Title: Uh-oh
Product review: I own a lot of Makita tools and I am an ardent supporter, but I would not recommend this tool. I have been using the 9.6 volt drill for years. It's a tank. I decided to upgrade and bought this drill based on a test in Wood magazine. I had to return 2 of them due to excessive play in the shaft the chuck is attached to. I should have heeded that warning. My drill worked fine for about a year. Then I knocked it off a 4 foot step ladder. It fell about 2 feet into a pile of leaves and mulch. Honest! It broke. Something in the gear assembly gave out. I disassembled it. Couldn't find the broken part. There are a lot of plastic gears in there. Very disappointed.
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