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the 18v brushless just showed up in the mail its absolute rubbish cant even undo a wheel nut torqued to 100N.M however i tried 80N.M and it barely undone it but did do it im going to sell it on a classifieds today and buy a proper impact gun

the Ridgid brand and AEG (Asian market brand) are the same drills but seems they have split the market on the latest products each going there own way Ridgid has the 5x which i really want with the 3 mode power switch AEG has a brushless model with only variable trigger no mode power switch...

yeah im looking to buy the 18v impact driver now but i want the 5x USA model we dont have that available here in Australia yet, we only have the brushless model if that might be it?

tool showed up this morning i gave it a run on a empty battery with 21mm car lug bolts torqued to 80N.M than 70N.M for the video im in love with this tool, im doing a transmission on a small front wheel drive car in the next week so it should help whizz off those transmission bolts :3gears:

starting to look for a bigger impact driver but unsure on which one to pick bowlofturtle mentioned all i would need is 65ft/lb so i'd assume this one will be ok https://www.masters.com.au/product/101323124/stanley-fatmax-18v-impact-driver-with-2-0ah-battery-fmc645d2 it has 180N.M of torque or...

thanks for the replies :) im in Australia so here we pay around two and a half times of what u guys in the US pay so the Milwaukee's 12v are around $300 i really liked the videos on youtube of the M12's just couldnt budget for one at the moment so i picked up a good used Ridgid for $115 with the...

yeah i was thinking of buying the Hitachi 14.4v impact driver but the whole reason i went with the 12v size was the light weight, laying under the car undoing 10-15 oil pan 10mm bolts than about another 15 transmission and lower crankcase 12mm bolts is tiring holding up tools so it should be a...

thanks guys i appreciate the replies, glad to hear of others using this brand and happy with it i just ordered mine should be here later this week :bounce:

hey guys has anyone used the Ridgid 12volt Impact Driver for mechanical use? i just finished rebuilding my car engine and swinging a ratchet and spanners for days on end and the odd use of my 1/2" Klutch stubby pneumatic impact wrench was tiring so i just wondering if this size impact driver...