New Ryobi 3-speed drill transmissions!

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by Bill_Hancoc

Looks good except one thing. Its a hammer drill. From my knowledge and use of hammer drills they are different from regular drills, when they get up to their stall torque instead of just stopping they have a hammer action that bangs the drill forward to help commonly through concrete and/or cement.

There should be a switch to lock out the hammer mechanism. Additionally, if you're going to the trouble of disassembling it, it should be simple to remove the offending parts entirely.

Originally Posted by Teched3

I do like the apparent gear ratios available with the Ryobi. Ryobi's 3 seem more useful then the Dewalt's 3.

I noticed this as well; we found that the DeWalt XRP's 3^rd gear was hardly used, since 2^nd is so close, and since the XRP's shifter has a long travel.

Originally Posted by Teched3

Uses bushings instead of ball bearings.

I was wondering about this—the DeWalt's bearings (needle and ball) are a nice (but expensive) touch.