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Michaeljp86

I could see it being a better quality but are you saying the hilti 18v or festools 14V is more powerful then a 24 or 36v tool?

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XanadooLTD

definitely better torque. It will drive just as many screws also. Just look at the Ryobi lithium ion. Even though it is lithium it will not be anywhere near the quality as say dewalt or bosch.

DrewD

Remeber, LithIon doesn't mean more power, simply that the battery will go longer on one charge. When it comes down to the number of screws it would depend on the voltage and efficiency of the motor. That festool 14V may be on par with the Dewalt 18V, but the 36V is rated as the same as the corded counterpart.

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KillerToiletSpider

My Hilti 18v drill outperforms the it's 24v Dewalt counterpart easily.

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valerko

My Hilti 18v drill outperforms the it's 24v Dewalt counterpart easily.

Find it hard to beleive,but will give you benefit of doubt.
I know for fact that my V28 will kick Hiltis but.

XanadooLTD

You have got to be kidding. A Milwaukee V28 will not even come close to Hiltis power. I have a Hilti 12V which is light compact easy to fasten. This tiny Hilti destroys my big Bosch Brute 24V in battery life and in holes drilled on a single charge. I know that Bosch has more umphhh than Milwaukee.

KillerToiletSpider

If you have the Hilti with Nimh batteries, you can usually drill and drive about 300 tapcons on one charge.

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XanadooLTD

3.0. thats the one. 300 really. I didn't even know it had that much more power. They do make awesome tools. Anything goes wrong all you have to do is call the Hilti rep and you have a new whatever quick.

tool junkie

I bring the festool plunge saw out for special instances but its not a tool I would leave laying around the jobsite, so it gets very little use.

XanadooLTD

How is the plunge? I bet its awesome. A lot lighter than lugging a table saw around.

valerko

You have got to be kidding. A Milwaukee V28 will not even come close to Hiltis power. I have a Hilti 12V which is light compact easy to fasten. This tiny Hilti destroys my big Bosch Brute 24V in battery life and in holes drilled on a single charge. I know that Bosch has more umphhh than Milwaukee.

I gave you benefit of the doubt on the previous statement,but I did used both 12v hilti and v28 side by side and having 600 in.-lbs. torque in your hands (V28) speaks for itself.Hilti's 12v drill is a great drill for what it's was designed to do and I'm pretty sure it doesn't go in a same class as V28 hammer drill.

XanadooLTD

The lower 12 and 15v hiltis now even offer a hammer setting now. I don't think it was offered in the past. The only thing with Hilti is they do not use the standard battery. The NiMH seems to be a little better, and the reset on the charger allows you to loose all memory in the battery and start over. I'm a Hilti Bosch man. I never have even picked up a Milwaukee. maybe you are right. I heard a lot about the V28 when it came out, but now it seems like everyone has gone to 36v all ready. Serious question...How does the Milwaukee hold up agains say DeWalt 36v nano phosphate?

valerko

Haven't really used 36v Dewalt.Played with it once when somebody had it on the job.Little heavier , but seemed be just as good ,probably better as my V28.It's like a BIG MAMA of cordless drills.