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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
Hilti is the gold standard for any heavy duty equipment and their service is unmatched really
Funny though I’ve known a couple carpenters who’ve dropped the big bucks on Festool products only to have them break shortly after warantee. Most of them have the attitude now of buying a Dewalt mitre saw etc. And just going through 2-3 in a few year period as opposed to having to wait on warantees from the more expensive companies
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Hilti is great, I can drop a 1/2" Impact off a 20' ledge, pickup all 16 pieces, put them in a plastic bag, and ship them back to Hilti, as long as that tool was purchased within the last two years they will mail me a new one without even questioning why that tool might have tire marks on it or whatever.
And under their fleet program, with the number of tools I have each tool is actually rather reasonably priced. The other big benefit is that because they are more industrial type tools, i have better luck with people not stealing them from me. Cause they wont have the batteries and other tools that match.
The issue with Hilti is their selection, they just dont have certain tools that I need. In some instances though they also have awesome tools that nobody else has, stuff like their rotary laser are indispensable tools for my work scope. I want to try their optical level out, but I have several Nokia Builders levels that are still perfectly fine.
I vary between stabila and hilti for line lasers and measuring devices. a 5 point laser is a 5 point laser, I buy whatever is available, cause the moment someone drops it is the moment it might as well go in the garbage.