Im a Plumbing contractor, Ive been using your Hole Hawgs for 39 years and never had any major problems, switches and cord issues is all. Ive had to purchase a few more lately and Im very disappointed with the RPMs of your Hole Hawgs now. Its not good for Plumbers any more, the high speed is great for small bits but not for large bits like 3 and 4 and the Low speed is to low for Drilling 3 and 4 holes with out injuring yourself. Ive had 3 of my employees hurt themselves while using it in the low speed with the larger bits. I believe my older Hole Hawgs were 800-900 RPMs and were the best drills on earth! And Ive never burned one up either. Why dont you make them any more You shouldnt have to be a Paul Bunyan type of person to operate it in the low speed with the larger bits. I would recommend this drill to electricians all day, but not to Plumbers with the larger bits.

I had some drywall mud start to harden on me and my DeWalt drills were not hefty enough. I went to the local **** shop to look for a heavier duty drill. This Hole Hawg was the only heavy duty drill, so I got it, took it home and let it go to work. It made short work of the drying mud, and that was the low gear, which is good cuz it won't switch to high speed. Oh well, it works great for what I needed.

I have two of these Hole Hawgs that drill holes all day long. They never fail and never give up. Five years into the Electrical Construction industry and still going strong. I don't see using any other product to get this particular job done.

I've been a Plumbing Contractor for over 20 years. I've owned the 1675-1 model for over 15 years and I can attest to it's quality, durability, and longevity. I've abused my Hole Hawg...dropped it from rafters, dropped galvanized and black iron pipe on it, ran over it with my truck, etc....and any other way you could possibly think of abusing a tool on the job site. Never once has it failed to work or have I had to send it in for repairs. It has the power and torque to make short work in drilling holes through studs when roughing in new homes or used for repair and service work. The bottom line is...the Milwaukee Hole Hawg is the ABSOLUTE best and defacto standard drill for the plumbing trade. NO other manufacturer comes REMOTELY close to producing a drill of this caliber. PERIOD!!!

I have used hole hawgs for a long time and they had always been a reliable durable tool. I have not been happy lately since the gears keep breaking and have gone through 2 new purchases and sent the newest one in for repair (which is the second repair this year). Not sure if they had cheapened up the parts inside but it is not holding up like in the past.