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Posted by Joe Frankland on May 16, 2014 at 8:21pm
Which make do people rate / not rateI'm a makita fan but are they really worth the high price tagI've been told Milwaukee are very goodYour views please folks
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  • Benedict Simmons May 16, 2014 at 9:29pm
    Makita all the way, I wouldn't be without my impact driver, along with other tools. Even my radio is Makita. Its all backed up with fantastic customer service.
  • Jez Young May 16, 2014 at 10:38pm

    I run Milwalkee 18v and have a grinder / reciprocating saw and a combi drill, and 4 batteries which is enough to keep me going all day ( or rather how many I can charge overnight), I would like an impact driver and have used the new compact Milwalkee SDS 18v to sink some concrete bolts, so it too is on my list,I recently used a Makita drill and also an impact driver (the impact driver was very nice) but I get a very good deal from my local Milwalkee dealer.

  • Trevor JH Knight May 17, 2014 at 6:58am
    Makita for me, i still have drills 20 years old working perfectly. I was fortunate enough to go and visit the Makita factory in Milton Keynes and on leaving I understood why they are the brand they are.

    The materials they use are not cheap and shoddy throw away in two years but looked quality and they were. We have changed all our Stihl saws to the Makita 4 stroke saw and its the best thing we ever did they run faultlessly we could not say that about Stihl.
  • Simon Smith May 17, 2014 at 4:43pm

    bosch blue for me. And ryobi for the cheap cordless stuff that is used is the mud.

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    Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd May 17, 2014 at 7:24pm

    yup. No one cares if they drop a ryobi in a pond but if someone dropped my £200 makita they would be in trouble!!
    Simon Smith said:

    bosch blue for me. And ryobi for the cheap cordless stuff that is used is the mud.

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    Seth Burgess May 17, 2014 at 7:46pm

    Bosch for me, 36v drill lasts forever but does hurt the wrists sometimes.

  • Kieran Ray May 18, 2014 at 12:41pm
    We've got predominately makita but also got some bits from Hitachi and a dealt circular saw, purely because it was on offer at the time.
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