Customer Reviews

Black & Decker DR601 6 Amp 1/2-Inch Hammer Drill

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Buyer beware! I purchased this for myself on the 28th of December. Used it on the 29th. Returned it on the 29th. I would have given this item a zero rating, but Amazon does not offer that rating.

Although it looks like a good deal (especially since B&D's parent/associate company is DeWalt), but this children's toy is made of pure junk. After I tried the hammer setting, I spent the next fifteen minutes trying to figure out why it sounded as if the gears inside were self-destructing. Apparently that sound is 'normal'. I've used a couple contractor grade hammer drills & none I've used before ever sounded this bad.

When put to hard use, the gears that drive the chuck & bit randomly disengage, leaving the motor spinning at full speed, but not drilling. Just as randomly as the chuck stops spinning, it starts spinning again with the cacophony of gears being turned into bits of metal dust.

I have not yet purchased a new hammerdrill to replace this yet, but I plan on puchasing the Bosch or Milwaukee H/D's that are similar in features.

When I returned this to the big box hardware store (H.D.), the customer service rep said that she has had more of these B&D hammerdrills returned than any other power tool in the store...

I only used this drill 3 or 4 times before it broke. Checked out Black and Deckers web site, parts are not available to repair it. don't waste your money. Black and decker shame on you for making such a piece of junk!

I am very disappointed with my Bleck&Decker drill. it broke in the first week of use, I thought I was buying a tool, not a toy.
I've heard there is no replacement parts available for fixing that kind of junk.
I supposed drills should be approved in performance tests, before to go to the stores.
I do not recommend it for any who consider quality as a basic feature.
Decided: I will never buy any product from B&D.

I can't believe I paid almost $80 for this piece of junk. It broke almost instantly. I took it apart...the drive gears are unbelievably undersized and some teeth were broken. My advice...buy anything else!

I used just three time before it had broken and with really esay tasks. First time I used as a "HardUse Hammer drill" it turns off until today. Less than 3 months of use for your money is really expensive

Spend a few more bucks a buy a better drill. This drill broke within the first hour of use. The chuck disengaged as soon as it encountered any real resistance, making it impossible to drill anything. Black and Decker used to make descent tools. It now seems that they are producing nothing but junk. Stay away from this drill.

I can believe they house a motor that gets hot in plastic that melts than allows the motor to shift position and now I cant seem to change direction. Don't waste your money or time with this product.

This drill is junk! Zero stars! Drilled four holes then the thing rattled and wouldn't rotate. I had a similar $29 Harbor Freight drill that was better. It only lasted one year. So I bought the B&D thinking at $50 it had to be at least as good...but it was worse. I usually can fix just about anything so I took the gear case apart to see what was wrong. The gears just don't line up. I then tried shimming the gear shaft to get the gears lined up but the internal drive is a sloppy mess. The problem is with the hammer/drill feature. Internally it shifts the gear position for each mode but instead it basically disconnects the motor from the chuck after a little use. Also there was almost no grease in the gear case. But grease won't fix the problem...bad design! The B&D drill is now in the landfill and a new RIDGID drill is in the garage and it cost only a little more than these two junk drills combined.

Great for the homeowner. Why spend three times as much for some other brand when this will do for most applications? Great product.