Makita HP2070F 3/4 inch Hammer Drill with L.E.D. Light

My Porter Cable hammer drill sounded like a regular drill, when it was new. Shrill, loud and I thought that was the sound of working tool. This Makita changes everything, at least for slow to catch up me. This drill sounds like a jet, or rather the jet sound of the coolest machine you ever saw in a movie, quiet and controlled. I was using 1/2" drill bit into wet 6x6 pressure treated posts for rebars. This Makita changed what I expect from tools for performance and noise.

I bought this drill expecting it would last for many years if it was looked after. I was very wrong. After 5 minutes of medium duty mixing of mortar, the drill started smoking and very quickly failed. At first I thought that maybe I had a dud, so returned it for a replacement. A new drill was shipped out very quickly and again, after 5 minutes of medium load running, the second one burned out as well.It is a real chore for me to get to a UPS store to return this because the store is quite a few miles from home. Maybe I should just buy my tools from the local hardware store and forget about buying from Amazon. This is by far the crappiest product I have bought in a long time. I will read the reviews more carefully if I ever buy another power tool from Amazon...I have always liked Makita products and have been using them for over 30 years. This model is a dud. There is no way that Makita does NOT know this, but they continue to sell it anyway. If they knew how much damage that does to their brand reputation, they would pull this model from the shelves and dump them. So, thank you Makita for making all my tools for the past 30 years, but that drill was the last Makita product I will buy.

The ideal ... Large power, speed, and 2 runs. Small and comfortable. The ideal is the mixing of small quantities of mortars, paints, adhesives through speed control and gear. For professional and home :-)

Went with this over the DW. Very impressed, more than enough power and torque for any job... Used more for concrete that is 27 years aged, 3/8 bit cut through like butter in hammer mode... You will not go wrong on this beast...

Drill is a great value excellent price. It has a great power to pierce both normally or with hammer option. Really easily pierces the concrete. I'm very happy with my purchase and recommend the brand makita, are excellent tools

I searched the internet for a drill with a chuck that could accept a drill shank larger than 1/2". Both Home Depot and Tool King recommended the Makita line as they are advertised as being 3/4" (unlike Amazon which calls them 9/16"). The Home Depot website says "Chuck Size 3/4". When the drill arrived I measured the chuck at 1/2" and it is clearly stamped "1/2-20" same as all chucks with 1/2 inch capacity. A call to Makita verified that they do not make a chuck larger than a 1/2" chuck. They call it a 3/4" drill because "it could drill a hole that big". All my other hammer drills are American brands and they are all called 1/2" drills even though, with a reduced shank bit, they could drill holes larger than 1/2". My little 3/8" drill can handle a 6" hole saw, so should I call it a 6" drill? If this is not false advertising on Makita's part, it is certainly confusing and misleading. I'm glad that Amazon is good about taking returns!EDIT: Amazon/Makita has revised the description from 9/16 inch to 3/4 inch, thank you. Maybe a future revision will state the chuck size of 1/2 inch.

Drill is very powerful and gets the job done. Various speeds are useful while working with different materials.

Works great. Received it as advertised on time no delays and no problems.