Cordless Impact 1/2"

[FMC1959]

Being heavily vested in M12 & Makita 18v, I am probably going to go with this Makita
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MZ0MN0S/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I am just a weekend do it yourselfer that changes tires, brakes, calipers and home reno stuff, small to medium lags in concrete among other things. I am not in a hurry, might wait till BF or Christmas, or could buy tomorrow

If against my better judgment I adopt another battery system and go with M18, I might get this
http://www.toolbarn.com/milwaukee-2655-22p.html

I have a crappy air gun, and a pretty good B&D 120v I got in the early 70's which does about 250 ft/lbs, the above M18 and Makita are rated at 210 which I figure should be sufficient.

Testosterone high...what do guys use the 600 - 750 torque brutes like the M18 2762, 2763 & 2764? (I have my crazy moments, I would get one for the living room conversation piece or office desk, great paper weight). I figure these would snap lug bolts, anything on a car need that much torque?

 

[the.wong.kid]

I believe the milwaukee m18 fuel 1/2 impact is the best in the industry for the price. Ive seen the new snapon 1/2 impact and it does quite in fact spin the milwaukee backwards but it also cost a whopping $800? Sooo yea....

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[DodgeMech]

Being heavily vested in M12 & Makita 18v, I am probably going to go with this Makita
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MZ0MN0S/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I am just a weekend do it yourselfer that changes tires, brakes, calipers and home reno stuff, small to medium lags in concrete among other things. I am not in a hurry, might wait till BF or Christmas, or could buy tomorrow

If against my better judgment I adopt another battery system and go with M18, I might get this
http://www.toolbarn.com/milwaukee-2655-22p.html

I have a crappy air gun, and a pretty good B&D 120v I got in the early 70's which does about 250 ft/lbs, the above M18 and Makita are rated at 210 which I figure should be sufficient.

Testosterone high...what do guys use the 600 - 750 torque brutes like the M18 2762, 2763 & 2764? (I have my crazy moments, I would get one for the living room conversation piece or office desk, great paper weight). I figure these would snap lug bolts, anything on a car need that much torque?

the biggest and baddest air guns do a bit over that...but it's on a certain sized bolt(5/8 i believe), and that is prolly the rating in reverse...which is usually much higher than forward

 

[firebox40dash5]

the biggest and baddest air guns do a bit over that...but it's on a certain sized bolt(5/8 i believe), and that is prolly the rating in reverse...which is usually much higher than forward

Besides, sometimes you just gotta snap a fastener. If you've got a blown out tire and the lug nuts won't turn because Joe cross threaded 'em all... well, that wheel gots to come off somehow, I ain't mounting a tire on a wheel on a hub. Snapping them off is probably the easiest way to do it!

To further answer the question... trigger control. I can not use what I have, but it's hard to use what I don't have. Hell, I had to bust out my 3/4" gun today, for a Silverado 1500 axle nut. The 2135 with 150psi feeding it was just hammering away fruitlessly. And it even had the little steel cover over the stub, I'd never seen an axle nut that old look that clean.

 

[larryforce]

I use the big milwaukee cordless daily, and find I get around 400 ft lbs or so of real world torque. Once I add an extension or a swivel there are many times it won't take off bolts that have a torque spec of 350 ft lbs. But then again neither can my snappy, and my ir 2131 doesn't stand a chance

 

[wagon]

Dewalt has a 20V cordless impact, too. I'd go with the Makita one, since you already have the battery system. They have the greatest breadth of tools, and the biggest complaint I've ever heard from guys is the batteries. You're already invested, better just spent a few bucks now than a boatload in an entire new setup. Makita makes a solid tool! Why go red over a single thing? If there's a ton of Milwaukee you want to change to, then go for it, but over one tool? I'd stick to what you have.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I've got the IR W7150 and as other have said, trigger control is key. Yes, you can break stuff. But after a while you get a feel for the gun and it's impacting. I can get all my wheels within 1/4 turn of my torque wrench to final torque with my gun. That means faster tire rotations! Lol. And you'd have to sit there and impact stupidly to damage anything. If you don't want the IR, I'd go with the Milwaukee. I have the 3/8 Milwaukee m18 fuel and it's amazing. I'm glad I didn't get the IR over it.

 

[MattPersman]

Miwaukee fuel best price to performance out there with the best warranty period. That makita will be a paper weight. The first time you go to do brakes like you said it will probably not remove the caliper bracket bolts, if it even takes the lug nuts off. Yes you need that much torque for removal of the BIG Milwaukee. The more the merrier.

 

[FMC1959]

Miwaukee fuel best price to performance out there with the best warranty period. That makita will be a paper weight. The first time you go to do brakes like you said it will probably not remove the caliper bracket bolts, if it even takes the lug nuts off. Yes you need that much torque for removal of the BIG Milwaukee. The more the merrier.

I kind of liked the lighter weight of the Makita and Milwaukee 2655-22, they are both about 210; so you figure either one will bareley get lug nuts of, that's about it?

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I mean, my 3/8 Milwaukee m18fuel takes off my lug nuts that are torqued to 100ft lbs on its highest power setting. I'll be doing struts, swaybar links and swaybar bushing on my car this weekend, so we'll see how well it does. I have a feeling I'll be breaking out the w7150 for the strut to knuckle bolts but everything else should be a breeze for the Milwaukee.

 

[bobbycos]

Got me the Snap-on CT 8850 cordless and it is my favorite new toy

It takes off lug nuts that have been overtorqued by the local streetcorner tire shop with no strain at all.

And I do my mechanical work on the weekends

 

[wbrian63]

I got this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014YVA1O/?tag=atomicindus08-20

It's a heavy SOB (7-1/2 #'s vs 3 for the one you're considering), but I've not had an issue with it removing any fastener it was confronted with.

I'm kinda wishing I had purchased the one you got - I've got a good pneumatic that I could turn to when the going gets tough.

 

[GSteg]

Milwaukee is a favorite here, but the logical choice would be the BTW450Z. You already have Milwaukee tools so there is little sense in buying another platform at this point, especially since this gun will do what you need it to do (lug nuts, caliper bolts, etc).

Two things though, first being the trigger. I hate it myself, but you might not mind it so much. Second is the battery. It must use the larger format batteries. Compact batteries won't do.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

This is my favorite trio. And I also have a Bosch ps21-2a. All I need is a drill and I'm all set.

 

[FMC1959]

I got this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014YVA1O/?tag=atomicindus08-20

It's a heavy SOB (7-1/2 #'s vs 3 for the one you're considering), but I've not had an issue with it removing any fastener it was confronted with.

I'm kinda wishing I had purchased the one you got - I've got a good pneumatic that I could turn to when the going gets tough.

Milwaukee is a favorite here, but the logical choice would be the BTW450Z. You already have Milwaukee tools so there is little sense in buying another platform at this point, especially since this gun will do what you need it to do (lug nuts, caliper bolts, etc).

Two things though, first being the trigger. I hate it myself, but you might not mind it so much. Second is the battery. It must use the larger format batteries. Compact batteries won't do.

I was looking at the BTW450Z, and might still go with it. For the lightweight stuff, till now my impact driver with 3/8 or 1/2 adapter has done the job. The 2 models I mentioned in my first post are nice because they are lightweight and brushless. But they are a compromise in power, so although my first choice was not to go with a 6-8 lb wrench, it might be the most logical.