Best cordless impact?
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Topic: Best cordless impact?
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Subject: Best cordless impact?
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 9:01am
| I'm in the market for a cordless impact and was wanting opinion on them? I'm leaving toward a dewalt but mostly bc that what I'm use to, is there another brand I should be looking at? Thanks Wil |
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Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 9:15am
| Love my DeWalt. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 9:22am
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depends upon need.... My Ryobi 18+ impact does a GREAT job with screws and little nuts but it's NOT designed to get wheel nuts off ! ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 9:32am
| To be clear, my DeWalt is 18V 1/2" drive. It will remove the lug nuts on most wheels. |
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 9:44am
| Yes a 1/2 drive is what I'm after. |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 9:51am
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I've been happy with my DeWalt 12v drill motors that I'v had for many years. I've up dated to 20v drill, and wanted an impact to carry in our motor home, to use if we should have a flat tire. Have not used it yet, hope we don't need to. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 10:03am
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It's not mine but I've used a Snap-On and I wouldn't buy anything else. Lug nuts are nothing to that tool. In fact, it will handle about anything you want to use it on. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: klinemar
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 10:12am
| I just bought a Harbor Freight 3/8 impact and so far has stood up better than the proceeding 2 3/8 air ratchets it replaced! There are videos on YouTube a guy posts that tears different makes of cordless impacts apart and compares. So far he rates Harbor Freight quite well if you buy their more expensive brand. I will try and find a link when I get more time. |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 11:06am
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I have a Craftsman that is as good or better than a air IR . So I don't know how much the brand of wrench matters. More a case of what the battery is capable of.Because the battery is the limiting factor in how much I get out of my impact. So from other discussions on this subject Milwaukee would be my pick. The 18V fuel battery sounds very good,  but they better be for the price they want.So if you have a brand of batteries you are happy with and are not ready to jump to another brand in all your tools get one that your existing batteries work in.
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Posted By: tomNE
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 12:58pm
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i have an 18v dewalt 1/2 drive and have no complaints. lug nuts come right off. if i had batteries for a dewalt; that's where i would start! ------------- AC from the start of my families farming career till the end! |
Posted By: Michael V (NM)
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 1:00pm
| Milwaukee |
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 2:58pm
| I had a craftsman before. It did ok but battery's died very quickly I though. A snap-on only about 600$ so iv ruled it out lol. Really dewalt and Milwaukee the two I was looking at. The dewalt x2 or something and a Milwaukee fuel to be exact. |
Posted By: ACFarmer
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 4:10pm
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Milwaukee hands down if your doing tough jobs. I have a snap on right now and my dads Milwaukee makes it look silly. Im slowly transitioning to all Milwaukee tools now. ------------- Making A living everyday farming with and working on Allis Equipment |
Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 4:37pm
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I've got a 1/2" 18 volt rigid that I like a lot ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 5:23pm
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I've got an 18V Dewalt 1/2 drive that has done an excellent job. A few months back I bought an Earthquake brand from HF, 18V 1/2 drive that is supposed to have 1200 ft. lbs. of torque but I have not had occasion to put it to a real test yet. If it works as advertised it should handle anything I need to do. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 6:15pm
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Logic sez to go with what you already have batteries for... THat being said, the ryobi I have is good enough for me...
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Posted By: acd17toy
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 6:41pm
| I have a Porter Cable that I have not found a nut or bolt that it will not loosen or twist off. |
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 7:58pm
Probably would but only thing I have know is 12v dewalt impact driver and drill. One reason dewalt was top on the list to be just 12v they have really impressed me. I belive that they are stronger that the 18v craftsman I had |
DiyDave wrote:Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 8:18pm
| I just look up the hf one that compare with the snap-on. It's 239 that almost the same price as the Milwaukee |
Posted By: ocharry
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 9:05pm
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Milwaukee....best there is....I have both dewalt and Milwaukee and the Milwaukee will twist the guts out of the dealt Ocharry |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 10:00pm
| the dude that bought the engine outta my 7080 had a 20V Dewalt 1/2 inch battery impact, he dismantled that 7080 with it on 2 batteries. I was impressed! that even included the frame rails. |
Posted By: wide
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 1:42am
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M18 Milwaukee will snap the crank bolt off a Ford Titan engine. I told him to stop, but he kept going. He thought the bolt would stop turning. Doh, lucky he didn't strip the threads out. |
Posted By: Jhebel
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 8:25am
| I’ve got to put in another vote for Milwaukee. I’ve had one for probably 10 years and I cannot kill it. Still more powerful than my dad’s new DeWalt. I could not believe what I was paying when I bought it but it it has proved to be a good purchase. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 8:50am
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Here's another vote for Milwaukee. Personally I have mostly Dewalt stuff, some Craftsman. At work they are converting to Milwaukee, I'm impressed. If I was going to buy a new one it would be red. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 9:38am
If I had access to a particular brand of batteries, at work, that is the brand of impact to buy at home...
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Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 12:35pm
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No first hand experience, but both sons, who use them daily, and pay for their own tools, say Milwaukee tops, with a long gap between them and anything else ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 11:06pm
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I like my Milwaukee too, but when the batteries go,,,,,,,,you might just as well go buy a new set of tools. The price is just about the same..... Me, I'm MOST happy with my Rigid stuff!! NOTHING beats their warranty!! NOTHING!! 18-Volt Cordless Brushless 1/2 in. Impact Wrench (Tool-Only) with Belt Clip 4.8 out of 5 with (914) reviews. It has; 4-mode settings for matching power to the task Includes: Belt Hook with Screws Free parts and service for life with registration $ 159 00 You register the tool AND the batteries. Your battery goes kaput? Guess what, because you registered them, you get BRAND NEW ones for FREE!! Will Milwaukee or DeWalt do that?? I'm talking money here guys, LOTS of money. I've only had mine set for a little over a year now, but I am VERY happy with them and they are FASTER than the Milwaukee that just sits now. The only thing that I use all the time from my Milwaukee set is the grease gun. I'm not a contractor, but darn near. I built my pole barn and keep building stuff all the time. I haven't had a bolt stop my Rigid yet. Just broke off a 5/8" bolt that was rusted in..... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: allis g
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 11:06pm
| Bought a dewalt when I built my metal building. Five years ago still going strong. |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2019 at 10:04am
| makita beause that is what i have batteries for really suprised me what it will do |
Posted By: hillmonkey
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2019 at 10:09am
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I just bought a 20 volt Porter Cable from TSC , great tool and price. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2019 at 4:41pm
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HudCo, I loved my Makita also, had a 7.2V and a 12V that just wouldn't quit. But when it did, nobody around here would work on em. There was no service anywhere nearby. Pffftt ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2019 at 9:56am
| 18 volt dewalt 1/2" drive impact. Batteries last along time takes lugs off on field cultavators I change all the shovels on a 35 ft chisel plow several times on one battery.ive changed tires on the tandem truck with it. |
Posted By: TramwayGuy
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2019 at 10:08am
| I like my Dewalt 1/2” drive also. |
Posted By: A-C_220
Date Posted: 13 Feb 2019 at 6:39pm
| Used to be Snap On only with me but slowly more Milwaukee cordless tools keep showing up around the shop. |