I was always partial to the Milwaukee HoleHawg without clutch myself, because I get really tired of the clutch letting loose all of the time while you are eating through a knot. If you use the 3/4" pipe handle threaded into the side of the drill, and rest the trigger handle against a stud, you can actually shut that motor down when the bit binds up, but it will still eat through knots or this really hard southern yellow pine stuff that passes for lumber down here. I liked the Black & Decker Timberwolf for bits 2 9/16" and smaller, as the motor in that drill has more power and will run those smaller bits in high speed.
That all changed when I met the Milwaukee Super Hawg. Where the Hole Hawg and the TimberWolf turn at 300 RPM in low speed, the Super Hawg turns at 450 RPM, and the motor has more power that either of the others. High speed is something like 1400 RPM, more than the other two at 1100 or 1200. And the motor still has the power to spin the 2 9/16" at high speed. If I could figure out how to tighten the clutch up a little bit, it would be the perfect drill.
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