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Love these new line of videos keeping the manufacturers honest making sure the testing is not biased keep up the great work cuz.

Kudos to VCG, and immense amount of testing!

Vince you guys worked your tails off on these tests. Well done. Never had a wheel bust but certainly come off. I hope you were given those tred mills because those things are NOT cheap!

Just on behalf of the Very Cool Gang, just want to say thanks for taking all that time to do those tests. Much appreciated!

Hey, I heard that Milwaukee has a storage system called "Packout." Maybe someone should have told the Vac designers. Then they could have made the top of the Vac a Packout dock so that you would have a decent place to store your attachments. Festool users have had this feature for years. And the bottom of the Vac could have been Packout compatible. Then you could use the Packout Dolly to move it around or mounted it on top of the Rolling Tool Box. Just sayin'...

I've owned several Shop Vacs over the years, (when they started making them out of plastic), and the wheels have always been a problem. The first one I had was a 12 gal with a removable motor that could be used as a blower. The actual wheels on that unit broke constantly, just from pulling it around on a concrete driveway to vacuum out cars. After replacing the wheels several times, I finally replaced them with some better quality wheels off an old desk chair. This worked for a while, but then the casters that hold the wheels began breaking at the point where the wheels were inserted. After I couldn't get replacement casters anymore, the vac became a stationary dust collector in my garage. The replacement Shop Vacs I later purchased were smaller units, but they too would suffer from the cheap caster problem. These units were mostly just used to vacuum out cars and an occasional household spill or two. I really got sick of fixing the wheels and casters time and time again just to have them break another time. The Milwaukee vac you tested looks like it has a good sturdy dolly, and the maintainability of the design, that you mentioned, is a great feature. I just wish it had a corded capability for when you run out of battery power. Also, does it have the capability to use disposable bags? Thanks for the videos.

Wow this was an awesome test! The dolly system on the Milwaukee was rock solid. Definitely impressive. I have a few of the Packout dollies and I use them quite a bit with the drawer system and organizers. They have held up well with zero issues. I imagine these vacuum dollies won’t disappoint over time. Have an awesome night! 👍🏻

Love the testing you are doing!it’s great to see someone you trust running the tests! That vacuum really sucks… works good 👍

Gotta say I’m really impressed with the amount of effort that went into the making of this video. Definitely going to be looking up more of your content based on this one.

I love that Milwaukee is coming out with tools for us in the detailing field. Very interested in the corded version of the vacuum and seeing what it’s performance is like.

Being a huge fan of the Ridgid vacs I’ve bought several. Have never had a wheel break, bend or fall off. My particular vacs have a screw that keeps the wheels attached to base but Since I’ve only had 14-16 gal I cannot attest to the others lacking the screw that holds it? Wheels do tend to be on the smaller circumference and width side so they can make rolling a pain at times. But always figured I’d pick up better ones as a replacement from the ol’ harbor freight if needed. Just have never needed to do so but I have replaced the 2.5” hose one my older one simply because of the abuse it took, lol. Appreciate the info and the time/energy it took for this video. Stay safe!

@vcg Vince thx for the info and testing! my shop vac wheels pop off also but never break. Dont forget to feed your backyard friends.

Great video guys!! I'm wondering how long it'll be until there's a Packout version, kinda like what Festool has. Next time you're in the Milwaukee area, I'll have to buy you a Spotted Cow.

Can’t believe Vince made me get off the treadmill just before my 100th mile for these tests

Awesome video!

Maybe you should have lowered the mounting point on the ridgid to match the Milwaukee. Ridgid kept falling over from the pull point being too high. Only time will tell if Milwaukee vacs are still kicking after 20 years like the ridgids, their shop vacs are pretty damn good if you don't abuse them.

I always find myself coming back home to where it all started @VCGConstruction. Milwaukee’s in my blood. I Appreciate the content Vince. Stay safe my friend

these testing videos are awesome i really liked this one and the flex test you remade alot of work went into these videos we appreciate it but another thing that is awesome is throwing stuff off of a roof haha

The tie points are way higher up on the competitor which will cause it to become erratic and tip more. It will cause it to also jump a little more after every speed bump due to the elastic nature of the bungee cords…

Excellent video Vince. Of all my Milwaukee tools I don't have a Milwaukee vac. I have been using Ridgid vacs for years and never one problem with them.

Just playing devils advocate here… maybe next testing can be what is really going to happen 9 out 10 times when your pulling it around/over objects by the hose itself 🤣 A real cuss test, lol. As always, stay safe!

Nice to see Milwaukee do the bigger cordless vacs over the smaller packout sized ones, I just wish they would have made the battery vac head on these with the ability to plug in an extension cord too without having to buy another corded vac head, but who knows maybe they will make one later

I'm a general maintenance tech at a factory where we use Shop Vac, Rock River and Ridgid vacuums. The CNC preventive maintenance crew have to drag their Shop Vac brand vacs around the plant from machine-to-machine and are constantly having the center of the caster wheels break out. The coolant PM guy has a Ridgid but it is sitting on a barrel dolly. We've replaced the wheels to just have them break time and time again. I wish the bean counters would let us purchase one of these new cordless vacs from Milwaukee, but they won't spend that much on one. Vacs don't hold up long in this environment. Besides the wheels breaking, we have motors that go kaput, cords that get stiff and the insulation start cracking because of exposure to machine coolant (due to some grubby little paws), fighting the hose during transport (manufactures don't think that is important apparently), and hoses that kink and clog easily. Don't even get me started on dumping the sludge out of the tanks.

Wow! This is a pretty innovative test. I have an og ridgid that had a wheel base come off. I guess I know why

Good video you put alot of time into it

Very impressive upgrade milwaukee cordless vacuum 👍

Love this test, Great job! Think it does show some great durability of the Red one and even if wheel didn't "break" I think you drove home what a pain having it fall off 50 times can be. In real world did that just fall off a scaffold to hit someone in head, go down a stairwell, get lost never to be seen again...

An American made vaccum WOW !!!▪︎▪︎▪︎ I did not think that was even possible anymore. I will need to pick one up. It's good to see Made in the USA 🇺🇸.

I have not had any of the Ridgid wheels fall off in the same manner. Exactly what you explained, the wheels have popped off the holder housing. I have owned all of the models of the shop vac in Ridgid and currently have around 8 in service right now. Also, funny you pet the bird on the bench 😂.

i never had a break on a vac but mostly wheel are too narrow and when are loaded they dig in the ground. I mostly work outside and Vacs get dragged. O wish Milwaukee made the wheel even wider.

Just like you, I have the Ridgid vac, and the wheels do tend to fall off a lot. I've also had the little wheel holder fall off a few times, even when you use the small screw to hold them in place. Heck, ive even had the wheels fall off when i picked up the vac, not even pulling it by the hose. But as we see here, the larger wheels on the Milwaukee are a lot better for going over the construction area and debris.

Cool Vince and Very Funny Commentary if Construction doesn't work out you Might try Doing Philly Sports 😁

I have a Ridgid vac and the pin on one of its casters doesn’t stay secured into the plastic wheel mount. If it goes over a sidewalk crack etc, it pops out!

Just an observation: at 9:55 I noticed that the vacuum pictured on the left is secured to the treadmill and the vacuum at a higher than the vacuum pictured on the right. I am no physics major, but it seems to me that this test is not comparable, from a center of gravity perspective. However, it seems very likely to me (visually) that the Vacuum on the left has no chance of performing better than the vacuum on the right which employs a longer wheelbase and larger wheels. Mark Nicholson (Retired) Former, US Army - EFMB, Combat Medical Specialist 1/94 FA MLRS - Erlangen West Germany 690th, Medical Company supporting Heavy Weapons Ranges, Airborne Jump School and Ranger Training Brigade (ARTB) - Ft. Benning Georgia

Have you heard anything about Home Depot having a Spring Black Friday sale starting this Thursday, April 7th?

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i walked into lowes today and saw the new flex stacked lithium batteries for sale i grabbed a 3.5 ah i didnt know they released them already? im ready for M18 gen 4 impact though i cant wait.

Vince I always install 3” casters on my vacuums the wheels are like roller blade wheels I buy them from a place in Reading PA. Called Service Caster they are great to work with …

I have had wheels break but that's when the vac falls off the truck going 50kmh lmfao

I do have a 120volt Ridgid Shop Vac and don't have a problem with it but also only use it in garage-not dragging at 2.8 miles an hour. How do they suck in comparison? Ridgid Ron

I think you nailed it Vince, when you said Milwaukee is too focused on making their competitors look bad instead of just focusing on their own product and showing just how much abuse it can take instead of doctoring up test where they have the competitors product fall apart. They should borrow a page out of HILTI"s playbook where they solely focus on their own product by showing how great it is and what it's capable of. HILTI knows they're the king of the jungle. They don't have to prove it to anybody. Let cheesy companies like FLEX pull stuff like that. I thought Milwaukee was bigger and better than resorting to cheap parlor tricks like that. Guess I was wrong.

That’s because ridgid used to supply screws to hold the wheel housing in. I supply those screws, then the housing never falls off :). Live confidently and peacefully

Can you test the performance between the milwaukee and ridgid 9gal cordless? I think the wheels popping off is really insignificant to how they actually perform

Milwaukee mounting point was much lower, making for a much lowe center of gravity and more stable pull. Pull the ridgid from a lower point and repeat the test, as it will hop around more with that higher pull point.

Your mounting point on the Milwaukee is lower than the Ridgid, creating more of a torquing moment when the wheels hit the speedbumps on the Ridgid. Before people dismiss this, it should be known that it doesn't take much distance (or length) to get a lot more torque. This is also causing a more violent collision with the bumps, since a lower mount will promote the vacuum to pop up and glide over the bumps instead of digging into them. However, the Milwaukee wheels are spaced out a bit more which is helping it be more stable on the platform. Mostly a marketing gimmick from Milwaukee. Looks like Milwaukee's test does this even more so to give them an advantage. Look at where they are mounting their shopvac lol.

My biggest problem with wheels on a shop vac is that the vacuum consistantly falls over when running over debris.

Why didn’t they use the pack-out mounts on the bottom of the vacuum instead of whatever mounting style they used? 🤔

The straps are a cheet because we always pull it around by its hose. However maybe we could hookup a strap/cord from base to hose effectively. If it works I'll leave the strap permanently. I understand it's just a wheel test but they should have tried to keep it more accurate to the employees who break everything.

Can't say I've ever had a wheel snap off no. I don't tow mine behind my truck either though lol.

Need less vacuum videos. Need more cooking videos. Lol jk. Props to you and your crew, Vince. Great job as always. 👍

I have used the $50 holiday special buy rigid vacuums consistently for the last 10 years, and I've never ever ever had one break. whether it be the motor assembly, or the wheels, or any of the housing components. I end up losing parts because guys misplaced them, or the most common thing is the hose gets so beaten up that they either tear or come apart, and that $25 a piece. it's cheaper just to buy another complete vacuum unit and sell the old one cheap. If you know anything about anything with these vacuums. Don't spend a bunch of money on a Milwaukee vacuum!

Very cool, gang. Very cool indeed!

I was hoping for an M18 dust extractor-not another shop vac.

Nice

Thankfully I don’t have to run my shop vac on a treadmill for miles. So I think I’ll be alright w my ridgid. & save that $249 for 2-3 accessories for their packout wall since they are so expensive lol

Honest opinion, is it worth getting if only using 6 or 8 ho battery? Or just stick with corded.

Here is the deal.What is the price difference between those vacuum cleaners ?

Oooh Vance got flewd out, I'm telling the Mrs 😆

Wait what?! I never noticed you petting the city 🕊️ before

I guess I can’t go off roading with my shop vac

This test seems inconsistent. The location of the straps on the Rigid product have a higher placement on the treadmill, thus giving upward force allowing the vacuum to bounce. If you want to be fair, you need consistent placement don’t you think?

Milwaukee should just dispense with the wheels entirely, by somehow employing the vac/blower motor to levitate it as a hovercraft when in TRANSPORT mode! (Dibs on royalties for the idea. ) 🤑

Love my rigid vac

How long does it last on a single battery?

the horror music lol

I'm from brasil and here we don't have Milwaukee but we have Vonder

Never had a wheel break off my Craftsman. $250😱. 😳K, it’s battery operated. 🍷

Made in the USA with global materials basically means they can put the tool together fully outside the U.S. then they can add one part that was put through a process here and label if that, I’m disappointed from that by Milwaukee doesn’t bode well guys

Im not happy with the performance of the duel battery 36v Milwaukee tools they seriously need to make a 4th battery line between mx and m18

I’ll keep my ridgid 9 gallon nxt model it’s $65 dollars at Home Depot and lifetime warranty it’s that good

whaaat mind blown.

@VCG CONSTRUCTION I think I found a FLAW with the test. The Milwaukee is square body and the "competitor" is round. The 2 straps holding them in place, the Milwaukee straps are wider giving more even left to right hold. The competitor being round, the mounting points are closer together making it less stable. Similar to holding the handle bars of a bicycle towards the center. (Don't get me wrong. I'm a Milwaukee fan and want to see them win. But it's always a better win when you REALLY kick the competitors butt.)

Tether the vacuums using their hoses, that’s how I drag mine around

Cordless vacuums should have a corded back up

Love the video as usual guys but I'm gonna be honest... it's kinda just common sense. Better casters are gonna perform better and last longer. I DO like that the Milwaukee doesn't tip the way the ridgid does. One of my biggest gripes with their vacs is the rolling capabilities are kinda shit lol and yes.... the wheels fall off..... ALLL... THE.... TIIIIIIIME. We have about 8 for our shop and a few just have no wheels anymore because it because easier to just slide them bitches around 😂🤣

God dammit, why did I have to click on this video?? Now I have to buy those shop vac accessories!🤬🤬🤬

All you have to do to make the competitor' wheel break off is cut the shaft in half on the wheel. LOL! OH! and nope! Never had a wheel break off.

Hello 👋 VCG

I don't think it was that brand of vacuum but I think I broke a wheel off cuz it was full to bursting with flooded water

@vcg construction are you Sponsored by Milwaukee tool???

100% have had one snap out of rigid

Hey Vince, check out Samurai DIY Style channel. He has some nice videos.

One!

So, what's the price difference? $300/ $50? I'm going to buy the Milwaukee anyway. 😂

Sorry but your testing is flawed. You need to have the holding straps at the same height from the wheels on both units

Come on Vince. You had the strap around the Milwaukee lower and closer to wheels. The other was higher up on the unit and hooked to the treadmill higher. This caused it to pull up and e less stable.

So it doesn't have an automatic filter cleaning.... What's the point even buying the stupid thing just get a hilti...

Does this channel admit they advocate for Milwaukee? Do they disclose they are sponsored by them?

Milwaukee missed the mark with these. Festool vac is still a better deal.

Guys in Khakis tell no lies

Vcg

Made in the USA doesn’t mean that anymore. I’d feel better if they were honest and instead labeled it made in China assembled in USA without a flag.

I've never seen, a more "SUCK", vacuum , like this, those Vac's SUCK !

These vacuums suck

@@vcgconstruction, my Rigid vacuum wheels have never popped off