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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

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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.

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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

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