HART 20-Volt 5-Tool Kit with 70-Piece Accessory Set

I’m impressed. This set of 5 Hart cordless tools feels well-made and powerful. Just got it in for review, so I haven’t put everything through an entire gamut of tests, but first impressions are very good. Let’s start with the basics. Each tool comes with its own instruction manual and the kit also includes a very handy zippered tote bag to haul your tools around in. My only complaint with that is it’s not quite large enough to hold all the tools and the 70-piece accessory kit. The two Lithium-Ion 20 volt batteries are rated at 1.5 Amp hours and they feel like they have some heft to them. A single charger is supplied in the kit as well, so you can charge one while using the other, then swap them out as the charge runs out. Charging is a breeze. Just slide the battery into the charging cap and status lights on the cap will tell you what’s going on. The batteries also snap into the charging cap for positive connection. First thing I went after was the standard cordless drill with a ½” hand-tightened chuck with a 24 position clutch and 2 selectable speeds. I’ve had several of these from other manufacturers so I’m quite familiar with them. This drill from Hart is very well balanced and fits perfectly in my hand. It certainly does not feel cheap in any way. Hart advertises both this and the ¼” Impact Driver as brushless – that makes it smaller, lighter and with more power over the life of your battery charge. It also means you won’t have to change out brushes after 50-60 hours of use. That’s a big plus in my book. The ¼” Impact Driver has a quick-change chuck on it so it accepts any of the ¼” hex shank drill bits or screw bits. The 70-piece accessory kit has a good variety of bits and drivers so you’re able to immediately go to work. Both the Impact Driver and the standard drill have a bright LED light to illuminate your work area. Included in this kit is a Hart flashlight, rated at 200 Lumen, nice and bright. The head of the flashlight rotates nearly 360 degrees so you can put the light exactly where you need it if you’re working without an assistant. The flashlight gives off a wide beam with a bright spot right in the center. Hart manufactures a very powerful reciprocating saw that uses the same battery as their drills and it’s included in this set. The saw in this kit comes with a single wood cutting blade, so if you plan on doing any metal work, you’ll need metal blades. The saw trigger allows for an infinite range of speeds and when you’re going at full power, there’s no lag and no bogging down. Rounding out the kit is a Hart cordless power inflator with a 20” hose and a couple of accessories. I didn’t let the air out of a tire to test it, but the literature says it will pump up a tire from flat to full in 7 minutes. The inflator is rated to 150 psi and has a nice back lit pressure display on the rear of the unit. First impressions are good. Plenty of power, backed up with plenty of battery. Time will tell if I need to augment this kit with an extra battery or two, but based on their specs I doubt I’ll need to do that. Buying this 5-piece kit from Hart will save you both money and effort in the long run.