Overall I am extremely satisfied with the quality and performance of these tools. As a bundle, I think this is a fantastic kit of tools. I wanted to give this a great review out of the box, but I forced myself to try each tool first. They confirmed my expectations and are high quality and very well powered. I’m going to have these tools a long long time.

Hitachi uses a liberal amount of soft touch rubber in their tools. It’s not too soft or compliant, but on all tools I’m able to shift hand position without fear of losing grip. The softer rubber is also very easy on the hands, especially without gloves. The design helps reduce weight and along with the LI-Ion batteries, these tools are very manageable.

Hammer Drill – DV18DL – I’m impressed with the power of this drill. Also the four speed ranges of this drill allows me to select the optimal range for the work. The torque adjustment is simple, and combined with the keyless chuck, the whole front end is very well built and sturdy. It has a nice LED light that can be adjusted to shine on the work and also serves as a belt clip. I had a Ryobi cordless drill and this one is a quantum leap over what I used to have.

Circular Saw – C18DL – I test ran this on some fir 2x4s. Very nice weight on this, not too heavy. I’m used to big heavy saws so this was really nice to use. It’s only a 6-1/2″ blade, which is a good size I suppose for cordless saws, and I really didn’t have any trouble working with it. I ran it through the wood, ripped a bit, and also tried plunge cuts. The saw never bogged down or hesitated. It comes with a really nice blade. Features I enjoy are the soft rubber stability grip and the blade lock. It also comes with a light that shines in front of the blade, which in the pacific northwest is nice since winter days aren’t really that light. Great tool.

Reciprocating Saw – CR18DL – I gave this the most work. I cut through some wet wood and cut up an old bush that I needed to fit into the yard bin. Performance was again excellent. The saw never hesitated even in the 3″ green trunk of the bush. The keyless blade system is excellent. I ran the saw both very stable (stabilized on the wood surface) and with the blade floating and the tree (and saw) vibrating like crazy. The blade did not shake loose or damage. The front boot is also from a thick, but soft rubber so I always felt in control of the cut. The speed control is really nice and you can have a soft touch control. Another great tool.

Light – A nice flourescent light. The cool thing with the light is the handle and hanging system. The light can be stood on end for the floor or hung from the ceiling. Gives off a fair amount of light. This light will definately be nice when working under the house.

Accessories – The kit comes with two batteries and a charger. The charger has a cooling fan that comes on autmatically when charging the battery. The kit also comes with a heavy duty bag that can hold all the tools, charger, and my own accessories blades and bits, with room to spare. It has a lot of pockets inside the bag as well.

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