Thread: Triton Cordless tools

I had a Triton workbench,picked it up from a garage sale for $5.00.Leant it out years ago,never saw it again.Cant even remember who borrowed it.Darn alzimers
Andrew

I also have Triton saw benches etc and a Triton saw, which I bought last century, when they "were" Triton. GMC bought them out a number of years ago and then went bust.

Maybe this is a reincarnation of GMC?

Hi,

I had (have) an old Triton cordless drill. It is a big heavy brute of a thing, with good guides, jigs and frame. BUT, the batteries were utter garbage. Within about 18 months wouldn't hold a charge more than about 5 minutes. I have used it a few times with jumper leads on the boat, and that worked pretty well..... Hopefully the new ones have overcome this shortfall.....

I was in Masters last night and saw they had Triton 18v cordless packs at half-price, e.g.,







Are Triton still any good? Will the batteries fail within a year or two as so many of mine have done?

It's a toss-up whether to buy this stuff or get new batteries for my existing tools. I hate tossing out perfectly usable stuff.

last I checked the triton batteries were NIMH/Nicad and the individual cells in the packs are availalbe from places like jaycar, it takes about 2 hours worth of time to dismantle assess and rebuild the packs with suitable cells + the travel time to get them.

Less as you get more practice at it.

The new ones appear to be lithium-ion batteries.

https://www.tritontools.com/en-GB/Pr...Cordless/T20DD

Don.

I personally think that its hard to go past Ryobi stuff.

I have an 18V drill over 10 years old, and the latest Lion batteries are compatable.
I also have an Impact drill (great), a leaf Blower (superb) and a vacuum (terrific) as well as the drill which has lasted forever.

Regards Philip A

I have had a Triton drill and vibrating cutter thingo for a few months doing home renos and it's worked well, but i'd much rather tools with cords.