Brushless motors are coming on strong and this year DeWALT introduced a brushless version of their popular 20V MAX impact driver.
DeWALT claims that the brushless motor has 57% more runtime than a DeWALT brushed motor and because of the nature of the motor there is much less noise and wear and tear which means more comfort and a longer lasting tool.
Beyond the brushless motor, DeWALT made a few other changes including an improved battery that now has a fuel gauge and a speed selector which will help prolong the life of your battery.
The push button chuck release is also a new feature and is operated with one hand to insert and lock the bit into place and one button release.
Overall the new unit is more compact which will allow you to get into deeper spaces but they improved the power and the runtime. If your impact driver needs an upgrade consider this brushless unit from DeWALT.
Spring is here which means it's time to get your yard back in shape. Instead of fixing up your old gas trimmer or or dull hedger, enter to Win a new Black & Decker cordless 36V trimmer or hedge trimmer.
Black & Decker invited us to test both tools and we were very impressed. They both pack plenty of power and the battery runtime is more than enough for most homeowner landscapes.
Kicking the gas habit has a lot of advantages. Between clean up, pull cords, storage and making sure you have fuel on hand, you're wasting time you'd rather spend doing other things.
Black & Decker's 36V cordless electric lawn and garden tools are built for performance, speed and convenience. All the power of gas with just the touch of a button and none of the mess. Electric lawn equipment is lighter, cleaner and greener.
HOW TO ENTER
Leave a comment below stating why you want to "Kick Gas".
You can enter once-per-day to increase your odds of winning.
Make sure you provide a working email in the comment form so we can contact the winner.
PRIZE
We will randomly select TWO WINNERS
One winner will receive a Black & Decker 36V Cordless Trimmer and the other will receive a Black & Decker 36V Cordless Hedge Trimmer.
GIVEAWAY DEADLINE
We will select TWO random winners at 12 midnight EST on April 23rd, 2012 and they will be notified immediately.
After testing the impressive STIHL cordless leaf blower we had high hopes for the STIHL MSA 160 cordless chainsaw and it didn't disappoint.
STIHL has been manufacturing chainsaws for more than 80 years so they have the engineering dialed in. They've now got the powerplant in the 36V 4.5amp battery platform with more than enough power for any homeowner. It's brushless motor is low-wear and has great power from top to bottom.
Here's a quick video of the chainsaw in action.
We were reluctant to take out any trees in our yard and the branches we had were all too small but we traveled to our ranch and helped clear some mesquite which it did with aplomb. The safety guard works extremely well and you forget you are using a battery powered saw until you realize you don't smell like exhaust.
Nothing can replace the brute power of gas but this cordless unit will meet the needs of a lot of people.
Cordless power tools continue to advance in performance and it finally looks like outdoor power equipment which has long been dominated by gas is finally catching up.
Black & Decker invited us out to Tempe, AZ to check out their latest yard tools that have been upgraded to the 36V platform. They introduced a 24" hedge trimmer, 13" trimmer/edger, hard sweeper/vacuum and their self-propelled cordless mower.
Besides the mower the other three tools all run on the new 36V lithium-ion platform which is compact and now includes a "fuel gauge" to measure remaining battery life. The mower runs on 36V but in a different form factor.
Black & Decker took the unique approach of demonstrating the tools at Diablo Stadium where Major League Baseball does Spring Training. The field was immaculate so we weren't able to really test the effectiveness of some of these tools but we did get our hands on all of them and we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful setting to test tools.
