Metabo HPT Battery tool reviews

[MapleLeafFarmer]

I am a non professional and fully retired.
That being said I like nice tools, well equipped shop and stuff around me.
I need a new combo battery set and my go-to would normally be Dewalt.

BUT....... seems like Dewalt comes with legs. Same with Milwaukee say my cronies in the coffee shop. My Hitachi set of Li-Ion 18v set has served me well for about 15 years but getting long in the tooth. Never let me down. Sits quietly on my work benches staying exactly where I left them last use.

Whenever I get a Dewalt set they seem to grow legs. They walk over to the neighbours or brothers or wherever NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN! prime for theft. Seems if yellow or red they attract thieves.

So thinking of another brand. Something top shelf but less common to stop them from walking away.

Thinking Metabo HPT. Seems like good reviews but like we all know cann't count on internet reviews as reviews / likes / etc... simply for sale by all the rating agencies.

So metabo has a very long history and used industrial shops so thinking might be a good choice.

your thoughts?

 

[ctfjr]

I've marked my Dewalt items with permanent markers - in places that would be hard to erase.

When my dad was a heavy truck mechanic he had letter punches and punched his initials in every tool he had. Might be tough to do on a plastic bodied Dewalt BUT you could melt something unique in.

 

[85Hokie]

Metabo bought out Hitachi a while back, it too is good stuff, I use a lot of air tools by Hitachi and Metabo.

When you say WALK ............. I would find a way to prevent that!!

Lots of stuff I don't mind lending out .......... OK - I lied.

 

[fried1765]

Metabo bought out Hitachi a while back, it too is good stuff, I use a lot of air tools by Hitachi and Metabo.

When you say WALK ............. I would find a way to prevent that!!

Lots of stuff I don't mind lending out .......... OK - I lied.

I lend very FEW items.
Even my adult children seem to "forget" to return what they borrow.
When I do loan something, I write what it was, on a calendar, and to whom it was loaned.
I NEVER loan a tractor, or a chain saw!

Found out that my ex-wife was loaning herself out for years,.....but, that is another story.

 

[mcmxi]

I am a non professional and fully retired.
That being said I like nice tools, well equipped shop and stuff around me.
I need a new combo battery set and my go-to would normally be Dewalt.

BUT....... seems like Dewalt comes with legs. Same with Milwaukee say my cronies in the coffee shop. My Hitachi set of Li-Ion 18v set has served me well for about 15 years but getting long in the tooth. Never let me down. Sits quietly on my work benches staying exactly where I left them last use.

Whenever I get a Dewalt set they seem to grow legs. They walk over to the neighbours or brothers or wherever NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN! prime for theft. Seems if yellow or red they attract thieves.

So thinking of another brand. Something top shelf but less common to stop them from walking away.

Thinking Metabo HPT. Seems like good reviews but like we all know cann't count on internet reviews as reviews / likes / etc... simply for sale by all the rating agencies.

So metabo has a very long history and used industrial shops so thinking might be a good choice.

your thoughts?


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I've owned and used Metabo products for the past 14 or 15 years. I consider Metabo products to be very good to excellent. A friend with a machine shop back in Hawaii doesn't buy anything but Metabo when it comes to drills, angle grinders, etc.

Metabo cordless drills are the bee's knees, as are their angle grinders.

 

[johnjk]

I may get a few chuckles here but I have had good luck with my Ryobi battery tools. They never “walk” and I’ve had good life out of their batteries. They do what I need them to do. If I need more power, I have corded or air powered tools to use. Just picked up their grease gun and it is performing well. The wife has some gardening trimmers she likes and my only complaint is she forgets to put a spent battery on the charger. Easier to place it on the bench for me to find.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

PAINT them up !!! Gawdawful colours....FL pink ? That way nobody will want to borrow them......
Had same problem with electrical cords and water hoses. Put a few randommly spaced wraps of tape on them(NOTHING wrong ).. they'll all still here !
It's either that or ,ugh, put APPLEtags or similar RFID tags on them to track them down.....

That way when a tool grows legs, you can call the location at 2 AM and tell whoever answers the phone to tell the tool to come home, NOW !

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I may get a few chuckles here but I have had good luck with my Ryobi battery tools. They never “walk” and I’ve had good life out of their batteries. They do what I need them to do. If I need more power, I have corded or air powered tools to use. Just picked up their grease gun and it is performing well. The wife has some gardening trimmers she likes and my only complaint is she forgets to put a spent battery on the charger. Easier to place it on the bench for me to find.

No chuckles from me. I like the variety of tools and the fact they've kept the same battery form since the nicad days. I use the 18v and 40v drill, impact, grinder, saws, and power head with trimmer, brush cutter and hedge trimmer. I've used them harder than the average DIY'er.

BTW, your wife isn't forgetting, she's 'reminding' you of all the things she does for you. That or getting even .

 

[fried1765]

I may get a few chuckles here but I have had good luck with my Ryobi battery tools. They never “walk” and I’ve had good life out of their batteries. They do what I need them to do. If I need more power, I have corded or air powered tools to use. Just picked up their grease gun and it is performing well. The wife has some gardening trimmers she likes and my only complaint is she forgets to put a spent battery on the charger. Easier to place it on the bench for me to find.

A few years ago, I saw that my electrician in Nova Scotia was using a Ryobi drill.
Asked him why......
He said: "lifetime warranty......this is my 5th free replacement".

 

[Flintknapper]

I have a lot of Hitachi/Metabo tools (Electric, Air, Battery) and all of them are excellent quality. I would not hesitate to recommend them.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

It might or might not be of interest to you.

New Milwaukee tools have GPS built in them.
You can only imagine the hilarity ( aka butt whooping ) that can happen when someone takes your tools and that tool sends you a message that it's on the move and then tells you where it's at.

 

[85Hokie]

A little off the subject but somewhat relative......

the old NiCad batteries were rated at 18 volt - when they (battery makers) switched to a lighter longer lasting media - lithium, the charging voltage would be higher than the ol' 18 volts.

So - you take a 20 volt battery off the charger - it will read a bit higher than 20 volts !!! BUT the gimmick here is that the usage voltage was much closer to 18 volts , much like the older series batteries.

I am sure all of you have or know about the adaptors that convert the new style to the old style 18 volts.

The selling point was "newer higher voltage battery!" NO true.

Riddle me this - why do we call a lead acid battery a 12 volt battery? WHEN we all know a "good" battery should read 12.6 or more and fully charged battery closer to 13+ volts.

 

[Flintknapper]

New Milwaukee tools have GPS built in them.
You can only imagine the hilarity ( aka butt whooping ) that can happen when someone takes your tools and that tool sends you a message that it's on the move and then tells you where it's at.

^^^^^

I have warning signs on some of my tools (mostly chainsaws).

 

[D2Cat]

A little off the subject but somewhat relative......

the old NiCad batteries were rated at 18 volt - when they (battery makers) switched to a lighter longer lasting media - lithium, the charging voltage would be higher than the ol' 18 volts.

So - you take a 20 volt battery off the charger - it will read a bit higher than 20 volts !!! BUT the gimmick here is that the usage voltage was much closer to 18 volts , much like the older series batteries.

I am sure all of you have or know about the adaptors that convert the new style to the old style 18 volts.

The selling point was "newer higher voltage battery!" NO true.

Riddle me this - why do we call a lead acid battery a 12 volt battery? WHEN we all know a "good" battery should read 12.6 or more and fully charged battery closer to 13+ volts.

It's the same reason gas sells for xxx.9 cent per gallon. It's all a marketing game that started years ago. A method to make the purchaser feel like they got something extra.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I could give you a dozen reasons why 12 volt batteries are called twelve volt.....