A friends house had a major fire. It took a few months for the insurance to settle. We helped with clean up. I found a DeWalt drill in a bucket of water. He told me to pitch it but just for kicks I took it home. It works.
I haven’t done that with any DeWalt gear.
They have had other experiences that remind me of the old Timex commercials.
My wife bought me a new porch/deck glider for Father’s day 2 years ago this month.
Our yard man and his teenage son set it up in our back yard, and we eventually moved it when assembled to our back deck.
Jose had his drill and his son, who is a good mechanic asked if I had an extra drill. I brought out the DeWalt driver set and two charge batteries and handed it to him.
He really did a good job with the zillion bolts/nuts of different sizes. Jose and I did the final moves and assembly on the deck.
A two hour + job was done in less than 30 minutes. 2 years later this Father’s day, everything is in great shape. About once a quarter my DeWalt Driver and I spend a few minutes tightening the bolts and nuts on the glider and my Charcoal/butane grill combo with the DeWalt and an adjustable Crescent wrench.
Jose bought his son a DeWalt Driver kit, and the kid uses it all the time and setting up his own tool kit.