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So some of you know that I was looking at the ridgid gen5x 5 piece combo kit and then I was looking through the acme tools catalog and found this would it be worth it or just stick with the ridgid [External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied]
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But for the fuel brushless where ridgid isn’t
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chrismccabe484 wrote:
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Gen5x is brushless
HiltiWpg wrote:
Gen5x is brushless
Yes they are but not the 5piece combo kit unlike the fuel
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chrismccabe484 wrote:
2 hours ago, chrismccabe484 said:So some of you know that I was looking at the ridgid gen5x 5 piece combo kit and then I was looking through the acme tools catalog and found this would it be worth it or just stick with the ridgid [External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied]
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That’s a pretty lousy deal. You can get the same tools with onekey on the drill and driver minus the flashlight for $150 less at home depot. You can also get it with a circ saw if that’s more useful to you.
HiltiWpg wrote:
57 minutes ago, HiltiWpg said:Gen5x is brushless
The GEN5X combo is not brushless, all the tools are 4 pole permanent brushed motors.
The Ridgid tool kit is a nice kit for the money, for 150 more you get brushless but not the saw, personally I prefer the Milwaukee Tools over the Ridgid, they are much more solid feeling and performance wise have an edge over the Ridgid. The thing I do not care for on the Ridgid is the plastic blade guard on the circular saw. I feel like I am going to snap it off one of these days.
Why does it say brushless? Very misleading!
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If your gonna spend that much I would jump on jeffs deal at HD I would want a circular saw included for that price IMO.
HiltiWpg wrote:
4 minutes ago, HiltiWpg said:
Why does it say brushless? Very misleading!
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They do have brushless tools, they have brushless impact, drill, and circular saw, but they also have brushed tools. For their big combo you only get the brushed tools unfortunately, I was under this impression I was getting brushless tools until I looked closer into it when I won’t the kit. Kind of silly on Ridgid if you ask me, their brushed drill has more power though than their brushless which I also found odd. On their brushless circ saw you get a little more metal and an extra 100 rpms, stepping up to a whopping 3500.
If you have any other questions on the ridgid kit I’d be happy to answer them!
JimboS1ice wrote:
If you have any other questions on the ridgid kit I’d be happy to answer them!
Other than the blade guard how is the ridgid kit
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chrismccabe484 wrote:
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It’s a good solid kit, sawzall is good, drill is good, impact is good, the light is okay, nothing special and the isn’t bad either, personally I think this kit should cost 399, if they want 499 they need to go brushless or throw another battery or give 5.0s. Runtime is very good though.
Pretty funny I wrote that post yesterday, today the price drops to 399