Dewalt recently came out with new 20V max compact brushless drills and drivers. We’ve started testing these new tools, and like them quite a bit. What can be better than brushless drills that are faster working, more compact, and more powerful than their previous versions? (Here’s the DCD791 and DCD796 preview post.)
But Dewalt didn’t stop there. They also just introduced new 20V Max premium 3-speed brushless drills, models DCD991 for the drill/driver, and DCD996 for the hammer drill.
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I wouldn’t say that the previous versions, models DCD990 and DCD995, are long in the tooth, as they were released a little less than 3 years ago. But my enthusiasm skyrocketed when I learned about what the new 2nd gen tools have to offer.
According to Dewalt, the new cordless brushless drills are Faster.Stronger.Better.
Faster
As with the compact brushless drills, the new Dewalt premium 3-speed brushless drills are said to offer faster application speed.
In case you’re still married to Dewalt’s 18V system, the new DCD996 cordless hammer drill is said to perform up to 2.8X faster than the DCD950 18V hammer drill, when using a 2-9/16″ self-feeding bit into 2″ x 10″ lumber.
Stronger
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The new Dewalt DCD991 and DCD996 3-speed brushless drills deliver up to 820 UWO (unit watts out) of power. This is quite a bit higher than the 650 UWO of peak power the previous versions could deliver.
The DCD990 and DCD995 had 80 Nm (~708 in-lbs) torque ratings overseas. If the proportions stay true, that would put the max torque at around 893 in-lbs. But… we’ve seen Dewalt’s premium cordless brushless drills match up with competitive models that have higher torque ratings. I suppose that’s why Dewalt prefers to rate their drills in terms of power instead of peak torque.
In any case, Dewalt’s newest 3-speed brushless drills are more powerful than their previous models.
Better
As with the other new Dewalt brushless drill offerings, the DCD991 and DCD996 both have similar ultra-bright 60 lumen LED worklights. Each worklight has 3 settings, including a 20-minute spotlight mode.
Both new drills also feature:
- Durable nitro-carburized metal ratcheting chucks
- comfortable handle grips
- 3 speed range gearbox
- 2,000 max RPM (DCD991 drill), 2,250 max RPM (DCD996 hammer drill)
- 0-38,250 BPM (hammer drill)
- 7.9″ (drill), 8.4″ long (hammer drill)
- Weighs 4.6 lbs (drill), 4.7 lbs (hammer drill)
Models, Pricing, and Availability
(All options include an auxiliary handle, not shown above.)
Dewalt DCD991 Drill
- DCD991B, Bare Tool, $139
- DCD991P2, (2) 5.0Ah battery kit, $279
Dewalt DCD996 Hammer Drill
- DCD996, Bare Tool, $149
- DCD996P2, (2) 5.0Ah battery kit, $299
- DCD996P2V, (2) 5.0Ah battery kit with vehicle charger, $319
Combo Kits
- DCK299M2, Hammer drill and impact driver combo kit with 4.0Ah batteries, $379
- DCK299P2, Hammer drill and impact driver combo kit with 5.0Ah batteries, $399
ETA: April 2016
Both of the new drills are said to be made in the USA with global materials.
First Thoughts
I’ve been using my USA-built Dewalt DCD995 cordless hammer drill more and more, and it’s been plowing through every single task I could ask of it. It is a seriously powerful drill.
But now Dewalt has come out with an even more powerful model? Sounds good to me!
I have also been using their newest compact brushless drills, and find myself favoring Dewalt over my personal Bosch drills. I think it’s the 20V Max grip that I have always liked.
According to the product images, the new cordless drills are being built in the USA, the same as the DCD995 I took home after building it at their factory.
See Also: How Dewalt Brushless Drills are Built in the USA, and More from my Factory Tour
I’m not yet sure whether I like or love the new bright spotlight worklight, but if it’s take it or leave it, I’d rather take it.
The press release didn’t mention how the new Dewalt cordless drills match up to competitors’ very high torque offerings. But do most users need 1000+ in-lbs of torque in a cordless drill?
Are you as excited over these new offerings as I am?
I imagine that the previous models will stay on the market for a while, perhaps at discounted prices. That would be pretty good news too.
Update: My Dewalt contact reminded me of something. The DCD991 and DCD996 kits now come with 5.0Ah battery packs, whereas the previous models were kitted with 4.0Ah battery packs.
It’s a seemingly minor point, but for the same money (going by current street prices), going with any of the new kits gets you an upgraded cordless drill, plus higher capacity battery packs.
BikerDad
Given that the existing 995 has enough torque to put some pain on when the bit catches, I’m thinking that an upgrade for me isn’t necessary. Now, if they had taken the opportunity to include “anti-kickback” technology, I’d be lining up for the upgrade.
I’m pretty sure these will sell well though.
mnoswad
i drill with the clutch setting just high enough to bite into the material that i’m drilling into but if it binds the clutch will kick in…….thus no “anti kickback” feature is necessary to add to any drill.
its already built in, ready for competent users. technology will not displace actual user skill…….ever.
Matt
Yes!!!
Mr. Mister
Isn’t the clutch a piece of technology that replaces the skill of not drilling to quickly or with too much pressure (typical causes of bits binding)? Not meaning to be overtly snarky but are you saying that setting the clutch properly is the skill that will never be replaced?
Joe
You’ve never been taken by surprise by a nail when using an auger bit or paddle bit? Or try using a large hole saw on a ladder?
Matt
The UWO is the same for both?
It seems like an interesting concept as i have only pictured the 3 speeds to be functional in heavier duty applications, especially with the hammer option. But on a drill/driver? With that much supposed torque? How fine tuned will the 3 modes be in your opinion?
I just purchased the 2nd gen dewalt 3 speed impact and have to add, that if you are a Dewalt fan or invested therein…. Buy it
Chance
I am really hoping the DCD996 is vastly improved over the DCD995. The DCD995 is the worst DeWalt tool I have ever purchased. I don’t stand alone on this thought either, others have had lots of problems with the DCD995. The significant on/off delay when depressing or releasing the trigger is horrible, as is the electronic clutch that is worthless and usually stalls the tool out. Those problems coupled with trigger issues would make me think twice about retrieving the DCD995 should it accidentally be knocked into the scrap bin. Ergonomics are great, nice features, and a good chuck, but those things don’t matter when the tool doesn’t perform. Here’s to hoping the DCD996 improves in the areas that the DCD995 regressed.
Chris
I have never had problems with mine what so ever.,. Best drill I ever had
JMac
Yes it is. Hands down. I even tried the M18 and got hot wabble and not user friendly. They just haters lol
Joe
Mind works like a champ. I have not experienced any of the problems that you have
Chris
I bought the dcd995 model 6 months ago and have had no problems whatsoever with it or the impact that came with the combo. They both have plenty of power to do any job. That being said I went ahead and bought the new dcd996 hammer drill with impact driver combo last night so 8 have 2 units to work with. Can’t believe the new units have even more power. I’ll find out this week 8 guess.
Stephen
Haven’t had any issues with my dcd995 for the past 2yrs….
michael
the only problems i’ve had with mine is that i have now had two of them stolen from me. the drill itself is great.
Buddy
Ever going to come out with anything new from the 12v line??
Lenny
They just came out with some lasers that run off 12v. We use the green beam cross line and it’s a nice tool.
Gravy
What do you expect from a Black & Decker/Dewalt. Get pro and get Makita.
OhioHead
^ why do say “get pro & get Makita?”
Chance
Because he’s ignorant.
JMac
Look here is the thing, DeWalt is hands down no questions asked the pros choice and not without merit. DeWalt has obviously always made great tools. Lately you can see that DeWalt has listened to the people who use their tools to make a living.(DAY IN DAY OUT) their tools are even better now that they feel great to the user and are user friendly. We use DeWalt every day making American WW11 Ammunition Crate Flags check us out @ CustomHeritage.etsy.com
Biggie
I work in industrial maintenance, and we have some nice DeWalt corded tools, but their cordless tools still don’t hold a candle to Makita. We were using straight Makita 18v for years with no problems at all. We started to switch to the 20v and flex volt DeWalt because we really liked the 4 1/2″ grinder (the thing is a beast) but both our dcd996 drill and the brushless 1/4″ driver are already beat to crap after less than a year.
Stephen
Coworker just bought a Makita brushless kit, dropped it once and it quit working… I’ve dropped my 995 countless times and still runs like a champ…
Perry Frierson
I have to agree. I’ve dropped my 995 several times and heard it smack off rocks 15’ or more below and have dogged this drill and still works like new. I’m very hard on tools and the 995 is the ONLY drill to ever hold up to my use.
Bill
Stuart – have you heard anything about Dewalt coming out with a new 3/8 inch impact wrench using this newer platform?
Stuart
Nothing yet, sorry.
Jeff
I’ve had my 995 and 886 impact have fallen from 12-15 feet through a hole on a balcony and both still run like champs!
Jeff
And I just got my 996 to go with the 995.
MR. S
Old news… I emailed you about these weeks ago. Haha but now that it’s “Official” You should share some of that amazing filler text 😉
Stuart
Sorry! I thought I had gotten back to you, but looking at my inbox I starred it and saved it, but it got buried. Sorry about that.
After my first response to you I reached out to Dewalt for more details, but they said they weren’t quite available yet, and the torque rating at the time wasn’t finalized. They said it wouldn’t be long until they’re ready to officially announce the drills, and I forgot all about it until the release earlier today.
The filler seems to all be gone now, but it really was amazing. Did you happen to copy any of it? I don’t think I did. =(
Sorry, I should have thanked you in the post for the heads-up. If I edit one in, should I use your email name, or Mr. S?
Scooter
Haha it’s all good. I do actually have screen shots of all those pages. I will send them your way. It was a pretty cool find for me. Definitely a first. Call me Scooter 🙂
JoeM
…I… Think I just tingled in a way a man should not tingle for tools…
YAY! I didn’t buy any of the brushless drills yet, so I can skip a generation and be EVEN HAPPIER when I do! I still have my FIRST 20 Volt Max DCD785, and DCD795, with barely any miles on them. But, I DO want the Brushless to go with them. Plus I REALLY like the new redesigned Brushless 3-speed DCF887, so the new lineup makes me VERY happy! No matter what I need them for, it just keeps getting better, and more likely I won’t have to replace anything for a VERY long time!
Thanks Stuart! YOU ROCK!
Milwaukee tool Steve
Dewalt Finally knows what makes their customers happy in buying hammer drill/drivers, although this still isn’t enough for making me buy one, I used my friends DeWalt 3 speed 20v max hammerdrill/Driver because my Milwaukee tools weren’t available, and I still think the 3 speed setting is horrible for drilling holes through wood and concrete, It always locks up when I go at least 2-3 inches of concrete or wood, although it is very fast it gets annoying I have to switch from 3 speed to 2nd speed then sometimes I have to go to one speed, the torque setting for the three speed had better improved but it would still need a miracle for me to buy one. 🙂 I find that Milwaukee’s torque comes in more handy it never stops, spurs, or starts to smoke… 🙂
Chris
I’m sorry but I have the 985 and the 995 and the 3 speed is a god send….many times just fooling around can take auger bits and pass them through tree trunks over 8-10 inches thick and nothin have it stop on speed 2 and especially not 1…. speed 3 and full tilt with a ton of pressure it will stop but that would bog any drill…speed 2 the drill will laugh at any piece of wood ive tried it on
Milwaukee tool Steve
I see the point your making, I will say this, the reason why I put 20,000 dollars in my business in Milwaukee was because the numbers, overall torque, and because a DeWalt representative admitted Milwaukee spent more time and money making their tools, although this wasn’t enough for me to start buying Milwaukee tools, I started testing them out and dewalt’s drills were no match for Milwaukee’s and were almost the same price, but we all have are opinions and I would say Milwaukee is tons better than dewalt and will take a landslide for that to change. But right now i’m considering some Hilti Tools which some of my co workers and friends have proven them way better than Milwaukee and dewalt
Joe
No doubt about that. Hilti is good stuff, we have a hilti guy who comes to our job sites to check on us to see if we need anything and he’ll resolve any problems with a hilti tool right away
Brian
So that only means Dewalt is 4-5 more “Upgrades” before they match the Milwaukee Gen-2’s power. Cool, big announcement is a big yawn.
Chris
Well the impact drivers exceed the new Milwaukee and we have yet to see how this one stacks up….I watched a comparison on YouTube between the 995 and Gen 2 and the 995 in most tests was right with it or half/full second behind 995 beat it on a concrete test…we don’t have true tq numbers on it yet…I expect the dewalt to match it in performance no problem
Chris
Sorry it was the compact drill against gen 2 fuel… It held it’s own in the auger bits but couldn’t quite finish in certain tests in speed 2 because it didn’t have the juice but held it own quite good after going to speed 1 but still don’t have the TQ in one test, did well for the compact drill… Even went faster into concrete then the gen 2…Can’t see the gen 2 being much better if at all vs a 996
Dewalt’s compact line is head and shoulders better then milwaukee’s though, that’s a given where Milwaukee’s attempt to me well was half baked and it’s easy to see focus all their effort on the the Fuel line
The gen 2 drill will have it’s hands full with the the 996… They are both pretty well equal and the impact’s are just about even as well…
will
haha funny I’ve seen tests where the 995 beat or came very close to that supposed 1200 in gen 2 you love so much. so you go from 700 to 900 in I would put my money on the Dewalt shit stomping the milwaukees!
Chris
I can see the 996 beating the gen 2 or tying in most tests… They are equally comparable drills, the Milwaukee boys would have you think otherwise but it’s not the case.
JeffT
This is a good thing. But this is just an evolutionary change… looks like they did an incremental update on it to match the compact version’s spotlight, changed the 3rd gear slightly to get a little more speed (since that’s usually Dewalt’s angle – add more *speed* than the competitors), use newer dark gray paint (why?), and then compare it to an old 18v NiCad drill since it still doesnt have the torque to match the competition… ‘nitro-carburized metal ratcheting chuck’ – alright, so what is that supposed to get me, and how is this chuck any different than the current Rohm Extra RV chuck that it looks very much like?
This quote:
‘But… we’ve seen Dewalt’s premium cordless brushless drills match up with competitive models that have higher torque ratings.’
… Not trying to be negative, but that makes no sense. If you watch any number of videos out there, the current DCD995 struggles in many tests versus the current Makita, Milwaukee offerings. I have a friend at work that has the 995, and it has nowhere near the max torque of my other co workers Milwaukee.
Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE the chucks and the ergonomics on these – but I think most of Dewalts brushless offerings are disappointing when compared to similar priced competitors offerings at this time – and as a disclaimer, I own the DCD985.
… And damn. Still no brushless saws or new 12v platform tools. I am starting to think Dewalt just doesnt see value in anything brushless besides their random brushless tool offerings. Not sure what to think anymore…
Chris
Looks like another drill I might need to buy… Nice work Dewalt
Nathan
Looking forward to it. not sure which I would get though – I’m leaning toward the compact model.
Whit
Is there any reason to wait before buying a newly designed tool? Does DeWalt need time to work out the bugs or are these dependable and long lasting right from the start? Thank you
Stuart
Sometimes, yes. Most times, no.
With something like this, I don’t really see the need to wait.
Most major tool issues are either immediately apparent, or slowly creep up with time. Waiting a few months might not be enough to make the longer-showing issues any more obvious,
Whit
Great thank you. I have a DeWalt service center near by. They normally repair tools under warranty but occasionally if a tool is on the “list” they will provide a brand new tool and send yours back to the engineers to look at. Mine was a year old DCF885.
Grady
Stuart;
Here’s the ultimate test. Chuck the DeWalt and the Milwaukee to opposite end’s of a steel rod. Mount them to the work bench. Simultaneously pull the triggers until one of them breaks.
You may remember destructive testing from college.
Good luck!
Stuart
Hooking up and running 2 drills in such a manner won’t tell you anything useful.
Milwaukee tool Steve
lol you got that right, although i’m pretty sure Milwaukee will win. 🙂 lol
JoeM
Funny… All you Milwaukee fans, and none of you notices a pattern… Milwaukee rushes their tools out the door and claims “FIRST!”, DeWALT Waits, sees what works, sees what is truly needed, and releases a MUCH more durable, longer lasting version.
So, no… DeWALT doesn’t have 20 varieties of Drill, just to throw a bunch of darts at a dart board to see what sticks, like Milwaukee does. Instead DeWALT spends more time making the FEW tools that they do release WORTH buying. Yes. Milwaukee spends more time and money on making their tools. They have to. They’re a Chinese Knockoff with a built-in former Made-in-the-USA Install Base that they’re trying to impress with numbers, and designs that make the tools look stylish. They’re dependent on their rabid fanbase drooling over “The New Toy”… OF COURSE they’re going to release more, with higher numbers, and specs that pass tests. They need to do that, and offer a more extensive warranty, because they don’t know what will last, and what will be a fad that no one wants.
I use DeWALT because they work, and because they LAST. Every penny dropped on DeWALT is a penny I don’t need to justify in 2 years, or 5, or even 10. Does their Warranty suck? Yes. Yes it does. Do I NEED it? No. Not at all. I neither NEED, nor WANT the latest-and-fanciest. All the numbers dropped on Milwaukee make me glad I’m a DeWALT user. Where some spend $20K, I’d have spent $15K over the same period. Money saved by the old one still doing the work it always has, and not needing replacement, just a little cleaning to keep going.
JeffT
You have never needed to use the Dewalt warranty? Wow you must baby them. Everywhere I have worked, we have had to use both Dewalt and Milwaukee warranties. I can see your point somewhat, as Dewalt is slow and cautious to release new tools… If their tools were so rock solid, why are they releasing any new generations of these drills anyways?
I own both, and Bosch also. I like them all. Dewalt is no better in my opinion. Look at the POS compact recip saw, I wouldn’t say they did their homework on that one, was definitely a ‘let’s see if this sticks’ tool. 4 way blade clamps that drop blades, etc. Also can be said for Milwaukee chucks dropping bits, etc… Many people have had problems with Fuel drills. Many have had problems with DCD995 electronics… Everyone I work with has Dewalt right now, and one thing I notice is an overriding clutch on all of their lithium drills, all of them. Have you noticed that? If the bit binds, it will stop the drill and not the protection, but it sounds like the gears are stripping? That is what I find most annoying about them – otherwise they are pretty sweet.
Joe
“sounds like the gears are stripping?”
I believe you are referring to the chuck looking mechanism DeWALT uses. IOW, the gears are not grinding nor skipping, it’s just a by product of the design.
I remember that In the first early days of locking the chuck, they where using a reverse polarity in the trigger. Now I think they use a little bit of both.
PS, just in case you wonder, Milwaukee uses a different design to luck the chuck. They are both the same principle, just little changes.
At least that is my guess. I need to get my hands on one of those and take it apart.
Milwaukee tool Steve
I think you have it backwards Milwaukee usually waits a while after DeWalt makes thiers such as the cordless nailers, sub-compact tools, and lots of hand tools, usually Milwuakee isn’t I want to make that too brand, they really want to be the best at everything and making tools that no one else has, but so does Dewalt but other brands make it pretty clear their better than both.
Milwaukee tool Steve
A few weeks ago I gave some of my 15 employees three drills each most of them were given to us by brands such as Milwaukee, Hilti, and Dewalt I was given 15 DCD985B dewalt 20v max hammer,drill,driver, the Hilti SFH 18-A 18-Volt Cordless Hammer Drill Driver, And the Milwaukee M18 FUEL with ONE KEY 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Brushless 1/2 in. Cordless Hammer Drill/Driver
They were really excited about using them but Milwaukee, Hilti, and Dewalt were not excited until after a year of use.
but heres how my 15 employees viewed them I pretty much invested in 20k$ in Milwaukee tools so some of them were like why would I want to use a different charger, battery, tool everytime I go out and work, so some just stuck with the one-key Milwaukee drill, some were really excited about using hilti because they’ve never used hilti, then some were die hard fans of Dewalt to they were ready to just use the thing, but the results were
employee 1 Hilti is just tearing through every task I give it
employee 2 Hilti
employee 3 Hilti
employee 4 Hilti
employee 5 Milwaukee I dropped the hilti from a 20 foot barn and it broke…
employee 6 Hilti
employee 7 Dewalt has always been my #1…
employee 8 Hilti
employee 9 Hilti
employee 10 Milwaukee and Hilti are tied Dewalt just can’t keep up.
employee 11 No answer yet
employee 12 Hilti
employee 13 Milwaukee
employee 14 No answer yet
employee 15 Milwaukee
As you can see dewalt had only 1 vote, their was a vote for a tie on Milwaukee and Hilti, then two I texted never answered, 3 voted for Milwaukee, and 8 voted for Hilti.
So far hilti’s drill is my employees #1 but to buy a whole lineup of these tools is pretty expensive…
But Milwaukee offers a bigger tool lineup a better tool line and amazing service…
But again we all have differences and my difference is Milwaukee and all always be Nothing But Heavy Duty… lol 🙂
Dave McCann
wonder how the newer brushless models like 991B would fare now…about 80% more power than the 985 you’re guys tested and made in USA!
Chris
Ummmm well dewalt and other companies had cordless nailers for years… Milwaukee was just late to the party in that aspect… The hand tool part, most of Milwaukee’s tools are tools that have been around the block for years from multiple companies, they then take them an add some semi useless things to try and wow and throw around their “disruptive innovation” tag line… They are 95% made in China and no where near worth the price they ask compared to the real quality tools around from quality manufactures
Milwaukee tool Steve
Well my point in this post was just to say Milwaukee won’t just come up with a tool and ship it out the front door, they spend tons more money than dewalt making their tools, because they want to MAKE SURE their tools are top quality.
MJ
Figures. When I got my first DeWalt 5 tool set, the 18v XRP was the top of the line. 4 months later, the 20v set came out.
A few months ago my batteries started to die so instead of buying new batteries, I got DeWalt’s top of the line 20v XR set (995 and 885). And once again, here we are a few months later and better versions are out.
I’m unintentionally turning into the person who buys a Galaxy S6 the day before the S7 is released.
MJ
*886, typo
Power Tool Hut
Does seem slightly odd that the humble drill driver would have the same UWO as the hammer drill, I mean is that really necessary? Either way these certainly seem to be a vast improvement on their predecessors both in performance and battery capacity, and that’s got to be a good thing!
Jack Lance
I just bought the DCD991P2. Need to know how to remove the chuck.
It’s not the standard reverse threaded screw in there.
Anybody know how to remove the chuck. It’s the same on both models according to DeWalt’s servicenet website.
Thanks.
Alex
I was going to buy DCD991P2 too. Does the chuck wabble? Maybe it’s not the chuck but the shaft. Bought DCD791 a while back and took it back to the store because the chuck/shaft wabbled. Heard the Milwaukee also has the same problem with their chucks. It’s mentioned somewhere that Makita 07 does not have this problem at all.
Miguel Themen
Do the dcd995 en dcd996 use the exact same battery?
Stuart
Yes.
Gutemberg
I want to know is working as well as screwdriver
Jeb07
I bought 2 18 volt XRP combo kits(drill, circa. saw, recip. saw & flashlight/hammer drill & recipe. saw) & 1 XRP drill kit about 15 years ago, all the tools still work except 1 drill died a few years ago(used at least 5 days a week), I’ve purchased 4 new batteries over the years. I’m down to 2 batteries so I just picked up the 995/886 combo($250.00 NBO/SIB) & the 20v to 18v adapter so I’m back to 6 batteries.
Hopefully they last as long as my 18v’s
Diamond Dave
I initially purchased the Dewalt DCD796 but found I truly missed the middle speed that I used all the time with my Dewalt 18v – 3 speed Hammer Drill. In addition it feels like the Brushless triggers are not as sensitive as I am used to i.e. using the variable speed. Most of the time I ending up drilling too fast and with less control than I liked. I ended up purchasing the DCD996 with the 3 Speed and use the middle speed as the default and I am happy once again!
AndrewFloors
I am an avid Makita tool fan, and I have to say I finally bit the bullet and bought the new DCD991 and DCF887 combo kit with a 2.0AH battery and 4.0. I am extremely pleased with the three speeds on both tools, the drill in 1st gear can mix an entire 50LB bag of thinset with no resistance whatsoever, I was amazed. IN 2nd gear I can bore 1 1/4″ holes through 2x material no problem. 3rd gear perfect for sinking long three inch screws into solid oak. The DCD991 is the most powerful cordless drill I have seen.
The impact driver (just to mention it as well) is just as amazing, cabinet screws and delicate work in speed 1 is perfect. Speed 2 is enough so far for everything else I do, haven’t needed speed 3 yet, but I’m sure as soon as I come across a stubborn lag bolt it will do fine. 1825 IN lbs of torque on an impact driver far exceeds my needs.
Bottom line, my Makita 2 speed brushless compact hammer drill just became a “go to” only when I need to sink a tapcon. For all other applications I’m using the DCD991….. no brainer.
Jimmy
Hi, late and all I know but not sure where to turn to must pull the trigger on new drill driver for work right away and not sure where to get an answer fast?
Looking at this DCD996 + DHP481 after returning the M18 2706 due to bad chuck with slippage and wobble which I am allergic to, need the power of the top dogs, budget is kind of limited and cannot find a non hammer version of brand here and where I did it is much more expensive so burst my budget an not possible.
Does this DCD996 have the nasty wobble some of the others have? In case it has I am prepared to use as is for month and get a proper Röhm on it by then, but if the gear housing or spindle not much I can do I suppose, please help?
Otherwise this looks about right to me and I love the idea of the 54v flex cause want a battery angle grinder next and working often outside where we have no access to power, perhaps Makita angle grinder is powerful enough even as 18v cutting through steel beams?
Stuart
I’ll have to check, but I hadn’t noticed wobble on my copy.
Jimmy
Ohh that was fast, thank you sir, really do appreciate it.
I’v read a lot online, with Makita I know what I get + compatibility always with company I work for so forget a charger, battery no big deal. Also have this feeling Makita might come out with a new big drill driver soon that could become the champ cause 481 stood up decently with time yet released 2014 I think, everyone playing with Bluetooth systems and other innovations behind the scenes now but no announcements so? Regarding building network out of low power BT, why ohh why can they all not go together and create a open standard system where all brands can talk to each other and make a mega network finding, shutting off your machine real fast if stolen? Rest of BT functionality could be propriety but why a Dewalt system, a Milwaukee one etc, few even use them here but a Makita or Hilti system like that could make it on their own I think.
Only Dewalts I felt is 790, 791 (really old machines set aside) at work and one that had a so so straight chuck the other one not so much and we sometimes could benefit from the grunt of a big machine but also tapping a lot and I really want a good straight chuck for that + smaller diameter drills into finer projects etc. I do all from finer details to big constructions so hard.
Many say hit or miss with Dewalt chucks, that’s what I experienced with Milwaukees but also their top of the line Fuel chucks do not live up to the rest of the machine but just my opinion of course, I understand a portable chuck will never be truly straight so not what I ask for, but straight to the eye and not a 3mm hole when mr Mitutoyo Calip says 2mm.
Richard Touchton
I bought the 996 from a local store and it quit working 4th time I used it. Nothing when you hit the trigger. New battery and nothing . No lights on . Not very impressed. The impact driver is awesome. Hammer drill not so much. Bad thing is the store won’t warranty and no local repair shops.
AndrewFloors
You must have got a dud. I have the DCD996 and it is a beast. It handles mixing thinset in speed 1 with 3/4 of a 4.5 gallon pail full of polymer modified flex mortar, something that neither my Ridgid, Makita or Milwaukee heavy duty cordless could do at all without smoking or bogging down, in speed 2 it drives any deck screw through the hardest woods, and in speed 3 it can bore a hole in concrete very fast, I’ve used it to drill over 300 holes 1/8″ wide in terrazzo for carpet tack strip and anchors.
Glen'O
Can somebody tell me why the DEWALT DCD995 and the DCD996 are the same price in Australia stores??
Stuart
No idea, sorry.
John
Milwaukee… like the beer… is why I went with DeWalt.
Have two 996 and they perform – perhaps babied, but they just work, as does the 620 (collated), and 887.
DeWalt, for me, is a matter of preference and availability and scalability (as with the FlexVolt tools)
Every platform has it’s own advantages and it’s disadvantages. As far as I want to look, DeWalt is setting the pace for affordable, functional and scalable power tools.
I think DeWalt is doing it right. The 996 is a testament to their success.
Frank-N-beans
All this talk about drills? M18 red lithium batteries are the best there is in any conditions! Made in the usa from globally sourced materials ??? Load of BS? I think so!
Stuart
https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/dewalt-brushless-drill-building-and-factory-tour/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E