1/2 drive cordless impact driver recommendations?

[Tomthumb717]

I am looking to acquire my first cordless impact driver and would love to hear any advice/recommendations at to what brand/model to purchase. I do not mind spending a decent amount of money if the resulting item is worth the price. This will not be used in a shop environment just home use with varying degrees of frequency.

 

[Bighead38]

Milwaukee m18 lineup.

 

[619DioFan]

Milwaukee m18 lineup.

Agree. I have the 1/2 inch and 3/8 inch drive fuel guns and they are fantastic. well worth the investment. the 1/2 inch gun has never failed to remove a fastener.

 

[Yarpo]

M18 Mid Torque for sure

Then you can get the M18 Compact for smaller engine work/brakes, and the high torque if you really need it. Their lineup is awesome, but I dont think you can go wrong with anything from Dewalt either

 

[CJM8515]

M18 Mid Torque for sure

Then you can get the M18 Compact for smaller engine work/brakes, and the high torque if you really need it. Their lineup is awesome, but I dont think you can go wrong with anything from Dewalt either

Im very much pro milwaukee myself. 3/8, 1/2 mid and 1/2 high torque. All work well and no issues so far in over a years worth of hard use

 

[fordnut85]

While I also recommend the Milwaukee, I would look at what other tools the company offered with the same platform. That's what sold me on the Milwaukee over others is the many other tools that use the same battery.

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[FanaticalKilla]

I run a Milwaukee Fuel 1/2" and a 3/8". Also have a 1/4" driver. Would recommend them to anyone.

 

[Mowerdoctor]

Not sure how much the Milwaukee is, but I bought the dewalt 20 volt brushless and 3 batteries today for 400 and some change. Had the 18 volt and it got busted up. It's served me well

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[Mowerdoctor]

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[MattPersman]

The Milwaukee fuel is definitely a winner. Nothing wrong with the high torque dewalt brushless 20v either.

The Milwaukee has a longer warranty. The warranty service is very good

Milwaukee recently came out with a gen 2 high torque. That’s gotta be pretty impressive

Pass on the snap on and IR. Wouldn’t get the HF either as it’s almost as much money as a good one.


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[American Locomotive]

I recommend the Makita lineup personally. Plus with a simple mod, you can use their modern batteries on their 18v lithium tools dating back to 2006.

The Makita tools just seem like they're screwed together a bit better than Milwaukee to me.

While I also recommend the Milwaukee, I would look at what other tools the company offered with the same platform. That's what sold me on the Milwaukee over others is the many other tools that use the same battery.

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But that goes for pretty much every manufacturer of tools. Makita has 100+ tools that use the same battery. Ryobi's one plus system also has well over 100 tools.

 

[Htscheg]

Ingersoll Rand 20v, takes off lugnuts all day long!

 

[Ign]

The 2nd gen 2767 is more compact than the now-old 2763. The 2nd gen still isn't THAT compact and its heavy, but good to see the tools heading in that direction.

I've long maintained that power is no longer the issue for cordless impacts, the next great battlefield will be size and weight. However the 2767 claims 1400 ft lbs up from 1100 on the Gen 1 2763.

Incidentally, typically impact drivers are 1/4" hex shank - and a relatively rare 7/16" hex for lineman and heavier industry - and impact wrenches are square drive. Basically if you'd use a screwdriver it's an impact driver (hex to square adapters are of course available, mostly for convenience) and if you'd use a wrench or socket it's an impact wrench. Semantics, yes.

 

[ADSR]

Milwaukee m18 lineup.

This^

 

[thejudges69]

The new m18 1/2" impacf has 1400 lb ft of breakaway torque and I think it's max constant torque is 1000 lb ft. I have the old version and we rebuilt a 60 series Detroit, removed and installed new front springs with it on and international 9900i removed and installed a new fifth wheel and slider, it's a complete monster. I was blown away, and this is coming from a guy that was skeptical about cordless tools.

I also have the m18 3/8 impact, grease gun, 1/2" drill, drill driver, and grinder. Love them all..

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[M35A2]

Milwaukee M18..you will not be disappointed. It has had no problem breaking every nutloose on the truck in my avatar and they were rusted and fine thread.

 

[928'er]

Do you have other cordless tools?

If not, consider whatever cordless tools you may want in the future because you are buying into a battery "system" and you'll want tools that use the same batteries - unless you don't mind having a bunch of tools, batteries and chargers that don't interchange.

 

[gdocktor3]

Man, if I had a nickel for every time this has been discussed on here....

 

[Ktmrider83]

Ya but people love talking about there trusty 1/2". The new High Torque looks badass for sure but..do you NEED it? Do you work on HD trucks, huge rusty fasteners ext? If you are doing maintenance on your basic passenger car you can get away with a smaller lighter impact. M18 mid torque, dewalt is coming out with one to. I have a Makita that's rated for 210ftlbs and I use it 95% of the time..think about that.

 

[thejudges69]

Man, if I had a nickel for every time this has been discussed on here....

You'd have a dollar. Don't worry, it's discussed weekly on Facebook too.

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[BK13]

Man, if I had a nickel for every time this has been discussed on here....

Yeah, that would be a good start towards getting the high torque M18 to go with my mid torque and compact M18s and 3/8” IW and 1/4” ID M12...

LOL


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[jonesg]

The Milwaukee fuel is definitely a winner. Nothing wrong with the high torque dewalt brushless 20v either.

The Milwaukee has a longer warranty. The warranty service is very good

Milwaukee recently came out with a gen 2 high torque. That’s gotta be pretty impressive

Pass on the snap on and IR. Wouldn’t get the HF either as it’s almost as much money as a good one.


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The HF is a good one, the XT red one.
I'm happy with my Milwaukee but if I were buying I'd try the HF stubby impact.
I find I use my 3/8 impact a LOT more.

 

[Fender1325]

Hot damn garage journal loves it some Milwaukee. ****!

I've got the dewalt 20v line and I'm very happy. The 1/2 impact is a lot lighter than the snap on one I used today at the shop all day. Power is the same as far as I can tell.

 

[kqds]

Hot damn garage journal loves it some Milwaukee. ****!

I've got the dewalt 20v line and I'm very happy. The 1/2 impact is a lot lighter than the snap on one I used today at the shop all day. Power is the same as far as I can tell.

That's great to hear that dewalt does an excellent job, I was planning to get a DEWALT DCK280C2 20-Volt Max Li-Ion 1.5 Ah. I hope that this one performs the same.