That's all I need.
I am looking to buy an impact wrench to add to my tool kit, so far I have looked at Dewalt, Makita & Ryobi.
Can anybody recommend a model for me. I will not be giving it heavy use but would lik something tolast.
I guess the main choice is what batteries do you already have. My cordless tools are all Erbauer EXT now so when they brought out an impact wrench I went for theirs as a bare unit. Very happy with it. Rattles off wheel nuts no problem and even managed a crank pulley with a fair few rattles to start it off. Battery lasts ages so no need to go for a high capacity one. No adjustable torque but I mainly use it for loosening and just do up until the first ugga dugga then change to a socket/torque wrench. I've got loads of Erbauer EXT tools and all the brushless ones seem pretty bullet proof and I've given them quite a bit of abuse now. The only one that I managed to kill off was the brushed combi drill but I only bought that for the batteries as it was on offer with 2 batteries, a charger and case for less than the price of 2 batteries at the time!
One of these changed my life
Current screwfix offer, just get a cjheap battery and charger
See my thread, pattern battery and charger, its not failed me on anything yet
https://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=215614
[Edited on 1/5/22 by ReMan]
I went for the Clarke mains power one, it's about a fifth the price of most decent wrenches but it's probably priced about right. To be fair
it did help to detach an MX5 driveshaft from the upright, so I guess it's earned it's place in my garage.
I still wonder about getting some sort of battery one though.
I have started using Milwaukee battery tools so splashed out on one of these
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/m18fhiwf12-0-impact-wrench-bare-unit
It’s amazing, sheers tractor wheel nuts on full power!
So I got myself a 1/4” hex drive for smaller stuff and some hex to square 1/4” 3/8” & 1/2”
https://uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-fuel-one-key-8243;-hex-impact-driver/m18-oneid2/
This little puppy beats any air tool wrenches that I have had with ease.
[Edited on 1/5/22 by mark chandler]
I picked Dewalt over Milwaukee as Milwaukee didn’t offer a couple of tools I wanted at the time.
I have the dewalt 1/2” impact and it did the Sierra front and rear hub nuts with ease and the rears are quoted at something like 300+ ft/lb.
Im watching this thread as i am also in need of something smaller than the one i have. Its a NEILSEN CT3141. It wont undo wheel nuts unless they are cracked already but has got me out of a few situations well
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Im watching this thread as i am also in need of something smaller than the one i have. Its a NEILSEN CT3141. It wont undo wheel nuts unless they are cracked already but has got me out of a few situations well
Erm....... im not....... I was saying the one i have doesn't undo them....hence me after a new one
This channel is good for tests and reviews
https://www.youtube.com/c/TorqueTestChannel/videos
theres also a league table which they do.
I’ve recently treated myself to a Milwaukee as mark chandler recommended, yes it wasn’t exactly cheap but it’s without a doubt the most powerful 1/2”
drive impact wrench I have ever used . Way better than my battery powered Dewalt and my Snap On air
wrench
I have the Ryobi, because I already had the charger. I was initially disappointed with the 2.5 amp battery fitted, but a cheap ebay 5 amp battery
sorted it. It will undue a wheel nut torqued to 120 ft/lb That's all I need.
I just use an air powered one on the very occasional time I need it.
A far more useful tool is an electric ratchet. Best tool I ever bought for working on a car.