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It’s darn near perfect. The only thing that would improve it is an extension wand
I’m jealous. I have been wanting one for a while. Does it use a standard HEPA filter you can buy at home depot or do you have to buy Milwaukee’s?
I wonder if they will come out with a fuel version of the vac. I bet a brushless motor would help with the runtime on the vac.
That would be cool. Some people say the battery life could be longer.
it isn’t great for a big clean up. But I keep it on my bench to keep the saw dust at bay while I work. The plastic on the bottom is really nice for sliding all over the bench.Harold Wray wrote:
That would be cool. Some people say the battery life could be longer.
And it’s also great for cleaning crevices on tools and stuff
I want one but will wait till they come up with one that is cordless and has a cord. Also fuel would be nice.
Funny I was just using mine tonight to clean out my truck and wondering if they will be updating it soon. The 4.0 really helps with run time. I kinda of like the Dewalt vac, nice set up with everything easy to access, battery or cord. However I doubt I would use the cord much, but who knows.
I am a huge fan of Milwaukee and have been wanting the vac on and off for a couple years. Really wish they had the cord option like dewalt. I have been working on building a closet and moving some walls in my house and my big old shop vac sucks. Not in a good way.
The one thing that also hurts sales on the vac it’s not stocked as a bare tool at local Home Depot’s they stock quite a few of the other tools.
I know. I have never seen one in person. I have been eyeing this rigid also http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-4-5-Gal-Wet-Dry-Vac-WD4522/100638389?N=c2f8Z2bctjlZ2bctjmZ2bctjn#.UmIivJDn-aw
Because it is 5 horse power and it’s a good compact size. Not as small as Milwaukee and not battery operated.
DR99 wrote:
The one thing that also hurts sales on the vac it’s not stocked as a bare tool at local Home Depot’s they stock quite a few of the other tools.
I think I bought mine as a bare tool from amazon. But only because home depot was sold out. And it was there as a bare tool as well.
And the other cool thing about it is that it accepts the old school batteries as well
@ dr99 and Harold Wray: my home depot has them in stock and one on display. I was lucky to test it out but the battery literally died as I tried it. It seemed pretty strong before the power faded.
Harold, what do you think of the ridgid portable 4 gallon vac? The wd4070, I have that one and its pretty similar to the one you linked and has wheels and on board storage. It’s also $20 cheaper. They also have another version of the same vac without the wheels for a bit cheaper but it’s harder to find.
if I remember, I will time my battery on Monday to see how long I get.Javier wrote:
@ dr99 and Harold Wray: my home depot has them in stock and one on display. I was lucky to test it out but the battery literally died as I tried it. It seemed pretty strong before the power faded.
Harold, what do you think of the ridgid portable 4 gallon vac? The wd4070, I have that one and its pretty similar to the one you linked and has wheels and on board storage. It’s also $20 cheaper. They also have another version of the same vac without the wheels for a bit cheaper but it’s harder to find.
I Like the rigid. I’m trying to decide to buy that or the Milwaukee. When I can afford it.
Having a cordless vacuum is really nice I bought the Ryobi wet dry canister vac and use it all the time my friend really wants one but they stopped making it. I bought the Ryobi just before I started getting M18 tools. I still use my Ryobi Lawn tools they are pretty nice for what I need to do with them.
I love my M18 vac. It’s great for small clean up jobs and cleaning out your truck.
My only wish is that it had a cord to give you an electric back up option.