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Dewalt for battery-powered because it was a Christmas present and I don't want to have 3 or 4 different sets of batteries in the way and whatever works best for the job on everything else

I have a bag of Ryobi tools I’ve had for 25 years or more. They all still work fine. I am going to replace the NiCad batteries with the newer Lithium Ion batteries and charger though.

I wouldn’t try to make a living with them, but they do what I need.

DeWalt stuff around here, 3 different spotlight/ area lights, a blower, an older string trimmer that still works good, and a newer string trimmer that's what they call "attachment capable". Which means it can use the brush cutter attachment I got for it, and so far that's all I do with it, as the older string trimmer is still going strong. Then there's the reciprocating saw that I use the heck out of, usually with a 12" wood blade for all kinds of brush and limb cutting. Knew a plumber years ago who swore by DeWalt stuff, so when I began buying that sort of equipment I did so on his recommendation. Although there's a friend of mine that's a Milwaukee guy and he has good luck with them. Whenever I get anything DeWalt, it's when they have specials on it, like a free battery or battery plus charger. The batteries are expensive and so far I haven't had to buy one outright.

This is one of the very few areas where I have no brand loyalty. They all seem to work very well. Guys at work and at church argue back and forth all the time about which brand is better.

Brand loyalty does ensure you can swap batteries among tools.

dewalt

Milwaukee cordless and corded.

Corded only...

Phil

Dewalt here.

Ryobi for me. Some stuff is ok. Hammer drill not so much.

My buddy owns a cabinet shop. Years ago they used Mikita (only game in town). He tried Dewalt and liked them but found they didn’t last any longer than the Ryobi for their use.

I had a Ryobi drill that did good until it got drenched doing a transmission service on my pickup. Then went to ridged which were great for a decade, a four tool combo. My dad now has those tools now. I went Red dove in the deep end. Close to 20 different tools, added on to the house, doing most of the work myself so could justify new tools. Had one hammerdrill go bad in a month. Got it repaired locally for free. Batteries been great even got a sting trimmer leaf blower combo because it had an 8.0 battery. It’s been great not fighting the snake nest of extension cords during the building project. Skillsaws nailers vacuum stapler grinder vibrating cutter hacksaw drills M 18 and M12 to name a few. They’ve been good to me. Knock on wood.

I also like Hitachi tools

Dewalt. Drill, work light, sawsall, and impact.

I might have the Skill angle grinder I bought in 1960.

I have used every type of worm gear saw made.
NONE compare to the Skillsaw 77. Makita is my least favorite. The local repair shop still repairs a lot of 77s for the framers. The others are throw-aways