Title: NOT 9/16" and NOT 3/4", it's a 1/2" drill
Product review: I searched the internet for a drill with a chuck that could accept a drill shank larger than 1/2". Both Home Depot and Tool King recommended the Makita line as they are advertised as being 3/4" (unlike Amazon which calls them 9/16"). The Home Depot website says "Chuck Size 3/4". When the drill arrived I measured the chuck at 1/2" and it is clearly stamped "1/2-20". A call to Makita verified that they do not make a chuck larger than a 1/2" chuck. They call it a 3/4" drill because "it could drill a hole that big". All my other hammer drills are American brands and they are all called 1/2" drills even though, with a reduced shank bit, they could drill holes larger than 1/2". My little 3/8" drill can handle a 6" hole saw, so should I call it a 6" drill? If this is not false advertising on Makita's part, it is certainly confusing and misleading. I'm glad that Amazon is good about taking returns!
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