was replaced by the warranty, and the second stopped working 14 months and wasn’t covered by warranty. I was told that it it wasn’t reparable and to throw it away. What a waste of money and will NEVER buy a dewalt product again, I don’t care how many batteries I have!

[SuperShermans]

I moved from Milwaukee to Flex and will never go back. They are a little heavier than most others but a lot more powerful. Their chargers and batteries are also very good and twice as fast charging. Try the Flex you’ll become a believer

[AWConstructionUSA]

My flexvolt tools are all working after 2 years. Grinder, skill saw, just bought the new 60v 12” saw and it’s worked sofar after a few months. I’m worried I’ll get in your situation. One skill saw, two drills, and a weed eater have all crapped out. The drills paid for themselves a thousand times over but the saw and weed eater were hardly used!!

[cessnac]

As a dewalt fan boy....😢
This was hard to watch but thank you.

[jjohnson]

Don't you hate it when that magic smoke leaks out. 20 yrs ago I purchased a Ridgid cordless drill/driver. In 20 years they have replaced my 2 batteries a total 5 or 6 times (10-12 batteries total) and I sent the tool in one time for repairs. They replaced the trigger. The only money I've been out over this tool purchase is the gas to drive to Home Depot for warranty service. Lifetime warranty is great but you have to go online and register the tool and batteries to get that warranty. And you have to register the serial # of the new batteries when old ones get replaced. I was a carpenter for 15 of those years. Retired 5 yrs ago and do mostly hobby woodworking now.

[NickyP]

Great video, thanks for all that you do!

[giovannivalentino]

I've had the exact same experience. My failure rate was 70%. Sold the ones I had and switched to red, never looked back. Just keep hearing the same problems from dewalt owners. My favorite Dewalt which I still have is a 10" compound mitre saw, 120v. Still works great! Always cuts great. But the rest of the line up i had to let go. Wasn't worth a second chance unfortunately. In one month I had 4 tools crap out. None usable. And during that time 5 tools were intermittently working. Which drove me bonkers.

[DudeEggs]

I have five different battery and charger set ups. This means that if a tool company sucks I can just dump them. I know this is crazy, but, i keep leaning more and more towards Hercules. I'm only two tools deep in it, but, they compare or exceed the same tool in yellow or red. That'd be the quarter inch impact and the 4.5 inch angle grinder.

[jakes.]

I own 7 Milwaukee tools and 3 batteries, 2 chargers. I have been very satisfied so far, I would put myself between a weekend warrior and a contractor. I own 3 houses and have done many projects on them and I built a barn with these tools a couple years ago. Only complaint is the price$$$$

[kylefraser]

I would appreciate telling us the model numbers of the tools you listed. Wanting to know if it was they were same tools or different tools that went bad quickly.

[joshstucki]

I'm mostly an active homeowner, and I've had DeWalt cordless tools going on about 8 years now. I use them in a commercial environment here and there (helping my son).
I've experienced some failures: 3/8" long-style ratchet didn't last but one use (seriously). Had a drill come out of the box bad. Had a sawzall not last one year. Thankfully, all warrantied. I chose to resell those and buy different models (no substitute for the 3/8" long-style ratchet, but I've lived without it fine).
Some disappointments: leaf blower (just underpowered though no failures). I have an 8ah battery that's never ran all that well (more like a 2-3ah battery). Most batteries have ran well though.
Some of the tools I've really liked: all the impacts except the DCF887 and first-gen atomic. My favorite by far is their new atomic impact, and surprisingly, followed by the basic, brushed impact (feels so good in the hand, very well balanced). The jobsite blower (although mine failed after 7+ years - acceptable by the way - it's amazingly powerful for its size). Jobsite fan (rafter hooks, runs a long time, pretty quiet). I love the giant, stand-up jobsite light.
Warranty service is outstanding, however. I can literally email them and within a day or two have a prepaid label RMA ready to go. This is really what's made me stick with yellow-brand. I've warrantied probably nearly 10 items and never had any trouble beyond one battery got delayed return a few weeks.
One other upside to DeWalt: you can get battery adapters for a lot of the other major tool brands, so I have some Ryobi, Bauer, and other adapters so I can use their tools too (things like cheap lights and specialty tools you can't get with just any one tool brand).

[MyFortressConstruction]

Great video. I have DeWalt like you and I've had my share of failures. I used to have Milwaukee, but had so many failures with their m18 tools that I sold the rest and moved to M12 and Dewalt 20v and 60v.

Since that time my primary struggle has been with DeWalt's 60v batteries. Constant failures at the end of their warranties.

Every. Single. One.

I actually had a DeWalt rep tell me to bring in all of my 6ah, or higher, batteries before the end of their three year warranties to get them swapped.

Besides that I have had a brushless circular saw fail (intermittent power like some of yours), three of their lawnmowers (absolutely terrible, but replaced under warranty) and a Drill (which they also fixed under warranty). Besides that everything has been working fine, but I am pretty gentle with my tools for the most part. I can tell you and your guys use your tools and probably push them to their max. They should be able to handle it though, cuz, like you said, they're for "professionals" and a professional should be worried about the project, not the tool.

Anyways, I hope DeWalt starts making tools that have worse "specs", and better longevity. The whole Dewalt/Milwaukee competition videos of "Who can cut through a log faster, or drill a hole faster." is just a race to worse tools that output way too much power and die quicker. Heat is the enemy of electronics, and these tools get too hot trying to fit more power into smaller bodies.

That's why that mixer works so well. I have the 60v hole hawg (The big one) and I have mixed dozens and dozens of bags of mortar and drilled hundreds of large holes with it. It just keeps going like tools used to, because it's built like a tank and isn't trying to win any speed awards.

Anyways, I hope tool manufacturers stop this planned obsolescence. Probably not, but one can hope...

[elizabethfletcher]

I LOVED my DeWalt DCPR320 Pruning Shears. I am very a old woman and this made my annual pruning chores at my house go very easy. First Spring I worked it very hard clearing out all the stuff I could not get to for years. I ran all that stuff thru a chipper. I then dug 3 swales and started loading them with chainsaw cut trees. I started using the pruners to cut smaller branches into smaller pieces, so the pruner was worked hard for another season, then died. Well worth the cost. I think it would have lasted at least 4 years under normal yard pruning. I will buy a new one. Really informative video, thanks.

[brendoncox]

Great video. I switched to Ryobi (from Makita) because I can justify replacing the tools after 2-4 years as they are cheap and still get the job done, and I know I abuse them more than they were intended for. I would certainly not be impressed if I had to do that with a “high end brand” like Dewalt!!!!