Customer Reviews

DEWALT DC930KA 14.4-Volt XRP Drill/Driver

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I have been most impressed with the DeWalt line of driver/drills since I first purchased one over 13 years ago. Amazed then and even more amazed with 930 Heavy Duty model. It has three main speed choices. That equates to torque. In the number 3 setting and setting to screw, and not set the clutch, this cannot be stopped by mortal men. Like all other guys, I will set the clutch to see just how powerful and what sort of muscle power it takes to stop the drill. Okay, I was able to stop at the highest setting. I felt that power and was reminded of Tim Allen's character "Tim -'the tool man' Taylor" of Tool Time fame. This IS the driver/drill that both Tim and Al would approve of. I usually use square drive screws when making sure that items stay together and this driver/drill fills the bill. A neighbor, a power lifter who is very strong, could not stop this beauty, even with his lifting gloves on when put into drill mode. As far as long term capabilities, I can only comment on my original DeWalt driver drill. It's still going strong with the 14.4 volt batteries and I don't feel the need to go to 18 volt or even higher. I have a large inventory of 14.4 tools from DeWalt and don't see a need to go to the larger voltage models. I have friends in the construction trades who agree with me on this.

This is the strongest cordless I have used. I work construction. This drill is powerful, dependable, and takes a lot of abuse on a job. I now have two of this model. Only thing I can say bad is it is a little heaver than most, but worth the weight.

I tried hard to find something negative to say about this drill kit. But I could not. I especially like the positive grip of the chuck--an improvement over the old 14.4 Dewalt drill I had.

Great tool. Nearly same power as 18V Dewalt but much lighter. Battery lasted 4-5 hours of hard use during construction of my cottage. Plenty of power to screw in siding or drill 2.5 inch holes through 6X6 timbers for pluming. With the 2 included batteries you will never run out of juice as the second battery charges much faster than you can run out the first one. The torque can twist the drill motor right out of your hand if the bit grabs. What more could you ask for. This blows my B&D 18V drills out of the water for torque and battery life. Wish I had bought this first rather than the 2 B&D 18V motors each with 2 extra batteries and fast chargers that it is replacing. Even with all those extra batteries and chargers the B&D left me waiting for a fully charged battery. The Dewalt never made me wait for a full battery.

I bought one of these over a year ago. The chuck recently failed. It will no longer lock, no matter how much I fiddle with it. I thought, at this price range, I'd finally be buying a drill that would last.

The chuck is pretty bad, even when it works. Good luck getting it more than a little tight.

Other than the chuck, it is a pretty solid drill.

Just got my drill today, opened it up and no side handle included even though there is one pictured in the images provided on this product's page. It is also mentioned in the directions.

Have not used it much but my last Dewalt of the same voltage has lasted 10 years and is still working strong even after daily use, I hope this one lives up to that standard.

I liked the product, the service was good and fast. The prices thru you were very good also.

Unhappy with the drill. When received it appeared "used". Scratchs were all over it and just had a overover look of being used before. We despartly needed the drill so we kept it anyway.