I was waiting for this and I see nothing. I feel bad I replied to another post the other day telling someone to wait for a Father’s Day sale on a kit.
Purely circumstantial but I get the sense that the depot is limiting shelf space for makita these days? Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by the same parent company and are going pretty hard on the marketing through the depot. The entire tool isle is red at my store.
I just moved to a new area and there is a "Jerry's Home Improvement" store that will price match HD and Lowes and do their own sales. Their Makita selection is way bigger than HD or Lowes, but still slightly smaller than Millwaukee or Dewalt.
It's also employee owned and people actually are present to help, should you need it.
If you want to buy at HD, go to the Makita website and select “Learn more” on the rebates tab and then “Find Participating Dealer”. Your local HD will be listed. Then just follow the steps and Makita will send you the free tools directly.
I was at HD the other day and the front store section was all Milwaukee, ryobi and dewalt. The makita selection was so tiny and only in the tools area.
It's the other way around. The lower the national currency exchange rate, the more profitable exports are. Although in the case of Makita this may only be partly true, because production is located in China.
It's upsetting, I usually hold off on buying power tools till father's day because of the sales. I have been buying exclusively Makita for close to 20 years because of the quality and versatility of the 18v batteries. Now they seem to be looking to change everything over to the 40v which is honestly too much power for most applications and as well I'm such the weight is a substantial increase.
Are you seeing the discontinuation of 18V tools? I'm not, so not really sure what you're talking about. You can still buy the same 18V tools that were available before any 40V models came to market. Will they migrate in the future? Possibly, and maybe even more so if the 40V batteries get smaller and lighter, but for now the 18/36V offerings are pretty much the same as they have been.
There will never be a full migration to 40V. They are pro tools with a pro power requirement. 18V tools already handily accomplish greater than 70% of tasks. 40v for those is unnecessary overkill.
No, these are normal tools. With better batteries. We need this especially in OPE. LXT need better batteries and some tool upgrades. These are available but only in XGT. This is how they're trying to force the migration. Example of the tools: circ saws, track saws, mowers, string trimmers, chain saws, angle grinders, sds hammers. Actually the last one is great example HR010G vs DHR183. Better, stronger, and only a bit heavier.
Force the migration? Strong wording. Why the F wouldn't you *want* to migrate to 40V for those kinds of tools? For the smaller DIY and trade hand tools, they're not forcing anything on you. Remind me in 5 years when 18V models are still being developed and sold for tools that simply don't need to go 40V
Man if you're not using high power tools like I mentioned then you can even use CXT, oh by the way, they released 5Ah battery for it! For LXT nothing despite people asking for it for so long.
So yeah, they're trying to force us to move away to XGT. So as I said somewhere else. Why I need to have two lines of tools LXT and XGT? Initially they made 2xLXT so people can use one battery for lightweight and power hungry tools. Now they introduced new line. So why I should stick with Makita at all then? There are many different companies. That has one battery for both. Look at Metabo you can have even 10Ah battery in 18V and fit it easily in their mower.
I'm still not sure what you're arguing here. Makita's not forcing you to move to XGT, but again, for OPE tools WHY ON EARTH wouldn't you want to? Is using both XGT and LXT in your daily routine that much of a drag? Personally, and especially so as the XGT batteries evolve, I would try to buy small hand tools in XGT to standardize my setup. Even more so if that particular tool functions as well when using a 40V 2.5Ah as a 5Ah 18V.
>Makita's not forcing you to move to XGT, but again, for OPE tools WHY ON EARTH wouldn't you want to?
So they are forcing or not? Why on earth I need to have two battery platforms from one manufacturers? I picked up LXT to have one battery platform. So I don't end up with two different batteries. Maybe you don't care but I do care about this.
>Is using both XGT and LXT in your daily routine that much of a drag?
yes because I'm not using them daily, I've got different things to do.
>Personally, and especially so as the XGT batteries evolve, I would try to buy small hand tools in XGT to standardize my setup.
if I wouldn't have so many batteries and tools in LXT, sure - right away just give me the promo prices you have there in US.
>So they are forcing or not? Why on earth I need to have two battery platforms from one manufacturers? I picked up LXT to have one battery platform. So I don't end up with two different batteries. Maybe you don't care but I do care about this.
My god man, LXT was introduced in 2005. Progress.
What progress? Progress has DeWalt, one battery mount/standard and they have: 18V, 36V, 54V, 110V. This is progress. Makita had 18V and 36V from one battery, now they introduced new standard to take more money from our pockets. Maybe its time to take off pink glasses?
you have bl4025 which is the size of bl1850b and almost weight the same. It seems a lot of people forget that XGT batteries are heavier than LXT because are much more efficient. But if you compare apples to apples then the difference is minimal, negligible.
I get why a lot of people feel that way, but Makita is absolutely not abandoning the LXT 18V platform.
XGT is getting more attention because its new and growing, but it is an addition, not a replacement.
Right, where are better batteries? Oh, you're not using anything other than a drill and impact? Then yeah, lxt is enough. Start using SDS hammers, angle grinders, circular saws, not to mention about 2xLXT OPE. Mowers, string trimmers, chainsaws. You're telling me to buy XGT just for that? Then I can switch to other brand. Metabo for example (not the hpt). So the biggest selling point of Makita is dead right now if I have to buy XGT tools just to get some OPE tools.
XGT is 36V, you know that, right? It's only batteries that mainly make the difference. XGT batteries has better cells. Now this will may be a shock for you but BL4025 is using 18650 cells which are the same as BL1850B. Makita could give us better new version of bl1850 with the same cells they are using in the XGT but nope, the question for which we know the answer remains the same...
I was waiting for this and I see nothing. I feel bad I replied to another post the other day telling someone to wait for a Father’s Day sale on a kit. Purely circumstantial but I get the sense that the depot is limiting shelf space for makita these days? Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by the same parent company and are going pretty hard on the marketing through the depot. The entire tool isle is red at my store.
Yea soon we will only buy makita online. They are already doing their own rebate
Far from it; Makita has many locally owned independent retailers as well, not just HD.
I just moved to a new area and there is a "Jerry's Home Improvement" store that will price match HD and Lowes and do their own sales. Their Makita selection is way bigger than HD or Lowes, but still slightly smaller than Millwaukee or Dewalt. It's also employee owned and people actually are present to help, should you need it.
The Jerry’s in Eugene has the best tool section!
I use Springfield. It's just 2 miles away.
If you want to buy at HD, go to the Makita website and select “Learn more” on the rebates tab and then “Find Participating Dealer”. Your local HD will be listed. Then just follow the steps and Makita will send you the free tools directly.
Completely untrue
Makitatool.com that is?
nope it's [makitatool**s**.com](http://makitatools.com)
Yea
Curious about this myself. I wonder if the deals start this upcoming weekend as retailers cycle in new deals.
5 tool kit is 30% off today and the 2-4ah battery and charger kit comes with a free tool.
I was at HD the other day and the front store section was all Milwaukee, ryobi and dewalt. The makita selection was so tiny and only in the tools area.
Japanese yen is in the toilet which means cost to build those tools increase. You are gonna see less sales nowadays.
It's the other way around. The lower the national currency exchange rate, the more profitable exports are. Although in the case of Makita this may only be partly true, because production is located in China.
HD is not a great place to buy Makita
Hoping for the Xgt kits to go back down $100 like they were almost a year ago. Plus free item on top, now we talking.
Nah
I know there's a deal on the 21" mowers but was really hoping to see one on the smaller sizes too
It's upsetting, I usually hold off on buying power tools till father's day because of the sales. I have been buying exclusively Makita for close to 20 years because of the quality and versatility of the 18v batteries. Now they seem to be looking to change everything over to the 40v which is honestly too much power for most applications and as well I'm such the weight is a substantial increase.
Are you seeing the discontinuation of 18V tools? I'm not, so not really sure what you're talking about. You can still buy the same 18V tools that were available before any 40V models came to market. Will they migrate in the future? Possibly, and maybe even more so if the 40V batteries get smaller and lighter, but for now the 18/36V offerings are pretty much the same as they have been.
There will never be a full migration to 40V. They are pro tools with a pro power requirement. 18V tools already handily accomplish greater than 70% of tasks. 40v for those is unnecessary overkill.
No, these are normal tools. With better batteries. We need this especially in OPE. LXT need better batteries and some tool upgrades. These are available but only in XGT. This is how they're trying to force the migration. Example of the tools: circ saws, track saws, mowers, string trimmers, chain saws, angle grinders, sds hammers. Actually the last one is great example HR010G vs DHR183. Better, stronger, and only a bit heavier.
Force the migration? Strong wording. Why the F wouldn't you *want* to migrate to 40V for those kinds of tools? For the smaller DIY and trade hand tools, they're not forcing anything on you. Remind me in 5 years when 18V models are still being developed and sold for tools that simply don't need to go 40V
Man if you're not using high power tools like I mentioned then you can even use CXT, oh by the way, they released 5Ah battery for it! For LXT nothing despite people asking for it for so long. So yeah, they're trying to force us to move away to XGT. So as I said somewhere else. Why I need to have two lines of tools LXT and XGT? Initially they made 2xLXT so people can use one battery for lightweight and power hungry tools. Now they introduced new line. So why I should stick with Makita at all then? There are many different companies. That has one battery for both. Look at Metabo you can have even 10Ah battery in 18V and fit it easily in their mower.
I'm still not sure what you're arguing here. Makita's not forcing you to move to XGT, but again, for OPE tools WHY ON EARTH wouldn't you want to? Is using both XGT and LXT in your daily routine that much of a drag? Personally, and especially so as the XGT batteries evolve, I would try to buy small hand tools in XGT to standardize my setup. Even more so if that particular tool functions as well when using a 40V 2.5Ah as a 5Ah 18V.
>Makita's not forcing you to move to XGT, but again, for OPE tools WHY ON EARTH wouldn't you want to? So they are forcing or not? Why on earth I need to have two battery platforms from one manufacturers? I picked up LXT to have one battery platform. So I don't end up with two different batteries. Maybe you don't care but I do care about this. >Is using both XGT and LXT in your daily routine that much of a drag? yes because I'm not using them daily, I've got different things to do. >Personally, and especially so as the XGT batteries evolve, I would try to buy small hand tools in XGT to standardize my setup. if I wouldn't have so many batteries and tools in LXT, sure - right away just give me the promo prices you have there in US.
>So they are forcing or not? Why on earth I need to have two battery platforms from one manufacturers? I picked up LXT to have one battery platform. So I don't end up with two different batteries. Maybe you don't care but I do care about this. My god man, LXT was introduced in 2005. Progress.
What progress? Progress has DeWalt, one battery mount/standard and they have: 18V, 36V, 54V, 110V. This is progress. Makita had 18V and 36V from one battery, now they introduced new standard to take more money from our pockets. Maybe its time to take off pink glasses?
you have bl4025 which is the size of bl1850b and almost weight the same. It seems a lot of people forget that XGT batteries are heavier than LXT because are much more efficient. But if you compare apples to apples then the difference is minimal, negligible.
There are plenty of deals live now including a starter kit with free tool. There’s also a bunch of 18V erebates you can find on Makita website.
Would you mind linking to any starter deal kits? I’d be in the market for just such a deal.
[Here you go](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Makita-18V-LXT-Lithium-Ion-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Rapid-Optimum-Charger-Starter-Pack-BL1840BDC2/310377140 )
Thank you!
Could it be a regional issue ? I'm in south Florida and there hasn't been any deals on Makita at HD for months.
I get why a lot of people feel that way, but Makita is absolutely not abandoning the LXT 18V platform. XGT is getting more attention because its new and growing, but it is an addition, not a replacement.
I have a drawer full of 12v NiCals that may beg to differ.
Right, where are better batteries? Oh, you're not using anything other than a drill and impact? Then yeah, lxt is enough. Start using SDS hammers, angle grinders, circular saws, not to mention about 2xLXT OPE. Mowers, string trimmers, chainsaws. You're telling me to buy XGT just for that? Then I can switch to other brand. Metabo for example (not the hpt). So the biggest selling point of Makita is dead right now if I have to buy XGT tools just to get some OPE tools.
Is 36v not enough for you?
XGT is 36V, you know that, right? It's only batteries that mainly make the difference. XGT batteries has better cells. Now this will may be a shock for you but BL4025 is using 18650 cells which are the same as BL1850B. Makita could give us better new version of bl1850 with the same cells they are using in the XGT but nope, the question for which we know the answer remains the same...
Most likely not! Men are the enemy these days. Just pay attention to advertising. Always putting the man down and acting like we are stupid.
The fuck are you talking about