Which driver?

[Jupiter01]

Hi All,

I saw a builder using one of these today and the speed at which it was inserting screws as well as the depth it could go into a wooden batten was putting my Makita drill/driver to shame.

Can someone confirm which model this is and whether there is an equivalent or an alternative that they would recommend with this range?

I will be using this to screw plasterboards to the ceiling and build stud walls.

 

[big-all]

milwakee
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=milwakee+impact+drill&t=ffsb

 

[big-all]

milwakee
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=milwakee+impact+driver&t=ffsb&iax=1&ia=images

 

[Jupiter01]

Thanks @big-all.
Do you know which model it is?

 

[big-all]

all impacts are similar in the way they work regardless off make so just get one to match your batteries

 

[Jupiter01]

Here's one which is Makita so I assume that my current batter will work with this. It seems cheap...
Will this be good as the one I sent a picture off?

http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/...1070355 18V 1 4In Lxt Impact Driver Bare Unit

 

[big-all]

how old are your batteries ??

 

[Jupiter01]

6 months.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

In the case of 18 volt Li-ion Makita the equivalent would possibly be either the DTD146 or the DTD129 which are both single speed models. For a 3-speed model (more expensive) you'd need to look at the DTD148. Yes, impact drivers run rings around combination and drill drivers for 1st fix work, but be careful what you use they on - they can snap smaller gauge screws like carrots and they can be a bit dodgy to use on hardwoods unless you take a deal of extra care

 

[big-all]

ok you wont be loosing power from old batteries then

 

[Deleted member 174758]

In response - yes Makitas are as powerful as Milwaukee, and they are probably a bit more reliable - out of two plumbers and one chippy on our site who use Milwaukee all have had at least one warranty return done. Can't say I know of anyone with a Makita who's had that issue. My BTD145 is pushing 5 years old (site use) and tatty looking but still works perfectly well

 

[Jupiter01]

Thanks all. This seems attractive given your feedback:
http://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/makita-dtd129z-18v-impact-driver-body-only

Thoughts?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Two of my colleagues (carpenters) plus our apprentice each have one each. Good balance, good battery life, powerful and the all metal nose will take a bit of a beating (probably a better nose than the plastic shielded nose on mine). I've tried them and they do the business.

One point - they do need 3Ah batteries or above

 

[Jupiter01]

I placed on order for this yesterday:

http://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/makita-dtd129z-18v-impact-driver-body-only

 

[hansPulesh]

If you don't mind spending the money go for a Hilti. Nothing stops one of those!