Milwaukee GEN 3 vs GEN 4 Drill 2904 & Impact 2953

ONCE EVERY 4 YEARS OR SO, YOU HAVE A VERY
DIFFICULT CHOICE TO MAKE, SAVE A BUNCH OF MONEY ON THE CURRENT TOOLS, OR BE THE FIRST
ON THE JOBSITE WITH THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY. PIPELINE JUST HAPPENED AND MILWAUKEE ANNOUNCED
A BUNCH OF EXCITING STUFF INCLUDING NEW GEN 4 TOOLS. BUT LETS KEEP THIS SIMPLE AND TALK ABOUT THE
NEW IMPACT AND HAMMER. OK, THE GEN 4 LOOKS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE
GEN 3. SIZE AND WEIGHT HAVE IMPROVED A LITTLE, IN
FACT, IMPROVED BY AN EIGHTH OF INCH. THE PEAK POWER IS THE SAME, WHICH HOW CAN
A QUARTER INCH IMPACT BE ANY MORE POWERFUL WITHOUT SNAPPING EVERY BIT YOU PUT IN IT? BUT THEY DID GIVE THIS MORE RPM, WHICH MAKES
FOR FASTER FASTENING ON THE LOWER END OF THINGS.

THE GEN 4 IMPACT CAN GET UP TO 3,900 RPM VS
THE GEN 3 AT 3,600. YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE TRIGGER CONTROL
ON THE GEN 3, THAT WAS IMPROVED ON AS WELL. THE ENHANCED TRIGGER CONTROL ON THE GEN 4
IS A MAJOR PLUS. BUT WE ALL KNOW YOU’RE JUST GOING TO FULL
THROTTLE THAT THING EVERY TIME. BUT IN THE RARE OCCASION, THE FEATURE IS THERE,
WORKED WELL ON THE GEN 3, AND NOW BETTER ON THE LOW END GEN 4.

FOR ME, THE BEST UPGRADE ON THIS IS THE LIGHTS. THE GEN 3 HAS ONE LIGHT ON THE BOTTOM AND
CREATES A SHADOW. THE GEN 4 PROVIDES THE POWER OF THE SUN WITH
3 POWERFUL LED LIGHTS, SO YOU WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM SEEING THOSE BOLTS TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT
FLUID IN YOUR CAR NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE HAMMER DRILL. LOOKS IDENTICAL TO THE GEN 3. A HUGE INCREASE IN POWER AND LESS STALLING. THE GEN 4 HAS A PEAK TORQUE OF 1,400 IN-LBS. VS THE 1,200 YOU GET FROM GEN 3. HOW YOU GONNA HANDLE ALL THAT POWER?! MILWAUKEE MENTIONED THAT THE NUMBER ONE REQUEST
THEY GOT FROM CUSTOMERS WAS TO INCLUDE UPGRADED SAFETY FEATURES INTO THE NEW GEN 4 TOOLS.

THE GEN 4 ADDED AN AUTO STOP, SIMILAR TO WHAT
WE’VE SEEN FROM OTHER TOOLS LATELY. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT STOPS THE TOOL
WHEN YOU GET BINDED UP TO PREVENT YOU FROM BREAKING YOUR WRIST. YOU ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN THAT AUTOSTOP
FEATURE OFF IF YOU WANT. THERE ARE SOME UNIQUE CASES WHERE THAT MIGHT
BE PREFERRED. WHILE THE GEN 4 TOOLS ARE SUPER IMPRESSIVE,
EVERY NEW TOOL LAUNCH MEANS THAT THE OLDER VERSIONS MIGHT BE DISCOUNTED. WE’RE CURRENTLY RUNNING SOME GREAT DEALS
ON THE GEN 3 DRILLS & IMPACTS NOW, WITH REDUCED PRICES AND FREE TOOLS. THESE SHOULD CONTINUE EVEN AS WE START RECEIVING
GEN 4, SO KEEP YOUR EYE OUT FOR THOSE. IT CREATES A REAL DILEMMA: DO YOU TAKE THE
DEAL ON GREAT GEN3 TOOLS OR UPGRADE TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGY? THAT'S UP TO YOU. IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET A GEN 3 THOUGH, DON'T
WAIT TOO LONG BECAUSE THEY’RE GOING TO START GETTING PHASED OUT IN LATE 2022 AS THEIR GEN
4 REPLACEMENTS BECOME AVAILABLE. WHICH NEW PIPELINE TOOL RELEASE ARE YOU MOST
EXCITED FOR? LET US KNOW! ALONG WITH THE NEW DRILLS, THERE'S ALSO NEW
M12 GEN 3 DRILLS AND BATTERIES, AN M18 CARRY ON POWER SUPPLY, AND A CORDLESS BELT SANDER.

CHECK OUT THE GEN 4 HAMMER DRILL AND IMPACT
DRIVER AT OHIO POWER TOOL.COM ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE RANGE OF NEW RELEASES FROM MILWAUKEE
PIPELINE..

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