New Ridgid OCTANE Impact Wrench

[uncwstudent]

Does anyone have experience with the new Ridgid OCTANE Cordless Impact Wrench? I bought the Gen 5x last year with 450 ft ibs and have liked it but this new one has "485 ft ibs of forward torque" and "620 ft ibs of reverse torque." What exactly does that even mean in terms of real world use? Is "breakway torque" a real thing or a marketing gimmick? Would this even be worth buying if I have the previous version?

Thanks for the help/thoughts!

Here's the link: https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-...ch-Tool-Only-with-Belt-Clip-R86011B/301996008

 

[rlitman]

Sounds like the new one is 8% stronger. I doubt you'd notice the difference.

 

[2manytools]

Sounds like the new one is 8% stronger. I doubt you'd notice the difference.

Possibly. It depends on what the 450lb rating for the previous model was for. If you haven't had issues with anything using your existing one, i probably wouldn't upgrade, unless you can cover most of the new one's cost selling the old one.

 

[uncwstudent]

That's what's confusing to me. The old Gen 5x is rated at 450 ft ibs (it doesn't say anything about fastening vs. breakaway torque) and the new one is divided up between fastening (485 ft ibs) and breakaway torque (620 ft ibs).

 

[rlitman]

Actually, I need to take back my previous post.
Doing a little research, I see the gen 5x is a model R86011, and your link to the current model is R86011B. BOTH claim 450 ft-lbs of torque. The newer model makes the 485 ft-lb claim as well, but I suspect it is more of a "breakaway torque" sort of marketing department inflation.

Seeing what I see now, I think the real-world torque is the same.

 

[PhantomEB]

Hmmm I was gonna get a Ridgid cordless impact later this summer. Hope the octane is available in Canada.....