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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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After 30 years in the construction industry I went through the succession of cordless drills and impact drivers.
Makita, Porter Cable, Milwaukee, DeWalt, Bosch . . . the Makita is consistently a better tool for extreme use.
There are others that may be worth looking at: Hilti and Hitachi.
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shipoopoi
Big Wall climber
oakland
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Topic Author's Reply - May 10, 2019 - 04:00pm PT
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yeah, i still have not pulled the trigger, so let us know how that makita actually works out. ss
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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May 10, 2019 - 04:44pm PT
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Just an FYI. I have been using the Bosch 18V for the last two years now and really like it. I have 3 4Ah batteries and a 6Ah and just bought a new 6.3Ah. The 6Ah battery is pretty impressive so I am assuming the 6.3 will be just as good. The last route I put up I drilled 16 holes 3/8X 3.5" deep and still had plenty of juice left on the single battery. I would guess I can get at least another 3-4 holes off the same battery. Yesterday I drilled a few 1/2" holes with the new 6.3 battery just to see how it did and it had no problem at all. All the drilling I have been doing is on either really hard limestone or quartz Monzonite and granite.
I still have my 18V Makita but the Bosch is so light it's the no brainer choice for most routes, especially drilling on lead.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 11, 2019 - 08:44am PT
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I got a Bosch Bulldog 18v with the brushless motor. It's terrific. The brushless motor is a game changer. Technology marches on.
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jskierpx
Sport climber
Truckee
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May 23, 2019 - 08:09am PT
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I put in some bolts a few days ago and the drill works great. Another quality Makita tool to add to the tool box. Right now I have 3x 2ah batteries and I should get around 12 bolts per battery (need to get more in different types of rock to work out its average performance). But in any case, a 4-6ah battery or two may be a good call, although right now it is ridiculously lightweight with the 2ah battery on there :)
Brushless indeed is a game changer. Again I grabbed this (tool only) NIB on eBay for $150 shipped. Seems hard to beat that if you have the battery bank laying around already.
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