Does Makita make a good tool? You may be Surprised

After owning several Makita tools for many years I give my honest opinion of what I think of them. You may be surprised by my opinion.

[@livesmart9090]

Looking forward to the rest of them, great video.

[@campbellbuilt]

They will be coming

[@paulcaruana4090]

I have Makita 40 volt for 2 years and they run great w no problems. They get heavy duty use

[@campbellbuilt]

Nice

[@toolscientist]

2:40 that adapter is one of Makita's biggest mistakes in launching their 40V line. As you said, it would have been much better if the 40V charger had a 40V and 18V slot built in. There's plenty of space on the 40V charger for an 18V slot. I need to get my hands on the adapter to see if there's any expensive electronics or voltage switching stuff in it, or if it's just a dumb adapter. If it's got expensive electronics in it, then I guess I can understand the adapter from a cost saving point of view.

[@campbellbuilt]

It looks as if Makita did this to annoy people to force them to buy into the complete 40v line, just joking probably just a bean counter. In all seriousness the 18/40v charger or lack there of is Makita’s Achilles heal right now.

[@eriksaldivar]

It's time to get a trailer for all your tools and more space

[@campbellbuilt]

We have 4 trailers but only put large tools in them now like air scrubbers brakes and such. We got tired of pulling trailers around every day.

[@sicklee]

All your battery woes can be solved with the new Ceenr battery system. Take a gander my guy.

[@toolscientist]

4:20 that's the way to do it. Don't be a fanboi - just run the tool that works best for you. Maybe in 5-10 years we'll see the brand's forced to provide approved adapters and/or agree to a standard battery interface. Then we'll see real competition as we'll be able to run whatever tool we want and not feel locked in by the batteries and chargers.

[@campbellbuilt]

I have to admit I was a fan boy at one time of another brand but then I realized eventually that these tools were just money makers. The battery idea is interesting, I don’t like the idea of forcing company’s to a certain type of battery attachment system however if there was a collaboration it definitely would benefit us. Appreciate the input

[@BasBommel]

Come to Europe, as of 2028 all power tools need to be using 1 battery platform....this will force us to buy new ofcourse, but after that Festool, Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt all use the same battery #joy

[@toolscientist]

@BasBommel that was an April Fool's day joke

[@joaquinchan9936]

i am surprised to hear you say that the Makita track saw does not cut square and to be honest I have always had the tendency to fight with that tool even if it was the 40v xgt, but man, I love it when you are very critical towards the brand. Makita is expensive, but I don't know how reliable they are.

[@campbellbuilt]

I don’t fully understand why people aren’t honest about tool failures. Maybe they dismiss failures to justify their purchases. These are just tools for us and by that I mean they ether work or they don’t. Appreciate you commenting, at least there’s one honest person out there 😀.

[@joaquinchan9936]

@@campbellbuilt I don't get it either. I have seen Milwaukee tools break, Dewalt tools break, and so on. Things break.

[@joaquinchan9936]

@@campbellbuilt Going to give that Metabo HPT track saw a go. It has an interesting way of accepting various brands of tracks.

[@campbellbuilt]

I got to be honest I didn’t know about the Metabo I’ll be checking it out.

[@ProxyFinal]

@@campbellbuiltnew xgt sanders are coming soon that look like the Bosch cordless sanders

[@tedmcdonald3377]

Thanks guys 😎⚒️😎⚒️😎

[@denniscampbell4414]

No brand is perfect but you hate to be the test subject.

[@brianf9619]

Makita tools were a lot better when they were made in Japan , most of their tools are made abroad in 8 different countries and the U.S. seams to get mostly the Chinese made tools .... 🤦‍♂️ Im thinking that Could be one of the reasons why their Longevity has fallen off ...🤷‍♂️😂🤣

[@campbellbuilt]

I’m not sure on the longevity as to the cause but I believe what your saying is definitely hurting them. I get a little sad when I get a new Makita and quickly look it over to see where it’s made (not Japan). 😕.

[@brianf9619]

​@@campbellbuilt Plus there 18v tool lineup is getting old , the only tools that seam to get Updated is their top tier Impact Driver and Hammer Drill , or is it we just don't get them hear for some reason 🤔 🤷‍♂️