Product Description

DEWALT DC925KA Heavy-Duty 18V XRP Hammerdrill/Drill/Driver

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #735 in Home Improvement
• Brand: DEWALT
• Model: DC925KA
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.25" h x 16.00" w x 14.25" l, 14.50 pounds

Features

• DEWALT-built motor delivers 510 unit watts out of power; high-capacity XRP battery offer 40% more run-time than standard batteries
• Patented 3-speed, all-metal transmission offers three drilling speeds (0-450 rpm, 0-1,500 rpm, 0-2,000 rpm) and 3 hammer-blow speeds (0-7,650 bpm, 0-25,500 bpm, 0-34,000 bpm)
• 22 clutch settings; heavy-duty self-tightening chuck helps prevent bit slippage and provides better torque at the bit
• Includes 2 18-volt XRP batteries, 360-degree side handle, kit box
• Drill/driver weighs only 6.1 pounds; 3-year limited warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
The DeWalt DC925KA Heavy Duty 18-volt XRP Hammerdrill/Drill/Driver comes with a high efficiency motor that delivers 480 unit watts for superior performance in all drilling and fastening applications. Features include a patented 3-speed all-metal transmission that matches the speed to the application for optimal performance and a heavy-duty 1/2-inch self-tightening chuck that tightens throughout an operation to provide superior bit gripping torque. Other features include superior ergonomics for optimized balance, size, and weight, and an XRP 18-volt extended run-time battery for long run-time and battery life. Backed by a 3-year manufacturer's warranty, this hammerdrill/drill/driver comes with a one-hour charger, two 18-volt XRP batteries a 360-degree side handle, and a heavy-duty kit box.

Customer Reviews

Extremely durable, and good for electricians.
This is the drill you want if you never want to buy another drill of this size and power again. Provided you don't care that it may be a little banged up (witch it will become if you do "really use it"). This drill set and case easily retailed over $250. The hammer setting is perfect for making small holes (say 1/4" or less) in masonry for anchors or drilling small to medium size holes for what ever reason in hard materials (having a bit centered and for a high blows per minute drill helps too!). This drill can easily make 5/8 holes in 1/2 wafer board and 2/4's with a (sharp) auger bit no problem . It has plenty of torque and (with the XRP bat) battery life for anything you logically think it would handle. 3 speeds to let you fool around with how fast you want to go. It can handle brick dust and being dropped on the ground as well as hanging on a ladder from the chuck. I have seen this particular dewalt drill set (and the one without a hammer setting) used buy many in the construction field.

This is a great deal and should not be passed up for someone who needs to buy a good quality light-heavyduty drill once.

Strong, Durable, Versatile.
I acquired this tool by accident: I was buying an 18V reciprocating saw and the drill came with it. But this tool easily took over most of my drilling needs, even some of what I used to do with a corded tool.

Most eye-opening experience with the DC925: I needed to drill some vent-stack holes in stud wall fireblocking and top plates. This tool was able to drive a 2-1/2" Milwaukee Self-Feed bit through doubled 2x4s in half a dozen locations -- and that's with a dull bit and a two year old battery (fully charged, but old ones aren't as strong).

Among the other high-torque jobs this drill has accomplished, it regularly runs an 18" x 5/8" ship-auger bit through 8 to 12 inches of framing lumber many times per hour, can handle multiple deep holes with a 3/4" auger, hammerdrills pilot holes for Tapcon anchors and for tri-nailing wood onto concrete, and often runs abrasive flap wheels and discs for metal finishing. Oh yeah, in a pinch (no power nearby) it has even mixed two to three gallons of drywall mud or thinset mortar. Not bad for cordless.

As for durability, it has fallen ten feet onto concrete a number of times, and has generally been treated roughly as if it were not made of plastic. Still works like new.

My drill took a little swim
One day at the job site, a coworker informed me that he owed me a new drill. Curious, I asked "Why"? He told me that he had accidentally dropped my Dewalt drill/driver into a water filled catch basin and it was still in there.

I ran over to where the catch basin was, saw my drill down in the murky depths, and went in head first to retrieve it. Retrieving the drill was easy enough, but extracting myself from the deep and narrow catch basin, with one hand on my drill, my feet in the air and my head pointing towards China, was proving to be a bit more difficult. Fortunately for me, the fellow who dropped the drill in the catch basin in the first place, Big John, happened to be a 6'6" giant and was able to pull me out by my ankles.

After taking a moment to remind myself to always have an exit strategy in any future power tool rescue attempts (lest there be no around to yank on my ankles) I took my waterlogged drill and ran over to my car. I disconnected the battery from the drill, put both pieces on top of the defrost vents on my dash board, and cranked the defrost on full blast for about half an hour (I had the temperature set on low so that the battery wouldn't explode).

Well, as you may have guessed from my 5-star rating, the Dewalt worked perfectly after that episode, and still works perfectly today, three years later. The water episode, in and of itself, isn't enough to rate 5 stars; it is all the use, abuse, and neglect that the drill endures that really impresses me. I use larger spade and auger bits than it is rated for when there are no corded drills around. I have mixed drywall mud with it, drilled lots of holes in concrete (again with larger bits than what it is rated for), drilled holes in steel and stainless steel, and driven lag bolts. It typically lives on the job site floor several days out of the week. I would say that Dewalt hit the nail on the head when they designed this product, but that doesn't seem a fitting metaphor for a drill, does it?

There are several companies that make a great hammer drill/driver, and I can't say which is really the best. What I can say is that I never feel regret at buying this Dewalt, or look at another company's 18 volt drill and wish that I had bought that brand instead. I am completely satisfied with this product.