So regarding your “encroaching” statement, you may be right on the money.We set up our Inertia Torque impact torque tester to see what each mode offers in terms of maximum torque. What I CAN say is that out of the 30-40 batteries I have (to be fair, about 15 of them are still in the package), I’ve never had an issue with the PERFORMANCE of an Octane battery.
RIDGID IMPACT BLUETOOTH
There are other reports about the batteries being defective when it came to Bluetooth which I cannot attest to. That said, the decision was made to pull the plug. Once Octane was released, with all of its power, apparently TTI began to notice that Milwaukee sales started to dip (not plummet) and Octane was the reason. From all of the articles I read, what was said is that TTI wanted Milwaukee to be their flagship brand, Ridgid their “Mid Grade” and Ryobi their entry level. TTI owns Milwaukee, Ridgid, Ryobi, HART, Stiletto Tools and many others (search THIS site about this-just type “who owns what” and enter). How? Why? Who in their right mind? Just totally nonplussed and incredulous.īut from reading an article here and there, then another, and another… they all coincided with one another.
When I recognized that the entire Octane lineup was being discontinued, I was SHOCKED. I was fortunate enough to get a bunch of 9AH for $99 apiece a couple of holidays ago and have most of the lineup, including the Octane 7” Grinder that takes 2 batteries, but can run on 1, the MegaMax set twice (I buy and sell tools as well on the side), the JobMax collection twice, stealth force, the High Torque (which came out a few years ago at 1,500 FT/LBS) and so on…
And albeit I’m a DeWalt guy (entire Xtreme 12V collection, 19 of the 26 FlexVolt tools, and 50+ XR tools), I was once a Gen5X fan and when Octane came out, I was on Cloud 9. I have always said that Ridgid is the best bang for your buck. Perhaps Stuart can step in and clarify if what I mention seems to be incorrect. Hey Rog and Arieleno, albeit I have read this on a couple different occasions and it makes sense, I do not know this for a concrete fact. It will be interesting to see how the two brands’ offerings, exclusive to Lowe’s and Home Depot respectively, compare. Kobalt, one of Ridgid’s fiercest competitors, recently announced a brand-new generation of 24V Max cordless power tools. In my opinion, Ridgid has a very cohesive 18V lineup for the first time in several years. And, they gained some new features, most notably the hammer drill’s anti-kickback tech.
RIDGID IMPACT DRIVER
The new hammer drill and impact driver don’t have all of the same features of their Octane predecessors, but I wouldn’t say they are lacking. They now offer SubCompact brushless power tools, lower priced and more value-focused core tools, and now we have these new high-performance tools with modern aesthetics.
Ridgid announced all-new 18V cordless power tools earlier this year, and they have not steam-rolled over their existing products as they have done in the past.ĭo you remember Gen5X? Octane? Hyper-Li batteries? Ridgid’s older Octane hammer drill delivered 1300 in-lbs of max torque. The older Ridgid Octane impact driver, which launched in 2019, delivered 2400 in-lbs of max torque. While the new offerings are indeed all-new, Ridgid has offered similarly high-performing tools before, with their former 18V Octane cordless power tools. Ridgid’s PR materials lead off with the introduction of these tools as “all new brushless solutions.” Ridgid has not yet provided details or SKUs aside from what is discussed above. Buy the Ridgid Impact Driver at Home DepotĪs per the image at the top of the page, it looks like there will also be a combo kit that includes both the hammer drill and impact driver.
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