Looking for suggestions to buy cordless drills (for contractors)?

[Allenanupam]

As a contractor, what sort of things you generally look for in a cordless drill? What will be the factors to pick the cordless drill in this case? which brand will be most reliable? Would greatly appreciate any advice from you guys…Thanks

 

[nicebutdim]

Suitability for the tasks it will be required to undertake.
Price.
Battery platform - ie. will it be compatible with existing tools or will additional batteries be needed.
Price.

Most reliable would probably be Hilti, but that reliability comes at quite a cost. Chances are you'll find the vast majority of contractors are using Makita, Dewalt or Milwaukee and they'll all swear that their chosen brand is the best. Unless you're planning on caning tools, chances are most in the mid range or upwards are going to be more than capable of whatever you throw at them.

 

[mattg4321]

Go for the best 18v combi in your brand of choice. It will last much longer and have more power etc than the cheaper versions

 

[Allenanupam]

Suitability for the tasks it will be required to undertake.
Price.
Battery platform - ie. will it be compatible with existing tools or will additional batteries be needed.
Price.

Most reliable would probably be Hilti, but that reliability comes at quite a cost. Chances are you'll find the vast majority of contractors are using Makita, Dewalt or Milwaukee and they'll all swear that their chosen brand is the best. Unless you're planning on caning tools, chances are most in the mid range or upwards are going to be more than capable of whatever you throw at them.

Yes, rightly said. Hilti is quite expensive but i will definitely have a look at that.
Can you tell me how to get the best out of these cordless drills or do i need any precautions before using them?

 

[Allenanupam]

Go for the best 18v combi in your brand of choice. It will last much longer and have more power etc than the cheaper versions

I actually heard for years the standard was 18V, but that has now gone up to 20 volt batteries?
Or can you recommend me a good18v combo because i am kind of lost amongst all the options

 

[littlespark]

Do you get that same choice of manufacturer in America? There may be others there that we haven’t heard of.

18v is the standard now, I don’t think going to 20 will make much difference.
The higher Ah number on the battery, the better. 4 or 5 is good for general work

 

[mattg4321]

I know dewalt is branded as 20v in the US. Here it’s 18v.

 

[mattg4321]

I actually heard for years the standard was 18V, but that has now gone up to 20 volt batteries?
Or can you recommend me a good18v combo because i am kind of lost amongst all the options

I have a Dewalt DCD996 currently. I’ve always used the XRP combi drills as they are the best Dewalt make.

 

[littlespark]

I know dewalt is branded as 20v in the US. Here it’s 18v.

Ah…. They’re still using imperial volts over there? We’ve gone metric. ??

 

[DoubleInsulated]

I have a large selection of newish Dewalt kit and it's not all that great. Drill burnt out using a 20mm spade bit within 3 months and Dewalt refused to fix it.
I replaced it with Makita and it is far better