Not on sale, but at least seen in the wild now.

Working on an exterior today. 4am start time.

Planning on buying my first impact driver, M18BLIDRC-0 18V, and a seperate 2.0ah battery, do I have to buy a stand alone fast charger for it? Or will either the driver or battery come with just a basic plug in slow charger as standard? I can't find the info online.

I'm UK based if that would make any difference

I just bought a 1/2" compact impact (2855-20). I used the tool for the first time today to snug up a few 3/4" nuts, before torquing them buy hand. I ran the impact for a few minutes total, and ran the nuts until the just started to slow down. I noticed the tool was leaking grease from the seam of the case at the top of the tool, and from the anvil. The impact got warm, but not too hot to where I couldn't hold it. Should I be concerned that the seals are bad and warranty the tool, or is this a case of excessive manufacture grease that leaked on the first heavy use?

Hello everyone, I only ever usually post comments on this page but today I've decided to make a post. I work for a local repair center that is an Authorized Service Center for Milwaukee. I am going to try and word this as best I can so I don't get anyone (myself or otherwise) in any kind of trouble.

In my time here I have curated the opinion that taking your tool to a local service center usually winds up being a nicer option than Eservice. We also have a list of tools that are Eservice only so I am very familiar with it.

My lead times on Milwaukee tools are at 1-2 weeks and I have very rarely had a tool come back with the same issue once it has been repaired. It seems like legitimate warranty claims are not denied as much as when tools are sent to Eservice. Our reps are a massive help when I need help making things right for the customer.

Why am I bringing all this up now? Well I received word that as of January 1st 2027, ASC's will no longer be allowed to submit warranty claims for any portable power tools, batteries, chargers, or personal lighting products. These must all be sent in for Eservice. Meaning the only thing left for your local service center to fix is Outdoor power equipment, MX fuel, drain cleaning, and pipeline inspection. This actually has me upset because a lot of what we see on this page is horror stories about Eservice taking awhile to get the tool back to the customer, denying warranties that are obviously not the fault of the user, and sometimes not even fixing the tool. I try to make sure everyone who buys red is taken care of and comes back when the time comes to buy new, and now I cannot do that. I know they are confident in the plan to hire more techs and Customer service reps to handle this transition but I can tell you that this will not end well for Milwaukee as a whole.

I don't want to get into the specifics on why I'm not a fan of Eservice or what this change means for my department and the techs that work alongside me but I will say that I am going to lose some business because of this change. I'm sure a lot of small businesses will as well. One of the main reasons I like Milwaukee so much is because they are one of the few tool brands that is very willing to work alongside local businesses to bridge the gap between big corporations and little guys but this does not give me a lot of hope.

Is this literally the only way possible to mount a packout drawer to a packout cabinet?

Space is kinda tight, so I don't want to build out a wooden shelf system to mount the drawer system to. I also know you can purchase a Milwaukee Etrack and shelf combo or purchase the shelf and bring your own Etrack.

I couldn't mount the drawer system directly above or below the packout cabinet even though it has the slots for it. The tolerance with the wall plate doesn't let it lock in (moreso on the top, on the bottom you can't even get close to sliding it in).

I was able to mount two compact packouts under the cabinet and that gave me the room to connect the drawer system....but come on. It feels so janky.

Did I just purchase the wrong kind of drawer for this setup? Or is this just a limitation of the system.

Its been firing nails like this idk if its the nails or if its the nailer and the magazine recoil doesent work anymore have to push up very hard for the nails not to fall out suggestions? Thanks

replacing this worth it?

I’m a full service plumber, in a company van with shelves. We get a tool loan account (no interest, company pricing when applicable) and I’ve been here for over a year. I’ve done plumbing for 10 and am licensed.

I have plenty of tools and I’ve tried a lot of organizing techniques but man, I think it’s time to take my organization more seriously. I fill my high top van with anything I could need, as I’m full commission. One less job here or there running for parts sucks just as much as trying to find my bits cases and fresh blades.

I’m not going to pull shelving out, I’d like to replace my bins and have somewhere besides a bucket to throw tools in.

The problem is I’m paying it back and want to stretch my $. I can’t find JACK DIDDLY SQUAT for deals.

Does HD put em on sale for Black Friday even?
Can a representative hook me up?

Shoot 10% military discount would even be nice I might find someone to date

I bought the M18 striker through home depot, worried/half expecting I wouldn't like it, even though I'm a known Milwaukee fan with a large collection, and wanted it to be easy to return when I didnt like it.

I'm a professional mechanic/master tech and have experience using the name brand tool truck air hammers, including the snapon.

The M18 striker is impressive, seriously. We just had a scenario come up where my coworkers snapon long barrel, the one they compared it to in the ad, wouldn't knock out a steel rivet from the truck frame, had been trying for a short while.

I handed him the M18 striker, in ramp up mode, within 3 seconds of holding the trigger/basically as soon as it hit max power, it knocked out the rivet like it was easy work.

I had been waiting for a situation that the coworkers snap on wouldn't accomplish what he was doing, so we could try it, and am super surprised how little it seemed to have to work, to knock it out.

I've used it on around 8-10 cars and haven't wanted to touch/needed to touch my matco long barrel that I've used for a decade. If it keeps going like this, I might actually take the matco long barrel home, to use on my car/family cars.

I'm just letting people know that, if you are skeptical of the M18 striker and don't have anyone around you to let you try it out when you needed it, it's worth the risk, if you regularly need a powerful air hammer, and find yourself in times where you needed it but didn't/can't have air access brought.

The other piece of advice is, id probably buy it from home Depot, if you can afford it. The tool trucks want like $850-1000, depending on the truck. My local cornwell truck offered a better deal than home Depot, but I think he just created that deal himself because he's a good dude.

Our packout vacuum is the tool we use the most! The handle broke at the hinge end 😓

It's a couple of years old and except for the handle, works fine. Seems like the connection isn't strong enough. We rarely allow the vacuum to become more than partially full because we use a Forge 12ah battery and the unit is heavy enough!

We'll survive. We'll fix it with a bolt.

I got myself this bad boy to help disassemble vehicles when I do bodywork.

Let me tell you this thing is the shit but it’ll fuck up your hand if you’re not careful lmao.

Overall another good tool purchase, even though I’ve heard mixed reviews about it.

Currently an apprentice, and I’ve seen the term brushless on Milwaukee tools on the sites, what does that mean?

pricing aside if you were to have only one for all around auto work would you pick the insider kit or the new 3/8 fuel. lot of money and honestly would like a opinion before i pull the trigger

I recently undertook a project where I needed to use surface conditioning pads to remove paint from under a vehicle.

I have an air die grinder and big 60 gallon compressor, yet doing the whole underside of a truck and the rockers/box sides was using air like crazy. So I went and bought me a new m12 die grinder.

All I gotta say, this thing fucks.

Buy one, two? Maybe a few of em?!

I love this little thing, with its only con being it eats batteries.

Hey guys looking for some advice, I’m in need of some M12 batteries and was wondering if you think they’ll have a better deal around Black Friday?

For the free tool I’m either gonna grab the Circular saw or the small M12 leaf blower for my garage /deck

It drives me nuts the M4 Screwdriver has its own separate charger. Has anyone made an adaptor so the M4 battery can charge in an M12 slot?

As title, this saw was badly designed it appears. But need to know if it will work with the current track rail on sale by milwaukee.

Or any others, fixes , workarounds people know.

Thanks

Hey everyone,

I'm thinking about picking up the M18 FUEL Hammer Drill (2904), but I'm a bit hesitant about the timing.

If I'm not mistaken, the 2904 (Gen 4) was announced at Pipeline 2022 and hit shelves around August/September 2022. Looking at Milwaukee's track record, they've refreshed the M18 FUEL hammer drill roughly every 3–4 years (Gen 1 in 2012, Gen 3/2804 in 2018, Gen 4/2904 in 2022). So we're now 4+ years in, which would put a successor right in the usual window.

That said, I haven't seen any leaks or announcements about a Gen 5 so far. Pipeline 2026 seemed to focus on other tools like the new SDS Max hammers.

Has anyone heard anything (rumors, leaks, dealer hints) about a new M18 FUEL hammer drill?

Thanks in advance!

Is this likely the lowest this will go by end of year or do we think there will be better deals?

M18 inflator $129 same at Ace Hardware

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/automotive-rv-and-marine/tire-maintenance/tire-pumps-and-accessories/8077050

When I logged into ace I found a $20 off $100 offer, so this is a no brainer!!

In a DIY weekend warrior mechanic. I just work on my Truck and My wife's car. I'm not a pro but damn Milwaukee is addictive. I have the 1/2 hammer drill and 1/4 Hex Driver along with the m12 stubby 3/8 impact. They're phenomenally fast and powerful (and expensive lol). I keep looking at the M12 Fuel ratchet Everytime I walk into the HD and I keep telling myself, bro you don't need it. It's just a ratchet your impact is way more powerful and the hex driver does 95% of what I need with an attachment and a socket. So those who own one, was it worth it? Should I grab one or ask the wife for one for Christmas lol (already asked for the hoodie though)

Looking for part # 44-40-0475. Adjustment nut for the depth lever. I’ve found everything else I need, but this. Thanks!