Milwaukee Superhawg M18 Fuel drill

colb said:
Hi guys, there is a new battery from Milwaukee, and some new bigger motors in some of their new tools (not including the Superhawg).

Does anyone know how the 12.0 HD battery affects the performance of the current M18 Fuel Superhawg, compared to the 9.0 HD or the 5.0/6.0 standard batteries? My understanding is that it will keep the tool cooler for longer, but not increase torque.

Any thoughts about how soon there might be a 2nd generation superhawg with the larger motor?

Any updates on the ability of the current superhawg m18 Fuel to drill long 1" diameter bracing holes at height? Does it have enough torque?

@evo I believe you posted a picture of an m18 fuel superhawg at height. Which battery is that?

@cerviarborist thought you might want to follow, or contribute new information on your superhawg's performance if you bought newer batteries since your last posts about this.

I'm still using a cord superhawg, but looking to sell it at the appropriate time so I don't have to schlep a generator around... I'm also thinking to get the m18 fuel chainsaw, which comes with the 12.0 HD battery that I could use with the m18 fuel superhawg.
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Actually colb, I've been in California for the past 3 months consulting on a vegetation management project, which turned into disaster recovery after the Camp fire started in Paradise. I've been evaluating trees for the restoration of power circuits there for the past month. Long story short, I haven't turned a screw (literally) in the cabling and bracing realm for a few months.
 
cerviarborist said:
Actually colb, I've been in California for the past 3 months consulting on a vegetation management project, which turned into disaster recovery after the Camp fire started in Paradise. I've been evaluating trees for the restoration of power circuits there for the past month. Long story short, I haven't turned a screw (literally) in the cabling and bracing realm for a few months.
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I grew up out there in So Cal in a house on the edge of 20 ft- high chaparral. Now there's 80% conifer mortality 2000 ft. further up slope. Not a single managed burn in the 38 years I've lived/visited there. It's an effing tinder box. Thanks for your work.
 
Hey while we are on the 18v Fuel thread, any of you guys bought the 1400 ft lb removal torque 1/2" Fuel Impact yet?

Just got one as the last time I had a flat on the pickup truck those stupid Ford lugs were so tight I twisted up a 4 way like a pretzel...finally had to use a torch to heat it first then they came loose. After my impact arrived I tried the other side and it zipped them right off! Things a beast.
 
New2trees said:
Hey while we are on the 18v Fuel thread, any of you guys bought the 1400 ft lb removal torque 1/2" Fuel Impact yet?

Just got one as the last time I had a flat on the pickup truck those stupid Ford lugs were so tight I twisted up a 4 way like a pretzel...finally had to use a torch to heat it first then they came loose. After my impact arrived I tried the other side and it zipped them right off! Things a beast.
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I don't have the impact driver. Still using a breaker bar and a 2 ft. piece of metal square tubing... The hammer drill just breaks my skinny adapter bits when I try to use it as an impact for heavier-duty applications.

I'm also looking to buy an air compressor when it comes out. The m12 tire compressor thing was just an insult. Like I'm really going to buy m12 batteries, even if they are $10 with the ... it's just clutter.
 
Yeah I had the same results with both my Milwaukee and Dewalt impact drivers...anytime something is tight enough to come close to maxing out the tool the hex to 3/8ths adaptor takes a dump. Its actually kind of surprising that the 1/2 shank of the impact gun can stand the 1400 ft pds must be a 300m or similar alloy. Saw a vid where a guy took one out in his field to an old F-550 dump that had sat for 20 years and tried to remove the rear lugs....the thing was clattering away and then it finally started turning but the lug still did not come off...it was at that point he remembered that the lugs were left hand thread (he was tightening them) and the gun had actually stripped the threads on a 5/8" stud
 
New2trees said:
Yeah I had the same results with both my Milwaukee and Dewalt impact drivers...anytime something is tight enough to come close to maxing out the tool the hex to 3/8ths adaptor takes a dump. Its actually kind of surprising that the 1/2 shank of the impact gun can stand the 1400 ft pds must be a 300m or similar alloy. Saw a vid where a guy took one out in his field to an old F-550 dump that had sat for 20 years and tried to remove the rear lugs....the thing was clattering away and then it finally started turning but the lug still did not come off...it was at that point he remembered that the lugs were left hand thread (he was tightening them) and the gun had actually stripped the threads on a 5/8" stud
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Lmao. I've done stuff like that. At least he was doing it to junk.
 
Now I have to choose between this and the pole chainsaw... Sucks, but I think the pole chainsaw will win for now.
 
evo said:
Nope, but haven’t really had much time on it. I have x6 5’ 3/4” rods to install soon. Granted it’s western red cedar, but that will be the test
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Hey, evo! Can you give us an update on how well your drill handled this job? Did it hack the program? Thanks.

Tim
 
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