cool new tools.

[Lloyd Smale]

ive got mostly dewalt 20v and milwaukee 12v fuel. kind of an addict to them. just bought the mil. battery air compressor. fell flat in love with it. no more fooling with inaccurate tire gauges or waiting for my 30 gallon compressor to get up to pressure. i let the air down to 10 psi like i might have done years ago 4 wheeling. all it takes is screwing the hose on setting the pressure and hit start. you can even fire it up and walk away. fills them as fast as a compressor and shuts off automatically when its done it took 2 bars a a 3amp battery to fill all 4 and looking at the dash readout no more having one tire 2 or3 lbs off. they all read 45lbs on the nose. its going in the side by side because i have a little 6 in mil. chain saw on it for emergencies. liked it so much i bought the dewalt version too. its a tad bigger and maybe a tick slower but did all 4 tires on one bar of a 3amp battery. it will go in the jeep because i have a 12in dewalt chainsaw and an impact to change tires if necessary. i think i will buy another for the pickup. probably the Milwaukee one. thought my fairly new dewalt small shop vac was cool. no cords to drag out and you can toss it in the trunk for a car show but these compressors are cooler yet. son in law just left with my little donut compressor and th cheap cigarette lighter one i had in the jeep. unless im sand blasting my big one will collect dust now too dewalt need to work on a 20v progressive press!!!!!!!!!

[super6]

I bought a Green Works chain saw, Limb trimmer. The thing will cut 6" LIMBS i AM A BELIEVER IN the battery tools.

[Randy Bohannon]

All is good until you have to replace the battery which cost as as much as you paid for the tool, you get the tool for nearly free. In reality you bought batteries with a finite life span to fill a landfill with heavy metal toxins.

[farmerjim]

You will say bad words when your lithium battery goes bad and you see the replacement cost.

[Lloyd Smale]

reason i bought the dewalt chainsaw is first i have about twenty each dewalt and Milwaukee batterys. i also have a battery stihl chain saw the wife gave me. great unit but i wanted a second battery and a decent one is 250-300 bucks. got the dewalt saw without a battery for a 125 bucks and true little milwaukee 6 in for under a 100. just bought an 8 amp hour real dewalt battery for under a 100 and two 6ah milwaukees for 90 bucks.

you honestly think im a greenie and give a rats -- about pollution?? heres my take on a dewalt saw. it will do anything the small gas stihl i have will. i dont have to pull and pull on a saw thats sat for a year. 100 bucks for a battery. if its like my stihl it will cut what the little gas saw would with a full tank of gas. dewalt will probably do even more with the 8ah battery compared to the stihl. i have5 year old dewalt batterys that still work about like new. 90 percent of battery problems come with the cheap clone battery's

so if my battery lasts 5 years, and all i have to do to cut wood is pull a trigger and i can toss it in the jeep without the whole rig smelling like gas. for big jobs they wont replace my big stihls. at least not yet. but for a small around the house or truck saw you couldnt give me one of those cantankerous stinky little gas saws. no brainer if you ask me and as far as battery cost i throw away more bad gas from my gas saws in 4 years then a new battery would cost. 4 saws full of gas and a gas can of wixed every spring. no new plugs tune ups carb cleaning and best of all God likes me better because im not using his name in vain trying to get a saw running and cleared out when i could already be done with a battery saw. I detest electric cars but battery tools have changed entire industrysbwhat carpenter, mechanic or factory in this country doesnt agree with me

[Lloyd Smale]

You will say bad words when your lithium battery goes bad and you see the replacement cost.

or when you burn a piston because the main jet is plugged a bit and it goes lean take your saw in for a carb cleaning and tune up and you just bought a battery. wonder how many of you would give up your electic battery powered car starter and go back to crank starters or would build a new home with a hammer and a crosscut saw. or give up your flashlight and carry a candle

[G W Wade]

My sons both have DeWalt 18v combos I wanted something smaller so I got the 20 V combo. Really impressed. Rummage saling got the Milwauke 12 mini hack with battery and charger for $25 Then picked up the angle head drill for another $25 Needed another battery some Amazon got me for $32 The hachsaw is quickly becoming my favorite goto and the angle head is surprized me, powerwise GW

[Lloyd Smale]

those 12v milwaukee tools all will have you scatching your head because they have the power on the better brands 20 vt more power then the cheaper brands like black and decker and craftsman

[trebor44]

I love the battery tools I have! BUT (and it is a Kardasian type), I would never get rid of the corded tools. They take over when the batteries die or are on the charger, getting up to a useful charge to finish the job.

[Lloyd Smale]

i keep a few myself but havent needed them in at least 5 years. i can pretty much figure how much battery i need and usually take twice that. aint to many GOOD battery tools with Good battery that are going to eat 3 in one day. now if you show up with 4 tools and two cheap batteries youd best bring the corded ones. an 8ah dewalt battery will cut a s-pile of 2x4s. you dont see many house building sites anymore with cords covring the ground and generators roaring. good enough for them its sure good enough for me. most guys that bad mouth them either are to tight to buy new tools or just cant afford them.

[Evoken]

I am a fan of the cordless tools. I did not like the dewalt 20v when they first came out, but now when I need a tool I see if they make one. I have several of the flexvolt 60v tools as well. The 7.25 circ saw will cut an entire bunk of 2x4 on one good battery. I also have the 60v chainsaw. 16" bar. Keep it sharp and it does not cut as fast as my 16" gasser, but no ear plugs, no gas, no tune ups.

The compressor is awesome and the impact gun hits harder than my big air gun. I've got several batteries that are 4-6 years old and only a few of them are starting to Peter out.

We also use milwaukee tools at work. I do not like them as much, but they are more than adequate.

I will not drag cords around if I don't have to any longer.

[georgerkahn]

All is good until you have to replace the battery which cost as as much as you paid for the tool, you get the tool for nearly free. In reality you bought batteries with a finite life span to fill a landfill with heavy metal toxins.

Just MY experience: I went to Home Depot 12 years ago and purchased one of their Ryobi "kits" -- an 18V Drive, 18V Drill, flashlight, battery charger, battery, and case which had a msrp of $99.99. I opened a credit card (discount) plus used another in-mail discount postcard from them, to gimp out of the store with all for $58.99 USD!
I did buy a 2nd battery so I might be using one as the other was charging. I gutted a 30' RV Trailer to bare metal, and cut and installed all walls and ceilings -- tongue & groove knotty pine -- with this set. In the decade since I hardly ever pull out/use my 110V tools. I should mention I purchased, too, their battery opperated 18V "Skil-saw" -- with which I did all the cutting.
I'm still -after TWELVE years still on the original batteries, and all tools ('cept maybe the flashlight which I really have never needed to use...???) work as good as the moment I first used them!
Maybe re this, I'm lucky?
geo

[MT Gianni]

I burned up a DeWalt drill the first time I had it out ice fishing. I got motivated to quit messing with my old gas auger and bought a $25 kit for a hand auger. I replaced it with a 20 V Ryobi from Home Despot. I can get a dozen holes through 15" of ice on the same battery. The Ryobi cost $150 and came with three batteries. It's heavy and not as handy as a Dewalt but boy does it run.

[samari46]

I'm 76 so fooling around with a gas chain saw isn't for me any longer. Got a Lynx from Harbor freight and still going strong after 3 years. Mixed collection of both cordless and corded power tools. Last I looked they wanted close to 200 bucks for Dewalt 4 ah batteries. For quick down and dirty work cordless. When I need longer run time break out the Porter Cable or Makita corded drills. I have a 3/4" electric drill that I put big pipe nipples on. If that puppy hangs up, hold on as it will darn near launch you across the room if not paying attention. All my saws are corded. Frank

[Lloyd Smale]

I'm 76 so fooling around with a gas chain saw isn't for me any longer. Got a Lynx from Harbor freight and still going strong after 3 years. Mixed collection of both cordless and corded power tools. Last I looked they wanted close to 200 bucks for Dewalt 4 ah batteries. For quick down and dirty work cordless. When I need longer run time break out the Porter Cable or Makita corded drills. I have a 3/4" electric drill that I put big pipe nipples on. If that puppy hangs up, hold on as it will darn near launch you across the room if not paying attention. All my saws are corded. Frank

just bought this a couple weeks ago to stick in the jeep with the chain saw. under 90 bucks for an 8ah and the same dealer has two packs of 5ah for the same 90 bucks. all kinds of them at those prices. now go to lowes and youll pay another 20 or 30 bucks https://www.ebay.com/itm/374362083448

[Lloyd Smale]

Just MY experience: I went to Home Depot 12 years ago and purchased one of their Ryobi "kits" -- an 18V Drive, 18V Drill, flashlight, battery charger, battery, and case which had a msrp of $99.99. I opened a credit card (discount) plus used another in-mail discount postcard from them, to gimp out of the store with all for $58.99 USD!
I did buy a 2nd battery so I might be using one as the other was charging. I gutted a 30' RV Trailer to bare metal, and cut and installed all walls and ceilings -- tongue & groove knotty pine -- with this set. In the decade since I hardly ever pull out/use my 110V tools. I should mention I purchased, too, their battery opperated 18V "Skil-saw" -- with which I did all the cutting.
I'm still -after TWELVE years still on the original batteries, and all tools ('cept maybe the flashlight which I really have never needed to use...???) work as good as the moment I first used them!
Maybe re this, I'm lucky?
geo

ill have to make an confession. my first set was a CHEAP back and decker 20v. they are well over 10 year sold. the snout bearings in the drill got a bit wobbly so for another 90 bucks i bought another set. ive got 8 batterys for them and there all still going strong. my brother in law and two nephews built a new cabin on our hunting land last summer so i gave them both sets. all i kept were the two lights because there hand when ive got a vehicle up on my lift. he said for the most part those tools did most of the work. because there cheap there also very light. with a 4ah battery the drill feels like my dewalt without a battery and ive always shook my head because other then the circ saw the sure dont lack in power. you might get 3 2x4s cut on thse included 2ah battery and even then its slow going. but its a good enough bunch of tools to leave at camp.

[Lloyd Smale]

I burned up a DeWalt drill the first time I had it out ice fishing. I got motivated to quit messing with my old gas auger and bought a $25 kit for a hand auger. I replaced it with a 20 V Ryobi from Home Despot. I can get a dozen holes through 15" of ice on the same battery. The Ryobi cost $150 and came with three batteries. It's heavy and not as handy as a Dewalt but boy does it run.

amazes me any drill would run an ice auger. ive seen gas ones struggle at times. was the dewalt you had the brushless one or the cheaper brushed ones. ive seen other neg. comments on that brushed one. all my tools are now brushless. they have more power, never get hot and battery life is much better its why milwaukee 12v fuel tools will outperform the older 18v-20v brushed tools. gas and battery ice augers have a gear box to multiply torque. cant imagine how much abuse that would be on a drill! probably about like trying to drill i 4 in hole through 4 inches of steel. i think in that caseill stick with my gas one or buy the batttery ones with a built in motor and gearbox

[Thumbcocker]

Bought an Echo 50 volt chainsaw. For a quick limbing or a few quick cuts it is great. Put it on a 10" log and you get maybe 3 cuts before the battery is flat. Nice to have but will never replace a gas saw for cutting firewood.

[Lloyd Smale]

Bought an Echo 50 volt chainsaw. For a quick limbing or a few quick cuts it is great. Put it on a 10" log and you get maybe 3 cuts before the battery is flat. Nice to have but will never replace a gas saw for cutting firewood.

my 10 inch stihl battery saw will make the same amount of cuts on a full battery as my 10 in stihl gas saw will on a tank of gas. its mostly a matter of battery amp hours. id bet my dewalt would go as long as the stihl with an 8ah battery but stick in a 2ah battery and you just might make it through. ive got a couple clone battery's that are 2ah that i use to maybe drill one hole with my drill. there nice because there light. there light because they have cheap made in china batterys in them and id bet with them i wouldnt get through a 10in log once

[snowwolfe]

I love my Milwaukee battery tools. Jig saw, circular saw, and impact guns. Will never go back to corded or air unless forced into it.
Been running a Echo battery chain saw for about 5 years. A battery charge lasts as long as I do. My Echo gas is a little quicker but can't deny how useful the battery saw is. Pull the trigger and go. It is my go to saw when I need to clear a trail or our driveway.

[MaryB]

I have a Ryobi 40 volt 16" chain saw with 4ah batteries. I cut up a 16" diameter tree on 2 batteries... 2' pieces for the fire pit. Soft wood tree(boxelder) though. Haven't tested it on oak! Boxelder is great in the fire pit after drying 2 years. Faster burn, not a lot of coals to deal with end of the night...

Also have a 40 volt Ryobi string trimmer. Can do my entire 1 acre yard on one battery.

Need to get the Ryobi 40 volt compressor.

Have the 20 volt shop vac from them, sweet piece of kit for cleaning the car! And the circular saw, drill, detail sander/trim cutter, grinder... standardized on one tool brand instead of 3 different brands and batteries! The little 1/4 inch impact just built 2 raised garden beds driving in 3" lag screws, battery lasted 2 days... I do need to order the 1/2 inch impact from them yet...

[Lloyd Smale]

I love my Milwaukee battery tools. Jig saw, circular saw, and impact guns. Will never go back to corded or air unless forced into it.
Been running a Echo battery chain saw for about 5 years. A battery charge lasts as long as I do. My Echo gas is a little quicker but can't deny how useful the battery saw is. Pull the trigger and go. It is my go to saw when I need to clear a trail or our driveway.

yup to me in my old age i gave up burning wood with the cutting splitting stacking and going out on a below zero morning to fill the boiler. even when the son in law told me hed keep me in cut and split wood for free. still have to babysit the bioler though. id much rather walk over to the yhermostat . just like with gas saws. i gave everyone to the son in law because why would i need a big saw if im not making firewood? why would i want to cuss when i pull and pull on a gas saw. if youve never had one not start you just dont have any hours using them. electric 10in saw will take care of any yard work. if the battery goes flat and your to cheap to have extras then put it on the charger and take a break and have a cold one because you just did a bunch of cutting already. best thing is all you have to do is put a battery in it and pull the trigger. no hard starting, no having to let it warm uo, no farting with special gas you have to bring along. my buddy told me another good reason he has one. when he goes to wilderness camp sites he can sneak off in the woods and quietly cut up some downfalls for camp wood and nobody hears him doing it. but me? id rather go to the dentist then sit on a table in the woods twiddling my thumbs when theres things to do at home. but i grew up where about everthing is wilderness so i dont have that calling and if i did i sure would fullfill it in a camp groud where your nieghbor can hear everything you say or even worse to have some yuppy wilderness liberal actually want to talk to me or try to convince me to eat the fish i caught raw

[MT Gianni]

amazes me any drill would run an ice auger. ive seen gas ones struggle at times. was the dewalt you had the brushless one or the cheaper brushed ones. ive seen other neg. comments on that brushed one. all my tools are now brushless. they have more power, never get hot and battery life is much better its why milwaukee 12v fuel tools will outperform the older 18v-20v brushed tools. gas and battery ice augers have a gear box to multiply torque. cant imagine how much abuse that would be on a drill! probably about like trying to drill i 4 in hole through 4 inches of steel. i think in that caseill stick with my gas one or buy the batttery ones with a built in motor and gearbox
It was in a sale kit, impact driver and drill for $150 or so. My buddy runs and electric auger, I think it's 43 Volts or something odd. That Royobi will run with it up to 24" ice and at 0 F temps. I was shocked. I had been looking at a new gas auger and a friend told me about this set up at a party. I have run this for three years now on the original battery. We get smooth ice east of the continental divide and snow crusted wavy ice on the west, it doesn't care. You do need the side handle grip to be tight.

[Lloyd Smale]

got a link to it??

[deces]

All is good until you have to replace the battery which cost as as much as you paid for the tool, you get the tool for nearly free. In reality you bought batteries with a finite life span to fill a landfill with heavy metal toxins.

You could always pick a brand that offers a Lifetime Service Agreement and get free replacement batteries for the rest of your life.

[TD1886]

Just MY experience: I went to Home Depot 12 years ago and purchased one of their Ryobi "kits" -- an 18V Drive, 18V Drill, flashlight, battery charger, battery, and case which had a msrp of $99.99. I opened a credit card (discount) plus used another in-mail discount postcard from them, to gimp out of the store with all for $58.99 USD!
I did buy a 2nd battery so I might be using one as the other was charging. I gutted a 30' RV Trailer to bare metal, and cut and installed all walls and ceilings -- tongue & groove knotty pine -- with this set. In the decade since I hardly ever pull out/use my 110V tools. I should mention I purchased, too, their battery opperated 18V "Skil-saw" -- with which I did all the cutting.
I'm still -after TWELVE years still on the original batteries, and all tools ('cept maybe the flashlight which I really have never needed to use...???) work as good as the moment I first used them!
Maybe re this, I'm lucky?
geo

I'm with you, I went with Ryobi many years ago and zero problems. Figured since I had so many batteries for the Ryobi I recently bought a Ryobi impact gun.

Here's an interesting thing if some of you never heard of it. Makita has a battery micro wave! I believe it's only 500 watts though.

[Lloyd Smale]

microwave would be cool. i wish dewalt would do a battery truck and car jack. with me shot body time on the ground working a jack is limited. a battery powered winch would be dandy too. ive got a cheap harbor freight boom on the back of my truck for loading deer with a crank winch off a boat trailer and dont want to bother running wires and drilling holes in the bed for a winch. even 1 3000lb one would work for that and with a quick mount could throw it in the side by side or jeep to pull a guy out backwards if you two blocked it. have winches on both but anyone that does serious off roading will tell you most times when you'd stuck you'd rather get winched back out then deeper into the mess. dewalt battery cooler would be handy on the side by side too

[MaryB]

microwave would be cool. i wish dewalt would do a battery truck and car jack. with me shot body time on the ground working a jack is limited. a battery powered winch would be dandy too. ive got a cheap harbor freight boom on the back of my truck for loading deer with a crank winch off a boat trailer and dont want to bother running wires and drilling holes in the bed for a winch. even 1 3000lb one would work for that and with a quick mount could throw it in the side by side or jeep to pull a guy out backwards if you two blocked it. have winches on both but anyone that does serious off roading will tell you most times when you'd stuck you'd rather get winched back out then deeper into the mess. dewalt battery cooler would be handy on the side by side too

Friend welded a 2" hitch mount to his bed crane. Added a plate mounted to a piece of 2" square steel tube and one of these bolted to it https://www.northerntool.com/products/ironton-12-volt-dc-powered-electric-marine-winch-with-remote-2000-lb-capacity-galvanized-steel-wire-rope-54127


He only uses it a few times a year, the winch rides inside the truck cab so weather isn't an issue...

[Lloyd Smale]

really would like to avoid wires in the box and drilling hoes to run them

[Ed K]

You could always pick a brand that offers a Lifetime Service Agreement and get free replacement batteries for the rest of your life.

Purchased a Ridgid Drill/Driver combo that I've used commercially for over 10 years. Have had battery's go bad twice and got new ones at no cost. Too bad their tool selection is not as good as Ryobi although I've heard they're made in the same factory.

[georgerkahn]

I love my Milwaukee battery tools. Jig saw, circular saw, and impact guns. Will never go back to corded or air unless forced into it.
Been running a Echo battery chain saw for about 5 years. A battery charge lasts as long as I do. My Echo gas is a little quicker but can't deny how useful the battery saw is. Pull the trigger and go. It is my go to saw when I need to clear a trail or our driveway.

As do I vis Milwaukee. I bought their blower which has yet to let me down, and my favourites are a toss-up between their M12 AIR INFLATOR 314789 and their portable pruning saw -- the 6" HATCHET! 314790 The inflator is awesome -- set the final pressure, push the button, and... it works! Never fails, and inflates sooooo many tires, I believe I only once (two totally flat hi-pressure (80psi) trailer tires) ran out of battery power.
The HATCHET is still another story: A helper and I have cut, pretty much non-stop, ALL day -- on one single battery! The chain? I bought two spares, but after three years use I'm still on the first -- yet to be touched up or resharpened. (I have 14 Stihl petrol saws -- generally I need touch up chain with each second fuel fill-up on these -- more, should there be blown sand or ??? in the trunk/limb.)
geo

[Rapier]

I use by need. My sub contractors all carried Dewalt drill drivers, so bought a set, hand saw, saws-all, drill driver, two chargers and 8 batteries. Got the wife a toy, a Stihl trim saw and a leaf blower. My chain saws are all fuel powered Stihl of different sizes, Wood Boss to the 15 small trim head on a pole saw, plus two Stihl power heads with multiple attachments, brush blades to blowers.
I carry a 1/2" drive 20V Dewalt impact wrench in my truck in a do-ha box under the back seat. Had a fellow open heart certificate holder pull up to help me a while back. They are great for a flat tire change, so got myself one... Use the tools that fit the need.

[georgerkahn]

really would like to avoid wires in the box and drilling hoes to run them

My #1 tool which may work for you is the LEWIS WINCH. It is powered by a chainsaw attached t it -- I have a Stihl 039 on mine -- and it easily winches 4,000 pounds with a single line pull; 8,000 pounds using one snatch block! Amazon sells it -- https://www.amazon.com/Lewis-Chainsaw-Winch-Model-400/dp/B00455O2MI/ref=sr_1_5?adgrpid=1332608656382338&hvadid=83288190519342&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=60350&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83288381009539%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=24664_13493371&keywords=lewis+winch&qid=1686055024&sr=8-5 -- but I bought mine from Bailey's. A great product, and it has (for me) pulled entire (cut) trees and a zillion other apps. I have their ground anchor, 2" receiver hitch plate, too. Again, a marvelous product!314791
geo

[MaryB]

really would like to avoid wires in the box and drilling hoes to run them

Put a small battery on the bed crane... if you don't mind the cost a lithium is small and lightweight, heck may be able to find used tool batteries and chargers at Goodwill or on eBay. I have taken chargers apart so I just have the contact cup, added a positive and negative wire and then used it as a portable power pack to power radio gear for Field Day(emergency preparedness test for ham radio...). Had a bunch of charged batteries with and just swapped as needed. With some of the bigger 4AH batteries it would run the winch a couple times before needing a charge.

Sounded like you needed an intermittent use solution...

Option 2 is add 2 long wires with battery charger clamp ends to attach to the truck battery as needed. Disconnect and store when not in use. Anderson Powerpoles have a quick disconnect solution for that...

If I keep thinking I will probably come up with other ways to do it LOL Some trucks have power available in the trailer connector for battery charging brake batteries on a trailer... may be enough to power a small winch...

[Lloyd Smale]

As do I vis Milwaukee. I bought their blower which has yet to let me down, and my favourites are a toss-up between their M12 AIR INFLATOR 314789 and their portable pruning saw -- the 6" HATCHET! 314790 The inflator is awesome -- set the final pressure, push the button, and... it works! Never fails, and inflates sooooo many tires, I believe I only once (two totally flat hi-pressure (80psi) trailer tires) ran out of battery power.
The HATCHET is still another story: A helper and I have cut, pretty much non-stop, ALL day -- on one single battery! The chain? I bought two spares, but after three years use I'm still on the first -- yet to be touched up or resharpened. (I have 14 Stihl petrol saws -- generally I need touch up chain with each second fuel fill-up on these -- more, should there be blown sand or ??? in the trunk/limb.)
geo

i recently bought both of them. matter of fact two of the compressors. ones sitting in the side by side along with the little saw. the other compressor is in the truck. i also have a dewalt 20v compressor in the jeep but actually would buy another milwaukee 12v over the dewalt

[Lloyd Smale]

Put a small battery on the bed crane... if you don't mind the cost a lithium is small and lightweight, heck may be able to find used tool batteries and chargers at Goodwill or on eBay. I have taken chargers apart so I just have the contact cup, added a positive and negative wire and then used it as a portable power pack to power radio gear for Field Day(emergency preparedness test for ham radio...). Had a bunch of charged batteries with and just swapped as needed. With some of the bigger 4AH batteries it would run the winch a couple times before needing a charge.

Sounded like you needed an intermittent use solution...

Option 2 is add 2 long wires with battery charger clamp ends to attach to the truck battery as needed. Disconnect and store when not in use. Anderson Powerpoles have a quick disconnect solution for that...

If I keep thinking I will probably come up with other ways to do it LOL Some trucks have power available in the trailer connector for battery charging brake batteries on a trailer... may be enough to power a small winch...

using a jump starter on a winch is a great idea. i have 3 of them and for the month of crop damage i could carry all 3 and id bet that would handle even a 3 deer night

[Lloyd Smale]

I use by need. My sub contractors all carried Dewalt drill drivers, so bought a set, hand saw, saws-all, drill driver, two chargers and 8 batteries. Got the wife a toy, a Stihl trim saw and a leaf blower. My chain saws are all fuel powered Stihl of different sizes, Wood Boss to the 15 small trim head on a pole saw, plus two Stihl power heads with multiple attachments, brush blades to blowers.
I carry a 1/2" drive 20V Dewalt impact wrench in my truck in a do-ha box under the back seat. Had a fellow open heart certificate holder pull up to help me a while back. They are great for a flat tire change, so got myself one... Use the tools that fit the need.

i have a 12v dewalt 1/2 impact i saved when i gave my grandson my 18 and 12v dewalt tools. i keep it in the jeep with a set of thin wall impact socket. the jeep is all dewalt. impact, chain saw, compressor and jump starter. im just to old to have to walk 5 miles out of the woods anymore. it also has a 10k winch and a high lift jack and a small shovel. if all ove that doesnt get me out of the woods i can always use the glock!! but walking aintan option:violin:

[MT Gianni]

got a link to it??

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-Lithium-Ion-2-0-Ah-4-0-Ah-and-6-0-Ah-HIGH-PERFORMANCE-Batteries-and-Charger-Kit-w-HP-Brushless-Hammer-Drill-PSK007-PBLHM101B/320251471

They go on sale for $50 less around Christmas.

[deces]

Purchased a Ridgid Drill/Driver combo that I've used commercially for over 10 years. Have had battery's go bad twice and got new ones at no cost. Too bad their tool selection is not as good as Ryobi although I've heard they're made in the same factory.

This is Ridgid's 100 year anniversary, in the last few years their line has grown rather quickly.

[Lloyd Smale]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-Lithium-Ion-2-0-Ah-4-0-Ah-and-6-0-Ah-HIGH-PERFORMANCE-Batteries-and-Charger-Kit-w-HP-Brushless-Hammer-Drill-PSK007-PBLHM101B/320251471

They go on sale for $50 less around Christmas.

more was interested in the auger bt found a bunch on ebay is there one thats better or ones to steer clear of

[MT Gianni]

I used a 40 year old hand auger I had and a $25 kit that goes from pinning in the crank handle to a three sided end that you can chuck up in the drill. It has a 10" plastic plate that prevents the outfit from falling down the hole if you drop it. I think almost anyone of them would be the same.

[MT Gianni]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256037553507?hash=item3b9d070563:g:QoMAAOSwFGxkMOG A&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8NhngpmapAMzjVzYZlzgWGmfD0%2F xU7IjoBUBJer7tMPY9XSoqCNgysSyr32sQp2JsDR%2FyMZ3mnL %2FYJtaOFHidhYaxSyKWWsYy8BT9hNreF9fb40Kc2vDqBKrpLq EYSVKc80tZRtG8wWNX1LjyHzM8PnD3CC3GUDrX7HtY3Lirolgl 4%2FP0xtOj8iIDKckDMRfR05hZQQYxq7vdxeIjc1wn80BipXco ekRZZyuq6hqS5P%2BhvMbLX%2BrbAFdRXAJAtDfvFzJi7lkCE9 %2FrhvHMN%2BJve8b6OlJgc1y3jvafYRNH69WqXxsaqj%2F3%2 F2ngkuvbWDytQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6S27KWUYg

Mine looks something like these.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195741947033?hash=item2d93211499:g:TkUAAOSwooxjnoW Y&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4BnLSxPvcoEQNqbZo0Ga%2FW9Of7Q At2nHoLPAgcEslnQoJ2fv8DP%2BPpRGoxCILnPQv0BXx6GNaZy BsW2Xi09r%2B4Do7Om9b3cE%2FqsupYjW%2BQ9dSDmj%2FSSzZ JeoxfncbUuo%2F%2BbJWq5CnhhjVIwxTPaTv2Gf0CD7cLKyNhQ 47VfyTin2mvQtj6DH7cnEC6YU4GDGwVt%2Fa45hvK8LSF4DUep PwV35F7clsw%2F%2B2CudBe7n5L066yqBcLkLX4%2BzRWfg%2B bD35HEwb8TuL%2BwvqCXFF5Wid04bE43Gy73%2B3itx6KrPiW7 %2F%7Ctkp%3ABFBM5Mj9pZRi

[deces]

https://youtu.be/Bkbn4oYR2xM

[Lloyd Smale]

https://youtu.be/Bkbn4oYR2xM

im going to have to try one. to many times when its real cold my gas auger would start and i had to resort to the hand one and im to old for that crap anymore. last time it happened was this winter and i just packed up and went home

[Lloyd Smale]

using a jump starter on a winch is a great idea. i have 3 of them and for the month of crop damage i could carry all 3 and id bet that would handle even a 3 deer night

tried it mary and it didnt work. bought a new 2000lb boat winch from harbor freight the other day tried all three of my jump starters and nothing. tried it on the truck battery and it worked fine. son in law sai its because there smart technology and wont work unless they sense at least a little bit of current. so it looks ike i wll either weld a battery holder to it or use a battery box strapped dowd in the bed

[Lloyd Smale]

do i need a hammer drill or will my brushless dewalt work

[MT Gianni]

No hammer drill needed, you need turning speed and power not a down force.

[deces]

I would have loved one of these when I was digging wells for fruit trees as a kid.

https://youtu.be/rVFiCDOIjkY

[Lloyd Smale]

As do I vis Milwaukee. I bought their blower which has yet to let me down, and my favourites are a toss-up between their M12 AIR INFLATOR 314789 and their portable pruning saw -- the 6" HATCHET! 314790 The inflator is awesome -- set the final pressure, push the button, and... it works! Never fails, and inflates sooooo many tires, I believe I only once (two totally flat hi-pressure (80psi) trailer tires) ran out of battery power.
The HATCHET is still another story: A helper and I have cut, pretty much non-stop, ALL day -- on one single battery! The chain? I bought two spares, but after three years use I'm still on the first -- yet to be touched up or resharpened. (I have 14 Stihl petrol saws -- generally I need touch up chain with each second fuel fill-up on these -- more, should there be blown sand or ??? in the trunk/limb.)
geo

ive got 2 of those mil. compressors and two dewalts and love them but prefer the 12v milwaukee like yours. just bought one of thon mil. hatchets to to carry on my side by side. tell you another cool one. dewalt mahes a propane salamander that works on 120v or will also work cordless with a 20v battery. one more of those youd never go back tools is my 12v mil. grease gun

[Lloyd Smale]

cant figure out where the battery goes in this dewalt tool[smilie=1: https://www.dewalt.com/product/dxlha2607/46-fiberglass-handle-post-hole-digger

[sundog]

Hollow fiberglass handles, right?

Fill them with D cells...

[MT Gianni]

That is a kick start model that runs on caloric input.

[MaryB]

That is a kick start model that runs on caloric input.

Kick the operator in the rear and tell them to get to work LOL

[farmbif]

my latest trip into Home Depot was an eye opener, hadn't been there in years, huge multi aisle displays of Ryobi and Milwaukee battery powered tools to do any and all tasks.
just could not leave without getting Ryobi's tire inflator on sale for $19.99. the thing works much better than expected I aired up 3 flat tractor tires and still had plenty of battery power left. on the wish list are 1/4" ratchet. 3/8 ratchet and a 3/8 impact gun. I dont know how many years ago I got the largest Ryobi batteries on Christmas sale, 2 for $99, I think they are 4 or 5 amp hour lithium. might have been 10 years ago they still work as good today as when first bought

[deces]

my latest trip into Home Depot was an eye opener, hadn't been there in years, huge multi aisle displays of Ryobi and Milwaukee battery powered tools to do any and all tasks.
just could not leave without getting Ryobi's tire inflator on sale for $19.99. the thing works much better than expected I aired up 3 flat tractor tires and still had plenty of battery power left. on the wish list are 1/4" ratchet. 3/8 ratchet and a 3/8 impact gun. I dont know how many years ago I got the largest Ryobi batteries on Christmas sale, 2 for $99, I think they are 4 or 5 amp hour lithium. might have been 10 years ago they still work as good today as when first bought

You should check out dto if you don't get out much. They have crazy deals every now and then.
https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com/