I Bought A Pallet of Walmart Tool Returns for $2,217...... Mistake?

[@trpetrowski]

So, I work at Walmart and I bought that hart multi tool kit 2 years ago to have in case I needed to do small projects around the house. My wife wanted me to buy her a noodle board and I thought that I could make one myself. I’m now in the process of trying to start my own woodworking business and I still use those hart tools. They’re not awful for the price, and I get a discount on them and am able to keep an eye out for when they go on clearance. But that one kit and my wife’s project got me interested in woodworking and I’m going to be grateful for that brand forever.

[@HARTTools]

We are happy to hear this. Thank you so much for sharing! We hope you continue to work on projects with HART tools and let us know what you are working on next!

[@codygooch510]

You would be so much happier with an older new stock cheap Milwaukee or dewalt. It’s such a nicer experience and not much more money at all.

[@trpetrowski]

@@codygooch510 I’ve got better stuff for my big power tools. But most of my woodworking is done with glue ups and joinery. I don’t generally use mechanical fasteners unless I need to. But, if I need to cut down some plywood or do some framing or just have something portable that I use once in a while, they do the job pretty well. Plus I work at Walmart, so I see when they go on clearance and I get a discount. It’s just convenient for me. But the stuff I have that matters is generally more respected brands

[@wolfmantroy6601]

The American dream. Capitalism at work. Welcome to the club !

[@NGMonocrom]

To be honest, if I worked at Wal-Mart, got a nice employee discount, and could have first pick of tools that go on clearance; I'd likely have a bunch of HART power-tools too. Thanks for being honest about having other tools from more premium brands. I'd personally love a collection of Milwaukee tools. But my budget says Ryobi. It's fascinating that HART, Ryobi, Ridgid, and Milwaukee are all owned by the very same parent company.

[@waynethomas2118]

Re the batteries, they'll have LiPo cells inside them, that most chargers wont charge if the cells have dropped below a certain threshold. A hacky way to kickstart them back is to connect them to a charged battery, and it'll suck out some of the charge. Usually in minutes the "duff" battery will have enough to then be identified by the charger and allow it to get fully charged. That being said, you got a proper bonus pallet for once!

[@garrettgonsalves6224]

Hoping they find this comment and you said it way better than I was going to

[@sdfsdf2205]

Do this at your own risk, jump starting LiPo's is not recommend as it is potentially dangerous to do so.

[@nikkiporter1990]

I’ve done this to several DeWalt batteries and it works every time!

[@welderoo]

☝️this probably able to save 80% at least

[@portaamber]

Also, as someone who used to work Walmart customer service, using the tools for projects then returning is EXACTLY what they do lol

[@BigHeinen]

Yeah, it happens at Harbor Freight too. Low life people doing low life stuff.

[@brokenthought1102]

having worked for walmart as well, can confirm.

[@you7uber5]

@@BigHeinen Happens at lowes and homedepot.

[@dickdickling9389]

Or well, the battery dies and doesn't charge again like for the drills and impacts. Though when that happened to me I just bought a new battery since those are fairly cheap for low end tools.

[@jessecw2]

​@@BigHeinen sure the multi billion dollar company is hurting :(

[@EvanDunville]

Sometimes the batteries get really discharged. All you need to do is manually hook up some wires to get a little.charge into the bad pack from a good one. Then it will take the charge on the charger. Hopt that helps.

[@kylethiler]

I had to do that with one I got with my drill from Walmart

[@sietherine]

I was going to reccomend jump starting them... they have probably sat for a very long time discharged

[@codygooch510]

@@kylethiler why did you buy a drill from Walmart

[@kylethiler]

@@codygooch510 why does it matter

[@codygooch510]

@@kylethiler I’m doing a case study on people who waste their money & buy tools from a Walmart. Thanks for helping

[@billflute3375]

As a Walmart worker who has completed hundreds of returns, I can confirm that 90% of those tools are returned because of the batteries.

[@zahidshabir4038]

I am surprised people even do return heavily used tools. I live in the UK and never thought of that even being a thing but finding out people just return anything and it gets accepted without any issues is just mind boggling

[@codygooch510]

We don’t generally think that way either. I’ve never once heard of anybody doing it. Even if a tool breaks with a lifetime warranty guys will just accept that the tool did it’s job and paid for itself and well buy a new one. You gotta think what kind of person would buy tools from damn Walmart.

[@chrisbuckley1785]

@@codygooch510 exactly the people returning used tools and clothing and stuff are pretty low people. Either at a low spot in their life and just don't have the money. Or are lowlifes just trying to scam the system. Far from the common American though. .

[@professor2421]

Yeah you would never get away with this in the UK

[@gearjammergamer8560]

People return live christmas trees to Costco after christmas due to their very liberal return policy

[@davidroberson1962]

You wouldn't return a drill that wouldn't charge? None of those looked heavily used. Most of them looked to be unused basically. I'd just jump the battery and get it to charge. Completely discharged batteries won't work on a smart charger usually and require a little juice to make the charger recognize them just like with cars sometime.

[@Davidtestrake]

Which will happen first: -John learns his lesson and stops buying rip off pallets of tools -John runs out of stores he can think of that sell pallets of stuff

[@neilopfer5687]

DT: My bet is that he runs out of stores and then starts revisiting the same stores to check/compare with the first visit(s).

[@josephgraham1065]

He should stick with Home Depot that was a great haul

[@ddutton0]

Runs out of stores 😂

[@Jason_Bacon]

I can't wait to see the live edge, epoxy table that you make out of everything in that pallet.

[@melindajohnson3394]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@takoflame4948]

Nah we just here for the mystery pallets. more of these please

[@XtremeChiliPepper]

@@takoflame4948 I take it you don't understand sarcasm?

[@StacheGordon20]

Hey that's me, the UPS DRIVER! Haven't gotten to the drills yet to try them

[@joeymj1211]

How about now

[@rhythmgamer2940]

did you try them yet

[@charlesmullen3359]

Come on man! Don't leave us hanging.....

[@SnoopyNug]

We will never forget

[@icantthinkofanythang]

I'm new to wood working. Not asking for a thing but I think it's amazing that you're doing this. Tools are expensive. I'm currently buying 1ish per month amd taking hand-me-downs. I'll even invest in my brother so I can get his used ones. I'm loving the projects!

[@splashgordon]

Donnie Platt made out better than anyone. Got all that use out of those tool AND his money back? That's a win. Way to go Donnie! His wife is probably upset though...

[@allenpeachy3987]

Plus a shout out from John. 😂

[@michaelt312]

Wife maybe be happy to get her personal drill back.

[@SamLemont]

Donnie can be a girls name too.

[@splashgordon]

@@SamLemont touchè

[@bostonpaulmakes6927]

As the good book asks: , 'For what shall it profit a man if he gaineth the whole world, but lose his dildo?'

[@sk0.0t3r]

Before tossing those batteries out, I would try "resetting", or "jumping" the BMS. This sometimes works. I have never tried it on Hart but have had luck on other TTI branded batteries.

[@mikebaker8580]

I had 2 hart batteries that wouldn't take a charge new from Walmart. 5 sec jump start and they took a charge never had a issue with them since

[@Aisaaax]

Just my personal feedback: the first of these was ok, all the others were boring to me. I feel like there's nothing else in these videos that I haven't seen. I personally would be totally fine if that's the last one of that kind of video. But thats me. If others like it or you are having fun (or profit) from buying these - by all means, keep doing them. I'm not hating, just saying it's kinda 'meh' for me at this point. Also, I'd really love to see morebuilding projects. Even if it's just a "boring" table with some epoxy and no encased pizzas or bullets. I couldpretty much watch those forever. Not every video needs to be an insane superv-creative unique project IMO.

[@SpadeAce]

Donnie here. I'm going to need that Torpedo back, please. Thank you.

[@j.baglivo]

11:37 The Hart reciprocating saw… the preferred tool of catalytic converter thieves 😂

[@JoshWrightWoodworking]

I hope the delivery guy didn't end up with one of the bad drills haha, either way it was nice of you to give him some tools 👍

[@dakotadriggers8838]

i believe you can buy batteries separate so even if the ones he got have bad batteries he isnt completely sol

[@NGMonocrom]

@@dakotadriggers8838 He will need a charger though. But he can buy that separately too. Since it is HART, likely not too expensive at all.

[@unsanctionedchaos2994]

I'm only liking this video because I like your channel...but I'm REALLY hoping that we get to see some builds in the future. I feel like it's been forever since we seen a good build video.

[@masonharris6961]

I fully agree, I love John and his personality but these "tool return" videos are starting to become cookie cutter in my opinion. The build videos have been very scarce, which is sad because they are usually really good. Even the videos using the outdoor saw are good in my opinion.

[@unsanctionedchaos2994]

@@masonharris6961 , I agree 100%! If I wanted to watch unboxing videos then I'd search for them. It just kills me when I find a channel with content that I like and then that channel starts putting out different content and completely forget that the original content is what drew everyone in.

[@masonharris6961]

@@unsanctionedchaos2994 yeah same here, I found this channel because I loved the crazy projects and personalities. But it seems those have tamed tremendously for whatever reason. And I’m not trying to say anything bad at all, but hope the videos steer away from the unboxing, to me it seems like the easy way to make content vs crafting something which is what a majority of the people want (in my opinion)

[@itsdaroc11]

Couldn't agree more.

[@jaexotics]

I like seeing the content like this, it’s definitely different but it’s a nice change of pace but I’m not saying your opinions aren’t valid! That’s how you guys feel then that’s how you feel

[@TheDoItYourselfWorld]

You briefly mentioned Ryobi. They have a bad rep, probably from long ago. I was gifted mine about 10-12 years ago and use them almost daily, especially the impact driver. The circular saw bearing wore out after I built my tiny house on wheels, entirely with the Ryobi cordless kit. But the rest of the tools are still going strong. Love them!!! By the way, the batteries only gave out on me in the past couple years.

[@ImpatientBeastStudios]

Whenever I get demotivated because of my lack of creativity, I come to John's channel and binge watch like 5 videos and then I get motivated again to create new things. And some day I'd like to purchase a bunch of mystery boxes and give some kick ass tools back to the community,. :)

[@AB_Beastmode]

Same thing i do when there no more idea to do it and i will sure to see this more new tips and idea that help us more options

[@ArcheryDad2024]

As my office's unofficial handyman I was tired of always having to bring my good tools to work to fix things, I picked up a Hart drill for $20 to just keep in the office. It's OK for what it is & will get the smaller jobs done around the place. I will say that it's loud and there's a noticeable delay when the trigger is pulled. Thought about getting an impact driver too but it wasn't on rollback!

[@jiml4987]

The batteries were more than likely ran down and stored cold. It is possible to revive them instead of throwing them out. Use a multimeter and find the positive and negative terminals. The middle terminals are balance contacts. Take a full working pack and hook them in parallel using a jump cable. You can make one using ring terminals. + to + and - to -. Or watch a tube video that explains the procedure.

[@soup108]

Jumping them does actually work. Sometimes. If they get below a certain charge level, the charger will error out.

[@davidroberson1962]

@@soup108 If you jump them, it transfers some of the power to the dead battery. That is the whole point.

[@Ceen328]

Old video, but I was about to say the same for future buys. The charger need the battery to have a small amount of juice, to register it and start the process. This method saved two of my batteries that I forgot in the garage during winter.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

@@soup108 You're only supposed to jump them so the battery gets enough charge to be recognised by the charger.

[@outoftheburrough]

Oh John the way you said 'watch you stand in the background & have a good time with yourself' 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@micah06v8]

If you're looking for suggestions of what to do with all the drills; some place like Habitat for Humanity would be really grateful for them! You can buy the batteries for them.

[@brandonrippeonphoto]

he spent $2500 and you want him to spend more money on batteries so he can donate them 😂😂🤡

[@micah06v8]

@@brandonrippeonphoto I meant "you" as in "people" can buy them, not as in he should buy the batteries... Why don't you try not being a degrading jackass?

[@SkarTissue]

Donnie Platt definitely brought those tools to a site and go flamed so hard he had to return them and buy a respected brand lmao also I love the letterkenny references

[@neilopfer5687]

Bet all those drills that look OK had a bad batch of those batteries. Hart is made by TTI (Milwaukee, Ryobi) but doubt that there's much if any quality control. Someone gets one as a gift or buys it and then tries to charge the battery with no luck. One can still go online and buy a replacement battery so not a total loss. Thanks as always because I always wondered if those pallets were worth it or not. The percentage of junk is sometimes high but also I wouldn't want to end up with a bunch of the same type of tools I already have.

[@robertharper8709]

I think john has a good system here. He buys a pallet full of crap, determines its retail value, gives the items away through his store as promotional gifts, and gets the retail value as a tax deduction while still making money on the unboxing video. Smart man.

[@dukttapeinc7739]

Ryobi tools are for those that work on the weekend and don't care if they break the tool doing what needs to get done. And there's a bunch of oddball tools they make that are useful for around the house work. I use Ryobi and haven't really had any issues with them and keep pace with people that have "more professional" tools(Milwaukee, DeWalt, Ridgid, Makita). I also throw my tools around because they're cheap enough to replace and they just keep going so I haven't had to replace many of them.

[@codygooch510]

No reason to buy those cheaper brands. You can get the older versions of tools from Milwaukee for just as cheap for 3 times the amount of tool lol.

[@greatdaneacdc]

I got lots of Milwaukee 18 v Tools since 2012 I’ve had 3 drills die for various reasons and 6 batteries! There not like they use to be !

[@wolfmantroy6601]

@@codygooch510 🤣🤣🤣

[@resresres1]

​@gldwng IIOO no.. Ryobi doesn't hold a candle to the more expensive versions/brands of their tools. However, they do work just fine for the homeowner that does the occasional project that doesn't need a premium tool (which is me).

[@BillLaBrie]

I’ve never broken a Ryobi. I had to buy new batteries for the cordless 18v kit I bought in 1998 and used in three full renovations. That was after 20 years. I’ve used the hammer drill to put holes through foundations. That being said, they’re clunky and heavy. They aren’t rewarding to use. But most of the snobbery comes from middle-aged and elderly men looking for some sort of validation for their choices.

[@cajunag]

I worked at the returns desk at Lowe's for a while. People were constantly buying tools (lawn mowers were a common one), using them, then returning them because "they didn't work."

[@murraymadness4674]

well, they work badly is why they get returned, and they found a better one on-sale for less.

[@Brett_is_Veng]

you know those batteries can be stripped down and repaired, usually the faults are broken connections or a knackered small component that costs cents to repair

[@gregkrueger331]

They could also just be below the normal threshold for charging too. Lithium batteries have charge protection so if the voltage drops below a certain amount (by sitting for long periods, especially in the cold) the charger thinks they’re defective. Chances are most of his batteries are good, they just need to be “jump started”. I usually take a charged battery with two wires clipped to the +\- and hold it on the “dead” battery for a couple seconds. It gives the batteries just enough to fool the charger into thinking it’s ok.

[@alejandromagallanez193]

I’m that homeowner that bought his first tools at Walmart. Got the drill/driver, recip, flashlight and a weed eater that all run off that 12v. Not the greatest, but they do what they need too. I’m doing basic repairs, not building houses. I will say that in the weed eater that battery overheats pretty quick when under constant load.

[@alyssa2242]

Love the content John. You are a great inspiration, reminding me that despite only having 2 functioning braincells that are continuously fighting each other I can still become a woodworker.

[@_D.I.G_]

PLEASE READ THIS: okay there is an eEZ fix for the error code of the hart brand battery. You need to use one of the chargeable batteries to jump one of the *error* batteries to get it to a point where the charger recognizes that the battery is within a certain threshold in order to charge. so basically the batteries are dead to a point where the charger isn't charging because they don't meet the default charging threshold. so if you get the battery up to a certain voltage before putting it on the charger. when you end up putting on the charger it will recognize and start charging. THis happened to me when i left my batteries in a truck for a few months in the winter.

[@jljmonky]

I’ve taken batteries apart and used a “repair” type AGM/Lithium charger to bring them back to life. Have to hook them up directly on the battery. Fresh from the store they are sometimes so drained they won’t even take a charge. Most of those batteries could probably be saved.

[@jaexotics]

That CAT excavator most certainly counts! 😂

[@michaelcarmoney4668]

I enjoy hart tool's, if the kids borrow them I'm not disappointed when they don't come back.

[@unsanctionedchaos2994]

I am because when they need one next time then they'll want to borrow my good ones...lol

[@JeremyHinton-oh6hj]

I love that you're buying pallets showing us the value and the risk in buying them thanks you so much!

[@richfletcher4286]

We’ve seen this. More than once. Do you still do woodworking projects on this channel?

[@zazz69ed]

That is cool you give them away to viewers or customers...I am new here so that is just awesome to see someone do that for their audience on youtube.. where it isnt just one item only given away. Thanks for the content am enjoying it!!! be well and much love and respect.

[@elielchavira1888]

First

[@keving8241]

I don’t even miss the wood working, this was incredibly entertaining “I’ve got tools, what’s that over there?” “Pile of sh*t” lmao

[@j.laforge3751]

So, you no longer put out serious build videos? Guess it's time to unsubscribe. You use to be enjoyable to watch.

[@Altirix_]

batteries might still be good! it could be the control circuit or just a single cell that went bad preventing the battery from being used. if you can open them up and take out the 18650s they can be used in other projects. handle them with care tho.

[@hhinton]

Lou might be the most unintentional funny person I’ve ever seen. Everything he did and said cracked me up!

[@christopherleubner6633]

Haart batteries are super easy to fix, unscrew them pop out the pack assembly and check each cell. If all are equal charge up with a 24V adapter through a brake light bulb till you get 3.4V or better per cell. Next reassemble and apply the 24V to the + and - output terminals briefly. Finally pop in the charger and charge the rest of the way. The batteries should not be stored in the tool if not used for a while as it will make them over discharge. ❤

[@MrWest3]

Dude, you had me rolling. Not literally, due to watching this video while shooting the poop, butt I digress. "I don't even know where to stick this" was the first comment, then it was all down hill. Maybe it's the nyquil, not sure, but I was a fan. Buy another. Like quick!

[@smothered1403]

I’m new to woodworking and diy and I really like hart. It’s cheap but gets the jobs I need done

[@HARTTools]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@swa5026]

5:09 this is how rock collecting starts

[@toadamine]

thats like $65 worth of stuff from the average garage sale... lmao

[@robb1484]

@JohnMalecki you should see if lee valley offers return pallets. They sell high quality stuff so depending how much a pallet would cost, you’ll definitely get quality items in it

[@ScarletKnightAGK]

Any time you want to unload any of those extra "First tool set vibe Ryobis" you just let me know. Particularly the new brushless line. Head-to-head they're competing quite nicely with the red and yellow tools you're paying 3x as much for.

[@grantscus4759]

Lou looks like he just got done framing a house all by himself, and all hes doing is opening drill boxes😂

[@WvlfDarkfire]

My Wilson racket has served me very well over the years. I use it to swat at wood bees on my porch...now they go away when I pick it up...

[@justinbanks2380]

Use the drills to power a diy go kart/ electric vehicle (I've seen people do with drills. The motors have decent torque for the size and the removable/swappable batteries take care of some of the most complicated/possibly dangerous part of electric vehicles with the battery charging and management. *Edit as I just finished video, of the tools work, you can buy individual batteries (also, the batteries might work but the charger doesn't, happens sometimes) You can use any power source to use the tools for electric vehicle. Or if you want to keep a few around to abuse, they make adapters that will take one brand of battery to a different brand. As the power is the same, the capacity and connectors are different. Just use the batteries charger not the tools. Ie: I made an adapter to use my Ridgid batteries with a few tools I bought of Ryobi tools that I didn't need as much but didn't buy the Ryobi batteries. I use the Ridgid charger to manage charge etc. The tools don't know the difference with power. (I also made an adapter to be able to plug a tool in instead of use a battery. Let's me use a tool that is always used in the same place without worrying about batteries. Also can be used if a battery does and you're almost done. Plus I just like to tinker and make things work the way I want to. Because I can.)

[@roysolis4004]

The delivery driver going home excited with broken tools 🤣

[@frogmanpipes9561]

Send me all the bad batteries and bad drills. I'll return them for working stuff. Then you buy the next pallet and get them again. 😂

[@dougcook7507]

One thing I know people do it buy a new cordless drill, to swap the battery out with a dead one on the one they already have. Then return the drill. The store employees will usually look inside to ensure everything is there as well as making sure the product isn't an old broke one. But seldom do they look at the batteries.

[@LoavesofBread]

If the batteries still are around it would be cool to see a follow-up trying to revive them with internet hacks

[@stephanielavoy3619]

My two-year-old daughter loves her Encanto karaoke machine! 🤣 I bet yours would have fun with it lol

[@justinbanks2380]

That clip from Jimmy Dickens auctioneering, 🤣 fits perfectly

[@amy4kaseykahne]

We like our Hart drill. Works great for putting our IKEA furniture together.

[@Mortivore05]

I saw a decent computer water cooler in there! That's pretty cool. I didn't even know walmart sold those

[@tankerboysabot]

Next time my dad needs to do a home project im sending him to Walmart for tools. 🤣🤣🤣

[@hartsymk1]

Are the batteries bad because there's actually something wrong with them or are they simply under voltage (normally happens when the battery is flat and left in storage) so the charger is rejecting them? Normally you can jump start them off a charged battery if you connect them up for a second.

[@Funkiebones42]

I must have a rare hart impact drill and battery because it works like a gem. Holds charge really well and drives really well. People I work with knock it but it saves use on my DeWalt drills. Gets the job done perfectly.

[@kiwicedric687]

It's still crap but it's definitively not the worst return pallet you've buy 😆 Shoot the poop looks awesome...

[@turtlebean78]

KISS is the Greatest Band EVER! Seen them in concert 16 times over the years. Best items in your box!

[@nicholasroy9125]

I heared that Hart tools are actually build on older generation Milwaukee plans that the company bought. Only i would guess that they probably cheap out on the components quality. So for what i hear, they are not complete crap, just not up to date with the newest quality tools technology, and they won't resist long in an industrial daily challenge, but are totally fine for the occasionnel homeowner use.

[@DalyKeith]

Make a circular coffee table like a lake, use the stones on the outside, maybe a little bit of glued sand at the base, then coated blue epoxy as the water. 🐠

[@hartman601]

There are services that get at risk folks setup for their first apartments. Kitchen supplies, linens etc. these drills and wireless speakers would be great for getting someone one setup for self reliance.

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

for the bad batteries you maybe able to contact hart and they may replace them by the serial numbers. it's worth a try.

[@jcapogna]

I gave Hart tools a solid attempt. I ran into several batteries that would not charge. Apparently if the battery gets too low, the charger won't charge it. You can hook the batteries up to a trickle charger and it will fix them, but they essentially arrive broken out of the box. And they'll refuse to charge in the future if they ever get too low again. It's a major design failure.

[@ReZShot]

just bought a home but needs a lot of work I'm wondering if i should buy the hart kit ?

[@FeedMeSalt]

I'm only 25 but I still remember it being far more cost effective and better for everyone involved to bring your old corded power tools to a shop or a buddy for repair. I have my GREAT grandfathers wood shop and 75% of the gear works to this day after two generations of use everyday. Now look at what our tools do, last two jobs and get tossed. We need to charge an environmental fee that cannot be passed onto the consumer for these wasteful things.

[@Revoku]

Those tools look familiar, when my store first got its line of drills under a different brand name, we got ALOT back, because people were using the lithium batteries to power random crap, and they would get drained below the safety cutoff voltage and no longer be able to be charged. if you don't mind extreme sketchyness with a side of possible flames and explosion, you can take a good battery, with some wires with blade terminals on them, connect the + of a good battery to a + of a bad battery and - good to - bad aswell for a few minutes, the quickly disconnect and slap in a charger and it will bring the bad batteries back to life. do it outside, with safety gear on and a stainless bucket nearby(and a C02 or powder fire safety thingy with ya)

[@johnnyhart340]

All of those batteries are still good, there is a protection circuit on the charger that won’t let them charge a completely discharged battery. Take a 9 volt battery put 2 small jumpers to the positive and negative on the drill batteries let them sit 10 min and all will charge agin just like new

[@CL-yp1bs]

I am a mechanic and I reguarly use Hyper Tough Sockets and other walmart tools. I also use Harbor Freight tools. People who buy snap on are suckers.... straight up suckers. Years ago it was the best option but today they are more or less irrelevant except for specialty tools.

[@aliciaANDanthonySandoval]

I really would like to get a tire inflator. That looked like a nice one. Great video 😉 👍🏼

[@happinesshotel5375]

Let me get that nailer. Lol

[@jonbeckham6463]

Just a FYI those "BAD" batteries are likely just discharged too far for the charger to allow charging. They can be recovered by poping the cover and charging them to ~12v with a power supply (I do this all the time to recover batteries). At that point the charger will charge them. It appears that proper voltage cutoff was not done on one or more of the tools or there is a drain in the design somewhere. I would be interested in buying them from you if you don't want to go through the trouble. Better than sending them to a landfill.

[@aaronwilcott4561]

Great video as always.I have alot of hart tools and like them alot for the price.I use them around the house for projects as well as at work as a flooring installer.I have beat them up pretty well and havent had any problems with any of it this far.I recommend them myself,but to each his own.

[@cupcake2109]

Dang I could use a drill/driver set for my camper…may have to go buy a shirt!

[@TriggeredWorkz]

I know this is old but if you still have that cooler master 360 radiator at 5:49 in the video, i can take that off your hands 😂😂😂

[@leehall5447]

Everyone is wearing “shut up and work” shirts but half the guys there don’t want to work lmao

[@caseyshannon2054]

I have a hart brushless 1/2" impact, brushless drill, and brushless impact driver and four 2ah batteries i got for $150 when my local Walmart was shutting down, they're pretty good for the price, i completely stripped an old 4runner with the 1/2"

[@macfarrell]

If you fancy giving aeay some tools to a good cause then here is one. My cellar/workshop was broken into two months ago while i was in hospital and emptied of all its contents. They left me literally a set of odd screwdrivers and a hammer, all power tools, bench drill and grinder all gone. I'd give the 6 tool bag a damn good home. Greetings from germany!

[@Mykelthompson]

Hi john love this channel always get a laugh out of all you guys. Maybe you could make a table out of all the drills.

[@KingNothing22]

Yinz. get it right lol

[@Toxxyc]

You can use all those tools to do a lot of practice on basic tasks, like charging the cells they come with. You can then call the process of completing those tasks "battery drills".

[@CodCountry]

😂 love theese episodes 😅I need a drill tbh

[@ScyberDruid]

I like Lou. He balances you out, John. You're crazy and he's grumpy. It's fun.

[@FrankHartle]

Hilarious! I’ll take a Hart tools set bag to keep in my truck! I like the Dallas kicker clip!

[@catchemallbaits4617]

I already have drills but can I please get the sander and the big speaker, they will be out to very very good use

[@glim82]

How do you decide who gets stuff. I could rebuild the batteries and get them working

[@RalphVB]

When those batteries run below a certain level they can't be charged anymore I think. It happens with Makita tools. They can be kick started again but it requiers some tinkering.

[@christopherspaulding2663]

Coming all the way from Australia! Been a long time fan! Would love to see a box of drills being used down under "hint hint" 👌🤣

[@allenseeallendo5844]

Just an FYI. When SOME lithium batteries get so low the power station trickle charges them and no light will show for charging or sometimes an error. I’ve walked away for 24hours and the batteries have charged up. I’m 2 months late with that info. Works sometimes though.

[@KingKairos]

Hilarious video my guy! If that Nighthawk router works I'd be happy to take it off your hands LOL. Much love, much respect.

[@Titanlos]

they called them cows because COW is an acronym for computer on wheels and WOW is work station on wheels lmao

[@mikesab221]

Me and my wife bought our first home in 2021 and I have been accumulating my toolset as time goes on. So far I have a drill, an impact drill and a cordless ratchet for car repairs. I am a dewalt guy though. Just saying we are open for any and all donations for our first toolbox!

[@mikesab221]

By the way, love the Ron Swanson portrait. Epic.

[@mike_0213]

Those who can help others should and those who can't should be grateful there are people out there who have a "HEART"

[@nessleonhart171]

You can jump the dead batteries off of the good ones. sometimes they're just so dead that the charger can't "see" them. just connect a small gauge wire from the pos to pos and neg to neg, same as jumping a car battery. it will transfer enough energy to allow the charger to recognize the battery and being charging it. if it works, the "dead" battery will light up the charger again after you do it, and charge properly.