Milwaukee Hole Hawg Or Ridgid R7130 Drill??

ko_jun

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

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

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Speedy Petey

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.

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Scott Young

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

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

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

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

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

Holehawg no doubt about it.

fridaymean

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

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.

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