Dewalt 20V Grabo Suction Lifter | Tool review

[@mlindholm]

There's another channel that has been promoting the Grabo tool for a few years, also in combination with their acrylic router templates. Seems like a slick tool, but the built-in battery was a bit annoying. Nice to see a partnership with a tool company to enable swappable batteries!

[@agentchodybanks9120]

Izzy Swan!

[@ConcordCarpenter]

NEMO Technologies - and agreed!

[@BuckRogers2491]

The Grabo Pro and Nemo Grabo both have removable batteries.

[@stepansavelyonok5532]

I absolutely love the idea of this tool. Waiting it to be released in red m12 line, will take two right away

[@jhippl]

this is great, i just ordered 30 of them for my datacenters to lift floor tiles.

[@ConcordCarpenter]

Perfect fort that applications. Much better than that olde suction cup we used to have to drop on the floor tile

[@piginapancake]

Thanks, Rob, I appreciate all your reviews!

[@jpslattery7344]

Kits are expected here in Canada around November 18th. American kits are likely on their way as well

[@kenethsoberano]

They do have a kit (DCE592D1) with bag, battery and charger added.

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@kenethsoberano Nice! where’d you find it?

[@deanolivas3011]

I have the Grabo Pro lift and recently went out and bought the DeWalt I was excited that it would be on a battery platform that I had after using both side by side. There's no doubt that the original Grabo is a far better product. Sure, the Dewalt has some nice features that were added I like the rubber grip on the DeWalt and I definitely like the safety as far as shut off but other than that the original Grabo outperforms it. There is no comparison. What I'm really looking forward to is Milwaukee jumping in so they will do a far better job and on their M12 platform it will be even better. As far as I'm concerned, this is a fail on DeWalt sides. They should have used the same internals that are in the original Grabo Pro. The DeWalt will be returned and I'll be ordering a second Grabo. I held out waiting for this one knowing it was coming to market. Should have just bought another Grabo. Plus I can fit two in a systainer nice and clean . Hell Let's face it the price is the same.

[@josephmasini6488]

I have the grabo pro it’s a beast and preforms well. Looking to see if Milwaukee jumps in.

[@sdbszz706]

Redundant argument when you can’t lift anything close to 200 pounds by yourself anyway. If you have two men for the job, you probably can do without having grabo anyway, so the fact you’re buying one to make single man jobs easier should make the difference in weight completely useless. Dewalt is much bigger of a company and prone to lawsuits, which probably made them lower the lifting capacity down to lower potential for disaster, but I’m willing to bet it would perform almost identically to a grabo. Grabo literally made the product, dewalt just slapped their name on it. 260 pound limit is an insurance policy.

[@adamjames1375]

​@@sdbszz706 Where did the original post critique the weight capacity...and "can't lift anything close to 200 pounds"? It may not be advisable for some people/situations...but yeah I do often.

[@sdbszz706]

@@adamjames1375 since you can’t read, i’ll assume you also don’t do what you claim you do often either

[@adamjames1375]

@@sdbszz706 There's no direct reference or synonymous language, by anyone in regards to weight carrying capacity. You chose to infer that from other adjectives. I regularly lift (3) bags of concrete at eighty pounds each for a total of 240 pounds, and carry them distances of usually

[@reeced1]

Thanks for the review.

[@sdbszz706]

Buddy works at dewalt, they have their own discount store for employees, I get these for 98 bucks a pop. Forbidden to resell and profit from tho. Tool in amazing, and for 98 bucks, best overall product for the money available

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@sdbszz706 nice buddy!

[@nathanfuller6066]

I'll give you 100 each!​@@ConcordCarpenter

[@matthewsmith1461]

The kit does come with a bag to put it in

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@matthewsmith1461 nope

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@matthewsmith1461 where did you see it?

[@akaredcrossbow]

Thanks for the review! I have batteries, bags, and chargers, for $249 I want 2 of them in a kit for that price!

[@ConcordCarpenter]

That would be amazing!

[@aaronesmael3560]

Could we get the stats on lifting 3/4" mdf sheets. How long does it take to get suction on it.

[@ConcordCarpenter]

A few seconds maybe 3-5

[@johnp1839]

Awesome review and tool👍. At 1:46 in the video what tool apron is the guy wearing? It looks handy and I would like to get one😊

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@johnp1839 I’ll ask Dan

[@ConcordCarpenter]

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[@rablord8944]

Need a makita one mite try with adapter

[@parkerk7018]

Makita is junk

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@rablord8944 does Makita make a suction lifter?

[@jimkane9832]

​@parkerk7018 let me guess, you spent $150 on a subcompact set and got mad that they wouldn't sink lag bolts.

[@parkerk7018]

@@jimkane9832 nope I avoid makita like the plague

[@parkerk7018]

@@jimkane9832 I’m sure that has happened to you! That’s why your complaining

[@EvoKey]

Does it work on OSB plates?

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@EvoKey it should but I didn’t test it

[@aonghusofaolain8686]

It needs a very smooth and flat surface, so probably not

[@pouetance]

Tried it with the original grabo. It didn't work very well because it had trouble maintaining a seal. Would probably work with something like Adavantech or zip system though. It works very well on drywall.

[@FreshCityVentures]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@aonghusofaolain8686did you not watch the video? He picked up cement pavers. It absolutely does NOT have to be “very smooth and flat.” I lift OSB with mine all the time.

[@aonghusofaolain8686]

@FreshCityVentures ones I've used wouldn't pick up some mdf with off spray on them

[@tedmcdonald3377]

😎⚒️😎⚒️😎

[@FreshCityVentures]

I can’t stand listening to this guy at the best of time, he just has an arrogance about him but I think he needs a denture reline.

[@ConcordCarpenter]

@@FreshCityVentures sorry you feel Im arrogant, I don’t think so. Regarding my slur- i actually I had a tooth knocked out by a bungee cord several months ago. I don’t wear my flipper all the time, but when I do (like in the video) i sound a little different .

[@FreshCityVentures]

@@ConcordCarpenter Of course you don’t think so, arrogant, condescending people don’t actually think that they are, that is literally the definition. I couldn’t imagine you and Jeff from Renovision DIY in a room together inadvertently patronizing each other about who is better, bigger, faster all while pretending to be friends.

[@BoldWittyName]

Dang bro, I hope you find the peace you are seeking.

[@unclefester4626]

$250 each and for me it only makes sense to have 2 units. Plus dewalts warranty reputation.. I'll pass.

[@ConcordCarpenter]

1 is better than none

[@13odman]

Buy the grabbo?

[@unclefester4626]

@13odman not yet but I'm thinking hard about it. A very handy tool to say the least....