{"id":16455,"date":"2021-05-07T10:47:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=16455"},"modified":"2021-05-07T10:47:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:47:29","slug":"makitas-new-xgt-tools-set-the-standard-in-high-performance-cordless-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/makitas-new-xgt-tools-set-the-standard-in-high-performance-cordless-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Makita\u2019s new XGT tools set the standard in high performance cordless power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16456\" src=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita-500x379.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Makita has expanded its high-performance 40VMax XGT range with the launch of nine new tools, including the company\u2019s \ufb01rst twin 40VMax (80VMax) machines. The new additions include both construction tools and garden maintenance machinery, and all feature Makita\u2019s high e\ufb03ciency brushless motors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demolition Hammers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new 40VMax x2 (80VMax) XGT Brushless Rotary Demolition Hammer (HR006GZ) features variable speed control and two operating modes &#8211; rotary hammer and hammer only. It has a rotary speed of 150 to 310 rpm and delivers 1,100 to 2,250 blows per minute (bpm). It is compatible with SDS-MAX chisels, drill bits up to 52mm and core bits up to 160mm.<\/p>\n<p>The 40VMax x2 (80VMax) XGT Brushless Demolition Hammer (HM002GZ03) features a compact design, variable speed control and a slide lever for trigger lock-on or lock-off. It provides 950 to 1,900 bpm and an impressive impact energy per stroke of 20.9 Joules (J). Also added to the range is the lighter class HM001G 40VMax Brushless Demolition Hammer XGT, which offers the same features with a 2,650 bpm and a 9.4 J impact energy per stroke.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combi Drill, Brad Nailer and Circular Saws<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16457\" src=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita2-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita2-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita2-500x381.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita2.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Makita has also launched a Brushless Combi Drill, Brushless Brad Nailer and two Brushless Circular saws all of which utilise the powerful 40VMax XGT battery system.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile HP002GZ 40VMax XGT Brushless Combi Drill has a mechanical 2-speed control (high and low), a variable speed trigger and 21 torque settings for full user control. The new 40VMax XGT Brushless Brad Nailer 18Ga (FN001G) has a slim nose for improved access when \ufb01xing in restricted areas, ergonomic design and will drive up to 5000 nails on a single 2.5Ah battery charge.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the new RS001GZ and RS002GZ are 40VMax Brushless Circular Saws with 185mm and 260mm blades respectively. Both offer a comparable performance to the equivalent corded tool and the rear handle design makes them ideal for ripping down sheet materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outdoor Power Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the \ufb01rst XGT products launched in the garden maintenance category, Makita has also introduced the UR003GZ 40VMax XGT Brushless Linetrimmer and UX01G 40VMax XGT Brushless Split-Shaft. The IPX4 weather resistant linetrimmer has three speed settings, High, Medium and Low, and features Automatic Torque Drive Technology, which changes the cutting speed according to the load condition. The similarly weather resistant, UX01G Split-Shaft Multi-tool offers \ufb02exibility and versatility with a range of compatible attachments available to cover a wide variety of grounds maintenance applications.<\/p>\n<p>To \ufb01nd out more about Makita\u2019s range of high performance XGT tools visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makitauk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.makitauk.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makita has expanded its high-performance 40VMax XGT range with the launch of nine new tools, including the company\u2019s \ufb01rst twin 40VMax (80VMax) machines. The new additions include both construction tools and garden maintenance machinery, and all feature Makita\u2019s high e\ufb03ciency brushless motors. Demolition Hammers The new 40VMax x2 (80VMax) XGT Brushless Rotary Demolition Hammer (HR006GZ) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-news","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/makita.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16458,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16455\/revisions\/16458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}