Currently Amazon has the Bosch 33164-2G which is the 14.4V Brute Tough drill/driver with the new blue core batteries for $148.15 with free shipping. (and as an added bonus they are actually in stock!) That is
And then there is this, also a great deal.
The "impact" may be "more powerful" but it's in the wrong direction for drilling concrete, which is what the "hammer" on a hammerdrill is for.
I'll agree that an impact driver does not do the job of a hammer drill. What does a hammer drill have to do with this thread? The OP did not mention anything about a hammer drill. The OP did mention a 33164-2G drill/driver.
14.4V Brute Tough does not mean that it is a hammer drill.A 33164-2G is simply a drill/driver.
On Jan 27, 8:18 pm, J. Clarke wrote: Then why does "impact" enter into the discussion at all?
I'm a big fan of my impact driver. (The set he referred to included a drill and an impact driver.) It's excellent for driving lag bolts, and I use it for machinery (dis)assembly too. It's much shorter barrel allows me to get into tighter areas, and mine's also got a light (for installing cabinets) and an excellent clutch. The only beef with mine (the Panasonic) is the forward/reverse switch. I've changed my grip to avoid accidentally hitting it though, and it's a real nice tool for me. JP
Apparently you do not know the difference between an impact driver and a hammer drill. Google it. Learn something.
Because it is included with the drill/driver package that I pointed out. Think, for an extra $31 you also get am impact driver over the Bosch sale price.
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