milwaukee fuel

I just picked up a m18 fuel and had it out for the second time and the support handle broke at the drill. Anyone else have this issue???

Attachments:

1. 

   IMG_4569.jpg
   

I believe Fishwater was talking about this in another thread yesterday or today. Thread was “K Drill or Nils?”

Take it back, they will fix it.

I have a mke fuel impact driver 1/4in; can this be adapted to drill with nils augers? Most guys I see have the drill/driver but was hoping to make this work

I highly doubt it. The impact uses a rapid series of hits to loosen a fastener, but makes very little constant rotational torque. That is why you see them sold in sets where you buy a driver drill and an impact driver in the same case. That is how I bought mine. Now some guys use the hammer setting on their driver drill when augering, from my experience I think the non hammer drill setting works fine on my K-Drill. If you select the screw setting torque is limited and the clutch activates and allows the chuck to slip.

ethan meyer wrote:

I have a mke fuel impact driver 1/4in; can this be adapted to drill with nils augers? Most guys I see have the drill/driver but was hoping to make this work

Spoke with a K-drill rep at the ice show about this same question and he told me that under no circumstances should you ever slap a k-drill on an impact. He said it would destroy it.

Brandon P wrote:

I just picked up a m18 fuel and had it out for the second time and the support handle broke at the drill. Anyone else have this issue???

Brandon P wrote:

I just picked up a m18 fuel and had it out for the second time and the support handle broke at the drill. Anyone else have this issue???

Brandon P wrote:

I just picked up a m18 fuel and had it out for the second time and the support handle broke at the drill. Anyone else have this issue???

My buddy broke his drill the first time out years ago on his Milwaukee Fuel Drill the same way. I was the first to buy this drill among my friends for ice fishing. I have never had the need to use the handle. I just pinch the drill between my forearm and chest. I use my drill with a 6″ lazer. Use slow speed and drill mode with any issues

Brandon P wrote:

I just picked up a m18 fuel and had it out for the second time and the support handle broke at the drill. Anyone else have this issue???

I debated between the Milwaukee or the Dewalt when I purchased a drill for ice augering. I went with the Dewalt because I felt the support handle on the Dewalt was a better set up.

I hope Milwaukee will stand behind this for you.