Triton Cordless tools

Actually it looks like it came out of the Ryobi factory.

IMHO one of the most important considerations is whether you are sure the batteries will be available in a few years time.
Ryobi has had the same socket for about 15 years now.

I agree on the bloody chucks. As you cannot get them too tight the drills spin in them and they wear to the point they get worse. I tend to hold the chuck and spin the drill now. Bit hard on the hands. But the drill has really been fabulous in the work it has done.

But really they are for light duty only. I have a 30 year old Hitachi hammer drill with a 13MM chuck and metal gears for the hard stuff.

Regards Philip A

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

A cordless drill with a keyless chuck, with a plastic grip on the chuck ?

C'mon!

DL

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They are all like that. 25 years ago I made the mistake of buying a Makita with a keyed chuck when the option was a keyless. I'd never seen a keyless before so was reluctant to try it.

That keyed chuck often slips on drills, my plastic-gripped keyless chucks never do.

The thing is, where are the Triton tools made now ??

Initially sold to Hills (despite GMC making offers), Hills sold it to GMC a few years later then they folded.

Sold here by Kinchrome for a while, then Whites Wire ? No idea who is behind them now.

Looking at the range some of the older tools are still available but most of the newer stuff has to be made in Asia somewhere. Philip A's comment about batteries rings true.
My old Ryobi (1997) lets smoke escape occasionally but the NiCad battery still holds a good charge, has Made in Japan on the drill & battery.
My B&D drills with NiCads still work well but the batteries need to be replaced soon, time to upgrade but what to get ? Only for DIY use.....

Have a read of the Triton history here https://stusshed.com/tag/triton/ and where George Lewin ended up.
On the above page (some way down) is also an interesting comparison between a Triton planer & a GMC planer (they look almost identical). But GMC didn't actually manufacture anything as far as I understand, just a marketing company (formed by a couple of ex B&D guys) that outsourced everything.

https://www.tritontools.com/en-US


Just found this http://www.gmctools.com/en-GB/AboutUs website copyright 2016 ??

Colin

I ended up purchasing Milwaukee cordless - has metal keyless chuck and works a treat.