Home Depot recently started carrying Hilti Nuron cordless power tools in their online store.
It’s unclear when this happened, but I came across several new or at least new-looking models, such as the one-handed reciprocating saw shown here.
There doesn’t look to be any price advantage to buying Hilti tools from Home Depot, however. Hilti sells the one-handed reciprocating saw for $199 (tool-only) directly, while Home Depot has it for $239.
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Luckily, this isn’t the case for all of the tools; the Hilti Nuron cordless impact driver, for example, is $199 via Hilti or Home Depot.
Home Depot sells a lot of tools on their website that they don’t carry in stores, but I found this to be an interesting development nonetheless.
Hilti is primarily a business-to-business supplier, and while companies like Milwaukee and Dewalt have been increasingly appealing to commercial contractors and the like, Hilti hasn’t done much to reach individual end users.
Maybe this move to Home Depot – or back to Home Depot – is a sign they’re trying to change that.
Amusingly, Home Depot’s website doesn’t seem to recognize “Hilti Nuron” – they keep “correcting” my search terms to “Hilti Huron.”
I couldn’t tell you what Hilti has done with their Nuron cordless power tool line since it launched two years ago.
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The company sent a review request – which is always appreciated – over the summer. When I asked if those were the first Nuron tools launched since 2022, they directed me to the Hilti website to search for myself. According to the website, there are now 78 Nuron tools, with some – like the one-handed reciprocating saw apparently having launched sometime in the past year and a half.
If Hilti is indeed seeking to appeal to individual tool users and Home Depot shoppers, they’re going to have to try a little harder.
Cubbie
I can say that they are excellent tools, and that’s coming from a Milwaukee guy (the “other red” as I’d tell my Hilti rep).
I pestered them for years to come out with a multitool and it’s finally out. Probably one of the best out there and less vibration that my M12 and M18 tools.
Nick pisani
I’m a hilti owner for 15 years and Home Depot always sold hilti tools online only nothing new and you can’t compare milawaukee to hilti not even Bosch sorry friend you wasted your money I have the old line of lithium I’m a electrician by trade and my first boss had every hilti tool you could think of nothing compares to them they outperform all other tools I’m not sold only the neuron system they don’t make my ruffing drill with 4 speeds so I haven’t switched over yet
Tator
Look up the Hilti Nuron SF 10w – 22! Coming soon!
Robert
Well, when you put a saw blade in them, that style of recip saw kind of does look like the head and beak of a Huron or Crane. Maybe the Home Depot visual recognition AI had a couple of drinks or AI equivalents.
Brad
That ’22-Volt NURON BX 3 Lithium-Ion Cordless Bluetooth Nailer with Fastener Guide’ has no peer in the drywall installation game. The drywall cutter is a bit better than the Dewalt version as well.
That’s very tempting but I need to buy a few Level5 or Columbia flat boxes and tomahawk blades first. Now if that stuff would ever go on sale 🙂
fred
Level5 just recently had a %off sale. I believe 15% – but their sales through Amazon only dropped the prices by 5% – so you need to buy from them directly – maybe get on their mailing list.
https://www.level5tools.com/
G
Would never buy due to that horrible and awkward battery shape and size…
SWobig
Hilti moved right next door to our business. They have some great tools, but they tend to be pretty proud of them. They have an interesting “lease” program, where you can tool up a technician for $X per month, based on the tools selected. Interesting concept, but 80% of our guys are Milwaukee, 15% are DeWalt and the other 5% use something else. We considered the lease thing, but it just doesn’t seem to be a fit for us. Good tools though…
Brad
Never tried Nuron, but every Hilti tool I’ve used has been top notch. I bought a Hilti corded reciprocating saw on Craigslist one time, off a guy who had bought a tool lot at a liquidation auction. As roughly as it had obviously been used, it was outright beastly.
I wonder if they’re actually trying to appeal more to prosumer types or just see HD as an avenue to reach more small-scale contractor types. Either way, I’d be inclined to try Nuron if I needed higher performance and/or more specialized tools in an 18V-24V ecosystem than what Ridgid makes, but the fact is that my tool needs (DIY projects and restoring vintage tools) are hobbies, not trade.
Harrison
I think it’s fairly obvious Hilti is trying to make a push towards individuals and small businesses, outside of their classic concrete/heavy construction customer base.
-I see their tools all over social media now, in the hands of a light construction and even ‘handy man’ type influencers.
-They’re releasing tools that appeal to a wider demographic of trades, like the OMT, USB charger, miter saw, track saw, etc.
-The move to Nuron has pushed the prices of their former 36v tools down drastically. Their rear handle saw for example, dropped by like $100.
End of the day, there is a massive market of prosumers and small trades who want/need tools, and many of them have plenty of disposable cash. Why leave that money on the table?
They also must realize their bread and butter concrete clientele are not a walled garden either. Milwaukee, Dewalt etc are making inroads into the heavy construction industry, while balancing the needs of their less serious customers at the same time. If Hilti doesn’t diversify, they have no other avenue for growth, just staving off attacks on their market share.
Ultimately it will be interesting to see if their business model, warranty or quality changes.
John
Yeah, the big question is whether they’ll start diluting the brand with lower end tools. Right now they have an incredible reputation and they can bank on that for a long time. But if they start selling cheap junk to homeowners it’ll eventually create that ambiguity of ‘am I getting the real tool or the junk’ and eventually you end up like porter cable or b&d as a worthless brand.
Chaz
The Hilti Huron would be kind of cool. Tribes, history, geography in a power tool.
Chip
As another person mentioned, HD has been offering Hilti online for years.
If time and service is your largest priority, it is worth it, get in and get out.
Hilti, Fastenal and Snap-on have always offered service by delivery but at a premium cost, in a unique part of industry.
Hilti offers 1 day service, and 20 yr warranty or monthly/yearly subscriptions.
Snap-on dealers will repair tools at your shop,and also offer cheap repairs ,used to be $100 for any tool including powertools and torque wrenches…shipped to a central repair facility and shipped back to you.
Fastenal offers hardware delivered,and stocked vending machines at your site.
All offer sales,but the convenience fee is baked into their prices.
Rob
They sold Hilt tools in store at Home Depot. They continue to offer them online (Hilti building products are in store as well as tool rental). Prices are usually marked up slightly. They also don’t charge shipping, whereas Hilti is a $30 minimum. Nuron was specifically not allowed on the HD website for six months or so. Was third or fourth quarter of ‘22 when they started adding Nuron .