Rick Potter
07-15-2010, 11:04 PM
Used my DeWalt 595 hammer drill to put up a wooden play set today. It drilled the 5/8" holes ok, but when I went to use it to drive the lag screws in, it had no power. I used my Makita 18V impact driver to do the lag screws.
We are talking about four lag screws here, 1/2" X 10", and like I said, the Makita did it.
Normally, this corded drill would drive the lags right through the wood, but it just acted like a cordless drill when the battery runs out. It was on a 100' extension cord, but it was a good, heavy duty one, and the drill only draws 5 amps. The drill runs fine with no load, variable speed and reverse work, as does the two speed transmission.
Any ideas??
Rick Potter
We are talking about four lag screws here, 1/2" X 10", and like I said, the Makita did it.
Normally, this corded drill would drive the lags right through the wood, but it just acted like a cordless drill when the battery runs out. It was on a 100' extension cord, but it was a good, heavy duty one, and the drill only draws 5 amps. The drill runs fine with no load, variable speed and reverse work, as does the two speed transmission.
Any ideas??
Rick Potter