Hitachi 18v lithium ion drill

[forester1]

I used this drill last season and got 210 sugar maple tree taps per battery charge. I bought it at Lowes and got 2 more spare batteries from Amazon for a total of 4 batteries. I tapped 1 1/2 inches deep with 5/16" taps for vacuum. I can recommend it.

[ADKMAPLE]

thanks, seriously looking into an 18v drill soon. was thinking Dewalt or Porter Cable but would look at others too

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

I have been using same drill as Jerry for several years and was getting 200+ taps per battery, except my batteries wern't lithium. It is nice and compact and very easy to handle.

[DrTimPerkins]

Ni-Cad batteries actually are able to handle cold temperatures better than Lithium batteries. Both will work reasonably well though.

[gmcooper]

Cold Lithium batteries do not charge well.