hi all,
I saw the posts on email and since i don't subscribe to the email list i thought i would provide my insight here. I recently purchased a milwaukee drill and also purchased "the cranker" which is a bit that fits into the chuck and when i first used it the same thing happened to me as everyone else noted. I.E. the bolt holding the chuck in place sheared off. I have a lewmar single speed winch (15 i think) that I use to raise the main. I contacted the guy that sells the cranker as he also sell a replacement for the chuck that is specifically designed for the problem with the drill shearomg the bolt when it is engaged in reverse. He gave me a credit for the original purchase and i got the new fitting and have not looked back since. i will say that the reason i purchased the drill was because i had purchased a full batten main without getting any type of batcars and it was a bear to winch up by hand. at some point i will replace the lewmar with a somewhat larger 2 speed winch but the drill has plenty of juice and i haven't had any problem using it, except where to stow it.