Customer Reviews

Bare-Tool Milwaukee 2601-20 M18 18-Volt Compact Driver/Drill (Tool Only, No Battery)

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I had recently purchased the Milwaukee cordless impact and had been receiving emails from Amazon recommending associated products. This was one of the products that was recommended. Although I wasn't in need of a new drill, I paid attention to the offers in case one came by that was too good to pass up. As fate would have it, two weeks later my drill died and I needed a replacement. I purchased this raw tool because I already had a charger and two batteries from the impact I previously purchased. I paid a fraction of retail and have a tool that works flawlessly. The seller shipped the item immediately and it arrived days ahead of schedule. Excellent product and excellent service!

This drill came with the 5 tool kit that i bought a couple years ago from home depot. The other tools have been great, except that the impact driver seems a little under-powered compared to similar brands. This compact drill may be fine for home use, but is not built to the same quality of the rest of the M18 line and I would not recommend for any serious work. The motor would overheat easily with paddle bits of any size, and recently the motor failed after two holes with a fresh 2" hole saw (which this tool is rated for in the manual). The Makita compact drill on site finished the other dozen or so holes with no issue. The motor on this model is framed which leads to poor cooling and higher temperatures; after disassembly i found the resin bonding the coil to the motor shaft and fan had burnt and cracked apart. The other drills and impact drivers in this line have different frameless motors.

I bought this tool to replace the original one I recieved in the combo pack that broke on the jobsite. Within 2 days this tool had the same failure. When drilling holes with a Milwaukee hole saw, the drill locked up on slow speed and will not switch to 2nd gear. Now I have a 2 drills that only work in first gear. Apparently the torque of hole sawing is too much for the gear change

As a farmer and owner of a powersports repair shop I have almost every tool you can buy big to small, be it pneumatic, electric, battery, or hand, and few things in a tool surprise me after 20+ years as a mechanic. But, this M-18 volt line up (have drill also) has completely gone time and again over what my expectations for it were. I added this to the tool fleet as an addition and to be replacement for a 3/8" anvil 12 volt Dewalt that has been outstanding for 3+ years of commercial service life. The Dewalt batteries are getting bad and I figured a little more power in the next one would be good. Having a Milwaukee Sawzall that's been through WW3 and came back fine after 10 years I had no trouble buying Red. The first time I used this impact I knew that it was going to be without a doubt my new go to tool. I have learned that now I use this as tear down tool and use the 12 volt Dewalt as an assembly tool because this thing is so torquey it's hard to tell how much you're over tightening your fasteners. Breaks 1/4-20 bolts with ease and I have broke a few 5/16" bolts that were rusty.

Consumers reports rated this drill highly and I believe it hit the mark. Iam pleased with this drill and hope to have many years using it. The price was was great also.

this drill is fantastic. I have been slowly switching all of my equipment to Milwaukee because i think they have the best value for the buck. I used to buy Dewalt, but i think the Milwaukee is just a little better and more user friendly.

Great drill and screwdriver!! Lots of power when new but the caveat is that lithium ion batteries begin to deteriorate from day one...whether they are being used or not. The battery replacements are expensive and cannot be rebuilt due to a chip located in the battery pack. On the up-side the batteries are available at shops like Home Depot. If you use a screwdriver often, you will love this unit and it's companion the #6202 hammer drill.

I already had batteries to fit this from the M18 hacksaw which is a fantastic product too. I also own the Bosch 18 volt lithium drill. Each drill has a little different feel, but I rate both drills as exceptional. The Bosch is a little lighter and a little smaller due to a more compact battery pack, but I often use them side by side with different drill sizes or one with a screwdriver bit. If you already have the batteries, this should be a no brainer. My only recommendation to stay away from 12 volt battery tools of all makes. You need to have the 18 volt to get the power you
need. My only issue is that I really need a third battery so I can always have a fresh one.

After 5 years of hard use my original Ryobi drill finally burned out. I was very pleased to find this replacement since I already had battery packs and chargers. This is a very strong consumer grade drill.

this thing lasted five years of daily use at work, for $60 you cant go wrong and if you find it without the battery and charger there about $20