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Caution on these ryobi SDS rotary hammer drills. I bought the bigger full size version of this tool-only for around $120 off direct tools. It is ridiculously weak. I thought it would help me to drill out a couple of pine trees stumps using a 12" long 1" auger bit. It stalls constantly and is not even close to being able to handle the work. And that's using a 9ah battery. I actually sent it back in thinking there might be something wrong with it. They sent it back, claiming it functioned perfectly and passed all diagnostics. Meanwhile my old ryobi brushless hammer drill is able to do it with the same bit. It's slow but it will do it. I paid $40 for it off direct tools about 3 years ago...
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