Customer Reviews

Kawasaki 840051 Black 19.2-Volt 20-Piece Cordless Drill Kit

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

Hate the poor battery life! Whenever I need it, it's drained! Even if fully charged a day or two ago! Also, it carries a Kawasaki logo (the reason a lot of people buy it) but its made by AllTrade which, to me, is a misrepresentation and sort of deceitful (unless you are into reading fine prints!). Overall it gets the work done but is not reliable when you need it, for above reason.
Will not buy again!

The drill is fine, and comes with a typical bit set, but the battery life is awful. Forget using it if it's been sitting on the shelf for a month. You've got to charge both batteries before doing anything just so you can make it through the job.

I used this drill/driver for a several months, and it worked OK for an inexpensive tool. Then I was notified that there was a recall on the chargers by All Trade Tools. Some of the batteries were incompatible with the charger and would overheat and blow up.

The new charger arrived a few weeks later. It is flimsier than the original, and I had to cut away the carrying case to make it fit. They also gave me a coupon for $10 off and free shipping for any Kawasaki tool I bought through their site. The problem is that only a few of the Kawasaki tools can be bought from their site. There was nothing that I wanted to buy, even at $10 off (and I'm a tool junkie!) I wasn't going to pay them $10 for a "$20" drill bit set that I didn't really need, just to use the coupon. Why give them more money?

There are many inexpensive tools on the market. I won't be buying All Trade Tools or Kawasaki brand tools again.

Do not buy this drill. First battery charger was recalled due to potential fire hazard. Replacement battery charger does not charge the batteries. The batteries are of poor quailty and will not hold a charge for longer than a few hours.

I purchased one of these as I thought that a 19.2 volt battery would offer plenty of power and battery life. Shortly after purchasing it one battery died and I soon found out that the other battery did not hold a charge very long either. I finally threw it away after about six months so I would have to purchase a decent drill.

I got 2 drills at Costco. First lasted about 5 months. Second one maybe 6 or seven. I had a pretty big remodelling job but it was not used all the time every day or even close to it. It came with two year warranty so I simply returned them back to the store for the full refund. The thing I like best about it is how light weight it is. It can really get hard on your wrist with a lot of drilling or putting screws in. It recharges fast and has a lot of torque. Probably a good choice for a casual user or with a good warranty.

The worst battery life ever, and the charger is hard to find ( ours burn up after a few uses )
I agre with all the negative review.

this drill has no torque can stop drill with my hand batteries will not hold a charge, rather use a screwdriver than the power of this drill

I purchased this drill about 2 yrs ago, used it very little. I noticed everytime I did need it, the batteries were dead. Well now it has been a couple yrs, it came with 2 batteries, and I can not get enough out of either battery to put a screw in. I will never purchase this brand of anything ever again. Very dissapointing for a tool that has had such little use !

The only reason I rated the Kawasaki 19.2 drill 4 stars instead of 5 is because you are not able to leave the spare battery in the charger for a trickle charge. The instructions tell you to remove the battery from the charger after an hour or two.

Performance-wise, I would rate it 5 stars as it is every bit as good as the Dewalt 18 volt it replaced at 1/3 to 1/2 the cost.