Ten amps and 980 watts out — the most powerful corded drill in the DeWalt line, and the one that keeps pulling when everything else stalls.

The patented DeWalt-built motor is the reason. It generates substantially more power than the design it replaced, and it carries overload protection rather than just more windings — meaning it survives being bogged down instead of cooking itself. If you've burned out drills boring through doubled joists or mixing thinset, this is the tool that stops that from happening.

Double gear reduction brings it to 0–1,250 RPM, which is the useful range for large-diameter work. It'll swing a 3-5/8" hole saw in wood, a 2-9/16" self-feed, a 2" hole saw through steel. That's capacity for genuinely big holes, backed by enough motor to finish them.

The 360° locking side handle is the detail that matters most here. On a tool making this much torque, a bit that grabs will try to take the drill — and your wrist — with it. A handle that locks rather than just clamps is what keeps that from happening, and you can set it anywhere around the tool for the position the cut demands.

Metal gear housing rather than plastic, a soft-grip handle, and a two-finger trigger that spreads the load across your hand through the long slow pulls this drill is built for. The 1/2" keyed chuck holds large shanks tighter than any keyless design under this kind of torque — chuck key and holder included.

At 4.9 lbs and 12" overall, it's the heaviest of the corded drills, which is what ten amps and a metal housing cost you. Fair trade.

For plumbers, electricians, HVAC installers, and anyone whose holes are measured in inches.