milwaukee hole hawg or ridgid r7130 drill?? - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

ko_jun · 07-15-2006, 12:34 AM

i just stumbled on this board, and been browsing around. cool board. interesting posts i've been reading.

anyways, i do alot of resi. and looking to buy my own hole hawg. but, i have also heard of the ridgid r7130 1/2 drill. i have never personally used the ridgid drill, but read that it has a clutch to prevent kickback. i think that is a great feature. does anyone have any experience with the ridgid drill??

**Teetorbilt** · 07-15-2006, 12:54 AM

Not me. Much of the manufacturing seems to be going to China and they don't seem to understand QUALITY.

Speedy Petey · 07-15-2006, 06:58 AM

I wouldn't put Rigid and Milwaukee in the same category.

If you want a tank of a drill that is super fast and super powerful, get the SuperHawg.
It is a bit heavy though, but the performance outweighs that IMO.

Scott Young · 07-15-2006, 07:57 AM

i have the plain jane hole hawg and it has been put through its paces. i would not trade it. just my opinion, rigid makes some good tools, but they don't compare to the tried and true tools.

Mike Finley · 07-15-2006, 08:51 AM

Clutches on heavy duty drills are a must in my book. They will save you that one time you or an employee loses focus from breaking a wrist or a jaw. I wouldn't have a heavy duty drill on the job site without a clutch.

Instead of the Milwaukee Hole Hawgs, look at the Milwaukee Super Hawgs, they have clutches.

mdshunk · 07-15-2006, 11:04 AM

If I was a plumber, I'd want either the HoleHawg or the SuperHawg, due to the normally large holes that are drilled. I own several HoleHawgs, but find them unnecessarily heavy for the typical duty an electrician gives them. Instead, I mostly use Milwaukee's slightly smaller D-handle right angle drill. It does a fine job for 95% of an electrician's normal drilling tasks as half the weight.

gtcway · 07-15-2006, 01:36 PM

I just recently got a Milwaukee SuperHawg and a set of Dewalt self-feed bits.

No more busted knuckles from hole saws and paddle bits.

Scott Young · 07-15-2006, 07:09 PM

i haven't used a heavy hole saw with clutches. i gues i have just learned the quirks of the one i have. it is like when a new guy grabs the wormdrive and complains about the torque roll. i forget its there. i would love to try a clutch drive hole saw

ApgarNJ · 07-15-2006, 07:50 PM

Holehawg no doubt about it.

fridaymean · 07-20-2006, 11:07 PM

Milwaukee Cordless D handle Right angle. Got two on the truck. Got a corded one too. They are as heavy duty as we need.

sparkysteve · 07-28-2006, 10:54 AM

My employer uses Milwaukee Hole Hawgs. Those things are tanks. Some of them are older than me in think. (25) They still work like a dream. We use them wiith a 24" extension and Greenlee nail-eater bits.