Pros & Cons
Pros
The 286 comes with a extra grip handle to hold it steady whilst your drilling concrete brickwork or drywall. Plenty of torque to turn big bits. Sturdy powerful and makita quality. It has the power and torque for all the jobs that i used it on.
Cons
Makitas drills are very powerful, but as far as reliability, terrible. The mode selector ring was forever being knocked into hammer mode and is really fiddly to set to screw mode. Makitas warranty service is hopeless as you never hear back from them w... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Excellent quality drill, you won’t be disappointed.
This is the best combi drill i have ever bought.
The selector ring to switch between hammer, drill and driver modes is too easily moved when tightening the chuck, and the chuck... Read More
Needs a hands-free lanyard for ladder work but otherwise not awful
Shipping
Purchased from toolden and arrived 2 days early full 5*****
Competitiveness
Comparing it to my dhp485 the difference is unbelievably good.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 479 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 9 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The selector ring to switch between hammer drill and driver modes is too easily moved when tightening the chuck and the chuck itself feels a bit clunky and inclined to stickjam
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Needs a handsfree lanyard for ladder work but otherwise not awful
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ok a few have marked it as an heavy product but when you see the quality compared to the 285 then you see why it has that little bit more weight
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The specs on the 485 that i own are okay for general purpose work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Combi 485 with 2 5amp batteries was 150 all in486 body only was 127also comes with a makita 3years warranty