r/KobaltTools

Hello,

I was interested in grabbing a new weed-eater. Tested my FIL’s Kobalt 24v and it was excellent. I did need to change batteries a couple times, but that’s fine I have tons of batteries.

Since he wants his back I was gonna grab the 48v to just use 2 batteries at the same time and pause my work less. Unfortunately I see they aren’t being sold. Anyone hear anything about when they may hit the stores again? I need a weed eater so I can’t push it off for too long. Not sure if I should wait or grab the 40v while it’s on sale. Not too keen on that one since the battery isn’t the same as the ones I have already

Does anyone know of the next big sale with power tools? I see there isn’t much for the current Memorial Day sale. I am mainly looking at power tools and maybe some organization for my garage.

Plus, any news of the 48v max stuff? It’s been a few weeks since the whole “buy back”.

I would assume price was a factor in choosing Kobalt over Milwaukee/Makita/Dewalt, but I’m curious what made you choose them over these other budget brands?

I would like to start by saying I don’t know a lot about reasonable electrical loads. But with the rise of 2x24v as the heir apparent of the mainline, could we get a 6 battery bay power station for 24v batteries? 40v has a 4 bay. I just don’t know if it makes sense to go beyond the single battery adapter that is out now, seeing that 24v usually come in lower amps, so getting it from both sides of a kW calculation.

I have both the brushless cordless drill/driver and the brushless cordless hammer drill..... can only keep one. I was going to keep the hammer drill cause it looks like it has options on it to be used like a regular drill/driver but has the "hammer" option available when needed BUT, I looked up some specs and the REGULAR drill/ driver gets up to 650- 850lbs of torque... the specs on the hammer drill only mentions 650lbs of torque...... am I missing something? I would assume the "hammer" feature would be more than that but if I use it as a regular drill, is 650lbs the max?

I recently purchased a new home and am lucky enough to need a set of power tools to help me with projects around the house. I have never owned any power tools that were my own so I want to make sure I buy something that is well worth my money and it looks like this kit is up my alley. No huge renovations are planned as the home is fairly new, but we are planning on building a garden, installing fence doors, and maybe even building a shed plus all the random house things that may come up. I am leaning towards getting the “complete home kit” from Lowe’s. I know this is a Kobalt subreddit, but are there any drawbacks to going with the 24v Kobalt tool line? Will I be missing out on anything. How does this compare with DeWalt, Ryobi, etc.? Any recommendations?

Bought a tool this morning and got a 2Ah battery and charger for free with the tool purchase. Took it home and put the battery on charge. Charger says the battery is charged but I only have 3 bars on the battery. Tried 2 other chargers I have and they all said the battery is charged. Could the 4th battery light on the battery not work or is it an issue with the battery?

OK, so I bought a deal online in 12/24 from Lowes of a tool box, a charger, a 2 amp and 4 amp 24 v battery. Both batteries have died. I went into Lowes and the manager swapped me the 2 amp reluctantly, told me to call next time get an RMA and he has no 4 amp.

Called Kobalt, they gave me an RMA but insist I must return the entire kit (which is no longer available) meaning the tool box, charger 2 and 4 amp battery. All I need replaced in the 4 amp, and I'll throw back the new 2 amp if it makes the RMA happy to get 2 working batteries back.

But return the charger and the toolbox? Heck, I gave the tool box to my dad, I didn't need it. (Xmas time, yo know?) Come on. The warranty is on the battery, not the package.

How's my best way to approach them? To top it off, no store in reasonable distance has in stock single batteries, and the 2 packs are 2 2 amp or 2 4amp, no 2 amp plus 4 amp, so not sure the deal anyway.

Advice? I just want my 4 amp replaced. Not all this drama. Thanks

After 2.5 weeks pending shipment Lowes released my bare tool for shipment. I have enough batteries from last few years sales. So I’m excited to slap a longer bar on it and have my shorty to buck and this to cut.

Tried to restring the trimmer, but 2 problems:

1. I’m supposed to be able to twist the knob to wind the line, but it is very difficult to wind.

2. When ready to go, the line won’t advance when bumped.

Went to Lowe’s to ask for help, but a clerk said Kovalt was bought by Ez-Go and cust service may now be non-existent.

Any thoughts? Help?

TIA.

I saw a few Instagram post where people installed off switch switches to their lithium ion chargers for their drill batteries in their garage because they said it was a common cause of house fires. In some cases, they just unplugged the charger afterwards, but that’s a little bit harder to do because you have to be there to manually unplug it when it’s done charging.

This isn’t necessarily Kobalt specific, but does anyone else have any strategy to address the potential fire risk? Any firefighters or first responders who can chime in on whether it’s a potential problem or not?