Tools!

[Taco Loco]

I think the Milwaukee M18 batteries are crap and not true lithium, They are too heavy and crap out too soon. When does the class action lawsuit begin?

 

[Taco Loco]

Anybody try out the fine Chinna batteries yet?

 

[Taco Loco]

Looks like PF already covered this, oem is way to go, but he said Labtech was the runner up.

 

[Silverback]

I have not noticed any degradation in performance with the smaller china batteries. But they do feel cheaper.

 

[Silverback]

I’d recommend putting your battery chargers on a timer. A farmer near my parents place had a machine shed burn down due to a Milwaukee charger causing a fire. Had about $3M worth of farm equipment in it along with some custom motorcycles and old muscle cars. Dad said the tools that “survived” the fire, you could throw a socket on the ground and it would shatter.

 

[tx_shooter]

I think the Milwaukee M18 batteries are crap and not true lithium, They are too heavy and crap out too soon. When does the class action lawsuit begin?

Never had a problem with my Milwaukee batteries until they got to around 5 years of age. I will give you $3.50 for all that Milwaukee junk so you can go get DeWhat tools.

 

[Taco Loco]

I’d recommend putting your battery chargers on a timer. A farmer near my parents place had a machine shed burn down due to a Milwaukee charger causing a fire. Had about $3M worth of farm equipment in it along with some custom motorcycles and old muscle cars. Dad said the tools that “survived” the fire, you could throw a socket on the ground and it would shatter.

I only charge them when they need it and typically don't leave on the charger for any extended time.

Never had a problem with my Milwaukee batteries until they got to around 5 years of age. I will give you $3.50 for all that Milwaukee junk so you can go get DeWhat tools.

Mine get used quite a bit here. Are you even home enough to use your tools?

 

[Silverback]

I am guilty of putting a battery on the charger and forgetting about it until I need it. The timer is a bonus for me.

 

[tx_shooter]

I only charge them when they need it and typically don't leave on the charger for any extended time.



Mine get used quite a bit here. Are you even home enough to use your tools?

My tool/s get plenty of use.

 

[Anathollo]

I think the Milwaukee M18 batteries are crap and not true lithium, They are too heavy and crap out too soon. When does the class action lawsuit begin?

My gripe with M18 design is how bad the batteries shake on the tool due to how it clips in. They also go empty pretty quick because Milwaukee is getting every ounce of juice outta the battery so the tools make max power.

When building the deer blinds at Jason's ranch, we went through four or five M18 batteries a day on various tools (impact, drill, nail guns, sawzall & saw), versus my 20V stuff (impacts, saw, & sawzall) lasted usually to the end of the day. My M12 batteries made it to lunch.

But if I had to start all over again, it would be Milwaukee M12 tools and Makita's new 40V line. My theory is to use as small a tool as I can for daily stuff (driving screws, drilling holes, etc...) and as large a battery as I can get for heavy power draw tools (table saw, lighting, worm-drive saw, HEPA shop vacuum, etc...).

 

[Taco Loco]

My gripe with M18 design is how bad the batteries shake on the tool due to how it clips in. They also go empty pretty quick because Milwaukee is getting every ounce of juice outta the battery so the tools make max power.

When building the deer blinds at Jason's ranch, we went through four or five M18 batteries a day on various tools (impact, drill, nail guns, sawzall & saw), versus my 20V stuff (impacts, saw, & sawzall) lasted usually to the end of the day. My M12 batteries made it to lunch.

But if I had to start all over again, it would be Milwaukee M12 tools and Makita's new 40V line. My theory is to use as small a tool as I can for daily stuff (driving screws, drilling holes, etc...) and as large a battery as I can get for heavy power draw tools (table saw, lighting, worm-drive saw, HEPA shop vacuum, etc...).

Yeah I have makita tools from 2013, the batteries are about the same as the18month old milwaukee batteries.
I paid good money for these red lithium m18 batteries and I feel like I got ripped off.

 

[Taco Loco]

I might buy new batts, swap the guts and warranty the new ones, it's BS

 

[Anathollo]

I might buy new batts, swap the guts and warranty the new ones, it's BS

Reach out to customer service first. They may warranty them if you tell them they are draining faster than you'd expect them too

 

[Anathollo]

The latches broke so I ordered some metal ones for it. This will be the last time I fix this thing before I finally bite the bullet and get another Pelican cooler on wheels.