Dewalt 14.4 XRP Hammer Drill?

Joined
Mar 30, 2004
Messages
1,151
Hi everyone.

I planning on getting a drill, and found a good price on a Dewalt 14.4 volt XRP Hammerdrill/Drill. Its this one right here:

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/tool_detail.asp?productID=8303

Any one have any experience with this particular model? I know that people didnt like the Dewalt with the plastic gears, but I believe the XRP line has aluminum transmissions. Is this right?

Anyway, any help appreciated.
 
They Dewalt/black&Decker are coming out with a 32 [?] volt system.Don't know when .
 
I have the XRP 14.4 driver/drill, I think mine is older than the one on their website, the bit holder is up front and the chuck collar is plastic. I do believe the transmission is Al, when you run it on 3rd gear and pull off the trigger fast, you can hear a metalic sound, I'm guessing the the tranny, because of the brake.
 
I don't have the 14v. DeWalt but for work we have 2 of the 18V DeWalts and they are OK. We also have an 18V Hitachi and 18V Milwaukee hammer drill. The DeWalt would rate 3rd as a hammer drill of these 3 but by no means is it bad or anything. As hammer drills even the 18V aren't very good for anything over 1/4" in concrete. If you are doing much hammer drilling you can get a good A.C. hammer drill for $125-$150. As mainly a cordless drill the DeWalts are fine.
 
Thanks for the help guys.

I'm going to go with the 14.4 volt because my Dad has a Makita in 14.4, and it has plenty of power. Also, I'm not buying the drill for use as a hammerdrill, but the none hammerdrill model is only $15 cheaper, so I figure I might as well go for the extra features.
 
I own the 24v Dewalt HammerDrill, it's a monster, heavy to lug around, but wow. That thing can do anything, I have on several occasions dragged it around on hotel construction sites with a 1" auger bit (18" long) and drilled holes through the studs in every room, on average it will eat up about 20 rooms on a battery charge. I've used it in hammerdrill mode to punch through 2' thick reinforced concrete walls in a prison for wiring up CCTV cameras, think the biggest hole I've made was a 3/4" through 2' reinforced, that's with one of those 18" long 3/4" diameter concrete bits. I've actually melted the smaller concrete bits using that thing. It can and has drilled through marine containers and 6" thick solid steel walls on ships. These things are amazing, just to give you an idea of how much power this thing has, the batteries contain two fans to push / pull air through the cells while you are using it to keep their temperature regulated. The charger that comes with the drill will recharge the batteries to full from dead flat in about 35 minutes. Oh, and I haven't mentioned the torque that thing has yet. Once while I was drilling overhead through a 4"x12" wooden beam with that 1" auger bit, I managed to snag a nail. I weigh about 260 lbs (120kg), when that drill hit that nail, it spun around and whipped me off the floor and had me hanging suspended from the ceiling about 8" off the floor even after I let go of the trigger, I had to put the drill in reverse to let myself down. Now that's torque!

I don't know much about their 14 volt, I actually owned the 18 volt for a little while and I didn't really care for it that much.

If you're going to purchase a Dewalt, go for broke and get the big'un. The $400 pricetag will set you back a bit, but I haven't found another drill for the price that could go anywhere and do anything "off the grid" like that one can. I haven't heard of the 32 volt one, and can only imagine what it could do, but I will be in line to purchase one when they go on the market.

-SunRunner-
 
I have the first gen of the Dewalt 14.4v hammer drill. After 10+ years of use on the job I had to have the switch replaced the other month. While it was in the shop, I bought a 18v Dewalt. I dont care for the 3 speed transmission. It doesnt always switch between speeds smoothly. The ratcheting chuck is smooth and grips well. The drill is a bit heavier and more than enough torque than the 14.4. Dewalt replacement batteries are expensive.

My coworkers have the 18v Milwaukee hammer drills, they have all ben in the shop more than once. I would like to look into the Makita 18v Li-on units. I do have three Dewalts and dont really need another set of batteries/chargers.

What are you going to be using the drill for?
 
18v-makita li-ion, 14.4v-milwaukee, 12v-makita hands down, If you are going to go huge (don't forget you have to haul that massive thing around if you do) the Milwaukee 28v li-ion system is best of the best right now imho. I have a 24v craftsman, 18v milwaukee, two 12v makitas, and two 12v makita impact drivers. For driving screws, the 12v impact drivers are the cat's meow. No cam out and more torque that any 18v or 24v drill...not to mention little, short, and light weight. All that being said, my partner will buy and use nothing but dewalt, and his stuff does just fine and has lasted as long as my other brands have. In 14.4v, every review I have read puts the milwaukee as the number one drill in all catagories.
 
Back
Top