Tools & equipment that are fantastic.

[Happy in NC]

Not a pro by any means I bought Hitachi now Metabo. Not because I am a fan but I only have one type of battery to deal with. I had the old Nicad sets but Changed over when the LI battery became the next best thing. They serve my purpose well.
I also have Greenworks and like it for the simplicity. Weed eater and especially the blower. They made me mad with there different voltage batteries, and no they have gone to 24v single or tandem. Puts my tools out of circulation once they quit :-(

 

[jjeff]

Broken record but imo when choosing a cordless brand, battery and type of charger seems to be key in my experiences. Nothing seems more frustrating to me when I was employed to do work, using cordless tools you insert a battery fresh off the charger and it's doa. Yrs ago wasted countless time and spent countless $$$ on the old Milwaukee 18volt nicad system my car was stolen with all my Milwaukee tools. Went to DeWalt 18 volt nicad at that time and haven't looked back. I'll further driftingly brag and say I still use a majority of 18 volt DeWalt tools up north surprisingly to me a few of my 18 volt batteries are almost 20 yrs old still holding enough charge to be somewhat useable especially if you consider yourself a diy tinkerer.

 

[jjeff]

Bought this last summer after a dead sxs battery. Battery was 8 yrs old lol needed sxs for a mapping job so postponed job until I replaced battery. Anyways this DeWalt jump, inverter, and air compressor has come in real handy. Compressor can be set for low psi ATV tires, powered a DeWalt ac 1/2 inch impact from it in the woods and has 2k amps of jump start power. Is heavy but compact only problems I see that I don't care for is the AC charge chord seems thin and cheap and there's no dedicated storage for removable charge chord on jump pack. Anyways has definitely been fantastic to me as this thread says.