DEWALT 20V MAX Hammer Drill and Impact Driver, Cordless Power Tool Combo Kit with 2 Batteries and Charger (DCK299M2) – For Sale – Price

Reviews

1. 

   Malodorous – 11 March 2025

   Great kit – love the brushless-ness and 4AH battery
   I upgraded from an old DeWalt 18V combo set, and it was worth every penny.When compared to a brushed motor, brushless has more power. Less energy is wasted as friction (heat) since the rotor and stator have an air gap between them. A brushed design has brushes that make contact as the rotor spins. That generates friction, heat, and they eventually wear out and need to be replaced. Brushless motors are more complex and expensive but do away with that, generating more power output at the rotor for the same power input.In addition, brushless motors tend to be smaller. This means the drill and impact driver are both smaller than my old ones, and this is critical for the drill.I am a big fan of Irwin Speedbor drill bits – specifically the three-bladed bits with flutes and the screw nose. That pulls the bit through wood, making it quick and easy to drill holes at least until you get to the back edge. Anyway, drilling holes through joists or studs to pull wire where the framing is already fully installed can be difficult or impossible without a right-angle drill: the drill and bit can be wider than the stud/joist cavity (14.5″). However, a 4″ Speedbor bit in this drill (shorter because brushless) easily fits in a standard stud cavity with plenty of room to spare. I no longer need to beg borrow or steal a right-angle drill.The impact driver is an impact driver. Nothing special to report on that, just that it does its job as one would expect. Same with the charger.I like that this kit comes with a 4AH battery. Many of DeWalt’s kits come with wimpy 2AH batteries. Those will not last as long – half as long, to be precise. Better to have the extra longevity to get the job done without swapping batteries in the middle.This may be more expensive than the non-MAX variety, but it is worth every penny and I regret nothing. Go big or go home!Update: After a year and a half of use and abuse, these tools are still going strong. They may be nicked up and dinged up, but they just work and work well. Since buying into this battery system I have bought a few other tools and I am even more grateful for the 4AH battery. I use it for the orbital sander and the extra runtime over a smaller battery is nice. I also bought a 6AH battery. Swapping between them when sanding bigger projects works well and I never run out of juice, thanks to the rapid charger in this kit.As far as I am concerned there are two power tool systems worth buying: DeWalt 20V Max, and Milwaukee Fuel. You spend a little extra money up front, but you also don’t need to replace a broken tool a few months later which is actually more expensive in the long run.

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   Gamearts – 11 March 2025

   Fantastic – This Is the Kit to Get!
   This is a fantastic kit! DeWalt sells lots of different kits with the impact and drill, but this one (DCK299P2) is the best one in my opinion. You get two 5ah batteries, and they’re the perfect size/weight batteries for these tools.The next-best kit they sell is the DCK299D1T1 which comes with the FlexVolt (6ah) and a 2ah battery, but you’re better off with these better-balanced two 5ah batteries. The FlexVolt battery weighs a ton and is really meant for their bigger tools like their circular saw. You also don’t get the hard carrying case.I noticed my tools in this kit (sold by Amazon) were freshly made. Both tools and batteries had either a March or April 2020 stamp on them indicating they are going to last a very long time.The tools themselves are great. You get the DCF887 Impact and DCD996 Drill, two of DeWalt’s best tools in their class. I used the impact to drive some wood screws for a small fence repair I had to make. It worked out real nice, and even on the highest (3) setting, the Impact didn’t get hot at all. I didn’t experience any overheating like in the VCG Construction YouTube videos, but then again, this was a fairly small job in comparison.It’s true that Makita makes a better impact, but if you want the Made in Japan Makita, you have to spend even more money than this kit to get a kit of theirs with *just* their impact. To top it off, the Makita drills are now only made in China (even their expensive new 40 volt version). So you can’t even get a matching Made in Japan drill to go with the impact.The DCD996 DeWalt drill is actually one of the best you can get according to reviews. DeWalt did come out with a slightly more powerful drill this year (DCD998), but it is made in China, not USA. Unless you need the extra power, the DCD996 is totally enough.The charger took about 1.5 hours to fully charge the batteries from 1 to 3 green lights. It’s a little slow (they do provide a faster charger in the FlexVolt kit), but one could argue you’re actually better off with slow-charging so it doesn’t degrade the battery life as much. Plus, 1.5 hours isn’t that long a time to wait.Finally, their support is surprisingly good. I noticed my tools didn’t come with the Made in USA stickers that go near the trigger (circle-shaped). So, I contacted support through their website — not thinking they’d even reply, since it was such a minuscule issue. It took a month, but they actually got back to me and even UPS next day aired me the stickers!Overall, I highly recommend this kit and company!

3. 

   Cannibal Chainsaw – 11 March 2025

   Awesome drills. Glad I opted for the industrial models. It’s worth it.
   When I got these, the batteries had one bar, so I charged them. It only took an hour, maybe an hour and a half to fully charge each of these 5ah batteries. I’ve replaced my mailbox and drove 3/8 x 4″ legs bolts through 3/4 plywood and into a treated 6×6. I built a handrail for a disabled friend’s house, I’m currently remodeling a barn and have driven probably two pounds of wood screws, I’ve reinforced the handrail on my Dad’s frint porch, I swapped out the track on the barn door, removing eight 3/8 lag bolts, and reinstalling them. ALL BEFORE CHANGING THE BATTERY! The battery life is amazing.I love the screwdriver setting on the impact, and the bright bright 20 minute flashlight setting on the drill. I didn’t even know they had those features, they’re just bonuses.I also have the 1/2 impact and love it, and the 20v, 7 1/4 circular saw which is extremely satisfying powerwise.The impact is fairly light weight, but a little heavy with the 5ah batteries, I’m thinking of getting 2ah batteries for when I’m on a ladder. The 1/2 hammer drill is pretty heavy, but I want that in a heavy duty drill. They seem extremely well made, and when I’ve had them a while, I’ll update my review concerning the longevity.

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   Rodolfo Torres – 11 March 2025

   Nunca pensé fuera tan fuerte, lo probé con trabajos sencillos y tube que bajarle velocidad, muy potente, no le pide nada a los de cable de CA. Funcional práctico poderoso, seguro en tu mano. La batería dura lo suficiente para terminar un trabajo. Es una herramienta inalambrica Excelente y el precio mucho más bajo que en las tiendas comerciales locales. Son nuevos no reconstruidos. Acepto herramienta bosch en sus boquillas que ya tenia. Comprare Dewalt accesorios. Gracias estoy muy satisfecho

5. 

   ANDREW THOMPSON – 11 March 2025

   I only use the combo for personal use around the house but so far they have been great. The battery last a really long time and are lighter then I thought they would be. The lights on them really help to see what your doing in darker places. They have lots of power for any job your using them for. This combo is made in the USA with global parts. I’m not sure how that affects the quality of the product but hopefully will last way longer then the cheap china stuff. I purchased the 5 ah set with the hard case which is nice for the extra protection. I’m pretty thrifty when it comes to money and I waited a long time for these to come on a good sale. I purchased these on the Black Friday sale for around $330 (2021), which was the best price I’ve ever see them on. I checked Home Depot and their price was around $650 at the time of purchase . If your looking for a new set and can get them for a good deal I would highly recommend them!

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   منتج جبار 👍🏻👍🏻 – 11 March 2025

   منتاج مشالله قوي وجبار

7. 

   Zau Ring – 11 March 2025

   I bought these tools for my small project at home, I need to use both driver and drill. I bought this combo kit and so far working great. The only thing I missed out was the charger input watts. I stay in 240 watt country and this products were made in USA 🇺🇸 and charger came with 110 watts. To solve this I had to buy converter to be able to use 110 watts 😅

8. 

   Amazon Customer – 11 March 2025

   I’ve been running these drills for about 9 months now. Shipping time was supposed to be 4-6 weeks. I ordered them tuesday night, wed they shipped, ETA monday. Got home friday, they were already there. I bought them on sale to replace a heavily used set of 18v drills. I work commercial construction, and my impact gets used far more than my hammer most days.Impact: I didn’t really want the 3 speed, figured it was just one more thing to break. However, it is incredibly useful. Low allows you to safely drive small, fragile screws without stripping them, med is normal, and high is only really usable for long or large screws, it sinks them too fast to control. Great for shooting lags, or 4″ deck screws. Brushless motor allows me to often go a couple days on a single 4ah battery.Drill: 3 speed transmission will out-torque most drills in low, and out-spin them in high. Electronic clutch stops the motor when using it, instead of just slipping and grinding like old style ones. Otherwise, it performs pretty similar to my old 18v did, but lighter, longer battery life, and has a light. The light on the drill was a nice surprise. It has a switch on the handle similar to the impact, that allows you to change the brightness of the light. The 2 lower settings work like a normal drill light, but the brightest one has the light stay on for 20 min after pulling the trigger, while being brighter than many flashlights, with a fairly wide beam. This allows it to serve as a makeshift worklight, and works great.Batteries/charger: Not much to say, lighter and more compact than the old 18v XRPs, charge faster and last a lot longer. They seem to handle the cold ok, I used them a few times in -20c or lower, though not often. Mine came with the 4.0AH batteries, though another review said they got 5’s.Side note- Drills come with a belt clip, but neither one has a bit holder. You may want to order a couple at the same time, they attach to the opposite side to the clip