Re: Crafteman Lifetime Tool Warranty
Well then let me give a little more detail. It was the drills and impact drivers draining the batteries. I got most of my tools stolen off my work cart in the hallway by homeless that come in to warm up. We do not allow it but it still happens. When I replaced the tools my batteries last twice as long, for now. The old tools were not over 2 years old. Now I also have borrowed tools for big jobs thinking I did not want to stop in the middle of the job to charge a battery. Used the Dewalt for 15 minutes and a dead battery. Put on the charger and started using the Makita. 45 minutes later it is still on the first battery and going strong. I just do not like the way Dewalt work. Lots of people use the Dewalts because that is what is purchased(like my boss). I purchase after I research a product and hope I am correct. My boss will never change because he has invested so much it would cost him thousands to replace what he has. I am looking at the new Makita because it is brushless. It cost a pretty penny but the reviews (4 stars to 2 stars I do not take much merit in the 5 or 1 stars because stupid people and Marketing companies) are good.
Chuck,
I agree again! Especially about the 'star rating system'.. You have no idea who is making those posts. If they were all made by guys in the field (like you) who are actually using the tools then they would be worth something, but when you consider they could be Ron or Boo rating All Season Tires for winter usage, then you quickly realize they are pretty much useless. (And Ron and Boo, I realize you both have experience with real winter, I just used you as examples because of where you currently live!)
I will however, stand behind Milwaukee tools. I think I started buying Milwaukee around 1980, when I noticed a plumber friend using a Milwaukee drill and how well it worked. I actually have a Milwaukee Sawzall from that period that still works! It must have thousands of hours on it by now and have sawed it's way through miles of different materials. Of course now that I (and it) have retired, we don't work as hard as we used to, but I think we've both earned that..
We had a Milwaukee Bandsaw and a Hilti Rotary Hammer stolen out of one of the vans once and then we had the shop broken into and they stole all kinds of tools, a generator and a pickup truck! They used the truck to transport all the tools! We got the truck back (they actually left it parked with the keys on the floor boards) and eventually they caught the guy when he tried to fence all the stuff with our company name stamped into the tools. (Dumb Arse!)
Roger